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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-11-01

on % o mental pursuit VIE. --a'-A-
specting men will not engage in7 We
hope not, for when that time comes we
will see the beginning of the end. In
old times the farmer was looked
down upon, and was, in fact. slave.
In many countries he could not leave
the manor upon which he was horn,
and was subjected to any privations
or indignities that the owner Of the
land felt like affecting him with,
Then, with civilization, the tiller Of
the soil came TO be recognized as an
important factor In the prosperity Of
his country, and began TO receive more
consideration until within the last
century he has come to the front,
chiefly because Of the high place he
has won for himself in our country.
The American farmer won his place a.
one who must be recognized as the
cornerstone Of prosperity, and from
his success the farmers Of all the civil
lied world have profted. 1t is a no.
BILE calling, and II is TO be hoped that
the workers Of our country will never
be SO blind 10 their own interests as to
begin to despise farm work. There
are places on thousands Of farm for
men to work at q calling that 10 no
harder than many that are found IN
the FORCES and factories Of the large
cities, and II every farmer who needs
a hired hand could find one among the
idle masses Of the cities, we should
hear much less about suffering there.
American Farmer.
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Farmers Should Study Forestry,

If farmers would study forestry
enough to understand q few OF the
principles Of forest conservation there
would be comparatively little waste Of
growing timber. Seventy years ago
more conservative policy was urged,
yet the hills are apparently as heavily
clothed as ever now. There has been
some reduction, but 1t is small in most
localities except where the great lum-
Der companies slaughter indiscrimi-
nately. It isn't farmers who are de-
nuding the hills and mountains Of
their natural covering. 1t Is the great
city corporations who know little and
care less about scientific numbering.
Farmers should study forestry as much
as Is needed to keep their woodlands
healthy and constantly growing. After
. tree has passed certain point 1t
rapidly becomes valueless. To under
stand Just when that point Is reached
Is what 10 needed to save all tho for.
ests now standing on farms.
PNEUMATIC tires have been found
very serviceable on hospital ambu-
lanoeA
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-11-01
SYMPTOMS OF CHRONIC CA.
TARRH

As Described by Dr.. Hartman, one Of
the Greatest Authorities and Writ.
ers on Catarrh.
The symptoms Of chronic catarrh
vary according to the stage and exact
location Of the disease. The first
stage of catarrh of the nose and head
produces discharge from the nose,
sneezing, pain in the eyes and fore
head, weak and sometimes watery
eyes, occasionally loss Of memory. In
the last stage the discharge ceases
and dry, offensive scabs form in the
nose, polypi growths sometimes form
in one or both nostrils, and the pain
in the head and eyes is much less.
Unless something is done to prevent,
the catarrh will follow the mucous
membrane into the lungs, where it
will be followed by cough, night
sweats, rapid loss Of flesh, and other
dread symptoms Of consumption.
Pe-ru-na is specific for every case
Of catarrh, whether the disease is
located in the lungs, kidneys or stom-
ach. The dose Of Pe-ru-na should be
q large tablespoonful before each meal
and at bedtime. Women and some
delicate men should begin with tee
spoonful and slowly and gradually in
crease to the above full dose.
Free books on chronic catarrh, la
grippe, coughs, colds and consump-
ton are being sent to any address by
The Pe-ru-na Drug Manufacturing
Company, Of Columbus, Ohio.
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SAFE METHOD OF DlsPOBlNd OF bLOPB.
a. 1t should extend upward at the
bend a little more than the diameter
Of the pipe, SO that the pipe at the
lowest point OF the bend will always
remain full of water. This, Of course,
prevents the sewer gas from escaping
into the room. Every time the sink Is
used the water remaining In the pipe
is forced out by the weight Of the new
addition. This Is one Of the most sim
pie lessons in hydraulics, and Of great
value when rightly put In practice. 1t
Is well also to flush the sink pipe oc-
casionally with strong washing soda,
letting it stand in the trap all night.
The refuse water from the weekly
wash, hopping or scrubbing, may be
emptied into the funnel at m, and be
carried off by the drain. This funnel
Is Of wood one foot square at the top,
tapering TO the diameter Of pipe. The
drain pipe should be at least four
inches in diameter and placed below
frost, and discharged Eve or six rods
from the dwelling, SO that the water
will spread over a large area and quick
ly cvaporate. The sink outlet pipe
should be one inch in diameter, either
Of lead or iron. The funnel also acts
as a ventilator for the drain, and
should not be located nearer than fif-
teen feet from the building. Cast iron
pipe Is best for the drain, as sewer
pipe or wood, unless the joints are CO.
mented, Is liable to leak, which will
prove dangerous to the well and cellar.
Agriculturist.
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WHEN TO CUT CORN.
Interesting Experiments Conducted Ut the
Iowa Station,

Iowa Station,
At the Iowa experiment station in
1893, plats Of corn were cut September
II and "a and October /, 5 and Is re-
'pectively and shocked In the field
An adjoining plat Of equal size was
left standing until December II, when
it was harvested The corn from all
plats was huslsed December II and
brought in, at which time samples
were taken Of the corn and fodder
from each cutting and analysed. The
yields of the different plats ranged
from 5S1s to CA bushels per acre, in
creasing gradually to the fourth date
OF cutting.
The largest amount Of dry matter in
the stovcr was secured at the time of
cutting the second plat, September "a.
The greatest amount Of dry matter
secured in the kernel was reached at
the time OF cutting the third plat 0c-
tober l. The highest aggregate Of
dry matter from an acre Of both slower
and kernels was 6,7ss pounds, and was
secured from the second cutting Sep
TENDER "a, and the next highest o,515
pounds from third cutting. The above
results indicate that the best time for
cutting corn according to these exper-
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dorned his best UNIFORM, ana Ineu, al
most trembling at his own assurance,
he crossed the battle-ground to the
headquarters building, entered the
hallway end raped at Col sanford's
DE- /.
"C1iao in.''
That sharp. harsh command burned
the bridge behind him. Retreat was
now impossible, even should he desire
to abandon his mission.
When he entered the room the old
commander was sitting AZ his desk
writing, and paid not the slightest at
tention to his presence. Cap in hand,
his heart almost In his throat, the
young soldier stood in the middle Of
the floor for fully two minutes until the
officer had completed tho letter upon
which he was engaged.
Had Brown but known the mood the
old man was In, he would have seen be-
fore him the hopelessncss Of his GRAND.
Something In the official ranks had an-
noyed him, md his temper was far
from RSiRg In an unclonded state,
+ IVA, sE7"
Uttering the words with q sharp,
commanding accent, Col. Sanford
leaned back In his chair and regarded
his visitor with a scowl on his face.
sumnoning all his courage Brown te-
gan:
"Col. Sanford ain Richard Brown
OF 3 troop. and ! chilled to zee you on
somewhat peculiar business. In order
hat you may fully understand
State your business with me at
once, Sir, and put It In very fow words.
| have no time to waste"
twill he necessary, Sir, for me to-"
estate your business, air!" the old
man numbered. 1.-THE only WY to do
business is to do It, damn it, to do it,
and do it quickly. Come right to the
point. Got another word, tir, but
basincssr
Poor Brown! lie had expected TO DO
permitted To explain his mission in his
own why before the storui came, but
here were the clouds cnyclopiny him
before lie had moro than uttered
sentence. Driven to desperation by the
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CHAPTER XIV.

lie assisted her into the saddle, and
then turning to him with great crystal
tears In her eyes she said.
MAY God go with you, Ned, my own
beloved, and may lie move my fathers
heart toward You. viii pray every
moment for your success, and will be
in an agony Of suspense and anxiety
until | hear the result Of your inter
Wow, Tell him ! love you, darling,
nadly love yeN, and my happiness will
be wrecked wi.hnpt you Good.by,
end be OF good hcart'
She gollopel away, eal with Wild
ly beating heart he followed after up
the hill to the tort
Going FIRST to his. own quarters he
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-11-01
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

To PROMOTE early maturity with any
class OF stock, good feeding must be
practiced from the start to the finish.
UNDER present conditions, when
prices are low, 1t Is only good animal
that will pay the cost OF production
and give fair profit.
IF you have young horse teach him
TO work on the horse hoe and cult.
vator without reins. With q we'll
trained horse more and better work
can be done.
VEGETATION ceases when the winter
appears, but live stock increases In
weight during all seasons. For that
reason live stoock should be a special.
ty on all farms.
Do NOT overlook ensilage. One acre
Of ensilage will enable the daiiyman
to winter more cows than two acres Of
any other food on the farm in proper
ton TO cost of production.
Do NOT neglect the chores, even II
other work seems to demand your
whole attention. Study to save both
step and time in doing the chores and
do them in the same order every day.
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bounds, with a slot of inches for the
draw bolt. The two brake rods, A A
are fastened to the plate N above the
tongue, passing between the axle and
sand board to the lever d. This Is
bolted to the under side Of the bounds
aud connects with the rods G c. These
are attached to the brake stick, D D.
AS the rods A A slide back they pull
the brake blocks, q e, against the
wheels with leverage Of to /. 1t
gives pressure enough to hold any
load. When backing the wagon the
tongue will strike the end Of the slot
and the blocks roll away or turn back
and take the pressure from the wheel.
Tho brake setting the wheel, Il, has
hole in tho upper portion and 1t Is
through this that the brake Is fastened
to the brake stick. --Justus Jones, In
Farm und Home.
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scoundrel, get out Of my sight before |
kill YOU Go, say, you audacious vii
lain, or III crush you as ! would
snake! Begone!'
Selling sword that lay near by, no
rushed ut the young soldier and would
have run him through had he not
hastily reiterated through the door.
Tho grim old warrior was terrible in
his wrath. Pacing to and fro across
the room he raved and swore and
slashed his sword about, his face pur-
pie with passion. Then new idea
seemed to strike him, and pausing In
his mad march he said:
"Why, the fellow is surely crazy. lie
Is as mad as a March hare and must be
looked after or he may harm some one.
What an old fool ! was to fly into o
passion over tho irresponsible rawlings
Of IN insane man. Hal hal hal hal
Why, dammc, should laugh over his
absurd fancy instead Of wanting to
kill the fellow, Alicel Alice, | sayl"
A side door opened and, pale as o
ghost and trembling in every limb, his
daughter entered. She had heard 1t
all, and her heart was well-nigh
broken, Seeing her agitation, the old
man placed an arm atfectionately about
her waist, and, drawing her tenderly
to his bosom, said:
"There, there, my little treasure,
don't be frightened. 1t was nothing
but poor insane soldier who imagines
himself to be In love with you, Hal hal
hal hal Isn't 1t ridiculous? Come, Sum
shine, don't tremble so, for the poor
fellow has gone and cannot harm you.
| will OF once order his confinement In
the guardhouse until he can be re-
moved to an asylum. Kiss your old
fool father, little sweetheart, and dis
pei your feara,"
Throwing her arms about his neck,
she kissed him fondly and, In voice
choking with sobs, said.
"0h papa, dear, darling papa, would
you doom your little Sunshine to q life
Of unhappiness9 know tho gentleman
who was just here, lie Is q man Of
honor and integrity, and love him as
! love my lifel'
The old father cast her from him and
would have fallen to the floor from the
shock had he not clutched his desk for
support. Gazing upon her trembling,
covering form he said hoarselyI
"Are you, too, crazy? Speak, grill
Are you, too, raving lunatlo9 What
You bestow your love upon worthless
private soldierl Oh, my God, this is too
much Would you disgrace the honored
name you bear, name upon which
there has never yet rested STAIN by
lowering yourself to such depths Get
out Of my sight this instant, and never
dare to enter my presence again until
you have repented Of this mad folly
and are ready to ask my pardon for tho
gross insult you have flung In my face.
"Dut, father, In the name Of heaven,
In the name of my spirit mother, listen
to me-"
mo, not word. Leave my sight, or
! may forget that you are my child and
curse youl Begone, say, this Instant"
sobbing violently the poor girl left
the room and fastening to her own
chamber threw herself on tho bed and
gave way to her grief 10 tho most pit
eous cries and means.
Col. Sanford paced his room like o
Gagged lion. Twice no sat down and
wrote on order addressed to the officer
Of the day instructing him to place Pri-
vate. Brown under arrest aud contlne
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-11-01
STATE OF TRADE.
The Business Indications Moro F'a-
vorable Than a Week Ago.
PRICE OF PRODUCTS UNlNpDOVED.
Receipts Of Cotton Indicate Large Crop
Wheat Market Lower-Corl Higher
Hogs L0wer-Failures
for tho Week.


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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-11-01

MIN Ia lrons IN tine guaro house, TIM IN
often tore the order into fragments
and east Il with IN oath into the waste
basket. lie knew Of no military law
With made il a crime for sol iier 10
fall 10 l37a with pretty Girl
When her Grit burst Of grief had
spont itself Alice arose, and going to
the stables mounted her pony uad rode
away over the mesa to the southwark,
hoping the fresh air might cool her
fevcred brow. On, on she sped, re-
CARELESS Of time or distance, until she
reached the head of gulch four miles
below the fort. Down the gulch she
rode, intending to return to the gar
rison along the river bank-along the
path which she had traversed with her
lover but two hours before. Just as
she emerged from the mouth Of the
gulch into the open valley there arose ;
loud, savage yell that chilled her
blood, and a score Of dusky forms
sprang up from the bushes and con-
fronted her. Savage hands graspcd
the reins Of her bride and savage eyes
glared upon her trembling form and
gloated over her terror.
She was In the hands Of band Of
Mcscalero Apache Indians, their hid
cous faces rendered yet more hldeous
by great blotches Of war paint
While some OF the Indians danced
about her In Aendish cxultation, others
bound her arms with rawhide thongs,
and then, leading her pony In their
midst, they fordcd the Rio Grande and
moved eastward through the hills to-
ward the Mescalero reservation beyond
the San Andreas
A cavalry soldier who was hunting
antelope in the hills witnessed the cap
turc from q distance, and pushing his
horse TO It's utmost speed bore the
news TO the fort.
The tidings Of the poor girls capture
threw the garrison into the widest ex-
citcment. Bugles blared forth the call
to horse, and every preparation was
made for the pursuit Of the red flends.
Col. Sanford paced the porch in front
Of his quarters, issuing orders to his Of
fcers swearing and gnashing his teeth
In his great rage and grief. In the
midst Of his frantic movements Private
Brown, his face pale and pain-lrawn,
his eyes set In look Of the most fixed
determination, stepped onto the porch
and confronted him.
"Col. Sanford" he cried, "you must
listen 10 me-"
"You here again, you internal scoun-
drell" roared the officer, drawing his
sword. "Begone to your troop at once,
sir, and get into the saddle, or will
cut you down as would noxious
weed!"
mo, colonel, will not go and you
shaR hear mel Strike me down II you
will, but your daughters life depends
upon what have to say
Something in the young soldiers look
md tone arrested tho colonel's uplifted
hand, and allowing the point of his
sword to drop to the floor he snid'
"Well, sirrah, what have you to say?"
"Thank God You havo permitted rea-
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SINK AND sLop DRAIN.
No Country House Should Be without
This Simple Advancement.

No Country House Should Be without
This Simple Arrangement.
How TO dispose Of the sink and slop
water in safe and expeditions man
ner is what greatly perplexes many
residents in the country. In cit
les where there is the benefit
Of water works and sewers, this
10 an easy matter. A simple plan
whereby this may be accomplished
is shown in the illustration herewith.
The dotted lines indicate the location
of the sink. The common outlet pipe
passes downward in the usual manner,
but Immediately underneath the sink
or under the floor, as most convenient,
q foul air trap is made by simply bend
ing the lead pipe In the form shown at
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-11-01

MY Daring, wit cndcavor for the
time to forget that ! nm private sol
dier, and will 60 to him as man to
man, In q manly way, II he will but
listen to me to the end he cannot but
500 that am worthy Of your love, and
II he win allow his wisdom to rule him,
he must SEQ that | make no unreason-
able request In asking him to fully In
vcstigatc my past history and to sus-
pend judgment on what he may terin
my assurance until he has done So"
"l,less you for that determination,
Ned. And when will you sec him?"
AT once. As soon as | can reach
his quarters Mount your pony and
gallop ahead, darling, and will fol-
low after"
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CHAPTER Eli.

After nature reflection Brown deter
mined 10 make every effort to rid him
Iii Of the bonds OF military servi-
tide, and as preliminary step sat
down and wrote a long letter to his
cunt telling her Of his soldier life OF
Alice, and Of the bright pictures he
had drawn Of wandering down the
path Of lie hand III hand with the
beautiful companion Of his choice
Ne Expressed hio wishes that measures
might BIO at once set On foot looking to
his release from army service, and
closed with expressions Of warnest
love for the good aunt Whose heart he
must have torn by his long silence bul
whose kind face was ever before his
eyes, and whom he soon hoped to
greet with the embrace Of son warm
est love.
In due time reply was received, and
tears coursed down the young soldiers
face as he read the tracings from the
hand OF the only mother he had ever
known. The old lady, with pathetic
tenderness, spoke Of the dreary years
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DEVISE FOR HAY RoPlNo.
A Person Handy with Tools Can Make One
In an Hour.

A Person Handy with Tools Can Make One
In an Hour.
The accompanying figure shows M
inexpensive yet very efficient tool to
TO be used in haying. The beam Is of
ironwood, feet long and AZ inches In
diameter. The teeth and handles are
Of white ash, 8 feet long. Tho holes
are IL inches In diameter and bored
clear through, Holes for the ropes, 0
inches from the end md the hole for
the end tooth Is inches from end Of
beam. The remaining holes for the
teeth, % inches from center to center.
Each handle is 2lS feet from the end Of
beam and set somewhat leaning back
ward. The ropes are each about IA
feet long and are passed through the
hole md knot tied in the end. 1t Ia
best to give them a turn around the
end Of the beam so that they will draw
up from the back side. This keeps the
point Of the teeth on the ground A
person that can hand Ills can make
one In an hour. OF o,.urse it Is not
necessary that everything be as men
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FRONT WHEEL BRAKE.

Ono That Can De Easily Rugged Up In the
Farm Workshop.
The brake illustrated below may
easily be rugged up In the workshop
and put on the front wheels Of the
farm wagon, to be operated by the
horses. The tongue Is straight at the
back end and sides between the
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WILL TAKE NO PART.
Reported Attitude of President Cleyelau
in Rolaf Ior IN D.ltti..

Reported Attitude of President Cleveland
In Relation to Politics In New York.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-No authorita-
tive information can be obtained here
respecting the direct question as TO the
presidents purpose to write, or not to
write, letter announcing his desire
that all democrats should earnestly
support the democratic state ticket in
New York. Nevertheless, 1t is the
opinion Of many Of his friends that he
will not in any way interfere In the
New York campaign. With reference to
the president registering or voting, one
of his closest friends made the state
ment yesterday that Mr.. Cleveland had
no legal residence in New York, and
could not lawfully register or vote
there. Mr. Cleveland himself, it Is un-
derstood, has said that his legal resi-
dence is in Washington. 1t can be
stated further, that at the expiration Of
Mr.. Cleveland's present term he will
not again take up his residence in New
York. This statement was made BY
him some months ago, and at that time
he had not fully determined as to
where he would make his future home.