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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-04-27

That part Of Wcstchcstcr county
Immediately adjoining New York city
is an odd mixture of old and new.
Dwellings are of all sorts, from the
latest gcwgaw, joint product Of crude
paint and scroll saw, TO ancient farm
houses of the colonial period. Public
lamps are Of every variety, from those
that burn coal oil TO the electric light.
Public convcyanccs again are Of equal
variety. A few old stage lines survive
and the trolley is just about to be in
troduced. Finally, the water supply
includes springs, wells, and the modern
artificial reservoir with mains and hy-
drants. Old and new are face to face
at point on the White Plains road, u
mile and a half beyond the city limits,
where fire hydrant stands within u
stones throw of an ancient well sweep
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-04-27

Every Man whose watch
has been rung out of the bow
(ring), by a pickpocket,
Every Man whose watch
has been damaged by drop
ping out Of the bow, and
Every Man of sense who
merely compares the old pull
out bow and the new
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-04-27
MilenI Nerve & Liver Pills.

Act on new prime ple- regulating
the liver, stomach and bowels through
the nerves. A new discovery. Dr.Miles'
Pills Speedily cure biliousness, bad taste
torpid liver. piles, constipation. Uneq-
ualled for men. women, children.
Smallest, mildest, Burestl so doses %
cts. Samples free at j. III. Gleissner's.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-04-27

A PHYSICIAN VINO mas MADE the SUI
ject n study declares that the faint Of
heredity is 10 be found in most cases Of
nervous disease Persons who arc
broken down by dissipation, exhausting
diseases, excessive brain work, or anX-
iety, he says, can no more transmit
vitality 70 their children than decay.
ing vine can beget healthy fruit.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-04-27

AT Scdalin, Mo-, there Is said 20 be a
telegraph operator who is deaf and
dumb. lie receives messages by pac-
ing his head against the instrument at
which he is working, so as 10 feel It's
motion.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-04-27
DURING the cold and snowy weather

DURING the cold and snowy weather
Of the past winter foxes about the
North Beach lifo-sayiug station, on the
Maryland coast, were driven 10 desper-
alton by hunger, They seemed 10 lose
fear of men, and actually approached
the life-saving station in daylight and
attempted 10 steal chickens and even
small pigs.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-04-27

To make the hair grow natural
color, prevent baldness, and keep the
scalp healthy, Halls Hair R-newer
was envented, and has proved itself
successful.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-04-27

"A door has two jnmbs Write
that on tho blackboard, Willie" Aud
Willie wrote "A daw has two jambes,"
and his teacher had to admit that he
was right -- llarpeT's Bazaar
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-04-27
First Published IN the ABILENE WEEKLi
REFLECTOR, April 1893.
Publication Notice.

To Il. II. Able and Il. Ellwood.
You and each of you are hereby notified
that YOU have been sued in the district
court OF Dickinson county, State OF Kansas,
In an action wherein the Conkle Mortgage
william E Eisenhauer, Katie o. Eisenhanef
and tho Abilene National Bank, are defend
ants, and that unless you answer said petit
lsaA said petition will be taken M truo and
Judgment entered In said cause forever barr
ing you and each OF you from elAiminy any
interest In, title TO or Items upon, the follow
ing described real estate situated In Diekin-
son county, State of Kansas, towit' All Of
section number mir etesn QD) In township
eleven til) south, OF range one ~ east OF tho
Sixth principal meredinn.
THE CONkLE MORTGAGE COMPANY,
BY STAMBAUGH a HURD,
Its Attorneys.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-04-27

Ono frontier Industry has been
ruined In Idaho. Horses In that new
state are too cheap to steal colorado
Sun.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-04-27
irEt publi he'd In tho ABILENE WEEKLY
REFLECTOR, March ~, lNDh
SHERIFF'S SALE.

STATE OF KANSAS, La.
Dickinson County
Kate y. Rand
Va,
william j. Weaver, and Elizt Y. Weaver his
wife; John May, and Emily May, his
wife; A, @, Davis, ana - DAVIS,
his wife; q. NJ sterlingi and New llnnp-
shire Banking Co,
By virtue Of an order Of sale, issue out OF
the CLERKS OnlHr OF the district court sitting
In aud Tor rhid Dickinson county, Ia the
above entitled actisn ana 10 me directed,
I VIII,
On Monday, April "a, A D. 1893,
Mt 10 O'Clock In the forenoon Of sid day, nj
thr front iOr Ut the court house In anid
county OFFER for salt NJ public aus ton ana
and best bidder Tor cash In nand. to safety
snid order u salr, MI tho est 3 TUE, and
inrtest, OF the above nnlned dofendnntA and
each OF them, ana all persons claiming un-
der them IN and 10 tho following described
tract and parcel Of lnnu, situated In said
county, tOwiii
Lots seven "a ana eight ~ In block Il In
Ihurston a swAJze's addition 10 tao city OF
Hope, together with tho appurtenHuces
thGi otO belonging subj a 10 iho lien OF Il
certain mortgage, described In tho decree IN
this action, eNpCut Il ~ stcuTO the SUN OF
four hundred dollars 900, with tho interest
10 accrue thereon from July 20, 1891, ana
recorded IN volume ~, at page Isl, In the
record OF mortgages IN sald county,
Given under my hand at my onlce In tho
city - ADJ ene, In said county THIS 2Oth day
Us. SMITH,
sheriff Of Dickinson County, Kansas.
OWES A. HAssETT,
Attorney for plalntiH
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-04-27
Castoria.

"Castorla Ia nm excellent medicine for chill.
hrcn. Mothers have repeatedly told mo OF its
good effect upon their children"
DR. q. @. osaooD,
Lowell, Mass.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-04-27
Castoria.

"Cnstoria Is 80 well adapted 10 children tina.
| recommend II as superior to any prescription
known 10 me-"
II. A. ARcuEn, M. D.,
Ill SO, oxford ST., Brooklyn, N. Y.
"our physicians In the children's depart
ment have spoken highly OF their expert.
ence In their outside practice with Castoria,
and although we only have among our
medical supplies what is known as regular
products, yet we aro FREQ to confess that the
merits Of castoria has won US to look with
favor upon IT,"
USITRD HosrrAL AND DIsrKNaARY,
Boston, Maaa.
ALLEN @. sMrru, Pres,
array Street, Now York CITY.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-04-27

"Castoria Ia the best remedy for children OF
which am acquainted. hope the day Is not
far distant when mothers will consider the real
interest OF their children, and use Castoria In.
stead OF the variousqua nostrums which arc
destroying their loved ones by forcing opium,
morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful
agents down their threats, thereby sending
Ghem 10 premature graves"
DR J. Y. KiNcnELoE,
Conway, Ark.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-04-27
First Published In tho ABLEsE wEEKLY
REFLECTOR, April q, 1895
Notice of Appointment

STATE or KANSAS, -
DiokiB on County,
In tho matter of the estate of Mary NlcOlal,
late of Dickinson county, Kansas,
Notice Is hereby given tnat ON the ath day
OF April, A. u. 1895, the undersigned was by
the probate court OF Dickinson county, Kan
sRs, duly appointed aud qualified ~ executor
OF the last will and testament OF Mary
Nlcolni late Of Dickinson county, deceased.
All parties Interested in said estate viii
take notice and govern themselves accord
lnRly, JOSEPH q. SHATON,
80 Executor,
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-19
Another Narrow Escape,

II am sure l do not look like a
hayseed," said commercial traveller
to me yesterday, "and yet l practi-
cally blew out the gas at my hotel
last night.
+. ''You see," he continued, there are
both gas ard electric light fixtures in
the rooms and they are close to-
gether. Well. / started to turn out
the electric light and made a mistake
and turned the thumb piece of the
gas burner, opening it, Of course AS
the electric light did not go out at
once saw my mistake and corrected
it by turning the electric light but
ton, laughing at myself the while.
When l got up in the morning l dis
covered that in my amusement over
my error had forgotten to turn the
gas thumb piece back again, and it
had ACTUALLY been open all night.
Think of that
'What! and you were not
ooh, l wasn't asphyxiated You
see the hotel does not use gas, and
there was nothing but air in the
pipe. But it was close CALL wasn't
it?"-Milwaukee Sentinel.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-19
Leased for 5000 Years.

4 lease for $3.50 years, in this
country at least is rather rarity,
although the term of ninety-nine or
even 999 is not uncommon, says the
New London Day. John Peters, the
father of Rev. Samuel Peters, the
Tory parson, gave in 1885 to the
Venerable Society for the Propaga.
tion of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, /"
for a glebe for the Church of England
Society in the Hebron, Conn.,, about
thirty acres of land, which after
ward came into possession of the
parish of St Peters Church in that
town, as the successor to the Church
of England there. On May %, 1895,
the parish leased this land to J. w.
Case ''for and during the full term of
$3.50 years fully to be completed and
ended, yielding and paying therefor
yearly during the said term unto us,
the said John Sutton and John T.
Peters, church wardens Of said so.
ciety, and to our successors in said
Office, the annual rent of one grain of
pure silver or other silver or gold
equivalent Gf demanded) upon the
festival OF st. John the Baptist, in
each year ensuing the date of these
presents during the term above said. y
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-19

THE rapid development of electric
street railways in this country is one
of the most remarkable things OF this
remarkable age. Three years ago the
mileage Of horse-car roads was 5. 7l3,
of electric roads l,641, of steam roads
554, and of cable roads 527. Now the
electric roads lead all others. with
total of 1928 miles, while the horse
car roads have fallen below 5. 600, the
cable roads have reached 1000 and
the steam lines in cities have not
materially increased. An electric
road costs about $4,000 per mile,
and the cost Of operating it about
One"half that of horse Car lines.
Electric roads are 10 per cent. cheaper
to operate than cable roads. and cost
about go per cent. less to construct.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-19
Wine-BOrn Wit,

Inventors have solved the most
unique ana difficult problems under
the inspiration Of liquor. The first
effects OF alcohol are exhilaratinp-
fancy and wit are generated in minds
ordinarily the dullest. Men and wo-
men have done and said things when
drunk OF which they deemed them
selves wholly incapable, and of which
they had no memory after the effects
OF the intoxicants had worn off. Men
who under ordinary circumstances
could not utter half dozen connec-
TED sentences in public have become
fluent and eloquent speakers in the
genius OF alcohol. Let those persons
drink more and they become sturid:
the mentality that was so sparkling
Is b'ank-chaos reigns where ali
had been light and briIliancy.-New
York Advertiser.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-19
Not What He Expected.

He was calling on young lady
and had been talking against time
for several hours, not noticing that
she was, to say the least, slightly
wearied.
''Do you know" he said, after COM
pleting a monologue of several thou
sand words, and thinking a little
tlattery would be appreciated, "while
talking tonight I have felt as if I
were inspired by one of the MUSES..
And which one do you think it is?"m
He looked searchingly into h er
beautiful face. The modest blush
for which he was watching proved to
be wide yawn, which grew wider as
she answered.
M"l guess the Muse that inspires you
tonight must be Euterpa"
He didn't really know anything
about my thology, so he couldn't tell
just what she meant. But when he
got home he took down mis- Webster's
Unabridged, and there in cold type,
staring him in the face, he saw
"Euterpa--the Muse who presided
over nd-instrumentS
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-19
Natural History.

Love-making among spiders is a
most curious performance. A male
spider will approach female and
amuse her for some time with antics
1t is said that he twists round and
round, GRO sses his legs, erects his
body and executes sort of May
dance to excite her admiration. She
is very vicious lady, and not always
pleased with his love making; some
times he finds himself obliged to ward
her off, for she has painful mode of
showing her displeasure, and if she
entirely disapproves Of his attentions,
will fall upon him and rend him in
pieces A decidedly unpleasant way
of reciprocating attention.
One species of spider is said to have
a novel way of making love, the sexes
communicating by means of strands
Of web stretching from one retreat
to the other-a sort of telephone, so
TO speak.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-19

IT is told Of young man who
a-wooinR went over in Marin County,
Cal, that the dogs Of the family
made hostile demonstrations that
caused him to shin up tree and
that the family, observing his pres
encc there, refrained from calling of
the dogs, SO the young man roasted
the night through on an uncushioncd
limb. Now he has brought suit for
breach of promise and il he win
enough to lay trif]e Of poisoned dog
meat with which to SOW the premises
OF his erstwhile inamorata none but
the hard Of heart will refrain from
congratulating him.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-19

THE marking of the boundary line
between Alaska and the British pos
sessions has not yet reached the stage
Of commencement The party which
left Washington in March last have
been unable to accomplish much.
When last heard from the mountains
were covered with snow. 1t is not
believed that the boundary line be.
tween the disputed possessions can
be marked for year, because of UNI
favorable weather. The seal pup
dispute and the boundary settlement
may not be arranged within the
century; but when they are arranged
it is hoped that we will not be Sec
ond best, as we were in the north
eastern and northwestern boundary
settlements. 1t ought to be our
turn to get little the best OF it this
time
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-19
Senator Stanford's Horses,

In employing men to work at Palo
Alto the late Senator gave them the
most strict orders. They were told
never to strike, kick, or whip horse,
and his instructions to his men were:
always do thing little better
than anybody else and you will sue
coed. When you handle a horse treat
him little better than any one else.
When YOU breed horse breed him to
a little better stock each time
1t was in this way that Stanford
revolutioniZed the horse breeding Of
the country. He never allowed one
Of his men to ill-use a horse, and
they knew it. There are never noise
or blows around the Palo Alto stables,
and the horses are never frightened.
To show his feelings towards his
horses, the late Henry Vrooman once
told of an occurrence when he was
dining with Senatur Stanford Just
after the dinner one OF the drivers in
sisted that he must see the Senator.
He was ushered in, with blood over
his face, which was badly cut.
"John knocked me down." explained
the man. referring to one of the
trainers
$'What did you do?" asked the
Senator.
'Nothing," replied the man,
''But you must have done some.
thing; l want the truth" persisted
the Senator.
II kicked horse, and John knocked
me down." said the man,
''Those were Johns instructions,
1 think he did just right" said the
Senator. -San Francisco Examiner.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-19
Bombs That Dive.

In the recent aiming trials on the
Vesuvius some OF the darts after
striking close before the target diyed
under 1t for forty feet. then jumped
clear of the waves, then dived again,
playing the game Of marine leap frog
for 300 feet. The great bumbs, fly
ing for q mile and a half, rarely
missed the object aimed at bY more
than few feet, and ii a vessel had
been in the targets place it assuredly
would have been blown to atoms A
new exploding device was used at
these trials, and it did not work we'll;
hut as their are fuses which never fail,
the system OF throwing guncottOn, or
dynamite, or gunpowder by COM
pressed air is perfect success, even
in a high cross-wind. What amount
of damage will be done to a vessel
when one of the 5O0-pound charges
is exploded on her deck it is impOssi-
BILE to state, since it never yet has
occurred; but it is reasonable to sup
pose, from the effect on rocks and
earth in land trials, that the ship
must be torn asunder and sunk on
the instant
1t will not always be the object Of
the air gunners, however, to destroy
vessel completely, for it is often
more desirable to disable vessel and
capture the crew. To test this pos
sibility trials have been ordered in
which a ships boat while being towed
by long line from steamer moving
fifteen miles an hour will sbe tired at
by the Vesuvius, also going at full
speed, and approaching it from one
side. This will be known as the
knowing target" trial, and will be
very interesting. for the object will
be to hit as near as possible without
actually striking the boat. 1t is
claimed that if one of these bombs
explodes near the side of ship it will
create such conclusion of the air
that the ships plates will be loosened,
her guns upset, her machinery thrown
out of place, and her boilers started
leaking. And no doubt her crew will
gladly surrender before second such
visitation. Nicholas.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-19
Turns Itself Inside Out.

It is on record that tiny animal,
which is common in English ponds,
where 1t is found attached to duck.
weed, can perform the very acrobatic
feat Of turning itself inside out. The
animal is merely cylindrical stomach
with mouth at the top, surrounded
by number of long tentacles, from
which it's name OF hydra has arisen.
If the mouth of hydra be stretched
to much by food which it has at.
tempted to swallow, it turns itself
out thus gets rid of the unpleasant
morsel and then reRains its former
condition. At one time it was be-
lieved that if one of these animals
was turned inside out it remained in
that state and performed all the
functions of life. Later researches
have shown, however, that when
turned inside out the animal immedi-
ately strives to regain it's normal
condition, and dies if prevented from
so doing. Another extraordinary
gift Of the hydra is its power of re-
paration of injuries and reproduction
OF new individuals out of portions
into which it has been accidentally or
naturally divided. If a tetacle be
cut of an entire animal is formed out
Of it. II the body is cut in half it
will join together again should the
parts be placed together, and if not,
two individuals will result. And
should parts of one individual be
placed on the cut surface of another
they will grow together Brooklyn
Eagle.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-19
Miscellaneous Matters.


HOPE without faith is a bird with
out wings
THE devil has one arm around the
man who never gives
IT is seldom that a long prayer
helps prayer meeting much.
A DOUBT is the heaviest load
Christian ever tried to lift.
NOTHING but love in the heart can
take the sting out OF the tongue.
If happiness is your object in this
life, don't try too hard to get rich.
Too MANY people are trying to lead
Christian lives without following
Christ.
sight of God as rich mans millions
Rams Horn.
WHEN quibblers claim that the
Bible says so and so, ask them for
chapter and verse.
WHEN mans ways please God he
is sure to have more or less trouble
with somebody else.
The first object of salvation is to
get men to think right-to think
right about God and sin.
The preaching that in any way en-
cOuraKes wicked men to continue in
their wickedness is not the gospel of
Jesus Christ.
A GOOD many poor people will tell
you that they have given themselves
to God, but the devil still controls
their money.
The preaching OF the cross is to
them that perish foolishness, no mat
ter how much they may know about
everything else.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-19

EVER since the time OF Jonah the
mirac, lOus stories OF the men ''who
go down to the sea in ships and do
business upon the great waters" have
had thrill and fascination excited
by no other class OF narratives. They
have also had a reputation for mac
curacy, and that reputation is not
lessened in any degree by the story
told last week of the yacht Queen
Nab. AS the story goes the little
vessel was assaulted by a hurricane
in the neighborhOod of the Bermudas
and completely capsiz.d. But fortu-
nately before the crew had fairly ac-
commOdated itself to the new condi-
tion, another hurricane struck the
ship and promptly restored it to an
even keel. Only one life was lost
during the subversion and immersion,
and there is a strange suspicion that
this life has been sacrificed for the
purpose of giving an air of verisimili-
tudc to the story, rather than because
there was any real loss. A sailor who
would tell such a story would hardly
hesitate to embelish it if necessary
with death or two, even if there
were no actual foundation for that
part of the yarn.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-09-19

In certain London hospitals it Is
the custom when paupers are admit
ted to give their clothes into the GUS
tody of their nearest relative-a prac-
tice which suggests that these insti.
tutons are very deficient in ward
robe accommodation. The other
day we read that the garments of an
old woman who had been admitted
into the accident ward had been thus
disposed Of, and on coming to herself
she inquired with anxiety what had
become of them. "Your niece has
got them," she was told. '.But
have not got niece" she answered,
nor, indeed had she. A young
woman who had seen the accident,
and knew Of the hospital custom,
had followed the patient to its doors,
crying, "My aunt, my aunt" and re.
ceived the reward of her promptness
and presence of mind. The anecdote
has been quoted as an original piece
of sharp practice, but the fact is it
is plagiarism. Half century ago.
when subjects" were bought by the
| surgeons, a poor man fell dead in
Fleet street. Without a moments
hesitation, a Young fellow who was
passing threw himself on his knees
beside the corpse. eXclaiming my
father, my dear father" A crowd
gathered round, their sympathy was
excited, and money was subscribed
to enable the pious youth to take
away his father in hackney coach.
He did so, and took it to a surgeon,
| who gave him go for it.