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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-05-10
Shrewd Scheming.

A Topeka correspondent reveals a
bit Of inside political history that is
interesting and shows the shrcwd
methods adopted by Chairman Breid-
entbal to carry the Populist party
through. It was his work which
made the Republican poll taken so
laborously in 1892 not only absolutely
worthless, but positively deceiying
and misleading. lie arranged plan
and put it into effective operation by
which at least four voters in each Of
the 1000 precincts were TO have Re-
publicans list them as having left the
Pop party, which was done, and the
results showed that the poll which
had cost so much aud on which so
many Of the "boys' placed their good
Republican money, was just about
that much out Of the way. One and
part Of the time two spies from the
enemy were in Republican headquar-
tiers, employed and paid by the sec
rotary and his assistant, against the
advice Of the party workers, and there
was no delay in Brcidenthal knowing
every night just what had been done
by the Republicans.
Now Brcidcnthal has another
scheme. lie will arrange to have
missionaries In every neighborhood in
the State, who shall make special
efforts to prevent lukcwarm Republic
can and all others possible from at
tending any but Pop meetings. The
plan has been arranged in all its de-
tails, and il is certainly very slick
piece Of politics. These Pop mission
aries are to post themselves aud con-
fer together. The Republicans who
have any weak points, or are favorable
to free silver, or who failed for any
reason to vote last fall are to he the
subjects Of special and continued
effort. Not only must the Pop do all
in his power, but he must have the
active and constant assistance Of his
family. That studied neglect and
GOODNESS Of the old Alliance members
toward their "unrcformed" ncighbors,
is to Immediately disappear and in
their stead must be cultivated the
more cordial and intimate ncighborly
conduct. These missionaries must
watch dates Of Republican meetings
and must make those dates the occa-
sion Of family visits when all ego n
visiting"
II never seems to occur to the
Populists to win by honest methods or
on the merits of their cause-their
every movement seems to be n con
cession that their cause has no merit.
II IL wins IL must be by chicancry
and trickcry, by lawlessness or by
deceit. The day has passed, forever,
we hope when citizens of Kansas can
be duped by any such disgraceful
methods or can be hoodwinked into
supporting party with no higher
aim than to deceive somebody.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-05-10

Congressman Davis, of this district,
50 seldom deserves credit for his pub
lie acts that It is novelty to COM
mend him. On Monday, however, he
did deserved action. When Coxey
asked him to present a petition from
the army 10 congress he refused
and intimated that the place for Coxey
was back in Massillon, Ohio. OF
course II was no more than he ought
to have done, but the fact that John
Davis did his duty once in three years
Is a matter ofeonsiderable Importance.
Why this remarkable change Of hearth
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-05-10
Chicago Grain aud Provisions


KANSAS CITY, May 8-wheat to-day sold by
sample ct about the prices prevailing at the
close yesterday, or Nc lower for hard wheat
and 10 lower for soft than yesterdays best
prices A few ears sold TO arrive at spot
prices There was no demand for wheat out
OF store
Receipts Of wheat to-day Is cars; ayear ago,
IS cars
Quotations for car lots by sample track at
Kansas City were nominally as follows; No
hard, s@Sio; No hard, 40 BS0c No I
hard, $50 rejected, Atoi No 2 red, 5so No 8
red, hODsio; No Z red, Ha Ge
Corn was in very good demand There were
few samples Of white corn on sale Some sold
early as low as 3THc 10 arrive and Sse for spot,
but at the close esHo was bid for white 10 ar
rive and SsNc for spot Mixed corn was 4 to
so higher
Receipts Of corn to-day, &c cars; ayear ago,
10 cars
No. mixed sold at $50 Kansas City, No
3 mixed. siHc; No, 4 slo; No . white, IS
QSSko; No white, STNo No white was
quoted nominally a. tae Memphis No .
mixed. kaks NamnhiA -.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-05-10
Scoring Cleveland.

The Chicago Times, Democratic,
has these cheerful words to encourage
Grover in his declining days;
Grover Cleveland Is secure in the
white house, serving his last term.
The profits Of his official station have
put him beyond the possibility of per-
sonal poverty. But it is not too much
to expect that millionaire president
should take some note Of the bitter
cry OF distressed people. The
country resounds with the tramp of
unemployed men marching upon
Washington, there to explain their
grievances. Everywhere there is
trouble between masters and men.
Strikes disturb the course Of trade,
paralyze industry and breed poverty
and distress. Farmers are bowed I'M
der the ever-increasing load Of indebt-
edness, fostered by the falling prices
Of grain. Merchants suffer because
customers have no money. There Is
more active discussion Of radical cures
for social and commercial ills than
there has ever been before on this side
OF the Atlantic. Upon all this the
president is wholly silent. Concern
ing the currency question, which more
than anything else is exciting the peo-
pie, he has no word to say.
How Is it TO be wondered at that in
the face of such fatuousness, in the
presence of such inane insistence
upon single dogma and blind ignor-
ing OF the peoples more strenuous
demands voters are iorsaking Grover
Cleveland in armiesP
The effect Of Cleyeland's letter upon
the National association of Demo-
cratic clubs will be something very
like that Of a fire in the rear.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-05-10

There has been a good deal too
much blufling in the gubernatorial
race. The chances are that Morrills
friends who are claiming that he will
have 700 out of the $50 delegates
have put their figures few hundred
too high Evidence is cropping out
here and there that other claims have
been made. The nomination should
go to the choice of the Republicans Of
the State and then when it is made
everyone take hold and work for the
nominee.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-05-10

The Abilene REFLECTOR Is now for
Morrill, for governor. II was red hot
for Hoch few days ago. We will
give the immaculate proprietor of
that sheet one hundred dollars for n
straightforward, honest story OF its
conversion. Undoubtedly II would il
would read like hundred others Of
similar cases. Now is the accepted
harvest time for all willing news
PaPers.-LLeayenworth Times.
Rate! The REFLECTOR said George
Martin was the Fifth districts most
popular candidate and probably this
eounty's choiee-and he is. 1t said
at the same time that the other candi-
dates we're worthy men-and they
are. IL said that Morrill, would APP
peal particularly 10 the business ele-
ment and make good governor-and
be would. 80 would Heller or H0ch.
Whoever IL nc minated the REFLECTOR
il for him. for all four Of the men
are worthy and strong candidates.
The kind Of fight you are making IL
enough 10 disgust every friend Of the
party It's ALFRED lucky that the
Times bas mighty little influence.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-05-10

Kansas has too many "fnanciers"
whose judgment on how to run n pea
nut stand would not be worth the ask
Ing. They increase in inverse pro-
portion to the weather. The more
rain the less iinanciers. This is going
to be wet year and great decrease
may be looked for.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-05-10

Let tho Democratic senators pass the tariff
BILL the voters will do the rest,-lJ. q. Sem
tinel, Dem.
Right you are, and they will give
the ''rest" to the present members of
congress or the Democratic candidates
In their respective districts. The
voters are just aching to "do the
rest.n
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-05-10

"Will You walk into my parlorP
said the spider to the n.y." The
farmers OF Kansas played the fly once
and walked into the Populist spiders
Farmers Alliance web, but they won't
do 1t again. The scheme Is smooth
but not smooth enough.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-05-10

Abilene's city printing last year
was unusually large owing to the new
ordinances adopted and at 20 per
cent amounted to $50. This year it
Is let at 10 per cent and will not
make $50 worth. Municipalities
ought not to ask newspapers more
than other business firms to do work
for nothing.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-05-10

The News, of this city, is always
lavishing taffy ON Barney Sheridan,
OF the Paola Spirit. WIN it endorse
these words from his last weeks
paper; mot one man for State
office on the Populist ticket in Kan
sas this year will be elected
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-05-10

John Davis was in congress three
years before doing praiseworthy act
and then 1t was only negative virtue
not presenting the Coxey petition.
Fifteen thousand dollars an act is II
little expensive for the Fifth district.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-05-10

The State officers of the Farmers
Alliance are w. S. Hanna PopulisD,
Mrs. Otis PopulisD, J. b. French
PoPulist)' $. NJ. Scott Populisp, G.
y. Miller (PopulisD, A. c. Easter
PoPulist). J. S. Elwood (Populist),
d. Lester (PopulisD, A. c. Hillman
(PoPulist). OF course the organiza-
tiOn is non-partisan,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-05-10
Leavenworth Times: The prt

Leavenworth Times: The present
movement Of the "armiesn Is only
grotesque. The next may be danger
Gus. And for that reason IL should
be dealt with in u manner that will
forever discourage repetition Of the
experiment..
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-05-10

Chester |. Long will make the race
for congressman again in the Seventh,
having been nominated yesterday.
This time his path leads straight to
the Capitol steps.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-05-10
THURSDAY. MAY 10. 1894.

Lyon county will establish chinch
bug station in Emporia.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-05-10

Labor is not awake to its own inter
est. 1t strikes when work Is scarce
instead Of when II is plenty.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-05-10

Possibly there have been more pitt
ful pleas than that of the Dickinson
county Pops in their address" but
not in many, many years.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-05-10

The way Of the prohibitory offender
is short and very rocky under County
Attorney Smith. Vide district court
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-05-10

The Farmers Alliance posing as a
"non-partisan" organization at this
stage OF the game is decidedly funny.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-05-10
MARKET REPORTS.


KANSAS CITY, May 9,-Cattle-Receipts, O..
2ib: calves, TO- shipped yesterday. i,,5L The
market for heavy steers was dull to / lower;
other cattle steady throughout. The following
are representative sales;
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-05-10

ingalls, is to write on Coxeyism. He
has been somewhat OF a nomad him
self for three years,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-05-10

Dickinson county never had better
outlook for a season Of prosperity
than this year Farmers will wear
diamonds next TALL.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-05-10

=. ~ 1IIVE V9'5V VIII ssssss va 70 VI
Hogs-Receipts, iaois; shipments yesterday,
l,pl9 The market was 5 to i0c lower, opening
steady and closing dull and 10 TO l'c lower.
The top was S,0TH and bulk OF sales t49J to
$500 against o. 10 for top and I5OJ to o. o, for
bulk yesterday
Sheep Receipts, ItJ5 no snipmenta me
market was airly active and steady. The fol.
lowing are representative salesi
.g."........ilo ass lel g. & yr.. n 400
HS''......,,.. OF d0 O....,,.. lQi ai0
Chicago Grain and Provision.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-05-10
Greatest Selling Out Sale

ever known in this part Of the country.
Such slashing and cutting Of prices
must certainly convince you at once
that I mean business.
Our stock of Mems, Boys and Child
ren's Suits, Hats and Caps, Gents
Furnishing Goods, Trunks and Valises
is by far the Largest and best in Dick
inson county. Remember that this
stock was not bought for the purpose
of making Selling-Out Sales, but con-
sists of the very best goods that money
and skill could produce. Shall not
attempt to give you few leaders on
shoddy goods to bring you to my store,
but am determined to sacrifice the en-
tire stock without regard to cost or
value. Come and see for yourself.
Clothing Fixtures also for sale.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-02-07
A Sensational Suicide.

MEMPHIS, January 26.-A dispatch
to the Commercial from Macon, Ca,
says: Mrs. Stella Akeridge, a woman
apparently at bout 3Oyears old, deliber-
ately committed suicide in most SEN
sational manner last evening. Shortly
after 5 o'clock she walked hurriedly
into Stratton's gun store, asked the
clerk for ladies' pistol, was shown q
small 32-calibre bulldog, which, at
her request was loaded. "Now," she
said, cooking it, "will it shoot?" and
before the affirmative was well out Of
the man mouth she placed it to her
temple and fired. Keeling backwards
she fell prone and died in an hour.
The woman was from Savannah, Ga.
Letters in her possession showed some
deep family troubles, also that she
was seeking divorce from her hus-
band, Thomas P. Akeri1ge. 1t is
thought the woman originally came
from New Orleans. Her maiden name
was Stella Sanford.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-02-07
seekipp an interview with Mr.. Keelin

seeking an interview with Mr.. Keelin.
When asked why he did not run
away with his companions when he
saw the overwhelming force of the
enemy, he modestly replied that he
had been put there to defend the
bridge and save it from destruction if
he could, and he did not think it right
to give it up without at least making
some show of fight for it; and when
he got into it, "there was no way to
get out except to fight out" as he put
it. He seemed to have very little
idea that his deed deserves to rank
with the bravest in the records of
mankind. He does not complain OF
his lot, but wends his quiet way unno-
ticed and almost unknown. He de-
serves pension, both from his native
State and from the railroad company
whose property he so bravely defend
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-02-07
Saw Heaven and He'll.

A non-believer, in Wilmington, N.
c., died few days ago, but before
his death and "after his death some
peculiar things occurred. The Will
mington Messenger has this to say:
Previous to his illness, Mr.. Hodges
was not protesting Christian, and
while he believed in a Supreme Being,
he could not believe in state Of pun
ishment like hell. Several gentlemen
who boarded at his house were nom
believers, and on several occasions
recently religion was discussed and
some of the party declared that they
did not believe there was any God,
any Heaven or any He'll. Atheistic
literature was read by them, and MIR.
Hodges read book that ridiculed and
assayed to show the falsity Of of'religion.
This book was lying on the mantel-
piece in his room, and a few days ago
he called his wife and told her it was
such books that led him blindfolded
to hell and that he wanted her to hunt
it up and burn it. She obeyed his
wish and burned it in the stove before
his eyes. About 10 o'clock on the
night he died, he became unconscious
and his attending physician seeing
that the end had come, requested his
wife to leave the room to avoid the
anguish of the scene. She did so
but, after her husband had lain speech
less and motionless for sometime,
with no pulse and no perceptible pull
sation of the heart he aroused and
called his wife. Taking her in, his
arms, he told her that he had died
three days ago, and that she had
brought him to life three times by her
distress. To reassure him, the physi-
clan told him that it was the fever
which made him think so, but he said
he knew everybody in the room, was
perfectly conscious and knew every
word he was saying. Looking around
at those with whom he had discussed
non-belief, he exclaimed, "There is a
hell, there is Heaven, for have
seen BOTH" He described Heaven as
a place Of brightness and flowers, and
hell as place Of darkness and hor-
rors, and said he did not want to go
there. He added thathe had seen the
Saviour, who had told him to come
back and prepare to meet him. Then
saying that Jesus was waiting for him
he mentioned hurriedly that he must
90. He bade his wife farewell and
placing his hands in an attitude OF
prayer, he became unconscious ana
remained so until the spark OF life
was out The scene around the death
bed was indescribable and the strong
men who professed unbelief are said
to have trembled and wept bitterly.
Belief is expressed that Mr.. Hodges
was really dead but came back to tell
them there was a Heaven and hell.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-02-07
A Confederate's Stratagem.

During the Civil war, the Confeder-
ate Government could not undertake
to supply all it's cavalrymen with
horses, if indeedi it so supplied any Of
them. They had to furnish their own
mounts and if a soldier lost his horse,
and could not replace it, he was COM
PEELED to take his gun and 60 to the
ranks Of the infantry. To dismount
and become an infantryman was very
unpleasant thing for many reasons; /;
and the cavalrymen were often forced
to desperate measures to avoid it.
The Washington Post tells story
of a Confederate cavalryman whose
horse had been killed in the autumn
of 1868, in askirmish near Warrenton.
He put his wits to work to devise a
way in which to capture one from the
enemy.
He was with the outside pickets,
and not far away, on the road, were
the Federal cavalry pickets. He pro-
cured from the railroad a long piece Of
telegraph wire, and when twilight
came, stretched it firmly across the
road, fastening one end to the fence
and the other to a tree, just high
enough to let mounted cavalryman
go beneath it.
Then he sneaked down to the pike
and came in view of the Union mount
ed pickets. Three Of them saw him
and quickly gave chase. He ran for
his life. It was sharp pursuit, 80
that the Confederate tie had hardly pass
ed beneath his wire before the three
Union cavalrymen were upon it. In
the gathering darkness they saw moth
ing of the wire, and rode upon it at
full speed.
Two of the pursuers rolled upon the
ground-the breath knocked out OF
them, though, as the result showed,
they were not dangerously hurt. The
third, by some fortunate accident, es-
capped the wire; but he was so aston
ished and possibly frightened, think
ing himself in some sort Of ambush,
that he turned and rode back to camp.
Meantime the two riderless horse 8
bore down on the Confederate. He
watched his chance, and captured first
one and then the other, and rode of
in triumph to the camp, the possessor
of two excellent horses.
AS he was passing out of sight, he
saw the two Union pickets gather
themselves up in the gloom and start,
terribly crestfallen, after their re-
treating comrade.
1t is thus that war makes hero out
Of horsethief.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-02-07
800 Reward, 500.

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Testimonials free.
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@SoM by Druggists, 75c.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-02-07
A New Idea.

The Observer wants, above all things
in politics, to see peace and harmony
among the white people in South Car
olina. We shall never nave anything
like prosperity or quiet or friendliness
until some arrangement is effected
whereby all the white Democrats in
the State shall have voice in the
control of affairs-until it is recog-
nized that all Democrats have equal
rights in the party managementand IN
the selection Of Offices.
It is the politicians and offlce-seek-
ers who keep the people at enmity
with each other. What do they care
for peace and prosperity so long
as they are filing their private pur-
ses at the expense Of bitterness and
strife?
What we would suggest as short
and fair method of ending this strife
is the calling of another convention
in March, April, June, July, or.any
other month not convention of Of
fce-seekers and politicians, but OF
men who do not want Office. How
would it do to have convention OF
men who are not in politics, and who
will pledge themselves not to ask fol
and not to accept any ofice-this con,
vention to arrange compromise tick
ct? Let the compromise be on any
fair and reasonable basis; give the
greater number Of the Offices to the
"Reformers all of them if nothing
else will do-only select men who
will be fair to all the citizens Of the
State and who will use their offices
for the promotion Of the general vel
fare.
We believe there are enough citi'
zens of South Carolina who have
grown tired of trife to enforce some
kind of compromise, provided some
plan of effecting a compromise were
adopted. We only throw out the sug
gestion, leaving its development tt
others, if it has any merit. .-Ne,0berrs
Observer.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-02-07
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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-02-07

- A widowers' association has been
formed in Dresden. No man can join
unless his wife is dead, and if he
marries again he becomes an honorary
member merely. One of the chief
purposes of the association is to help
newly-made widowers by looking after
their wives funerals and caring for
their children.
The chief of the United States
Senate stationery room holds his Office
under the title by which he was
elected years ago, "Mender Of Quill
Pens," though there is now bu one
Senator who uses quill pen, and the
chiefs duties are now quite unlike
those which he first assumed,