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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-15
The Examination Folly.

The Abilene schools have dispensed
with half the examinations formerly
held and the step is an exceedingly
wise one. There are far too many ex-
aminatiops in modern education
methods. 1t is not only a folly in the
lower grades but in the high school,
it runs riot in testing " teachers
fitness for certificates and is one OF
the ridiculous features OF civil service
appointments, for 1t places the
supreme test on trivial matters wnlch
though good in themselves are not
after all the most important.
Speaking Of this national ioliy a
writer in this months Atlantic uses
these strong words; The promotion
examination is a test Of memory
rather than Of power. 1t may snow
some things that the pupil does not
know. but it cannot show what the
pupil does know; IT destroys and pre-
vents broad and intelligent teaching
makes Of the teacher a grind, ana
turns out pupils by machinery IL
forces pupils to 90 over lar more
work than they can grasp or uhuer-
stand, and it causes many TO leave
school. 1t brings senseless worry TO
the nervous. who often fail to pass,
while the less worthy succeed
It is. moreover, a great temptation
IN Deceit Il demands one-third more
time than is necessary to impart the
same knowledge and to give better
training. 1t puts premium NOV
upon the work done day by day dur
ing the year but upon the amount Of
"stuilingn that can be done at the END
Of the term.
These are few Of the many rea-
sons why it has been condemned as a
moral injustice to pupils and teach
ers, and as one Of the greatest OF edu-
cational blunders. The Abilene
schools are taking forward step in
abolishing half these promotion tests
1t is at least matter OF doubt II
equal justice could not be done with
still less of them.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-15
Uncle Sam Quits.

The recognizing board OF regents
Of the State Agricultural college Mon
day received the most staggering
blow yet dealt them, as word came
from the Department Of Agriculture
at Washington to M. A. Carleton, a
member of the department stationed
there for special work, to discontinue
his experiment on account OF the gen
eral decentralization of the college.
Mr.. Carleton, who has been carrying
on a series Of field experiments, was
hidden to do nothing more at present
and make no arrangement for work
during the coming year for the reason
given, verbatim, of general demora-
lization of the college"
The full import Of such decided
step on the part Of the governments
beyond realization, and will come
altogether Unexpectedly upon the
board, who in their last meeting gave
Mr.. Carleton permission 10 continue
his investigation. The entire work
of the college is greatly affected BY it.
The attendance seems likely to fall
off greatly next year, though des-
perate efforts will be made to fill the
classes by all sorts Of means. Presi-
dent viii is said to have declared
that the school is to be "the chief
sociological school in the west" The
people Of Kansas wish 1t would be
once more a school for education in
stead of for politics.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-15

The Mckinley administration is
now four months old. Do you recall
any administration within your own
recollection, or that Of your father or
grandfather, which accomplished as
much in redemption of party pledges
in Its first four monthsp Ii not, just
mention this fact to your neighbor,
and ask him to stop grumbling be-
cause the work promised for four
years administration has not been all
completed in four months.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-15

The State University reports that
there is an unusually large number
of students applying for admission
next fall. The University will prob
ably reap the benefit of the Agricul-
tural college outrage. Many parents
of the state who do not wish their
children taught the nonsense of social
ism and the kindred Pop ideas will
place them where education is not
biased. The state is fortunate in hay
ing one institution that the Pops can
not bend to their desires in the nam
ing of faculty and in the character
of the teaching.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-15

The farmers OF Illinois estimate
that So,0oO,ooO pounds of butterine
paying a government revenue Of
100000, is made annually in Chicago
and will be stopped by the anti-but-
terine law. The revenue will be lost
by the government and $50 men en-
ployed in making butterine will be
thrown out Of work. But the farmers
think that five times as many men
will be added to the forces connected
with the creameries in the state and
that the net gain to the dairy indus
try will be sS,Oo0,Ooo a year. The
butterine makers should come to Kan
sas where they can control the Popu-
list Legislature whenever they wish.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-15

The Populist writer in the News
who proposes that some of the Pops
get off their ticket and let Democrats
be named in their stead entirely mis-
takes the nature Of the Pop Office
seeker. The motto of the Pop is:
Never resign, get all there is in it and
never die il yon can help it,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-15

When the delegates to the National
Republican League convention at De-
troit try to decide upon the next place
Of meeting, they will be confronted
with world Of arguments from
representatives Of Baltimore, Dallas,
San Francisco, Omaha, Fargo,
Indianapolis and Kansas City II
they are wise they will decide on
Kansas City and come out to see the
bounding west with next years meet
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-15

The silver orators, who are brushing
up their last years arguments for use
in Ohio and Iowa this fall, are not
finding any use for those formidable
tables with which they used to
''prove" that wheat and silver had
kept pace since 1868. Wheat has
steadily advanced in price since those
tables were devised, while silver has
as steadily fallen.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-15
RECENT REFLECTIONS.

master, has taken his place.
Born, to Rev. and Mrs. Geo. 5.
Bright, now Of Pennsylvania, a boy
Miss Margaret Rohrer is again at
Hodge Bros. after severe sickness,
Tom Wilson's Pixies Peak News
is winner. He is selling S25 worth
of extrasa day as souvenirs.
John Neil and Ida Helm were
married Sunday July 4th at the home
of the bride southwest OF Solomon.
Marriage licenses: f. D. Russ
and Nellie Wilson Of Manchester;Geo.
Hornung and Annie Beier Of Dayton.
DR.. W. A. Jolley's office is just
completed and is one OF the prettlest
rooms in the city for professional
headquarters.
Senator Hanna gave swell
lawn party at Clay Center the other
evening but none Of the Dickinson
Pops were invited.
Hopes celebration Of the Fourth
according to the Dispatch, consisted
Of Dillon man coming to town and
getting into fight.
Stuart Henry has retired from
the real estate firm Of Bowman \ Co.,
of Topeka, with which he has been
connected for several months.
Rev. W. A. Crawford drove to
Clifton, Washington county, last week
to ministerial meeting and says
crops look well over the entire trip,
-Salina Republican: The REFLEc-
TOR isas proud as peacock OF the
Abilene celebration. Abilene isn't a
bad town, after all that has been said
and done.
Hope Dispatch: Those who went
to Abilene for the Fourth say they
had a big time. They report the
finest display Of fireworks ever seen in
the county.
Rev. A. B. Wolf, who has been
pastor of the Detroit U. B. church, is
now travelling in the interest OF Le-
compton University, having just re-
turned from Nebraska.
-Ex-Supt. shirk has been elected
superintendent Of schools at Cotton
wood Falls and will 90 there about
August Is. There are eight rooms
and the salary is a good one.
DR.. Ketchersid is moving to the
handsome rooms over the Citizens
bank where his office will hereafter
be located. 1t is one Of the finest
suites Of office rooms in the city.
Miss Minnie Jackson will preach
in the U. B. church Detroit Sunday
evening at 5 O'Clock. She is well
known in Dickinson county as Pop
ulist speaker.
j. R. Burton has learned to ride
a bicycle and will enjoy the sport on
Colorado's beautiful streets. A new
wheel was purchased for Mrs. Burton
TODAY and there seems to be nothing
lacking to make the whole family
happy.
The Kansas City journal stands
pat with the REFLECTOR against ring
ing in E. P. Roe and Shakespeare as of
equal rank in literature as was done
by the Pops in the teachers examine
ton.
The case Of the state vs.. John
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-15

The calamity shriekers in Ohio
Kentucky, and Indiana are having .
hard time with the stubborn fact that
the farmers of these three states are
likely to realize at least five million
dollars more for their wheat this year
than they did last.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-15

II Brother Mckinley is in earnest
in his utterance that the job Of presi-
dent is very wearisome we know a
smooth faced man with big mouth
who will take it off his hands. The
mouth and the man are in California
at present but they can be found on
short notice. -.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-15

Uncle Horace Boies, the brainiest
leader Of the Democracy in the west,
has retracted all his free silver ideas
and favors paper currency based on
the bullion value of silver. Since
silver dollars became worth only 46
cents the Iowa statesman wants new
deal.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-15
HODGE BROS.

Dorrlty OF solomon charged by Mrs.
bearing with assault has been dis
missed, the county attorney deciding
that there was not evidence enough
for a case.
1t is to be hoped that the book
,hange will not change Abllene's use
Of the vertical system Of penmanship.
1t is the only system ever invented
that has taught school children to
write plain hand. Seven year Odds
write better by this plan than most
grown people by the slant system.
See the new high lift Tricycle. at
Hodge Bros.
-Salina Republican: A. P. Collins
has cut 100 tons Of alfalfa on his farm
near Solomon. He has sold most of
the product in the St. Louis market,
but not to any great advantage, as
the railroads have been too slow GUS
tomarily in unloading the cars. The
alfalfa thus becomes too much heated.
The fool story started from Abb
lene that Miss Carina Cooke, one of
Herington's brightest girls, had been
stricken blind and paralyzed and en-
bellished with imaginary Isuffer-
ings, is nailed up by Miss Cookies
physician at Topeka. He says she is
simply suffering from an inhamma-
ton of the eyes and will recover.
Lawrence Journal: The fire.
quency with which the selected poems
in the Kansas City Journal mention
Venus and Juno and other prominent
society ladies of ancient days shows
conclusively that Thomas Emmett
Dewey is handling the scissors.
Thomas always was mashed on those
old girls, and he don't care who
knows it.
According to the Manchester
News the only exciting incident in
northwest Dickinson this week was
Robt. Wiseman's encounter with a
.ferocious bull.' The animal got
him down and held him with one
foot, meanwhile "bellowing in hor-
rible manner" Then when Robert
got away and ran it caught him and
tossed him over fence. Robert did
not move for half an hour after he
landed. He will let that pasture
alone hereafter.
An inventive genius has gotten
up contrivance that ought to sell
like hot cakes in church circles. 1t
is in the shape of a contribution box
and is certainly triumph in its way.
The coin falls through slots Of differ
ent sizes; all dollars, halves, quarters
and dimes land on velvet, but the
nickles and pennies drop on a Chinese
gong. If the invention is introduced
in some churches the ringing of the
gong would break up the services.
Chris Hoffman, who gave the
Normal college at Enterprise a dona-
ton of 5000, has been called an
anarchist in his time by the Republic
can press and orators. In addition,
he pays higher wages to those who
work for him than any man in Kan
sas operating similar class Of labor.
Il Various Exchanges.
The c. Hoffman who gave the
$1,000 and pays the high wages is
not c. B. Hoffman, sometimes called
a socialist and other names, but is
his father. He is staunch Republic
can and always has BEEN He is one
Of Enterprises wealthiest citizens and
gentleman well known for his phil
anthropy and business success.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-15

The esteemed Monitor says that
half the Republican voters are fools
and the others are donkeys. This is
supposed to be in the line Of gentle
argument for the winning Of converts
to the party Of reform.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-15

The Pop state examining board
having admitted +. P. Roe to the
ranks Of the classics we will doubtless
soon have chapters from "Dora
Thorne," "The Duchess" and "Under
Two Flags" as reading material for
the public schools.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-15

Ex-Congressman Kirkpatrick an
nounces that he will run for congress
again in the Third district. From a
recent appointment in this county we
thought he intended to run in the
I.etL
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-15

The Republican campaign of this
county is progressing on plane of
good sense that indicates that there
will be an old time majority for the
winners at the convention,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-15

A southern Kansas newspaper man
has gone to Salt Lake City to find his
runaway wife. He would have better
let her go-there are lots of good
looking unmarried women in Kansas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-15

The Kansas towns where there are
no signal service thermometers meas
ure the height Of the mercury by the
number Of kegs and cases that the
railroads haul out Of the place.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-15

W. G. Lewis of Willowdale, well
known farmer and well educated
gentleman, is talked Of for high
school trustee on the Republican
ticket. f. 4. Munsel will, as he
should be, be renominated.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-15

1t is reported that G. B. Hoffman Is
practicing under an Arabian doctor
in the art Of curing by laying on Of
hands. Chris will probably add this
new department to the State Agricul-
tural college when he masters 1t more
thorOuphly.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-15

"No gentleman will remain in the
Peoples Party il the idea once gets
aboard that Populism aud Hessianism
are,synonomous terms. " Thomas Z.
Watson.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-15

Debs' colonization scheme seems to
be running on the Topolobampo
schedule.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-15

The croaker is no more in his glory.
He just gets ready to let off croak
when IL rains.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-15
SHERIFF..

lam candidate for the Office of Sheriff o.
Dickinson county, subject TO the action OF
the Republican county convention,
john b. FAVOR.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-15
o the following representatives:


hereby announce myself MS a canddat
for County Clerk, subject to the decision Of
the Republican county convention.
X, b. JACOBS.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-15

The most admirable trait of Mr..
Leland is ability for saving wood and
saying nothing.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-15

Bill Rice Of Fort Scott has a iol
and deserves 1t.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-15

for the second commissioner district.
Two candidates for high school trustees.
Primaries for the selection Of delegates to
said county convention will be held in the
several voting precincts on 'lhursday,July Is,
1897, between the hours Of 2 and o'clock, p.
M, In the cities Of Abilene, Enterprise, Her
ington, Hope, Solomon and Chapman; and
between the hours Of land In all other pre-
clncts The basis Of representation shall be
one delegate forcvery 70 votes or fraction Of
10 votes and over cast for the Republican
candidate for Secretary of State at the fall
election Of 1876, and one delegate at large for
each precinct, emitting the several precincts
A Ahn mInn rnnrnunnI LIVING.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-15
THURSDAY, JULY ID, 1897.
Republican County Convention

A delegate convention of the Republicans
OF Dickinson county, Kansas, will be held In
the court house In the city Of Abilene, on
Saturday, July n 1891 at 2o'clock, D. M, for
the purpose of placing In nomination, candl-
dates for the following Offices to be voted for
at the fall election Of 1897;
nIi IA f,,p ,,,pn la
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-25
PILES ARE EASILY CURED.

Nature has provided a specific for
piles, 1t is the active principle of the
common buckeye. This principle is
extracted by special process and in
combination with other remedies
forms Tabler's Pile Ointment.
This ointment cures nothing but
piles, but it cures blind, bleeding pro-
tubing piles every time. 1t makes
operations needless; cures when opera
tlons fail. This is why physicians re-
commend it. Bottles so cents. In
special tubes for handy application,
T5 cents. Can be sent by mail. Sold
by e. Reuss and G. Schasse. 1
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-25
A VALUABLE PRESCRIPTION.

Editor Morrison, of Worthington,
Ind, ".Sun," writes: you have val
label prescription in Electric Bitters.
and can cheerfully recommend 1t for
Constipation and Sick Headache, and
as a general system tonic 1t has no
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food, had backache which never left
her and felt tired and weary, bit six
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so cents and 81, Get g bottle at f.
Kalteyer G. Sons drug store.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-25
1T SAVES CHILDREN,s LIVES.

Whites Cream Vermifuge insures
your child against one serious danger.
II promptly ribs it of worms. 1t acts
thoroughly but is just as harmless as
a children's remedy should be. Has
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warmest praise of grateful mothers
everywhere.
If your child is peevish, restless, if
its breath is bad, If it picks its nose
or starts In its sleep. suspect the pres
ence of worms Health and right
growth cannot come until the trouble
is removed. Cream Vermifuge canlo1
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-25
A BUSINESS MATTER.

General ]. H. McLeary has returned
from a trip to North Texas. " wish
would make clear to my friends, ''said
he to a Light reporter yesterday,
that there is nothing to conceal in
the Daughtrey land cases, and that all
the transactions are being conducted
open and above. board. 1t is purely
a business matter Among the de.
PENDANTS are my best friends-the
Wurzbachs, Welton and Others"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-25
THEN AND NOW.

During the sewer campaign made
by the late Mayer Paschal just before
the sewer-appropriation was voted by
the people, the statement was fire.
quently made by the speakers on the
rostrum that the house connections
with the sewers would not cost more
than $50. This the speakers declared
was from data furnished by the mas
ter plumbers of the city and was back
ed up by one of the said master plum
bers. Now the plumbers declare $40
is too little for house connections.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-25

ROOFING Felt. Pitch and Asphalt
at HENRY PAULY'S. Tel SO. 5-16-tf
The SILVER KING is the finest
gentlemens' resort in the city. II
Bennett Graves, colored, was Bit
ten yesterday by a water snake, while
bathing in the river
You can Save Money by buying
your COW and horse feed from SUNSET
WOOD co. 7-15-tf
GUS ALBERS, Teacher of Violin
and Mandolin. Add. Thos. Goggan &
Bros. S-11-tf.
Louis Schuetze and Tom Cade are
on bicycle trip toward Austin.
-"I crave but One Minute" said the
public speaker in husky voice; and
then he took a dose of One Minute
Cough Cure is unequalled for throat
and lung troubles. E. Reuss, 104 East
Commerce street.
Very best dry stove wood 1915 A it.
$3.50. SUNSET wOop co. 7-15-rf
-Refrigerators, $3.50. Ice Boxes,
$3.50. G. A. SHOWERS FURNI-
TURE co.
-Ochs & Ashbacher's Weiss Beer in
all saloons. Ask for It. 6-193m
Sylvester Mendragon fell off wa
gon ON Haymarket square yesterday
afternoon and received a fracture of
his collar bone.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-25
DIR. KINGS NEW DISCOVERY FOR
CONSUMPTION.

This is the best medicine in the world
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in connection with DR.. Kings New
Discovery, as they regulate and tone
the stomach and bowels. We guar
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money. Free trial bottles at r. Kali
teyer & Sons drug store. Regular
size, so cents and 81. 6
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-25
Mr.. white Caldwell who has been

Mr.. White Caldwell who has been
the engineer for the seven-mile sewer
system Of chihuahua, recently COM
pleted, has decided to stay in Mexico
during the fall and winter and has ac-
cepted another position.
"A large number of the members
of st. Joseph's society left today for
Castroville, to visit the st. Louis
society, (which is celebrating its pa
tronal feast today in a grand style.
AToday is the Catholic festival of
st. Louis, one of the early defenders
of the faith in the days of the cru
sades.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-25

1t heals e----vthing except a brok-
en- heart, may be said Of De Wits
Witch Hazel Salve. Piles and rectal
diseases, cuts, burns, bruises, letter,
eczema und all skin troubles may be
cured by it quickly and permanently.
z. Reuss, 104 East Commerce street.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-25
BASE BALL

Every baseball fan in Texas knows
"Kid" Nance and John Gettman.
Both of these boys have delighted
many San Antonio ''audiences" with
sensational catches and timely stick
work, although neither have ever
played on a local team But, never
theless, San Antonio rooters always
like to see good ball playing, whether
by local players or visitors, and they
have appiauded Nance and Gettman
as often as home players. 1t is hardly
likely that we will ever have a chance
to applaud or roast them again, not
from present indications. Nance is
playing right field for Louisville and
is smashing the globule as hard and
regular as he did in Texas. The other
day in New York he got a home run,
a two baser and single, and this is
nothing unusual for the kid"
Gettman is playing the outfield for
Washington, and while not the hitter
that Nance is, seems to be holding
his own.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-25
NEED AN ORDINANCE.

A too heavily loaded hay wagon
broke down on the car track ON Hous-
ton street yesterday afternoon and
caused the street cars and passengers
great inconvenience for a half hour.
An ordinance regulating the loading Of
these old wagons is something very
much needed in this city.