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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-09
First published In the Abilene Weekly i
ilector, May 2, 1876.
SHERlFF'S SALE.

Ease NO, jsiM,
+. II. Sharp, plaintiff
vs..
John A. Currlc, George $. Currc Carrie NJ
Curre and Nichols, Sheppard Il Com
pany, defendants.
Under and by virtue Of an order Of sale Is
sued by the clerk OF the district court Of th'
9TH judicial district within and for l,lckln
SON county state Of Kansas, In the above en-
titled case, and to me directed und deliver
ed, will on
Monday, June 3, A, D. 1896,
atsoclock D. M, Of said day, NJ the from
door Of the court house IN the city Of ADJ
lene, Dickinson county, state OF Kansas
without appralsement, sell TO the highes
bidder for cash In hand the following
described real estate towlt;
The southwest quarter of section live (5), l.
township fifteen no., south, range one, q
east OF the 9th principal meridian, in flck
son county, state of Kansas
The said real estate will be sold pursuan
to the Judgment OF the court In SAID caus
rccitcd In said order of sale.
Witness my hand this 18th day q Apr
1886, j, >, SMITH,
Sheriff OF Dickinson County, Kansas
WILSON 4 WILSON,
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-09
HAPPY JACK, THE COWBOY.

A Cattle Puncher Who Carried No Re-
volvsr IN His Work On the Plains
Happy Jack, the Colorado cowboy,
was Kentuckian by birth, said the
amateur ranch man. "Kentuckys sons
In the far west ara typicallv very tall
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-05-09
moto . GOOD LIVER
lQA0 a p1EDICIuE
sID1Ia0NS LIVER
REGULATOR

II does its work well, and tones up the
whole system. Its Better than Pills."
and can be had in liquid or powder,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-05-24

Speaking Of the young man who talks
iii public places, | heard a retort made
to him last Thursday night which was
SO good | was surprised never to have
heard it before. 1t was at the theater
and the young man had seen the play
before. He let everybody for foul
seats around know that, and he KEEP
telling just what was coming and JUS
how funny it would be when it die
come, He had pretty girl with him
and he was trying to amuse her. A
length he said:
ibid YOU ever try listening toa pla.
with your eyes shut? You've no ide'
how queer it seems
A middle-aged man with a red fac
sat Just in front. He twisted himsel
about in his seat and glared at til
young man.
young man. said he, "did yo
ever try listening to a play with you
mouth shut"
AID the silence was almost painful
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-05-24
IN THE MINDS EYE.
A vision That Came to Listener While
the Fiddler Played.

A vision That Came to Listener While
the Fiddler Played.
Every man has somewhere in his men,
Dry pictures that come wildly before his
minds eye, summoned perhaps ut will,
perhaps by word, by some feature Of an
alien landscape. by an odor, by few
notes of music-in short, by any one Of
the things, tangible or intangible, that
serve mysteriously to link the past AID
present in the individual mind. Ono q
company listening to an excellent fd
dler the other night suddenly found th;'
by some unguessed principle Of asset"
ton tho music was calling up half for
gotten scenes Doubtless in the case ii
many others present memory was busy
while the music sounded HERE are somr
of the things that came before the Il
tenor in question:
The lights Of tho room where the !;
dience sat were shining in his eyes, hr
what he saw was not there, only
shrouded sky Of sultry June night -
err storm, with uneasy muttcrs ofw!;"
drawing thunders in the air. drops ST
falling from the ecnso foliage Of t."
trees, and here and there overhead "
single star shining in rift that shove
an irregular bit of the blue black ~.
yelvety heavens. The "big road" stretci;
| cd white, far up and down through H.
| gloom, and enc could distinguish IL.
masses Of high foliage about u home
| stead. Just across TIE read from Ia
| homestead there was a splash CT war1'
light from tho half open door CT liz
country store, and passing from gloon
to gloom through .he light were coca
SIGNAL silhouetted figures of whites ant
negroes i'll rough straw hats and worl;
ing clothes The scent Of n purple dottes
clover field hard by tho store was Ecay!
on the sullen atmosphere. There wa
much talk, and there came from the re
gion of the store loud negro laughter ant
boisterous negro salutations. Then tn
cry of pump handle under n vigorou
arm was heard, and there passed int
the store through the broad ribbon O
light great earthen pitcher. dripping
with fresh drawn water. Now tn
wheels Of a swift drawn carriage Gu
through the wet sand Of the road, and
moment later the steaming figure Of
we'll made horse was seen belted wit
light from the doorway. A man alight
ed, whip in hand. Some Of the crow
drew near and talked Of the steamin
horse, and one backed him so that hi
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-05-24

keen head with its distendod nostrils
and fonming mouth wore we'll within
tho stream Of light The driver, his pur-
chase made, stepped into his carriage
and was soon swallowed MP In the
gloom, whilo tho erowd talked Of him
and his horst until the echo of his
WHEELS died in tho distance
Suddenly negro began to play the
jewsharp, another fell to patting juba,
and three or four began TO dance, While
the others looked OH with odd half saw
age cries Of applause and loud outlaws,
Tho thin metallic music went crinkling
through the veins Of all that heard, and
one after another, though wearied with
long days work, fell into the hard
athletic dance. The music and the dane
ing continued till the last white man
filed out Of the store nna the door was
locked OH tho gloomy Interior Every
body know then that 1t was 10 O'Clock,
and AL trudged off their several ways,
save two or three negroes who remained,
their voices gradually sinking low into
the confidential talk that comes upon
small companies under the spell Of
night
An hour later the late risen moon was
silvering tho surface of a great tidal
river, in sight from tho upper windows
of the homestead The two or three me-
groes were still sussipin9 iii tho gloom
at the corner Of the store, one Of them
occasionally giving short, weird, melm-
choly touches on the jewsharp. They
| had gone before midnight, and tho place
was silent, save for the distant melodies
Of other negroes singing in chorus us
they trudged homeward OH the high
ways under tho now cloudless and moon,
Lit sky. An hour later these haunting
melodies had died ont Of tho mir, and
there We're only silence. moonlight and
the odor from the clover field left to pos
| sess the region along with the mysteri-
| Gus summer night, until earliest dawn
should put to n ght moonlight and mys,
;ery, wake the birds and call mon to the
days activities. New York Sun.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-05-24
The News OF the Day.
TERRIBLE CONFL AGRATiON.
st. Adams Suffersa Fire loss of s750Oot

st. Adams suffers Fire loss of S75O,O0"
The most disastrous fire ever suffer-
ed by Il Vermont town befell st. Al
bans Sunday afternoon. Seventy-fiVe
acres we're burned over including forty
business places and 100 tenements.
Sunday night 800 people were home
less and obliged to seek shelter in the
churches and school houses, The fire
started in Fonda's lumber yard, and
despite the efforts of the fire depart
ment spread rapidly.
The flames in their fury swept to the
northward aud crossed Lake Street and
began the work ofdestruction on Found
ry Street. near Kingman. The new
United States Post Office and Custom
House was located on this corner md
a little further up Kingman, toward
Main Street, stood the establishment of
the St, Adams Messenger Company,
publishers Of the Daily and Weekly
Messenger The Government Build.
ing and the Messenger Block are in
ruins. The loss to the Government is
$4,000.
The Messenger Company property
was valued at S4a, eco, and vas in
sured for s2e,epe. The presses, type
and machinery in the Messenger Office
were destroyed, no part of the valuable
plant being saved. The fire destroyed
every building on Kingman Street and
swept up to Main Street, where il
spread in both directions, destroying
property valued at 100000.
Meanwhile business blocks 20 rod.
distant on North Main Street were
burning and the east side of Foundry
Street was mass Of flames. Onward
swept the fire, consuming tenemen
houses like finder boxes and driving
their occupants out into the street
where they where compelled to stanC
and witness the destruction Of thei
$ homes and their worldly possessions.
The hew Government building i
nearly total loss. The walls of tn
first aud sec ond stories are standing
e but the loof has fallen in, and tn
: building is practically ruined. 1t wa
rapidly approaching completion, AM
would have been ready for occupanc
y by August /. Something over $50
= 600 had been expended on the structure
is which was to be occupied for Pc,
Office and Custom House.
J. TheSt Albans Messenger Company
d of which Col. E. c. Smith is Presiden
will Immediately rebuild on the Of
# site, and place frst-class plant in til
$ new block. The Daily Messenger
n issued as usual from the office of tt
Swanton Courier. St. Adams is witt
% out newspaper Office or job printin
q office of any kind. The publication
,s the Vermonter, the new monthly mag
zine, which was to have been issue
June ! by G. S. Forbes, will be della
'y ed month on account of the fire.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-05-24
A story of Lord Aberdeen as a

A story of Lord Aberdeen as a
snorer is going the rounds.
One morning, after night on the
railway, fellow-passenger asked his
lor ship whether he was man Of
wealth.
Humoring the man whom he took
for a crank, Aberdeen admitted that
he was possessed Of considerable prop
erty.
"How much?,'
"Well, perhaps f150,O00. But VIII,
do you ask?''
"Well, was the rejoinder, ''if
we're worth as much as you are, anc
snored as loudly, | would take rail
way carriage to myself, so that my fel
low-passengers might sleep little"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-05-24
The Rutland Herald denies that it

The Rutland Herald denies that it
has libel suit on its hands, brought
by John B. Moore. The Herald has
scored Moore, along with its "forty
thieves" numerically but it would
seem that none of the crew wish to try
the issue of a libel suit. 1t is really
refreshing to have one newspaper in
Vermont that isn't afraid of the dirty
political bummers, that infest many of
our towns and fatten off the people,
even if some of the tribe do it in the
name of the prohibitory law.
The Herald says in speaking Of the
libel rumor:
However, bringing a suit is an easy
matter, and such things may come any
day. But such suits from men close tc
the doors Of the penitentiary would
hardly cause acute uneasiness.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-05-24
Here is phe that will make the ave

Here is che that will make the aver.
age fish liar 60 out and kick himself:
Digby Oakpod, Jr., the postmaster
at East Hohokus, N. j., in 1898 stock.
ed the pond on his farm with pike.
Last summer they deeoufed a flock Of
valuable Brazilian geese and twenty
one ordinary ducks that were swim
ming in the pond, and, strange to re
late, pike was caught there on Tues
day which has eight well developed
but very short legs, all of which are
webbfooted.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-05-24

Mr.. ID. Wiley, ex-postmaster, Black
Creek, N. Y, was so badly afflicted with
rheumatism that he was only able to hob
BILE around with canes, and even then 1t
caused him great pain. After using
Chamberlain's Pain Balm he was so much
improved that he threw away his canes.
He says this liniment did him more good
than all other medicines and treatment put
ogether. For sale at 80 cents per bottle
by ID. b. Goddard, So. Londonderry and
G. l.. Richardson Peru and Weston, L.
c. Bolster, Bopdyille.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-05-24

What commentary on Spanish mo-
rality is it that the new Captain gener-
al Of Cuba asks for money to bride the
insurrectionists into submission. This
fellow must have dreamed that he was
in New York and had that States leg
islature to deal with.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-05-24

The St. Johnsbury Caledonian, al
ways a first.class newspaper has re-
Gently been enlarged and otherwise i'm
proved, and today is the peer Of any
paper in the state. The SITTER ex-
tends congratulations and hearty good
wishes.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-05-24

The New York legislature has ad-
journed without passing the police re-
organization bill and other matters that
should have been done, including a
law that would require the immediate
electrocution of Tom Plat, the heavy
weight of the Republican party. 1t will
be a miracle if the next legislature
of New York is not Democratic.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-05-24
A Remarkable Cure of Rheumatism.

From the Groton Connecticut Rerie,c.
David Lewis, who has been afflicted all
winter by rheumatism, is out again aud
all due to one of the medicines advertised
in our columns. After. trying everything
possible, he used Chamberlain's Pain
Balm, which has relieved him of all pain,
from which he was constant sufferer
and promises to make him fit for duty
soon. We know David has been a great
sufferer and are glad to see him around
again For sale by d. B. Goddard, So.
Londonderry and G. l.. Richardson, Peru
and Weston, l.. C. Bolster, Bondville.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-05-24
Nervous People.

And those who are all tired out and have
that tired feeling or sick headache can be
relieved Of all these symptoms by taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla, which gives nerve
mental and bodily strength and thorough.
ly purifes the blood. 1t also creates q
good appetite, cures indigestion, heart.
burn and dyspepsia.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-05-24

Now it is coal that is to be made to
sing the praises Of the greedy capital
lists while the people foot the bill.
The Morgan-Vanderbilt syndicate
has obtained controlling interest in
the Philadelphia and Reading rail-
road. This, with the roads now con.
troled by the syndicate, will give
them carrying capacity of over 81
percent Of the coal trade and OF
course freights will at once be advan.
ced.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-05-24

Dudelette-"I always give the
devil his due, Mr.. Gooser."
Tailor-"How l regret l cannot
change places with His Satanic
Majesty for a brief season. Detroit
Free Press.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-05-24

What dull old world this would be
if it were not for those who have and
express radical opinions. Every
shake-up Of the dry bones makes fer
tilizer for thought, and in the end the
truth will always prevail, even if the
end does sometimes seem to be long
ways off.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-05-24

The Spanish control all the tele.
graphic news sent from Cuba, but the
revolutionists get a letter giving theil
side Of things over to Florida occas-
ionally. The real state of affairs is
probably between the two.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-05-24

Secretary Carlisle denies that he
was once in favor of free silver.
This. is characteristic of the Secre-
tary's party, and it will in 1900 de-
clare for protection and swear it al
ways believed in it.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-05-24

Congressman Catchings declares
Cleveland to be the greatest man in
America" And thereby this Mississ-
ippi Cateh-as you can-demonstrates
that he is the greatest cuckoo on earth.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-05-24
Sifterlets-ShOrt and Snappy.
Ex-Gov. Fullerwill air his eloquence

EX-GoV. FullerWlll ar his elOquence
at Barre, Memorial Day. If Barre
granite can stand that GatrieIs trump
ct won't phase it.
A strike without calling out troops
will soon be as rare as truthful pol
ilcian.
Score one for South Cardinals
governor-he has knocked ont up-to-
the brides Waite, and in the first
round, too.
There is another serious difference
of opinion between the German En-
peror and the Reichstag. But there
is no probability that "Billy" will re-
sign because he couldn't get his bill
passed.
Some people have amended the
adage-All's fair in love and war;
by the addition of "and in financial
discussion"
| Mr.. DicE insou seems to have had
no difficulty in locating one of the ad.
ministration's most vulnerable spots.
| How to "down" the beef trust-~Aea'
Ispring chickens, lamb, and othel
meat not controlled by the trust.
| Gov. Turney has been burned il
effigy by disguised Tennessee voters
but he will continue to draw the gov
, errors salary.
The report that ION Dickinson
and Congressman Boutelle had form
ed conspiracy to force war witt
England lacks confirmation.
The charge that some Congressmel
leave their free silver opinions a
home when they 60 to Washington t
ask favors of the administrator
should be looked into.
This is a wicked world. Alread
. the charge has been made that tn
story of President Lincoln wantin
to pay the south for slaves was start
, ed to boom "Bob" Lincoln as Pres
idential candidate.
). The report that Miss France
ri Willard will divide her love betwee
- temperance and a husband should NJ
be swallowed hastily.
}. The cat show threatens to becon
l. contagious. Some people would be
It ter keep quiet, if they object to bein
al exhibited.
d How delightful it must be to mar
If Jack tars that there are no naval re
l. ulations against thinking if there
against talking.
The administration lost great o
portunity; a row with England wou
V be immensely popular.
,t Will the Senate be in danger
20 getting blown up if it declines to pa
Is favorably upon Col. Duponfs claim
, a seat?
d. Useless men are common on t
d, pay rolls of cities, but Chicago is
H. far as known the only city which h
of carried dead men on the pay rolls.
ee ud,s
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-05-24
CITY HALL BURNED,

The city hallat Vergennes was burn.
ed about 4 o'clock Thursday morning,
together with over 1000 feet of hose,
three hose carts, 60 firemen's uniforms,
owned by the city; also a piano, tive
drums, cymbals, etc, owned by A.
ID. Vittum and the City baud.
The doors of the hose cart room in
the lower story of the hall could not be
opened, thus causing the loss of the
carts and hose and crippling the fire
departments
The Episcopal church, about 40 feet
to the south, was barely saved, though
the furniture was safely removed.
The fire is supposed to have been in
cendiary. The total loss Is about $4,000,
with nm insurance. of about $500.
The city authorities have been oblig
ed to borrow cart and hose of the
Burlington fire department for present
use.
Two new fire companies were organ
lied this evening, the Stevens hose ant
the Independents, to take the place o
the two companies disbahded last week
The city authorities offer reward
of $500 for the arrest and conviction
of the person OF persons who set thu
fire.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-05-24

Slc-It must be terrible for "A man
when he i, mrried to have to ask his
wife for money.
lle-TIprc is something far worse.
She What is that
He-Suppose she hasn't any to
give him.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-05-24

A telegram from New York to Aus
tralia has to 60 nearly 10000 miles,
$4,000 of which are by submarine ca
BILE, and it is handled by 10 operators.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-05-24

Florence md other places in Italy
suffered from an earthquake Sunday.
800 houses in Florence were wrecked.
A number of lives were lost,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-05-24

Countryman-"Gosl there be
enuff cloth in these ERE trousers ter
make pair Of pants fur my boy"
lsaacs-''Dake 'em along. my
honest trent Dake 'em along, undt
make your poy a pair out ov dem,
too. | only sharges you fur Won pair
dwo sevendy-fife fur dwo pairs oy
trousers Mine gracious Puck.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-05-24

Many pay $500 or more for the same
kind of spectacles that Chas. A. Trip
& Co. sell for Is cents, Brattleboro.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-05-24
Sitter John. Editor.

Copies Of THIS paper caa be obtained
at the B,attlebOro Neps rooms, Elliot
street, Brdttle60r0.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-05-24

In Stowe Friday Charles, the 10
year,old son of F. z. Billings, was in
field playing with another boy, who
had rifle, when the weapon was dis
charged accidentally shooting young
Billings in the head, killing him in
stantly.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-05-24

Boston buys more papers in pro-
portion to population than any other
city in America.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-05-24

The visible supply of wheat is now
reported to be 100000 bushels less
than it was two years ago at this time.
This would indicate that the heavy sur
plus is being rapidly reduced to a
point that will permit of a higher range
in prices. There is no indication at the
present time that the wheat yield will
be phenomenal this year anywhere ex-
cept in North Dakota and in Mime
sofa, so that much higher range Of
prices is likely to be felt on the CROP
to be harvested this fall.
Already the millers of North Dako
ia, Minnesota and Montana have prom
ulgated an order, which goes INTO effec
today, increasing the price Of -four 2(
cents per barrel. This is the seconC
advance made in the price of foul
since April IS, which makes the ad
vance about go cents per barrel.
Thomas L. James, who was postmas
er general under Garfield, says Gov
Morton will undoubtedly be New
York's candidate for president and tina
Robert T. Lincoln is the second choic
of nearly every republican he meet
from every state. "He is the darl
horse of the next convention" he said
"Remember that Mckinley, Reed
Morton and Harrison are leading can
didates, but, if it is found that none 9
them can be nominated, you will Sc
the convention go to the son of Abrs
ham Lincoln"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-05-24

Hostess. l wonder why your lit
tie brother seems SO restless and un-
comfortable !
Little Ethel. guess it's cause
his hands is clean.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-05-24

Hoods Pills are easy to take, easy
in action and surein effect. 25c.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-05-24
w AN'I'ED

Agents to sell our new book, Dictionary of
United States History, by PEoF. J. FRANK
LIN JAMESON Needed by every teacher, uulhis
and family Endorsed by press and pu bic
Agents selling fifty books per week. Successful
agents viii be made general agents. Big Pay.
PURITAN PUBLISHING Co, Boston Mass
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-05-24

Useless men are common on the
pay rolls of cities, but Chicago is Sc
far as known the only city which has
carried dead men on the pay rolls.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-05-24
THE LONDONDERRY SITTER.


-THE-
Londonderry Sitter.
Issued every Friday Morning. Terms /;
Sl.O0 year at offices where bundles are
sent. $l.l0 where sent in Single Wrap
pers. Address
The Sitter,
So. Londonderry, VT.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-05-24
New HarIiesse
And parts of the same.
New Collars,
Kept constantly on hand.

The Subscriber, located one mile west
Of the village of Londonderry, would call
the attention of Farmers and others
IN need of these articles to his Stock. con-
tident that he can make Prices Satlsfac-
tory.
Special attention will be given to all
kinds of repairing.
J. Ii. HAWTHORN.