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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-12-17

The New Dry Goods and Shoe store OF
Abilene is now open and ready ito give you
some of the best bargains ever offered in the
CITY. We have an entire new stock Of first.
class goods bought for SPOT cash at the low
est price that could be made for on the best
goods and we sell for cash only" We can
give you better values than you can get any,
where else. We have complete line Of
Mems. Women's and children's Shoes and
Overshoes. The following are some Of our
prices.
Mors Arctcs q5c In Ladies' Shoes have full stock
Woman,s Arctic SOc Dongoa Kid, patent leather tip,
Rows, Arctics 8Oc solid sole leather sole and counter
Fo Roots and Overs complete for 49, finer quality for l65
M:ssos, pnhbor o5c fine Kid style toe lace Shoe,
S - for 1866 1t is regular 2.25 Shoe.
A Chld's grain Shoe:
Sizes 6 oS, 65c One of best welt Shoes made for
Sizes 3 to II, soc. 2.40.
Sizes - to 2, 100
These good Shoes for the me 'c n manu- afne no0 III
low price. A
One oil grain Shoes with Mems oil grain Creole Hub gore
veed vamp, cannot rip and is 1876.
world beater:
Sizes 8 to 70, 100 A fine satin Cali, daisy for 1855.
y ~-'e Kangaroo Cali, always soft and nice,
Sizes 5 to u, 1926 ~
Sizes u to 2, lao A Russian Cali Skin, Of the best
This by far the best Shoe ever things fine Sces only
offered at the price 1t is high 225
cut heavy sole lace Shoe usually
y sold for / 30 and L75 A genuine Kangaroo for 2.95.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-13
NINE. SPRAGUE SAYS.
Studying Muse In Paris-Thc Trials and
Difficulties.
Boston Letter to N. Y. Herald. }

Boston Letter TO N. Y. HeraId.)
Nine. Inez Sprague. the new dramatic
soprano, is at the Brunswick, and viii
remain there until she makes her debut
in this city, on November IL. Her return
to Boston, after three years. study in
Paris, is warmly welcomed by the many
who admired hsr charming personality
and beautiful voice when she was a pupil
here. Great things were predicted for her
then, and she comes back preceded by
foreign tributes which make 1t certain
that her dramatic and musical talents
were not mis- dyed.
Nine. Sprague received me today and
chatted about her studies and her plans.
She has an expressive face, framed In
black hair ard illumined by pair OF
dark. eloquent eyes. She is a Vrginian
by birth and a Cstilian by linsa ye. Her
father was Spaniard. and her mother
halt Spanish, but there is not in the Old
Dominion a more intensely American
family than the Weeds. Thirteen years
ago Mis- Inez Weed married Colonel VIII.
lam Sprague, the famous war Governor of
Rhode Island, and about the same time
younger sister msrried Colonel sprague's
son. Three OTTER sisters are married,
and live in the South.
81 was born on plantation near
Huntington, In dear old Virginia." said
Mime. Sprague today. u have always
loved the country. Paris, with all Its
beauty and gayesy. has not weaDed ne
from II. The close, stiflin" quarters OF
European cities are unbearable. 1 would
not exchange my homo at Canonchet,
Narragansett Pier, for the whole of
Paris, IL must always live there. Ame-
rica is the finest country and Americans
the finest men in the world"
"The colony OF musical pupils in Paris
must be large one" suggested.
"very large, and.s rule, very unhap-
py," said Nine. sprngue." There seems
to he thousands OF them. Where they
come from cannot imagine. Most Of
them must be from the country or from
smaller cities. They do not know the
world, and have exaggerated ideas OF
their talents. They are fleeced unnerci-
fully. a typical history OF one or these
girls weuld be something like this:
"she has been told in the village whore
'he - brought NJ that abe has a wonder
fol voice Friends htv, united their
slender means TO. raise money for course
OF lessons in Paris. Her parents cons,nt
and the poor girl sails away. The process
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-13
DEATH NOTICES.

BRAN NIGAN-In this city, Oct. IL. Ame-
liza ID. Gilmore, wife OF Thomas Bran-
nigan aud daughter of Betsey and the
late William Gilmore, aged b3 years.
Taunton, Worcester and Fall River
papers please copy.
CONNELLY In this city, Oct. IL, Pat
rick Connolly, aged SO years.
Funeral Wednesday, Oct. IA, at
O'clock, from his late residence, 22 Els
wald street. Relatives and frien de are
invited 10 attend.
DARLING-At New Haven, Conn.,, sud-
denly, Samuel Darling, aged 81 years.
Bangor, Me-, and Groton, VT, papers
please copy.
GARDNER--In East Providence, Oct.
IL, Lillian Le, daughter OF Adelia A.
and the late Alfred q. Gardner.
McCARTHY-In this city, Oct. II, at her
late residence, 55 Lrsry street, Mary,
daug hter of the late William and Mary
Mccarthy.
NEARY-In this city. Oct. IL, Bridget
Neary, wife OF Peter Neary, aged
30 years.
Funeral from her husbands residence,
s51 Atwell's avenue, Wednesday, Oct.
ii, at $3.50 q. m. Relatives and friends
are invited TO attend.
PLAISTOW-In Johnston, X. J., Oct. II,
Lily, daughter of Charles and Rosina
Flsistow, aged IL years, 3 months and
days.
Funeral from the residence OF Mrs.
JoDn Knott. 10 Cambridge street,
Wednesday, Oct. Ia, a. 2 p. IN. Relatives
and friends are. invited to attend.
STANLEY--ln Oldtown, North Attle-
boro, Oct. IL, Mary Ann, widow of
Seneca NJ. Stanley, aged So years.
Funeral from her late residence, We'd
nesda,, Oct. Ia. at 1 p. m. Relatives and
friends are invited to attend.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-13
THE CITY DEMOCRATS.

There Is little to be said about the
nominations for city offices made by the
Democratic city convention last evening.
The candidates are all now In ofiics and
they will presumably rest their case on
their records.
City Treasurer GRANGER has been en-.
dorsed by the majority OF bis fellow-citi-
zens at seven consecutive elections. lie
has demonstrated his capacity for the
Office, he has served the municipality
with faitnfnlness and no will be reelected.
Harbor Master MAouIRE has been in
and out of his office through series OF
years, according to the political tide.
He has no especial qualifications for the
Office above those possessed by good
many other men, and his associations
are not Of kind to make 1t at oil fat-
tering to the municipality TO retain him
a. its representative for the Port Of Provi-
dencs.
Overseer OF tho Poor CUMMINGS is
notoriously untitled for his position and
every year that ne has held IL has added
to this notofiety.
Mayor McGUISSEss is now serving his
first term. lie went into Office on n
platform % charges and promisee Every
one OF his charges has been disproved
and none Of bis promises have been kept
lie has done nothing to justify his Office.
holding. lie became Mayor on false pre-
lenses. lie IL not entitled TO the further
confidence Of his fellow citizens.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-13

In a speech out in Iowa "Coin" HAIR
the war, with particular reference to
such Of them as have left the Democracy
10 vote for sound money and honesty, as
"old wrecks of the Rebellion who have
lost all their honor and patriotism and
are tools OF political Shylocks." His
auditors did not pitch him out of lhe
windows, but they broke up his speech
and indicated that any more OF tha, sort
of talk would result in rendering him
insensible TO the subsequent proceedings.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-13

The men who we're Democrats before
BILLY BRYAN was born and the thous-
ands more who associated themselves
with the Democratic party before BILLY
was OF age are naturally not disposed to
take 1t kindly when the Boy Orator de.
elares vociierously that those OF them
who decline to endorse the reputation
and anarchy propaganda are "renigades"
and "traitors to Democracy"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-13

"MR. CovELL nal never been known
as q bypocrite," observes the journal.
You bet he hasn'il He's an upright,
straightforward ciiiz IN who never shoots
bis mouth; never flows or busters
never charges his honest feliow-citizens
with corruption, neyer makes promises
that he can't keep and otherwise offers
an advantageous contrast to the gentle.
man who got into CITY Hall year ago by
false charges and false promises. Down
with bypocrisyi
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-13

THE progress Of the Municipal League
will bo watched with interest by every
public spirited citizen. IT can do great
deal OF good il IT Is stirred patrioticalIy
and without selfish interest and II 1t like
wise avoids the temptation to bite of
more than IL can chew. II will represent t
the citizenship Of Providence IL 1t is in
accord with the prevailing sentiments OF
that citizenship. That is yet to be
demonstrated. Without demonstration
1t cannot fairly ssiumi o rep esent any
thing bu. the opinions CT those OF its
mem bers who dictate its views.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-13

Colonel DANIEL r.. BALLou has, de-
clined to run fds the city Treasurership on
tie Republican ticket and has thereby
justified the general opinion held by his
friends as TO bis sound sense ana dis
criminating judgment. lie is altogether
too esiimaole and capable man to be
placed in the position OF seeming to seek
sn Office for which, despite hia qualifca-
tions and the good will of wide circle
OF his fellow-oltizons the latter wouln
decline TO allow aim to have. 1t is GER
tanly not good politics or intelligent
partizanship to com bat the popular will
in any such way as is indicated by putting
IN nomination candidate against Mr.. d.
l.. ID. GRANGER. The office Of City Treas
urer is In no sense political one. Like
that OF the Overseer OF the Poor aud OF
the Harbor Master tho question Is one Of
fitness for certain specified duties upon
which a candidates ideas as to admins
trative policy in municipal government
can have no possible beai in :. The ques-
tion as to the preferences OF
the people with relation to the otfic ce OF
City Treasurer has been snflic iently tested.
we should suppose, to satisfy every body.
To be sure Mr.. GRANGER was himself
elected as straight Democratic candidate
in year of Democratic success when the
ability and experience of bis predecesf or
we're virtues that were not successfully
invoked In behalf Of his retention in the
office. But Mr.. GRANGER has demon
strated his fitness for the position and
though 1t Is not to be believed that he is
an unique citizen who could not we'll be
replaced should his office be vacated, his
fellow-citizens have shown an annually
increasing desire to keep him where be
IS and rehove the Office entirely from
political controversy. as 1t was so main
tanned before the Democratic party cap
tured 1t for Mr.. GRANGER upon discover
ing an opening 20 elect straight party
ticket and cut loose from the split OF
n-partizanship which had prompted it
to annually endorse Mr. GRANGER's pre-
decessor, so long as there was no hope of
aioott.,x ono tAni. o-o
That came about in the election OF 1889,
when the Democrats elected their Over
seer of the Poor and Haroor Master, as
we'll as the Treasurer. SIR. GRANGER de-
feateo Mr.. TRIPP, tried and capable
official, BY 7i6 votes. Since then Mr..
GRASoER's vote has steadily grown. In
1892 and 1894 the Repu blicans did not OPP
pose Mr.. GRANGER, and in 1895 ne In
creased bis pluraiity OF 1892, from 3ssl
to 46l6. Only psrtizsn rrohibi,ionist
could fail to recognize the significance OF
these figures.
The Republican city committee has the
power to fill tho vacancy on the ticket
for which the convention only made a
nomination by n narrow vote over a mo-
tion to pass the nomination. 1t is to to
hops that the city committee will see
their way clear to follow the Injunction
OF that largs mino.sty In the convention
and pass the nomination for City Treas
urer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-13
BOOK STORE CHAT.
A Quartet of Beautiful Volumes From The
Century Company.

Among recent issues of the Century
Company are four vloumes each OF a dis
tinct type and purpose. All Of them are
distinguished by the Century elegance of
bookmaking, and each has its own elegant
individualism. We refer to "Bresk OF
Day and Other Stories," by George Whar-
ton Edwards; "Gold," a Dutch-Indian
story by Annie Linden "rhe Swordmsk-
er's Son." story for boys, by William
o. Stoddard, and ga Shadow Show"
by Z. s. Newell.
Mr.. Peter s. Newell Is clever artist
ana funny fellow. We guess he ia long
legged. too, because bis pictures are al
ways lopg-legged. ana artists unconsci-
ously and irresisribly so often reproduce
themselves In their work. 1t seems next
to the impossible for Artist Newell to
draw anything tia. has sem blance of
legs to ii without making the legs mark
edly long. His fat people have long legs
for all their adipose and despite himself.
Even his piano and chair legs ere always
funnily long. Length Of leg Is factor
in the hunor of his work. Ne should
Newell is himself stout, stocky, short
legged man. The familiarly attenuated
legs are to be sure not so conspicuous in
the book of the "Shadow Show" We
mention the matter, simply because the
very name of Newell has come to remind
us OF funny legs, alons With funny bod
les, expressive of funny ideas. Otherwise
these few remarks have no particular re-
latiop to the "Shadow Show" unless
IL be that we miss a good many OF the
legs for many of the pictures in the new
book, get along cspitally without them.
The "Shadow' hook contains 36 coIored
pictures OH ss many pages-iust the kind
OF pictures an artist-father would sit
down with his nox OF colors, aud PANT
for hs youngster. The SO pictures are
funny as can be. but what makes the
"Shadow Show" is the fact that when
tue pages, one by one, are held up to the
light, SO new pictures are disclosed, in
silhouette. The silhouette shadow pic
tures are far different from the pictures
that make them on the principle that you
can twist up your Fingers TO make shadows
OF animals and oil sorts of things on the
wall. The thirty-six surprising shadow
pictures are each just bit more laugh
able than their originals. Maybe that
is partly because they are surprises. 1t
is book full of magic lantern shows.
a notable example OF the long leg tend
eucy IL found in the pictures of "Chsun-
cey and the brownie" which in the
silhouette shadow picture becomes an
antelope-~w which, Of course, it could not
become put for the element of long legs
in the original. The book is handsomely
bound, sells for dollar, and no child
younger than 75 or so ought to be de-
d ived of its delights.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-13

AT its meeting In Carnegie hall, New
York, on Sunday, the international
Missionary Alliance beat Its record for
subscriptions to the cause OF foreign
missions There were contributed or
pledged money ana iewelry to an esti.
osted total vauo OF $4,000. 1t will be
recalled that at its meeting at Old
Orchard on Aug. o. last. the Alliance
secured the sum of sioi, 500 In a few hour.
In q whirlwind OF religious enthusiasm
and year sgo, IN New York, .so. .OO1
was raised under similarly emotional
circumstances. This Alliance practices
healing by faith, believes that the second
coming Of Christ is near at hand and
argues that whatever is 10 he done for
the Capitalization OF the world IN
preparation OF this event must, accord
insiy, be done quickly.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-13
Coal Mine On Uire

Shamokin. Pa, oct. 13.-A fierce fire
Is raging in the coal ridge workings o:
Righter & Co $ Mount Carmel mine. and
lire OF pipe was laid TO the burning
mine I'm order To extinguish the flames by
dverting the creek into that portion of
the workings. The fire has been burning
since Saturday, and the vein is 30 feet in
thickness. so considerable apprehension
L. entertained by the officials and work.
men as to the outcome.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-13

We are informed that "the spirit OF
n-partizanship in the conduct Of the
affairs Of the municipality was rccog.
nized" 10y last evenings Demomcratic
convention. We have no doubt OF that.
The Democracy may be depended upon,
to use a coloquial phrase, to work the
spirit Of non on-pariizGnship for all 1t Is
worth-lo the Democratic party.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-13
SECRET SOCIETIES.
Orders that Meet this Evening.
ODD FELLOWS.

Grand Secretary. W. II. T. Mosisy. U wuys
bosset street. Telephone 662.
RoaER wILLIAMs-odd Fell ows Hall. "a We;
bosset street.
UNITY = Unity Hall. Ocean street. cornss
Potters avenue.
CREsoEST- Valentine Hall. $50 Westminster
street.
JAMES woop-98 Westminster street.
WHAT CHERR - North Main, corner Flint
street.
MOUNT PLEAsANT-Odd Fellows Hall. Aca6.
emy avenue.
wAsHINoToN PARK-Eddy. corner Vermont
avenue.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-13

Chronic constipation is q painful, disa-
groeabe. and ,ife-shortening difficulty. IL
deranges the syste1, causes sick head
ache, bgd breath and poisons the blood.
II can re readily overcome by DeWitts
Little Early Kisers. These pills are great
regulators.
Johnstons Phsrmscy, s93 Westminster
street: MetZgers Pharmacy, go North
Main street; Alireds pharmacy, sil Eddy
street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-13
KNIGHTS OF pvTHIAs

Grand Keeper OF Records and Seal, wiliia,n
A. Wilson. Room 840. Butler Exchange
Telephone 1885,
PALssTrSK-t0 Westminster street.
kEp CRoss-s05 Eddy street.
DAMoN-7a Eddy street.
GARrIELD-Veazis street.
PERsEvERAHoE-lSs3 Westminster street.
STERLING-Sterltng Hall. 2C6 Wey bosset %
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-13

The "Clsss OF nifty Nit," that repre-
ssnts the ay the Freshmen of Prince
tom have conquered the important and
mucn discussed problem OF $780,"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-13

Major j. T. p. BUcKLIN was Harbor
Master for the Port OF Providence in
1885, 1886, 1887, 1858 and. 1889. He per-
formed the duties OF his office for these
five successive years with efficiency. No
complaint was made against him. He
was defeated In year OF Democratic
success by the present incumbent, Jouv
III. MAoUIRE, In /, % and retired from
the subsequent contests, which were al
ternately won by Mr.. MAoUIRE and Mr..
GARDNER. Msjor BUcHLIN ought'to be
returned to the Office and kept there. lie
is a good man.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-13

A fine big feast for q wholesome
hearted boy Is 81 oddsrds' "Sword-
makers Son." 500 pages of intense
reading and a whole lot of pictures. price
sl.5O). - II is a story of the year 80 A.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-13

The Thumb-nail series are hooks lit.
tie bigger than a thumh-naii, but not
so very much bigger. Here is little
volume OF short stories by George whar-
ton Edwards that you can put in yoor
upper vest pocket, il you are r man, and
along with handkerchief, letters and
small shopping, between the halves OF
your portemonnaie IL you are a woman.
The cover OF brown leather has an en-
Droidertd design front ana back. The
leaves ate gilt edged all the way around.
The print is large and clear. II is quaint
and dainty little volume, "Breok o. Day" !"
and the other stories accompanying the
title piece are illustrated as well as writ
ten by Mr.. Edwards. There are seven of
them in all. They tell of the primitive
folk OF the down East coast-and are
thumb-nail sketches, SO to speak. MIR.
Edwards has written and pictured two
other sets of stories in the same series.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-13
AMERICAN MECHANICS.

State Council Secretary, Charles W. Littsll
8S3 Westminster street.
LIBERTY-Slocum Post Hall. Market square.
AMERIcA-Odd Fellows Hall 81 Westisinstei
street.
vIGILAsT-orisntal Hall. corner wsstminste
and Dean streets.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-13

IHE faihcts oi Democracy may or may
not bsyc been timetallists. Thcy GER
tainly were not silver stanford ssvosstes
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-13
RED N EN-.

arsat Chief Of Records. william r. Brown. %
Eddy street. Telephone 1928
| KING PHILIP-l57 Westminster street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-13
Here's a Starter! Now, Roll IL I'D

Tie treasurer OF the Providence Public
Library gratefully acknowledges the re-
CENT Of the following donations in re-
sponse to the recent public appeal in pe-
half of the new library building. The
amount required is go 000
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-13

THREE weeks more to Novem Der g
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-13

ID. Just think, the Messiah was then
from what they are now. Boys were
just boys, as boys always will be boys.
But a good deal was going on in those
days OF an importance that no events
have since quite equalled. Stirring times.
indeed! And this Is stirring story OF
the times. The hero Is the son OF Jew
who rebels against the Romans, who
know, at that time. There is AN ac-
count OF foot race OF those days aud of
the training of the athletes and fine pen
pictures OF the life and times drawn to
fascinate .he boy who reads. Scenes and
events of sacred history are in the sack-
ground-yes. often well in the fore
ground. 81 must see some OF the
Masters followers" SO Cyril says to him
self, going forth one gray morning,
"They will go after him some time to-
day, for he is yet on the other side OF
the lake shore" where as Ii is told in the
chapter before the Master had distributed
the fishes and loaves 10 the multitude.
81 believe he intends to visit Jerusalem
for the Passover in spite of Herod's
| threats, but IL Herold can seize him on
the way through Galilee he will put him
to death as he killed john" And the
Master is put TO death on the Cross.
The story tells about that, too. And
Cyril was sure that he saw him after the
resurrectio "The Swordmaker's Son"
is the "Ben Hur" of juvenile Literature,
we may say. 1t is bountifully tine
| book.
A "Dutch-Indian" story Is indeed a
! new kind of story. Miss Annie Linden
| goes to Dutch-India for her novel "Gold"
| that is, she goes TO Java. Now, take
! the adventurous son OF an East Indian
| merchant for hero, tie him up for
long sea voyage with a lovely and unusual
kind of young woman, and thus, of
course, get MIN desperately in love under
delightfully."- romantic circumstances, then
land him and set him of into the wilds
after a mountain of gold, desperate with
love, and the absor bing interest of yoGr
story is as nearly guaranteed as anything
can be. II may be said that not only is
the authors scene new, hut the People
are new-and acqhaintances TO be remem-
| bered afser the book is closed and put on
the library shelf. Ths price OF this most
| readable book is Sl.25.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-13

'HEWITTS DECISION. The third ticket ar right
| vote if
shall Mckinley
it wild DO good-ABRAM s. HEWITT o
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-01-30
DALTON.

Mrs. Cora Deimer and Mrs. Minnie
Weigle are up from the Strip visiting
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs, Ash.
A Mr.. Harris, of Wellington,
preached at this place last Sunday,
instead of thesree ular preacher, Rev
G. M. Weimer.
Miss Mayme Ward is teaching the
school at this place during the sick.
ness OF the regular teacher, o. N,
Holiday, who has typhoid fever.
Married-in Lyons, Rice county
Kansas, Ons Tuesday, December "a,
ult., Miss frankie McClanahan, Of
Sumner county, daughter of Mrs. D,
NJ. Blair, to Mr.. A. G. Fisher, Of
Kinsiey, Kansas; Miss frankie had
been on a visit of a few months, and
while from home met her fate.
The population of Avon has been on
the increase Of late. The latest re-
ports are that G. W. Fegley and wife
are the proud parents Of a little
daughter, aud Stephen Jones and
wife are rejoicing over the arrival Of
a young son. This makes five birth,
within ten days-pretty good fol
Avon.