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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-06-18
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
God Called Her Home.

Died, June 10, 1905, Maude Pattlson Rogers
wife Of George A. Rogers aged ~ years. y
months and 10 days.
Borne on the wings Of the latter
hours Of the fragrant June day, while
bird-throats sang tender requiem,
the spirit Of Mrs. George A. Rogers
passed from earth to its heavenly
home. The illness which for six days
had caused solcitude and anxiety
became the conqueror and peacefully
as one falling asleep the sweet life
ebbed, leaving sorrow and desolation
in many hearts,
Mrs. Rogers was born in Kulo'
Neb., April 2, 1867. She was the
only daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. l. v.
Pattison, their other children being
Mr.. C. H. Pattison Of this city and
Mr.. W. l.. Pattison Of Pueblo, Colo.
With her parents she went to
Colorado where her girlhood was
spent, She returned east to school
and then went back to the mountains
where she was married to George A.
Rogers, of Solomon in December
1885, Three years afterward they
moved to this city which has since
been their home and where hosts Of
friends have learned to love the one
to whom the last summons now has
come. The mother, husband and
elder brother were with her to the
last, and her messages Of care and
thoughtiulness were given to them as
a sacred trust.
Not alone to the stricken relatives
does the blow seem terrihle-none
knew the noble woman now lying
still in death but to admire ana
respect her. The very soul Of cheer
and ioy was hers; true nobility OF
character and the tender loving-klnd-
ness that wins oil hearts were her
heritage. Gifted in music and in
every social grace, she was favorlte
in many ways and to the wide list OF
friends and acquaintances her death
will come as distinct personal loss
The social, musical and literary
circles of the city lose one whose pres
ence was ever an inspiration. She
saw the bright side Of life and her
words aud acts were ever uplifting
and helpful. The tender sympathy
and charm Of youth she never lost'
like the bloom and beauty fgirlhood'
they were with her throughout life.
Her friends will mourn as true a
woman AS earth ever knew-and then
the husband to whom she was the
star Of this life, the two young
daughters and the baby son-word'
cannot tell the sorrow that broods
over their hearts today. The world
can lily spare woman like this
q heaven gains rare possession when
such life is taken to It's holy rest.
/ Tomorrow at 4:30 O'Clock services
will be held at the home on Vint
. street by the Rev, DR.. Blayney Of thu
Presbyterian church, OF which de
:. nomination the departed was an ad
> herent; then gentle hands will lay al
- that is mortal Of the friend AM
neighbor to rest in the Abilene GENE
terry.
"Goi called her In from US and closed the door,
OH friend OF mncl Oh thou Of tender heahl
Q We know that safe among the best thou art,
Ia Tha, Joy and peace are thine forcyermorei
The cares the mysteries Of life are Ger
Is For thee hath Heaven IL gates swung wide apart
:. And yet--and yet the bitter tcardrop' start
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-06-18

John Preston Campbell Gets q Write
Uu in the Topeka Mail.

powers'
Kansas has developed a large aggre-
CATION of Poets, some Of whom have
become famous for the excellence OF
their song. The state has other poets
who have written voluminously'
but, SO far, we regret to say, they
have been crowded down near the
foot Of the ladder Of fame. For in
stance, the other day, in skirmishing
round through the State Historical
society rooms, we found the poems
of John Preston Campbell Of Abilene
which in their way rather lay it over
anything in the poem line we have
ever seen, and yet they are being
suffered to sink into oblivion. John
Preston's leading work is entitled
"The Land Of Sun and Song" which
title John Preston assures us in his
introduction he studied over for SIX
months. This is a collection Of
poems or cantos, as he calls them.
One is a Kansas home in which John
Preston describes the adventures OF
the Gales family, from the time John
Gales and his new wife settled on a
Dickinson county homestead in a
STYLE of verse calculated to make a
cigar sign weep scalding tears. Take,
for example, the description OF Johns
manner of dealing with the Indians
who then roamed over the wilds OF
Dickinson county, which runs as
follows:
"As the winter days fed on away
Several Indians round about did stray.
What may have been their thought,
Their motive, their wish, know not.
But true 1t Is John gave no offense
While them he firmly waited hence;
For he didn't care TO friendly be,
,....a,,,a swa nm, a hout unon the le;,l
A''' '"o' '"
An interesting eVehu, whiou ti"P
neped in the Gales family is thus
,-.,.a l .ho noot.
'ouon,"s'' .,,, H. :. ,,rm.u.
Man wases our n,ght the sickness tell,
Few hours Of suiferlng-an angel babe
1iao come >, 'ns n,on,nDon ,u,"s,, nonntv n ,a,r
WIN hlne cv.s. M color 10 ,ts hair;
ror ,resses ne vet. II hadn't any:
Thev would but couldn't name it Benny
o.. I'D s,nnooo ofter this dis
0"o =,
appointment, that the iirsI chahoc 'n'
parents had to work in the nam'
Benny they would do it, but it seems
tbey didn't, for later along in th'
canto the poet describes a secont
interesting event as follows
"rhc weather fair an October boy is born
JUST as 'oh'i pcs'"s " nueN WV '', ,p',, ,','a
And weighs about what babies usually dc
The ncighbors come, the baby halls, ;,
M" ~, '"s ."sss. oo,,ld,,. ho ovnocted II
-, -
thrive WIN hame iiho 'ha'' '''u
little further on the poet thus path
.,. ,ou;hoa ;ts toL;nr off.
'"u m' ,rs,..',,,'onoa nd d,ed.
The father and mother weeping cried.
The kindly neighbors gathering come
anoasn VIZ "oays n',u, "a''d ""'I' hs @ rdlv ,eu
So he called the sickness 'malarial.'
The last syllable OF malarlal n'us'
of course, be pronounced ell to rhym
,.,;.h .ou Tba colau family didn'
G WIN
propose 10 Jake any chahces oh VII
neyt bov and named him plain lsaa,
,,.l .ho ,;r, +ho fon
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p'''a', ha,,o ,..o,.,a ~ a
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-06-18

Old papers at this office 1oc a 100.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-06-19
LETTER FROM PENNSYLVANIA.

EDITORS AGITAToR: Thinking a few lines
from this monopoly y-ridden state might be ac-
ceptable and published in your educator is my
excuse for writing.
Well, the free-siver "craze" is spreading.
1t is becoming an epidenic-contagious At
least seven-tenths of all the voters in this sec
ton are Io-to-T silverites. In this county, the
Peoples party has nominated full ticket, and
we hope to elect part, if not all, of the nomi-
nees. The Democratic party is completely
demoralized did not nominate full ticket,
and some of the nominees have declined, and
are very much inclined to vote for the Populist
nominees. The Republicans are also divided
on the silver question. At least nine -tenths of
the Prohibtionists are in favor of free coinage
of silver I6 to I, and the action of their con-
vention in adopting the gold standard will be
the cause of their vote going to the Populists.
So you may look for largely-increased vote
for the Peoples party in Pennsylvania, the
greatest monopoly ridden state in the Union.
Hon. J. c. Sbley is the choice of great num-
Der of voters in the Republican, Democratic,
Prohibition and Peoples parties in this state.
A majority of the counties in the state have
tickets in the field, and the balance will, so
don't be astonshed if you read of number of
the nominees of the Peoples party being elect
ed AN OLD REPUBLICAN,
Franklin, Pa, June IL.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-06-19
AN OHIO CRITIC.

EDITORS AGITArOR: In your issue of May
goth, the first editorial shows disposition to
re-examine the early foundations of the Union.
The idea of the possible existence of states
and their exercise for beneficial purposes is also
suggested.
While Webster, the New England tariff
champion, is quoted for 'liberty and union,
one aud inseparable," it is admitted that Gar
rson agitated the disruption of the Union to
rid the North of her connection and partner
ship with slavery
1t will be difficult to dispute the following
historical propositions, or to deduct from them
any logical support of the doctrine of coercion.
/. George the Third, Of England, was the
LEGITIMATE king Gas the phrase goes) of his
slave holding colonies.
2. The colonies combined to resist the ag-
gressions and coercions of George I'LL See
proceedings of Continental congress, I774.
Corrollary Despots always resort to coercion.
George got licked.
g. The articles of confederation provided
for (purely) advisory continental congress,
d. The constitution of the s'Unted States"
(this charter for "more perfect union'' be-
tween the states; or, if you prefer, between
the people of the respective states, was not
called into being for the abdication either of
state governments OI Ol states IlgHtS, nor 1Or
the erection of centralized despotifm but for
the purpose of providing for the 'tsisterhood' OF
states'': (al Uniform foreign relations; (b) the
postal service; (c) uniform interstate relatians.
These powers were delegated to the national
government; all others were expressly reserved
to the states or to the people.
5. The union of the states was between
holding communities. 1t was voluntary.
There can be no such thing as a coercive union
Such all attempted monstrocity must necessarily
be (and it isl despotisln.
6. eff nine states out Of the thirteen should
ratify this constitution, it should 60 into effect
as to the nine" See article 7, U. S. constitu-
ton. Queries: Did the formation of ''this
more perfect union.' constitute treason against
the old confederation? Was it anything else
than secession from the four states, these, per-
haps, refusing to ratify the constitution, and
choosing to continue their sailing alone under
the articles of confederation? Supposing the
four remaining states to have the power, does
anybody concede them the right to restrain the
nine states, to declare their proceedings to be
null and void or to coerce them to sremain in
the old confederation? Can governments be
changed only in the direction OF Capitalization
and despotisin2 and Is 1t necessarily treason
able to modify them in the direction of liberty?
Yes; such is the teaching of despotsm the
world over.
7. There were two chief sectonzing inter-
ests active, and leading to trouble: slavery and
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-06-19

THE Wichita Mckinley train was fake,
pure and simple. A man worked the counties
f,r $50 each, purchased corn at the market
price and labelled the cars from different coun-
ties. rhc railroads gave reduced rates, and
now he corn is to be sold on the market. 1t
will net the protector fully $4,000 The at
tempt to confidence the state of Kansas went a
good lys.-Lawrence World (Rep.(
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-06-19
NO. s..

our congressman to disable our national silver
currency from discharging our debts? Could
there be a more suicidal policy than that of
outlawing our silver and of compelling nation
to pay in doubly- y-enhanced medium?
Portsmouth, O. ]. L. TREUTHART.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-06-19

THE last issue OF the Wichita Mirror con-
taiued excellent half tone picture of Charlie
Lease, who is pleasantly remembered here.
Young Lease is one of the brightest boys who
ever went to the university here, and is doing
we'll in life.-Lawrence World.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-06-19
THE CHICAGO BRoADsrnE

Is red-hot, all-wool-and-a-yard-wide Pop pa
per, chock-full of the hottest kind of hot stuff.
Three months OH trial, IS cents samples free
Address NORMAN RApALEE.
o2I w. Polk St., Chicago.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-06-19

SPEAKING of the valuable carpet stolen from
the state house at Topeka, Fred Vandegrift
says, in the Kansas City STAR ga small cash
entry on the books of the trearsurer of state and
a scrap of paper on file in the office of the Sec
retary of state tell the story of that missing
carpet. When it was found, it was in four
pieces, and the pieces make four snug little
parlors look bright and comfortable. The story
came out through Hon who had been PROM
ised piece, but there was not enough for five,
and he had to do without He had kick
coming, however, and he exercised it. Since
then, he has been silenced, and the names of
the quartette, if on record, are in sealed book.
1t is enough for the public to know that the
carpet has been paid for, and the money is in
Treasurer Athertons vault. The identity of
the Hon who helped carry the carpet out of the
building is known, but he got none of the car
pet. He was witness against poor Bill Roe-
ers, who was fired by Governor Morrill, from
the university board for taking libation of
whisky and sugar occasionally"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-06-19
A SIGH FOR THE LONG AGONE.

The light is up in the morning, and the lark is
up III the blue,
And his sivery notes float downward like
musical drops of dew
| stand at my lattice listening, and l would
that felt the joy
To see the sun and hear the songs that I felt
when little boy;
For the light is soft and golden, and the music
is golden, too,
But somehow they fail to move me as they used
to when life was new.
The breeze comes in from the garden, with the
the scent of the red, red rose,
And the balm of the scarlet balsams that wake
from their night repose;
The breeze comes in from the garden, and its
breathing is sweet and cool,
For it dipped its wings in passing in the wave
of pearly pool
And it kisses my aching eyelids, and my throb-
bng temples white,
But ah me for the old-time breezes, and the
old, old-time delight!
The Beverly bells are ringing, and their sound
is sivery clear
And the rhyme and chime and the cadences fall
soothingly on my ear;
The robins all are a-stir below, the juniper
birds above,
And all is bright in the morning light, and as
kind and sweet as love:
But the bells of Beverly ringing, the bobolinks
chirming low
Awake in my heart no music like the music of
long ago.
Oh, what was the charm of the old-time that
everything then could please
Was the old-time light softer light, or greener
the old-time trees?
Had the birds of boyhood sweeter songs or the
buds brighter bloom,
Or the lavender, and the lilac boughs more
divine perfume
| know not ; l cannot make answer but down
in my heart / know
That miss in to-day the glory felt in the
long ago.
JULIAN E. TOMBSTONE, in Donahoe's.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-06-19
LISTEN TO PIEKPcNT MORG n

J. Pierpont Morgan, who returned from
Europe Monday, gave his views on a phase of
the financial situation but declined to ampify
them or discuss any concrete question Of politics
or finance. He refused to discuss Mckinley or
the probable platform at ST. Louis. On the
financial situation he said:
"All that is needed now to settle affairs and
restore confidence completely is sound cur
rency system. By sound currency system
mean the maintenance of our gold standard
So long as investors believe the gold standard
will lie maintained they will invest their
money There you have it as plain as day. If
foreign investors have confidence in the stabil-
ty of our currency they will invest their money
here if they have not such confidence, they
won't In England there millions of dol
lars seeking investment. The millions run up
into thousands of millions. A great part of
that money will come here the minute its own
ers decide it is safe to send it.
ga sound money platform adopted by the St.
Louis convention would have a very beneficial
effect 1t would go a long way, anyhow, to-
ward relieving the minds of investors. If both
parties were lO auOpl uuSqulVOCdl SOunu lHOl!SE
platforms the minds of everybody would be at
rest. The doubt about the future is what is
keeping us upset If investors were satisfied
that we would preserve stable currency we
could get millions of their dollars"
When asked what the effect of the passage of
free coinage law would be, Morgan interrupt
ed with shrug of his shoulders and facial
such thing being possible.-Press dispatch.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-06-19

A New YORK business man, who has just re-
turned from trip through the great agricul-
tural states, says the granaries literally
bursting with farm products for which there is
no local demand, and which transportation
charges make it Improbable to ship to distant
markets. ''It is not to be wondered at" he
says, Gin the face of such conditions, that the
agricultural people are in favor of free silver.
They are disgusted with the present status and
are willing to risk the silver cure. Eastern
people who never get away from home seem
surprised at the strength of the silver cause,
but if they would take trip as far west as
Omaha they would understand the reasons that
are behind the movement. "-Wayne Register,
Dublin, Ind.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-07-04
THE TWo-THIRDS RULE.

Speculation to How 1t VIII Work In the
Democratic National Convention.
CHICAGO, June 29.-More than three
generations ago the two-thirdS rule
was established in democratic
national convention. 1t has pre-
vailed and been in force ever since.
1t means that the support of two-thirds
of all the delegates is required to NOM
president.
As only majority vote is needed to
organize the convention, change the
rules, adopt platform and do every
thing except nominate the candidates,
it is conceded the silver forces can
wipe out the two-thirds rule if they
act and vote together. On the basis of
9O6 delegates, and taking for granted
the unit rule will be observed in votes
on all questions, the silverites will
have a clear majority of not less than
$50. This is on the returns by states
and territories, which give SIS silver
delegates. against 32s gold or sound
money men. If the additional "a dele
gates from the territories are seated,
they can safely be counted with the
silver majority, thus increasing it to
274
1t is asserted, however, that friends
of some of the silver candidates, not
ably those of MIR. Bland, will unite
with the gold men again st dropping
the rule. BANDS friends argue that
he has a strong lead and that the aboli-
ton of the two-thirds rule would
weaken his chances
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-07-04
cuLTivATINo PERSONALITY.
It Is " ell Enough to Avoid the Common
place.


It Is W ell Enough to Avoid the Common
CuItivating a personality is all right,
Urls provided you go about 1T in the
right way Don't, for instance, acquire
it at the expense of self-repose-
You can all to easily become known
as the girl who rumples her forehead.
uses her hands like deaf mute, punctu-
ates her conversation with spasmodic
little mead jerks, and otherwise inn
presses her audience with the idea that
she is indulging in mild form OF social
athletics.
There is, of course, such a thing as q
perfume personality, and, what is more,
il doesn't, as some people contend, come
from the exclusive use of soap and
water. It comes from liberal employ
ment of sachet powder among yorr be-
longings, and, of course, it takes money
to CRAFTY the within. 1t is a notion, by
the way, that must be very fastidious1y
manipulated or your friends will dub
your tastes vulgar. Any sachet or scent
suggestive of musk is distinctly bad
form.
Priestesses of hygiene strive for q
well-groomed personality. This is more
pleasant to the disciples of body culture
than the haIl-marks of beauty or bril-
Hancy.
Some young women attain a CORE
spondence personality. Their writing
able is their vantage ground, and the
white-winged messengers they dispatch
by mail carry with them certain details
of good breeding that invest the author
with charming atmosphere of good
taste.
Dress individuality comes from many
sources. Sometimes you can get it in
one way; sometimes in another. A
1amsel with neck that is perfection
secures her dress individuality by ig-
noring high collars when universally
in favor, and always wearing waists
that are finished around the throat
with soft fluff of lace or. ruffies.
Some little jewelry caprice, such as
the exclusive wearing of cat's-eyes or
turquoises, will stamp its patroncss
one just a trif1e removed from the COM
nonplace.
Oh! it's harmless trick of woman
hood, this effort to dodge the conven-
tional, and it is sure to please until
it takes the form of unreposeful man
nerisms III speech or person.
Then the misguided one becomes
target for criticism.--Philadelph In
Quirer,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-07-04
BASElY DECEIVED.
This Man Has a Grievance Against the
Weather Bureau.

This Man Has a Grievance Against the
Weather Bureau.
It was one of the hottest days that
usurped the privileges of balmy spring.
The sun beat down until a mist OF heat
came from the stone walks and the
brick walls. Toward furnishing store
a fat man, among Detroit's best-known
citizens, made his weary way. In one
hand he used two handkerchiefs as
mop, while with the other he kept up
the busy action of a palm-leaf fan. Per-
SEPARATION ran in merry rivulets down hia
shining face, to be absorbed in the wilt
ed collar and collapsed shirt front that
were immaculate an hour before. He
was painting with the respiratory unc-
ton of Il porpoise and at intervals NUT
tered excavations that Kissed with
steam. His hair looked as though he
had been swimming, and his nose was
beaded with glistening drops:
''Show me a straw hat" ordered the
man of flesh as he settled down on the
little round seat that at once suggested
the frail stem of great toadstool.
LOOKS like rain" ventured the clerk,
who is always under orders to be pleas
ant.
Don't look bit like rain. Weather
forecast is for dry spell. This one
will do. Now I'll get some pie-plant
leaves and put in it. Don't propose to
have my brain baked
An hour later he was on the wooded
Part of the island, hardkerchiefs and
fan still in commission. Suddenly, as
ii the heavens had opened, he was
deluged with rain. The mucilage from
the hat mingled with the extracted
green Of the big leaf, poured down over
his head, neck and face, blinded his
eyes, filled his ears and streamed over
his natty light suit. He swore out
rageousiy as he CROPPED his way to the
landing, and by his hopelessly bedrag-
gled appearance excited the passengers
to say that the poor fellow must have
been drinking to cool off and then went
in bathing without thinking to take
anything off. He was study in water
colors that might have been mixed by
nature IN a frog-pond. Now he is going
| around with blank check trying to
hire some big lawyer to sue the govern
| ment for damages because it made false
representations through its weather
department.-Detro Free Press.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-07-04
HOMES THROWN OPEN.

Entertainm ent Committee at Washington
Finds Places for $4,000 Endeavorers.
WASHINGTON, June 27.-Accommo-
dations for over %, 900 people from July
to IS have been found by the enter
tainment committee of the Christian
Endeavor convention in the< boarding
houses and homes of Washington.
1t is estimated that 5000 more will
be quartered in hotels, and that an
additional 5000 will stop with friends
An active canvass of the city by
mem bers of the entertainment commit
tee is in progress, and it is the earnest
wish of the committee that the private
homes, especially OF those interested
in the Christian Endeavor society,
should be opened for the accommoda-
ton of the many thousands who have
been invited to enjoy Washington's
hospitality during the July convention.