Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-09-21
RECENT REFLECTIONS.
He is a mighty poor politician wi

He is q mighty poor politician VINO
can't talk politics without getting mad.
The J. W. Gibson excursion party
sends the REFLECTOR word that 1t
reached Chicago safely and Is pleasant
" quartered at the Knickerbocker
hotel. All are satisfied that the show
is lust as advertised on the big bills.
--"There is danger Of my having
heart failure II have many more such
surprises as we have had today" said
Deputy Treasurer Pattison. People
are coming already and want to pay
their taxes. Usually we have to wait
on them long after Dec. GOTH"
The anti. Republican newspapers
Of town being unable to say a word
against the Republican ticket are vent
ing their spleen in pounding the RE
FLECToR. A patent medicine company
did the same thing week ago. The
REFLECTOR rather enjoys abuse from
quacks Of all kinds.
Wheat and oats are coming in
very slowly this year. New wheat is
much inferior In quality as compared
with that Of last year and IL bringing q
much lower price. The yield per acre
last year In Dickinson county averaged
from % to 2S bushels. This year the
general average is only seven bushels
The last legislature cut the inter
est rate on tax certificates for "a per
cent, as a result Of which many
counties were compelled to buy in their
delinquent tax lands. Dickinson has
done this voluntarily for two years and
1t is one Of the best investments II ever
made, netting the county several
thousand dollars annually.
"A. @. Dietz met with what might
have been very serious accident
yesterday. He was engaged In moving
his household goods to Willowdale
township, where ne is now teaching
when his heavily loaded wagon struck
n large stone while going down hill
aud threw Dietz with full force 10 the
ground. lie lit on the right side OF
his face bruising 1t up considerably.
Aside from this and n general shaking
up he was all right today.
The ladies of the late lamented
Columbian club report that their
lessons last winter did them great
service. The only difficulty they had
when they arrived at Chicago was to
had the things that they learned about.
There was one question about illumi'
mating persons stomach by having
an electric lamp swallowed. One
member Of the club looked into several
buildings in hopes of seeing that
process but was disappointed.
An Abilene man has a scheme. 1t
is to secure the liberal arts building
after the Worlds Fair, which is to be
given away to whoever will move H.,
and place it over 40 acre addition
Inside will be laid out streets, houses
will be erected, gardens laid out and
life 90 on as usual. There will be cool.
ness 10 summer and warmth in winter
an equal climate and no high winds
Such an addition would prove very
popular in any town and would have
many residents.
AT recent society event In thia
city gentleman from Abilene ap-
peared in full dress suit and gold
watch chain weighing about five
pounds was dangling from his vest.
Does the REFLECTOR believe In a
mans wearing watch chain with q
dress suitp- lSalina Republican.
OF course not. The gentleman,
however, is excusable on the ground
that he was only following the example
Of number of members of Salinas
400 when they attended the latest
swell ball in Abilene, lie will let
S,llna standards alone in the future.
This time he sacrificed his own ideas
Of good taste in order not to look odd
among Salinas society dudes,