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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-16
DR.. Norwood's Decease.

Students OF the Missouri University
in the days Of twenty or thirty years
ago will read with regret the an
nouncement OF the death Of Or.
Joseph C. Norwood, which occurred
at Columbia Monday. DR.. Norwood
was a man of very advanced age,
having been born in 1907. and for
some years he has not been associated
with the faculty Of the university.
But to many Of the alumni he is still
a aforementioned figure, remark
ably handsome man, courtly and ele-
CANT in his bearing, polished in his
address, the very Improvisation OF
the ideal gentleman Of the old
school, He was, moreover, man
of ripe scholarship, and 1t was said OF
him In the troublous days Of the early
'70s when the university was in a
chaotic state that he was the one man
In the faculty universally esteemed
and admired by the students *. e.
Star.
DR.. Norwood was the great grand
father Of Mrs. H. j. Hodge Of this
city.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-16
A Severe Operation.

A letter to the REFLECTOR says
that Mrs. +. N. Miller, recently Of
Abilene now Of Kansas City, has been
seriously i'll for the past three weeks,
this being the third attack of the
same nature during the past five
wears but never we're they as severe
as the present one. Upon consulta-
ton of the best medical advice OF
Kansas City it was decided that a
surgical operation was the only
chance to save her life. Yesterday
she was removed from her residence
on Smart street to the hospital Of All
Saints where the operation took
place today. This will be sad news
to her many friends in Abilene She
is facing her fate with brave heart
and a firm hope that she will soon be
able to return home q well woman.
Her mother has been with her for the
past few days.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-16
NAVARRO.

Miss Ollie Pitts visited Mr. " Mrs.
Chas. Pitts last week.
Miss Mabel Bassler Is spending a
few days in Abilene
Is. Y. Peters and wife and ID. D.
Rock and wife spent Sunday near
Chapman.
A great many farmers are plowlns
the wheat up and planting corn.
Mrs, Maughcrmcr was called TO En-
tcrprise by the illness Of her sister,
Mrs, llnkefer.
The Dunkards are putting a fence
around their cemetery.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-16

have their certificates in hand before
the school meeting. They have
formed protective association
too, and the school officer
who promises more than one
teacher that she can have the school
won't have enough whiskers left for
the winter winds to whistle through
w. H. Elliot, one Of Jefferson's
leading farmers, was in the city. He
had Just been informed by the RE-
FLEcroR Of the death Of VIM. Petty,
his father-in-law, a few days ago at
Sterling, Ills. Mr.. Petty came to
Dickinson county in 1871 and settled
on section So, Jefferson township,
where he built up a fine farm. Last
| fall he returned to his old home in
sterling. He was a successful farm
er, highly respected among his neigh
lbors. He had much faith in fruit
raising and set out fine orchard on
his farm which is one Of the best in
south Dickinson. He had five chill
dren, only one Of whom, Mrs. Elliot
resides in this county.
Lawrence Journal in the Osbor
murder case report: At the table
nearest to the judges desk sit thu
attorneys for the defense, Hon. ). X
Burton Of Abilene, Eugene Hagan o
Topeka and Judge J. Q. A. Norton 0
: this city. Burton is one OF the mos
picturesque figures in Kansas publ
life and has the reputation Of beinI
an extremely successful criminal law
!, YER. As an orator he stands secon
, to none and as a politician he is rate
: high. He is striking in personal az
!. pearance, tall, slender, graceful, wit
Q q strong face and piercing black eye'
His voice is agreeable and we
4 trained, and he always speaks in
= tone Of intensity. He began his q
reer as an elocution teacher and
= still well furnished with graces Of II
n terance and gesture. Judge Burto
will be the most attractive figure
this trial, and many persons will Wis
!" the court room simply to see al
- hear this well known attorney.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-16
County Politics.

The first announcement OF candl-
dacy for the coming campaign is that
Of Edward H. Dingee, Jr., who is in
the field for county clerk Mr..
Dingee is well known throughout the
county as successful farmer, a
staunch Republican, worthy, capable
and accommodating. He is a son OF
Col. Z. H. Dingee Of this city. Mr.
Dingee has lived in Logan township
on the farm he now tills for seventeen
years and has the confidence Of all
who know him. He will make a
strong showing in the race.
With the Dispatch out for G. A.
Wyandt (does it mean Mrs. G. A.
wyandt Of Ohio or G. G. WyandtD
for county clerk and the Monitor
booming G. c. Anderson for county
treasurer, the Populists who thought
they could get on the Peoples Party
ticket this fall appear to be left out
c. e. Wyandt is thinking Of COM
ing out as a candidate for the Repnb-
lican nomination for county clerk,
but has not fully decided on the
matter. He is in every way COM
petent and with his well known hust-
ling abilities would make a lively
race.
Two delegations will be chosen BY
county conventions-one to a state
convention to nominate candidate FOL
chief justice and one to a iudicia
convention to name q candidate fol
district Judge.
The News is climbing up the Demo
cratic side Of the political fence as !
does every spring. Alittle laterit viii
sit on the top then 1t will meek.
slide down the Pop side.
i c. N. Hull Of Herington is ON
Of the possibilities in the rae
for county clerk nomination. TIL
, Republican ticket is certain to hav'
good material on it.
Three county high school trustee
will be elected this fall, two in regu
, lar succession and one to fill tn
vacancy caused by the death Of c. M
Brenizer.
: When County Surveyor Romig run
for reelection next fall he will hav
| but one plank in his platform, lie
, us irrigate."
The referendum Of the Pops is civ
ing the fusionists much grief. Their
is talk Of mass Pop convention.
0 Candidates announcements are OF
. pearing in many counties of tn
State.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-16

The certificates have been issued
for the teachers examination which
occurred ten days ago. There are
three first grade, R. D. Miles, H. NJ
Light and Sadie Newcomer; II Sec
ond grade and % third grade
Twenty-seven failed. History was
the severest test on the applicants
and the lowest grades were made in
that branch.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-16

MONTGOMERY, A,a., May l3.-The
Southern Yellow Pine Lumber associ.
alton met here yesterday and advanced
the price Of No. | and No. 2 rift floor
ing 81 per 1000. and Of hard rift floor
Ing 50 per 1000 The association is
said to be able TO control the price Of
such lumber. Only small attendance
was present, but the action Of the
meeting is said TO be almost unani-
mously Endorsed by the members of
the association.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-16
How l Felt.

why, two years ago was just
about crazy, and no wonder that my
wife and children were afraid OF me
You lust want to suffer with neuralgia
with no relief as | did until ! used
sulphur Bitters. They cured me- and
now my wife says ! am as meek as q
lamb, Robert Davis, American
House, Boston.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-16
Must PAY Up.

City Clerk wyandt is making out a
list Of those who have not paid their
occupation tax and the marshal will
make a few official visits in connec-
ton Herewith soon. Mr.. Wyandt
has already brought 25 insurance
companies that were doing business
in town and paying no license tax TIC
time. Only about half the companies
in business here were paying up but
now they will all have to do So
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-16
Ayres.W Gods.

T. Clark Ayres, son of 7. c. Ayres
Of Cheever, and Miss Olivia Woods OF
Industry were married this morning
by Judge Hutchinson at the probate
court room. They have many friends
in north Dickinson who will wish
them Joy.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-16
The Boston Star

says DR. Kaufman's great book on dis
eases, its causes and home cure, with
fine colored plates, is the best work
ever published. A copy will be sent
free TO anybody who sends three 2
cent stamps, to pay postage to A
p Ordway a. Co., Boston, Mass.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-16
County Farm Notice.
ABILENE, Kas., May 8, 1890

AblLENE, h"o', ""J " -N'
Notice is hereby given that from
this date the county poor farm, build
ings, asylum, etc. will be open to
visitors only one day of each week.
yz, Thursday Of each week. which
day will be visitors day. All will
take notice Of this order, as no excep-
ton can be made
BY order Of Board Of County Com
missloners, lusc
+. \. Norronr, County Clerk
Tur.t1
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-16
How to Read

your doctors prescriptions. Send
three 2-cent stamps, to pay postage,
and receive DR.. Kaufmann's great
treatise on diseases; illustrated in
colors; it gives their signs and abb
breviations. Address A. P. Ordway
& Co., Boston, Mass.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-16

A committee was selected to draft
appropriate resolutions on the de-
cease OF the esteemed member Of the
board, c. M. Brenizer.
1t is likely that the normal course
will be SO changed that the graduates
will be able to complete the pro-
fessional course in the State Normal in
one year and common branches in
the high school be RELOCATED to pre-
paratory course.
The graduating class will this year
be the largest in the schools history
~. Commencement exercises will be
held June Z.
A number Of applicants from varl'
GUS parts of the State were present al
the board meeting to apply for posi-
| tiOns.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-16

.roIn Nano WAS III we mast Vi ="
doubtful story, Buck had Interrupted
"G,mpsey, ! don't low that's jest tho
talk right nice woman likes to listen
TO-" glancing significantly at the fseo
on the wall. Gimpsey stopped dis.
concerted and astonished. lie did not
finish the story. think he went away
believing that Buck was q bit touched
indeed, / am not sure but the rest OF us
shared the opinion.
II was evident that, for some reason
q radical change had taken place IN
him. lie went no more on his bolster
Gus crussdes, and on Sundays, when he
was of duty, I had found him several
times trying to spsll out the words in
the little Bible had carried with me
In my wanderings
For several weeks flaming bills had
been posted about announcing that
there was to be great time at Waho
on Cbr,stmas eve. However, when |
mentioned 1t to Topper he shook his
head slowly:
Nav, / did think some about It, but
Mrs. Buck Tupper'-looking up at the
Plo'uro m WV. sh"d rather 7 wouldn't
Ah o wsa ' .hat vas disnosed to listen,
sons ~, IT never had no bringing
nc wen' ou' ., ~, from Tho first as
up' ous 49,, ao.s ,,,.rro w,s a tolen an I
'housn NAV p ss., ,o,, viii And that
says Ion.o ,s I'LL, T,rner ofcourse
wonAn .a..,d y. at,or for such.n sigh
never oou'" , w. nd. IN NV mind
ing mummy, ,',,,an anrray
10 NO "eoe". IN 'f h,a ham
FOR more nun . nv"m W. h,,t In sn,te
annoyed py ca'sl NV. .n.' h.n hasn rs.en.
OF the iac' 'nay We n ~ =, man
forced ny " uaIns .op ~. hMch,
they con'ihueu " 'ia a.r ~. com.
moonlight hien.' "'".'e ~. ,o.r
"o"h upon r a.. A. 8rst thev
~ once open'u nv NV Inv out
anowea np H., w" ths,r ,sader with ,
L NUM-, "" ,,on mt snurs 70 Mi
s S.a ~. " T., ,no,n.nt thev wero cal
, no'.s, Jaw Ia,n .ha roroe With several O
wp . ~ W.. sv IN rrrsn,t
w" NJ, POI ~ 4" 80 ., short d,stano,
~ a,,a. .oo,, owsct and the hors
o,on. =, ~. outlaw tell dead.
Va o IT.. "ua hrrr,sd forward to prc
Aa' mo -, sN a,a.nn hr, os we l,ite,
,,.assnH, ~, NTH Ia mad been min
,nna1 w ,ho rrornd ,be lono coat an,
,"aaa '. .o WI te,, hacL disclosip,
,hs toot TIM, our cant,ve was n wor
WI" AZ I'm TINS moment one OF tine men cam
ralloping back with the news tina
luck had been shot. This put an en-
10 the pursuit. and we hurried back I
The ranch with the wounded mar
OTlaherty and | took charge Of hin
while Harper was left in the QUITE
room to guard the prisoner. From tn
first IL wus evident that Bucks woun
was fatal
II reckon I'm goin, Shore" he sai'
fecbly. II never was half decent;
never knowed how; but, JIM with
pitiful, pleading look, III you see Mr.
i. Buck Upper, wisht you'd tell her
/ that tried"
. Thought that the experience oi 'hc'
q months had effectually hardened m
- A. All. ..,,, 1 ~, ,,voh and m tha mr.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-16
FACULTY REELECTED.
Transactions Of the Meeting Of the
County Hieh School Board.

County High School Board.
At the regular meeting Of the
county high school trustees yester-
day the steam heating and ventilat-
ing plant was accepted and warrant
ordered drawn for the balance due on
condition that certain changes be
made.
The present enrolment was re-
ported 154 and for the year 2OO.
Since Prof. w. W. Reno took leave
Of absence, the faculty among them
have done his work and, at called
meeting, agreed to do the same next
year in view Of the hard times, pres
ent enrolment and size Of classes.
This the board accepted and also
Prof. Cooks proposition to reduce
his salary from $1,000 to $1,000 All
the other teachers were reelected Of
their present salaries.
By dispensing with one teacher fol
one and one-third years, reducing
the principals salary, and othe'
minor changes, the board will saw
between 1000 and $1,000 to the tax
payers Of the county
The faculty and salaries for tn
cnminn wear are as follows.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-16

u pray the Lpru NV huui W '""e
"Yes, | low lie will, aud he was
gone.
OF course we could not think now OF
dealing with our prisoner; 50, after
hurried consultation, we put her on
Bucks pony, and Harper and rode
out TO the trail with her, and the last
we saw Of Mrs. Buck Upper She was
vanishing down the gorge in the gray
morning mist.
The following summer | returned to
the east, and rs the years slipped away
nv western experience became gradu-
ally an uncertain memory
One evening late in December, as l
was walking up Duane street, my ~.
tentIon was arrested by the soun'l OF
music that came from the Salvation
Army barracks across the street
Ihave friend In Jesus
He's everything 10 me-
Hes the fairest OF ten thousand 10 my houl'
| crossed over and stood for moment
In the crowd that surged about the
door.
The singing had ceased, and u woman
was speaking. lcould not see her face,
but her voice was u singularly musical
ialsetto.
Though your sins be as hcarlet--do
YOU hear that?" she was saying. scar
ict--that means blood and the Bible
SAWS that no murderer can enter the
kingdom. Hut lie can wash the MUIR
der out Of your heart, bless His name
lie SAYS. Twill make them white rs
snow"
Seized with u sudden curiosity, l
mounted one Of the benches to get II
glimpse OF the speakers face A pale
face. with clear, gray eyes and waving
brown where had ! seen it be-
forep
What was the vague memory lha'
10, w." = ,noment seemed only to tautaline
: me? had gone back through the
wears. and the same face-only younger
, aa ,',ller-was lool,iup at me from III,
! smoked wall above the chimney piece
'" "wss ,,roL runnern lnvoluntaril,
A.. ,rords came 10 nv lips. At THU
..nr,ont Tho voman,s ewes met nv own
n'""'o.' III. ao.sn..od her foce
A confused look o'e'oP''"' ''' '".,
and she faltered IN her speech Noui'
n he that she knew me? No, but Bh
- -, thu looL NJ recopnition In m
. n"u w. .,i,,an 10 n ,,,noar yltI
race anu fccoeh'.'Vu W sI..''ss,.a
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-04
COxEy REDIVIVUS.

We have another dose of Coxey. Hot weather, cyclones. cloud bursts, free sil- yer. Holmes and the possibility or i'm possibility of the Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight were not enough to fill our cupof discomfort. So Coxey is pumped in to make it slop over.
 There is a grain of comfort, however, in the thought that Coxey will rapidly "swink," like the negro's catfish, into a local issue. The conditions which-magni- fled him into a national nuisance last year no longer obtain. Prosperity is smiling upon us Working men are busy, and therefore happy and contented. It would be almost impossible to recruit an army of the unemployed today, and if such an one were gathered it would be a sorrier and more scurvy crew than that which Falstaff mustered in. Honest working men and true who looked upon Coxey last summer as a sort of Moses, now greet his reappearance with a grin.
 After the qualm of disgust has passed away the country will regard Coxey much after the manner in which a man contemplates bloated mosquito which has robbed him of nights rest A sian and he is ended. Ohio may be depended upon to Slay CoXey
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-04
THE CRAZE FOR SPEED.

Naval officials profess to be elated over the performance of the Columbia in her recent run from the Needles to Sandy Hook lightship. The reading public will be slow to share in this satisfaction.
 The run was made within fraction of seven days, indifferent time for ocean express steamers of the second class. The Columbia took in more than her nor maj supply of coal and got into port with about 400 tons to spare But this was slowed in such a manner that it could not be used without altering the trim of the ship. Moreover it carried her down by the head and was worse than use less load.
 The Columbia is one of our foremost types of the commerce destroyer, design ed to catch the fastest merchant steam CTS. and the government has paid round sum in premiums for supposed in- crease in speed If, therefore, she cannot steam across the Atlantic without eX- hausting her coal supply and without attaining a speed which entities her to respectful consideration in comparison with the performances of the average passenger steamship in Anglo-Ameriean service. the conclusion is inevitable that the Columbia is more or less of a failure
 The fact of the matter is, the craze for speed has resulted in the evolution of a warship whose success is problemati- cal. The seaworthiness of the vessel. the comfort and safety of the men and the efficiency of the fighting machinery have been subordinated to speed. and yet this speed cannot be maintained for any distance from a coaling station. The cruising area is limited to less than the distance of transatlantic voyage, and without coal these expensive ships are absolutely helpless.
 There is not in all the navies of the world today a vessel which can duplicate the record of the Alabama. That good ship relied as much upon her stretch Of canvas as she did upon her engines.
 The great Lord Nelson, writing to a friend, mentions the fact that for two years he did not put foot over the side of the Agamemnon-in other words, he was at sea continuously for two years. The Agamemnon had no compound en- zines of thousands of horsepower but her spars were indeed those of some tall admiral"
 The next war. between naval powers of the first-ciass may result in return t5 the first principles of naval architec-
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-04
THE AGE-HERALD READING ROOM.

The Age-Herald has fitted up a neat reading room adjoining it's pus'oess office, where daily papers rem all east ern, southern, western ana northern l ana Information of the public Papers from the following cities can always be found there Boston, New York. Phiia- delphia, Baltimore, Richmond. Charles ton. Savannah. Augusta, Atlanta, Cin- cinnati, Louisville, St. Louls: Nashe@Ille @ Chattanooga. Montgomery, Mobile, New Orleans, Galveston, Houston, Dallas and many other cities not named
 Citizens of either of the cities above named or any party desiring to reaa are welcome to call at any ana all tiileS;; night or day, as the reading room will always be open.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-04
THE WOMAN OF THE SOIJTu

Colonel Lea in his beautiful tribute to woman said the first development of this civilization was the Southern woman.
 When the hand of adversity bears heaviest nothing can be more noble and heroic than the spirit of the woman of the South. During the trying times re- ferred to so graphically by Colonel Lea in their brave and generous hearts the flame of patriotism burned from the be- ginning with a flame which no cloud of disappointment could dim, nor flood Of disaster extinguish. It is a fact that will go down in history that to the enthu- sastic and constant devotion of the Southern woman to the Southern cause is ascribed in a great measure the tenac- ity and devotion of the Southern soldier, and is a signal proof of the goodness of the cause and the moral stfength it com manded among the Southern people
 Virtuous, unselfish, disinterested, their prayers were stronger with Heaven than the arms of the men whose patriotism was at times mixed with the alloy of selfshness and ambition. While the South has such women her sons must be brave, good and true. as their mothers are pure and noble.
 God bless the woman of the South. No matter how selfishness. greed. ambition
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-04

The accident to the Defender at a critical moment has set going a question as to whether Yankee ingenuity does not sometimes over-do itself by putting in too much complicated and delicate ma chinery. The results are magnificent if everything is all right. but suppose in a decisive engagement the machinery of one of our warships should be thrown into disorder simply by the slipping of a cog? This comment is frequently heard in European circles, yet up to date none of the powers seems anxious to send over and see what the result would be.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-04
PERTINENT INQUIRIES.


 The free silver sophists delight in jug gling with wheat They point to the low price of the cereal as the direct result of the appreciation of gold They never tire of ringing the changes on cheap wheat and a dear dollar. When free and unlim- ited coinage obtains, they insist the far mer will get much better price for his grain.
 There is a stubborn fact which they have overlooked, however in painting this seductive picture. Two of the prin- cipal competitors with the United States in the markets of the world are Argen- tina and India. Both of these countries are on a silver basis. Both are suffering from depreciated currency. Both therefore, are needy, and the needy whether individuals or nations-are al ways at the mercy of the buyer. Their necessities are too pressing to allow them to hold out for high prices, They must take what they can get, and take it quickly if not gladly.
 It is a logical conclusion that if the monetary systems of Argentina and h. dia were on a sound bi-metallic basis, in- stead of silver monometallsm, those countries would be stiffer sellers of their cereal products and the prices thereof the world over would be higher in conse- quence.
 Now, if this country adopts free coin age will not Europe quickly take ad- vantage of the fact to lower the price of wheat? Is not sound money the only bar rier between the farmers of the United States and the harpies of the commercial world? If that were removed is there any fore-telling the disaster which would befall our agricultural classes?