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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-09-12
UNCLE SANS OWN FARM.
One Patch OF 400 Grasses-New Ideas In
Growing Plants.

One Patch OF 400 Grasses-New Ideas In
Growing Plants
sack OF the pig brick seed barn OF
the department OF agriculture slavery
funny kind OF agarden' which has just
begun TO sprout IL covers about mali
an acre when IS divided up INTO ever
SO many little rectangular patches VI
the latter there are four hundred and
hfty IN ALL which are sown with as
many diirerent KINDS OF grasses Inc
seeds Tor most OF these nave been OBJ
talned from foreign countries through
United states consuls' VINO nave re-
sponded 70 "a circular sent out by the
department OF state requesting them
TO forward samples. In fact, they
come from all over the world, and tho
purpose OF the garden described Is to
make a fairly comprehensive exhibit OF
the grasses OF all lands.
Included among the four hundred
and fifty species are various kinds OF
forage plants Inc Idea Tor TINS novel
exhibit is original with Prof. Schrib-
ner, the agrostologist recently engaged
by the department OF agriculture.
When oil OF the plants are fully devel-
oped, along toward autumn, the gar
den Will oe very pretty 10 look upon
MI. H.. Il. 1 L..
There Will even DC bamboos' which be-
long 10 the FAMILY OF grasses. Ad]oin-
ing the garden Is Mr. H. u hownrds
lnsect-rearing establishment, In which
bugs OF multltudlnous varieties are
bred under glass me latter gentle
man locularly threatened 10 let out ms
Bugs 10 browse upon rroi, ochrioners
grasses no. 70 i'en.'on 'he pl"n's u
o'n a.,a! N'hos wnlcn irol' whey Is
cur''Va',mR III ''e iiii'heula'e .'c'h''y'
rroi' whey nus al ou,n' o' very
pecui'ar sor'' y CONSISTS u sneo
WIN g'aSs FOOL o"' IRON u ,,
winch run " Ser'eS VI para'iel runway
sixty or seventy ieet on tne rails
are immature lal cars whlch carry
huge eartllen pots ana wooden tnps
In each tub Is agrowing plant. Ihere
are number OF specimens OF cach
KIND OF plant-potato' pea or what
not-each growing IN u dliierent kind
OF soil Inc purpose IN view Is 10 ma
out just now much available 1000 IS
contained IN various soils
Inc SOILS emp'oyed nave previously
been Analysed lHe quantity OF plant
food IN so'l may not determine us
usefulness Tor producing crops mas
much as 1t may not De IN such shape
as to be easily absorbed
Feeding plants IS IKE feeding babies;
the diet has got TO be not merely
nutritious out easily dlges'lple' liav'
ing ascertalned by analysis Just now
much plant iood Is contained IN each
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-09-12

Backache Catarrhal Inflammation, Ulcera-
ton and kindred maladies.
For those about to become mothers, II is
priceless boon, for it lessons the pain and
perils Of childbirth, shortens labor" and
the period Of confinement, and promotes the
secretion Of an abundance Of nourishment
for the child.
THOMAS THIRLwELr, OF Robertsd1ie, Pa,
says: ~ cannot sufficiently express 10 you
my gratitude for the benefit your Favorite
Prescription has conferred upon my daugh-
ter.
OF late she has suffered no pain wbatsver
II 10 simply marvellous"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-09-12
Nervous Prostration
Cured by DR.. Miles Nervine.

Prolonged arrangement of the nervous
system not only affects the brain and men,
tai powers, but develops disease in some Of
the vital organs. The most dangerous Of
these indirect results Is when the heart is
affected. This was the case Of the Rev. N.
F. Surface, Fawn River Mich, who writes
under date Of Feb. IA. 1896:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-09-12
WOMEN WHO SUFFER

lch month, can find relief
and cure in DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription.
II regulates and restores
the monthly function,
braces up the exhausted,
run down, overworked
and delicate; allays and
banishes all Nervous
| Weakness, Spasms,
\ Hysteria, Fits, Chorea,
\ or st. Vitus' s
\ Dance; cures Weak
| y ness es, BEARING
SDown Nensationg.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-09-12

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Nervousness, Debility, and all their
trainof evilsresulting from early errors
and later excuses; the result Of over.
work, sickness, worry, etc. Develops
and givestone and strength to the@x.
ualorgans. Stops unnatural losses or
nightly emissions caused by youthful
errorsorexcessive useo tobacco, opium
and liquor, which lead to consumption
and insanity. Their use shows immedi.
ate improvement. Insist upon having
thegenuine NERVE BERRIES, no other.
Convenient to carry in vest pocket.
Price, Shopper box, six boxes, one full
treatment, $500. Guaranteed tocure
any case. If not kept by your drug.
gist we will send them by mail, upon
receipt Of price, in plain wrapper.
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AMERICAN mEticst CO.. CINCINNATI. 0.
Sold by ], NJ. Gleissner, druggist, Abllnee.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-29

cncc with commercial affairs are cnii-
nently fitted for the work OF reorgnn-
izing the different departments of the
city government on business basis.
As representative of the workingmen
aud the class of home owners and
moderate taxpayers james WOlshensky
will make most useful and trust
worthy member of the council He is
one of the forcmcn in the smelling
works and has been employed in that
establishment for twenty years.
In contrast with these candidates the
council ticket nominated by the So
called republican convention presents,
with possibly three exceptions, an
array of ward heelers and professional
politicians. The notorious Jim Allan
heads the list, tailed up by Lee Yates,
and with Sam Du Bois, Bob Duncan
ard Lew Burmcster sandwiched in be
tween In view of the universal de-
mand for the introduction of better
material into the council such nomina-
tons are really an insult to intelligent
people and particularly to reputable re-
minority on the republican council
ticket might possibly commend itself
for party support were it not. for the
fact that it is bound up with the ele
mcnt that forced the breaking up of
party lines in order to do away with
prescription and misrule. Every one
of these men, if elected, would be under
obligations to join the hold-over mem
bers of the combine and to form n new
council combine more dangerous, if
such thing could be, than the present
combine.
Taxpayers and citizens who desire
good government cannot afford even as
II matter of personal friendship to with
hold their votes from Il single man ON
the citizens council ticket
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-29
NO ANGLO-AD DERTCAN ALLIANCE.

The suggestion of London paper
that there ought to be an alliance be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain for the purpose of maintain
ing the balance of power in the east
and preventing threatened Russian aS-
Gressi6n in that quarter may be flatter-
ing 10 this country, but it cannot be
seriously entertained 1t is doubtless
true that the two countries have Il
common interest in the development of
Japan, China and Corca, but this does
not furnish a reason why this country
should depart from a long-established
policy and unite with Great Britain
for Il diplomatic or any other purpose,
in the east or elsewhere. Washington
warned his countrymen against entan-
Cling alliances with foreign powers and
the admonition has up to this time been
respected. SO far as affairs in the east
crn quarter of the world are concerned,
whatever course they may take the in
tareStS of the United States will un-
doubtedly be we'll cared for. Should
Russia succeed in her apparent design
of extending n protectornte over Corca
and dominating that island there can
be no doubt that all the interests we
have there would be respected just as
fully as If Japan retained control. Con
seurlently the operations and move
ments of, Russia in that quarter do not
in the remotest degree menace Ameri-
can interests there. Doubtless a major
ity of our people would prefer to see
Japan in control of Corea, but Russian
domination would mean no trouble Tor
us. In any event. however, there could
be no alliance between Great Britain
and the United States with view to
| influencing the course of affairs in the
east.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-29
THE THRIFTY DUKE.

Philadelphia Times: Yet no matter what
happens in the extraordinary course OF events
a duke who fetches thirteen millions should
not feel cheap.
Chicago Chronicles The duke OF MARI
borough declines to pay duty on wedding
presents sent him from abroad. The duke is
obviously thrifty and wants his S10,O0O,O0O
winning to be all velvet" He probably
won't even pay for his marriage license.
Kansas City journal: wedding present
from the queen of England will be returned
by the duke of Marlborough because he In un-
good luck has evidently not impressed him
that he has money to throw at the birds-not
even at the American eagle.
Chicago Record: His grace of Marlborough
must be congratulated upon the possession OF
a frugal mind. The public is informed that
several magnificent wedding presents have
of the customs duties" diamond brooch of
the bride was also inhospitably turned back
to the giver because Of duty of $50. And.
more than ALL wedding present from Queen
Victoria herself was returned on account OF
the same exaction at the custom house. Other
young brldegrooms in the sudden possession
of S13, 900 900 and an American heiress might
be pardoned for a little extravaganza In the
payment of the expenses incurred In receiv-
ing presents The presents themselves may
be supposed to compensate In some degree Tor
the tariff costs. An investment of $50 duties
in payment for, say, n $1,000 diamond would
seem not unreasonable. But II seems that the
young duke figures that by returning the
presents to England he can keep both the
presents and the amount of the duties.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-29
Personal AND OTHERWISE.

Although the pugilists have been turned
down, the gas is escaping from the bags.
The news from Corea will enable England
to see that there is much to arbitrato in the
Venezuelan dispute.
The late Oliver Ames served a four years
apprenticeship in his fathers shovel factory
In this way he acquired the habit of calling
a spade a spade.
Herbert Spencer never accepts college de-
gree nor any other honorary mark from any
society He wants to stand wholly on his
own merits or be forgotten.
1t is claimed by those in position to know
hat a combination of warehouse butter and
margarine lends peculiar significance to the
national maxim: In union thore is
strength"
The new city loan taken by Philadelphians
in small sums did not make any impression
on the accounts in savings banks. 1t is be-
lieved by the promoters Of the loan that it
drew at least $1,50O,OOO out of Quaker City
socks.
Political AFFAIRS in Ohio have reached such
desperate straits that the democrats have in
duoed the old Roman Thurman. to make a
speech. The venerable giant of other days
will speak from the porch of his home in Co
lumbus ne
Look out fQrf another roast of all things
American. Kerr Hardle is about to return
painfully poor in pocket and with a great
contempt forthat native shrewdness that en-
ables Americans ito puncture a humbug oc-
casonally. o1;I1f
In his lecture to the dervsh contingent in
the Saddle creek bottoms, Prof. Glibschin
appealed fort greater harmony between the
garbage and sewef forces. "In such union -
he exclaimed, tfhere is power Of expression
that needs no brass band"
The charge against the Chicago letter car
riers SINNERS down to this--that several
Of them TOOK q snifter of soda water one
hot day last summer. OF course the charge
is ridiculous. A mail carrier wasting precious
space with soda water! Neverl
Joe Howard, jr. declares that Governor
Morton is possessed of qualities which would
render him invincible as a presidential can.
didate. The governor hasn't said a word
His regard for Mr.. Howard's perspicacity
and judgment is too deep for expression.
number of traders on the New York ex-
change rendered young Marlborough a din.
ner. The affair was touching compliment
to the dukes business tact in shipping wed
ding presents direct to his home so as tc
avoid paying the American duty. Anything tC
beat the government stirs fellow feeling in
Gotham.
A tossler assass.n worked the insanity dodge
successfully few months ago. and was com,
mitted to an insane asylum. Now he is pro
nounced sane and demands his release on the
ground that he cannot be tried twice for tbs
same offense. A shrewd lawyer and a sharI
witted crook can give the blind goddess tbs
laugh at any stage Of the legal game.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-29
FRAUDULENT UNDERVALUATIONS.

A committee of the Boston Board of
Trade recently submitted TO that body
n report on fraudulent undervaluations
of imports, through which the govern
ment is losing n very large amount of
money annually. The report stated as
the opinion of the committee that under
valuation at the present time takes
place. to a serious extent, in the i'm
portation of fabrics due to the facilities
which modern methods of business per
nit Fabrics manufactured abroad are
consigned. in most instances, to agencies
established in this country. The foreign
manufacturers will sell only through
their authorized agents in the United
States and it is said that the American
importer is made aware. in the course of
his business, that purchases made
through such agents are to his pccuniary
advantage. 1t would appear from this
that means has been discovered,
through the establishment of these agen-
cies, of entering foreign merchandise in
New York ut less than its true value.
OF course this sort of business is Grim
inal and heavy penalties are provided
for it, but it is not an easy matter to
prove undervaluatiOn with the intention
of defrauding the government.
The source of the trouble. of course, is
in the system of ad valorem duties. In
formulating the new tariff law the demo
Gratis dropped specific duties wherever it
could practically be done and substi-
tuted ad valorem. The republicans in
congress urged that this was a mistake
and predicted just what has taken place.
They pointed out, with the evidence of
all experience to sustain them, that with
ad valorem duties underyaluations We're
certain, but their arguments had no eff
feet Neither did the example of other
countries in this matter exert any in
fuence. Germany, Frdnce and other tar
iff countries prefer specific duties, but
this fact had no weight with the demo-
cratic tariff reformers. The result is
that an enormous quantity of foreign
merchandise is imported into the coun-
! try at n valuation below what it should
bear and in his way the treasury loses
heavily. Nor is this all, for such under
valuation gives the foreign manETac-
turer an undue advantage over the
American manufacturers,
This state of affairs must contnEe
until the republican party is restored to
power, for of course any attempt of the
republican house to apply Il remedy
however urgently demanded both in the
| interest of the government and as q
matter of justice to the home manufac.
turers, would not receive the appI oval
of the democratic administration. From
all accounts, Mr.. Cleveland Is deter
mined that the tariff law snail remain
just as it is, not because it is such law
as he wanted, but merely for he reason
that it bears the democratic stamp. Ad
valorem duties will therefore remain fol
at least two years. at whatever cost to
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-29
THE DISTRICT JUDICIARY.

Lincoln Herald Caesar had his Brutus
Charles II his Cromwell and Cunningham r.
Scott his Editor Raker If this be con-
tempt of court, make the most Of 1t.
Paplllon Times: No man in Sarpy county
can tru uhfully charge George Magney with
commission OF an evil deed none can call
in question his honesty, all recognize his
ability. We will honor ourselves by giving
Magney splendid vote in Sarpy county.
Let's make it unanimous for Magney.
Papillion Times: Ben Baker, the slippery
fellow who does dirty work for Judge Dundy,
was in Papillion last Monday, looking for
votes. He is Scotps runningmate for place
on the district bench The most expressive
language the Times can employ in speaking
of this fellow is to say that the crazy Scott
is better man than Ben Baker.
Craig Times: c. r. Scott was a witness
for the state in a criminal case pending be-
fore Judge Berka in Omaha last week and
had been served with subpoena He ignored
the subpoena and came up into Burt county
to make his defense" What would Scott
have done if Judge Berka had been a witness
served with subpoena to appear in his court
under similar circumstances? Sent officer
after him, of course, ard fined him for con-
tempt. Scott can see the difference between
tweedle-de and tweedle-dum.
Blair Courier: Two years ago Charles T.
Dickinson of Tekamah was a candidate for
county judge and accepted the democratic
was to make the race nonpartisan. He did
SO and was elected by big majority This
fall he is making the race for distruct judge
as a radical republican and telling the peo-
pie the beauties of party Judge. How his
views have changed in two years! Can 1t be
possible that Mr.. Dickinson has the itch so
bad that he will sacrifice his honest convic-
tions for patry Office
Blair Courier: Judge M. r. Hopewell
Is graduate of the Green Castle Und) uni
yersity, one of the best schools in the east.
He practiced law successfully for twenty-five
years, or until he was made district judge
in 1887. Since that time he has served on
the bench faithfully and well and no one of
any party can find fault with his course.
-Four years ago he was nominated by the re-
publicans and elected by majority of nearly
1900 above the party vote. This certainly
shows that he is popular and has the conti-
dence of the people. He is now candidate
for reelection, and you can do no better than
give him your support.
Lyons Sun (repD: Judge Cunningham Rose
water Scott spoke last night at the opera
house tn a good sized audience. His remarks
from beginning to end were a TRADE of
abuse of Il. Rosewater, spiced with large
chunks of self-praise. Toward . o'clock a
few left the hall, and the fact seemed to
annoy Judge Scott, and he at once gave
Rosewater rest and abused the people of
Lyons for not staying to hear him, He seems
to be easily annoyed, and when in that state
OF mind the victims before him get a touch
of his uncomfortable temper. He prides
himself on being plain spoken and no doubt
Is so, but we are plain spoken enough to say
that were we in a suit of law and desired
Justice we would rather it would be before
some one else than Cunningham r. Scott.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-29

Now York World.
The importa of keep ng before the people
the issue of municipal good government is IL
lustrated by the condition of affairs in St
Louis and Chicago.
In St. Lduis an unfinished city hall, com
menced three years ago and strictly limited
in cost to $iOG0,O00, has cost $2,000,00O, and
is yet unfinished. 1t is not ready for loecupa
ton; it is ready to fall down. Expert testi-
mony declares it unsafe The city has nc
money with which to finish it.
In Chicago tho situation is even worse
The whole city government is bankrupt. The
city is running behind at the rate of 1000
900 a year; the noating debt, accumulated
during the past SIX years, amounts to S6,000,.
600; the municipal departments will have tC
be scaled down or abolished-there is nc
other way out Of the difficulties.
The lesson of this situation is that botf
of these cities are now paying the penalties OF
past municipal acknowledgement.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-29
rtDrlt crRRrycr REro RMER.

RIDrCIL CURRENCY REFO RMER.
Mr.. TIanlln. the assistant secretary of
The treasury, Is more radical than his
superior on the question of retiring the
grecnhncks. In rcCeih speech he
urged The redemption and cancellation of
outstanding Creenbacks and TREASURY
notes by issuing bonds payable in gold
not to exceed S}O0,nO0.u00. the balance
needed not over SIO.Omo00. to be raised
by taxation. This may he the view of
Mr.. Hamln alone and not thnt of the
administration. but il would not be sur
prising il such recommendation shall
proceed from the president and secre-
taiy of the treasury. 1t Is hardly nee
cssary to say that Il proposition TO in
crease the intprest-bcaring public debt
in order to retire the legal tender cur
rency will not receive any serious CON
sidClation from the republican house OF
representatives nor would ii be ap-
proved by Il majority of the American
people. As was recently pointed out
by Senator Sherman. for fourteen years
we have been able to maintain in full
and active circulation S345.oo0.o00 of
grcerbacks at par with gold by main
taining n reserve in the treasury OF
S1OO. 100000 of gold. Thus, with the loss
of the interest on this gold, we have
saved the interest on the public debt
represented by the greenbacks and be
! sides have secured to Our people the
best form Of paper money ever devised
of univcrs | credit in the cnrlurrcial
world Is 1t not manifestly absurd to
assume that the American people will
consent to be saddled with an additional
annual interest Of several millions of dol
lars and to lose their lest form of paper
currency in order TO remedy conditions
which never existed until the democratic
party secured control of the government
and which can readily be remedied by
providing sufficient revenue?
or course Mr.. Hamlin is in favor OF
state banks issuing currency. He woult
allow these institutions to issue notes
proportioned to paid up, unimpairet
capital and TO a fixed reserve of golt
whenever the state has enacted laws
imposing uniform limitations, all sucl
banks to he under proper federal super
vision exactly similar to that imposed OF
national banks. This might be well, al
mitting that there are any valid reason;
for allowing state banks to issue notes
but Mr.. Hamlin's plan is not acceptable
to very large number of his own party
Southern democrats, especially, are op
posed to any federal supervision what
ever over state banks, holding that thi
would be an invasion of the rights of tn
states. SO that even were the mex
congress democratic this proposition
could not succeed.
1t is more than likely that Mr.. Hamlil
voices the predominant sentiment in ad
ministration circles. The utterances o
Secretary Carlisle have been on the sam
line. Such suggestions will be throw
away on republican house of repre-
sentatives.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-29


Tocumseh Chieftalu: Hon. c. II. Morrill,
hop msde most envisble record as regent
OF the university That institution never had
A better friend than he There Is no salary
attached to the office OF regent but Mr.. Nor
rlll has devoted much OF his time and money
In looking after the AFFAIRS OF the university
and much of the success OF that great school
during the past six years has been due to HIS
we'll directed zeal lie is candidate for re-
election on the republican ticket.
Pawnee Independent: The Independent be-
eves that Hon. c. H. Morrill, should be re-
elected as a regent OF the State university,
notwithstanding the fact that he is repub-
rcan Mr. Morrill, has taken a greater inter-
est in the success Of the university than any
other regent of late years, and has spent con-
siderable money from his own pocket to ad-
vance the interest OF our greatest educational
institution. The Morrill, Geological BNpedl-
tions" of 1S9l-2-3-4-5 were fitted out and all
expenses paid by Mr.. Morrill,, He has earned
a reelection, and we take pleasure as an In
dependent newspaper In endorsing him.