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The Louisiana populist., 1897-05-21

Gentlemen, buy your Linen
Crash Suits and Cassimer Pants at
j. A. Ducournau & Son, where
you can get sizes, and a sure fit.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-03

"Clara. my daughter, why will you
treat Mr. Marbury with so much indif-
ference? He is very fine young man
and seems very much attached to you
There was a time when / thought you
liked him little. think you thought
more of Everett Morse than he de-
served. 1t is very evident. if he had
loved you, he would not have gone
away without saying a word. Danish
him from your mind, and try to smile
on one whose long devotion merits
some kindness from YOU"
Mother, 1 cannot help thinking
there is some mystery relative to Ever
ett's leaving as he did. l feel perfect
Iy sure he loved me- Every word and
action told it plainly. Every moment
that was not devoted to business, or
his mother, he spent with us. We were
not engaged, but there was an under
standing between us. Only the night
last saw him he said to me, When 1
come again l shall bring ring to
place on the finger of certain lady
fair. and try to win from her prom
ise, which will make me one of the
happiest men on earth Six months
have passed since then, and not word
| from him. That he is living, and
| we'll, / know, for Mr.. Maybury told me
| they had letter from him by the last
steamer What can he mean. mother?"
"There is no doubt of one thing: he
| has trifed with you, and therefore is
| not worthy of one thought or regret.
| Clara, Mr.. Marbury has spoken to me
and asked my approval and influence
| in his favor / believe he will make
you kind, loving husband. He is
| wealthy and will place you in posi-
ton worthy of you. wish very much
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-03
METHODS, HERE AND ABROAD.
Ways of Steering Boats in England,
France and Germany.

Ways of Steering Boats in England,
France and Germany.
A comparison of the different meth
DDS of doing what is practically the
same thing in various parts of the
world is both interesting and amusing
to the thoughtful observer, says Cas-
sier's Magazine. On American ferry
boats the import is well known of the
.'ting-ting" or ''jiigle-jingle" of the bell
by which the man in the wheelhouse
communicates with his fellow-mortal
in the engine room. On the Thames,
however, it would be considered practi
cally impossible to convey information
in this manner, and the captains of the
small paddle steamers on that stream
stand on the paddle-boxes and sing
out Ease err! Back 'er!" etc.,
apparently to nobody in particular,
while these interesting remarks are
promptly repeated in shrill tones by a
small boy into speaking tube which
communicates with the lower regions.
On the Seine, in France, this process is
simplified and large trumpet-shaped
mouthpiece flares out in front of the
man at the wheel and he yells his COM
mands into this funnel, the other end
Of which is supposed to reach the en-
gineer. The large steamers on the
Rhine, in Germany, are controlled, not
by the usual wheel placed in the wheel
house forward, but by very large
wheel on a vertical axis, placed right
amidships upon an elevated platform
or bridge, and several men pass the
handles from right to left, or upon oc-
casion trot round in circle, and it
would doubtless be considered a serious
temptation of Providence, or at least a
reflection upon the fatherland, if any
one were to attempt to construct a
Rhine steamer with the ordinary form
of steering gear.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-03

you would accept him. You know how
hard struggle it is for me to keep up
a respectable appearance. Your broth
er must continue his studies, which
are very expensive. After he gradu-l
ates 1t will probably be long time be-
fore he can get sufficient practice to,
enable him to help us. Our little is
dwindling fast away, and it is abso-i
lutely necessary for you to take some
thought for the future"
Have patience, mother, dear; bear
with me a little longeri When an
other six months have passed away,
IL l have not heard from Everett, then
I will relieve your mind and make Mr..
Marbury as happy as withered heart
can. Let me have year, mother, to
recover from my lost love. Custom,
you know, allows that time to those
Everett is false, then he is dead to
me. l will, no doubt, like Mr.. Marbury
very well; as a friend, l respect him
very much now. You may bid him
hope, but nothing more, just yet"
Days, weeks, months rolled rapidly
| past, but no tidings came to the anXi
Gus, waiting heart Still the dead 81
| lence continued.
Two weeks only remain of the ailot
ted time. Never had the days passed
so slowly to George Marbury.
Oh, the dreadful suspense! What it,
| after all his plotting, he should fail
| to win her! He must make another
| appeal to Mrs. Dayton.
All is joy now. She consents to be
his. A few more days pass by, and, at
length, but one remains. But what
cares he! Standing before the altar,
clasping the hand of her he would
have risked salvation to gain, he is
supremely happy.
(TO BE CONTINCED.)
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-03
CREOLES OF NEW ORLEANS.
Intense Conservatism Is Their Distin-
gushing Quality.

gushing Quality.
Zone of the most distinguishing quail
tiles of the creole is his conservatism,
writes Ruth McEnery Stuart in the La
dies Home Journal. His family tradi-
tions are of obedience and respect. It
begins in his church and ends in his
wine cellar. He cares not for protest
ing faiths or new vintages. His relig-
ion and his wines are matters of tradi-
tion. Good enough for his ancestors,
are they not good enough for him and
his children? His most delightful home
is situated behind a heavy battened
gate, somber and forbidding in it's out
ward expression, asking nothing of the
passing world, protecting every sacred
ness within. The creole lives for his
family-in it. The gentle old dame, his
greataunt, perhaps, and nenaine to half
of his children, after living her shell
tered and contented life of threescore
and ten years behind the great green
gate that opens as creaking event at
the demand of the polished brass
knocker, will tell you with a beautiful
pride that she has never been on the
American side of her own city-above
Canal street. If she will admit you as
her guest to her inland garden, within
her courtyard gate-and be sure she
will not do so unless you present IN
questionable credentials-if she will
call her stately tignoned negress, Made
laine, Celeste, Marie or Zulime, who
answers her in her own tongue, to
fetch a chair for you into the court be-
side the oleander tree and the Grape
myrtle-if, seeing you seated, she bid
the maid of the tignon to further serve
you with orange flower sirup or Thin
BILE glasses of liqueur or anisette from a
shining old silver tray, you will, per-
haps, feel that the great battened door
has been, indeed, conserver of good
old ways, and that it's Office is a worthy
one, in preserving the sweet favor Of a
picturesque hospitality, whose old
world fragrance is still unspotted by
innovations and untainted by emula-
ton or contact.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-03
Harry and Worry.

We frequently hear of Christian
workers breaking down from overwO-k,
but nine times out Of ten it was hurry
and worry which brought them TO the
state of enforced inaction which they
regret. Hurry and worry. which usual
" go together. ruin more lives than any
amount of regular systematic labor. IN
deed. inconsiderate exertion is almost
as bad in its effects as idleness. Why
cannot we bear in mind that there g
always time enough to do well all that
we are called upon to do? If We do
more than this, We do injustice both 20
our work and 70 ourselves. On the 9TH
or hard. if We waste the time entrusted
to US. it Is useless to attempt to get
il back By extra haste.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-03

ses it in that light" replied the Junior
partner of an extensive mercantile firm
liz the city of notions.
''Too true; if you, knowing me for
the last ten years, will not believe me,
how can I expect aught else from
strangers? Here 1 have been, under
your eye, with the charge of the books
for this long time, and never have
failed to give entire satisfaction to all,
until now. If you had not discovered
this I should have been able to refund
the amount before the end of
the year. know that l did wrong;
hut in the frenzy of my despair did
not think it wrong. Mr.. Marbury. have
mercy. do not expose me to the frm!
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-03

last day: the Lord will divide the chaff
from the wheat.
Oh. that these gales from heaven
might sweep through all our churches,
Oh, for such days as Richard Baxter
saw in England and Robert McCheyne
saw in Dundee. Oh, for such days as
Jonathan Edwards saw in Northamp-
ton. l have often heard my father tell
of the fact that in the early part of this
century a revival broke out in SCmer-
vile, N. j., and some people were very
much agitated about it. They said.
"Oh, you are going to bring too many
people into the church at once; and
they sent down to New Brunswick to
get John Livingston to stop the re-
vival. Well, $here was no better soul
in all the world than John Livingston.
He weEt up; he looked at the revival:
they wanted him to stop it. He stood
in the pulpit on the Sabbath, a2d Look
ed over the solemn auditory, as he
said: This, brethren, is in reality the
work of God; beware how you trE to
stop it, And he was an old man, lean
ing heavily on his staff-a very old
man. And he lifted the staff, and took
hold of the small end of the staff. ana
began to let it fall very slowly through,
between the finger and the thumb, and
he said: "Oh, thou impenitent, thou
art falling now-falling away from
life, falling away from peace and heav-
en-, falling as certainly as that cane is
falling through my hand-falling GER
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-03

lSTEN, MIR. Mar
bury! Let me try
to prove to you I
am not as guilty as
you think"
Il know, of
course not; no
gentleman intends
to be dishonest,
but it is to be re-
gretted that public
opinion will not
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-03

Good and Evil-It is an inherent
and inevitable necessity that man be
free to choose or reject; that Is human
morality Without the choice between
good and evil We would be as the birds
and the beasts.-Rev. r. Heber New
ton. Episcopalian. New York City.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-03

81 see that the magazines are arrang-
ing to get out some very fancy Easter
numbers" said she. "Yes," replied
her husband; land SO, suppose, are
the people who write the price tags Tor
spring millinery .'-Washington Star
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-09-03
TALMAGE'S SERMON.
A STORM AT SEA LAST SUN
DAYS SUBJECT.
"And There Were Also with Him
Other Little Ships. and There Arose
q Great Storm of Wind"-From Mark
". Verse SO.
o-A IBERIAs. Galilee,

lBERlAS, Galllee,
Gennesaret three
names for the same
lake. No other gem
ever had so beau
tiful a setting. 1t
lay in a scene of
great luxuriance:
the surrounding
hills high, terraced,
sloped, groved, so
many hanging gar
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. 2. MINERS
who are coming from the Klondyke
this week are not bringing the won
derful tales that came down on the
Portland. 1t is likely that the ad-
venturers who tore off by the first
boat would have been more discreet
had they waited and studied the sit.
uation before rushing into the terrors
Of the north. Henry Dore and J. E.
Boucher arrived on the last boat from
Alaska and they are not going back.
They were compelled to live for 80
days on -four and water and the risk is
too dangerous to pay. They dug
eight months and their combined earn
inpS were $J0,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05
RUSSIAN GRASSES.
Uncle Sam VIII Use Them In the SEMI Arid
Regions Of This Country.

WASHINGTON, July 30.-The secre.
tary of agriculture received cable
gram from Moscow yesterday to the
effect that the department Of agricul-
ture could get l9 tons Of bromus in4r.
mus sound and cheap. Secretary Will
son cabled back. Buy It," and it has
been bought. The telegram was from
Prof. Hansen, Of the South Dakota
agricultural college, who has been ap-
pointed by Mr.. Wilson to visit the
northern ATTITUDES Of Asia, to bring
home and report on the kinds Of grain,
legumes, trees, shrubs, etc, which
thrive in semi-arid regions. The pur-
pose of these Investigations is to in
troduce such classes Of grain, vegeta-
bles, etc, into the semi-arid regions of
the southwest Of this country. The
bromus inermus is Russian grass very
much after the heart of the secretary
of agriculture. 1t is a good grazing
and hay grass, and it will be intro
duced, at least IL tons of it, in the
United States as soon as it arrives.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05
RELIGIOUS EVENT.


Pope Leo Wants to Commemorate the
Closing Of the Nineteenth Century,
New York. Aug. 1.-The Rome cor
respondent of the New York Freed
mems journal has cabled a letter writ
ten by Cardinal Jacobini and addressed
to all Catholic bishops throughout the
world, proposing one of the most wide
spread series of religious events prob
ably ever held. These extraordinary
religious services it is intended shall
commemorate the closesof the 10th and
the beginning Of the Goth century.
The project put forth by Cardinal Jaco-
bini is the result of the desire to re-
spond to the wish Of Pope Leo XII to
consecrate the transition from one
century to the other by IAN extraor-
binary invocation of the divine assist
ance of Jesus Christ. as happy presage
of peace and concord"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05
ALLEGED INSURANCE TRUST.
An Agent Of the Kansas Insurance Office
Accuses Kansas City (Mo.) Companies.

An Agent OF the Kansas Insurance once
Accuses Kansas City (Mo.) Companies.
TOPEKA, Kan, July 3l.-Special Com.
missioner McCray, of the state insur-
ance department, has filed report of
his investigation into the methods of
the insurance companies doing bust
ness in the two Kansas Citys. McCray
says that the agents of the insurance
companies doing business in Kansas
City, Mo-, have the strongest kind of a
trust; that one-third of the insurance
written on Kansas property is writ
ten by the companies not authorized to
do business in this state, and that
three-fourths of the unauthorized bust
ness is written in Kansas City, Mo.
The unlawful business, he says, ex-
tends to Kansas City, Kan, Lawrence,
Olathe, Ottawa and other towns in
eastern Kansas, and it extends to all
kinds of risks. He says these Kansas
towns are visited by regular agents of
companies not licensed to do business
here at ALL The underground insur-
ance extends not only to packing
houses, but also to lumber yards, mills,
elevators, manufac turing and mercan-
tile establishments throughout the en-
tire territory of eastern Kansas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05
Contracts Must be Kept.

TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. AIN letter
to W. A. Stacey, Of La Cygne, Attor-
ney-General Boyle gave an opinion on
the validity of contracts existing be-
tween school boards and book firms.
His ruling, as summed up in the clos
ing paragraph, is as follows; at is my
opinion that where contracts exist in
writing, between school boards and
book firms, be it in city, district or
county, that such contracts will re-
main in force until, by their terms,
they EXPIRE
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05
ECLIPSE OBSERVATIONS.
Smith Observatory In Luck-lrl Hicks Pre-
diets Early Severe Storms.

dlctS Early severe storms.
BELoIT, Wis, July 3O.-The eclipse
Of the sun was plainly discernible at the
Smith observatory. Prof. c. A. Bacon
made very satisfactory observations.
A mist prevailed at times that pre-
vented some calculations in regard to
the lunar mountains.
ST. LOUIS, July 20. - The partial
eclipse of the sun was observed here
yesterday forenoon. Irl Hicks said:
1t was particularly beautiful exhibition. I
do not recall an eclipse in my experience that
seemed so full Of magnificent action My tele-
scope showed violent perturbations. To the
southwest appeared an enormous sun spot with
black chasm ut It's center, into which. like
nodding pumes, the waves Of fire seemed
to fall Towards the northeast Of the giant
spot, and just above the line Of the moons
pathway, were two smaller spots Of similar de-
scripton These indicated unusual activity In
the sun, due to season Of storms on that
planet The earth feels the effects Of extra
ordinary sun perturbations, and | predict we
shall have storms and electrical displays
probably to-night-as result of the solar dis
turbanceS
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05
A DOUBLE CRIME.
Two Men Found Dead Neer a Rail-
road Crossing.
TRIPLE MURDERER MEETS HIS FATE
Maxine Martinez Hanged at Floresvii'e'
Tex.-Two Troopers Drowned In Colo
RADIO oasting Blcyclist Drowned
Two Negroes Hanged.

SELIGMAN, Mo-, July 31.-Near a rail-
road crossing three miles north OF here
two men were found dead about eight
o'clock yesterday morning by two OF
Thomas Barnes little girls, who hap
pened to be passing near. The alarm
was given and in short time cor
oner's jury was summoned by Justice
C. A. Patterson, but from the scant
evidence obtainable the cause of their
death could not be ascertained. The
bodies were brought here and mes
sages dispatched up and down the line
to find some one who could identify
them. j. NJ. Phillips and +. II.
Williams, of near Hindsville, Ark,
were at Springdale and heard Of
the description. They came here
and easily identified the bodies as be-
ing those Of George Tucker, aged "a,
and L. W. Harper, both from Kinds
vile, Ark. Harper had cash on the
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05
BURNED UP BY WINDS.
Hot Weather Causing Untold Loss to Kan
sas and Oklahoma Corn.

TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 2.-Reports of
the effect of the hot winds on the corn
crop were received yesterday from all
over the state, Oklahoma and the
Cherokee strip. In Okla homa. it is es-
timated that the damage will amount
to 30 per cent The damage in south
ern Kansas, west of Winfield, is esti-
mated at 50 per cent Along the Santa
Fe for 100 miles west Of Emporia on
the main line so per cent. damage
has been sustained. From Mcpherson
north to the Nebraska line and in all
Of eastern and northeastern Kansas
the crop has been injured very little.
II is estimated that the damage to the
crop generally throughout the district
of Kansas, Oklahoma and the strip Is
40 per cent. If the hot winds continue
two days longer the damage will be
from GO to 70 per cent.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. s.-Tne people
of Fort Scott can't fall back on the
eight-hour law when IL comes to work.
ing out their poll tax Some of the
residents there who have to work the
streets because they have not the So in
cash to pay claim that they come with
in the provisions of the eight-hour law,
The question was referred to the attor-
ney-general for an opinion, and he
ruled that the cight-hour law did not
apply, as the work was tax instead
of an empoyment.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05
July was a Record Breaker.

CHICAGO, Aug, 1.-The month of July
came very near being record breaker
for heat. 1t smashed every record
made in July during the past ten years,
and came close up to the highest
marks on the weather bureau books
The average temperature for the
month was 745 degrees, which is ~
higher than the average for Julys in
the records at the weather office.
There was also an unusually light
rainfall for the month.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05
HAYES Kansas Clty,s New Chief.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July SO.-T. N.
vallins is no longer the chief of police
of Kansas City. The writ Of custer
issued by the supreme court because
he was not legally qualified when ap-
pointed by the police board was
served on him at noon by Sheriff Stone.
vallins, after reading the writ, stepped
out, leaving Inspector Hayes in charge
of the police department
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05
A MYTHICAL Iiahies, Home.

KANSAS Cry, Mo-, Aug. 1.-The pc.
lice have received notice that a middle
aged woman, who says she is Mrs. c. J,
Seeley, of Kansas City, is going about
the state collecting money for an aban-
doned babies home in this city. Incl
dentally she makes 1t a point to find
homes for babies she says she gets
from her home here. Acting Chief
Hayes says she has no home for babies
in Kansas City.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

CRIPPLE CREEK, COL, Aug 2.-Dr. W.
D. NARROW, coroner of Ell Paso county,
has just given out an astounding
record Of violent deaths at Cripple
Creek. The record covers period of
81 years, and shows Cripple Creek to
be the toughest town" in the United
States. 1t gives total of PAT recorded
violent deaths in Cripple Creek alone
since January 1894, or an average of
more than 70 a year, and this for an
average population of less than 5000
neOnle.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05
BUY KANSAS BUIIt R.
Much Of the Creamery Product Bought oy
Ixnorting Packers.

Much Of the Creamery Product bought W
txnorting Packers.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. Aug. a.-lt Is
fact not generally known in Kansas
that thousands of pounds OF golden
creamery butter made in the state are
purchased every month by Kansas City
packers and exported to foreign coun-
tries. The packers have a heavy trade
in foreign countries for butterine. and
it may be stated that the bulk Of the
butterine manufactured in Kansas City
is for export. They also have large
orders for pure creamery butter
to fill for foreign dealers and job
bers, and when they do the butter is
usually purchased in Kansas. In the
last two months the Armour Packing
Co. purchased 276, 73O pounds of butter
from the creameries at Topeka and
other cities,in Kansas. The aggregate
cost of the butter was S37, 622.50 or 1874
cents per pound.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

MILWAUKEE, Aug. @. Alexander
Boessow, aged "A years, died here from
delirium tremens, after having spent a
fortune in an effort to satiate his thirst
for beer. Boessow was q native of St.
Petersburg, and is said to have been
the son Of wealthy nobleman. lie
was left about $4,000 in cash about
twoyears ago on the death of his father.