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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-04-21
BAKING POWDERS.
What the Minnesota State Authori
ties Know About Them.

st. Paul, Mimi, Pioneer Press.
If there is doubt in aDybody's mind
as to the quality of the various baking
powders Of the market, II will be set.
tied by the evidence given upon the
subject by the state officials Of Mime
sofa. The dairy and food commission
and the state chemist are the highest
official authorities upon such subjects
in this state, and their evidence will be
accepted as disinterested and unpreju-
diced. 1t is their business to examine
the quality of the different food pro-
ducts and to suppress the sale of those
found impure and unwholesome and all
will admit that they have performed
their duties without fear or favor.
At recent examination by the
legislative committee to determine the
qualities Of the various baking powders
sold in Minnesota, state chemist and
analyst to the food and dairy commits
sioner, DIR. Charles W. Drew, gave the
following evidence:
CUES. DR.. Drew, see the report of
Of the dairy and food commission Of
this state that in making analyses Of
the various baking powders of the
country you report as result of your
work that the Royal Baking Powder
contains and gives of In baking a
greater per cent Of carbonic acid gas
(leavening gas) than any other baking
pow der made; Is it true?
Ans.-Yes sir, that is a fact.
| Ques.-Doctor, you also found from
experiment that the Royal Baking
Pow der will keep longer and retain its
qualities better than any other powder
made, did you notp
ADs.-Yes sir, think IL does.
CUES. Now, the two most desirable
qualities in baking powder are the
amount Of caTbonic acid gas 1t contains
and gives of, and the length Of time II
will keep, are they notp
Ans. Yes sir.
Cues. Then the Royal Baking Pow.
der, possessing these qualities, is the
best powder made, ia II not?
Ans.-Well, that would be the
nat ural conclusion.
CUES, Well, that lie the fact, is 1t
notp
Ans.-Yes, l think 1t is. consider
1t one of the best baking powders
| made,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-04-21
WAR "REMINISCENCES.
~N A SUMMER ooNE~sY."


Sweet Betty sat turning the wheel in the sun,
In a sadcolored gown, as demurc as q nun,
When Hiram came in at the white wicket gate
by the lavcnder.bcd, to discover his fate.
She looked at the sky and she blushed rosy red,
And she stopped for sprig from the lavender.
bed;
For she knew very well, by the iiVh, in his eye,
Young Hiram came wooing that summer gone
by.
He spoke OF the cot In the woodlands embrace,
With windows that waited TO frame her sweet
face
In q temple OF roses, and where to the end
Their lives and their pleasures would peacefully
blend.
But swiftly she turned with her checks in a
"why speak "a of peace or of pleasurc--iOr
while others go forth for our country to dier
Said the patriot maid in that summer gone by.
"Therc is bioodshed and famine abroad in the
land;
90 get you sword and troop to command
It's year since the congress proclaimed We
were free;
Go fight for the rose-girdled cottage and mel"
He went, with sob swelling up in his throat
And the layender-sprig she had dropped In his
coat;
And she watched him from sight with smile
aud sigh,
Mid the roses and pinks OF the summer gone
by.
No message, no letter, and deep lay the snow
at will come though" she said, when the
orocuses blow"
No letter, no message, and sunshine and rains
Had summoned the roses to hedges and lanes
She sat 81 her wheel with the tears dropping
down,
And q lavender-sprig In the breast OF her gown,
When they told her how brnvcly soldier could
die,
And brought her his sword, in a summer gone
by.
-MinnA Irving, in n 4. Magazine.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-04-21
TELEGRAPHY BY TELEPHONE.
How n Girl Held secret Conversation will
Hor Fellow.

How n Girl Held Secret Conversation with
Hor Fellow.
II was MONDAY In n busy downtown
Office, and Boston Herald reporter was
awaiting the return Of tho manager,
when the pretty stenographer went TO
the telephone md, after the usual par
ley with central called; Hello, Charley.
Are you busy just now2" Apparently
Charley was not, for she continued: "Oh,
yes, had lovely time, but don't you
think" Here there came a strange
pause, and with a pencil she tapped
idly on a light piece Of board which she
had taken from her desk and was hold
ing before the transmitter. "a case OF
wait n minute" thought the caves
dropper alphabetically but the pretty
girl spoke again, with laugh: 81 don't
believe IL, for ! heard" Then she be-
gan tapping on the board again. Then
the reporter caught on. She was tel
egraphing. So when she returned TO
her desk he remarked: II notice you
have an original method OF telephon-
ing" "oh, did you see that? Well, III
tell you about IL, but you must not give
II away. You sec ! can't use the tele-
phone here without every one In the
room hearing what say, and they do
say that those girls in the central Office
listen 10 the conversations over the
wire, and, as Charley and | Hre both
photographers, we invented this method
of conversing by telephone. Isn't 1t
great scheme? Not one In the Office un-
derstands IT," hut n young man at an
adjacent desk worked n sounder in pan
tomine and winlSed al the Herald anan.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-04-21
ATTENTION!
Here is Something You Want to
Know!

Within 80 days, or less time, we will close
out our entire stock of groceries at prices
that will astonish you. We will positively
sell erything, and at prices regardless of
cost.
We give you below few prices at which
we will start this sale.
Now is the time to take advantage of this
sale while the stock is complete.
Our present stock. with the exception OF
a few staples will not be replenished:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-04-21
sTRANoLED HER CHILD.
A New Jersey Woman Charged with the
Murder OF Her Daughter.

A New Jersey Woman Charged with the
Murder OF Her Daughter.
MOUNT Holly, N. j., April i9.-Louisa
Chockley a colored woman, aged IS,
was committed 10 Jail here yesterday
charged with the murder Of her nine
year-old daughter, Hattie, ON Saturday
The murder was committed at the home
Of Mrs Chockley, near Marion, In the
presence OF her two other children, who
were powerless 10 prevent tho commits
sion OF the crime.
The girl committed some trihing
offense and the mother placed her In a
chair, put a rope around her neck and
tied one end 10 the stove, after which
she pulled on the other end Of the rope
until she had strangled the child TO
death.
II fell lifeless 10 the floor, whereupon
the mother carried the body into an
other room and hid II. The two chill
dren were afraid 10 give the alarm and
said nothing about the murder 10 the
neighbors, but IL was finally discovered
by relative who called 10 see the chill
dren and notified the coroner
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-04-21

is the cheapest store in town-and that is
why we laug h We notice daily increase in
our trade, the evident satisfaction of our Gus
toners, and the growth of the idea that we
are ready and willing to do little better by
our trade than anyone else-and that is why
we laugh. We expect you will soon be need
ing something in our line, and that you will
drop in to see the INCEST stock in town, JUST
WHAT YOU WANT and get it CHEAPER than
you could anywhere else in town-and that
is why we laugh.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-04-21
@. G. STERL 81 90.
MORTGAGES AND BANKS.
A Statement Relating to the status {
These In Kansas.

A Statement Relating to the Status OF
These In Kansas.
TOPEKA, Kan, April l9.-The twelfth
monthly mortgage statement taken
from the records Of the Offices Of the
registers of deeds shows a decrease in
the mortgage Indebtedness in ~ out OF
the 100 counties reporting $500, 1907. The
total releases are 81 1851, 1872, or s400, 200
over last month. The net reduction Of
mortgage indebtedness for the month
throughout the whole state is placed at
t99s, 900 (estimated). Reports from 300
banks in 81 counties show the proportion
Of their stock held by farmers and the
proportion Of deposits owned by farm
ers. The amount OF stock held by the
farmers is 10 per cent out of total Of
ell, os6, 4s5. The aggregate deposits are
els, 409, 500, OF which farmers own ss,-
002, 73l. All the banks reporting state
that the deposits of farmers during the
year have increased TO a gratifying ex-
tent, and many report that they have
doubled
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-04-21

In the criminal court at Kansas City,
Mo-, the last Indictment pending in tho
criminal court against ex-City Treasurer
William Pealse was dismissed by order
Of Judge White.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-04-21

CLINTON, Mo-, April 19.-While work.
ing with the tram in the pottery yards
yesterday afternoon Emery Elliott, Of
this city, was killed. He had been
bralSing for some time on the Kansas
City, osceola & Southern. The engine
was backing down while Elliott was
standing on the ground. A boom pole
across the tender struck him, breaking
his neck. His widowed mother and all
his relatives live in this city.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-04-21
Prices.


Next 10 having the wherewithal TO
buy, the price Of what we buy concerns
US most
While the primary object of q protect
I've tariff is not TO lower the cost Of man
ufactured goods, yet statistics show
that such Is the invariAble result
The price OF a line Of goods upon which
q protective duty Is levied may at first
be slightly advanced, but competition
soon brings IL down lower than before.
On the other hand. protection gives 10
the farmer good prices for his products.
The manufacturer who realizes fair
profit on his goods; the laborer who
gets such wages that he can live we'll
and save more than he could earn
abroad; the merchant the clerk, the
professional MANN short, every one
lis willing TO pay such prices for his
needs as will insure TO his fellow man
a good return for his labor.
Things may be too cheap.
There Is n reasonable level, and when
that Is reached prices can go no lower
and tho nation or its people be pros
porous
Prices In the United States OF tho
necessaries Of life are about the same
as in free-trade England, while we have
twice as much with which 10 buy them.
Present prices Of manufactures arc
lower than in periods OF low tariffs; in
fact, lower than ever before in our his
tory. To go much lower would mean
ruin to the manufacturer, idleness 10
the mechanic and less consumption for
agricultural products and consequent
Impeachment TO the whole people.
We conclude with the following quota
ton from President Harrison's last
message:
Rarely II ever before In the history
of the country has there been time
when the proceeds Of one days labor or
the product Of one fArmed acre would
purchase SO large an amount OF those
things that enter into tho living OF the
masses Of the people.--Amsrican Econ
omist
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-04-21
Why WeLaugh!

There are plenty of reasons why we
should come up smiling" at the commence
ment of the present season. A big trade
makes any merchant happy and that is why
we laugh. We have purchased and put IN
stock a fresh line of seasonable, new goods
that in variety, quality and style, stand away
at the top-and that is why we laugh. We
have been able to mark these goods at prices
SO LOW that visitors quickly become buyers
and the buyers freely admit that the
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-04-21

Ex-stato Treasurer Woodruff Acquitted.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, April 1o.-The
jury in the case of William Il. Woodruff,
ex-state treasurer, charged with embez-
ling state funds and converting them 10
his own use, returned verdict Of not
guilty. This was the second trial the
kEE u TIA aIzt tidal RtAnain9 e'4E
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-04-21

Few men have ever combined stern.
ness and innexibility OF purpose with
tenderness OF heart 10 such an extraor.
binary degree as Stonewall jackson. OF
his kindness, his widow relates this
pleasing example, In her newly pub.
lished biography Of her husband: Near
the close OF one Of his most arduouf
campaigns an old woman called ut his
headquarters, and 10 the amusement OF
the young staff.oniccrs, said she had
come 10 see her son John, who was with
"Jackson's company" She was much
surprised that they could not tell her
where John was for he had been with
"Jackson's company" In all the battles.
Her persistency finally changed the
young mems amusement 10 annoyance;
but when Gen. jackson came In and
heard her simple story, he listened with
as much politeness as II she had been d
grand lady, and after gently rcproving
the young officers for laughing at her,
he ordered that every company In his
corps should be searched for John, who
was at last found, 10 the indispensable
delight Of his loving old mother.
Youths Companion.
-Ethel-I hear that you have been
i'll, Mr.. Chapley. Chapley-I have been
under the DOCTORS care for a week
back. Ethel-Nothing worse2 We
heard II was your head. Truth
The girl who marries title very
frequently turns fer fortune to count
--Washington Star.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-04-21
American " ages.

Our import duties are laid with q
view TO covering the difference In cost
Of production here and abroad.
Labor cost. or wages, constitute fully
20 per cent OF this cost of production.
Consequently our workmen receive
nearly all the benefit derived from pro-
lection.
II Ia conceded by all that American
wages arc from 60 TO 100 per cent higher
than in England and from 100 TO 1000
per cent greater than In other countries
The American farm laborer gets on
an average $50. 90 a month and found,
while the English farm laborer gets
but $500
The American iron workers get s5,50
per ton for pudding, while the English
man gets but 81
The American potter gets three times
as much for the same work as the En-
glish workman.
Our textile workers earn from two TO
three times as much m the textile work.
srs In England.
And so we might 20 through every
trade and occupation, skilled and I'M
skilled, and we would hnd that days
labor In the United States il worth
double, and more, the same work in
England This Ia equally true whether
paid by time or piece.
HDt only do our workmen receive
much better wages than the laborers
abroad, but they receive more than our
own laborers did half a century ago,
when we had free trade tariff.
- htsrh httN a
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-04-21

The girl who marries a title very
frequently turns fer fortune TO a count
--Washington Star.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-07
THE POPULAR SPORT.
Football Booming on the North
Pacific Coast.
Games With Tacoma Areossnw Great
Int~rsss-Gssss Of Esssern Col
iege Fisyera

without dorks THE gsrzs OF Anerscar Rnsts
isosbA&l A4s taxsu . ara fcos1ssd IN s@sssIe
ana sisssssTe on tee North Pacific cass[ A
stnwfs gaEss. followed BY ta-@a weeks of Idle
tess. exesps ser prsetSss. n4s pat the sport a.
tas sgzaast of popaszr f.vsy ia sass city. TIE
isrge number Of Eastern co1lsga neH located
mere asve rallied 30 IT. support, ans sosy have
bear vel backed up b. TIA. part % RE general
Eassie ~alee Pays any a;tsnsioa 70 oas1oor
sports. TIE feeling amounts 20 easanslx ASH.
snn u - strong thaL even the day practses OF
tie attic Artistic Club team attract. gate q
nusa1er OF spectssorx
TIE interest tast COW il al esnEcret on The
approaching matches with Tscosns. the FIRST Of
which takes plsee In tia. eify on next satar-
day. The Athletic Ciso pssyars hare settled
down g. practice ard are dong seine good
work. There are a. least twenty five eaadtdsSes
Who are trying for positions on me team. sad
there fnust necessarily be some strong evidences
81 worth TO give q mat plscs on shs eleven.
Quite numcsr OF the piayers have
played Ia crack Eastern college teams. and this
experience Will be Of great advantage 70 them.
There are Also sewers men who, while new ~
the game. ere taxing hold OF their work with 8
wigor and application that gives promise OF ex-
cellsnt resGii.. Some Of the State University
players have taken athletic membership in the
ciub and are among the hard workers for places
on the team
The practices is being carried on under the
coaching OF W. b. Goodwin. George Carter and
W. A Pstsrs, three old Yale players. and the
value of II will surely make Itself felt when the
team Iines up against Tacoma A. there has
been almost no opportunity TO size mp the work
OF the two teams in games, there can to nothing
but speculation 20 the result OF the match
The Seattle team has many admirers, however.
and large delegation Is expected 10 accompany
IL 10 Tacoma 90 wear the white and blue Of the
Athletic Club and howl for their champions
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-07
THE FOOTBALL FIELD.

s.iimau's work ns center for Yale 10 not at all
satisfactory.
Walter Camp is expected 10 coach Yale for the
rest Of the season.
II Is deaniteiy settled that Harvard and Prince
ton viii not play this fall.
Yale plays the New York Athletic Club in
New York tonaoiro election day
Capt. King of Princeton, !s by many good
judges rated as ths bcs, half back la the coun-
try.
Mcrlung captain of last years Yale team. has
returned from a tour of Europe, and is coaching
the eleven.
Princeton and Cornell play at Manhattan field
in New YORK. city on November Is Corneiis
friends are backing her to win.
HereIangers work was the most brilliant fea-
ture of the game between the Chicago Athletic
Club and Harvard At Cambridge
Adams, football player of Trinity college.
Dublin, has entered the medical school at Hsr-
ward and will try for the rush line In the Varsity
eleven
Jesse PiSgs, Princetons famous guard Of last
year has been lingering about the school all fall
and may play with the team 81 his services are
needed
There IL considerable complain; over the way
in which TraTord captains Harvard. He 10 said
70 lack the faculty of iniusing enthusiasm into
his men
II
ing very popular by his tine work and promises
to oil BAN" MeClung's shoes in d creiitable
manner.
The Yse college men are charged with send
ing cut TAI lack stories Of their team with the
OBJ est Of influencing the betting in the big
matches
Hampasn Park, ct Springfield. Mass. where
the Harvard Yale game will 10 played, will
have l40eo sests- The best seats will BE- sold al
g. q each.
HRsddyr Gallagher the we'll known pugilist
has become football PLAYER He Is captain and
right guard 81 the Denver Athletic Club eleven.
The iehigh team is weaker than IL has bsea
f3r yesrs.
Ives captain q The Varsity crew, of Harvard
who started out 81 well at football prsetice, has
gwen gp the game lie was burt several times
and was afraid he might be prevented from
rowing II ne received further injuries.
There Is no truth in TIE report that Herel.
fnger viii rstura to Yale lie spent few days
prar;Irtng with the team during his Eastern
tear with the Chicago Athletic Club team, bat
VAL retura to Chteago sad 20 TO work for the
Northern Pacific railroad
Purdue university. 81 Lafayette. Ind. claims
the football caam psouship OF the West Z, has
defeated ahASh college. the university az llii-
mai, university Of Wisconsin ani Am Arbor
Ia the game with wahask. Stndehaker. ot Pur.
Gus. 1faSsfia FttestsA Fssa tN1A "a ssNAtA@
stra gar goals without nlss
lhe Yale Princeton game 80 New York on
THANKSGIVING day Will Re msnsssd by the Uni
verslty Ciah % New York There viii Re no
auetioa sale Of fssssSs aad every effort Will be
made tn keep ;he valued pssteoosfds our o. the
hands ef SPECTATORS TIE sssre o. tickets foS
Princeton sBa Ysle respect rely win be I.so}
erznd stand and $40 bieaeaerses seats All the
rest wilt - sold aaressrvedly. There viii lie
no free seats ana standing room wiz be 81
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-07


F0kT saxs1x. %ov A. sr~csas The steamer
sssss. ~hi<A s&ax az TIE wharf hers rsssw1.y
vas raised ant pas GA rae beach rp5u exam
ia&siDa of ter aasa nesnlrg wss foaad -rsos,
a}d g Il sas1f>0-ed shas ss@ czaxa: % tas piles
ssaa IL sons aaxscosasasEe saaan.r listed sae
AASsf 0as sEsszfed dollars viii repair al tue
danags desc
IsTcosz. SSS. as ?. r5---rloselsss. fresA
east y md. Passed. out-~8arx Highland Light
ia ios q Ssaasrer. a. -l6 Is N Pas.ss sn-
Tug Tacoma, Al 30 = IA tag Noxal. a. s.ss q
~. ssE boFse, Al II n: tag ga L2oz a. / D
m. tag Na1saessg. ats ~ p IA
sgsn Bar. Sov. as 2. n--Czoa6y; EsEhs
ssss saaa- Tsx y sBaxrsr n bay
CL.ILAs Bar, Soy. q - p E---Ps-sIy cloudy
iigit soafA wsa6.
FrsHT, Sow. as ?. m--~Pa,tiy esozaY: llxs:
east ~iaa
Posr caEsrsxr. sev as .. m.-Clouay.
lgaE ezst sind
Pear AHsEIxs, Nov as r. m.-P.rsiy
csessy; Asts southwest wiad- snip and bark
Ia barber
sAs FRANCISCO. Nov. S.--Arrsved-sh Yosemite
from seattle. sts City OF Pasbsa FROM ysc.arfa
sallsa~-sts Maexlnaw. fer Tacoma; sh DashInx
Wave. for Tacoma
sovTHAsPEos, Nov. e-Arriyed-saals. gew
Y0r..
Qoxxssrows. Sov. G-Arrivsd-s@rvis. New
YORK
LosDos. Sow s-~Arivea-ss.srasre Bossoa.
LsysKrooI. Nov. 6--Arrlvsa--S orssman, Bos-
Nav Yosx. Nor e-Arrirsa Richmond Hill.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-07
GOSSIP OF BASEBALL.

Ollle BeAFa Is shooting agsll in Kentucky.
Artnnr sunday IS winser!ng IN Sacramento
wSasworth Won twelve straight games for Az
lsnts.
Ex.CapiFe sandy McDsTmosi 10 sill In San
Franetsro
Monk cline Is working ia The IoGisriIls sre
department
Dlcs Paslsa vii probably plsy al Memphis
nsx3 sszsoG.
Pas Wright : expected 70 act IS player z AZ
arNE gsxs sessoa at Springfield. III
Fitzgerald - reported - - giving dancing
lessons a. g. seesH. Neh Probably = esnard
"Bump.8s" }oues tsptssrnai name hss nesa
discovered AZ lsst Chsrses L Is what be -ss
rhr8sssne9
~Essy q SssH a reported 70 have married =
rh1isaslphis you1E sly. wosder vho 10 tie
bread sinner
gseprge Sisilings. ot ne San Jasss. sss been
pssyinx bai{ s0F wear g3th a fTsct1res skgli
sitAoes knowing { Recently q sss tRou tiled
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-07
CAPT. THOMAS SMITH DEAD.
A Southern Oregon Pioneer Famous ~
an Indian Killer.

ASHLAND. Nov. Capt Thomas Smith, the
prominent oregon pioneer, died here last night,
aged S3 years. About two years ago he was
stricken with partial paralysis and has been
helpless sinea. Funeral will take place tomor-
row afternoon.
Thomas smith was born September II, lSoa, in
Campheii county, Ky. He learned The carpen-
ters trade, and in 1850 went 10 Texas. In 1879
ho formed q party TO cross the plains By the
southern route, via ri Paso and the ella river,
10 California The party consisted Of seveasy-
five men as6 90 animals. and the iourney was
difficult owing 10 excessive heat and lack Of
water. He arrived In California IN the autumn
OF 1919. aud mined at Dry Greek. orovil.e ana on
Feather river without much success. In 1851 be
went to oregon, aud, seeing better prospect In
raising yege labies than Digging gold, he, with
three others, located near the present site OF
Ashland, almost the hrsf settlement in Southern
Oregon. The Indians were very numerous and
gave trouble from the very start. Capt Smith
took prominent part in the Indian wars of 1858
aud issa, commanding a company of thirty five
men. which slaughtered many Indians. He was
a member of territorial aud state leg .atuses
until 1850 lie was married Ia 1907 at Salem to
Miss Margaret Harrison, relative of President
HARRISON