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Abilene weekly reflector., 1895-10-31
Rich
Red Blood
Is the Foundation Of
the Wonderful Cures BY
Hoods
SarsapariIIa

That is Why the cures by Hoods
Sarsaparilla arc CURES.
That is Why Hoods Sarsapsrilla
cures the severest cases Of Scrofula,
Salt Rheum and other blood diseases.
That Is Why 1t overcomes That
Tired Feeling, strengthens the nerves,
gives energy in place Of exhaustion.
That Is Why the testimonials for
Hoods Sarsaparllla are solid facts,
and will stand the closest investigation.
That Is Why the sales of Hoods
Sarsaparilla have increased year after
year, while other preparations Of less
merit have come, held little tenn.
porary favor, and are heard Of no more.
That is Why Hoods sarsaparilla
requires the largest Laboratory in the
world That Is Why
Abilene weekly reflector., 1895-10-31
CHINA'S IRISH RULER.
Cir Robert Hart, Who Controls the TWEEN.
ty.Four Treaty Ports.

Cir Robert Hart, Who Controls the TWen'
ty.pour Treaty Ports.
When the first Chinese loan for the
indemnity Of Japan was offered II was
noticed that the loan was guaranteed
by "Ilart, l. G. C." As the entire
amount was fifteen million pounds,
and seventy-hve million dollars Is a
very big sum for any man to be able to
guarantee, there has been some curios-
ity as to the guarantor's personality.
Hart, |. q. c. means q Belfast
Irishman known all over the earth as
the most influential man In the orient.
lie Is in charge Of be Chinese customs,
with the title Of nspcctor-general Of
customs which he economically cuts
down into a. G. C. This position he
has held since 1850 Before that year
the customs system OF China was Just
one big steal. Ostcnsibly 1t was under
the supervision OF great noble who
was supposed to turn into the Chinese
treasury the entire receipts. Like most
Chinese ofice-holders, he kept three
fourths Of the receipts for himself.
About 1888 there was Il war between
England and China, in which China
got the worst Of IT, 1t the treaty that
followed, China agreed to pay the cost
Of England's war
The imperial customs, Chinas chief
source Of revenue, were pledged TO Sc
cure the debt. A young lrishman
named Hart was England's representa-
tive, and lie was placed In charge OF
the Chinese customs bureau, charged
with seeing that oil the duties collect
ed were turned into the llong-Kong
bank. Tho entire amount Of the In.
demnity was collected 50 much quicker
than either nation had expected that
Mr.. Hart was called upon to explain.
His terse explanation was: "One-thlrd
Of the duties collected never reach the
imperial treasury. They are the spoils
Of the officials who have been In charge
OF the customs
Somewhat naturally this answer ere
ated gloom in the mind of the Chinese
emperor, and just as Hart was return
Ing to his own country he sent for him
and asked him TO take charge OF the
Chinese customs md do for China what
lie had inst been doing for England
liarts answer was as terse as his for
mer explanation He said' ~ will I'M
dertalse this work upon three condi'
tons The first is that | shall have ab.
solute authority over the entire sys-
tenn and the second is that no one, not
even the viceroy, shall interfere with
NE or give me any orders. ] must also
have the right TO employ my own sub
urlnates and to hire or discharge who
ever ! please" "
This was rather n large order, but
the emperor Of China agreed to it, and
Hart was placed In control. The very
first years work with the old staff
gave AZ increase of twenty-five per
cent. in the ember rs revenues The
succeeding year almost doubled the
receipts. and now after tllirty-Gve
yenrs Of ienevoNnt despotlsm. the
Abilene weekly reflector., 1895-10-31

--Atthe Intelligence Office Madam,
why did you not keep the last girl
sent your "She was too good look
Ing. | told you ! wanted q PLAIN cook. n
Detroit Free Press
Abilene weekly reflector., 1895-10-31
THE POPCORN BOY.
A Business Reversal Unheralded
by Dun or Bradstreet.


py Dun or braustreeI'
The financlai stress from which tne
country is now emerging mas lei' IVY
wrecks IN the Industrial ana CONNER
cial centers When the strlngehcy was
most severe the DAILY press reported
how this prominent bank had closed
Its doors, that well known mercantile
house had gone to pieces ana this ex-
tensive mandatory had shut down.
But there were many minor tragediesi
IN this distressing period-stories OF OF
destitntion and dismay-that were iull
OF dcsolate hlgnincance 70 individual
lives even though they gave the com
merclai worio no Thrill OF alarm. lhls
ID tne STORY OF one oi these unrePorted
1aiiures' the aetaiis OF which ap-
peaiea 10 the writer WIN patheuc IN
terest.
siight nnd shrlveled nRure OF me-
mum helght-nis grown seeming 70
nave peeh arres'ed peiore ne attaineu
ms natural s'ature-w'th .iih aha rue
,ui features, ana eyes under u Prolect,
ing ioreheau' ana the Rhost Oh oearu
AZ inc ciih. lhis was "altar 'ne
popcorn ooy, as travellers over 'ne clo
rouo oi .ne Lake 'hore nave seen nun
.'mes wieiou. hu,hper u. INC s'"noh
IN southern Micn'gah Y'ilasc' search,
'ng 'he cur "inuo"s WIN II "iS'iui
gaAe ior prospective patrons, 90 many
years i'as nc peci' "'.cnuaht upon 'he
Vs., ',,"' W s''e 10y "a'''' .1a,,''' l's.'
""N "V'A''y nSu'o' o'o 'no"''o' oo.".
- ~" '''o o'"e' v 'n' "e'sNs
Wv s"' panseu VA ao sa' ,'ou, ,,, 9u9'e''ue"
~ '"ap INV ,' ''o".'ou "'.n i'o 'v"R,
'o.,.'9 o''.' "aA.s A"u 'ooo"i0 % 10 a'uo' "
49, nn.a.s ~ 90 'no ''s oo".u ,,.., ''a. ." uns
49, 49, ''1S S ea'o' VI sno ,'s''' p'''onso.
.. oaDo' .o' i', ".,,a =. " v'a," mean,
n.y. ~ - .o'' 1.''.s y, "'",o"' "nu
VIZ w. vA'"anso .u'. - n'on.'' "n. PENNIES
~ ."' p."P '"."' anu '''o Ni'o''s"n
iruit All the tralnmen were good
patrons OF the iaithfnl vender but 1t
Is diiilcult TO tell which they sought
'he most-the corn ana apples they
munched or the privilege OF seeing the
""pp'n''' '"o', p''o,'"'0' hase 'a''c,'
particularly when the extent OF busl-
ness made 1t necessary for him to hur-
ry nome and stock up again. II was
PLAIN that the venders soul was In his
humble trade. You could tell That by
the CLEAN OF Joy that came into The
usually plaintlve face when trade was
brlsk at the trains or some liberal pas
sengers threw out nickel or dime for
an apple or bag OF corn with tho
CHEEKY instructions to never mind the
change.
The big railway corporation, usually
very conservative about granting con-
cessions, allowed Walter to ply his
trade at the trains out OF n sentiment
OF loyalty talso n rare trait in railway
cOrDOrAtiOnsl tn his DECEASED father
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-04
MIR. SHIPPEN BEARD FROM.
He Writes to an Old Fried and Tells Many
Interesting Things.


Interesting Things.
The following letter from the former
pastor of the Unitarian church of
Wichita, Rev. Eugene r. Shipper, will
be of interest to our readers:
''The Old Manse. Concord, Mass.
July so. 1895.
Dear Mr. notwithstanding
your interest in the Golden Age of
American literature, ! thought you'd be
glad to get line penned from The Old
Manse Practitioners of mine were
fortunate enough 10 get the place for
the summer. so here | am among the
shades of Emerson, Alcott. Hawthorne
and the rest. The room L am occupying
was Hawthorne's study. On one of the
small old fashioned panes Of glass
scratched with Mr.. Hawthorne's dia-
mond are these words: 'Natnl Haw-
thorne. This is his study, 1923
THE little bracket shelf on which
write. Moses from and Old Manse.'
and 1 don't know what else were writ
ten.
Down through the old orchard see
the sluggish stream, beautiful though
with its verdure clad banks. and We're
it not for the thick foliage I could see
the spot where the bartled farmers
stood. and fired the shot heard round
the world and the minute men COM
memorating their patriotism. In the
hall just outside is a portrait Of the
Revernd William Emerson, excellent
Puritan. who. when his Pensioners
dug him out the snow on a Sunday
morning, reprinanded them severely
for laboring on the Lords day! l won't
berate you if you'll labor some Lords
day to the extent of a letter.
Cordially yours.
EUGENE Z. SHIPPEN."
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-04
ASKED THEM TO RESIGN.
Police Commissioners are Serving Their
Last Day.


In the language of Judge Reed "ths
| Rubicon is crossed"
Yesterday the police commissioners
received a letter from Governor Nor
| rill, asking them to resign.
The governor not only wanted them
to resign. but 10 resign by telegraph
They did not resign up till midnight
and it is probable that they will give
Governor Morrill, the pleasure of FIR
ing" them.
1t is doubtful whether either one OF
them, with a business career of per-
haps third of a century, has ever
been fired from position and the act
viii doubtless be both novel and inter-
esting to them.
1t is proba BILE, they think, that their
successors will be chosen at once. Who
they will be nobody knows. There is
very little interest taken in the subject
of who the new men will be.
When the news Of the fact that the
governor asked for the designations OF
the commissioners became known yes
terday 1t was interesting to hear the
remarks made in every quarter They
We're ali of one kind and many of them
would not look well in print especially
on the Sabbath morning.
The news came with some disappoint
ment for nearly all the citizens, es-
pecially the business men were taken
with the editorial suggestion in yes
terday mornings Eagle, with refer
ence to the selection of commissioners
at free and fair informal election
They all regarded it as such a fair and
common sense proposition that they
could not see how ii could be rejected,
hence their disappointment
Nearly all of them are in favor Of
holding an Informal election anyway,
not with any hope of influencing Gov
ernor Morrill,, but to demonstrate the
present state of feeling with reference
to the gentlement whom he has asked
tc resign.
To reporter last night several gen.
temen said that they would pay the
expenses of an election out of their own
pockets in accordance with the pro-
position of yesterday mornings Eagle
and expressed the hope that some steps
will be taken TO hold one
A dispatch from Topeka at midnight
says: The police commissioners at
Wichita were not fired tonight, as eX
pected here, for the simple reason that
the governor did not know who TO APP
point in their places. He has an en-
gagement tomorrow. Notwithstanding
that ii is the Sabbath, with J. NJ.
Knapp, Herman Lewis and a man
named Mcclure of Wichita to meet him
at which time it will be agreed upon
who the new commissioners will be.
The fact that the three law and order
men and the governor have selected
Sunday to do business has caused quite
a stir among the ministers of this city
who have heard il and it is said that
one of them will dwell on the subject in
his sermon tomorrow. He said tonight:
II am beginning to grow tired of this
whole business. Here is A chief execu-
tive and three law and order men meet
ing for political work on the Sabbath
day. Men who want all laws enforced
should not chose Sunday for a meet
ing Of this kind
On receipt of the above dispatch re-
porter for the Eagle started out to find
the gentlemen referred to. but he was
informed that the committee had al
ready started for Topeka.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-04
OKLAHOMA is IN 1T.
FARMER ISAAC DEAN WET DOW
THERE TO HUY STOCK HOGS
He Did Not Find the Farmers % Hard TIP
As Reporsed-The Okiahom. Farmer
would Rather Buy than Sell Hoxs-They
are Getting Ready to supply the Wich-
iia Packing Bouses-Mr. Dean Drove
over the New Country In . Carriage
and Opened His Eyes At what He saw on
Oklahoma Farms

II went down 20 Oklahoma this week
10 buy stock hogs" said Isaac Dean
last night, and had my eyes opened
very wide after I got there"
Mr.. Dean is one OF the prosperous
Sedgwick county farmers who lives on
the West Side. He Is not only well-to.
do but he is rich.
There has been talk Of aid for Okla
homa and Mr.. Dean like a good many
other farmers in this county very nat
urally supposed that the poor farmers
down in Oklaho would have 10 sell
their stock hogs even il they had TO go
ar low price.
Mr.. Dean made arrangements TO
draw on the bank here for all the
money he wanted and he went down
10 Oklahoma to gather up stock hogs TO
help eat UP Sedgwick countys big corn
crop.
Il got of the cars" ne said, lat Enid
and enquired there for stock hogs but
could not hear Of any for sale.
Il hired a horse and carriage there
and 1 drove out in the country TO see
the farmers ard when / returned / had
driven about 500 miles.
Il went clear down into the Cheyenne
country and as / said IL opened my
eyes. l did not know anything about
Oklahoma and when you hear anybody
tell that Oklahoma is starved out don't
you believe word of it.
Did / find any hogs? Yes. I found
plenty OF them. but in all that 800 miles
l never found a pig for sale. The hogs
are there but that did not do me any
good.
Whenever I saw nice bunch Of
stock hogs l would drive up to the
house and ask il they were for sale, and
the invariable answer was no.
Very frequently the farmers would
answer that he would like TO buy a few
they have the hogs and the corn in the
fields now matured TO feed them.
Il saw some splendid fields Of corn in
Oklahoma and TO average the country
over where / visited and their corn is
as good as ours.
81 talked with hundreds Of farmers
down there and every one Of them
watched the Wichita markets and here
is where they expect TO market their
hogs when they get them fat.
AS a matter Of course there are some
hard up farmers in Oklahoma but take
them as rule and tell you they are
all right
THE improvements are simply won
derful and already Oklahoma looks like
an old settled country. There are evil
dences of thrift and prosperity on every
hand.
THE farmers and settlers generally
in that country started even and they
do not have mortgages to pay that were
contracted in more prosperous times
like so many people in the older states.
Oklahoma is a good country and the
people who live there own IL.
well. when I failed 10 buy any hogs
I turned in and bought some cattle. As
rule the men who own the cattle have
no corn. Ii is the men who have the
corn fields that also own the hogs and
they are smart enough to keep them to-
gether."
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-04
He Is BACK AGAIN.
County Commissioner Harmon Is Back
from the Mountains

Rev. n. E. Harmon, County COM
missioner returned yesterday from
the mountains where he has been for
wife and his colleag que County Com
missioner Webb. He would have not
come back so soon but his presence
was required here tomorrow in MAX
Ing the county levy, that being the day
Set by law
Mr.. Harmon was delighted with his
trip and grows eloquent in his descrip-
tions of the mountain scenery
He visited all the points of inter-
est including springs. peaks and cam
yons with the exception of Pixies Peak
and he could not stand a trip to that
high altitude
He says the electrical displays. dur
ing a storm. are simply grand to look
down upon from above the clouds.
Among the Wichita people at the
springs while he was there were Mis-
SEES Leida Mills. Jesse Clark Louise
and Mary Rouse, Flora MCGEE and
Eta and Anna Mason. They We're
chaparoned by Professor Smith of the
High school.
They all started one evening to
climb Pixies Peak. Miss Mills was the
first to reach there while Miss Mary
Rowe, Miss Clarke and Miss MCGEE
had to give up the trip before they
were half way up the side of the noun
tain.
Mr.. Webb will return today. He was
ready to come hack with Mr.. Harmon
hut at the last moment he decided TO
go out to look at a gold mine with
Judge Skidmore OF Columbus.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-04
COMING LOCAL EVENTS.

The regular meeting Of the Ladies'
Aid Society, No .46, 5. of V, viii be held
a Garfield hall. Monday evening, Aug.
3. A full attendance is desired.
Regular communication of Wichita
Lodge No. 80, A, f. and A. NJ, Monday
evening, Aug. 5. at S o'clock. Work in
the degrees. Visitors welcome. A. J..
Applegate.
Verna Springgate will give an elocu-
tionary entertainment at the Car works
on next Tuesday evening, Aug. s. for
the benefit of the Sunday school. Every
one should hear this talented little girl,
as ii will be rare treat. Ten cents ad-
mission.
The Welles Circle Of Kings Daugh-
ters are contemplating organizating a
free sewing school. The circle will be
greatly aided in their work if any wish
ing to take advantage of this oppor-
tunity Will, at their earliest conven-
fence, please notify Miss Rhea Wood
man, president, or Miss NJ. Sluss, Sec
retary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-04
COMES BACK AT HIM.
ida Hart Answers Petition of Her Hubby In
Court

Yesterday Mrs. Ida Hart, wife Of O.
r. Hart who instituted proceedings
few days ago against her for a di-
Torce. filed her answer through her
attorneys Haymaker * Holmes. He is
asking for a divorce on the ground that
she was intimate with one Link Pitt
Of Sunnydale. In her answer she al
eges cruelty on his part and insane
jealousy. That he had called her all
kinds OF vile names and that before
they were married ten days he &C
cused her of intimacy with other men.
She also alleges that he had &C
suired her consent 10 bill OF sale 10
about 81, 800 worth OF personal proper
ty on the promise that he would give
her half the money derived from il,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-04
The aate1tta Daily Eagle Sunday 9Hornime august T. 1895

The Bsrtram Heating and Plumbing
company last week completed the
plumbing and heating for the state
asylum at Winfield. The entire work
was done in twenty-three days. the
whole being examined and accepted
without criticism
Charley and Frank Keller OF Butler
county were in the city wednesday
and Thursday, having come for their
sister Maggie, who has been visiting
her uncle and Aunt Mr. and Mrs T. W.
Hall and cousins Myrtle and Louis
Wichman of Lulu avenue
Jim Boone, a young and thrifty far
mer Cf Union township, came IN yester-
day 10 buy a new buggy and harness
for his wife Jim has 1s0 acres in corn
every acre of which he declares Will
yield 80 bushels. Eight thousand bushels
Farming don't pay.
Lon Holding of Sloan Springs. Ark.
dropped in on his friends yesterday
like a ray Of light. He looks fine and
feels better than a. any time since the
war. lie SAYS that Arkansas is one OF
the greatest fruit states in the Union.
Lon will remain several days.
The school board will hold It's regular
meeting tomorrow night at which IL is
expected that the time OF opening the
SCHOOLS VIII De determined. Mr. JSn-
nings has resigned as a member OF the
board and will move 10 Harrisburg
Pa, and become the Missouri Pacific
local agent at that place.
Mr.. Pittinger, the Republican nomi-
nee for commissioner on the West Side
was in the city yesterday. He is popu
lar not only on the West Side but
wherever he is known. Mr.. Pittinger
has been in Illinois on business and
says that state will not equal Kansas
for corn this year.
Mr.. Higginson with his son returned
from New York this week. Combining
pleasure with business. After business
they took a row down along the sea-
shore visiting Ocean Grove. Asbury
Park, and other interesting seaside
points. returning very much refreshed
and inspired to return TO the business
tread mill.
]. D. limerick, one Of the solid far
mers of Erie township, was in the city
yesterday attending the meeting of the
central committee. Joe is an uncom-
promising Republican, lives in a large
house with all the modern convenient
oies, hot and cold water. electric fans,
etc, and has a few acres that will put
1000 bushels of corn into his bins. Sedg
wick county has few better men
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-04
CITY IN BRIEF.

Henry Schnitzler went TO Kansas
City last night on business.
Judge Wall will return today from a
months vacation spent in Michigan.
Mrs. n. A McCanless returned yes
terday from a months visit in Enid
| O. T,
]. F. Baehr and little son Karl went
| TO Kansas City last night 10 visit his
| parents.
Rev. David Brooks will officiate at
! ST. Johns Episcopal church this morn
! ing at Ii a. m.
Mr.. Caswell has gone TO Chickasha,
| O. T.. where he has an engagement for
several weeks.
L. J. White has returned from the
soldiers reunion at Corbin, where he
reports a fine time.
James Beal OF Bentley and Miss
Pearl Crouch Of Sunnydale were grant
ed a license to wed yesterday.
Mrs. c. II. Brooks and the children
have gone 10 Iowa for a two week 3
| visit among relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Bolt and little daughter
of Illinois are spending the summer
with their daughter at Conway Springs
J. T. Mahan of the Mahan Supply
company is confined TO his home with
a very painful attack Of muscular rheu
Elatism.
Doc Poffenberger left Friday morn
ing via the Frisco for Springfield. Mo-
to accept position with Herman the
tailor.
J. H. Boone Of Union township was
IN the city yesterday and says he plant
ed an early variety Of corn in March
and it matured in July.
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city but who has lived in Chicago for
the past ten years. is visiting his moth
er on Ohio avenu-217.
Quite a number Of Wichita people
awaited themselves Of the low rate to
Kansas City and left last night 10
spend today in that city.
The offertory selection az s.. Johns
church this morning Will he a beautiful
duo by Miss Aldendfer and Miss Larl-
mer, a arrangement from Rubenstein
Members Of Junita council take notice
that the regular meeting night will be
on Thursday evening in place OF We'd
nesday. as formerly.
NJ. ". L. English and family have
returned TO Wichita permanently. Mr..
English was an OLD resident Of this city
but for the past five years has been
located a kinSfisher.
NJ. H. A. tR>L VIII speak 10 the
men at the meeting at the Y NJ C A
this afternoon at 4 O'Clock. All men
are invited 10 attend this meeting. Cool
rooms and good time.
Miss Grace Greene. who spent several
months in Wichita FIVE years ago. has
since married and lives al Marysville.
Wyo., the seat Of the India war. Her
husband is a cattle man.
Circuit Clerk Bridceman viii leave
for Illinois today on business His
mother and wife VIII accompany him
and remain IN Illinois for A few weeks
10 visit relatives and friends.
Miss Georgia Pare. who spent last
year IN the art academy 0f Cincinnati.
will give reception at Us North Law
renee avenue next Wednesday evening
for the display OF her work IN ceramic
arr All are cordially invited.
The ball game between the Haysvtile
and the South End Browns vas fairly
wen by the latter nine. The boys al
mayed good bah on both sides- Tne
score vas 10 70 in favor OF the Browns
Ire teams lined up as follows.