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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-10-10

Following is the program Of meet
ing to b. held at Greenridge, dis
trict No. 81, Saturday, November 2,
1895, beginning at 10 q. m.
Paper : Teachers Examinations How
Oftcn How Much" ....",D. A. Holmes
Dlscussion--Lau Ryan, 7. J, Roxroat.
PAPER Educational Roformors," .,.....
Observation-Disclosures. .ohuIlo" Aus"oi
Psper--"TDo Wa Make Arithmetic q
IIobbyi" .................. ...,av. n. Rugh
Dlscusai0n-- Bertha Lowcry. Dora bath.
AFTERNOON,
Paper -"What Does the Teacher Owe to
HIs pr0fesslon2'' ..,..........J0h John Stein
Discussion Andrew Peterson, Lillic Murphy
PHILOSOPHY Of Teaching" pages %-7s..a
Andrew Lockhart
Defamation. n. Coulson
"Nsdaevnl Europe" pnges e9-1T9.....,...
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ,,Peyton carter
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-10-10

The North District Teachers As
ISOLATION met as announced in dis
trict No. 81. Notwithstanding the
rain, there were twelve teachers be
sides others present at the opening
After prayer and singing, Andrew
1.ockhsrt was elected president, V,
Il. Rugh vice president, and Miss
Lucy Stacy, secretary.
These three constitute the execu'
tive committee.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-10-10

The Teachers North Central Asso
citation will meet at Beloit this year
A strong and varied program is be
ing made out. 1t will be divided
into three sections: The Graded
and High School; The Miscel
lsnsous including Rural Schools
and Primary and kindergarten
Work. Dickinson county will send
. delegation.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-10-10

Amos J. Cummings was nominated
for congress by Tammany hall In the
Tenth New York district William J.
Brown, q printer, was nominated By
the Grace democracy to oppose Cum
mings.
Lansing, Kan, was visited by . dh'
astrous fire Sunday. The general stors
of Levi Churchill the drug store OF Dr..
Neatly and the butcher shop Of 0sca,
HYDE were destroyed, causing q loss Of
$4,000, partly insured.
The report Of the state mine inspect
or Of Pennsylvania shows that the
Hungarian and Polish element have
complete possession Of the anthracite
mining region. Fully fve-sixths Of
them are unnsturalized.
Gen. Miles arrived at Washington on
the 9Th. he visited the war depart
ment and paid his respects to Score.
tary Lamont, after which a general
order was issued that he had assumed
command Of the United States army.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-10-10
First published IN the Abilene Weekly Re
nector, Oct. 10, 1881
ELECTION PROCLAMATION
Sheriff. Proclamation Of the Time Of
Holding a General Election.

STATE OF KANSAS, Ga.
Dickinson county,
The State Of Kansas to whom these presents
shall come, greeting
Know 20 that |, ]. 5. Smith, sheriff OF Dick
lnson county, Kansas by virtue Of the au-
thorlty In me vested, do by this proclama-
ton give public notice that on the Tuesday
succeeding the first Monday In November, A.
d. 19Q5
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-10-10
Castoria.

"Castora Is an excellent medicine for chill.
drsn. Mothers have repeatedly told me Of It,
good sysct upon their children"
Oh. G. g. Osaoop,
IoWell. MAJ.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-10-10
Castoria.

"Castoria b 10 well adapted to cAildEsa thae
recommend 1t assuperior toaay prssenpio1
known TO me-"
h. 4. ARoHln, 4 D.,
Ill 80. Oxford st., Brooklyn, n. ].
"Ouf physicians In ths childrsn's depart
ment have spoken highly Of thslr szpsrk
sncs Ia thsir outside practice with Castofia,
and although ~ only have among our
medical supplies what y known = regular
productA ~ ~ ~ frss 10 confess thas ~
merits Of CasfoslA has woa u b look VIA
favoe upon Il"
Uxrssp HoaerAl AND DluzaaAnS,
Boston. Ma
ALIEN 9. GNFl. FRA.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-10-10

A MEDAL Of honor was awarded 70
Charles W. Reed, chief buglsr Of TIE
Ninth Independent battery Of Masaa-
chusetts light artillery for most d.
tinguished gallantry in action" At tAs
battle Of Gettysburg, July 2, 1854
Bugler Reed remained on the field with
the commanding officer Of his battery,
who had fallen, twice wounded, and
while supporting him on his orderly's
horse, upon which be had been -
sisted, guided him safely bstwesn two
fires into the union lines
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-10-10

The CsnAaar Company n Murray Street, New York City.
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lenient treatment for apparent insuh-
ordination Youths Companion.

GEN. JOHN D. IxBorrS, . confederate
cavalry leader, died At Abingdon, W.
August IL. Gen. Iinboden WAS . grsdp'
ate Of the Virginia military institute.
He represented his county in tho lagis'
lsture and at tho beginning Of ths
civil wsrraised company and entered
the confederate army. He rose rapidly
to the command Of . cavalry brigade
and participated in oil the principal
battles. After the war he sngaeed
largely in mining and railroad entar
prises He met with frequent rever1eA
however, and died . poor man. Hs
was seventy.ave years old
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-25

FOR SALEI bedroom suit; 1 parlor
suit; carpets; ] stair carpet; / cook
stove: / gasoline stove, oven and can;
heating stove: also butchers tools Call
or address 1861 S. Lawrence. dS5-1t@
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-25

FOR SALE-Secon6hand pipe-eo thou
sand II l-inch pipe: thousand II. other
sizes; valves, fittings. etc. etc, az prices
20 suit Beriram Heating and Plumbing
Co. lis s. Lawrence. dSe-tf-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-25
Wichita Steam Dyeing Co

We have the ouly Csrpss Du..er IN the
West, and have just added raaehiuery for
DRY cleaning g dresses Of every kind vita
cut ripping Pcrtier.. Ctsrsii. and Car
isins Of all styles cleaned aud guaranteed
10 give sstisfsctiSn Orr rsfsrences the
Leaf IN The CITY. Ott1cs-iE. y MsrAet 81
kaciory-SSi West Derglss ave.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-25

WANTED-A good girl for general
housework- Apply at $50 South Law
renee Ave. dS5-lt N
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-25

WANTED-A cook, at 100 South To-
peka Avenue hotel dS5-2t6
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-25

ALL LADIES having a few hours lei
sure each day should write me at once,
regarding pleasant home work, which
easily pays SIS weekly. This is no de-
ception and will certainly pay you to in
vesttgate. Reply with stamped envelope
Mrs. 5. A Stebbins. Lawrence, Mich.
The herald., 1895-12-05
A GOOD OPENING

That eminent tariff reformer-the Re-
publicans are now the tariff reformers-
Senator Frye of Maine, celebrates his re-
sumption of senatorial duties by intro
ducing q bill providing for the admis-
sion free OF duty of all mater al used in
the construction and equlpm ent of vessels
built in the United States. Just why the
senator limits the application of his de-
nand for free raw materials to the sort
that are used IN the makeup of ships,
those people that pretend to be consist
emf might like to know. What is the
matter with admitting FREQ of duty The
materials that enter into the construC.
ton and equIpm ent of locomotives, Sow
ing Hachincs, agricultural In pemeht..
suits OF clothes, hats, collars and mincc
pie. OF which all tho people and particu-
larly the New Eng landcrs are especially
fond? Why this discrimination by gov
ernment that is supposed 10 stand for
equal rights to all and special privileges
to none?
Some people may think that tho sena-
tor has become inoculated with the virus
OF free trade, and that this measure but
indicates the taking Of an initial step by
him toward realization of his newly
adopted belief. But such is not the case.
Senator Frye is like all protectionists in
that there IS little fear OF his identity be-
coming confused with the jewel OF con-
sistency. He has been clamoIous for nro.
lection whenever he thought that it
would directly or indirectly benefit GER
tain local interests. and now he is setting
up an equal clamor for free raw materi-
ais OF n particular kind because certain
other local interests demand them.
The fact is that the hlp-building in
dustry OF New England has been for !;
long time on the decline because OF the
protective tariff on practically every
thing used in the construction and equip
The herald., 1895-12-05
PARSIMONIOUs DIPLOnACY

One of the best of the many excellent
suggestions made by President Cleveland
in his message is the one relating to the
maintenance of residences Of our minis
tiers and am bassadors abroad. AS the
president says, 1.-The usefulness of ma
tons diplomatic representatives undeni-
ably depends much upon the aIpropri-
atensss OF his surroundings, and a coun-
try like ours, while avoiding unnecessary
glitter and show, should be certain that
1t does not suffer in its relations with
foreign nations through parsimony aud
shabbiness in its diplomatic outfit" The
decent housing of our ministers and am
bassadors is a matter of far more practi-
cal importance and has a moro intimate
relation to the successful discharge of
ministerial duties than most of the Amer-
lean people seem to realize. The diplo-
mats who reside in the European capitals
have established certain style and
standard of living and entertaining, and
tine diplomat who cannot Keep within
respectable distance of them is, in tue
expressive parlance of the day, mot in
it," The degree of ceremony, conven-
tionality and show maintained at foreign
CdnltdlS may ne oOinSWuut W
those who believe IN extreme democratic
simplicity. but it exists and is part OF
the life that obtains in the sphere of the
class which rules IN Europe. 1t Is with
this social strata that our represe natives
must deal, and the deferential character
of the consideration given their missions
largely depends Oh the success with
which they maintain the dignity of their
positions. The principle OF adapting
ones self and manners to the require
ments and customs OF the country with
in which our field OF action may lie is
true of every walk in lire, and it is no.
where more potent than at the courts of
England and Europe. A minister or
ambassador is not mere bearer OF ess-
ages, a performer OF routine duties, but
what he is commonly designated, di-
plomat. and he accomplishes many of
his most delicate and important tasks
because OF the personal influence he at.
tains with the government to which he
Is accredited. 1t is not the minister who
is everlastingly IN condition OF antago-
nism to the foreign department of the
country to which he is sent who achieves
the highest success in negotiations, but
the ono who has maintained, not init
mate but cordial relations with that de-
partment, and whose character and abil-
lty and habits of life command respect
and Difference. And practically prere-
quislte to the establishment of AMIGA bic
and influential relations OF the kind that
count in she event OF controversy or in
ternational crisis is the observance of tn c
formalities and social functions that pro
dominate in the official world in which
the minister plays his part.
Our am bassadvrs are VIGOROUSLY in
sufficiently paid, tand there arc numerous
cases of resignation from the service be-
cause of the inability to MAINTAIN Il style
of living commensurate with the positio oil
given up.
by all means tho recomm cndation Of
the president upon the purchase and
maintenance OF residences for amba.sa-
doris should be adopted.
The herald., 1895-12-05
PARTY Vitality

Warner Miller talked more lik PRO
moter" booming canal project than
like politician familiar with our history
when he told the Republican club last
night that the Republicans are sure to
carry everything i'll next years elections
and that Gin a few moro years the DINO
cratic party will have entirely dlsap-
peared.' Does Mr.. Miller forget that
only three years ago his own party was
terribly thrsshed, got but AS out of 444
electoral votes for president, secured only
bare third OF the house uf representa-
tives, lost the senate, which 1t supposed
it had packed" with new states for a
long period, and was exultingly declared
by the democrats to be on the point of
falling to pieces? Does he not Iemem Der
that the Democra Is, who in 1872 had So
cured only 80 of the 366 electoral votes,
and in the next congress had less than
one-third OF either senate or house. IN
1874 obtained great majority in the
house, in 1876 carried New York and
every other dou btful s,ate in the north,
and two years later secured control of the
senate? The truth is that there is ire
mendous amount OF vitality in each OF
these organizations, and it sometimes
seems as though party was most dan.
gerous when it had Just bsen knocked
out. New York Evening Post.
The herald., 1895-12-05
AT THE THEATERS

Burbank-"The Westerncr, as pre-
scented by the Frawley company, has pro-
we'd one OF the best productions rendered
by this oreangization since its advent in
Los Angeles.
The audiences, however, have been very
large all OF this week and the representa- =
tion has received hearty Endorsement.
he cast mas been exceptionally we'll as
signed and Mr.. Arbuckic has added an
other triumph to his already long list of
doing some good work and the entire list
OF characters are all up to their usual
high standard. The scenery ia good and
the m cchanical effects above the average.
1.-The Westsrncr" goes this week only
and will he supplemented by .'Ioung
evening. and will run four nishts to be
succeeded by Captain Swift" which
will receive its initial production in Los
Angeles and will tie given for three
nights and matinee only. the last Of
next week. The only "westerner" natl
nee will be given on Saturday and the
popular play produced for tine last time
on Sunday evening.
The Frawley company will conclude
its engagement at this theatsr on Sunday
evening, the 22l inst. Milton Mobiles
and Dolly Mobiles com ence an engage
mcnt at this house beginning on the 3uth
inst. For the holiday week Manager
public. The attraction will be announced
IN due time.
4 4 4
Oipbeum-HonOrs are pretty evenly
divided between Miss Huth in her negro
dialect songs and her partner, Mr.. Cliff
ford, whose impersonations of the "Choi-
lie' boy are almost inimitable. This
mi no will
also the Ammons.Clerise troupe. with
their violins, mandolins. guitars and
harps. Frank. Morane, the Senatorial
Large, Is making a hit in his black-face
monologue. Other attractions are the
four Lassards. Ida Howell. Topack AMI
Steel and Williams and Walker. Active
preparations are being made for an at
tractive Christmas week program and
some OF the best vaudeville stars have
already been signed.
The herald., 1895-12-05

ment OF ships. Other industries in diff
ferent parts OF tho country have also been
declining:for the Same kind of a reason,
but to this latter proposition Senator
Frye is indifferent. Like all protection
lists he is q statesman Of distinctly local
conceptions.
Before the era OF steel and iron ships,
which set 10 in dead earnest few years
subsequent to the war. Maine enjoyed
unexampled prosperity in her ship build
ing industry. The chief material used
was wood, and of this her resourceful for
ests furnished her an abundance at a
cost not to be competed with elsewhere.
But with the passing OF :he wooden ves-
sci and the succession of the one almost
entirely composed Of iron or steel, cop
per and brass, the pine tree commonwealth
has lost ground in tho production OF state
ly specimens of marine architecture.
The tariff on the articles most essential
in modern vessels has had the effect OF
almost prohibiting the industry. The
tariff duties which prove so burdensoms
to the Maine ship builder were enacted of
course at the request of other congress-
men who desired in the name OF 'intant
the producers Of thoss materials lead
pipe cinch" on the American consumer,
including the New England ship builder.
And now the latter through Senator Frye
appeals for relief. He desires to be de-
livered out OF the hands OF the friends OF
American labor and the advocates of an
American standard of wages. as illus.
trated in Pennsylvania and the tenement
house industries of New York, and be al.
lowed to buy unrestricted by taxation the
materials he needs in the markets of the
world as he has o natural born right to
do.
We hope hs will succeed, that the meas
ure Senator Eye has proposed will be
adopted not out OF any particular SYM
pathy for the New England constituency,
for they have constituted good part OF
the arch that has sustained the tyranny
and the thisvery of protection, or to
countenance in the slightest degree the
miserable Inconsistency of Senator Frye,
but because it is a step in the right d.
rection; it means an enlargement OF the
fres list and diminution OF the tariff.
Every addition to the free list adds to
the peril of protectionism. The people
who have been deprived of the power to
tax their fellow citizens will inevitably
become in time antagonistio to those yet
retaining that power. II the odious, abb
surd and inequitable system of raising
revenue by levying tariff tax cannot be
abolished at one blow, then the next best
wsy-the one that will give the least
chancs for a calamity wall along the
lengthy line Of tariff beneIiciaries--is to
destroy it piecemeal, commencing as
President Cleveland has so ably and fire.
quently urged. by putting the most gem
orally used raw materials on the tree list.
Senator Frye seems to have endorsed
the idea, not in the way advocated by Mr..
Cleveland, but nevertheless in pretty
good way for Republican. He has made
an excellent beginning this session.
The herald., 1895-12-05

In the last year of the civil war the to-
tai expenditures of the United States
government, which now am cunt to about
81 goo, 200 a day or 1855, 900, 900 a year,
reached the prodicious total of 81, $780,
00o, 900. The revenue of the government
in the year preceding had oeen 1884, 000,
900, ana there was an enormous shortage
which could only be made up by large
increase in the internal revenue taxes,
the receipts for customs having fallen off
20 per cont below the year previous, In
1865, therefore, the internal revenue taxes
of the treasury department wore doubled
by act of congress, not in rate, but in
amount through the imposition of some
new items for revenue getting, which
seem now, thirty years later, peculiar,
and it may be oppressive as we'll.
For instance, section 81 of the internal
revenue law declared that every Getting
house should pay all annual tax of $40 to
che United States government; every re-
tail confectionsr, $40; every real estate
agent, $40; every intelligence o:.ice keep
er, $40; every insurance agent, $40; every
auctioneer. $40; every druggist and photo
graphsr, $40. Peddlers were divided into
First were the pcddlers who Travelled
with two or more horses or mules; those
peddlers paid the United States govern
ment 500 year. Then came the second
class of peddiers, those with a single
rig of two horses or two mules; these
paid $50 a year. Then came the third
mule, VINO paid SIS; and finally the
fouith-class peddlers, who sold their
wares travelling on foot: they paid
$40. The retail butchers were taxed $40
each, the projectors of theaters, museum
and concert halls 500 each, and jugglers
were taxed $50 each, q iuggler being de-
by sleight OF hand.'' There was gov
eminent tax of $40 for each alley IN a
bowling alley and $40 for each table in a
billiard room. Lawyers land this was q
feature Of the law that was singularly
popular among unsuccessful litigants)
filters had to pay $40 apiece. Every
miner employed in mining for coa,,
gold, silver, copper, lead, IRON, zinc. pei
ter or other mineral was taxed $40.
Architects and civil engineers were called
upon TO pay 10 to the government; build
ers and contractors had to pay $50. Dent
lists we're taxed $40. Proprietors of cir
cuses we're taxed 500, and in order that
there might be no mistake about il the
law decided that "every building, tent,
space or area whore fcats OF hOrseman-
ship or acrobatic sports are exhibited
shall be regarded as Circus Pawn
| brokers were taxed $50 for q license auth
orizing the use OF a capital of $50 000 and
for every additional $1,000 invested in the
money-lending business there was tax
| of So. Cattle brokers we're taxed Stu each
bankers $780, lottery ticket dealers Can
extinct mercantile branch) 500, livery
stable keepers $40 and custom house brok-
| ers $40.
Notwithstanding these increased items
of revenue and many similar ones, the
deficit IN the fiscal year Of 1865 was nearly
81. 900. 900. 600; but the year following, tn,
civil war having In the meantime been
brought to q close, there was a radical
dIminution of expense, and the deficiency
for 1866 was only $37. 600, 700. New York
Sun.
The herald., 1895-12-05
THURSDAY. DECEMBER S. 1905
SUGGESTIONS TO FARMERS ALLIANCES

During the present month three Farm
crs alliances will meet at as many differ
emit places in Los Angeles county. 1t is
to be hoped that those gatherings will be
largely attended. 1t is a wise thing for
farmers to get together at stated periods
and consider questions in which they arc
vitality interested.
We are speaking now of actual farmers,
not mere landowners. There are thous-
ands of so-called farmers who simply
own farming lands, while Others do the
work. We presume that the people who
constitute the Farmers alliances Of
Southern California are practical farm
ers, who till the soil, whether they own
it OF not. Such persons have some live
questions confronting them which they
can think over and discuss very profit
ably.
For example, they can. from the stand
point of independent citizens, give some
attention to the tariff question. Perhaps
by little careful, candid investigation
they may be able to discover the bypoc-
risy of the stcrcotyped claim that the
American farmer is bene fited by pro-
tective tariff; also why it is that the
'shome market for their products" which
protectionism has long been promising
them, il still invibsle to the naked eye.
A complete copy of the Mckinley tariff
law would be good thing for the farm
ers to examine carefully. From that they
will learn that in the long list of three
thousand kinds of dutiable imports there
are hundreds of heavily tariff-taxed arti-
Giles such as enter into the daily use OF
4 l. - e. I.
examine the Wilson tariff bill they will
discover that, though not what the peo-
pie had right to expect, it is a great
improvement on the Mckinley cinch, and
materially Iightens the tariff buruen of
every working farmer. Tom Reed, other
wise known as the American czar, once
said that mo man could tell when he
pays tariff tax This is measurably
true, but he pays it. nevertheless. A man
jostled in crowd may have his purse
stolen without knowing just when it left
his pocket, or who got it, but he has been
robbed Just the same, and his ignorance
OF details does not mitigate his loss. So it
is with every bbed person, the
farmer included. The fact that the rob
Der is abroad in the land should be suffic.
lent to put every honest man on his
guard.
The alliance people would also do we'll
to thoroughly investigate the general
subject of taxation, aside from the ariff,
and perhaps they may conclude that it
would be far better for them were they
taxed only on their land values, ire
spective of improvements. provided the
latter and all Other property which is
produced by labor were exempted from
taxation.
These are few of the important ques-
lions which The Herald respectfully sug.
gests for the consideration of the men
and women who compose the mem ber-
ship of the Farmers alliances IN this
county. Other topics are worthy OF their
attention, but those we have proposed
should by all means receive q thorough
o7erhauling at the meetings announced.
They are vital questions, which have
been too long ignored by that important
factor in our population, the working
farmer.