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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-11-21
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

IT is estimated that grain fed to suck
ling lambs designed for the butcher at
IN early day pays at the rate Of Sc a
bushel for corn anywhere in the eastern
and middle states.
Or all the friends that the farmer
horticulturst has in the way of insects
not one stands ahead Of the lady lug,
They are the lions among insects; they
live wholly on insects.
Com in some form, as cnsilage, cured
fodder or stover, is shown in all the
reported trials to be the cheapest rough
feed that can be grown for stock in al.
most any section Of the country.
MIX salt with the food of the grow
ing pig and give him box of ashes into
which little sulphur is thrown. This
prevents the loss Of power in the hind
legs, so common in highly-ied swine.
l9 YOUR horse well shod, and does his
harness fit him? If not, put on Il pair
Of boots one size too large or small, and
let down one suspcnder, and find ont
for yourself how he feels, says a horse
man.
TINS season the corn harvester and
binder makes its introduction to the
farmer. 1t has been used experiment.
ally for several years, but now it has be-
come one of the essentials in corn har-
yesting.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-11-21

Droadened and deepened. All works
on sociology and political science arc
called for a. eagerly by one sex % tho
other. The favorites seem TO be Prot.
Ely's series on political science, All
governmental questions are carefully
studied, and anything that relates 70
the tariff Is popular
ITO my mind" said an aged keeper
Of books, 'the American woman, q
she is represented In New York by her
reading, 10 developing in . political
way marvelouslyI not that II will have
any effect In helping them to obtain
suffrage, but such knowledge will
mako them powers behind the throne"
Take the French woman Of Do Stasl's
era and the English woman Of to-day
they are amazingly learned In local
political meanings. l do not consider
that this reading Ia an evidence Of the
new woman" but rather that tho
Americans do not wish to DO behind
women Of other countries In their abill.
ty to compete intellectually with men
on national subjects
yes, said another librarian, There
10 no use denying that women are call,
Ing for heavy political works more
every day, but" he thoughtfully added.
ut has long been question with me
as to their reading them; think, poa.
sibly, the husbands had sent for them"
Chicago Tribune.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-11-21
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USEFUL FARM Bull DING.
Combination Corn Crib and Storage House
for Small Grain.

Combination Corn Crib and Storage House
for Small Grain.
Among the buildings needful to the
farmer, and yet Of which there are COM
paratively few In existence, are those
for storing grain. The chief reason
why more Of these are not built seems
to be that frequently the amount Of
grain raised Is not sufficient to Justify
much Of IN outlay for this purpose. as
the corn crop can be stored In cheaper
cribs. A building which can be used
both as a corn crib and for the storage
Of small grain should do away with this
objection. In our illustration we pre-
sent . substantial structure, which II
properly erected will answer a number
Of purposes. The unusual size Of the
1895 corn crop means that something
must be done for Its shelter, and the
above plan Is submitted to the careful
consideration Of corn growers. Itmay
be enlarged or elongated as needed.
The building consists Of two long
cribs or bins with wide driveway be-
tween them. The width Is 20 feet.
which Is very convenient, as 1t allows .
width Of 8 feet for each bin and 10 feet
for each driveway The length, Of
course, may vary according to the
means and needs Of the builder, the
one shown In the illustration being SO
feot long. The foundation Is Of rock
piers placed at frequent intervals be-
tween the main stills and the numerous
CROSS stills. Have them Of sufficient size
80 as to place the stills ut some distance
from the ground and thus prevent rot
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-11-21

The school that the farmer should
send his boys to, II he desires them to
inherit his acres and keep his home
stead, Is where his boy can be taught
agriculture pure and undefled In all
Its branches, and the school that gives
employment to teachers that have good
practical, agricultural sense, instead
Of theoretical agricultural nonsense.
The great trouble In many schools
where agricultural science Is taught 10
that the teachers are not practical
men. Too many Of them II given
hundred acres Of the best land In the
state, fully equipped with live stock
and farming utensils, could not run the
business Eve years without putting .
mortgage on the farm. Therein IL
where much Of the trouble lies In the
present day In the education Of the
farmer boy. Too much Of II 10 Of the
kind that educates him of the farm in
stead Of preparing him for his work. -
Colman's Rural World.
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ting and injury from rats, which al
ways harbor under granaries that are
too near the ground, The height Of
the corner posts should be from 10 to
IL feet, depending somewhat upon
whether 1t Is desired to use the space
above the bins and driveway for stor-
Ing implements, etc.
In order that the building may be
used for storing wheat md oats as well
as corn, 1t is sided as tightly as may be
with ordinary 12-inch siding. How
ever the sides OF the bins next to the
driveway instead Of being made tight
are simply fixed for holding ear corn,
being sided with 4-lnch strips nailed
on the outside Of the studding. The
strips are placed several inches apart.
Several narrow doorways lead from
each bin to the driveway. 1t Is best TO
mako these doors near the strong posts
which occur at intervals along the
driveway as shown in the Illustration.
Let these doors extend to the floor Of
the bin. Whenever 1t is desired to fill
the bins with small grain the 4-inch
stuff need not be taken off. Simply
make that side Of each bin tight by
siding It with ship-lap, placing 1t on the
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that the whole will tip clear forward
and lie in the bottom Of the box toward
its front end. is step and brace.
A man doing his own work can
blanket his team, drive along the shock
row, fling enough cornstalks upon the
frame, a, husk 1t, throwing the corn
into the wagon bed, tie the bundle,
step on b, walk to front end Of wagon
box, place 1t crosswise and continue
the husking until loaded. When start
ing home, raise the frame and put the
end gate which keeps fodder from roll
Ing off In the rear. Returning to the
field, turn the step b forward and use
the inverted end for q seat, The fod-
der may be stacked In convenient
places, covering with light canvas or
cheese cloth. The corn is picked up,
assorted and cribbed. A few days
work may be hired or exchanged to
get the fodder stacks topped out
Farm and Home.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-11-21
OUR NAVAL MILITIA.
Lieut.. NIblack Submits His Report and
Makes Some RecO endati0ns.


Makes Some recommendations.
WASHINGTON, Nov TO- Assistant
Secretary McAdoo has transmitted to
Secretary Herbert the report Of Lieut.
Niblack upon the operations Of the
naval militia during the past year. In
indorsing the report, Mr.. McAdoo says
that the organizations are growing
rapidly in favor and the interest OF the
public Is steadily increasing In the
line Of improvement OF the militia as
whole, Lieut. Niblack has many i'm
portant recommendations to make lie
says that there has been considerable
diminutlon In the enthusiasm OF the
older organizations, due largely to un-
certainty as to the real purposes md
aims OF the naval military, as Is indi-
Gated by the number Of designations,
and no recommended that a vigorous
state and national initiative should be
at once taken. The state laws should
be made uniform and the naval dc.
partment should be empowered to
bring three or four different state
organizations together In camp, which,
with cooperating squadron Of ships,
would result in increased efficiency
and give defniteness Of purpose.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-11-21
SAYS PlETZeL is ALIVE.
Another Sensation Added to the Notorious
Holmes Murder Mystery.

Another Sensation Added to the Notorious
Holmes Murder Mystery.
CHICAGO, Nov 10.--James McNeary,
conductor on car GIG of the Sixty-thlrd
street electric line, has sprung n new
sensation in the Holmes case by stat
ing that Benjamin i. Piotzel Is alive,
and that he recently talked with him
on his car. McNeary claims there
could be no mistake, as he worked
nine months for Pietzel and knows the
peculiarities Of his voice. Accord
ing to McNeary, Peitzel boarded his
car a few days previous to Holmes
trial. Pietzel's beard had grown
around the greater part Of his face, so
that he was completely disguised.
When addressed however, he admitted
his identity and asked as friend that
McNeary keep silence as he was on his
way to Philadelphia, but McNeary
called in Motorman Litterman, and he
too claims that he had n conversation
with Pietzel.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-11-21
BURNED TO DEATH.
An Oklahoma Farmers Daughter
Sets Fire to Her Clothes.
an EARTHQUAKE IN The ROCKIES
Frank Slavin Has Signed Articles for
Twenty. Round Match with Peter
Msher-The Head Of the
Atchison System.

KNerrsHER Ok, Nov ia a-year'
old daughter Of farmer, J. II. Martin,
was burned to death at their home, 8
miles southeast Of Kingfsher. The
parents had gone a couple Of miles to
visit, leaving four children under s
years Of age, including the unfortu-
nate little girl, at the sod house
alone. The Oldest, boy, says his little
sister tried to light some straw with a
match, and set her clothes on fire. The
first neighbor who arrived found her
standing outdoors nearly naked. the
fire still consuming what remained OF
her garments She lived about three
hours
AN EARTHQUAKE IN THE ROCKIES.
DENVER COL, Nov. ia special
from Cotopaxi, COL, 100 miles south
west Of this city, in the Grand canyon
Of the Arkansas, says; Yesterday after
noon at 4:lO o'clock distinct shock OF
earthquake was felt in this vicinity
At the schoolhouse states were shaken
from the desks and at other places
windows were ratified and articles
thrown down. The shock lasted ten
seconds. II was also felt at Texas
creek, miles east, and at Coal Dale, 4
miles west A slight shock was felt at
about . o'clock yesterday morning
sLAvIN TO FIGHT MAIlER.
LONDON, Nov 10. Frank p Slavin
has signed articles for twenty round
match with Peter Maher, formerly
Irish champion now claiming to hold
the championship Of America, for $500
and the best purse, the fight to take
place either In England or South
Africa.
THE HEAD OF THE ATCHIs0N SYSTEM.
Chicago, Nov. 1o.-The Chronicle
says. Aldace +. Walker, the present
receiver OF the Atchson system, is the
man appointed by the joint reorgani-
zation committee to step TO the head
OF the new Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe Railroad Co., he having been Sc
lected to be the chairman Of the new
board OF directors.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-11-21
HOMEMADE VINEGAR.
Some New Suggestions Which Nay Prove
Of Practical Bensfit.

Some New Suggestions Which Nay Prove
Of Practical Benefit.
The subject Of the making Of vinegar
Of home has been one which has been
discussed at some length, but perhaps
the experience given below may give
some new suggestions to the reader,
writes Jennie Kale in the House
keeper.
The old ways Of making this article
which Is ct for use on the table, by the
aid Of molasses, or sugar and yeast, Is
probably well known to all, also the
abomiuable way Of making 1t with tho
use Of acids bought Of druggists; but
IN entirely, TO me, new way, was dis
closed the other day. It was to take
. cabbage leaf and soak IL In molasses,
lay In the bottom Of q ksg or crock, or
Whatever Is desired to use to hold the
vinegar, and then all up with rain
water and set In . warm place till
ready for use.
The same person who told me Of this
way also told me Of smother, which
was not made so clear to me. but may
be familiar to otherA 1t was TO pour
hot water over grape seeds, and when
they had soaked for some time till al
the juice was extracted to pour this
into an old vinegar key and got away
for some time, and the result Is said TO
DO a nice vinegar Of . beautiful red
color My experience tells me that
honey Is q good foundation for vinegar
II given plenty Of time Ono thing
learned after long trials, and much
spelling Of good vinegar, Of what
would have been good vinegar II left
alone, and that Is that 1t will not be
good vinegar till = mother" has
formed, and this forms on the top, like
q blush scum, and when 1t becomes
thick enough, 1t will sink to the bot
tom. l, thinking this was mould, 70.
moved 1t with a spoon, and II formed
again and was removed again, and my
vinegar was spoiled.
The quickest vinegar and the best
ever made was from some over-ripe
fruit. 1t was not in any way rottsd, Of
course, but 1t was too ripe to b Of any
use TO put up. dropped each piece
into crock and poured warm
soft water over them, till the crock
was well filled. This was rot IN q
warm place, and In less than week II
had begun to form the mother"
An exchange says that the vinegar
made from the washings Of jolly crooks
and dishes and such truck" ID more or,
less dirt, but | think that any house
keeper who has her dishes clean and
clean water in her kettle, can, to ID.
vantage, use this otherwise waste ma
terial, and not have dirty vinegar,
~ttkn~
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-11-21
A CONDUCTOR KILLED.
A Train breaks In Two, Runs Down Hill
and Dashes into Another Train.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Nov l9.-While
the second section Of freight train No.
IS was pulling up Alto hill, on the
Southern railway, 60 miles west Of
here, yesterday morning the cabooss
and two cars broke from the train and
started down the hill. At Patton
junction, 0 miles from the starting
point, the wild cars dashed into the
Corona accommodation train. Engineer
Brown and his fireman saw the cars
coming and left the engine, thereby
saving their lives The caboose and
cars were torn to splinters, the engine
Of the accommodation train was badly
wrecked and number Of passengers
received a severe shaking up. Con-
ductor Ruiiin was instantly killed, his
body being badly mangled.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-11-21

GurHRIe, Ok. Nov 49, Mrs. Sarah
Reed, of Pawnee, has brought suit in
the district court against George Hor.
ton and James Friedman, salooukeep.
ers, for 500 each, for selling liquor to
her husband after she had given statu.
tory notice that he was an habitual
drnnlsa-a
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-11-21
WHAT THE NEW WOMAN READS.
Consensus Of Reports Shows Change In
Her Literary Taste.

Does the new woman" read q DIFF
ferent class Of books from her prede-
cessor, the old.iashioned woman
This Is query gave some librarians
TO answer, and learned In return that
the new woman does II don't mean
to say" one replied, that every
woman who comes in to get book
eschews the romantic and new, but
the surprising fact Is that SO many
actually asked for the deepest works
on political subjects. My assistant
and myself were at hrst amused; now
We regard 1t % . significant move.
mont"
The change began, gathered from
. consensus Of reports, about three
yaaxA ssoi ainnA than Il has ranidlr'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-11-21
THE SUPREME COURT.
Knights OF Labor Assembly Wants the
Power Of appointment Removed.


Power Of appointment Removed.
WASHINGTON, Nov 10. "A resolution
relative to the supreme court Of the
United States introduced in the gem
eral assembly Of tho Knights OF Labor
this morning promises to give rise toan
animated but rather one-sded argu-
ment II demandsan amendment to the
constitution, taking from the president
the power of appointing members Of
the supreme court, and providing
for their election. by popular vote.
Members OF the order seem to think
that the election OF the highest
court in the country by the people
would bring the court nearer the com
mon people and result in better and
more equitable enforcement and in
depreciation OF all enactmcnts.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-11-21

GUTHRIE, Ok, Nov. l0-Sun Chief,
principal chief Of the pawnees, is dead
and the whole tribe is in mourning.
In few days they will choose another
chief, The dead chief was an active
republican, and four-ilfths OF the tribe
voted the republican ticket, but should
democratic chief be elected, nearly
all Of them will vote the democratic
ticket
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-11-21
THOUGHT THEY WERE GLASS,
4 COrean Princes First Sight Of Patent.
Leather Shoes.

A Corsan Princes First Sight Of Patent.
Leather Shoes.
Curiosity Is as rife among oourtisrs
to-day as In the time Of "Gullivers
Travels" at least among those on
whose ears European tongues fail
strangely. Arecent traveller was made
to realize this during a cersmonious
visit he paid to the royal prime minis.
ter Of Korea That cordial dignitsry
came down the steps Of his residence
to greet the young Englishman, who
arrived in a huge sedan chair.
"As l always complied with the
habits Of the country. I proceeded To
take off my shoes before entering the
house, but the prince, having somehow
been informed that such was not the
custom in England, insisted on my ab.
staining from doing 3d. | had already
taken of one shoe and was proceeding 70
unite the other when, catching mo BY
the arm, he dragged me In. You can
Imagine how comical and undignihsd
| looked, with one shoe Of and the
other on Still l managed to DO equal
to the occasion and held q long talk
with the prince, his courtiers standing
around, In q room which he had fur,
nished in the European style, a hs
tondly supposed, with two Chiness
chairs and table.
Suddenly youth, relation Of the
prince, ran into room and whispered
something into the royal ear, whereat
the royal eyes glittered with astonish.
ment and curiosity, and in moment
there was a stamped out OF the room
on the part Of the courtiers. A minute
after, amid the deepest silence, was
brought triumphantly into the audi.
snce-room and deposited in the middle
Of the table--my shoe which I had left
outside.
ut appeared that this special state
Of excitement was produced entirely
by the fact that my unfortunate foot
gear was made Of patent leather, and
that, being almost new, II shons beau.
tifully. Neither prince nor court had
ever seen patent leather before, and
much ravlshment, mingled with child.
lsh surprise, was on the face Of every
body when 1t was whispered round
that my shoe was covered with . cost
Ing Of glass. The prince examined II
carefully all over and then passed II
round to his courtlers, the Westsst ID.
miration being expressed 1t this won.
derful object
II, on my side, took things quite
philosophically, having recovered from
the first shock, and, taking Of the
other shoe, put 1t also on the table
and quite In the eastern
begging the prince to accept
the pair as gift Fortunately, how.
sver, he quite as gracefully declined
the offer, though as long - our inter
view lasted l noticed that his eyes
we're constantly fixed on them.
80 great an impression did they
make that when 1t was time to 70 the
prince himself accompanied me to tho
door, while page put on and laced
my dazzling foot gear" Chicago News
FIVE tracts Of land aggregating four
hundred and twenty thousand acres In
California have Just been
bought by syndicate for colonization
purposes. The lands consist mostly Of
big ranches
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-11-21

EMPoRIA, Kan, Nov. l9.-J. T. Smith,
q well known young former Of Chase
county, while attempting to get off a
Santa Fe train at Strong City, was
struck by the water crane. His skull
was crushed and his back broken. The
train also ran over his legs. lie died
instantly.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-11-21
IMMIGRATION STATISTICS.


no NuUltitlHhtuueT hNNVtnuibuuy tuWt Iu~
spect,on lie Extended TO Cabin Passen-
gers.
NEW YoRK, Nov. 10 The annual re-
port Of Commissioner Of immigration
Senner for the fiscal year ended June
30, 1895, recommends that the inspec-
ton Of immigrants he extended to
cabin passengers and to all vessels
coming from foreign ports without ex-
ceplion, The total number Of Storage
passengers landed at this port during
.sOi-Q5 was al6,724, which was only a.
0S7 less Than the total number landed
during the previous year, but the de-
crease in the number Of alien Storage
passengers landed amounted to IS, llS.
The cause Is to DO found In the cores
pondingly larger number of United
States citizens who returned in the
steerage during the fiscal year lS0i-05
(25, 706), than in ls93-ls0i Q2,665).
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-11-21
GOV. MoRRlLL'S PLAN.
Tie Prefers to Pardon Whisky Sellers an,
Have Them Leave the stste.

-" ''"'''s !" 'n'uoh Nhisky SELLERS and
Have Them Leave the state.
TOPEKA, Kan. Nov l9.-There has
been good deal of complaint from
Emporia and other cities lately be.
cause Gov. Morrill, has seen fit to par.
don a number of jointkeepers upon
the condition that they pay the
cost OF prosecution and leave the state.
The governor explains that it is
better to get rid of such people through
the pardouing power than to have
them serve time in the county Jail at
public expense. He says that every
jointkeener thus pardoned has com.
piled with the condition. lie thinks
that his plan is a GOOD one. 'ts
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-11-21

Ell PAso, Tex, Nov. io-Dan Stuart
left last night for Dallas, where he
will sign FIlzsimmons for fight In
Jaurez with either corbsit or Maher.
Satisfactory arrangements have been
made with the Chihuahua authorities.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-11-21

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. President
Cleveland, In his annual message to
congress, will recommend the retire
ment Of greenbacks This reconmea-
dation will be the chief feature OF the
message SO far as domestic affairs are
concerned.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-11-21
Electric Car L Inc for Emporla.

EMPoRIA, Kan, Nov 10. A franchise
was granted to j. o. Patterson, a Chr
cago capitalist, to build an electric
street car line here lie says he will,
just as soon as the plans can be drawn
up, proceed to build or more miles Of
road
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-11-21
MAKERS OF QUEER COIN.
The Kansas City District Leads All Others
In the Number Of COnyIctlnuA

; Tn The Number OF C0nvlctl0nA
KANSAS Cry, Mo-, Nov. 10, Twenty
six men have been found guilty Of
countcrfeiting in this federal district
since the dawn Of the new fiscal year
July /, and more than dozen others
are awaiting trial on the same charge.
During the last fiscal year there were
397 convictions for counterfeting
In the United States and of that mum.
Der this district furnished one-twelfth,
but that proportion is certain to be
badly beaten this year II the present
rate Of convictions is kept up to the
close.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-11-21
CORN-HUSKIN0 DEVICE.

1t Saves Lots of Hard Labor and Csnsid.
cradle Annoyance.
In the illustrated device for husking
corn, represents the rear end Of an
ordinary wagon box; . are 2x4 In
pine sticks or Q feet long, rounded at
the ends and extended into the wagon
box 2 feet from the end. The gate 10
bolted to the sides, up edgewise, so
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-11-21
Has Terrell ResIgnedy

WASHINGTON, Nov ia report Is
prevalent that Mr.. Terrell, the United
States minister at Constantinople, has
forwarded his resignation to President
Cleveland. Secretary Olney declined
TO say anything about the rumor.