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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-03
inquiries for Her Husband.

Hope Dispatch: Constable Tilton
received a letter the other day from
verdon, Neb., inquiring about zone
Will Watson who was arrested here
for an assault on little girl and sent
to the penitentiary for five years on
plea of guilty. The writer says;
"will you kindly describe this man
to me? Notice If the first finger Of
one hand is off. What was his sem
tence and where is he confidedp He
was once good man or at least |
thought he was. am his deserted
wife. Please tell me all the particu-
lars Of the case"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-03
AGREED TO WAIT.
Hathaway's Case Is Postponed Until
Saturday.
From Mondays Daily.]

The preliminary in the case Of the
State VS.. G. E. Hathaway on charge
Of obtaining money under false pre-
lenses by cashing worthless draft is
postponed to Saturday when it will
come up in Quinn's court. He is try
ing to settle the matter which he will
do II he can raise the amount of the
draft, $15, and costs about $S5 more.
The Washington Post says this of
the unfortunate politician:
The friends of G. Il. Halfway are
panied to know that he has got into
trouble again, yet none of them SEEM
ed willing to help him out. As
near as can be learned the trouble is
on the money question. Mr.. Hath
way was sent to Abilene to the Popu-
list convention. On account Of the
single gold standard he did not have
money enough to keep up at the rate
he was living, SO got one Of his friends
in Abilene. Mr.. Troxell, a Pop attor-
ney, to endorse with him and he drew
a sight on the First National Bank
here. When the draft came 1t went
to protest, for Mr.. Halfway had no
money nor credit with the bank. Mr.
Troxell had to pay $3.50. Nix
Halfway did not come back here till
Monday, and Wednesday the sheriff
of Dickinson county arrived and ar
rested him and took him back to
Abilene. Just what will be done
with him is not known. He said
when be left he would be back Satur-
day or tomorrow. 1t is believed he
has secured the money from some OF
his Populist friends to fix the matter
up, yet D. 4. Ballard, N. M. Smith
and Bill Rogers all deny this. There
is this about it. the bosses of the
Populist party know the value of Mr.
Halfway in campaign and his
council, advice and influence are at
premium. 1t is fully expected he
will be back and run the campaign.
After he was discharged as assistant
bank examiner by Breidenthal, he
came right here and took charge of
the Pop campaign and ran l.. J.
Sprengle's paper.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-03
A Vast New Empire.

The Kansas City, Pittsburg 4 Cult
Railroads.&c. Port Arthur Route
will complete its line to Polk county,
Arkansas, about August Is. This
will open up one Of the newest and
best portions OF Southwestern Arkan-
sas to settlement.
The new town Mena 1892 miles
south Of Kansas City will be the rail-
road division, and the commercial,
manufacturing and distributing
enter for a country 80 to 10 miles in
ither direction. The town is charm
ngly located, and surrounded by the
ichest and most beautiful country in
Arkansas. 1t offers rare inducements
to all kinds Of business ventures and
is destined to become large and
dourishing city within few months
All railroads will sell half-rate stop
over homeseckers' tickets to any
point on the Kansas City, Pittsburg
\ Gulf railroad on the following dates.
August 4 and IS, September and ID.
October Q to 20. Be sure to buy your
ticket to Mena, and see all Of south
west Missouri, the Ozark apple
country and western Arkansas. This
will afford homeseekers an unparall-
sled opportunity to visit this country
md secure homes in this new land.
Papers and pamphlets giving a full
description Of the country will be
mailed free by addressing +. A.
llornbeck, Land Commissioner, 7th
ind Wyandotte sts., Kansas City, Mo.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-03
Mckinley Club at enterprise


Special 10 the Reflector.
ENTERPRISE, Aug. ga Mckinley
club was organized here last evening
with 100 members and many other
membership tickets still out. The
club expects to pass the 200 mark
The officers chosen were; G. Hoffman,
president; G. o. Scralford, vice preSi.
dent; James Frey, secretary; }. H.
Hall, treasurer. Enterprise is only
one Of the many towns Of Kansas that
will help swell McKinley's sweeping
majority. The people of our city are
determined to have prosperity again
and they fully realize that by voting
for Mckinley, protection and sound
money is the only way to realize it,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-03
They hid Not Advertise.

Hope Dispatch: The value of adj
vertising is noted by the fact that a
man who lives south Of Hope drove
through Hope clear to Enterprise for
a ton Of bran which he hauled about
20 miles back home because he
thought he could save a dollar, and
when he arrived in Hope with his
load learned that bran had been SELL
ing in Hope for the same price he
paid. The Hope mills do not adver-
tise or the man would have probably
known the price before he went.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-03
Cheap Rates to Denver.

For the annual meeting Of the
National Eisteddfod, Denver, Colo,
Sept. 10, the Union Pacific will sell
tickets at rate Of one fare for the
round trip plus 50 from all points in
Kansas and Nebraska. Tickets on
sale Aug. 20 to Sept. ] inclusive. For
further particulars call on
M. B. FULTON, Agent.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-03
billions All Right.

Dillon Republican; Dillon will rol
up more Republican votes this fall ii
proportion to her population thar
any other town the county. hcPop'
ulist campaign managers ought to
send their best speakers to Dillon.
There is plenty Of material to work
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-03
NET PROCEEDS, 30 CENTS.
Broadway Will Put In Tallow
Candles.

The baseball game yesterday after
noon between Broadway and Second
street was not as attractive as the
preceding game. The receipts wer'
1885 Of which the park took 70 per
cent, while balls, bats, umpire and
paraphcrnalia gobbled all the re-
mainder but 80 cents. In order t,
light the street on this 1t is proposes
to buy tallow candles.
The game was very one-sided'
Broadway's pitcher DeHaven, was
hard to hit and in five out OF the
seven innings the opposition was
shut out. The players were;
Broadway--Forney and captain,
Dehaven p, Gulick LIST, .Dobkins End,
Petre or Wyandt Srd, Parent IS, Nc
Inerney II, Shearer CT, Badger RI
Subs, Case and Peters.
Second--Snider and captain, II,
Peters p, Haskell LIST, P. Hurd End,
Suffer Srd, A. Hurd IS, Sommers RI.
Hollinger CT, C. Jolley II. Sub, vii
cox.
Frank Hansford umplred and kept
the peace without difficulty. Errors
were numerous but there was plenty
Of applause from the small but select
crowd looking on. The score was
Broadway 4S 05 6 40
Second Street 0 90 3 0 0 5-S
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-03
Voice Va. Brains.

Dillon Republican; The kind o
figure Ed Little will cut in PopuIisn
remains matter Of conjecture
Ed has lots Of brains but no voice
This in direct opposition to the gen
eral rule regarding Populist leaders
Most Of them have lots Of voice bu
no brains.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-03
Sovereign Grand Lodge I. 0. 0. F.
Dallas, Tex. Sept. 2l-28, SO.

For the above occasion the Santa
Fe Route will sell round trip tickets
at rate Of l4.45.
Dates Of Sale Sept. 18th, 10Th and
Goth final return limit Sept 3Oth.
Arrangements have been made for
through sleepes and chair cars; For
further information call on or address
J. G. Roberts,
Agent A. I. 4 S. I. Ry
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-03
Card Of Thanks.

We desire to extend our sincere
thanks to our neighbors for their
tender kindness during the sick
ness and death of our father Abram
McNett. Mrs. J. w. BRENNAMAN.
ANNE +. EBAUGH.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-03
Wanted Idea $s Is s; !: s : 's;s;

WIZ 5S RSf w Ias ss CO.. ssas ics
neys Washington, D. O., for their u 800 prise ofw
and List Of two hundred invsntions wanted.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-03

Odds and ends in children's shoe
at great sacrifice. THEo. NUsz
Southside Store.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-03

Get our prices on glass fruit jars.
THEo. Nusz.
Southside Store.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-22
Birds which Are soavenecrN

Tho sea gull is doubly the bonefac-
tor of man. It not only follows the
pillow ON farms near the seacoast
in order to eat the freshly turned
grubs, but 1t scours tho surface of
the sea near the shore and frequonts
harbors to seize on floating garbage,
dead fish or other putrefying NOR
sells.
The services Of these birds have
saved many seaport town and vii
lage, round which they hover, from
plague and pestilenoe.
Yet every year they are massa-
cred by thousands for idle and COW
ardly sport or for the sake of their
wings to be used in millinery.
Their eggs are plundered whole
sale for museums and to fill tho shop
windows of naturalists. One man
boastod year ago that he had kill
cd 4, 600 kittiwake gulls In o single
season with his own gun, and an
order was given and executed from
ono London house for 10, 900 pairs of
wings AT this rate gulls must.soon
disappear altogether.
The carrion crow, the raven and
others which follow their example
more or less confer an immense
boon on mankind.
Sparrows clear the cutters and
places which they inhabit from a
vast quantity of scattered frag-
1nents Though too small to DO seen,
these unsavory morsols would soon
become dangerous to human life and
health. -London Tit-Bits.
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Her Calling.

SIS this where they hand in tho
advertisements2" asked tho prim
little woman in black.
"Yes, ma am, replied tho advcr-
Using clerk. What can 1 do for
your"
Il wish to hand in q vocation. "
"a what, ma amp"
"a vocation" stif11y rejoined the
little woman. IT amt lookin for
an ordinary job. I'm used to bein
governess, and 1t amt good form
for governcss to advertise tho same
way as If she wanted place In
somebody's kitchen. 1 want this
put under the head of Vocation, If
it costs quarter extra. Do you get
tho idea, sir?"
YES m, said tho clerk helpless
ly. Hand over your ad. '-Chica-
&C Tribune
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-22
ssThe Grea. American Crank Pen" Humors
and Oddities.

and Oddities.
With all its other peculiarities and
attainments, the patent Office IS
known as the great American crank
pen, and it is this feature of it that
presents the numerous aspect. The
great number of utterly impractica-
Bile and almost ridiculous devices
for which patents are asked is a
source of amusement and wonder to
those who get an insight into the
matter. wheels in the head :
seems to be an apt designation OF
the mania which possesses hundreds
of mon who are busying themselves
in the field of invention. anda glance
through the recent files at any time
will reveal some new insanity In
mechanism upon which 8 patent IS
asked. Years ago, IN the days OF
Indian deprodations, when the from
tier covered good deal more ground
than it does now, some rural genius
invented q common pillow that was
to have it's beam filled with grape
and canister ready for use In case of
q surprise by the redskins Anoth-
CT western chap designed cyclone
house, which was to BIO anchored at
the four corner as protection
against cyclones. Among the other
oddities noted are tapeworm trap,
to be inserted through tho mouth
to catch the unwary tapeworln when
he ventures too far off his reserva-
tio.., and an illuminated metal cat,
with eyes of fire, designed to be a
holy terror to rats and mice
A later device OF the funny sort,
but one with some possible utility,
is q hens nest, In which the egg
drops through trapdoor as soon as
deposited by the hen. the object DO
ing tc make the hon believe she has
not succeeded in laying an egg. Still
later than this Is an invention by
man named Batter, which consists
of q shoe with heating apparatus
In the sole to keep the feet warm;
also steering continuance for hunt
ing dogs. consisting of fan attach
ment to the tail of the dog, to assist
him in turning sharp corners In
recent years many of the crank do
vices are of the electrical sort One
of the most ingeniously Impractical
Bile of these Is 'pickpockot and
cont thief detector" invented by
Chicago man. 1t consists Of an cleo
trio battery concealed about the per
son, connected with bell worn IN
der tho vest, which rings when
hand Is inserted In the protected
pocket,
Another Illinois man patented an
electric continuance to assist tho be-
fuddled clubman in finding the key
hole when returning home late on
dark night A small metal cylinder
containing powerful little mean
descent Is to be countersunk in the
door jamb near the kcyhole Just
over which is push button. No
matter how dark the night or how
uncertain the gentleman frame of
mind, he has only to rub his hand
down the side Of the door over the
button and the kcyhole is disclosed
to Observation-Disclosures Star
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RAILROADS,
WASHINGTON, ALEXANDRIA ANE
w MOUNT VERNON RAILROAD.
FOR WASHINGTON

FOB WASHINGTON
Leave Alex2ndris, corner King and Royal
streets. daily eycep. Sunday. at 80, 90,
30 express. : 90 5 20 )e1press). 8 %.
| 1000 and | 90 T. m. sDd II % M. and
Or. . %. 3 ~. 4 90. ; 80. 8 90, : 90.
-. . %. 10 90 AMI II 90 p. ID.
sundays 80, 9 % ana 10 81 =. n. srd
ID -. 81 . Il. 8 2I. 4 2l, > 81, 3 IL
: u, : 81, 9 81 10 p AID II 81 p. IN.
FOB ALEXANDRIA.
Leave Washington, from The corner OF
Pennsylvania Sverue and 1872 street, daily
except SUNDAY, 30. 90, S 90. 90,
10 o. 10 20 Cexpress), and IL 90 y. m.
and II GO NJ snd / 90. = 90. 3 90, 10
teypress). / 45, SIS. Is 10, 90, S 90,
8 90. 10 90. II co and u 90 D. N.
SUNDAYS S %. . O5, 05 and II %
a m aud - % m and 05, 2 %, %.
4O5, 5 %, 05, 05, s %, 9 05 and ID %
CT tickets rot good through cars.
Lave A exandria for Mount Vernon ana
wsy stations. daily except sunday. at 10 %
and II % m. and II %, %,
-. 3 - and ! 40 p m. Leave Mount
Vernon 80. II IS y m. and II IS, 3S
IS. , IS ) OS aud 5 33 p M.
Lesve Alexandria for Riverside Park daily
except >uNu7y Al w - FIll i j - - IL
ami > - m. and %. . %. 3 %. 4 40,
- : - and s p. IN
For Riverside Park Sundays 10 30 and
I | 30a M and - 30 m. and l 80. 30,
3 3o.4 80, 5 sc, Is 30, : 30, 30 and 9 30
p IN.
Leave Riserside Park daily except
Sunday at ! / 80 a. m End u 80. 30.
. % ) 80, 4 80, 5 35, 30, 30 and
10 80 p nj.
Leave Riverside Park Sundays at - 90,
90. 200 8 90 4 90. ; 90, 81 90, 7 90,
s 90. 90, i o 90 and IL 90 p m.
No excursion ckeis will he sold on trains.
Lave Washington for Arlington and Aque
duet bI DE 10 90 and II CO y. N. and II 90
m snd 90 = 90, :, 90, 90, 5 90. 6 90,
7 90 : 90 and . 90 p. m. Leave Arlington
and Aquetuct br dge l 80 3. m. and - 30,
! 30 35. 3 80. 30. 5 35, 30, Z 30,
S 80 and 30 p. III.
For Arlington and Aqueduct Bridge (Snn-
days).-9 30 10 30. IL 30 r. m; II 30,
! 30, = 30, 8 30, 30, 5 30, 30, Z 30,
s 30 m. Leave Arlington and Aqueduct
Bridge (sundays).-1O 05, IL 05, II 05 a.
m: o5. . O5. 3 O5, 4 05, 05, o.
T05, S 05, 9 05 p. IN.
g. +. ABBOT. GEO. r. PHILLIPS,
General Manager. General Passenger Agt,
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SHAKESPEARE ON THE WHEEL.
Familiarity OF the Bard of Avon With the
Silent Steed.


Shakespeare, it would seem, must
have known something about bicy-
Giles, for throughout his plays he
makes frequent references to the
wheel. 1t must be that Hamlet's
father had visited a bicycle acad-
e1ny where beginners on the wheel
were plenty, for the ghost said
What falling off was there"
This most excellent description Is
paralleled by another in the same
play, in which. reference is made to
an accident, the new woman Of the
early sixteenth century being evil
IDENTIFY the greatest sufferer. The
first player says:
Break all the spokes and fellies
from her wheel. :"
Thep the fool In Lear" gives ad-
vice to coasters, Of the merits OF
which the modern rider may judge
for himself. He says;
LET go thy hold when great
wheel runs down hill, lest it break
thy neck with following It y
Even Cleopatra had her wheel.
Antony advises her to mount it and
seek Caesar when he says:
"Of Caesar seek your honor on
your safety"
There were evidently bicycle
thieves in those days, and owners
had to carefully guard their precious
wheels. In 1.-The Tempest Alonzo
says to the king: 9t)l.
1--WE, too, my lord, will guard your
person while you take your rest and
watch your safety"
In the same play Ariel undoubt-
eddy heard the King and his attend
ants coming on their wheels when
he sung:
"Harkl Now hear them; ding,
dong, bell ="
There is no doubt that Achilles,
in "Troilus and Cressida," Travelled
on a bicycle, for he says to his myr-
midons:
Attend me while 1 Wheel
It is safe to assume that, as today,
tho wheel is never ending source
of conversation, so was it at the
time of Titus Andronicus, though
the listener was more patient then.
Aaron says to Demetrius:
Now talk at pleasure of your
safety
1t appears from quotation made
by the King in Ais Well That Ends
Well" that tho law requires lamps
to be carried at night, and that n
violation of it was followed by death.
He says:
LET mo live after my flamo lacks
oil. "
Chains were not noiseless, and
bells were used in the days Of the
Comedy of Errors, rs shown by a
conversation between the Dromio of
Syracuse and Adriana, which runs
thus:
"a chain, chain. Do you not hear
it?"
"What-the chain?"
"No, no; tho boil"
Tho availability of wheels in dan
gerous service is illustrated in Cor
iolanus," when the winded mes
senger says to Cominius:
Spies of tho Voices
Held me In chase. that was forced to wheel
Three or four miles about. else Ind ]. sir.
Half an hour since brought my report.
The tire of which Shakespeare
wrote was evidently filled with hair
instead of air, and even its color WAS
of Importance In Much Ado About
Nothing" Margaret says:
II like the new tire within excel
lently, if the hair were q thought
browner!"
Puck S prophetic remark about
placing q girdlo round the world in
40 minutes Is fully oqualod by that
of Launoo In Tho Two Gentlemen
Of Verona" when no says;
Then may I set the world on
wheels. -
Surely tho prophecy hos been full
filled. Washington Post.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-22
ADVERTISING DIRECTORY,

The follow houses, who's advertisement
appear in the GAZETTE will lie found reliable
and are commended to the attention OF pur-
chasers:
AGRICULTURAL.
Herbert Bryant, foot of Duke street.
BOOK AND STATIONERY.
The Emerson Parchment, Bag and Paper
Company, corner Prince and Fairfax streets.
ut. ". French, All and 419 King street
COAL AND WOOD.
]. R. Zimmerman, foot of Queen street
W. A. Smoot & Co.. Shoots wharf.
CAKES AND CONFECTIn!S.
George B. Hill & Co., 216-222 north Lee
street.
CHINAWARE.
E. j. Miller & Co., 317 King street.
FINANCIAL.
First National Bank, s. W. cor. Lee and
Prince streets.
Citizens National Bank, N. W. cor. Lee and
Prince streets.
Burke & Herbert, cor. King and Fairfax
streets
DRUGGISTS
E. 8. Leadbeater & Sons, 1O5-1O7 south
Fairfax street.
Warfeld & Hall, corner Fairfax and Prince
streets.
W. F. Creighton & Co., corner King aud
Royal streets.
L. Stabler & Co., N. W. corner Of Kiog and
Washington streets.
DRY GOODS.
Woodward & Lothrop, 10th, 18th, and
streets, Washington.
]. E. Tackett, corner King and Pitt streets.
Isaac Eichberg, cnrner King aud Royal
streets.
a. C. slaymaker, 429 King street. -
FOUNDERS AND MACHINIsTs.
J. & b. Aitcheson, 116 King street.
w. s. Moore, south Union street.
GROCERs & COMMISSION MERCHANTS
W. A. johnson & Co., corner Cameron and
Royal streets.
Henry F. Robertson, cor King and Wash.
ngton streets.
j. G. Milburn, north Royal street.
Charles King, 217-223 north Lee street.
g. VIM. Ramsey, cor. of King and st. AEaph
streets.
INSURANCE.
Laurence stshler, 701 King street.
LUMBER.
Rcishell &; Son, southeast corner ROYAL and
Wilkes streets.
Josiah h. D. smoot & Son, 81 north Union
street.
smoot & Co 25 north Union street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-22

If you would have an bun ance OF DIRK,
glossy hair, If You would have a clean soap,
free from dandtuil aud irritating humors o.
if your hair is faded and gay, and you would
have its natural co restored used Ayers
Hair vigor. 1t is unqucstioaaby the best
dressing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-22
prCKLEN,s ARNICA sALvE.

THE BEST SALvE in the world TO-
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum
Fever Sores. letter, Chapped Hands
Chilblains, Corns and all Skin Erup
tions, and positively cures Piles, or nc
paw required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded
Price % cents per box. For sale by
Ernest i. Allen.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-22

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy cures
colds, Group and whooping cough. j.
is pleasant. saf. and reliable. For sale
by H. Siablor e Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-22
II wish to hand in a vocation.
The Exception.

"They say that o man cannot sue
cossfully do two things at once.
I've heard it said. "
"Do you believe it,"
I've never had any occasion to
doubt it. "
Have you ever had any expert
once in municipal affairsf"
ga little.
"Then you must have known of
cases in which man has drawn two
salaries at once and kept it up for
some time. :"
ooh, well, anything Is possible to
q financier in politics. Chicago
Post.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-22

ARNoLD'S ERoMo, CELERY. Try this
unrivsIcd remedy for Headaches, Neuralgia.
Sleeplcssness 10 cents
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-22
Excursion Rates on the Southern
RniI1uav

Commencing Saturday, May 30th, 1896
and continuing each Saturday and Sunday
thcrcaftot, until and including september
9th, round trip tickets will BIO sold from
Alexandria to Orange, strasburg and Round
Hill and intermediate stations at the rate OF
one fare for the round trip. Tickets limited
TO the following Mondsy.