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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-10-25
SEE HERE. LEwELLING.
What Do You Think Of This List Of
Accusers?


50 many i'opuist' have arrange
the LewelIing administration as cor.
rupt, that the governor may not BE-
able to remember them. So we APP
pend carefully compiled list made
by Victor Murdoch:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-10-25
Tho Mule That Baked untlmely.

As we oil know, horses became very
scarce toward the end Of the war, and
as dismounted cavalrymen were sent to
the infantry, a remount became q seri.
GUS question with many troopers. Jim
-, Of the Rockbridge troop, had lost
his horse, and, unable to get another,
possessed himself Of o white mule
named Simon. Jim became very proud
Of his mule, and was loud In his
praises ale never gets tired, lives on
nothin', and has got more sense than
the General" answered Jim. But ono
day squad was enjoying q dinner
with sympathetic farmer when .
sudden alarm was given. run, boys,
run, the Yankees are coming" There
was mounting In hot haste, and some
escaped by the front gate, and some
by the rear. Jim dashed at the front
gate, but Simon, displaying his mule
nature for the first time, balked. Jim
wheeled him around and drove at the
rear gate, but Simon baked again.
Poor Jim looked over his shoulder. saw
tho bluecoats rapidly approaching,
threw his arm around Simon's neck,
and called In agonized tones, "0h,
Simon, for Heavens sake 60 some.
observation-disclosures Sun
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-10-25

Mrs. 7. s. Hawkin, Chattanooga,
Tenn, says, "Shiloh's Vitalizer
SAVED MY LIFE. | consider it the
best remedy for debilitated system
ever used" For Dyspepsia, Liver
or Kidney trouble 1t cxccls. Price Is
cents. Sold by Gulck, the druggist
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-10-25

There Is no medicine so often need
ed in every home and SO admirably
adapted to the purposes for which it
is intended, as Chamberlain's Pain
Balm. Hardly week passes but
some member Of the family has need
Of it. A toothache or headache may
be cured by it, A touch OF rheuma-
tism or neuralgia quietcd. The
severe pain Of burn or scald prompts
ly relieved and the sore healed in
much less time than when medicine
has to be sent for. A sprain may DO
promptly treated before Inflammation
sets in, which insures a cure in about
one-third Of the time otherwise re-
quired. Cuts and bruises should
receive mediate treatment before the
parts become swollen, which can only
be done when Pain Balm is kept at
hand. A sore throat may be cured
before IL becomes serious A trouble
some corn may be removed by apply
ing 1t twice week or two. A lame
back may be cured and several days
of valuable time saved or pain in
the side or chest relieved without
paying a doctor bill. Procure a soc
bottle at once and you will never
regret 1t. For sale by j. M. Gless.
ncr, druggist,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-10-25
No Change to Chicago,

The through service offered the
travelling public by the Union Pacific
system and Chicago 4 Alton R. R. is
unsurpassed The Perfect Passen-
ger service" Of the c. Il A. with the
well-known excellence Of the service
the Union Pacific assures the travel
ing public that they "are in it" when
they patronize this popular joint line
from Denver to Chicago and inter-
mediate points, Pullman Palace
sleeping cars, dining cars and free re-
clining chair cars without change.
Beginning Oct. LIST, The Kansas
City Times re-adjusted its campaign
rates as follows: The Daily and Sun
day Times until Jan. 1, next, $1.20;
The Twice-a-Week Times, four
months, % cents.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-10-25
WHY Koop's7 Becaus

" Hoods Sarsaparllla Is the best,
most relhble and accomplishes the
greatestcures. H0oD'S CURES
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-10-25

Or. Prices Cream Baking Powdes
Most Perfect Mod.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-10-25

We exchange work grinding
grind load feed while wait Our roller and
please Wehav shelter grind her shed
the We buy all kinds
kind of grain Come and We will try please you
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-27
ga Word to the Wise is Sufficient, {"

suffered terribly from roaring in my
head during an attack of catarrh, and
because very deaf used Ely's Cream Balm
and in three weeks could hear as well as
ever.-A. E. Newman, Grazing, Mich.
One of my children had very bad dis
charge from the nose Physicians pre-
scribed without benefit After using Elv's
Cream Balm short time the disease was
cured.-O. A. Cary, Corning, New York.
Price of Cream Balm is fifty cents.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-27

The quantity of food products raised in
the Southern States increases each year. 1t
is conceded that more Southern planters
will feed their families from home-raised
food next winter than at an time since the
war. This statement applies in general to
the Southern States but especially to North
Carolina, whence the report comes that
there is more home-raised bacon and beef
in the local markets than ever before in the
history of the State.-Baltmore Herald.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-27

Days in Europe" "over the Teacups,"
and some other things. For some years
DIR, Holmes has been taking great care Of
himself, writing but little, but on every
occasion showing an undmmed brightness
OF mind.-Springfeld Republican.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-27

iIoo:'s Pi..5 cure all Live" rs. Ellie"
.;.tundic .. INDIGESTION SIC Lea~~c-c. =.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-27

Peirce School Is headquarters for the Mercan-
tile Community and Is called upon when young
men and women are needed for counting room
or office
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-09-01
The Goddess of smallnox.

A striking account of the difficult
ties attending on.the attempt to extend
the practice of vaccination in India is
given by Surgeon General Sir William
Moore. The chief obstacle is supersti-
tious prejudice. The population firmly
believe variola to be matter under the
control of the goddess ''Mata, =" in whose
honor temples abound and fairs are held,
where thousands Of women and chill
dren attend with offerings The decliv-
tiles of most of the numerous conical
hills present either q Redeemed stone or
temple devoted to "Mata " with most
probably an attendant Brahman priest.
Nearly every village has its goddess
of smallpox in the immediate locality,
and in many places large piece Of
ground is esteemed holy and dedicated
to ''Mata." The people do not pray tc
escape the affection, unless in seasons
when it occurs with more than ordinary
virulence. They do however, petition
for mild visitation but even the loss
of an eye does not appear to be viewed
as very serious calamity.
''Is there not another eye sufficient for
all purposes?" questioned one of these
stoical philosophers. eff it were the leg
or hand, it would be different, but an eye
is immaterial. Notes and Queries
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BY No Means Convinced.

A patient in an insane asylum i'm
agined himself dead Nothing could
drive this delusion out Of the man S
brain. Ono day his physician had hap
Ply thought and said to him, "Did you
ever see a dead man bleed?"
''No," he replied.
"Did you ever hear of a dead man
bleeding?"
mo"
"Do you believe that dead man can
bleed?"
'tNo."
"Well, if you will permit me, I will
try an experiment with you and see il
you bleed or not. " The patient gave bis
consent The doctor whipped out his
scapel and drew little blood. "There, -
he said, "you see that you bleed. That
proves that you are not dead"
Not at all, " the patient instantly re.
piled, '"That only proves that dead mer
can bleed Yankee Blade.
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! NEW NAUTICAL VOCABULARY.


Additions Made by Young Women From
sFresh Water" Regions.
The yachtsman's vocabulary is Ian
guage in itsolf, and the landsman often
runs afoul of it. He doesn't see why
ono rope should be called a sheet, an
other a halyard, third a downhaul and
fourth a clewline One boat owner,
whose hospitable deck is trodden by
many of his friends, has modified his
terms to conform with the suggestions
or mistakes of his guests who arc not
expert sailors.
For instance, one landlubber who had
gone below for a drink of water Vas
asked what he had done with the cup.
81 hung it on the post. s" he said in
nocently.
Every one roared at the idea that he
could be so green as not to know
what tho mast was called, but on that
yacht the mast is now known as "the
post.
A pretty girl from fresh water"
district was responsible for another nau-
teal word. The strips of canvas used in
tying up the sails are called stops.
Some one wanted the stops and could
not find them for the instant.
"What are you looking for?'' asked
the young woman.
II am looking for the-stops. They
were here little while ago."
"The stops? Oh, you mean the tapes.
They're under this rug. -
And now the sails are bound with
tapes.
Another yourg woman from an in
terror state had read enough nautical
stories to have caught few phrases
here and there. For one thing she
knew that ''hard tack" was staple ar
ticle of dict at sea- On visit to the
east this damsel went sailing She was
anxious to learn, and when she heard
the man at the wheel say "hard lee"
she asked some questions and found out
what it meant.
A little later the steersman said the
yacht was going about. Some of the
guests were paying no attention and
seemed in danger of being struck by the
boom as it swept over to the other side
of the yacht
Hard taokl hard tackp' cried out
the young woman excitedly.
All managed to duck their heads IN
time to escape the spar if they didn't
know what the maiden meant by hard
tack, !" and another joke was added tc
the yachts store of them. New York
Tribune.
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ExnensIre Cow.

There is q man in Chicago who pays
$19, ZOO year for the privilege of keep
ing q COW. He is sane man, a business
man, o man Of family and generally
respected in the community. His poor
relatives declare him freak, and his
neighbors shrug their shoulders and
murmur things about rich men S whims.
The way of it is that he possesses a val
liable building lot in a choice residence
portion Of the city, and having nothing
else to do with it he put nice little
fence around it and quartered therein
his pet Jersey COW. The COW was an
artistic COW and harmonized well with
the green turf and little bushes, so peo-
pie rather admired the arrangement.
One day a man came along who thought
he would like to build house on that
particular lot, so he hunted up the own
er and made him a spot cash offer OF
$500, 900 for the land. His offer was re-
fused, decisively and politely.
But" demonstrated relative,
aghast, "that would pay you $18, 900
yearl Why on earth did You refuse
it?''
The rich man lit cigar and turned q
protesting face ON his accuser. Eyes, :"
he assented in puzzled way, "but
what would have done with my cow"
Chicago Record.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-09-01
WHAT 4 CANNON GALL CAN DO.
Chance shots In the Chilean War That
Went Through IroncIads.


Went Through Ironclads.
In dwelling upon tho wonderful pow
er Of tho guns of the Indiana, Albert
Franklin Matthews, i'll an article ON
1.-THE Evolution of Battleship" in
The Century, gives Illustrations from
the recent Chilean civil war, showing
the effectiveness of the smaller sizes OF
breechloading rifle guns.
A shot weighing $50 pounds from an s
inch gun of Fort Valdivia in Valparaiso
harbor struck the cruiser Blanco Enca-
lada above the armor belt, passed
through the thin steel plate on the side,
went through the captains cabin, took
the pillow from under his head, dropped
his head on the mattress with thulnp,
but without injuring q hair, passed
through the open door into the mess
room, where it struck the floor and then
glanced to tho ceiling. Then it went
througha wooden bulkhead an inch thick
into room 25 by 40 feet, where 40
men were sleeping in hammocks. 1t
killed six of them outright and wound
ed six others, three of whom died, after
which it passed through steel bulk
head inches thick and ended its course
by striking battery outside, in which
it made dent nearly two inches deep.
1t was filed with sand. Had it released
deadly gases no one knows what dam
age it might have done.
A 450 pound missile from 10 inch
gun in the same fort struck the same
vessel ON its inch armor. 1t hit square
ON bolt. The shell did not pierce the
armor, but burst outside the vessel. 1t
drove the bolt clear through, and in its
flight tho bolt struck an s inch gun,
completely disabling it. Such is the
power of the smaller sized guns.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-09-01
LoNpoNs WATER SUPPLY.
Economy In Its Use as Compared witt
American Experiences.

Economy In Its Use as Compared With
American Experiences.
In London, the largest city in the
world, the water is furnished by COM
panies and is charged for by the guam
tity. No one has a free faucet or can
afford to waste his water. Every fam
lily bargains for as many gallons per
diem as it needs, and this amount is
placed in tanks. Then the water is shut
off. If the family uses it up by noon, it
gets no more until the next day unless
it can borrow Of its neighbor. There is
no waste. The water is all measured
and paid for. With three times our
population London does not use one
third as much water as Chicago does,
simply because the water is not wasted.
In Chicago the city furnishes the wa
ter, and every one is free to do with it
what he pleases, and the result is an
archy in water. The man on the third
story has no rights the man on the Sec
ond is bound to respect, and the man on
the first floor cheats both of them by
running water via the sewers into the
river and lake. So long as there is dis
regard of human rights by human hogs
this waste will continue, and those on
the upper stories will suffer because
those on lower stories are running water
all day to cool their rooms or to food
their lawns-in other words, are letting
millions of gallons run into the sewers
without being used at all.-Chicago
Trihune
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-09-01
beginning to See the Point.

"What have you to say to this charge
of assaulting Michael RAFFERTY," asked
the judge.
sol licked i'm, replied Mr. Dolan,
looking the court in the eye. can wild
no disrespect to anybody, it's hopin Oh
am that Oh done it good.
''Was there any provocation?"
They wor thot same F"
"What was it?''
"Oi have a goat, yer anner-a foine
animal too. Does yer goat give milkP
says Rafferty, to me. 1T does, says OF.
Thin, says he, it's buttermilk. It's
as swate an foine as any ye iver saw
says Oh. Certainly, but it is butter
milk says he. an thin we came to-
gether. Though Oh must say, yer an
ner, thot when Oh come to repate it
over a few tonnes an consider the ma
ture av the goat Dim compelled to say
Oh wor bit hastily. Bedad, if the
court'n give me lave, Oi'll 'pologize to
Rafferty,, so Oh will. Washington
Star
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-09-01
Ounce Culture.

Ounces, like forest trees, need but lit
tie training. During the first two years
remove branches that are likely to in
terfere Or cross, for all branches then
will be main branches in time and
will seriously interfere if allowed to
cross or touch each other. After that the
trees will nearly take care of them
selves, as far as training is concerned.
Let them heel row and remain SO, for
ounces ara u 4 dwarf habit. If the
head is formed within a foot of the
ground, it will not be too low. The best
tool for cultivating is disk or cutaway
harrow. These tools reach beyond the
team and under the branches Of the
trees, thus stirring the soil and keeping
down the weeds under the trees A pillow
is not very satisfactory. 1t cannot be
used under the trees without danger Of
barking them. 1t does not leave the
ground level and must be followed by
Some other tools to smooth down the
ridges. The other tools mentioned do
not throw dirt enough to form ridge at
the trees or in the space between, either
Of which would not be desirable. Phil
adelphia Ledger.
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.The Paradise of Tips,

"The paradise of tips" as we are
told by a writer in The Kleine Zeitung,
is Carlsbad. His estimate is that not less
than million marks must be paid dur
ing the season in the questionable shape
Of voluntary" gifts or gratuities to
walters and others, which do not appear
in any bill. Everybody who does you
any service in Carlsbad looks for his or
her "trinkgeld" before you depart. The
waiter gets upon an average from to
10 forms az shillings to eD. The
maiden who serves you with water at
the Brunnen expects and mostly receives
3 forms, the postman gets form, and
there are various other male and female
benefactors to whom you pay what you
please.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-09-01
hAxlMiS NEW ipEA.
A Fort In tho Air Which Would Cost
Fortune, lat End a War.


The celebrated inventor Of the Maxim
gun, one Of the most formidable OF
modern weapons, is hard at work, as he
has been for n long time, upon tho old
problem of aerial navigation. In one i'm
portant respect Maxim is working on
different and less difficult lines than
those which other inventors have tried
TO follow. They have aimed at the de-
vising of flying machines which could
be operated at cost not too great to adj
nit of their usc in the ordinary bust
ness affairs of life. The inventor Of the
Maxim gun, however, is very appropri-
ately working, primarily, to produce
riachine which can be used in warfare.
Fer this purpose it is not at all neces-
sary that the expense of air navigation
should be low enough to bring itwithin
reach of commerce or travel. What he
is aiming at is the creation of new
and terrible engine of war, and every
body knows that the great powers OF
Europe take little account Of cost when
they are dealing with the ornaments
which they regard as essential to their
very existence.
If flying machine CT airship can
be invented which viii be efficient in
ordinary weather and will enable the
power possessing it to attack the for
tresses and camps Of its enemies from
above, there will be mad rush to OBJ
tain plenty Of the new engines of de-
struction, no matter how much they
may cost to build and operate. The pic
ture of wholesale destruction which is
held up before the military mind when
an inventor talks of pouring dynamite
shells down upon a beleaguered fortress
from a great height and thus blow it
into atoms, without risk or possible de-
tense, is too attractive to permit money
to stand in tho way at all. Perhaps We
shall see that wonderful dream Of the
poet come true which is told in the
lines:
Hear the heavens fill with shouting, and there
rained ghastly dew
From the nations airy navics graphing In the
central blue.
-Claveland Leader
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Might Need 1t.

1t was "Mrs. Toodles," I believe, in
the play which the late William E.
Burton made so popular, who bought a
secondhand doorplate bearing the name
of Thompson, because "Toodles
might die, and she might marry man
named Thompson. and then it would be
so handy to have in the house"
There never was fiction that has not
been equaled or surpassed by fact /
heard the other day Of well known st.
Louis lady--a widow of some years
standing-who actually bought we'd
ding dress in Paris because it twas so
very, very cheap, and she might need it
for herself one of these days" How
poor Burton would have laughed over
this true storyl-St. Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-09-01
Evils of Anxiety,

Anxiety is the poison of human life
1t is the parent of many sins and Of
more miseries. In world where every.
thing is doubtful, where you may be
disappointed and be blessed in disap-
pointment, what means this restless
stir and commotion of mind? Can youi
solicitude alter the cause or unravel
the intricacy Of human events? Can
your curiosity pierce through the cloud
which the supreme being hath made
impenetrable to mortal eye? To provide
against every important danger by the
employment Of the most promising
means is the Office of wisdom, but al
this point wisdom stops. Selected.
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A Valuable Play Toy.

Miss Olive Schreiner recently told the
following story: She and her brothers
and sisters had as one of their play
things bright stone that they called
the candle stone. 1t was about the size
of walnut and would flash in a bright
and singular way when held to the
light. Not until she had quite grown
up and the candle stone had been lost
for years did any of them realize that it
was diamond Of doubtless immense
value. The Kimberley mines were in the
unknown future, but this stone had per-
haps been washed down by some torrent
or brought by other chance from that
region.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-09-01
Appropriate.

A countrynfan and his bride applied
at the box Office for tickets.
Orchestra chairs, parquet or family
circle?'' asked the ticket agent.
"Which'll it be, Marier?'' said the
groom.
"Well," she replied, with blush,
''bein as how we're married now p'raps
1t would be proper to sit in the family
circle D-Texas Siftinps
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All Free.

Those who have used DR.. Kings
New Discovery knows its value,
and those who have not, have now
the opportunity to try it free. Call
on the advertised Druggist and get
a trial bottle free. Send your name
and address to FL. E. Bucklen & Co.,
Chicago, and get a sample box of
DR.. Kings New Life Pills free, as
well as copy Of Guide to Health
and Household Instructor, free.
All OF which is guaranteed to do you
good and cost you nothing. L. G.
Matthaei's Drugstore.
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pulyerized diamond a Palnless Poisson

According to the Mohammedans of
southern India, pulverized diamond is
the least painful, the most active and
the most certain Of all poisons. Accord
ing to Wilkes History" the powder
Of diamonds is kept on hand (by the
wealthy only, presumably as last re-
source. But a belief in the poisonous
character of the diamond also existed in
Italy in the sixteenth century. Chicago
Times
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-09-01

The success which Hoods Sarsap-
arilla has had in freeing old and
young from Affections caused by i'm
pure blood, is really remarkable.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is a building up
medicine.
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American Lovers.

Miss Aline Gorren, writing in Scrib-
ner, explains the frequency of interna-
tional marriages by saying that as
lover the European is distinctly ahead
Of the ''the average American male, who
is cold creature, counting and marry
ing only by instinct
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BuckIen's Arnica SaIye.

The BEST SALvE in the world for cuts,
bruises. sores, ulcer, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, Chilblains
congestion, eruptions, and it positively
cures piles or no pay required. 1t is guar
anteed to give satisfaction or money re-
funded. Price % cents per box, at l.. g..
Matthaei's drug store.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-09-01

Teacher-"John, young ecape-
grace, come here, and III pay you
back for your impudence to me yes
terdayl" Pupil-"No, thank you.
l have conscientious scruples
against taking back pay of that sort"