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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-12-12

puB vi nuiis lOT dummy oHiith.
"Ol, by the way, Winchester" sai'
Mr.. Adams, II wish you'd tackle the oil
back storeroom, the ell to the lnrg'
storcrooIl wa use now. The old ON
has been waiting some time for a goo'
cleaning out. You can begin when yol
sec n chance, some time" That wa
leaving Charley quite margin; ant
Arthur or Tom, his predecessors, wo'llf
surely have put II of until more con
venient season--till tomorrow, at any
rate.
l''It Charley soon found out from the
clerks that he was not needed in thu
store, and would not be, probably, fol
the rest OF the morning, and he went n
once on his fntef'll expedition. lie dis
covered the same chaos which had con.
quered the explorers before him, but he
set rcsolutely to work. lie could not
help wondering at, and rather CRITICS
ing, the carclessncss OF his employer,
though he tried to excuse him as far as
he could.
Nevertheless, Charley determined
Tint order must be restored, even at this
late day; and how he did work! All the
rest OF the morning he rolled and piled
the ''il'rels and boxes, until he had the
"center of the deck cleared for action"
as he pot 1t. Then, what do you think
he tried next? Something that most
boys don't especially enjoy. And how
Mr.. Adamseyes danced, when he looked
IN about noon, to see young Winchester
down on his knees, scrubbing with oil
his might!
Charley Strengthened himself with ms
dignlllcd mn air as was possible under
such circumstances CHS sleeves were
rolled up, and he was wearing as an
npron Il large busting cloth which hap
pcncd to be the only clean thing Ander-
SON. one OF the clerks, could find for
hin). lie flushed little, but tried to
make his greeting very quietly cour-
teoas and Indifferent
ut Is rather damp here for you, !
fear, Mr.. Adams. You will find that
place rather soapy. I'm just letting
the soup sink in on that spot us the only
way to take 1t out Toward the left
you will find It dricr, think
II won't get it done to-day, sir; but
you said there was no hurry" Charley
went on, dcvoutly hoping that the pro-
prictor would bctake himself elsewhere
very speedily; for It is embarrassing to
have man stand BY aud watch you
mop especially " you can't find any
mop handle and are Obliged to kneel
more on less gracefully to work
'ol' 10, no hurry; not in the least"
Mr. adams hastened to assure him.
Mr' A'sn's must nave READ young
"lncheS'ers 'hooghls. For nc was
soi''y c'luch''hg 10 himself ns ne Went
puck 20 'he STORE "'ie'l' 10! ne II do'
ne 'I''hNs ~ glr's work. nut he won't
DC ashamed 81 III anu ne s"s'horongh
US ca1 W.
''e neN' ohy u was lnllly,hnd there
was not mlleh 10 90 N the store. SO
hod u long' BUSY gay III the
S''d room. ana by nlght the task was
zone Everything was cleaned sorted,
".u ''e"''y artahgvo, una W'at seemed
"''erN wor''l'ess H''o ,'s'oe IN a. heap
jus, o",S"'e '',e "oor, "her' MI Adoms
,o''" s'',,ce az ~ "ho sec u "''N'h'hghn
y proNeo Nv os'''e'
Ano young winchester was retained,
Inc sign an not appear again, Tor that
particular, rspeciill, sllpcrhllman kind
OF 4 'l'oy" That was wanted had GER
'n'hly 'crll io'lnd'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-12-12

~ W0IkMau Oiteu
eats his lunch ON the
same bench where
he does bis work.
The Office m an
turns his desk into
a dining-table. Mel.
Their gets the out Of
doors exercise he
needs, neither takes
the proper time for
eating. II is small
wonder that the d.
gestion Of both gets
Milford chronicle., 1895-08-23

Ono would imagine that wasps and bees
would flourish under the same or very sim
liar conditions, yet it is not so in reality.
Last winter was very hard on bees. Hardly
an apiary came out quite scatheless, and
many were nearly ruined. Nevertheless
the wasp appears to be in a most flourish
ing condition and is creating moro than
the usual amount Of irritation Whether
the creature does more good or harm one
finds it difficult to determine. One often
sees the wasp eating offal and carrying of
grubs and performing other useful func-
lions, but it also does great deal of mis-
chief and seems to have very fine taste
for fruit, as it selects and destroys the very
best 1t is also a nuisance to any one Of q
very nervous temperament for, though it
does not exactly sting on sight, it re-
quires less provocation than bee-to do so.
The wasp is an undoubted robber of the
bees, and many other creatures are enemies
Of these useful insects. Sparrows at this
season may often be seen lowering about
the hives, but there are beekeepers who
think they kill only the drones and are
therefore rather glad to see them. 1t is
very difficult to settle the question conclu-
sively, but 1t seems very doubtful indeed
whether sparrows are able to distinguish
between a fat drone and the ordinary work
er bee. The blue titmouse, however, leaves
no room for doubt He positively revels in
bees and amply merits the doom passed on
him and the sparrow shot that ends his ca
reer. Luckily he is very easily trapped
Pail Mall Gazette
Milford chronicle., 1895-08-23

A most remarkable affection, and ono OF
nature calculated to make ones flesh
creep, has long been endured by an old la
dy Of tho WILDLY ncighborhood, near Co
lumbia, S. C.. The lady s name is Phehe
Brown, and for more than one-third of
century she has carried live snake under
the skin of one Of her arms. How the rep
tile found Judgment in such peculiar
place is as much of a mystery TO Mrs
Brown as it is to tho hundreds of people
who annually visit her for the purpose Of
viewing the spot where the unwelcome
lodger lies encysted. When the lady first
noticed the bow shaped welt on her arm,
it was not moro than two inches long or
larger in diameter than pin But dur
ing the years that it has safely nestled in
her flesh, absorbing the woman's blood, 1t
has grown from a mere thread 10 be a
snake more than a foot in length and as
large as a lead pencil The eyes of the
hideous creature are plainly visible
through tho woman skin, and the scales
can be easily felt by rubbing the fingers
along the ridge formed by the serpent's
body.
Physicians pronounce it a most remark
able freak, and have endeavored, without
success, to prevail upon tho old lady to
have it cut out.-St. Louis Republic,
Milford chronicle., 1895-08-23
Kipling,s Sruivaney.

The statement published in various
newspapers to the effect that the orig
inal of Mr.. Kipling's inimitable Null
vaney is now living and talking in San
Francisco under the name Of McManus,
has called out a pleasant lettor from the
author 1t is addressed to the editor Of
The Book Buyer
"In reply to your letter" Mr.. Kip
ling writes, Il can only say that l
know nothing of the Private McMmus
mentioned in the cutting you.forward.
AT the same time, should be loath
to interfere with a fellow romancer s
trade, and if there be such a person as
Private McManus, and if he believes
himself to be the original of Terence
Mulvaney, and can tell tales to back his
claim, we will allow that he is a good
enough Mulvaney for the Pacific slope
and wait developments.
cat the same time confess his seems
to me rather a daring game to play, for
Terence alone of living men knows the
answer to the question, SHow did Bears
ley come by the palanquin? It is not
one of the questions that agitate the civ
ilized world but for my own satisfaction
I would give a good deal to have it an
swered. If Private McManus can answer
it without evasions Or reservations, he
will prove that he has some small right
to be regarded as BIulyaney's successor.
Mulvaney he cannot be. There is but one
Terence, and he has never set foot in
America and never will,
Milford chronicle., 1895-08-23
SORTING THE LIVE CRABS.
What the Man with the Wooden TOngs
Says About Them.

What the Man win the Wooueh Aohs7
Says About Them.
The Job of sorting out crabs as they
come from the fishing smaclls at Fulton
market is one that would have no par
ticular charms for a nervous man. The
box wriggles all over with blue and
white legs and pincbers, and, while a
hand thrust in would probably receive
no very painful injuries, still it would
be more than most folk would be will
ing to undertake.
The man who does it has pair Of
wooden tongs, with which he picks up
each crab and looks at it before he drops
it into the sack. If the crustacean wild
" waves his claws, the man counts him
and passes on to another But once in
awhile he stops as he gets string Of
three or four holding on to each other s
legs. He squeezes a body about amid
ships, and if it doesn't feel just right he
disengages it and drops it into another
sack
''What do you do that for?"
''Thirty-seven, thirty-eight-what?"
"What do you squeeze them SO for?"
The man looks as astonished as if you
had asked him what ferryboats were
useful for, and answers: "To see If
they're alive. Thirty -nine, forty. "
"What do you do with the dead
ones?"
The man had got to the bottom Of the
box before he took the trouble to an
swer. Then he gathered up the 20 or 80
loose claws and legs which had come
loose and dropped them into the bag
Then he said, Garbage, " shouldered
the sack Of squirming crabs and went
ON into the fish store New York Her
aid
Milford chronicle., 1895-08-23
e Some MEN Will READ THlsI


rhev VIII Then Learn What Modest
Women Think About Them
"Whv viii men be such beasts?" said
an indignant young woman to friend
rs they alighted from the IL" at Fiji
neth street one day last week Il have
inst suffered acute mental anguish Tor
fhe- last few minutes because a great
hrnte of a man would insist upon crowd
inoup against me and touching me with
Ms knee. There is nothing so madden
ing to a modest, refined mind as that
A woman is practically defenseless.
"Now tonight the cars We're crowded.
and I was tired enough, as you may
imagine. to drop down into that vacant
seat with a sigh of relief, which was
Quickly changed to anxiety when l
realized what I should have to endure
from the man beside me. I moved over
50 that he could not touch me without
changing his position. Under pretext OF
unfolding his paper, he followed me-
watching me narrowly out of the corner
Of his eve. or rather felt he was, for l
never looked at him, Finally l moved
MS far as I could without falling into
the aisle It was no use, and Just
Jumped up and held to strap the rest
of the way.
TT is at such times as this that l
long for some one-some man with
real, manly heart in him-to teach such
a creature as that that there Is an I'M
written law at least which keeps men
from forcing their attentions where they
are not wanted / wonder sometimes II
it is because am obliged to work for
living that I have to endure such
things.
II do not think that fact makes any
difference, " said her companion, "for
saw a pretty little doll Of woman who
tolls not nor spins pass through a SINH
lar experience on a Broadway cable car.
She stood it as long as she could, and
then she brought her umbrella down be-
tween her and the obnoxious creature
with a thud that made every one stare.
"All the women in the car took IN
the situation at a glance and shot such
chances at the masher that he sneaked
off the car after q block or two.
"The little woman looked relieved,
but she forgot to relax the tense lines
around her mouth, and the bright red
spots did not fade from her checks. Since
that 1 have used my own umbrella to
staye off obnoxious persons. New
York Press
Milford chronicle., 1895-08-23
NO REALLY WILD Horse.


That Once Were Domesticated-
Is there such thing as the wild
horse, an aboriginal Or truly wild horse,
in the world now? The answer is more
than doubtful. The mustang Of Mex
leo. the wild horse Of the South Ameri-
can panpas, the brumbi of Australia, all
are descendants Of the domestieated ami
mails introduced from Europe. The first
horse was landed in America at Buenos
Avres in 1887. In 15S0-that is, in less
than 80 years-horses had spread to re-
gions as remote as Patagonia. IN Aus
fralia the diffusion of horses that have
escaped from civilization has been quite
as rapid, and in 1873 it was found nee
essary to shoot as many as 1000 Wild
horses in the colony Of New South Wales
alone.
In some parts Of Australia the horse
pest has received legislative notice. The
wild horses tempt domestic horses to
ioin them, and wild stations also in
wade the Australian horse runs and viii
ate choice herds in a most annoying
manner. They recpr to the ancestral
manners In. way that is always the
same. Each stallion has his following
of mares, ranging from few up to 40
and even 80, and these parties may be
separate or banded together in herds Of
considerable size, even, it is said, 400
strong. Tho young and the weak mares
remain with a seanty or even no follow
ing. The stallion has to maintain his
supremacy by frequent comhats, which
especially occur at certain seasons of the
wear. The animals are suspicious IN the
extreme, swift in fight, but bold in de-
tense with tooth and heel in emergency.
They range extensively in search OF pas
ture and water, and when hard pressed
bv danger and famine the herds break
up. 1t is said that each troop has a
leader and implicitly obeys him. He is
the first to face danger and give the hint
to fly. When pressed, the horses form a
ring. with the mares and foals in the
center. and defend themselves vigorous
" with tneir heels, or they close in on
/ their opponent in dense masses and
trample him to death.
It is distinctly proved, then, that
there can be no aboriginal Or wild horse
in either America or Australia, although
there are tens Of thousands Of unknown
; horses Tradition points to central Asia
as the original abode Of the horse, and
there the original stock of wild horses
may still possibly exist. Darwin state
ment that no aboriginal or truly wild
horse is known to exist must still be
held as explaining the exact position of
this question. But we must supplement
it by stating that it is not certain that
| truly wild horses do not exist, and, on
! the whole, conclude that the evidence
is in favor Of the existence Of the wild
horse in central Asia, but that we have
no evidence as to his pedigree in rela-
ton to demonstration. The wild horse
of the British islands is now practically
the Shetland pony, but he is not the
powerful animal described by Caesar.
The domesticated animal everywhere,
however, reverts very easily to the saw
age state. The PAGES Of wild horse are
a walk and gallop The double and the
canter are artificial, and it is still a
mooted question-as to whether the wild
horse ever trots. Paper Read Before
the Bombay Historical Society.
Milford chronicle., 1895-08-23
STRAIN ON The EYES.
Children at School Are Inclined to Have
''the Academy Headache"


''the Academy Headache"
One Of the common causes Of pain
above the brows is the overuse Of the
ewes and the strain OF accommodation
in constantly looking at near objects.
In its transient form it may be famil-
lar to some as the result Of a visit to
picture gallery, but in more senses
than one this may be known as "the
academy headache, " for if it is Temporal
rily developed in a morning spent at
Burlington House it is even more
readily excited and permanently estab-
lished among the children at the board
schools and the girls Of the high schools.
Seventy-two per cent of the children of
today are said to be sufferers from de-
fective eyesight, generally in the direc-
ton Of difficulty in seeing near objects
clearly Headache is almost always pres
ent in the cases of the poor little crea-
lures, whose bodies are starved while
their minds are overfed in the scramble
for educational grants
The ocular headache is often cock
istent with the an@mic headache, espes
cially in growing girls, Here we find
frontal or supraorbital pain, due to eye
strain, associated with the vertical pain
felt all over the top Of the head. which
is characteristic of bloodlessness. Plenty
of wholesome food, fresh air and out of
door exercise will help to combat the
anamia, while the practice of looking
at distant objects, and, alas the use Of
appropriate spectacles may relieve the
headache Of eyestrain, but reading
writing and sewing will permanently
damage the sight, so that for the sake
Of education and in the struggle for life
the coming race is growing up purblind
Philadelphia Press.
Milford chronicle., 1895-08-23

That steam power is still and will con-
tinue to be for an indefinite period tho
greatest artificial force and consequently
the greatest competitor Of human labor is
argued by an English writer from tho
standpoint that, as estimated in England,
q horse costs 10 times as much as steam
power and human labor 90 times as much
From this necessarily follows, he says, the
constant tendency TO make machinery a
substitute for laborers. Thus, 10years ago,
She worlds steam power was increased, as
estimated, at the rate Of 10000 horsepow-
or weekly-according to reliable data in
fact the worlds steam power in 1885 was
I've and one half times what 1t was in
1850 and It nearly doubled from 1870 to
1885, an increase Of power in steam that
enabled five men in 1885 to perform as
much work as eight could in 1850 or, In a
word, 40 per cent Of labor was saved or 40
out Of 100 laborers could DO discharged
and yet the same amount produced. In
England there is the largest amount Of
steam power according to population, and
IN the United States the largest amount
absolutely.
Milford chronicle., 1895-08-23

khe Information a Western River Pilot
Must Garry IN His Head.


At the season Of the year when the
river excursion business is at its height
and hundreds Of boats are carrying
thousands OF people to and fro along the
entire length Of the Ohio river from
Pittsburg to Cairo many persons who
ordinarily never give the subject a
thought are impressed with the wonder
full way in which navigation on our
beautiful stream is carried on. The first
thing noticed generally is the accuracy
with which the pilot handles the boat,
avoiding the bars, which are near the
surface of the water in the summer, 60
ing from one side Of the river to the
other, and finally, without jar, land
ing them all safely at their destination.
When the excursion business is over,
these same men assume similar positions
on packets and towboats, carrying hun
dreds Of tons Of freight and thousands
Of bushels of coal ON every trip with the
same accuracy with which they handled
the excursion steamers during the sum
mer.
A large number Of the pilots running
out Of Cincinnati know the river from
here to New Orleans, others from here
to Memphis, and others still to points
up the river as far as Pittsburg. Know
the river. This phrase means much.
For instance, a man running from here
TO New Orleans must be able to take
charge Of the wheel Of his boat at any
hour Of the day or night at any point on
the river and ON any stage of water
He must be able to tell at glance ex-
actly where the boat is at any point on
this long stretch of 1913 miles. He
must know every bend and chute, and
by day the different points by which to
steer, such as houses, barns, trees, fences
and even haystacks; by night every
light placed by the government in CON
spicpous places as we'll as the hills and
their shape. He must know exactly how
long to hold the boat to one light or OBJ
ject before changing to another. When
the Mississippi river is reached, new
feature presents itself i'll the shape Of
the constantly changing channel To
work here requires more skill and great
er Judgment probably than all the rest
Of the difficulties combined. Going
down a boat may go on one side Of the
river Coming back it doesn't go with
in two miles Of that place. When these
things are appreciated-and they are
only few of the things a pilot must
know-then it is that the pilot gets
credit for what he does. Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette.
Milford chronicle., 1895-08-23

A little Jap was on trial in the police
court for defrauding an innkeeper. He
had testified in his own behalf that he
had paid his room rent for a month.
"How much did you pay?" asked the
prosecuting attorney,
The little Jap sat and stared at his
questioner.
The query was repeated.
"Quarter of 'leven."
Everybody glanced at the clock and
observed that the time was correctly
given.
eyes, it's a quarter to II, but want
to know how much room rent you paid. y
"Quarter of 'leven," repeated the
Jap.
"You don't understand. How much
money did You pay?"
81 tell tell you, quarter of 'leven. "
The question was repeated in various
forms, but that was the only answer the
Jap would give, and he grew more We
hement with every repetition.
He was locked in a padded cell in the
Receiving hospital and examined before
the commissioners Of insanity when it
was learned that he paid $10.75 for his
room. San Francisco Post.
Milford chronicle., 1895-08-23

Marie-Did you tell your friend, Miss
Van Puff, Of our engagement?
Osbourne--.Yes
Marie-What did she say?
Osbourne-Oh, she said 1 had her
sympathy. Brooklyn Eagle.
Looking Forward.
The girl pianist in the next fiat who
had sprinted over the teeth Of the tor
ture box for hours at a time was going
to be married.
The society columns of the Sunday
papers had given it a two stickful no
tice.
The face of the weary man in the
next fiat lighted up with joy, but as
he looked out of the window and saw a
tired eyed woman wheeling in peram-
bulator a fat, husky baby, charged full
Of holler, cows milk. baby food and
ugliness, his face hardened, and he
Kissed between his clinched teeth, RE
venge Minneapolis Journal
Milford chronicle., 1895-08-23

A London correspondent tells the fol
lowing interesting episode Of the shah
zada and the review at Aldershot He
was evidently astonished and delighted
BY what he saw, but there was one criti-
cal moment during which he must have
doubted the good faith Of Englishmen.
A large body of lancers was put to the
charge, and instead of charging past as
is the custom, it charged directly on the
spectators-that is to say, on the Prince
Of Wales, the Duke Of Cambridge, the
Duke Of Connaught, the shahzada and
their attendants. The object was to
show how suddenly a military move
ment could be arrested, but the shah
zada evidently doubted its purport, for
as the troops advanced at full speed, with
their lances leveled, he suddenly turn
ed his horse half round as if he appre-
hended a mistake and a disaster. His
attendants took care that his momentary
exhibition Of fear should not be too CON
spicuous. When his horse was turned
round again, the lancers had pulled up
as if by the movement Of one pair of
reins a few yards from the royal party.
Milford chronicle., 1895-08-23

The Sansons have a place in French
history, not only because they continued
so long to hold their odious office, but
because two of their number, father
and son, held Office during the evil days
Of the reign Of terror, when they were
kept so busily engaged with their gull
lotine. The last of the Samson dynasty
was dismissed from his post in the reign
of Louis Philippe, in 1917, under re-
markable circumstances. Although he
had inherited comfortable fortune
from his father, the executioner Of the
revolution, he got into pecuniary diff
culties and was guilty Of pawning his
guillotine, surely the most lugubrious
pledge ever taken by mortal pawnbro-
ker. An order came from the procurator
general for the execution of a criminal,
and the necessary apparatus was not
forthcoming. The prison authorities had
perforee to get it cut of pawn, and the
execution took place. But the last Of
the Sansons was informed that his serv-
ices would TO longer be required. What
became Of him afterward does not ap-
pear to be known. -London News.