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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-03

Mas. STONE discusses the Sunday
opening Of the worlds fair in broad
and catholic spirit. She puts the ques.
ton in tn. form of "between two evils
choose the least" and makes 1t PLAIN
to the unpreluciced mind that the
lesser evil Is an open Sunday. Ii is
surprising that extreme Sabbatarians
should be so blind as TO insist on the
narrow and un-Ameriean policy that
would cIose a worlds exhibition
while . city's theatres. saloons, bagnios
and gambling dens will be permitted to
run with open doors. There Is no
moral or educational profit in such an
absurd course. Sense should be per-
mitted to usurp the place now held BY
nonsense in this regard.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-01-07
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

WHEN horses are fed on cut green
fodder care is to be taken to give Il
fresh II left in a heap it Is apt to fer.
ment in the stomach aud cause cole.
The filthy stall causes sore feet and
Injuries the horso's health by str. ct
cleanliness n large amount of manure
can be saved and the thrift OF tho ami.
NAL promoted,
WATCH your farm expenses and be
sure that your income always exceeds
your expenditure. In order TO know
your standing,you will have TO keep an
account'book, Of course,
CEWAIV varieties of our oldest and
best known fruits Of to-day ara lust a.
profitable as ever; so the theory OF in.
jury by long continued propagation
has nothing TO do with failure. The
bartlett and SeclSel pears arc fair cx-
amples Of this.
THE best material for u hen with II
brood Of little chicks is the sweepings
from tho barn-loft. The seeds and
broken leaves are readily accepted,
and the litter serves rs scratching ma
tcrial Tor the chicks, thus keeping
them IN exercise and health.
A COGNsTAIK win absorb and retain
large amount Of liquid manure, but
the stalk has u very hard coat, and un.
I'll 1t Is broken or crushed ii does not
serve well for absorbing water. Crush
the stalks or press through cutter,
and they can be put to good service.
w. A. Henry, OF tho Wisconsin cN.
pertinent station, conducted an expert.
ment with n view TO ascertaining
whether sheep can utilize their food as
well as hogs. II cost s2.0l TO produce
100 pounds OF gain with the lambs and
81, 03 TO accomplish the same with pigs.
SOME men viii plow and work around
bowlder for half lifetime. The
cheapest way to dispose Of it, IL it is
too large to be hauled of, is to dig a
pit and topple it over into il. We have
seen many an unsightly, bothersome
stone effectually disposed Of in this
way,
Nor every farmer has the time or
taste to cultivate flowers and shrub
berry 10 much extent and II is better
not TO plant at all than 10 plant and
then neglect, but there are two things
which cost little yet will beautify the
the home acre on any farm. These are
trees and grass
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-01-07
A BOYS THOUGHTS OF LIFE.

The years have left mo q boy no Ionr.r, 90,
boyhood fingers IN breast and brain,
Dear careless boyhood, that soon must ncrish
and clotho Its parting with tender pain
few more morrows, and shall wonder bov
mlrth ana iro,io so long could stay
fronAsldcs familiar the same sun shining 20,
an not shining the same sweet wayi
us no real sadness that steals to warn mo, IL
hall Is ri asurc and half regret,
As Enough o welcome had mot farewell. and
inierminglod when they had mott
FOR while gay fancics may from tho future
q, delight and longing my spirit bring.
! III HNc nesting whose wings unfoldcd feel
YET the ncstwarmth about them clingl
Thls life that waits me, ycarn TO know n.
COL. my heart 70 with H. my hope Is there;
Iho largo winds float II across my forehead
Win Jingle Of nosttils carcss Of hairl
IL moves In mornings; It speaks In starlight, IL
turks In Huuscta fantastic hucs;
l near II mulm muir throurh swayipR freedoms,
watch u sparkle from roadside dcvsl
All nature tolls mo my altered lnpulsc NV
mulNools hcirdoms to gifts unrucssod.
streams In their flowing and noy,ra in their
now ing arc rich with It's prophecies hair
coutvsscdi
! UA'en, iwmblc with expectation; the secret
answer yalnly plead
~ learn TINT answer Is to have lived Ito lly,
" no. " were life iudccdl
-Eugar FawcctL Ia Youths Conn anlon.
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twenty feet, .fteen, ten-wouIu the
man never shoot7
A fash, a roar, and the great beast
dropped suddenly into the water, shot
through the heart Instantly somo
part Of the body is grappled with the
boat hook to prevent its sinking for
ever, and with pulling and hauling II is
got ashore.
The next one shot was swim ming NJ
a little distance. only bis eycs and
snout beinr above water, but an ex-
plosive bullet sent with unerring aim
crushed into his brain, and after few
minutes work he, too, was lying on
the bank.
! Occasionally the animal sinks TO the
bottom and is lost, oftener he is only
wounded and crawls away TO die by
inches, while occasionally a sharp fight
cnsues between hunter and hunted,
and pair OF Jaws crunching the gum
wales Of the boat Is no laughing mat
ter.
Proceeding up the creek about q
! mile we came to place where two
streams met and on point Of land lay
three, varying IN size from seven 10
ten feet Approaching In the same
manner as before, two shots were
| fred, apparently killing one and
wounding n second.
/ The wounded one slid into the water
and swan softly by the boat; as IL
passed l blew the top Of his head of,
but before could grab him he sunk.
All this took but moment, but that
was long enough for some lively scenes
TO be transacted on land. The appar-
emily dead gator was the smallest of the
three, but he was the liveliest corpse /
ever saw
One Of the men landed to examine
him and inadvertently got within reach
Of his tail, which appeared suddenly TO
become possessed OF extraordinary life,
and in an instant he was lying sense.
less on his back n dozen feet away.
The blow was light one. however, as,
under ordinary circumstances, It is suf-
acient to break the legs of horse.
A second shot finished him. The in
jured man gave place 10 another at the
rifle and the sport continued until long
after midnight Five gators 10 all
were killed, the skins Of which, when
cured, represented about s75-not bad
nights work.
An alligator Is naturally timid but
mother In defense Of her eggs or young
Is one Of the most furious animals i'm.
pginable. After the eggs are deposited
In the spring they are covered with dirt
and debris of various sorts, the whole
forming a mound about two feet high
and four feet long; over this the female
watches for weeks until the young ap.
pear, when her vigilance rcdoubles.
Clumsy in appearance they can, when
occasion requires, get over the ground
with remarkable swiftncss, progress.
ing in long leaps. Under these circum.
stances the best thing is TO take to a
tree and call for help Escape can also
be made by turning quickly, care being
taken to keep out of reach Of the tail.
No man has any business alone in the
swamps; he can never tell at what mo-
ment he may need help, and that, too,
when miles away from any human be-
ing, and where, perchance, months
afterward another hunter may come
, lpon his bleaching bones TO tell the
tale. This Is why two men invariably
hunt together in the great Wilderness
Of the south and why so few serious
accidents occur.-Washipgton Star.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-01-07
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handed huslScr does with his right
hand and with him II Is left hand,
right hand, break. II is necessary to
strip The huslts clear down to tho ear
with one motion and generally huslS-
ing pin will be found necessary. The
lcfthandcd huslSer here has n disad-
vantage, as he generally uses IL on his
right hand and must use four motions
right hand, left hand, change hands,
break
lIuskers prefer TO have the stocks
large enough so that not over three
will I'll bushcl basket In fact, the
larger the better for the convenience of
the husker, as he docs not want to get
up and sit down oftcncr than Is ncces.
snry. The cosnstallts should be piled
long enough before hu,l,ing TO become
soft Twenty-fOur hours in the early
part Of the season will sometimes BE-
sufficient, but later much more time
must be given. 1t often will need to be
got in with the dew on, or in forgy
weather. 1t is cruelty to require men
to husk dry, harsh corn, and the stocks
should be kept entire. Scatterings are
his uiNuh dhi hlhNIhllNt VI Nllc uuhktrh-
II possible have no loader and as few
stakes as possible In the wagon or cart,
and never step on n stock.
Some sort Of husling glove Is
needed. A good one can be made of Il
piece Of n boot leg about four by six
inches, with hole for the thumb, and
so cut that there will be q short finger
for the fore finger with straps scwcd
on TO unite the ends, II should rcuc\
across the inside Of the hand, but on
the upper side two inches MAY Dc
uncovered. In cold weather. on II the
hands get sore, one may husli with
gloves on. All that is need d is to
have a husking pin which will 80 on
over the glove.
Never husls In the field. Never hu.l,
nights. Have your corn in u table
place, have IL in good condition, have
proper appliances, and lie warmly
clothed, and you will find husl;ing the
prettiest work on the farm. a. II
blanchard, in Farm and Home
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-01-07
FATE OF A UNION SCOUT.


Traitor.
II happened that when Col. Stroight,
OF Indiana, made his famous raid into
Georgia in the spring Of 1854, In au
aportlvc attempt to destroy the arsenal
Mt Rome and draw away Rragg's cav.
airy fiona tho front Of Ru,ccrans, then
at Tullahoma, he had in his command
as guides and scouts some fifty East
Tennesreans, picked from regiments at
Nashville for this special duty. These
mountainecrs proved invaluable to the
command in plotting IL through tho
passes and dciiles Of the rugged coun-
try in which Strciglt's rough.ridcrs OPP
Grated. They knew AL the shortcuts,
the fords and good stand, for battle
when the column was pursued and at.
tackled as II was almost daily from tho
start of the exp 'ditiOn by the rebel cav
airy,
On May Strcig ht and his little band
Of raiders stacked their guns and sur.
rendered to the superior force Of Gen.
Forrest, the famous confederate caval-
ny leader Among those surrendered
were the hardy scouts and guides OF
their number was a Tcnncssecau from
Waldron's Ridge in the locality where
these mining troubles now exist. named
Al ert Wintermuth. Wntermuth was
a daring fellow and had done excellent
service on the raid both as guido and on
the skirmish line IA the daily bouts
with FORESTS men before the capture
lie and the writer, who was "a mem Der
OF an Ohio regiment in Strcight's com
mand, had fratornized In the early days
OF the disastrous expedition and before
the day Of capitulatIon had become
sworn friends.
After the surrender the federal sol.
diers were taken 10 Rome and corraled
on the bank OF the Coosa river. near
the little city, Gprrounded by a heavy
guard Wintermuth was noticeably
nervous lie seemed TO lose all his
reckless bearing after his carbue had
left his hands The reason for this
sudden change came out later
On the hrst morning after our bivouao
on the shore OF the Coosa file Of con-
federate soldiers marched by the guard
into the camp The prisoners, ono
thousand three hundred in number,
were ranged in single file on the four
sides Of the inclosure. The officer tho
captain Of a regimental company who
headed the squad OF newcomers, then
passed along the line. With him were
two women They seemed 10 be Of the
ordinary type Of southern women one
met In those days in tho little farm
houses in the mountain regions Of
Tunnossue uT tile paEulinaA The elder
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-01-07
a DOMESTIC EPISODE.

She stood at the glass with glowing check,
And looked at tho face reflected there,
And ! ilought that the mirror, II II could
F3oak,
Would say she was very sweet and fair.
As she turned with smile TO her husband he
Remarked, and his tones conveyed q sneer;
1T plenscs you very much, I see,
To look at yourself IN the glass, my dear"
She had learned the art Of keeping cool,
30 she answered him In gentle tone;
~ am glad 20 know am beautiful
For my husbands sake, and not my own"
A flush Of shame his face o'erspread,
And crossing over TO where she stood
He kissed her warmly, and gently said:
"fou are more than beautiful-you're good"
Cape Cod Item.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-01-07
SHERMAN AT COLUMBIA.
An i"eidcnt Of "Oid Tccump'," Rnid In
South Carolina.


Twcnty-siN years ago Gen. Sherman
victorious army entered Columbia. $ C.
The bridge over the Congarec river IN
front OF the city had been burned hy
the confcderatcs the night before aud
had to he replaced by poutoon -truc.
tnrc. ~ was tho FIRST" wrote ten.
Shrrluah hot long after, ITO cross the
pontoon bridge, and in company with
Gen Howard, rode into the city. The
duy was clear, but perfect tempest of
wind was raging The brigade Of Col
Stone wac already in the city and was
properly posted. Citizens ani soldiers
were ON the streets and general good
order prevailed Gen. Wade Hampton,
who commanded the confederate rear
guard OF cavalry, had, In anticipation
Of our capture Of Columbia, ordered
that all cotton, public and private,
should bo moved into tho streets and
fired, to prevent cur making use Of IL.
Bales were piled everywhere the rope
and bngging cut, and tufts of
cotton were blown about in the
wind, lodged in the trees and against
houses, so rs TO resemble snow.storm
Some Of these piles Of cotton were
burning, especially ono In the very
heart Of the city, near the courthouse,
hut tho fire was partially subducd by
the labors of our soldiers. =
Before one single public building had
been fired by order the smoldering fires
set by llampton's order were rckindlcd
by the wind and communicated TO tho
buildings around About dark they
began to spread and got beyond the
vDntrol Of the brigade on duty within
the city, The whole OF Wood division
was brought in, but IL was found i'm.
possible TO check the flames, which by
midnight had become unmanageable,
and ragged until about n m, when,
the wind subsiding, they were got un.
der control ! was up nearly all night
and saw Gems Howard, Logan, Woods
and others Ia oring 10 save houses and
protect families thus suddenly deprived
Of shelter and Of bedding and wearing
apparel dsclaim on tho part OF my
army any agency in this fire, but on
the contrary, claim that we saved what
Of Columbia remains unconsumcd.
And, without hesitation, charge Gen.
Wade Hampton with having burned his
own city Of Columbia, not with mt
licious intent or as the manifestation
Of silly Roman stoicism,' but from
folly and want Of sense in filling II with
cotton and finder. Chicago News
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-01-07

one was perhaps forty.fvc, while the
younger, though sallow.faced. was
rather comedy and scarcely twenty
years of age
Nintcrmuth and stood side by side
IN the line. There was much wonder
mrnt among the men as TO the purpose
/ OF this inspection. A 81 ght trcmor Of
the arm that touched my own on the
/ right caused me to look at Wintcrmuth.
His face was corpscliltc, but not word
escaped him. The officer and the WON.
en- in his company were approaching,
| closely scanning each man in the lines
as they stood with heads barred for the
scrutiny. When the eyes Of Winter.
/ muth and the woman met there was n
nish OF recognition, bctrayiug hatred,
too, on the part OF the visitors.
When the younger female had quick.
ly scanned the face Of my comradc, she
said, sharply That's the man. Your
name is Al Wintcrmuth."
Not word fell from the ips of Win.
tcrmuth, but as his face took on a deem.
err pallor, | felt the trcmor in his arm,
cease. His muscles seemed to be nj.
most rigid.
"Stcp out hera' said the officer
Nintcrmuth obeycd A motion of the
hand to the file Of confederate soldiers.
who had been quietly standing at order
arms brought them To whore the cap
tain stood
March this man to the gunrd.housc
anu see he don't escape. Al the first
move he makes put bayonet or bul.
let into him."
These were their orders, and without
a word my conn de in arms was gone.
There was no time for leave taking and
the suddcnncss and mystery Of tho
thing had driven words away. The
TWO women passed without the lines aS
they had come in the company Of tho
officer
within ten days after Wntcrmuth
left the lines he was dead. Court.
martinlcd and shot for descrtion and
serving with the enemy" was the entry
ON the roster after his name
His story was learned after the war.
business called me into that mart OF
Tennessee from which Wintcrmuth
hat oomu and from relatives the facts
were CLEANED lis family were stanch
unionists. The father and three sons
had enlisted in u Kentucky union rcpi,
mcnt Albert being tho youngest re-.
manned At numc. lie was paying court
To young girl in the Scquatchc Val.
ley, whose fam ly were all ardent sun.
porters Of the confcdcracy Tho en-,
gngrmcut was broken on by the ill.
feeling eng"ndered by war, Winter.
muth was conscript,l into n Georgia
regiment, deserted and joined Ten.
nrsscc battalion la Rosccrnn's army.
The families became bitter enemies
The Egglcrs driven ont Il thci, humr
by the change thc shifting tide of
"or dad gone o. Georgia, and mother
and daughter were visiting a brother
and son stat uncd with his regiment Az
Rome when S'rciHhts men route
through tho affects as prisoners They
law and recognized Wintcrmuth. Their
story was soon told TO the provost mar.
shal, and willingly or unwillinrly the
woman who had once promised To b,
the brave young mountainecrs wife.
pronounced tho words which caused In,
execution rs traitor st Louis Post.
Dispatch
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-01-07

ST. LOUIS, Jan 5-S,yc the Suspect.
ed Glendale express robber, has been
ident fed a. the perpetrator OF the
post flee robbery at station c, corner
Of jefferson and Chouteau avenues on
the night of November "a 4 passer
by named Fox was compele at the
muzzle Of revolver 10 go into the post
otiice and witness The robbery as Slye
feared Fox would give the alarm. + x
positively identifie' the robbers. After
the Identification Slye was put in the
swept boz Gpd, h Is said, wgalfuned.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-01-07
HUSkING ON A BOARD.
A Practice That Has Become Popular In
Nav EnUlanA

n fracticc Iiht has become Popular In
New England.
What we call huslsing on board has
been in general uso hereabouts for
years. The board A b c ID should not be
less than IA inches in width. and as
long as the floor is wide, with rounded
edges II may rest on three nail kegs.
At Y y y place the baskets. Be sure
and set then close up TO the board. o o
are stocks of corn with butts on the
basket side of the board. One shows
how the stock Is before husking and
the other when huskcd. Four men can
husk here, sitting at A, b, c and u.
A and Il face each other, as do c and
ID. II and c can use the same basket, A
and c are right.handed huskers and
break over the left hand, while II aud
ID are lcft-handed huskers and break
over tho right hand. In huslting A
tears down one.half of the husks with
his right hand, then the remainder
with his left and quickly encircles the
butt with his left lie places his
right above II aud with both
II drop with the same motion butt end
first into the basket, and, while lay ing
over the stalk with his left, seiEes
new one with the right The actual
manipulation is accomplished with
three motions-right hand. left hand
break The breaking also drops tho
ear into the basket, which Is done
without looking toward the basket and
almost uuconsciously. Some call It
four motioned nrocasS-enr rifrht
hand, left hand, break The left.
handed husker uses his left hand in all
cases TO do the work that the right.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-01-07

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. Edward w.
Magill, assignee Of John Bardslcy, On.
tered suit in common plea, court
against the suspended Keystone ma
tional bank 10 recover 100000 Magill
says that November %, 500 the bank
received from j. Bardsley, ~ loan, 100
bonds Of the Baltimore Traction %, ,
valued at 81, 900 each, the bank promis-
sing at the same time 10 return the
bonds or give face value for them and
that on November % President Marsh
gave Bardslcy a receipt for them but
Id them and appropriated the pro.
...4.. 90 l.rlr own use.
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NOT ALL IN GIVING.
A Few Timely Suggestions for tho Re-
oelvers of Gifts.

From the receivers standpoint all
gifts may DO divided into things that
we want and things that we don't want.
II takes no particular skill or grace to
receive things that VIC want but as, In
times Of general giving like Christmas,
the larger part of the gifts we get are
things that we don't want, that branch
Of receivership rs worth attention. The
two ordinary reasons for not wanting
things are the vulgar one that they do
not strike US as intrinsically desirable,
aud the moro complex reason that we
| don't want to receive them from the
particular giver. A general remedy APP
! plicaOle to reluctanccs due to either OF
these causes is to keep strenuously
In the mind the happiness Of
the giver in giving. Remembering
that you are deligh ted with
tribe from some one you love, because it
makes you happy to have been even
passively instrumental In procuring
him the happiness Of giving; applying
the same principle, you can accept ever
so costly gift from some one for whom
you care little without any irlssome
sense of obligation, since, of course, the
giver had the best OF it, any way, and
it is great deal kinder and more gem
erous TO sacrifice ones personal inclina.
tions and accept than 10 refuse. Re
member pcrsistently that by receiving
with due grace you secure to another
person n desirable forin of happiness
After all, little children do II best.
They are the superlative receivers, and
1t is because they are that we delight
to give them things They are frankly
and delightfully."- appreciative. Obliga-
lions set as lightly on them as the air
They value their gifts SIMPLY by the
pleasure they get out OF them, and pro
fer rag baby to the deed of brick
house. They take jumping. jack from
Mary, the laundress, and jeweled pin
from Aunt Melinda Crmsus, without
tho least di stinction OF happy approval.
The nearer we get TO their guilessness,
the nearer we approach perfection in
receiving, and in all the Christmas at
tributes besides. -Scribnor's Magazine.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-01-07

LopIsvILLE, Ky, Jan. S-.The l2;O1
train OF the Kentucky and Indiana
bridge white rounding curve was de,
rallied at Twenty.ninth street and ran
on the bridge The last car fell from
. tieste thirty-fvo feet high. Con-
ductor Frank Mahan vas crushed TO
death under the car, which fell on him.
Paccon, a passenger, was injured. II
is not known what caused the wreck.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-01-07

CmCAGu. Ian. . The vote r.ut yr.-
tcrlus in the Il 81 officers o e..
board al ira 'o cXc'cd,d any /, the
history Of the org1nilat, n. TIE
fy't wa, mai IL op to lc az,
p. the ticko and Jtr m, a.
r.g'r, tn "rr,ullr"nouiuv & I the
a,,doacy, was dri'Htc b. tue "op.u-
ltipn" an iiatr, Churlas y Hammil,
Fam joriy Il ls5. For second vice
reside T. tn only otlcr oulc, for
which there wn, % contest, p, A.,
handler defeated Michael Crdany by
tua slender mark of two
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-01-07

kANsAs CITY, Mo, Jan 5,-F, Louhen,
a switchman, was run over and In.
stantly kille while In the performance
Of his duties in the Rock Island yards
last night He stumbled and fell upon
the track and the wheel passed over
his neck, severing the head from tho
body. The unfortunate man was about
% years Of age and was the support OF
his widowed mothers family.