Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-05-25
REGENT REFLECTIONS.

about $40 900 month for milk.
The crop Of suckers apparently is
constantly recruited. Every circus
day finds number Of them ready to
bite.
What was the matter with the
Pops that they did not have their usual
circus day rally in order to get a
crowd2
No invitation is extended this year
to children under three years Of age to
attend any of the public school opera
house or city hall exercises,
One by one boom glories perish.
One OF the old shops Of the Johns Car
riage Works tpeace to its memoryl) is
being moved through town to the farm
of James Coffenberger
Dickinson county men ought to
turn their pocketbooks and bank &C.
counts over TO their wives before the
next circus comes to town. Women do
not speculate on wheels OF fortune.
Marriage licenses were granted
John G. Erich Of Enterprise and Kate
Fossler, Detroit; Geo. N. Erich, En-
terprlse, and Anna NJ. Fossler. Detroit.
The grooms are brothers and the brides
sisters. A double wedding will be cele-
brated at the home OF the brides.
If Western Kansas ever makes a
success at wheat raising 1t will be
because Of Dickinson county inven-
tlon. A hardware man OF Meade
county says that all the wheat In that
section that will amount to anything Is
that sowed by the Hollinger Lister
drill.
"A question for the political science
clubs of the vicinity to handle is this:
Is a man who by tackling wheel OF
fortune, thereby showing his willing
ness to take the operators money with
no pretense Of giving an equivalent,
deserving of pity II he gets beaten and
loses his own cashp
"A number Of Abilene young people
will attend the Sixth annual State con.
vention of the Kansas Christian En-.
deavor Union at Hutchinson May 90
2s. Clarence Il. Funk Of this city is
on the program. The leaders Of the
Christian Endeavor movement In the
State will be present. Ira ID. Sankey
will have charge of the music.
An employee Of the state insane
asylum visiting in town says since Mrs.
Lease has been on the board Of state
charities she visits the asylum about
three times week. She rubs her
hands together and says to the em-
ployees, 81 hope all the employees will
work In perfect harmony with me, 1"
mud her tones sound like a death
warrant to the Republican boys on the
force.
The Lutheran Sunday school Is
already considering its annual Fort
Riley excursion and picnic which will
occur about the middle Of June. 1t is
reedless TO predict that 1t will be a
success. Supt. Brewer has so success
fully managed previous excursions
that It is sure to be largely attended.
A special drill 10 expected at the Fort
and other interesting features wi go
to make the event pleasurable,
"A ten line advertisement in paper
read by 5000 to 10000 people costs 80
cents. A half dozen Abilene merchants
paid So each last Saturday to have the
clown,mention their stores In ten words
before 5000 people, half of whom were
children, a quarter of whom did not
understand what was said and the
remainder OF whom haye forgotten 1t
by this time. Is II any wonder that
some merchants say, advertising
don't payp" Such advertising as was
done at the circus certainly does not.
d. l.. Plsle who has just returned
from Chicago says it is yet early tC
visit the Fair although things are get
ting In shape fast. Two or three
weeks more will bring things through
all right. In the buildings are hun
dreds OF packing boxes and nothing II
complete. However, one can see nl
that he cares for now aud can only ge
birdseye view at the best in Weel
of hard work. Mr.. Plsle says Of tn,
reports of extortion that they ar
abominably overdrawn. There is N
need of ose being robbed more than a
circus. Lunch can be procured rea
sonably on the grounds and lodging /
not excessive provided one Is satisfies
with plain living and does not wan
lots of style aud flOurishes.