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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-12-03
Ez-SLAVE'S LUCK.
An Old Colored Man Willed For
tune by q Planter.
4 PROPOSITION BY Dan STUART.
NO Moro Bald Heads-Flour Prices Unset
tied In st. Louis-Dollsr May Wheat at
Toledo, GA Tramps Experience
"A New Trust Formed.

SPRINGFIELD, O., Nov. 3O-Chief O.
Police Van Tassel has received lette,
that James Wesley Dorsey, an old col
ored man, has fallen heir to a large
fortune left him bv Peter Shaffer, q
wealthy planter OF Frederick county,
Nd who died few weeks ago Dor.
sey and his mother were slaves to Mr..
Shaffer and when freed he came here.
out left few months ago, going east.
his whereabouts are unknown at pres
ent. Mr. Shaffer had no children and
when his will was probated it was
found he had left most of his estate,
valued at sl5O,OOO, to Dorsey 1t is
stated the colored man saved his life
some years ago.
A PROPOSITION BY DAN STUART
DALLAS, Tex, Nov 3O-Dan Stuart
telegranhed to Corbett and Fitzsim-
mons offering purse of $4,000 for a
finish fight for the heavyweight cham
pionship of the world. He said: 81
am ready to post the entire purse and
will do SO as soon as Corbett and Fitz.
simmons sign articles of agreement. If
fail to bring off the fight free from
official interference | will forfeit 81. 500
to each man."
NO MORE BALD HEADS.
BOSTON, Nov. 80 -George Newcomb.
OF Salem, whose experiments with the
X rays have recently been made the
subject of comment throughout the |
press, has capped the climax in the
practical possibilities Of the strange
force He declares that the X RAYS
can cure badness, so all the afflicted
old bachelors and club me on earth
will prepare to worship at his shrine.
FLOUR PRICES UNSETTLED.
ST. LOUIS, Nov 30.-The high price
Of wheat has SO unsettled the st. Louis
Hour market that several -four mills
nave shut down and majority of the
'thers are running only half time.
Flour jobbers say the mill men are re-
ponsible for -four not advancing in
'rice in proportion with wheat.
DOLLAR MAY WHEAT AT TOLEDO.
TOLEDO, O., Nov 30-Large sales of
70. red wheat for May delivery were
made on the produce exchange here
aturday morning at 81 per bushel
mid loud cheering. At the same time
he New York price was OF cents and
hicago ssh cents The demand here
for export milling.
A TRAMP's TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.
PLAINFIELD, N. j., Nov 3O.-A tramp '
as released from lumber car this r
fternoon after standing up for seven 4
avs without food or water. The car e
ad been locked at Ottawa, Can, No.
smber 81. The man was unconscious. p
ut will recover. d
A NEW TRUST FORMED. d
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. SO.-Ths Press il
'sterday said: The leading lockmak.
s of the country have just perfected
new combination. 1t is one to regu.
tie the prices of locks in general =
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-12-03
PROMOTE NEW INDUSTRIES.


ST JOSEPH, No., Nov. Err M.
Batcheller, commercial agent of the
Santa Fe in this city, received notice
That the Santa Fe had inaugurated a
new department, which will be known
Is the industrial commission. The
headquarters will be located in Chi.
cago' and James c. Davis has been an.
pointed the chief The bureau will
nave for its object the establishment
and maintenance Of new industries
along the lines of the system. It is
calculated that the bureau will be- Of
great benefit to the road.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-12-03
Aggregate. @Ws7I 900 M.so7, ae7, ssl

The total stock, therefore, is Sc, sas,.
Sss,S7l, as compared with 81, 800, 7O4, ess
on June 80, 1895. Since the close Of the
fiscal year this loss has been fully re-
covered, chiefly by the importation Of
gold.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-12-03
TORTURED By ROBBERS.

Attempt TO Effort Secret from q Couple
Near st. Joseph. Mo.
ST JOSEPH, Mo-, Nov. 30.--A most in.
famous outrage was committed at the
house OF ]. o. Arnold. who lives on a
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-12-03

PHILADELPHIA, Nov SO-The Press
yesterday said: The leading lockmak.
ers of the country have just perfected
a new combination. 1t is one to repu.
late the prices of locks in general.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-12-03
A LONG SENTENCE.

BUTTE, Mont, Nov 3O.-The heaviest
sentence ever imposed in the state was
given Saturday to William Day, con.
victed OF murder in the second degree.
Judge Speer sentenced him to 90 years
in the penitentiary. Day is now 40
years old
Warren sheaf., 1896-12-17

while if the truth must be told he abso-
lutely chuckled aloud and rubbed his
hands on his knees as if something had
happened with which he was immense
" delighted. DO you recall what the
parson preached about?''
It must have been the heat from the
burning logs that caused the widows
cheeks to blush so. She couldn't even
look up from her sewing as she replied:
"Well, come to think of it, deacon, /
think it was about weddings and such
things. But I amt quite sure, for /
didn't pay much attention, I'm afraid,
to that part Of the DISCOURSE
The chairs were getting very close.
That's it, that's il, . cried the deacon,
bringing his hands down upon his
knees with q slap that startled the ca
nary from his perch and set the widows
heart beating furiously. ''That's it.
And don't you remembe where he said
it wasn't good for man to live alone? !?
/ think he told the truth, don't 'tyou ??''
Warren sheaf., 1896-12-17

the town board. The deacon was feel
ing cold and out of sorts generally, and
somehow his ideas had been travelling
for weeks past in a direction decidedly
singular for such a confirmed bachelor
as he. All he appeared to lead up to one
object and that was the Widow Martin.
The deacon was getting on dangerous
ground, but he didn't 'tseem to know it.
He had always said there wasn't a wom-
an who could catch him.. He had lived
so long without one that he was not go-
ing to be taken in by any of them at this
time of life. Not he; and he grew, sew
eral inches higher every time he hugged
this consolation to his breast. But this
particular New Years eve he was un-
accountably lonely and dispirited.
Everybody who was anybody in Con-
way was full of rest and cheer and just
brimful of happiness. The spirit of
the holidays was everywhere, but the
deacon was alone. There was no one to
welcome him, no one to greet him with
"A Happy New Year!" at his home, ex-
Warren sheaf., 1896-12-17

sides and across the valley the widow
had the door open and was waiting for
her visitor.
II just thought I'd stop minute,
Mrs. Martin, to warm up, for it's power
full cold out this afternoon, said the
deacon, stamping his feet to shake the
snow from his boots before entering.
I'm real glad to see you, deacon;
come right in and sit down by the fire.
In a few moments Deacon Harding
had removed his heavy coat and thick
gloves and was comfortably seated on
one side Of the broad fireplace, while the
widow was rocking herself gently to
and fro at the other.
As his good temper increased the den.
con kept looking over at the widow.
What nice, pleasant little woman she
was, to be sure, and she was pretty, too
there was no mistake about that! He
sat there enjoying his novel sensations
without speaking for a long time. Sure
ly there was something the matter with
him this New Years eve. He was usual
Warren sheaf., 1896-12-17

ly able to talk about something wher-
ever he was, but now he couldn't say a
word if his life had depended on it,
though he tried desperately several
times to start a conversation. And the
widow just sat there, apparently en-
tirely unconscious, with her mind seem
ingly fixed upon some trife she was
sewing. Did she have an idea OF what
was passing in her visitors mind? OF
course not; women are such dear, inno-
cent creatures, especially widows. The
deacon grew very restlessast the minutes
passed swiftly by and finally, as If the
heat was too great, he got up and moved
away from the fire. Somehow when he
settled down again his chair was much
nearer the widow, but she didn't seem
to notice the change and kept on sew
ing.
It's powerful cold to day, Mrs. Mar
tin. There'll be heavy frost to o-night,
I reckon, !" remarked the deacon, finding
bis speech ut last.
Warren sheaf., 1896-12-17

For II I'm to be Santa Claus, and that's OF
course expected, r..--
I'm sorry that cannot claim the note was
misdirected.
She wants great big doll. she says, with
wavy, golden tresses,
Some hats to put upon the doll, and lots
of handsome dresses;
A bureau and trundle bed, set of little
dishes,
A table and trunk as we'll, besides some
real gold fishes"
She wants sled. Of course. learn, and
likewise lots Of candy.
She also adds, quite calmly: "A piano
would be handy"
She wants watch and lots of books, and
games as well. in plenty;
OF minor toys, it seems to me. she asks
for fully twenty.
She writes that she would like to have a
little stove for cooking,
And for a necklace, I'm informed, most
anxiously she's looking;
She wants desk that's 'all her own,'"
on which to do her writing,
And altogether. I confess, the outlook'a
not inviting.
The things that she would like to have, I
find by calculation,
Would cost thousand dollars at the low
est valuation,
And so say regretfully, with spirits most
detected,
I'm sorry that cannot claim her note was
Chicago Post.
Warren sheaf., 1896-12-17

:Do tell, deacon . replied the widow.
shuddering, "but don'tyou think you'll
get chilled if you sitso far from the fire ?
DO drawup closer and get warm; YOU
got quite way to go to town and YOU
must take care Of yourself in such terri
ble weather"
Yes, ma'am; it be chilly, that's a
fact. I think I'll move up piece to the
fire.
''How kind she is" the deacon kept
repeating to himself as he edged nearer
toward the blazing logs and at the same
time drew closer to the rocker, where
the widow still sat sewing.
81 saw you at church last Sunday,
Mrs. Martin. The minister preached a
powerful fine sermon, didn't he % re-
marked the deacon, after another long
interval.
'Yes, deacon; and it did me power
Of good, too"
''I'm real glad to hear you say that,
Mrs. Martin" exclaimed the deacon.
His face fairly beamed with delight,
Warren sheaf., 1896-12-17

cept, perhaps, his old housekeeper, who
was deaf and ill-tempered enough to
sour the biggest cask of cider in his eel
lar.
It was NO wonder, then, that as he
reached the Widow Martins cottage he
determined to stop just for chat with
her and to warm himself before going
to the meeting. That was all. If he
had been told there was anything else
on his mind he would have thought the
suggestion ridiculous. + The widow,
heard the deacon's buck kboard stop-in
fact she had seen him coming up the
rOad-and there had beena hasty glance
over the room, and just peep in the
looking-glass on the mantel to see if
everything was in order, long before
the deacon's voice was heard on the
frosty air and the wheels had ceased to
revo1ye in front of the cottage. BY the
time he had blanketed and covered his
horse and led him to the shed out Of the
cold blasts that swept down the hill
Warren sheaf., 1896-12-17

Conway it was Deacon Harding, the pill
lar of the Methodist church and the
strictest selectman the New Hampshire
village had ever known. He had never
married, and some folks said he was too
mean, and that all he thought about
was putting up a goodly share of this
worlds goods to his credit in order that
he might make better provision for the
commodities of the next. But, then,
people will talk. .......
It was, therefore, matter of consid-
cradle speculation among his neighbors
when the deacon was seen to stop oc-
casionally at the Widow Martins cot
tage, and many and varied were the con-
lectures about the outcome. The widow
was plump, rosy checked, and good ma
tured, and her dear departed having left
her more than two years before she
was, as she believed herself, fully quail
fed to be considered among the eligibles
of the little world in which she lived.
She had heard (what women does not p
of her neighbors' talk about her, but
being of that happy disposition which
does not heed the stories Dame Rumor
occasionally circulates, she kept on her
way regardless of all the gossips said.
The widows cottage was an inviting
spot when the snow lay piled up in
great masses in the roadways and on
the mountain sides and the mercury
was away below zero. A bright light
always shone from the windows while
Warren sheaf., 1896-12-17
PROBABLY A CHICAGO GIRLS.

Chimmy McGovern - Great scott!'
Mickey, get on ter dat. I wouldn't
want der job of darnin' dat felier's
sock.
Mickey McSwatt-But say, but just
t'ink wot cinch dat sock would be at
Christmas time ter knock ole Sanity
Cluss silly.-N. Y. Truth.
Warren sheaf., 1896-12-17

The chairs touched now. The deacon
was absent from the town meeting that
New Years eve.
When the villagers assembled at
church next day they saw a little wom-
an sitting beside Deacon Harding. It
was the Widow Martin. Shewas welded
to the deacon New Years morning, for
the parson had said it wasn't good for
man to be alone. B. a. MacD Donald, in
Chicago Mail,
Timely Precaution.
Have you thought about doing any,
Christmas shopping yet?" asked Mr..
Hunnimune.
''No, DEAR was the reply. "It is a
little early for such preparations, isn't
it?''
II ''M'yes. But it is well to take time by
the forelock, you know. Have you q
memorandum book handy?
s. ''Yes.''
"Well, yon might jot down. these lit
tie points. Here's the brand of cigars
that prefer. They cannot by any pos
Warren sheaf., 1896-12-17
..I'M REAL GLAD TO SEE YOU, DEA-
CON-"

the hickory logs craekled and sputtered
in the wide, open fireplace. Every ything
about the place was 80 neat, clean and
wholesome looking that one felt at
old. At least that is what Deacon Hard
ing thought on New Years eve as he
came in sight Of the cozy home of the
widow while on his way to q meeting Of
Warren sheaf., 1896-12-17
The Day After.

The Day After.
Oh dear, it's so far to next Christmas!
Seems long as forever and more.
I've been counting the days over n overa
Three hundred and sixty-four!
That's dreadful lot to be waiting
To hang up your stockings, you see;
But to-morrow-that's something-there'a
only three hundred and sixty-three!
-Harper's Young People.
Warren sheaf., 1896-12-17
A Woman's Mistake,

A well-dressed woman in search of d
Christmas present for her son walked
up and down the aisles of book store.
closely scanning the titles of the books.
At last she picked up volume and
handed it to the clerk. ''Is this good
book?' she asked. "An excellent book.
madame replied the clerk, as he
wrapped it up, "and the only copy we
have left" "How fortunate I am to
have secured it, then," the delighted
woman exclaimed. "My son is just
crazy over the game, and I wanted to
get a good authority on it SO that he
could learn to play it properly" The
clerk looked dazed as he handed his
customer the copy of Charles Dickens
Cricket on the Hearth" and she had
been gone some time before it dawned
upon him what mistake she had made.
No one knows what the boy said.-
Golden Days.
Warren sheaf., 1896-12-17

zHgg9.RHy y2I 1s cruel yes. I say i
'lNIIl|I|IIIeIN bed
'II|l|lIN@V When he feels like
" II||NSll III turning o m :
ersets or stand.
ing on his head.
I never was so wide awake in all my life
before,
And mother thinks I'm going to sleep a
dozen hours or more. ,-.
I want to sit up tonight to get little
peep
At Santa Claus. Why does he come when
boys are all asleep?
want to see the reindeer, and I'd really
like to know
How they can ever stand it to have so far
to go. ...-. ....-
And then I'd like to ask him-for can't
make it out at all
How he scrambleS down the chtmneys.
when they are all so small,
with his great big bag of picture books
and sugar plums and toys,
When he comes to fill the stockings up for
little girls and boys.
wonder if he'll bring me just what I want
"a sled
A lightning patent coaster; and want it
painted red.
HOW does he know what boys want? He al
ways guesses right. %
How can he get to everyone in just a single
night?
Well, I am getting tired here, it will be
fine
TO lie awake all night There! It's strik-
ing nine!
Yes, mother will be sorry in the morning, I
should think,
When I tell her how haven't slept a single
blessed wink.
l shall listen every minute, and when
hear him creep
Very softly down the chimney, when he |
thinks we're all asleep,
I'll watch. and then I'll see the fun without |
a speck of noise.
Ho! Ho! The jolly fellow cannot always
dodge the boys!
Hello! I hear jingle. Have the reindeer
come at last?
I must get up and see them, for they prance |
away so fast.
I was just getting sleepy-hey! Time to
dress, you say? ~
And the breakfast bell is ringing? Hurrah!
it's Christmas day!
Sidney Dayre, in Golden Days.
Warren sheaf., 1896-12-17

HEputitupt thechim.
ney SO that Santa
Claus could getit:
or course I pulled it
down again, and
now I must re-
Warren sheaf., 1896-12-17
a Holiday Mockery.

He held a handsome Russian leather
pocketbook up for the inspection of his
friends.
Beautiful they exclaimed.
IA mockery," he replied, turning it
upside down and shaking it.
Il "a most useful present" !" they per-
sisted.
"a holiday mockery," he repeated.
..sOf what use is fine pocketbook to q
man who has gone broke on Christmas q '
presents for the very girl who gave i It
to him q Chicago Post 1.s
Warren sheaf., 1896-12-17

sibility be purchased at a bargain. Here
is the number Of slipper that l wear,
and you might make note of the fact
that my preference in neckties is dark
red, with small black figure, also that I
do not need any suspenders."
And she thanked him and wrote it all
down, thereby saving no small share of
future regrets and embarrassments.-
Washington Star.
Warren sheaf., 1896-12-17
Not Necessary

Not Necessary.
Dora-Here's some mistletoe for YOUR
Christmas.
Cora-Can you spare it?
Dora-Oh, don't need it.-N. Y.
Truth.
Warren sheaf., 1896-12-17
Begin Again.

Begin Again.
Turn the soiled leaves with one more look
And drop one more repenting tear;
And then begin in Gods own Book
The story of another year.
Frank w. HUT, in RAMS Horn.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-22
LOG CABIN DAY.
A Novel Feature OF the Cleveland Centen-
NAL Celebration.

Cleveland. O., July 21.-This was
Log Cabin day in the city's centennial
celebration. The day dawned CLOUDY
and damp, but the sun soon came out
and. the weather was delightful Inoa-
sands OF people early in the day gather-
ed around the great white arch and the
oId-fashioned log cabin, which has been
erected in Monumental Square. The ola
cabin is an exact counterpart OF the
buildings used a hundred years ago.
1t stands surrounded by tall sky-scrap-
ing modern office buildings and presents
a striking contrast between the ancient
and modern. The log cabin is in charge
OF Choctaw Tribe No. II, improved Or
der of Red Men in full Indian costume.
The order OF exercises for the day in
cluded martial music, prayer by Rev.
Lathrop Cooley and songs by a quartet
and followed by addresses from promi-
nent men.
Cleveland and the Western Reserve
were settled by the Connecticut Land
Company in 1896, and to-day Senator
Hawley of Connecticut, arrived to de-
liver the historical address on Found
ers' Day tomorrow. Major Miles, or
Preston, and several councilmen OF New
Haven, Conn. reached the city also.
Governor Coffin and staff, of Connect
cut, will arrive tomorrow morning.
Senator Hawley attended reception at
the home of Col. VIM. Edwards this
afternoon and took dinner and spent the
evening with Major Mckinley and Hon.
NJ. A. Hanna, at Wndermere.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-22

-O'Rourke being hit with the ball, filing
the bases. Welch lifted the ball over
II right field fence and two runs came
in. There were still two men on bags,
and none out Tebeau flew out 10
Shields and O'ROurke scored on the
throw in. Criger was hit by the ball.
King flew out to Rickert and Welch
scored Criger had taken lead off
first. and was caught and retired be-
tween the bases. The visitors had
scored four runs, taking lead Of one.
The home club tied the score in the
next inning. Shaw's hit was cut off by
a remarkable stop by Brownie, but
Whaley was more lucky, getting clean
single to center. Rickert walked. Gar
vey famed and Wagner singled, bring
ing Whaley across the plate.
In the last half of the ninth the Wis
itCrs made the winning run with none
out WEIGH walked to the first station,
went to third on Wagner's bad throw to
frst of Tebeau's hit, and scored on
r-;rror'- G. gia Tho ccOra.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-22
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

Some of the Fort Wayne players can
hardly be termed colts.
Off the diamond Wheeling has the
best dressed and best looking team OIL
players in the league.
Either Baker or Borchers will win this
afternoons game. The opposing twirl-
er will be Knell or S&yne.
First baseman McGuirk would have
liked very much to catch on with Wheel
ing. but there is no vacancy here.
In five of the seven games played in
the National League yesterday the los
ing club did not score a single run.
The new suits which the Wheeling
PLAYERS are getting is the best evidence
that the ghost walks here with Chris
tian regularity.
Fort Wayne rowdies? You get an
other guess. Mr.. Toledo. Capt. Tebeau
and his men are angels in comparison
with your jawsmiths.
VIII some person kindly say why
there are more red-headed men in base
ball than any other profession, and why
they are comparatively the best ball
players?
"Reddy'' Grey had his hair FURNISHED
especially for the game yesterday. He
is the trimmest and neatest looking ball
PLAYER in the business. He knows and
plays the game. "Reddy' viii be IN
faster company next season.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-22
THE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE.
Chairman Hanna Announces the Appoint
ment of Secretaries and Others.

CLEVELAND, o., July M.-Chairman
Hanna, Of the Republican executive COM
mittee, returned to-day from Chicago ard
soon after his arrival at his office several
appoin tngents were announced. Major
Charlss w. f. Dick, eX-chairman OF the
Republican Stats committee of Ohio, who
has been one of Mr.. Hanna's most active
aides, is to be the secretary Of the Chicago
end of the executive committee, while W.
NJ. Osborne, Of Boston. is TO be secretary
IN Nv York. VIM. NJ. Hahn. OF Mans
field, ex-secrstary of the national oXecu-
tive committee and ex-Ohio member Of the
national committee is to have charge Of
the speakers bureau at Chicago, wnis
Gen. Powell Clayton, Of Arkansas, will be
in charge of the same branch Of the work
in New York. These appointments COM
plete the organization Of the big commit
tee but there are stll many minor APP
pointments to be made to the. corps Of lit
erary workers. Mr.. Hanna said today
that he proposed to divide his time between
New York and Chicago. going wherever
his presence was required in the personal
supervision. of the work of the campaign.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-22
THE MONEY SAVED.

Detective-"I have discovered, sir, that
your confidential bookkeeper, Mr.. DE
Clerk, is a dsfaulter to the extent Of many
thousands of dollars. As he has lived
plainly, and mas not gambled in stocks, he
must still have your money in his posses
sion, but If We arrest him. you will never
get it, Of course, and if we corner him, and
try to compromise for half or two-thirds,
he Will probably skip to Canada with the
whole doodle"
Business Man-"My goodness! Mr.. De
Clerk
Mr.. De Clerk-"Yes, sir"
Business Man-"Mr De Clerk. few day:
ago l refused you the hand OF my daugh-
ter. ard l afterward employed this gentle
man, who is a detective. to look closely int
your personal character and past history
His report refers in such detail to your
correct habits and business aptitude that
have changed my mind You shall hav,
her"