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ana examine the residue. found my
self reduced to a very limited number
of occupations. lie was neither law
yer nor clergyman, In spite Of soft
felt hat, and somewhat clerical cut
about the necktie l was wavering
now between pawnbroker and horse
dealer; but there was too much char
acter about his face for the former,
and he lacked that extraordinary
equine atmosphere which hangs about
the latter even In his hours Of relaxa-
tom so I formed provisional dag
nosis Of betting man Of methodistical
persuasions, the latter clause being in
serted in Difference to his hat and neck
tie.
Pray, do not think that reasoned it
out like this in my own mind 1t is
only now, sitting down with pen and
paper, that | can see the successive
steps. As it was, had formed my con-
clusion within sixty seconds Of the
time when | drew M, nat down over
nv nv Eyes and uttered the mental ejacu-
lation with which my narrative begins
did not feel quite satisfied even then
with my deduction. However, as a
leading question would-to pursue my
chemical analogy-act as my litmus pa
per, determined to try one. There
was Times lying by my companion,
and | thought the opportunity toogood
! to bG neglected, ''
DO you mind my looking at your
paper?' asked.
Certainly, sir, certainly said he
most urbanely, handing it across.
glanced down Its columns until my
eye rested upon the list Of the latest
betting.
"Ilullo!" ! said, they are laying
odds upon the favorite for the Cam
bridgeshii..ee. But perhaps added,
looking up. you are not interested in
these matters?'
"Snares, sir,' said he violently;
"wiles Of the enemy! Mortals are but
given a few years to live, how can they
squander them so! They have noteven
an eye to their poor worldly interests, II
he added in quieter tone 'or they
would never back single horse at such
short odds with a field of thirty"
There was something in this speech
of his which tickled me immensely. |
suppose it was the odd way In which he
blended religious intolerance with
worldly wisdom. laid the Times
aside with the conviction that should
be able to spend the next two hours to
better purpose than in its perusal
"You speak as II you understood the
matter, at any rate remarked.
Eyes, sir, he answered; few men in
England understood these thin@s bet
ter in the old DAYS before changed my
profession But that is all over now. y
Changed your profession?' said |,
interrogatively
Eyes; changed my name, too"
"Indeed?' said !,
ayes; you sec, man wants a real
fresh start when his eyes become
opened, SO he has a new deal all round,
so to speak. Then he gets Il fair
chance"
There was short pause here as |
! SCENE" ", W on delicate ground IN
touching on my companions antece-
dents, and he did not volunteer any In
formation broke the silence by Of
farinu him chprnnt
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-10-31
LOTS OF FUN.
INT II wasn't Just Exactly What tho BOYS
Expected.

hut II Wasn't Just Exactly Whht tho ""yH
Expected.
That's all right about them British
a-s," said o long.eGss1 western man
10 Il group oI"reporIers, one or whom
had told story Of how an Englishman
had been fooled by some Americans on
train In the far west by a cry Of tralp
robbers.
"Yes, but they don't like the robber
business g little Bit" asserted the re-
porter
II reckon not admitted the west.
erner, doggedly. "Leastways, after
what seen and felt should say there
was one, anyways, that didn't like II
overly"
what did you do? Scare him out OF
years GROWTH?
"Well, no." was the hcsitatlng an
swer, 81 reckon It wuzn't quite az much
RS that"
"Tell us about IT," put In an mpa-
tient listener
ut was this away" said the west
erner, In a tone Of seml-sadness
There was abouta dozen Of us fellers
goln' through Texas in sleepin car
and the only stranger in the lot was
strappin big Engllshman, with avoice
on him like bass drum. We got him
out in the smoker, and 1t wasn't morn
eighteen minutes TIL we was loadin'
him up to the neck with stories OF
train robbers and that sort Of thing
At first. he kinder quieted down bit,
because we didn't tell no kind OF yarns
but blood curdlers, but IL wasn't long
TIL he had his second wind, and purity
soon he was braggin' what he'd do II
robbers happened TO stop any train he
was on.
That's fist where we wanted him
at, and II wasn't long till we had the
Job put up with the conductor and the
rest OF the gang to stop the train and
skeer that Britisher plumb to death
and back ag'ln. II was about eleven
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IMPACT OF THE BICYCLE.
Serious Damage May DO Done by Collid-
Ing Wheels.


Serious Damage May be Done by Collid-
Ing wheels
The ability OF a bicycle rider in rapid
motion to do serious damage in n col
lision with another machine, or with a
pedestrian, Is fully appreciated by few
wheelmen. A man weighing one hun
bred and fifty pounds and moving Mt
the rate OF ten feet n second (which Is
only about seven miles an hour, has a
momentum Of fifteen hundred pounds,
leaving out OF the account the weight
Of the wheel. This is sufficient TO up.
set any pedestrian with terrific force,
II has been suggested that the
pneumatic tire forms II sort of fender
which would prevent serious concus-
sion in case OF collision. 1t would
undoubtedly have slight modifying
effect, but 1t would be of little nc.
count. A collision between two wheels,
each with oue-hunrcd fly.
pound rider spinning at the moderate
speed Of seven miIesnn hour, would re-
suit IN Il smashup with Il force of three
thousand pounds. In view Of these
iacts, 1t is no wonder that bicycle ne
cidents are often very serious,
The tractlvo force required to propcl
bicycle over n smoot level surface Is
estimated ut one .hundredth Of tho load
calling the load one hundred and Atty
pounds, force Of one and half pounds
would be required TO move tho wheel
forward, and this calls for pressure
on the pedals Of SIX and three-quarters
pounds on wheel geared In the usual
manner. When, however, tho road Ia
rough or on an up grade, the case Is
different, On grade Of one In ten, for
example, the rider, in addition to the
tractive force, actually HITS one-tentl
OF his weight and that Of the machine,
With rigid or semi-rieid tire the rider
Is obliged to exert sufficient force tc
lit himself over every obstruction en-
countered by the wheel the descent
from the obstruction gives back n por
ton OF the power expended In sur
mounting 1t, but not all of It. In the
case Of the pneumatic tire, however
the small distractions are not an OPP
posing element Of any consequence, a!
the tire yields In lieu Of the wheel
being raised, and the results the vince
travels as upon smooth track. Scen
tifc American,
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ring had slipped over my finger and re-
NAMED in the young lady's pocket |
sprang out and ran In tho direction in
which she had gone with the intention
Of picking her pocket once again. She
had disappeared, however; and from
that day till this have never set eyes
On her To make the matter worse
there was only four pence half-penny
in copper, inside the pure. Sarvc me
riaht for trying to rob such pretty
rirl til, If he'd that two Hundred
qui iow should not he reduced To-
Go3l heavens, forgive me- What TIA |
.aving9a
ITO BE CONTINUED
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avo tbonbs 81 eatd he. az have
o,ra,, ~, m tnhacoo II yos tbo hordsst
s - al vas ,hat II doos ma
ra 's. =, s,,,ai, 40 ,,,,;m - ro,,n ,,oad
Toll ma = ha addod snddonl,. loo,,ina
how'd n, ,,a ,r,,h IT. shn.,.a ,,sas,
aras ..,vhu d,d WOW ,n,,o s,oa,, i s mo
so 90 coref,,ilv hsfore ro,, snol,opp
nIt il a bahit ~ nina i sa;d 7 81
nm a mod;o,I nan md ohsorva,,on 20
o,arrth;nn H. ,n', nn " a' fha1 40
~ ,.s,' 20. -, H., ,as,l t '
~ ,os aea ,,';tha", ,oo,,,a.,
s,roroS 81 thomch, uo,, ,,'nro i" y 40.
,oo,;na =. e,s., h,,t oo,,i1,,, saoal,
49,, co. H. I,. 1911 -, ,asoa y
",vara ,.a,, = aa,ae.,,,a .,,aaos sni1I
"No y ~ aas,,oro1 ,,,,t = lau,,h. 81
AZ. ~. IL an. H.. w, n u 'a"t
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lCoPyRlGHT, 1891

"Who can he be-" thought /, as |
watched my companion in the seeoul-
class carriage Of the London 4 Dover
railway
had been SO full of the fact that my
long-expected holiday had come at last,
and that for few days at least the
gayeties of Paris were about to super
sede the dull routine of the hospital
wards, that we were well out of Lon
don before observed that was not
alone in the compartment. In these
days we have all pretty VS. agreed that
"three is company and two is none"
upon the railway. At the time write
or however, people were not so NOR
hidly sensitive about their travelling
companions 1t was rather an agree
able surprise to me to find that there
was somc chance Of Willing away the
hours Of tedious journey. | there
fore pulled my cap down over my eyes,
took good look from beneath it at
my vis-a-vis, and repeated to myself
who can he be?'
used rather to pride myself on be-
ing able to spot mans trade or pro
fesslon by good look at his exterior.
had, the advantage Of studying under
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-10-31

One Of the greatest natural wonders
in the United States is solid noun
tain al rock salt, which Is situated on
an Island in a sea marsh in southern
Louisiana. II lies near the river
Teebe, on the route lending from
l'rashcar TO New iberia, and Ia said IL
be the most gigantic mass Of exposed
rock salt known 10 exist. The Salt
peak Is about one hundred and eighty
five feet IN height, and mining engi-
npers who have recently visited IL say
that there Is not less than ninety mil.
Hons tons Of the pure saline crystal In
sight, st Louis Republic.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-10-31

Manu- tell you, nothing succeeds
like failure.
Dan-Nonsense; you mean sue
cess,
Not a bit Of It. There's man who
has failed nine times in twelve years
and now he's a millionaire. IN. Y.
World.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-10-31

There is n mound on the banks Of
Brush creek, Adams county, o., which
represents serpent in the act OF swal-
lowing an egg
81 have heard thai he charges i've
dollars for a vaccination"
Eyes, that caves the patient con-
fdence In the result."-Truth.
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they are more certain than many medicines
which are so strong that they put the sys-
TEN all out OF order The great advantage
Of the Pleasant Pellets Is that they cure
Permanently
Send a. one-cent stamps TO cover cost Of mall
Ing only, and get his great book, The Peoples
Common Sense Med II Adviser. abioinity fREE.
Address. Worlds Dispensary Medical Assoeia'
tou, No co. Main Street, Buffalo, ~. Y.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-10-31

The man with a weight on
his leg can't hope 10 win in the
race. A man with a weight on
his health can't expect TO COM
pete in life and business with
thoscwho are not handicapped.
II his brain Is heavy, and his
blood sluggish, because Of con:
stipation, he will not succeed
in doing anything very well.
Constipation Is the cause Of
nine tenths Of all sickness.
symptoms Of it are sallowness,
listlessness, poor appetite, bad
taste in the mouth, dizziness,
biliousness, and lassitude.
CoAstipation can be cured
easily and certainly by the use
Of Dr. pitrce's Pleasant Pei.
lets. They are not at all VIC.
lent IN their action, and yet
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-02
THE LONDON TIMES.
It's Leading Editorials written by
Mysterious Great Men.
From the Chicago Record.


From the Chicago Record.
What is the secret of the Importance
and influence of the London Times?" /
asked a prominent NJ. r., who is spend
ing few weeks in this country.
The mystery that surrounds the au.
thorship of the articles on it's editorial
page was he reply Nobody except
the editor-in-chief knows who writes for
the Times. 1t has no staff occupying
desks in editorial rooms like the ordinary
newspaper, but its articles are all writ
ten on the outside. The editor-in-chief
the different persons, who furnish the
leaders. Many of them are gratuitous;
the rest are paid for by the column, the
rates varying according to the Importance
of the writer. There is a public impress
sion that all the leaders in the Times are
written by the great men in the British
empire, and when subscriber of the
Times opens the damp sheet in the'morn-
ing he always looks first at the editorial
page instead of the news columns, as he
does with the other papers and as YOU do
articles he finds there have been written
by the Marquis of Salisbury, the chan
cellor of the exchequer, the minister of
home affairs, the archbishop of London,
the poet laureate, the lord chief justice
or some other big bug. 1t is popularity
supposed that all great men in the British
Times, while as a matter of fact 20 per
cent. of the editorials are prepared by
ordinary literary hacks at the rate of
$40 column. The Times is a great
humbug. The late Mr. Barnum would
have admired il immensely. 1t has play
ed this game of mystery for half a cen
fury and still continues to be considered
as profound an authority on all topics
as the oracle of the Pythian Apollo at
Delphi"
But do the great men write for the
tmes2"
occasionally. Just often enough to
give an excuse for the pretense. A min
ister of state who wants to back up
some motion in parliament, or influence
public opinion in some way or another,
will have one of his secretaries prepare
an article on a subject and send it with
his compliments to the editor of the
Times; or the editor of the Times, seeing
that a certain matter deserves editorial
attention. win send one of the writer's
on his list to some high functionary to get
points for a leader. There is no doubt
that the Times is a very useful agent
for the government, and the ministry
reciprocates by shaking their heads
graVely when any one suggests that GER
tain articles are authorized"
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the long run, and we think cotton will
prove a profitable investment at current
prices.
Wheat.-The market continues dull and
lifeless. The heavy spring movement
Keeps on, but at somewhat reduced rate
and exports continue moderate May de-
livery declined to COO in Chicago, closing
1zQf4c higher Speculation waits some
change in conditions, OF some Moses for
a leader. We adhere to our opinion that
prices will ultimately take decided move
upward. and that the danger OF any ma
terial further depression is not consider
able.
Observation-Disclosures of hogs larger
than were looked for and very little doing
Hence prices have continued to gradual
" sag down, January ribs reaching 81. 40
the lowest in fifteen years. Any change
in ruling conditions would be apt to cause
a material advance.
Warfeld &. Williams.
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charleston, S. c., Dec. Arrived.
sehooners Fannie Brown, Lamson. Rich
mond. Va; Percy and Lille, Miller;
Greenleaf Johnson, Woodruff, New FORK;
Harold c. Beecher, Gray, New London.
Beaufort, 5. c., Dec. ARRIVED, Port
ROYAL. schooner Blanch Hopkins, from
New York, Nov 2s.-Arrived. schooner
pora Matthews. Brown, Brunswick.
Baltimore, Nov. 29.-Sailed, ,hOoner
Island City, Harvey, Savannah.
Philadelphia, Nov. 29.-Sailed, schooner
" illiam II Swan, Davidson, Savannah.
brunswick, Ca, Nov, 2s.1z!Arrived, brig
Jennie Hubert, Rodich, New Haven;
schooners Josephine Ellicott, Nash, Dos
ton: Francis c. Yarnell, Bowen, Provi-
dence; Linah c. kaminski, Ray New
Cleared, bark Triumph CNor). Carlson,
sailed, schooner f. c. Pendleson, Bur
sID-a a'rien. Ca, Nov. 2s.-Cleared, schooners
Charles H. VALENTINO, Thompson, New
New York: Standard, Dram, Newark.
Genoa, Nov. I-Arrived, steamers Bog
stad (Nor), Thorbjornsen, Savannah via
Barcelona.
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little control Of his hand. He saw the
healer, and he says that he is now as we'll
as ne ever was, and that he believes he
could walk a dag without firing
The father-in-law OF Oscar Allen. the
wholesale grocer, was cured OF rheumatism
by Schlatter.
Mr. Wood OF the freight inspection bu-
renu is another man who has been cured
OF rheumatism and partial paralysis
Louis Metz. son of the brewer has
been in ill health for many years and he
mas come back feeling better and stronger
..Roadmaster Murray of the Union Pa
cine has been cured of rheumatism which
has affected him for many years
Uncle Edward lives in Council Bluffs
and works in the Union Pacific shops
here He has had the sciatic rheumatism
Tor years, so that he could walk but few
squares, and could not sit down without
help or arise without assistance He saw
,ne healer. and now he walks around with
perfect freedom. and can sit down and get
up like a yearling.
Jim Larned, the Union Pacific engin-
eer, whose hand had been paralyzed so
that he could not close his fist or DO any
thlng with his fingers, has been to ser the
healer, and now he can work his fingers
like the rest OF mankind"
one woman, whose name IS not given,
however. said she had suffered for years
with varicose veins She stood in line for
SIX hours before she was touched by the
healer. At his first word. she saws, she
felt no more pains, and has never felt them
since, though her leg is still swollen
Thomas \. Wright Of the Second Him
DIS Cavalry. who has been crippled SO that
for many years he has had to use
crutches, saw the healer and is now walk
ing without any artificial assistance. and
declares he is as strong and we'll as ever.
When II comes to reputed cures OF or
ganic diseases the reports are not quite so
explicit, yet several are related. The Rev
in Omaha. is satisfied that Schlatters
cures are real.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-02
Local Daily Weather Report for the
Morning News

Local forecast for Savannah and vi
entity till midnight Dec. 2. 1895: Threat
ening weather and rain; warmer Monday
forenoon colder Monday night or by Tues
day morning; brisk to high winds, veer-
ing from southeast to northwest; proba-
bly, clearing Monday night.
Forecast for Georgia: Threatening
weather and rain: southerly winds, shift
ing to northwesterly; much colder Mon
day night in northwest portion; a mod
crate cold wave in southeastern portions.
Comparison of mean temperature at
Savannah, Ga. on Dec. l. 1895, with the
NAL, S.; mean, IS; excess or deficiency
for this date, O.; accumulated deficiency
since Jan. !, 1885 $50.
NAL, 10; amount for Dec. l, 1895, 90; de-
parture from the normal =. 10; total de-
parture since Jan !, 1880, = AS.
Maximum temperature, 81; minimum
temperature, AZ.
The hight of the Savannah river at Au-
gusta at S a. m. 75th meridian time) yes
terday was SIS feet. fall of O.S feet dur
ing the preceding twenty-four hours.
Observations taken Dec. l at the same
moment of time at all stations for the
Boston, A. W S. v 8. cloudy.
New York city. AZ, W S, 6, clear.
Philadelphia, 40, Sc, 10. partly
Washington city, A, W Sc. light
cloudy.
H9tteras O. w Sc. V IL, cloudy.
Wilmington + IS. w d. light. Cloudy.
Cbarint3e = AZ W r Y light. cloudy.
Gtiapts : 20 w r v - cloudv-
SaVannsb + 81 W e. 8. cloudy.
Tscl-son1-iiIe Z 80 W NE Y light cloudv
4mniter "a " w y 70. raining
RGI+ West + "a " Sc Y light partly
tn, cIouuE' m =, ligb+ cIo,,dv
Mobile, 60, W S, l6. cloudy.
WI 1l!IS7 oillei 90 %, W . cio,1JZ-
I'm NIChS ~; 3, l %. W 70 ~ = 1e AIMING
NeM OIledIs, ~ " ~ ie' 49,
NIalNesto ~ ! o. ~ " S.r- ~ ciaar
1oIpuS9 CilIls 81 %, " 20 49, To-
1alestne' a. ~ ~ W, " o,,oiS5I
Mss IplirS, ~ W 81, v 5s cloudv.
Ndshvllt, o. 80 %, HI1et 'r-ai,i,.,
11iiuldndPoAs' a. 1SE, l5 ~ i e'i'ii'7'
6inclhnau' &C. " g. cIa,,dis
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Religious Intolerance.

Editor Morning News: II history is
worth anything as a pointer to succeed
ing generations. nothing IS to be so much
feared as a priesthood with a govern
ment at its back as a supporter. The most
intolcrant people in the world are those
governed. influenced and controlled by
a religious feeling or frenzy History is
full Of it. all borrowed from the mono
theistic idea of the Jews. as we read Of
it in the Bible. that certain people, or
men. become in some sort of a way a
priest or prophet. the private secretaries
Of God. and seemed to know just what the
infinite mind wanted and intended TO do
with this. that or the other man, or this.
that or the other people or nation.
How wise Thomas jefferson was when
he opposed the uniting Of church and
state. He was in his day the very en-
bodiment Of a long-headed. far-seelng
wise and just statesman. How we'll u was
for the country that such men as JefeF-
son, Franklin, Morris and Washington and
others were free from all deepseatcd re-
iigi0us convictions, Tor perhaps " b. not
known that Washington was rs muca 81
an infdei In his religious belief NJ was
JeIei gen, Aicfria o. Paine bat iush &
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-02
SOME OF sCHLATTER's CURES.
stories of the ExcnrsiOnists who
went From Omaha 10 See the
Healer.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
Perhaps the strangest incident con-
nected with the mysterious case of the
healer Schlatter was the recent excur-
sion of 40 employees of the Union Pacific
railway and their families from Omaha
to Denver to visit the healer. 1t was an
odd thing for a prosaIc railroad company
to do, 10 issue passes TO all Of its en-
ployes who desired them to travel sew
eral hundred miles TO visit a man VINO
was regarded by the great majority Of
people IN the country as a fanatic, if not
Il fraud.
Renee of Division Superintendent Sunder-
land of that railroad. He was IN an ace
dent some years ago, and as a result OF
the injuries he then received he had been
a cripple and entirely deaf until he Wis
tied Schlatter. He was touched by Schfat-
ter, and became perfectly well. There
was no question about his recovery vha.
ever may have been tho influence tbai
caused IT, As evidence Of his recovery
and of his entire faith in Schaltters pow
ers he secured permission TO grant passes
TO all of the railroads. employees who
were sick and wished to visit the healer.
One hundred and forty men and many
women and children left Omaha on the en-
curslon. the most remarkable train prob-
ably, that ever travelled across the tyreat
prairies. Pie eXcursioniJts saw Schlat-
ter. and what happened TO them tnay
told to interVlcWes from the Omaas.
WCrld-Herald who saw them after fbeir
return. The World-Herald mentions
cases.
j. l.. Drandels. the senior owner OF the
Boston store, has been "A sufarcr for
many years from q stomach trouble. ana
II has been necessary for him 10 take
medicine constantly for INDIGESTION. since
be- touched the hand OF The healcr ne haa
had no trouble nor has be taken any medi-
cine.
"Ed Reed has lived M Omaha fer rnnnv
years. and Or well known about town He
300 a uaralytic stroke IN 1919 and Tie rlrhf
$3.50 Wes alrlOst helpless, while ~ hnd but
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-02
weekly Market Review.

Cotton.-It has been a disappointing
week, as the New York market closed
easy at small decline, although the
movement of the crop was very light,
and Liverpool has been active for spots
and higher for futures. New York ad-
vices generally say their weakness is due
to apathetic speculation, and fears of po-
Htical complications in Europe. Some add
the real or affected belief that the crop
is over 100000 bales. All of these rea-
sons seem nonsense. Speculation is fair
ly active, considerably above the aver
age. as the volume of business shows.
Any weakness due to European politics
would he first felt in Liverpool; on the
contrary that market continues to ad-
vance in spite of New York's weakness.
To make this plain, we would call at
tention TO the following comparative
nricpS.