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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-14
NEW CIVIL SERVICE RULES.
Question ~ to Whether They Apply to As.
sistant POstmasters.

uutBbhUn M ~ W nttuOI amy "Ffsy ~ 49,
sistant Postmasters.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May S.--Some at
tention is being paid to the recent ex-
pansion Of the civil service rules as an
nounced by the president, and also
some discussion as to whether or not
1t takes under its protection the assist
ant postmaster in the large offices.
Postmaster Reed thinks it does not, and
says there are many excellent business
reasons why 1t should not, but the
reading Of the formal announcement
leads many to think 1t does, and men
who are holding such positions are
greatly interested, as the positions are
worth having.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-14
POSTAL CLERKS MEET.



for the Year.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May Postal
clerks for the district of Missouri, Kan
sas, Colorado and New Mexico held
their annual convention here yester-
day. Fifty delegates from all parts OF
the district were in attendance. The
election of officers resulted in the
choice Of w. L. Tilton, Of St Louis,
president; W. W. Thresher, Of Kansas
City, vice president; b. E. Buren,, OF
Sedalia, secretary; L. C. Tilson, OF St.
Joseph, treasurer; II. W. Bridges Of
81. Louis, district organizer; delegates
to the national convention Of postal
clerks at Toledo in June, P. F. Far
water, Of ST. Joseph; Joseph Graves, Of
Fort Scott; b, W. Leatherock, OF Wich
ita; w. W. Thresher, Of Kansas City
and W. c. Hughes, Of Sedalia-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-14

LINCOLN, Neb., May s.-Local grain
commission firms and large elevator
owners, who have had men throughout
Nebraska investigating the condition
Of wheat, have received reports. No
cfinch bugs were found and the condi-
ton Of the grain fields is said to be ex'
cellent, superior to any year for de-
cade. Rumors that chinch bugs had
appeared in some western counties
were declared false.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-14

DENVER, Col, May S-Four fremen
were severely injured yesterday after
noon when fighting fire in ?. W.
Terry & Co. fuel and feed store at
Nineteenth and Blake streets, being
buried under fallen floor. The dam
age by the fire amounts to only a few
thousand dollars
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-14

ST. Louis, May Sat a meeting OF
the members of the Grace Presbyterian
church Rev. J. II. Mulhatton, the
pastor, against whom charges OF at
tempting to defraud the church out OF
S25, 900 insurance money are pending
was dismissed by large majority
vote
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-14

HAD Afterwards
such good reason
to look back upon
and remember the
events of that aft
ern Don, t h q I
GATHERINGS voice
seems to ring In
my brain even
now. ! can shut
my eyes and see
again, after all
these years, what
| saw then-1ust
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-14

Sometimes II seems
to weary woman that
she must certainly
give up. The sim.
: plest and easiest
= work becomes an
almost insurmount.
able task. Nervous
ness, sleeplessness
and pain harass her
and life seems hardly
worth the living.
DR.. Pierce's Favor.
lite Prescription was
made for her, DR..
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-14
First Published In the Abilene Weekly Re-
hector, April %, 1926.
SHERIfF'S SALE.

Ease NO. 1JsJ.
The New England Loan and Trust Company,
plaintiff,
Evaline Sutphen 0rville II. Sutphen, E, A,
Goodnow and W. A. sutphen defendants.
Under and by virtue of an order of sale is
sued by the clerk of the district court of the
sth judicial district within and for Dickin-
son county, state of Kansas, in the above
entitled case, and to me directed and de-
livered, will, on
Monday, May Is, A. D., 1896.
at 10 o'clock a. m. of said day, at the front
doorof the court house in the city of Abb
lene, Dickinson county, State of Kansas,
without appraisement, sell to the highest
bidder for cash in hand the following real
estate t0wit.
The east one-half ~ of the northwest
quarter "a and the west one-half ea) Of the
northeast quarter GD of section one Q, town
ship twelve az south, Of range three (3) east,
of the sixth principal meridian, in Dickln-
son county, state Of Kansas.
The said real estate will be sold pursuant
to the Judgment of the court in said cause
recited IN said order Of sale.
Witness my hand this 18th day OF April
1896 N. b. ROBSON,
Sheriff of Dickinson county, Kansas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-14

At Kansas City, Mo-, Albert Brown
was sentenced to three years in the
penitentiary for kicking man 70
death.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-14

hereby certify that the foregoing Is
true and correct list Of the bills allowed at
the meeting of the City Council of the city
said city on Friday, May 1, 1896.
c, q. WyANDT
lsEALl City Clerk.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-05-14
The Most Complete Stock Of funera Supplies and the
Most Elegant Funeral Appointments
in Central Kansas.

MR. GEO. S. UPSHAW, who has charge of this
department. graduate of the highest rank Of Prof.
Clarks College Of Embaming He will always give you
the most courteous treatment the best OF service and guar
antee satisfaction.
.ag-Calls answered day or night.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06

and harrow so as to cover all the this
ties. Keep the field well cultivated all
the following fail. Every time thistle
shows go over it with some broad
toothed cultivator, having the teeth
sharp, and in two days after follow
with hoe, cutting off the heads of
every last thistle. Followup until late
fall; then in the fall pillow the field and
you will have the best of all fitted fields
for barley or oats, and if the work is
thorough I will give you dollar apiece
for every thistle that ever shows again.
unless it comes from the seed.-J. S.
Woodward, in Prairie Farmer.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
Two Men Who Suffer from ComicaI Cog
nomens.

Two Men Who Suffer from Comical Cog
nomens.
There are three sensitive men in town
whom great many people know. Two
of them have names that delight the
punster. The other ones name is not
peculiar. He Is mentioned with the
other two because he has a spasm every
time anybody calls him out OF his name,
which is Whitfield.
1t is on the same point that Mr.. On
yon and Mr.. Coffee are touchy. These
three gentlemen do not know each
other, but each has had the same ex-
perience, and on similar matters each
has the same bent of mind.
Mr.. Coffee says that ever since he
can remember some smart aleck at his
table in a boarding house or hotel has
laughed heartily at this alleged witt
cism:
''Mr. Coffee, are you fond of tea?"
It is joke that makes Mr.. Coffee
tear his hair. He says he never gets
into boarding house or out of it with
out having it sprung on him. If it is
not found in that form it comes this
way:
do you take coffee?"
In countless other ways Mr.. Coffee
hears chestnuts roasted as brown as
the coffee bean on his name every hour
of his life. During the rage for pun
ming a few years ago, when some peo-
pie really thought it witty, Mr.. Coffee
was nearly driven to suicide. AS it is
he acknowledges that his temper has
been ruined and that a large portion of
humanity fills him with disgust.
Mr. Onyon refuses to take any jests
about his name calmly. He usually
cuts pleasantries by telling the man
who asks him If he likes them, or says
something about their pungency, that
he is fool, and at such times Mr..
Onyon is always ready to fight. No
body who knows Mr.. Onyon ever VEN
lures to take liberties with his name.
1t increases Mr.. Onyon's anger to re-
fleet that his fathers name was De La
Onyon; that the old gentleman dropped
the "De La" to be more American, and
that the Americans changed the pro-
nunciation of the final word from on
yone to plain onion.
Whitfield has just boycotted we'll
meaning but, as Mr.. Whitfield says,
wholly brainless man who first ad-
dressed him as Whitlock, next as War
lock and finally wrote him letter
which was actually addressed to Mr..
Warpath.
These three cases typify a class of
men whose names are q constant source
of irritation to them; and, as for their
tormentors, they are of class that
bores every sensible person on earth
N. Y. Recorder.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06
A Curious CalVing Case.

A farmer who runs dairy farm IN
the rorthern part of the village of Fen
ton, Genessee county, Mich, OWNS a
Jersey heifer not quite two years old.
Friday, September 10, she gave birth
to a fine heifer calf, but she did not
seem TO show natural maternal feel
ing for it, and it was removed and
placed with another COW. Saturday,
September 81, eight days later, she
gave birth to another heifer calf, even
larger than the first one; her milk
Immediately came, and she owned her
calf. Both calves are now with her.
The case seems the only one known
among the oldest farmers in this
vicinity. The above is true state
ment and vouched for by j. NJ. D.
Rural New Yorker.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06
Beohivss for Farm rs.

Most farmers would have better sue
cess with bees if they used only the
old straw or box hives. Beekeeping
with the movable-frame hives is an art
which few care TO learn; the straw hive
is simple tool which anyone can use.
Before the bee-moth became prevalent,
nearly every farmer kept bees in this
simple way. The introduction of the
Italian bee has done away with this
trouble. With the old-fashioned hives,
women and children can do most az
the work, and beekeeping, like poul-
try raising, can be their special prov
ince and profit. Aside from learning to
hive new swarms, little knowledge il
needed.-Country Gentleman
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06
NOTES FOR BEEKEEPERS.

Cold weather will not kill bees in Il
water-tight hive.
Queens have been known to live and
do good work for five years, hut this is
mn exception.
The best remedy for a sting is to
plunge the part into cold water OF apply
ammonia or soda
To make the most out of his bees.
eveIy beekeepcr should understand
the sources of honey in his locality.
AT least sufficient number of bees
should be kept on every farm to furnish
honey for the table, but begin with a
few hives.
Bees require very little air during cold
weather, but should warm spell come
and they find themselves closed up,
they get excited and will often smother
themselves to death.
Do not pull up covers that the bees
have sealed down unless compelled to
do so. They want their hives air-tight
at the top To prevent ventilation or cold
draughts in winter.--St. Louis Repub-
Ho.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06
AMERICAN AGRICULTURE.
According to B. r. Clayton It In the
Source of Our Wealth.

According to b. #. Clayton 1t Ii the
Source of Our Wealth.
The civilized world stands amazed at
the vast accumulations of the American
people, and the query from home and
abroad Is from whence it came, and
what Is its true source2 We answer
that our success is due to two agencies,
both of which the American people pos
sess in the highest degree, namely.
labor and its intelligent application to
the richest natural resources of any
country. In the consideration Of the
true source of our national wealth we
must combine these two elements az
one and inseparable. Man must furnish
labor and nature must furnish all tho
material upon wbioh labor is expended.
Our labor has always been Of the high
est type, from the fact that the people
of the United States are the remote, il
not the direct, descendants Of a repre-
sentative foreign element that had
learned to think for itself, and when de-
barred from acting for itself, to seek
country OF equal social and political
rights where it could plant the banner
of the largest freedom and where it
could enjoy to the fullest extent the
fruits of its own labor.
Our population is made up OF an en-
ergetic class that is willing to leave
the scenes of childhood, the home of
youth, the mother tongue and native
land to cast their fortunes with a
strange people. The American citizen.
whether native or foreign born, is quick
to recognize the rights of all who would
come to our shores to better their con
dition and to throw around them all
the safeguards of protection in every
social and political right. From the
landing of the Pilgrim Fathers there
has been a healthful growth in the
spirit of freedom, morality, industry,
and economy. The environments that
surround the American citizen are an
tagonistic to royal eXclusiveness. They
regard labor as respectable and meas.
ure men by the standard of virtue and
personal worth.
The natural product Of the soil, aided
by intelligent labor, is the great creative
force, the only source from which
wealth may be obtained to meet all OBJ
legations. The street car fare, interest
on bonds, dividends on stocks, the SOL
diers' pensions, the fees of the profess
sional, the dry goods and the grocery
bills, as well as the cost of conducting
ell the intricate machinery of the gov
eminent, must be paid by the revenues
from the soil.-North American Re-
view.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06
FATTENlNG FOWLS.

No Way in Which Corn Can Be Fed to
Better Advantage.
"How can best fatten fowls for mar
ket?"
This is very simple matter, and one
not requiring any special tact or skill
1t is very profitable proceeding, too.
for fowls that are thin and light can be
made to put on the heaviest possible
weight in a very short time if they arc
properly handled.
Fowls fatten best in confinement, and
these which are to be sold should be shut
Cp in rather close quarters, and fed all
they will eat of corn meal coarsely
ground. We have tried various mix
lures for fattening fowls, but never
found anything superior to coarse corn
meal and plenty of pure water. Just
these two things will make tough,
thin old hen plump and tender in two
weeks, and when she comes to tho
table her flesh will be as sweet, juicy
and tender as a spring chicken.
Fowls that are sent to market fat ann
plump always bring the best prices, AMI
this because they present an inviting
appearance. There is no better way in
which corn can be fed toadvantage than
to use it in finishing lot of thin fowls
In preparation for market. The fowls
should be sold as soon as they are well
fattened, for after this is accomplished
IL is waste of food to keep them any
longer.-Farm and Fireside.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06
Observation-Disclosures
TO TELL A HORSES AGE.

To tell the age of any horse
Inspect the lower jaw. of course;
The six front teeth the tale will tell
And every doubt and fear dispel.
Two middle "nippers" you behold
Before the colt is two weeks old,
Before eight weeks two more will come.
Eight months the corners" cut the gum
The outside grooves will disappear
From middle two in Just one year;
In two years from tho second pair;
In three tho corners" too, are bare.
At two the middle "nippers" drop.
At three the second pair can't stop;
When four years old the third pair goes,
At five full new set he shows
The deep black spots will pass from view
At six years from the middle two;
The second pair at seven years:
At eight the spot each corner" clears
From middle 'nippers" upper Jaw
At nine the black spots will withdraw;
The second pair at ten are white;
Eleven finds the corner" light.
AS time goes on the horsemen know
Tho oval teeth three-sided grow;
They longer get, project before,
Till twenty, when we know no more.
Blacksmith and Wheelwright.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06
THE CANADIAN THISTLE.

Method of DISCRIMINATING This Most De-
structive of Weeds.
Get the land well set in clover, and
the richer the better. Let it stand until
just as the thistles begin to show
bloom, then NOW it, being sure to cut
all thistles. 1t is well to apply some
plaster to start a quick growth of
the clover. When the clover Is
up a good growth. say at tho
middle or last Of July or first
of August, pillow the field and be
sure that it is all plowed. Do not cut
the clover, but pillow the whole ground,
having chain GU pillow if necessary to
put all the grass under. Roll at once
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06
HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

Fruit cakes and plum buildings aro
better if baked several weeks before
they are to be cut for the table.
In roasting meats and fowls, when
1t is necessary to turn them spoon
should be used instead of a fork, as the
latter pierces the meat and let's out the
juice.
Here Is dish which will deiigh.
the children: Bake several pancakes
IS large as plate. Butter and cover
them with maple syrup. Pile them one
on another and cut like pie.
Don't throw away lemon or orange
peel. Instead keep it for kindling the
hrs. Tut the peelings under the stove
IN tin cans and let them stay there un-
I'll thoroughly dry, and then they are
ready to kindle the fire.
The sl<illets and pots in which fish
eT onions have been cooked must be
carefully cleaned before more delicate
dishes are prepared in them; the best
plan is to boil soap and water in them,
then thoroughly rinse.
Apple Sauce.-Pare, quarter and
core tart apples. Put sufficient sugar to
sweet.n some into an agate or earthen
pudding dish; dissolve with hot water.
add the apples, cover closely and lake
until tender but not broken. Cook
rather slowly.-Orange Judd Farmer.
Boiled Ham.-Soak the ham over
night; drain and ret on the fire with
enough water to completely cover 1t;
Ldd one bottle of sherry or sweet
catawba wine, and some rosemary.
When done, skin, sprinkle with sugar
and burn with salRmander.-Harp
Bazaar.
"A Breakfast Dish.-Take two cups
Oh bread crumbs, one cup of lean boiled
ham, chopped fine, small piece of
butter, salt to taste, and enough stock
20 moisten the whole. Put this mix.
ture in a deep pie dish, cover the top
lightly with crumbs, and bake about
half an hour.-N. Y. Ledger.
Sick Headache.-One nf the most
effective remedies known for sick head,
ache Is to place pinch OF salt on the
tongue, and allow IL to dissolve slowly.
In about ten minutes it maybe followed
by drink of water. The actual mo-
ment when the cure begins is not so
accurately stated, but presumably very
soon after the drink.-Live, pool Mer-
curry.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06
HURRAu FOR PENNSYLVANIA.

The farmers of Pennsylvania are to
be congratulated. M. M. Luther, East
Troy, Pa, grew over 200 bushels Sal
zer's Silver Mine Oats on one measured
acre. Think of it! Now there are
thirty thousand farmers going to try
and beat Mr.. Luther and win 5000 in
gold! and they'll dot. Will you?
Then there is Silver King Barley,
cropped on poor soil 116 bus. per acre
in 1895. Isn't that wonderful-and
corn 23o bus. and potatoes and grasses
and clovers, fodder plants, ETC., etc.
Freight is cheap to all points.
If YOU WILL CUT THIS OUT AND SEND
it with 10c postage to the John A. Sal
ger Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis. you will
receive their mammoth catalogue and
ten packages grains and grasses, in
Guiding above oats. free. (K.)
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06
CHEAP POULTRY HOUSE.

Can BE Constructed of Sod or Lumber by
Amy Bright Man.
The exceedingly practical and con-
Senient poultry house, an illustration
of which embellishes our columns be-
low, is 30 feet long by "a feet wide and
can be constructed of sod or lumber.
AS shown in the ground plan, the space
is divided into four main parts. The
principal room occupies the entire right
side of the building, as shown in the
ground plan, in which F f are roosts
Id feet long; B, box by feet for
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06

feed boxes and troughs; V v recep-
tacles for green feed; M NJ NJ are drink
ing vessels; A A are nests IS inches
square. Windows and doors can be
arranged as shown in the illustration
or to suit the taste of the builder. There
Is a partition in the room for chickens,
dividing it into two parts, one for those
quite small and the other for larger
ones. A lath door between this room
and the main room allows the chickens
to pass.-Farm and Home.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06
A Stern Story.

you ask"
The stern parent grew sterner.
"Thc hand of my daughter"
They stood in the hall and the door
was open.
I'm marriage?"
The fond lover grew pale, but he nod
ded yes.
Then"
The fond lover shot out through the
doorway propelled by the foot OF the
stern parent, ami landed on the pave
ment with sharp, healthy thud.
Read the answer in the stars
Pick--Me-Up.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-02-06
RHEUMATISM.
srom the Nc,ps, Hutchinson, Kansas.

@'V"s uso NouS, fIutcflHSOV, hdnSuS.
This summer, while representative Of
tine hutchinson, Kansas, Netos, was taking
his vacation he had occasion to visit the
thriving little City Of Peru, Ill. He had
hardly had time to shake hands with friends
In the city before he was told of the Won
derful cure OF Mrs. George Perry Of rheuma-
tism. Every one that has ever lived In
Peru, ILL.,, knows Deacon George Perry and
wife. They have lived there forty years,
and being active workers In the church and
kind, obliging neighbors, they are both well
known and universally loved. The Nt,ss
representative being always on the look out
for news and wonderful cures called on
Deacon Perry and wife the second day after
his arrival He was met at the door by Mrs.
Perry, an old lady now over seventy years
Of age. He told her bluntly that he had
heard that she had been recently cured Of
rheumatism and asked for her story, which
she readily gave, expressing desire that
she wished that the world at large should
know Of her good fortune. She said:
About three years ago was taken down
with the grippe and suffered nearly all VIM
ter. After the grippe left me was taken
with the rheumatism. l could absolutely
do no work, and for overs year was so bad
could not pick pin on the floor. had
the town physicians doctor me and tried
many remedies, but none Of them seemed
to do me any good for any length Of time.
At last my husband noticed an article in o
paper about wonderful cure brought about
by the use Of Pink Pills for rheumatism, and
l determined to try once more. fused only
six boxes of Pink Pills, and long before I
took the last box was nearly as well as you
see me to-day. Inow do all my own house
work, although am over seventy years Of
age, and have no words at my command
to express my gratitude to the manufacture
ers of Pink Pills, for without their medicine
l am satisfied / would still be laid up with
rheumatism, and not only been sufferer
but been unable to do any work"
Mrs. Perry's story can be substantiated
by hun dreds Of citizens OF La Sale County,
ILL.,, for her wonderful cure is one of the
much talked Of subjects in that locality.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
are now given to the public as an unfailing
blood builder and nerve restorer, curing all
forms Of weakness arising from watery
condition of the blood or shattered nerves
The pills are sold by all dealers, or will be
sent post paid on receipt Of price go cents
q box, or six boxes for $3.50-thcy are
never sold in bulk or by the 1907 by address
ing DR.. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady, N. Y.
JAcKsoN-"Any sleeping apartment In