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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-14

=, Topeka Mail: Tom Dorap has
taken the contract to deliver the Dec.
grafton day address at Solomon, and
1--WE want to say to the people out
there that II they stand back and give
Tom room he will take the peel off Of
thunder with so much ease and grace
as a Solomon valley belle skins a
banana.
Hope News; J. e. Wine, whose
name is familiar to many Of our
readers, and who is practicing law in
Kansas City, had quite shaking up
by falling about Is feet to the ground
from room he was in. When retir-
ing hethought there were steps leading
to the ground but there were none.
he is able TO be around out can not
attend to business.
Dickinson county farmers think
they set up "a big lunch at public
sale when they serve some bread and
butter and coffee. At Col. Harris
big sale which John Taylor attended
the following amount of refreshments
was disposed of 20 gallons coffee, 60
pounds Of ham, So pounds Of veal, 50
dozen rolls, 20 dozen eggs, SO boxes
OF sardines, 10 pounds cheese, boxes
waters, besides very large amount
Of other food.
Those dog skin and undressed kid
gloves at Bearce's.
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THEO. NUSZ,
SUCCESSOR TO LEONARD HOFFMAN, Jr.
dust and no dirty Dishes"

To the housewife who has servant
to wash her dishes the second clause
of the reply may not carry weight, but
she must have very efficient staff OF
domestics at her command who does
not appreciate the pest of dust. The
putting in Of coal in the cellar covers
all the furniture upstairs with black
dust; the furnace is shaken down, and
all polished surfaces are gray; while
in summer a fine, light, impalpable
powder from the streets sits In hourly
through every chink and crevice.
While it is well and proper for the
housekeeper to fight the nuisance, and
once day have her house thoroughly
busted, she may become slave to her
enemy. She is no worse off than her
neighbors, and she would do well to
console herself with this thought, and
not make herself and everybody else
miserable because of a dim mirror or
whitened chair-rung. | have I'M
pressed painfully upon my mind the
picture of a young married friend,
fragile in appearance, and, in truth,
whose life was worn to thread by her
arch-foe--dust. She was the mistress
of a large house. entirely furnished as
to floors, mantels and wainscoting in
polished antique oak. She kept two
servants, but the parlormaid had time
to dust the house only once per diem.
The remainder of the time the so-called
mistress undertook to keep things
clean. Ny most vivid recollection Of
her is as she appeared two-thirds of the
time, worn and weary, with a dust
cloth in her hand. She used to say,
half laughing, half sorrowfully, that
fit legend for her tombstone would be;
"Dust thou art, to dust returneth."
As dear Mrs. Whitney says: Some
thing must be crowded OUT Let us
housekeepers accept this truth as in
evitable, and when we die let it be OF
struggle with something greater
than dust.-Harper's Bazaar.
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He WAS THERE.
.Alkali Ike Tells Of What Happened at the
Wedding He Attended.

.Aikaii Ike Tells Of What Happened at the
Wedding He Attended.
"Did you attend the wedding out at
old man Jucketts place last night
Ike% asked Judge Stringer, the well.
known Oklahoma jurist.
"Yep!" answered Alkali Ike.
"Had lively time, | presume~
"Eh-yah! Some ways 1t was mid
din lively an other ways 1t was slower
than snails. Thar was no shootin', an
the ticker was mizMble. But, take it
all around, up one side and down the
other, it was what you might call
pleasant affair from start to finish. The
preacher didn't show up at the ap-
p'inted hour. but we didn'tmiss him for
quite spell, OWN to the fact that the
brides mother, who 'peared to he an
advanced woman, sorter objected to
lKlckapoo Pete, who was supposed to
be the groom, and got after him with
a soap paddle or suthin' OF the KIND an
chased him all over the lot.
"She needn't have put herself to the
trouble, for the bride got to thinkin'
the matter over, an concluded that she'd
Jest as soon marry Three-Fingered Bah
cock, who had sorter been spinning
around her some little time before, an
she didn't know but she'd q little sooner.
Nacheral enough, this kinder riled
Kickapoo. an him an Three-Tingered
got to jowerln' over it, an | reckon
they would have fought IT out If Jim
Whipsaw, from the Rattlesnake place
ranch, hadn't pacified 'em an got EN-
to playin' cards to settle the question.
"This promised to satisfy all parties
concerned, but the bride found out that
Three-Fingered had put up $3.50 on his
side against her hand in marriage,
which Kickapoo had staked, which
made her so blamed mad thatshe swore
II they didn't value her pure affection
at more'n $500 she'd be hanged if she'd
marry either Of EN-! This sorter COM
plicated matters again, but Jim Whip.
saw soothed an comtorted her an when
the preacher showed up, by gosh, Miss
Daisy, an Jim stepped forward, hand in
hand, to be married.
Meanwhile Kickapoo had put up
$3.50 against Three-Fingered's stakes
an they were playin' along as contented
as couple Of kittens. They slipped
their hands into book and give it to
Appetite Bill to hold while the preacher
was gettin' off the solemn words that
made the two hearts one. An then,
after they had congratulated the bride,
thar came the call to supper, an 80
they concluded to make 1t q show
down. Accordin', Appetite Bill opened
the book an burcussed II both hands
didn't consist Of four aces and king.
1hereupon they divided the stakes and
shook hands. An then everybody ad-
journed to the supper table, feelin' that
it was indeed good to be thar."-N. Y.
Herald.
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To Cripple Creek
VIA COLORADO SPRINGS
The Chicago
Rock Island 4 Pacific
Railway
makes Cripple thai than
''''0' other
time to Creek line.
Full particulars by addressing
JNO. SEBASTIAN, G. P. A.,
CIR. |. & P. Ry., Chicago.
yours for Health

Expert physicians affirm that the
right climate may cure consumption
and kindred diseases.
The right climate is where a pure.
dry air, equable temperature and con-
slant sunshine are found.
These essentials exist in the Salt
River Valley Of Arizona and various
places in New Mexico.
Descriptive pamphlets, recently is
sued by passenger department Of the
Santa Fe route, contain such complete
information relative to these regions
as invalids need. For free copies adj
dress G. I. Nicholson, G. 2. A., Az
T. q $. T. Ry., Chicago.
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An Echo Of the Room.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May IL. Judge
Philips yesterday made decree in the
case OF Francis E. Dana against the
North Side Land 4 Mortgage Co.. one
of the "Winner enterprises" Of boom
days that did not prove a winner.
Judge Philips ordered the foreclosure
OF a large amount Of land In Clay and
Platte counties TO satisfy Mr.. Dana
and others, who hold the company's
bonds and coupons to the amount OF
al. 600 OO0
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ABILENE, KANSAS.


OTTAWA, Kan, May l2-Richard
Schnerl, a young man ~ years Of age,
was drowned Sunday night In the
river. He was engaged in fishing, and
at II o'clock went down to the river to
look after some lines He was never
seen alive again. Yesterday morning
his boat was found In an eddy with a
partially unstrung line attached.
Search was made and his body was
soon recovered In three feet Of water.
1t Is supposed he was seized with an
epileptic fit and fell into the water.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-14
poit Harris Nomination.

KANSAS CITY, Kan, May 1.-The
supporters OF W. J. Buchan refuse to
abide by the Second district congress
sional nomination at Lawrence. The
Daily Gazette, which supported Blu.
chan, openly bolts Harris nomination.
A number Of Buchan's friends held a
meeting Saturday night and by reso'
luton Endorsed the Gazette's position.
.,ev. ". Jonn, colored bishop OF the
Mount Zion Baptist church, was ar
rested at Fort Scott, Kan, charged
-,sn ps. .;ary in a pension case.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-14

Henry cuyler Bunner, editor OF
Puck, the New York humorous publica-
ton died on the 18th at his residence
in Nutley, N. j., from tubercular con-
sumntion.
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Will PLAY IN rs own Yard.

sEDALIA, Mo-, May il.-saturday
evening the last NJ, X. & T. passenger
train ran into the Union depot and
the business relations Of the Missouri
Pacific and Katy" in this city so far
as joint agreements are concerned
were severed. At midnight Sunday
night the katy" threw open Its new
$4,000 depot on East Third street, and
all trains on that line will arrive at
and leave that station In the future.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-14

1t Is said the Kansas delegation in
congress have given up all hopes OF &c.
curing an appropriation from this con-
gress for the penitentiary buildings at
Leayenworth.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-14

ATcmsoN, Kan. May l2.-S. II. Fuller
ton, who returned from western Kansas
yesterday, says the wheat prospect Is
the best he has seen during fanil-
iarity with the country extending over
period Of 20 years. Fullerton be-
leves that big wheat crop Is assured
now, even II no more rain falls. The
season is two weeks early and the
wheat harvest will be in progress early
In June.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-14

National league Chicago I, Boston 81 Pitts
burg 4, New York 2; Cincinnati 10, Washing
ton 2, Philadelphia 10, Cleveland e; Baltimore
4, st. Louis ~.
Western league-Grand Rapids ., Milwau-
kee g.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-14

The Mckinley leaders have selected
Senator Thurston, of Nebraska, for
permanent chairman Of the national
convention at ST. Louis.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-14

OMAHA Neb., May IA terrible
storm swept over eastern Nebraska
last night, doing great damage es-
pecally in rural districts. In Omaha
many small buildings were damaged,
and torrents OF water fell. In some
sections 1t assumed the proportions Of
a cyclone and reports indicate much
damage.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-14

Minnesota KeeIey lure Law Knooksd Out
ST. PAUL. Mimi, May IL, The su-
preme court fled decision declaring
the Kelley cure law to be unconstitu-
tional This Is the law which author.
lies county commissioners to pay for
inebrates taking the Kelley cure.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-14

The Bearce stock will be
headquarters on all these
goods the next thirty days.
People between Junction
City and Salina, Clay Center
and extreme south line Of
Dickinson county will take
advantage of these prices.
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THE HoUsEkEEpER's PEST.

Above All Things She Most Detssts
Dust.
When weary housekeeper was
asked what her idea Of Heaven was
she replied: "a nlace whera thers is M
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-14
The Bearce Stock Has
Been Brought to
Another Cut
in Prices.

$50 Mems Suits.
IS Boys Suits.
80 Children's Suits.
q dozen Mems Hats.
q dozen Boys Hats.
Shirts, Collars, Neck.
ties, Overalls, Boots
and Shoes, Trunks
and Satchels.
The record-union., 1896-12-02
SEVERAL DECISIONS.
Rendered by Judge Hunt on Bridge
rlatterS. Etc.

Judge Hunt of San Francisco has
filed in the Superior Court Clerks office
here his decision in certain cases heard
by him several months ago.
In that Of e. J. Croly against the
Board Of Supervisors to restrain them
from paying the $4,000 due on the
overhead Yolo bridge, the demurrer OF
the defendant to the amended COM
plant is overruled.
A similar order Is made in the case
of the county of Sacramento against
the Southern Pacific Company for the
recovery Of the first installment OF
S15.OOO paid on the same bridge.
In the case Of the county against H.
S. Crocker & Co. for the recovery OF
Sl,O0O paid that firm from the immigra-
tion fund for editions Of the publication
entitled Where California Fruits
Crow" the motion to strike out por-
tions of defendants answer is denied
The demurrer to the portion of said
answer referred to in specification four
Of the plaintiffs demurrer is sustained
If these decisions are not appealed
from the cases will go to trial on their
merits
The record-union., 1896-12-02
of 14.so per 1000 population for the

year.
During the month there was reported
IA births, s male and 6 female; cases
OF contagious diseases, = of diphtheria,
of scarlet fever and 5 of measles.
The general health of the city is good.
Dr. Parkinson, Chairman Of the Com
mlttee on SShoolhouSes, made a partial
report concerning the ventilation and
lighting of city schoolhouses. The COM
mfttee had visited every schoolhouse in
the city and made careful and exhaust
I've examinations, but were not yet
ready to make a final report. He asked
that further time be allowed, and the
request was granted.
DR.. Pinkham, Chairman of the Com
mittee On Prisons, made a verbal re-
port of the progress made. Improve
ments, he said, were being made in the
City Prison, and he expected by the
next regular meeting to be able to hand
In finished report.
Drs. Nichols and Ross were appointed
a committee to examine, with the as
sistance and advice of a practical
plumber, applicants for plumbing IL
censes.
No further business coming before it
the meeting adjourned.
The record-union., 1896-12-02

One million Of dollars of Cuba, bonas
are to be put upon the American mar
ket If these bonds are cashed at anv
reasonable figure the fact will go far
toward declaring the sentiment Of can
ital upon the question of Cuban inde-
pendence, and will in no small degree
speak of the faith American capitalists
have in the probable success of tha in
surgent cause. Since capital is very
wary of speculation dependent upon
the outcome Of war, such as is wapea
in Cuba, 1t Is doubtful If the bonds vii,
BEG taken in any considerable amount.
The record-union., 1896-12-02
MOODY QUARTET.
Will Give Free Farewell Concert on
Thursday Night,

The Moody Institute Quartet who
have so recently delighted large audi
ences in this city and whose trained
voices blend SO beautifully in sweet gos-
pei songs which touch the heart and
bring moisture to the eye, have con-
sented to give a farewell concert before
leaving for Chicago. They will sing on
Thursday night in the Congregational
Church, to which no admission fee will
be charged.
During their Western trip they have
been able to place over 5000 books in
the different prisons and penitentiaries.
The California State penal institutions
have been supplied and a number of
jails visited.
The young gentlemen who form the
quartet have unselfshly given their time
and talents to this work, and deserve the
encouragement of all citizens.
The record-union., 1896-12-02

The San Jose Mercury joins with
the Record Union" in its suggestion
which a score Of our contemporaries
have formulated as a demand-for a
law that viii require. under pains and
penalties, that election boards post at
the door Of the polling places a trans
cript of the count as soon as the tally
ing of ballots is concluded. Not only
are newspapers deeply interested In
such a measure, but all the people 1t
will. besides giving the desired news
early, prevent stupid election officers
(and Heaven knows their NUMBER, TOT
rnortals to count them Is out OF the
question: sealing up the returns with
all the recorded facts in the official en-
velope. and thereby shutting on all m
formation concerning election results
for days or weeks.
Right here it may be suggesreo Inal
1t would be well for the Legislature "
talks undsr ;Aavisemant ths Drnpo1no0
The record-union., 1896-12-02
CITY LIGHTING CONTRACTS.

The city is again confronted with the
problem of street lighting by electricity.
1t Is assumed that the proposition will
be as OF old, that is to say, the offer
by the city to the several electrical cor
porations to bid on two schemes, one
of which is for lighting with the silly
exception of eight nights IN each month,
divided before and after the full moon,
with the uncertain and always annoy
ing provision unless necessary" leav-
ing it to some ones judgment and
watchfulness to determine when 1t is
necessary to burn the lamps, though
moonlight may be due.
The other proposition is for lighting
every night all the year around, re-
gardless Of moonshine or weather con-
ditions. We are speaking, If not by the
book, certainly with the conviction
based on accurate knowledge of all
things involved, when we say that
practically it will cost the city no more
to light the streets every night in the
-
cepted nights" plan
The reason for this is simple and un-
derstandible. Where two propositions
are made to bidders they invariably
down to the excepted night plan. They
therefore always bid enough to cover
the chances and get the largest return
they can consistent with securing the
contract. But If the fiat proposition to
light every night all the year around
is made, with no alternative PROPOSE
tion, the bids viii be just so much lower
as is necessary to secure the fiat con-
tract award.
The result will be IL this plan is
adopted that there will be no difference
in the cost to the city worth metioning,
while the people will gain immensely.
Even when the moon is at the full and
shining brightly the public walks are
not well lighted because of the many
is beneath these trees along the side
walks that the light is most needed. as
everyone knows, and hence the value
Of the low intersection system of light
ing.
At the very best with moonlight but
one side of any street will be lighted
and then but for portion of a night
The north and south streets are in
darkness under moonlight, save when
that luminary is directly overhead
while as TO the east and west streets
one side Of them Will always be in deep
shadow under moonlight.
1t viii be seen, therefore, that true
economy and public good demand that
but one order of bids be asked for,
namely, for all night, all the year
around lighting. It Is to be hoped that
the Trustees will take broad and
economic view Of this matter and get
out of the old time groove that has run
in the alternative rut since the days
when our streets were lighted with OIL
lamps and before the city had taken on
the Importance it now has.
The record-union., 1896-12-02

Let due credit be given to Secretary
OF Agriculture Morton. He has con-
Quoted his department with efficiency.
and yet with such economy that he has
covered back into the United States
Treasury S2SO00O saved In the current
year thus far. Since March, 1898, it is
said that he has returned to the treas
ury the sum of $1,000. 600. Here is econ
ony with method and wisdom. 1t is not
complained of him that he has lessened
the usefulness Of his Office by his rigid
economy; he has simply stopped ex-
travagance- Assuredly Secretary Nor
ton has set an example that will make
his successor very nervous in casting I'D
estimates for new appropriations for
the Agricultural Bureau of the Govern
ment.
The record-union., 1896-12-02
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
SYLLABI.

SYLLABl.
Grim, No. 121-In Bank-Filed No
vember 80, 1860
The People, respondent; w. II.
Thompson, appellant. Train-wrecking.
Reversed, and new trial ordered. Nc
Farland, j., dissents.
Instructions given or refused, wheth-
er in writing or taken down by the
reporter with the Endorsements thereon
Showing whether given or noD con-
stitute a part of the record and the
rulings may be reviewed on appeal as
though embodied in a bill of exceptions.
Sec. 1176, Penal Code.
The trial Judge instructed the jury
that if one Alva Johnson boarded the
train with intent to rob it and the train
was thereby ditched and one Masters
killed, the defendant, if he aided and
abetted, was guilty Of the crime
charged. The evidence, however, did
not tend to show that Johnson boarded
the train with intent to rob 1t, and
that in the perpretration Of the offense
the train was ditched. On the contrary
the evidence showed without contradic-
ton that Johnson did not board or at
tempt to board the train until after 1t
had been ditched. Held, the instruc-
ton was erroneous in that it assumed
the existence of evidence which had not
been given and because 1t was not ap-
plicable to any fact in the case.
AS there may be an appeal from a
judgment and afterward an appeal
from the order refusing a new trial, the
judgment may be affirmed in the ap-
pellate court on appeal from the judg-
ment and afterward set aside on an
order denying a new trial, as in civil
cases.
The record-union., 1896-12-02
BOARD OF HEALTH.
The Sanitary Condition of the City
Said to be Good.

A regular monthly meeting of the
Board of Health was held last night
There were present Drs. Huntington,
Ross, Parkinson, Pinkham and Nichols.
The report of the City Physician
showed that during the past month
there had been 81 deaths, as against
40 for October, and 43 for November.
1896. The death rate was at the rate
The record-union., 1896-12-02
Police Court Notes.

In the Police Court yesterday morn
ing James Brophy was fined $5, with the
alternative Of spending five days in Jail,
for creating a disturbance on K street,
between Third and Fourth.
j. N. Patterson, charged with having
disturbed the peace, was discharged.
The case against e. K. Alsip, charged
with violating the sidewalk ordinance,
was dismissed, 1T being shown that the
requirements Of the ordinance had been
complied with.
The record-union., 1896-12-02
New Depot at Newcastle.

The Southern Pacific Company's Res
ident Engineer, j. B. Robinson, was in
Newcastle yesterday in consultation
With the Placer Fruit Growers Asso-
citation relative to the enlargement of
the fruit shipping facilities there. The
business has grown immensely, and the
present accommodations are not suf-
ficient
The record-union., 1896-12-02

Already the proposition is renewed to
submit constitutional proposal to the
States to amend the Constitution to
make the Presidential term six instead
OF four years. If our Presidential cam
palgns are to disturb business, stagnate
commerce and antagonize the people
with each other as did the last, then
if they are placed ten years apart the
best interests of the people will be
promoted. However, it Is a matter
fraught with great risk to place any
political party in executive power for
a very long term without the power of
the people being lawfully exercised to
criticise and reverse its policy. Any
proposition Of the kind indicated must
be passed upon only after mature con-
sideration. 1t involves so much that
IS Of high importance that it is not
to be disposed of out of hand.
The record-union., 1896-12-02

The Santa Rosa Democrat" says
that our wants are increasing not only
along material lines of comfort and
leisure. but in the direction Of more light
for the intelligence and reason for the
mind; that we are hungry for more
knowledge of governmental science, a
truer and broader education leading us
up to higher and smoother paths. Very
true that. And there is nothing to pre-
vent US largely satisfying such wants.
The field is open before US, the means at
hand, and more so in this land than
any other under the sun. If we do not
enter into it and profit by its opportunl-
ties, It IS because we are scratching in
the dirt for the material thing, and re-
fusing to lift our eyes to the possibili-
ties that invite us.
The record-union., 1896-12-02
Weather Forecast.

Northern California-Rain Wednesday in
northern portion; fair in southern portion
fresh southeasterly winds.