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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-26
A BOYS CRIME.
He Poisons the Coffee and Three
Persons May Die
DOMESTIC TRAGEDY IN MILWAUKEE.
A Man Kills His Wife and Fatally Wounds
Her Mother-A Gang Of Tramps
Stone Ono Another and Ons
10 Killed.

JACKSON, Tenn, March 81. News Of
the dreadful crime Of l5-year-old boy
comes from Henderson county. where
Joe Benson, wife and DR.. ]. c. Stinsou,
the family physician, may die. He
was filled with the exploits Of dime
novel heroes and determined to go to
Texas His father learned OF his in.
tentions, followed him TO neighbor-
ing town, and carried him home. This
incensed young Benson, and securing
box Of rough on rats he put it in the
coffee. The first meal only the father
drank Of the deadly beverage and was
taken violently ILL., DR.. Stinson was
called in, and while attending the
father partook Of the next meal, and,
with the boys mother, became vic
tim Of the poison. Benson Is in Jail,
and has confessed his crime.
A DOMESTIC TRAGEDY IN MILWAUKEE,.
MILWAUKEE, March 81. John Ho-
beinger, a railway employee, last night
shot and killed his mother-in-law, Mrs
Katie Miller, and fatally wounded his
young wife. The tragedy occurred at
Mrs Millers home and was caused by
Mrs Hobeinger beginning suit for d.
vorce. The women were alone, when
Hobeinger kicked In the door and
opened fire. Mrs. Miller was shot
through the heart The wife fell on
the stairs In attempting to escape, and
was shot on the stairs as she lay there.
Hobein0er was followed to his room. q
rev blocks distant, by Q crowd, but
stood his pursuers of with revolver
until the police arrived, when he sur
rendered. He Is 20 years old and his
family Is we'll known.
TRAMPs DO BATTLE IN IOWA.
MASON CITY, Ia., March 9l.-A terri
BILE conflict was waged by large gang
Of tramps in the Burlington yards at
Llvermore yesterday morning A dis
pute arose among them and stones and
bricks filed the air for several min
utes. The officers Of the town and a
posse OF citizens were called out, and
when the battle was ended one tramp
was found dead and several seriously
wounded. The tramps are under ar.
rest.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-26
The Mission OF Weeds.

Weeds are feared by farmers who have
made mistakes in the management OF
their fields, by virtue of which weeds
have found chance to prosper. Weeds,
therefore, may be said to have a mis-
sion; first, to educate the farmer; and,
second, to ameliorate the soil. Good
and judicous tillage and cropping are
the only effective means Of keeping
down weeds. A foul place can I've
cleaned by inaugurating, for time,
a stout and vigorous rotation Of crops.
Southern Cultivator.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-26

time from the feed chest to long line
Of cattle cribs. A better plan Is to make
such barrow as is shown in the cut,
with q small wheel at either side, and
mix the whole ration in it aton Then
wheel the mass along before the stalls
and shovel out into each crib the proper
amount. Half the labor Of feedinggrain
will in this way be saved. The same
kind Of a barrow will be found useful
in feeding roots to stock.-N. Y. Tri.
bune.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-26
OUTLETS FOR DRAINS.
several Excellent Devices Fully Described
and Illustrated.

Several Excellent Devices Fully Described
and Illustrated.
Unless special care is taken to protect
the outlet Of a tile drain, there is danger
Of It's being more or less injured. II
1t is in the pasture, stock tramping
about 1t are liable to crowd the tile
out Of place or break them. Where
land washes very easily, heavy rains
will frequently displace them. 1t is
also sometimes desirable to so close
the opening in the drain that muskrats,
rabbits and other vermin cannot enter
it during dry time and build an OBJ
struction. Several such devices are IL
Illustrated in the cut.
Outlet D is particularly suited to a
tile which has its opening in the bank
OF a creek or ditch some distance from
the bottom. 1t is merely wall of stone
or brick laid in cement. This protec-
ton prevents the washing away OF
earth from about the outlet or dis.
placement of tile or earth by freezing.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-26
STORING ICE OUTDOORS.
Experience Of Man Who Has Done
with Some Success.

Experience Of . Man Who Has Done 1t
with Some Success.
Some years ago it occurred to me to
stack little ice out of doors to save the
trouble Of taking it from the ice house.
The stack was made on the north side
Of building. In the expectation that
warm weather would quickly melt it,
but little was put up. 1t kept surpris-
ingly, and thereafter large quantities
were stacked yearly, until for several
years past the out-of-doors stack has
furnished Ice for creamery and house
hold until about September t." writes
correspondent in the Connecticut
Farmer. There being a scarcity Of
Ice this year, had to use an inferior
quality four to five inches thick The
stack was about 80 feet square and four
feet high. 1t has furnished ice to cool
800 quarts Of milk per day, in creamery,
besides refrigerator in house. My
method is to spread a few inches Of
shavings on the ground for the ice to
rest on, stack the ice and cover with
shavings to depth Of about foot
l have found low stack best, as there
seems to be comparatively little melt
ed from top to bottom; but If an open.
ing through the side covering let's the
air in II will cut away very fast, and
the higher the stack is the more diff
Guilty in keeping the sides covered.
have used the same shavings year after
year. l doubt whether it is important
TO have the stack in the shade; the
shavings getting moisture from rain
and from the ice, evaporation keep,
down the temperature"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-26

Here is remedy for cornstalk dis
ease which Ambrose Cochran, Little
River, Kan. sends to the Kansas Farm
er: A neighbor had cow that took
sick very suddenly after being in the
stalks and they sent for me to help
give the COW some medicine. When
got there the COW seemed to be in a
great deal of misery. and we poured
down her five pnts Of coal oil and the
COW got well. but it was three days be-
Lore she would eat. There was another
"sse If TIE same kind close by. and they
ffe col or and 1t got well.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-26

WICHITA. Kan, March 21.-The pop
ulist leaders Of the southwest, at an
informal conference held in this city,
have agreed upon the scheme Of hav.
ing ex-senator John Martin, Of Tope-
ka, head their electoral ticket Martin
said he would champion the free silver
movement whether the democrats de-
clared for IL or not.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-26
THOMAS M. spEsRs DEAD.
The Noted Ks's,X ny ex'Chsf ~ poiics
tIpirra Very kudd~niy.


The Noted K~'sw ny extinct IT Poiies
tspires Very kudd~nly.
KANSAS CITY, NO.. March ELK.
Chief OF Police Thomas M. Speers died
suddenly Of neuralgia Of the heart at
his home, 1917 Oak street, ten minutes
before noon yesterday. lie was attacked
with heart failure while sitting In the
office Of Health Officer Waring in the
city hall at ten o'clock. The attack
was entirely unexpected. DR.. War.
ing recognized the critical ma.
tnre OF the illness and at
once applied remedies, which relieved
Mr.. speers temporarily.
Thomas M. Speers was one Of the
best known men In the western coun-
try. and it was often said Of him that
his name wus familiar from the At
lan'ic to the Pacific For 30 years he
was a citizen, and for 81 years an Of
fetal Of Kansas City. When the metro.
poltan police law went into effect In
the spring Of 1874 the people protested
against 1t and the new commissioners,
anxious to allay public feeling, offered
the position Of chief to Mr.. Speers,
who accepted. He held the position
until May, 1895, when he was retired
TO make room for Col. L. E. Irwin.
Thomas M. Speers was born near St.
Louis in 1889. His parents were citi-
zens Of Missouri when 1t was terri
tory. They crossed the Mississippi
river and settled on an old Spanish
grant purchased by the chiefs grand
father in 1911. He could trace his an.
cestry on both sides back to the rcvo-
lutionary war, in which the Speers and
Farris families furnished some good
al H.,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-26
CLAIMS AGAINST SPAIN.

Property of Americans In Cuba Has Been
Damaged to the Extent Of S3O,OOO,OOO.
CHICAGO, March 2l-A special to the
Tribune from Washington says;
President Cleveland will send message on
Cuba to the senate early next week. probably
on Monday 1t will be an answer to the
resolution offered by Senator Hoar calling on
the president for any further information
In the possession Of the state department re-
lating to the Cuban situation, particularly
with reference to the effect Of the war on
American interests. The message will show
that property Of American citizens in Cuba has
been damaged and destroyed by the operations
Of the insurgents and Of the Spanards to the
extent OF about 49,, 100000
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-26
cENsURE NOT DESERVED.
The LOnd Oh standards Comments on tn,
Cenaure at AMBASSADOR Baynrd.

The LOnd on standards Comments on the
Censure at AMBASSADOR BayArd.
LONDON, March 2l.-Ihe Standard,
In commenting upon the censure OF
the United States ambassador by the
house Of representatives al Washing
ton, asserts the grievance was ridicu.
lousy exaggerated, and 1t trusts that,
for the sake Of preserving the friendly
conduct Of the Venezuela dispute, Mr..
Bayard will ignore the vote, although
he might naturally desire to free him
self from official CONTROL" says the
editorial, land throw himself into the
controversy at home, so as to get re-
venge on his opponents, who have
taken ungenerous advantage Of very
slight breach Of decorum.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-26

MARSHALL, Mo-, March 81. George
Collins, white, and Florida Ballard,
colored, were arrested and placed in
jail on the charge Of breaking the law
against white man marrying negro.
She was released on $500 bail The
man will doubtless be sent to the peni.
Tertiary and the woman to Jail.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-26
GOOD FEED BARROW.

With 1t Half the Labor Of Grain Feeding
Can BE Saved.
Where grain is fed to lot Of stock
the mixing Of individual messes in in
dividual boxes entails much needless
labor, no small part Of which is the car
rying Of one or more Of these boxes at
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-26

LONDON, March Ala Paris dispatch
TO the Times says: France and Amer
lea have agreed as condition Of ex-
Consul John L. Walters liberation
that there shall DO no demand for COM
pensation.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-26

PORTLAND. Me-, March Item. Neal
Dow, the father Of prohibition, to-day
cele brated his 9ad birthday.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-26
Heart Disease Cured
By Dr.. Miles, Heart Cure.

Painting, Weak or Hungry Spells, Irresu-
lar or Intermittent Pulse, Fluttering or Pal
pitation, Choking Sensation. Shortness Of
Breath, Swelling Of Feet and Ankles, arc
symptoms Of o diseased or Weak Heart.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-26
DELICATE w a! |:
BRADTI0ISD'O
FEMALE
REGULATOR.

IT IS A SUPERB TONIC and
exerts a wonderful influence in
strengthening her system by
driving through the proper chan
mel all impurities. Health and
strength are guaranteed to result
from Its use.
Ny wife was bedridden for eighteen months,
after using BRADFIELD'S FEMALE REGU'
LATOR for two months, Is getting well.-.
j M. JOHNSON Malvern, Ark.
BRADFIILD REGULATOR CO., ATLANTA. "a.
Sold BY ali Druggists 1t ol.o pr bottle
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-31
The Irses of Weeds.

1t Ia hard TO find anything in the world
that has not dark as well as bright
side and that has not a bright spot no
matter how dark the outline may be. Pro-
fessor L. II. Bailey has n good word for
the yilest weed. He says the truth Is that
weeds always have been and still are the
closest friends and helpmates of the farm
err 1t was they which first taught the
lesson Of tillage of the SOIL and 1t is they
which never allow the lesson, now that it
has been partly learned, TO be forgotten.
The one only and sovereign remedy for
them Is the very tillage which they have
introduced When their mission Is finally
maturod, therefore, they will disappear be-
cause there will be no place In which they
can grow. It would be a great calamity II
they were now to disappear from the earth,
for the greater number Of farmers still
need tho discipline which they enforce.
Probably not one farmer In ten would till
his lands we'll il IL were not for these pains
taking schoolmastcrs, and many of them
would not till at all. Until farmers till
for tillage's sake and not TO kill tho weeds
IL Is necessary that the weeds shall exist,
but whom farmers do till for tillage's sake
then weeds will disappear with no effort OF
ours-Practical Farmer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-31
No noiIed Fowl.

"'All right, says Fills You are In
time. There Is n fowl in the pot boiling
here Just come In and wait few min
utes / have model posing for mean
Ophelia. She is draped. Come in and
smoke u pipe. The fowl will soon be done. ,
"I ha6 my misgivings, but walked In
side and sat'upon the only chair that was
not crowded with paints brushes or pal
cites, while Fills proceeded with his paint
ing. / may add that the golden haired
model was perchcd upon q throne, and a
more saucy hussy never did see. After
putting away at my pipe for at least 20
minutes, feeling deucodly hungry,
Qroancd. This sound had the effect of re-
mindlng Fills thnt was present. He ex-
claimed In n dreamy voice, The fowl must
BE- boiled by this time, and coming for
ward he lifted the lid Of the pot and peercd
inside.
alt Is very odd, he remarked, but I
cannot sec the fowl Just come here Elsie,
said he TO the model, who descended from
her perch, and look.
"'I can see nothing she exclaimed,
laughing. ~
"'Did you not witness my putting the
fowl In here, Elsies'
"'No, did not said she. But you
told me you had done So
Extraordinaryr CALCULATED Fills. mo
one has hoen here, so the bird cannot have
been stolen
"Well. tho long and short Of 10 Is that a
week or two later called again at the
studio and noticed peculiar odor. 1 said
% Fills. Whit Is IL that smells 80 qucerlyf'
oh, says ho, II Il nothing some
oil study drying by the stove But j was
curious, and n ! may ~ express mysclf
went In the direction indicated and there
guess what discOvercd--thc old fowl In
a piece n brown Taper behind ono Il the
large canvass IN n state of dccomposi-
ton. "-TcTnplo bar.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-31
Ear Boring and Tattooing.

In Burma there are two ceremonies
which mark the important passage OF the
borderland between childhood and woman
hood or manhood. In girls 1t Is the boring
of the cars and in boys the tattooing OF the
legs above the knees. To the ceremony OF
the boring of the ears friends and rcfu-
tives are invited and it Is made the occa-
sion of n house festival With the prick OF
the needle tho little maid OF IA is promoted
to the privilege of flirting and lovemak-
ing, and the serious business Of life then
begins. A succession of straws is gradual
ly inserted into the hole bored till 1t Is
largo enough to admit the tip OF the finger
or even larger. In these ugly holes glass,
silver, gold or jeweled tubes or short rods
are worn. In the ears of the women OF the
Kachin hills have seen rods of silver worn
six inches long and an inch in diameter,
and IL Is not unusual to sec woman when
travelling place her cheroot or railway tick
ct into the gaping hole in the lobe of the
ear.
Every Burmese man is tattooed from
the waist 10 just below the knee. The col
ors arc indigo blue and dark red, and tho
subjects lions, tigers, etc The operation
Is very painful so that these ornamental
skin brooches orc tattooed gradually, the
boy being at tho time placed under the In
fluence Of opium. A Burman would con-
slider 1t To be n sign Of unmanlincss not to
have his legs tattooed. .-Longman's Maga-
zine
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-31
A Decoration Moitke Had Not.

Once Moltke undertook an official jour
ney to the court of ono Of the smaller Ger
man states HIS reception there was most
hearty md cordial, and it was in high de-
light that the general took leave of his
princcly entertainers after dinner. AS no
went down the staircase he suddenly paused
and said 60 ono Of his aids-de camp:
"Really, how very forrctful | ami i ought
10 have worn the prince order today" To
which the CiIiccr addressed replied, Il
should have taken tho liberty Of drawing
your excelcrcy's attention 20 tho fact, but
Il has not ye, been conferred on you, and
so you are not entitled II wear IL" There
upon Moltke looked at hinl gratefully, and
said highly pleased: Really, roally am
glad to hear you say 50. 1 was afraid
had boen guilty of an impolitencss. -
Forum.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-31
SOCIAL EFFECT OF BICYCLING.
Increases the Round OF PIessures-knocks
Out Rooted Customs.

Increases the Round OF Plessures-knocks
Out Rooted Customs.
The skilled cyclist who has developed
tho proper muscle and has got rid OF tho
sense Of fatigue which haunts the begin
ncr, lust as IL haunts and daunts Tho man
who Ii learning To swim, can keep on ms
bicycle all day, and II his frame Is not
shaken by fall or his temper tried Dy the
pricking OF those internal tires, no VIII re-
turn in the evening with his nerves IN per-
feet order and his limbs rs little tired as
IL he had been strollng for tho same tllno
up and down the terrace or n lawn IRIS
means that he can choose irlends or 90
business within half a century instead Oh
within two Villages and that his powers
of locomotion at will are .nultlpied at
least flyefold, or, in the case os,Nhe really
skilled and healthy, eight or ten iold. lhat
is a new freedom, a great multiplication
of power for men, and especially Tor wom-
en-, who, we notice, enjoy 1t much more
than men do and oontriye somehow 10
avoid the look of care which is the special
mark of the bicyclist, and wo shall be curl
Gus TO note, when time has been given Tor
the change to operate fully, what It's pre-
else effects are. They will not all be good.
They will probably, increase the general
happiness, for, let the cynics say what they
like, friendship Is great sweetener OF hie
and pleasant conversation one OF tho Few
really enjoyable occupations, but they VIII
impair neghborliness, which rests In q
degree we none OF Us like 20 formulate up
on tho sense that we must not quarrel
with or avoid or even sharply criticise
those among whom 1t is our lot to live.
The constant habit Of tho bicycle dissi-
pates the mind just rs constant imInor-
sion in society does and for the same rea-
sion 1t renders reflection less frequent
and less enjoyable Why think when you
can reach n pleasant circle five miles OIL In
half an hour and with no perceptible Ia
tigueg Let those who doubt that this ELECT
will be produced In the country note the
curious increase the cycle is causing In tho
habit of meeting at lunch and indeed In
the substitution of lunch for dinner. You
cannot bicycle back on dark night with
your wife or sister in full dress, but you
can lunch at 2 O'Clock and cycle back in
tho cool of the evening with great enjoy
ment and no danger.
Cycling, in fact, will increase the scat
tering and movability Of country society,
TO the increase of its pleasures and the
loss of much of its steadfaStncss ard quiet
The ancient "rootcdness' of the country
sides will be greatly diminished, and we
are old fashioned enough TO believe that
in that quality was much not only or
charm but of utility.-London Spectator
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-31

A French biologist, Or. Giard, has ex-
pcrimentally produced extra toes on n
Spanish salamandcr by placing IL In n
glass globe half flied with water. "1n at-
tempta 10 keep tle head above wnter the
toes are gradually worn away IL now
aquatic Plants ore placed I'm the Rlohc upon
which tho fec. ran rest so that effort - no
longer required and an abundance of food
a. given tho toes rcgencratc with surpris-
ing rapldity and degree. In one case where
there woro previously bat four toes on tho
front feet SIX developed and one Of the hind
toes became bifid Medical Review.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-31
ROBERT DOVES QUEER IDEA.
He Left 800 For What He Thought the
Benefit OF Men About to Die.

Less than decade is wanting to COM
plete three centuries since Robert DOVE,
citizen and merchant tailor, by deed of
gift conveyed to the parish OF st. Sepul-
chre the sum of goo. The object of the gift
was peculiar and may best be understood
from the words of the deed itself, which
recites that the money was given ION con-
tition that tho said parish forever, with
the appreciation of the lord mayor and
bishop of London, hereafter at every ses-
sions holden for the prisoners In Newgate,
not exceeding IL sessions in the year, shall
about the hour of 10 Of the clock In the
quiet of the night next before every execu-
ton done, appoint one to go unto New
gate, there to stand as near the window
as he can where the condemned prisoners
do lye in the dungeon, with hand bell
given to the parishioners by the said MIR.
Dove, and shall there give IL solemn
towles with double strokes, and then de-
liver with loud and audible voice, with
his face toward the prison window, to the
end the poor condemned persons may give
good ear"-to a rather long exhortation,
which at q later date seems to have been
versifled as follows:
All ye that in the condemned hold do lie,
Prepare ye for tomorrow ye shall die.
Watch oil and pray. the hour is drawing near
That 20 before tho Almighty must appear.
Examine well yourselves, in time repent
That you may not to eternal flames be sent.
And when st. Scpulchro's bell tomorrow tolls
The Lord above have mercy on your souls.
Past twelve o'clocki
AS the criminals passed by the church
on their way TO Tyburn further admoni-
tion was addressed to them, and curious
custom prevailed of presenting each un-
happy wretch with nosegay.
A further condition Of Doves gift was
that the greatest bell was always to
"towle" as passing bell on the occasion
OF an execution until 10 IN. or tho sher-
IFS officers returned from the execution.
The vcstry of ST. Sepulchre, though some
what economical, took good care of their
bells, for after the great fire Of 1866 we find
that all tho broken bell metal was ordered
to be recast into "threo sound and tune
able BELLS" which were to be Of equal
weight with the quantity of metal deliver
ed The other three bells belonging to the
church apparently escaped injury from the
fire, for on the 10th of March, 1868, the
vestry ordered frame to bc made Ito
hang the six bells In the steeple."
The tablet recording Doves bequest is
still In existence, but the isjunctions are
no longer regarded, the charity commits
sioners having taken possession of the
funds, which are now applied for the beno-
ft OF tho Discharged Prisoners Aid So
Gety. The great bell of st. Sepulchre has
hot been tolled on the occasion of an oxe-
cution since August, $780, when Manteau,
a Belgian, was hanged for the murder Of
o fellow countryman.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-31

The noblernan w1s plainly agitAted
"Our "--he recovered his cOmposurc as
he spokc-''raoo, it is true, dos not boast
the crude, raw virtues you prize 20 highly. T"
But
His heuterr was as n crs, had bosn.
your father mast unzo allowances. z"
And turning n IrDud lmfcrious smile
~ the ielaid cs-rit)ife, b. drew upon no
old man fOr ~ 900. wish aii no calm ~
pose that nia-ks the taste VI Ngre &c yers.
Pick Ale Up.