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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-12-20

TIC C44Al- AL1Z A-ttI came upon MN Ln2l
! her father bad learned of their meet
ings and, with strict eye TO military
propriety, had forbidden the contin-
uance of their friendship. The thought
troubled him greatly. and he grew mo-
rose and reserved in mis- intercourse
with his comrades. 1t was believed By
his associates that the sting of the dis
grace of a court-martial had left pain
full wound. and they did all they could
to show him that in their eyes his
honor was unsullied by the act of as
sault and its penalty.
It is a custom at military posts of the
west that after each days service on
guard duty the cavalry soldier, should
he so desire. is given hunting pass"
and is permitted to take his horse and
go in quest of game. In his perturbed
state of mind sketching had lost its in
terest to Brown, and after each guard
service he would secure official permis-
sion, mount his horse and speed away
toward the base of the Magdalena or
San Mateo mountains to hunt ante
lope.
One afternoon while returning from
q hunt he rode slowly down draw or
depression in the plain, his thoughts
busy with Alice Sanford. 1t had be-
come quite apparent to him that her
failure to meet him as of old was of her
own connivance, else why, in such
lovely weather, had she discontinued
her daily gallops down the river? He
chided himself for ever having had the
assurance to think that he, private sol
dier, might aspire to the love of the
daughter of the commanding officer of
one of the most important military
posts in the west. He began to think
that it would have been better for his
peace of mind had he never met her.
Riding from the draw onto the level
of the plain two moving objects caught
his eye mile distant, travelling in the
direction of the mountains. Hastily
taking hisRfeld-glass from saddle
pocket he leveled it upon the objects,
and his heart seemed to grow cold and
a great lump came into his throat when
he saw Alice and Lieut. Vandever
riding slowly along side by side, ap-
parently engaged in deep conversation.
Here, he thought, was an explanation
of why the girl had avoided him. She
had become on friendly terms with the
lieutenant. OF course he had painted
his assailant in the darkest colors, and
Alice now looked upon her former sol
dier friend as one unworthy of her no.
tice. Perhaps she had even been led
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-12-20

'My wife is wonderful woman"
said farley. give her time and shoe
button, and, by Jove, she'll make a
bonnet out of it, "-Harper's Bazaar.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-12-20

He bought for her silver buttonhools
When youth and beauty adorned her BROW
Since then she has somewhat changed in looks,
And she always uses . hairpin now.
N. Y. Press.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-12-20
The Promising Oue

The baby that's sure TO make things hum
The day he hi S reached mans size
La the baby that sits and sucks hls thumb
When tho otter baby cries.
IN. Y. Prex&
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-12-20

I" Who steals my purse steals trash
SO on my feelings never tramples.
But he who steals my wife purse STEALS
Awurdruua lut Of HAnulrB -
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-12-20
TTo BE Continued
rurura PpsSIbIlitfeM.

''Spillat is an awful mean man."
what did he do?"
'His wife's a political candidate and
he gave his vote to her for birthday
present. Chicago Record.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-12-20

up, yet that same jewel in its proper
surroundings would assume its fun
value in anyone's eyes. In other words,
while Private Brown may be an honor
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-12-20
The Proper Thing to Do

LIZ cream Of different ripeness In
mixed, there will be a loss In tho
churuinp.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-12-20

The painting was one of those bold
mountain conceptions for which Bierd-
stadt was famous. \ Agreat rocky gulch
rent the breast of the mountain chain,
the sides of the yawning chasm and the
surrounding face of the mountain brist-
ling with pines and studded with bowl
ders. The morning sun was just peep
ing over crag to the eastward, bath
ing the rugged face of nature in mel
low. golden light. On the brink OF the
precipitous wall on one side of the can
Won stood lordly elk with head erect
and nostrils distended gazing across
the great chasm to where, on the op-
posite brink, stood a mountain sheep
in the same startled attitude. The an
imals seemed to have discovered each
other at the same moment, and their
pose. the rising sun and the soft blush
of color which surrounded all confirmed
the appropriateness of the title of the
picture, "A Morning Surprise"
In words Of eloquence the young sol
der traced the artistic beauties Of the
rare work Of art, and Mrs. Colby list
ened in admiration Of the intelligence
of the man in whom she felt such great
interest, but whose voice she had never
before heard. As he went on and on,
dilating upon this point and that, COM
pairing the work of Bierdstadt with
that of other famous artists, every
doubt of the truth of the story tolI her
by Alice Sanford faded from Mrs. Col
by's mind, and in her eyes the young
man became a hero. 1t must be re-
4Hat Mt ,%
the fact that she was in possession of
his story, and in the midst of an elo-
quent speech his position ss a private
soldier flashed upon him, and in an en-
barrassed manner he said:
II beg your pardon, madam. In my
pleasure at being permitted to view
this beautiful work of art | quite for
got myself, and fear l have tired you.
With your permission ] will retire
80, no, you must not. | assure you
your criticism of the picture greatly
beauty crafty me more than l can tell
you. Please be seated, for l love to
hear you discuss art and artists"
She motioned him to a chair, and for
an hour they sat in interested conver-
sation. Mrs. Colby was, unknown to
him, sounding the young soldier to the
depths, and with womanly tact she
drew from him bit by bit little touches
OF coloring from his early life, and by
her ease of manner and gracious de-
meanor SO impressed him that he again
lost sight of his humble rank and con-
versed with her as he would with
lady in the parlors of society in the
east. She was a woman of finished
education, one who had seen much Of
the world, and as she led him on and
on from topic to topic, her wonder
grew at his intelligence and fine con-
versational powers.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-12-20

Days passed, and saYe ut u distance
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-12-20

Brown saw nothing of Alice. Day
after day. when not on duty, he re-
paired with his sketch book to his
usual haunts. but she had either dis
continued her daily rides or had chosen
new field for that hea1thful reerea-
ton. He could not understand it, aad
the elinging fear came upon him that
her father bad learned of their meet
ings and, with strict eye TO military
propriety, had forbidden the contin-
uance Of their friendship. The thought
troubled him greatly. and he grew mo-
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-12-20

t9 bate hln: The thought was madden
full emotions at the reflection that
he might never again hear the loved
tones of her voice or gaze into her soul
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-12-20

0nn~~v~ " s~ s-S
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-29
Teachers nsssrua Good Wages.

When the candidates are considered
for members OF school boards there
should be defining Of their senti-
ments on the wages Of school teachers.
In Abilene as well as in other towns
and in country districts there is n
class Of people who think the school
teachers ovorpaid and want to pay
them less wages. There Is neither
economy nor justice in such a course.
Teachers well earn every cent they
receive and true economy always lies
in paying the best possible wages.
An exchange puts the situation
strongly and well as follows:
A woman with half a dozen chill
| dren is worried almost to death and
is unable to look after them. Ten
such families are unloaded upon n
school teacher and she is expected to
look after them ALL give them an
education, keep them out OF the dirt
and teach them manners-in the
lhNt'l hlllNhltI HuNlhS W 'bhht'i
act daily home example. But that IL
what she is paid for. She gets hall
as much for her years work as Hoke
Smith does for a months salary. II
is n mighty poor school teacher who
is not worth more to the country than
IIoke Smith Is. Poor old man
Osborn, down at Topeka, receives
more for two months salary than the
average school teacher does for a
years work; and even he wants the
hours Of labor reduced to two hours
per day. We are willing to leave II
to the vote Of all the people ofKansas
who change shirts Is often US once q
week, whether one nice schoolma'am
il not worth all the old men Osborns
that could be slowed into the longest
train OF hog cars that an engine could
pull down grade. We say school
ma'am, but we want to be undcrstOOd
RS including male teachers in the list
Of those whose services are worth
more than the wages OF an ordinary
| section hand.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-29
Republican County Convention.

a delegate convt ntiun OF the Republicans
OF Dickinson county will he held at the
court house In the city OF Abilene, on satur-
day, May 18th, 1894. at o'clock y. m. sharp.
for the purpose OF selecting IL delegates and
II alternates 10 represent Dickinson county
In the Republican Congressional delegate
convention, TO be held at Junction CITY,
Goary Co., has. May 18th, 1884, TO place IN
nomination candidate for Congress In the
Fifth Congressional District OF Kansas; also.
10 select 10 delegates and 10 altcrnatcs to
represent Dickinson county In tho Republic
can state Convention. TO be held at Topeka,
June 9Th, 1894, 10 place In nomination ono
candidate for Associate Justice OF the
Supreme Court, one candidate for Governor,
one candidate for Lieutenant Governor, one
candidate for Secretary Of State, one csndi-
date for Auditor OF State. one candidate for
Treasurer OF state, one candidate for At
torney General, one candidate for State
superintendent OF Public Instruction and
one candidate for Congressman at Large.
Delegates and alternates to this convention
shall DO selected by Republican primaries
held In the several precincts OF said County
between the hours OF three and ak o'clock
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-29
Kansas Republican Leagne.

President 4. w. Hoch. of the Kan
sas Republican league, has issued his
call for the seventh annual convention
OF the league, to be held in the city OF
Topeka, on Thursday, April 9th.
The business of the convention will
be to elect officers for the ensuing
year, to elect thirty-eight delegates to
represent the Republican league of
this State at the next national conven-
ton Of the Republican leagues of the
United States, which will be held in
Denver, Colo, June 26, 1894; and to
transact such other business as may
come before the meeting.
Each Republican club in this State
is entitled to be represented in this
convention by its president who is ex-
oilicio delegate, and three delegates.
Every Republican club in the State,
whether connected with the league or
not, is entitled to send delegates.
The railroads will sell tickets at re-.
duced rates, one and one-third fare,
or better.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-29
Cleveland's Dilemma.


Inc gentleman VINO louhu himself
between the de'il anu the deep deep
sea seems TO nave had " ueHghtiul
time compared with the one VINO at
present occupies the White House and
mas To deal with the blnnderings OF a
Democratic congress. On saturday,
dozens oil congressman called on the
president urging MN TO sign the
Dlehn Selghorage pill' While rom the
south came telegram" ny the pnshei'
nearly all praying Tor a Veto The
por' worth (ieN) 'hahoer OF Nom-
"er'e urged veto III the interest OF
Sou'' money houston IeN'' warned
tue president that no party was oil any
use ina. impaired tue business inter-
's'S ana crenit oil the country From
N'"perry' - ''' came "a remuneration
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-29

The Republicans who think they can elect
Q majority " the next house by bunco meth
DDS are doomed To a rude awakening News
We do not know whether the meth.
DDS will be "bunco" or "unbunco'
but the people all over this great
country are going to use the same
method which gave Mckinley a l0O,'
900 majority in Ohio, Grow 2o0,00I
majority IN Pennsylvania, and which
overwhelmed your friend Maynard o.
New York with an avalanche of l00,'
900, These methods are good enough
for us by whatsoever cognomcn you
desire to fastcn on to them. We will
endeavor to endure the shock IL you
can.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-29

Republican politics this year will be worn
without lounces The garment will bo cut
straight and no hand painting or whitewash
will be needed outside Of the Popullst party
Tho platform will be cut short, without seal
lops or other unnecessary trimming This Is
the style now prevailing In Morris county,
Council Grove Republican,
HekiHsQn county is with you,
Dickinson RcpubiicapisR has had
its new Easter bonnet and suit made
IN tbat pattern and its delegation
will ~ 10 Topeka intent oR Inducing
the State convention TO adopt the
same mode. II is becoming, at
traetive and practical.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-29

JOHN BARNES, colored cook In the
Augusta tGa.) Jail, It is said, owes the
city over six years time, in police court
sentences, for iptoxication. He has
been cook in the prison for Ave years,
and Is allowed to go out every Sstur-
day night, invariably getting intoxi-
Gated aud being resentenced before his
former one is served. Thus It is that
his time has accumulated. Forty
eight hours Is the longest that he has
ever been out of jail In the last few
years, and when sentenced is given his
own commitment, and goes directly to
jail without guard Of any kind. lie
has never failed to go directly and turn
himself over to the jailer.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-29

Tho secretaries Of tho several county con-
ventlOus are requested tO forward To the UNI
dorsigued chairman al Topeka, Kansas, n
certified copy Of thu credentials Of their sou
eral delegates Immediately upon tho adj
JournmenI VI tho county conventions, said
credentials 10 be received at Topeka not
later than tho morning OF June 9Th The
credentials should show tho postonlco addrosS
OF each delegate. From the credentials tho
Republican state central committee will PRIV
pare roster VI those entitled to participate
in the preliminary organization OF tho con-
vention.
by order OF the committee.
FRANK l.. Blows, j. 81. SIMPSON,
Secretary, Chairman.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-29

Those who know say that in west
crn Kansas raising wolves ipr foF
the bounty is being practiccd to a
considerable oxtent. OF course the
animals are not shut up in corral
but tight fence is run around groups
OF coyote holes to keep the young
ones IN and as the animals multiply
rapidly there Is a good deal OF revenue
derived. Ford county paid over ST.
900 in bounties last year and had TO
stop because It was bankrupting the
treasury. Single hunters, experienced
in capturing wolves or in collecting
their scalps by means pj what
amounts to wolf-iarming, have, it IL
said. made as high as $1,000 in a
single season. Az western Kansas
can raise wolves there sssms to
be great future for the wolf business
II the bounty only keeps up. Even
in this county reduction was neces-
sary year or two ago to ceonemige
on the expenditure for this purpose,
Kansas in the past two years paid
out $50. 900 for wolf sealps,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-29

SoUTuwEsTERE North Carolina shell
ters the most important and prosper
GUS band of Indians In the cast, They
are Cherokees, and the band is an in
corporated company. The whole num-
Der is little over fifteen hundred, and
they inhabit beautiful mountain re-
gion. Although they retain their abo-
riginal features and the strong frames
Of their savage ancestors, they dress
in the garments of civilization and fol-
low the pursuits of white men. The
principal chief Is NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ing man, and he has three sweet-look-
ing daughters, two OF whom would be
oticeably pretty girls In any commu-
nifty. old-fashioned spinning wheels
are still used in the cabins of these
Indians.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-29

The Mo"'sF says that its friend
Artz has committed no crime, VIII
you please to tell us what in the
dickens yoq eall crime, anyway 1t
is the general opinion amq4g Repqbli.
cans and some Democrats tRat 60 raise
a check from eight to eighty dollars
and thereby obtain money is unlawful.
Have you Pops a different standard
from thisp
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-29

The prctticst Faster edition ever is-
sued by Kansas newspaper is that
Of the Council Grove Republican. Its
handsome white cover is poem In
itself, and the number is typograph-
zeal beauty, Mcssrs. Miller and Car
penter have right to be- proud Of
their success. The Republican is one
OF the best edited papers in Kansas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-29

THE late George W. Childs had an
overpowering fondpess for clocks. At
one time he had thirteen in his private
office, some made valuable by their
historic associations, others by reason
OF their fine workmanship. One ex-
quisite specimen composed Of lapis
lazuli was worth a great sum. In his
three residences and at his Office he
had more than nifty clocks, estimated
to be worth at least thirty thousand
dollars. From tho world over he was
in receipt of appeals to buy old clocks.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-29
Whioh7

Kansas wants a Republican State govern
ment from the ground up; but this doesn't
mean that she wants the old set OF ballot
box suffers back In power TO divide the
spolls.-[state journal.
This kind Of rot coming from
pretended Republican paper makes
one weary. 1t is so evidently the
balderdash Of the demagogue as to
reveal its insinccrity to the wayfar-
ing man though fool. This kind OF
random, reckless, rotten insinuation
is what has deprived the newspapers
Of Kansas OF very much of their for
mer influence with the masses OF the
people. without shadow OF evil
dence, without single fact from
which to draw an inference Of guilt,
the demagogical editor land there are
a few Of that class, we are sorry to
have to acknowledge will howl such
base insinuations as the above at some
imaginary member Of his own party,
with the foolish idea that the phar-
asaica howl any man is a holier-than-
thou sort OF Teller" will aid someone
to get a nomination.
II is safe to assert that the journal
has not the rcmOtest idea that II
could find any evidence TO support
the cowardly insinuation that there
ever was in the State OF Kansas any
Republican administration. or any
"sctn Of Republicans Of any kind,
either officers or private citizens, who
were "ballot box suffers or who
ever countenanccd In the rcmotcst
degree the casting or counting Of an
unlawful ballot. II the journal
possesses any such information it
makes itself a parliccps criminis by
keeping it hid from the rest Of the
world. A few Of the newspapers Of
Kansas have started out in this cam
paign with the false theory that only
this man or that one has the right
to bc candidate for Office; and that
all who favor any other candidate are
doing so from impure motives. Hence
We hear Of Martin gang "Mor-
rill combine" n "IIoch set" and a
"llriscr crowd
In the estimation Of such papers a.
! the journal man Is honest or dis
honest according to whether or not he
belongs to To the gang the "com-
binc," the "sct" or the "crowd' 70
which the journal adhcres.
such illcgitimate warfare can only
result in injury both to the candidate
in whose interest II Is made, as well
as to the party in general, for while
such insinuation4 may be estimated
at their true value by those who are
acquainted with their authors, yet
they will be-, and have already been
used by the Populists NJ weapon to
drive the uniformed away from the
Republican party.
So far rs the candidate who is re-
cciying such enthusiastic support
from the journal is concerned, the
REFLECTOR has always had an exalted
opinion Of Mr.. lloch and his sterling
qualities of head and heart, but we do
not believe that our admiration for
any candidate gives us the license to
make groundless assertions of fraud,
aud corruption against those who may
see proper TO support some other
candidate.
No gang" no combine" no "sct, -
no "crowd' has a mortgage ON the
Republican nomination for governor,
and il any SGT up such claim and
undertake to forcclosc it, let such
beware Of the people.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-29

Gov. Lcwclling has not yet caused
any charges to be preferred against
Mrs. Lease. The threat Of Sister
Lease to expose some Of the secrets Of
the administration has had the effect
to dampen the desire on the part OF
the governor to purify and harmon
izc" the State board Of charities.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-29

One Of the charming things in
human nature was brought out in the
city occupation tax case. Men who
on account Of their plea nj poverty
were allowed as a matter OF kindHess
to pay little on their license and
pay the remainder when they could
went ON the stand and gave evidence
that the city had allowed them a
rebato.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-29

Secretary Osborn does not want q
denomination and thinks he will run
for congress In Sixth district Gaines
believes he would prefer to run for
congress in the Fifth. The State adj
ministration seems to have read the
handwriting ON the political wall
CORRECTLY
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-29

The basis upon which the foregoing repre-
scntatlon is fixed, Is that each precinct,
without regard to number ~ votes cast.
shall be entitled to two delegates In said
conventions that for every 20 Republican
votes east for Secretary Of state In 1872, at
tho several voting precincts Of Dickinson
county. one delegate and Tor fraction OF 10
and over one delegate. Committeeman Of the
several precincts arc requested to see that
delegates are elected.
by order Of the Republican Central Com
mittee. H. II. ALDRiCH,
As. DAVIDSON, Chairman.
SECRETARY
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-29

The News complains that Populists
are wavcring as to whether they want
fusion or not. We would suggest
that It is very immatcrial to the News
whether there is fusion or not.
Whomsocvcr the Pop nominate the
News will be found at the final round
up hanging on to his coat-tails like
rrim death.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-29

SEVERAL years ago, when the great
Johnstown disaster aroused the whole
country TO pity and benevolence, the
people OF Brooklyn raised relief fund
Of several thousand dollars. OF this
no small amount was contributed by
the laboring classes and those depend
ent upon salaries 1t appears that not
all of the amount contributed was
needed, and the balance OF three
thousand dollars, which now remains
in the bank to the credit of the relief
committee, will be used for the unem-
ployed poor OF Brooklyn itself.