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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-16

MARSHAL, Mich, July l6-Carl
Waguer, ii years old, was Accidentally
sho; and killed this mornipg by Char
les Swinford, another boy.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-16

Twenty-seven horses and mules were
brought over the river today for An
dreas Montez.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-16

Water.has been turned on in the
Great Yaqui canal designed to irrigate
lands in the valley of LDe 1aqui river
This great enterprise promises much
for Norl hero Mexico,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-16

Two trains of cattle were brought
over this morning for w. w. Tuttle.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-16

| Sixty cars of ore have been received
on this side within two days.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-16

A car load of Chinos passed through
en- route east today.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-16
Silver Market,

NEW YORK, July 16.--Silver Cot;
lead 3,35.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-09
Competition and Opposition.

The Dillon Republican has the fol-
lowing sensible remarks that everyone
should ponder well:
Competition, not opposition, is the
moving spirit Of the age. 1t may not
be the prevailing spirit, but it is at
the bottom Of all true progress.
Competition looks up, and climbs
the ladder Of success; while opposition
looks down, tries to step on the fingers
Of the fellow below him, and misses
his own footing.
Competition weeds his own garden
and raises good crop; but opposition
jumps into his neighbours patch, and
spends lots Of time trying to pull up
and destroy the deep-rooted vegetables
planted there, while its own garden
the weeds are choking his own plants.
Opposition is composed Of jealousy,
hatred and strife. Competition is
composed Of honest rivalry, ambition
and work.
Competition pushes ahead, but OPP
position keeps us back; for we can't
hinder our rival without hindering
ourselves.
Mind your OWN business, and MIND
it. Hoe your own row and avoid a
row. Hustle more, squabble less,
Work, work, work!
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-09


One of the things that deserves the
attention Of the county officials is the
hog disease that is taking so many Of
the swine of the county to the happy
hunting grounds. 1t has happened
on several occasions that the dead
animals have been hauled to the place
where they were buried along the
roads and over the fields. II the
farmers are trying to spread the dis
ease this ought to be good way to do
it and the officials should see that
there is a stop to the practice.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-09

Prophet Hicks has not hit it very
well on September thus far but he
may later on. He says:
MANY squalls and heavy gales are
probable about the first. Rising
pressure and change to cooler weather
may follow briefly, but on and touch
ing the 4th and 9Th storm conditions
will again traverse the country from
west to east, and be followed by
strong winds, shifting to northwest
erly, with change to much cooler
about the 6 to 9Th.
From about the 10th warm winds
will flow from the equator northward,
the barometer will fall and heavy
storms accompanied by vino and
thunder will cross the country on and
touching the 10th to the 18th. A
sharp fall in temperature, severe in
the far north, may take place about
the 18th to 18th, keeping state Of
threatening and unsettled weather
until the 2lst Storms Of decided
energy are probable from the 2lst to
the oath. Warm weather and many
atmospheric disturbances are to be
expected from about the goth to near
the close OF the month.
There is no reason to fear any
thing out Of the ordinary this Septem-
Der. Upon the whole, We think it
will be a warm and dry month over
most parts Of the country"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-09

The reopenlng of school is the
most important event Of the fall in
many families and rightly SO. The
little folks are taking another step on
the way to a preparation for the duties
Of life and it is their right to have
that step made as pleasant as possible.
The people Of this city have reason to
congratulate themselves that they
have one of the best differed schools in
the state and that the teachers and
the board are in harmony in their
efforts to make this the best and most
successful year that the schools Of
Abilene have ever seen. The doors
swing open next Monday morning
may they close next spring on work
well done and on honest progress in
every department and for every
pupil.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-09

Gov. Bradley has refused to pardon
Rev. J. White Of Webster, Kentucky,
who was fined for ejecting a young man
who broke the church rule, requiring
women and men to sit on separate
sides of the church. The young man
sat with his best girl. The governor
is right. One Of the rights guaranteed
BY the fundamental laws of the ma
ton is the privilege Of sitting with
ones best girl at church Sunday
evening. 1t is also permitted to hold
hands under the hymn book and any
man who attempts to rob American
citizenship thereof is traitor.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-09

The most thrilling passage in Ed
Titles famous lecture on Egypt was
that in which he eloquently described
the horrors Of the Armenian massscres
and denounced them as blot on the
worlds civilization and an eternal
shame to the Turks. Now that Ed.
ward has become noble in the Sui.
tan's empire we expect to see him
put an immediate stop to the out.
RACES. He cannot with justice do less.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-09

In order to reciprocate the honors
to Ed Little Gov. Leedy sent word to
the khedive Of Egypt that he has been
appointed a member of the Royal
Order of P. H. R and l.. P. OF Kansas.
The khedive sent his thanks for hav.
ing been given honorable membership
in the "Populist He'll Raisers and Leg
Pullers" and Leedy had fit. What
he meant was "Pure Honest Reform
ers and Loyal Patriots"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-09
Next Monday is Labor day anC

Next Monday is Labor day and fol
the first time in four years labor will
have reason to rejoice. 1t has just
come out Of the slough Of despond
through which it struggled during
the Democratic administration and Il
getting on the heights. 1t can lift up
its head again and feel that the
nation appreciates the claims Of Amer.
lean labor on the American people
and proposes to protect it as against
the world. The party that has done
more for labor than any in this or any
other country is the Republican party
and labor evidently realizes it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-09


The beautiful epigram with which Mrs
Sherman began her communication in last
weeks Trbune-"The mothers of great
nation will be found where that nations
babies are" deserves permanent place In
the literature Of the day. 1t was a beautiful
thought charmingy expressed.-lK. c.
Tribune,
1t was, indeed, and the more you
think of it the more solemnly true it
seems. In fact until a reliable in
cubator process is patented they can't
be anywhere else. Mrs. Sherman de-
serves credit for having formulated a
statement that cannot be successfully
controversial,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-09
About Wheat Prices.

ABOUT Wneet krlce6.
When wheat went above the dollar mark
every Republican threw up his hat and said,
I'VE did IT," When 1t was down to Is cents
In the good old Republican days, wonder
who did itf-lNews.
Will you kindly mention date "in
the good old Republican days" when
wheat twas down to rs cents?"
When 1t comes to figures it is your
duty, Mr.. News, to be accurate. A
sweeping statement does not go-gct
right down to facts. Permit us to
call your attention to the average
value Of wheat on the Chicago market.
From 1862 to 1885, all OF which time
was "good old Republican days" the
lowest average price for any year was
sac, 1884. In only four years, 1868,
1870, 1878, 1879, had it been below 81
and in all Of those it was above 96
cents.
In 1887, during Cleveland's first ad-
ministration, 1t fell to an average Of
TAI cents.
The Republican administration
years under Harrison had average
values as follows: 1889, So cents;
1890, S9g cents, 1891, $751; cents, 1892,
7Si. Those were good old Republi-
can days" remember.
Then came another Democratic adj
ministration and the average price OF
wheat in Chicago was: 1898, SO cents;
1894, 81 cents; 1895, 62l cents; 1896,
66s cents. Then was when we had
So and 40 cent wheat (there never was
any 20 cent wheat Of saleable grade),
and it was not in 'good old Republi.
can days" either.
Up to June 10Th Of the present ad-
ministration the average Chicago
price Of wheat had risen to Is cents,
at present it is about 9S cents and has
been over $l.00 for the first time since
the "good old Republican days"
Just consider these two facts:
Wheat in years Of Republican ad.
ministration has never fallen so low
as in years Of Democratic admins
tration,
Wheat in years Of Democratic ad.
ministration has never risen so high
as in years Of Republican admins.
tration.
"Good old Republican days" are
satisfactory to Dickinson county
farmers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-09

The old soldiers at Buffalo were
especially gratiiied to have President
Mckinley as their guest, and to con-
template the fact that one man who
served as a private soldier has
reached the presidential chair. From
the ranks as a private soldier to the
head of the nation is long journey,
and William Mckinley is the only
man who ever accomplished it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-09


The general uprising Of Republicans
all over the country in favor Of free
speech has induced the corporation Of
Brown university to retain President
Andrews, Notwithstanding his free
silver views; but the general indigna'
ton in the state Of Kansas against
the outrages at the State Agricultural
college has had no effect on Chris
Hoffman and the other Pop regents,
who insist on turning out everybody
who will not teach the Pop doctrine
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-09
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Rev. F. Hoyes, OF Chapman, was in
town.
Charles Winsler went to Manhattan
to attend college.
Clarence Livingston went to Man
haitian to attend school
Mr. and Mrs. l.. c. Blair, of Dillon,
were prominent visitors to the city.
( j. A. Hopkins, Manchester's popu.
lar landlord, spent the day in the city.
Herbert Howard went to Topeka
where he will attend business COL
lege.
! A. +. Smyser was up from Banner.
He will shortly start for the Indian
Territory.
Mrs. L. H. Lifts, OF Newbern, who
has been visiting her son Henry, re-
turned home.
John Mcclure, prominent farmer
OF Carlton, was In town. He will have
a sale Sept. 9.
Mrs. H. Mcclellan left for Maine
for few weeks visit with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. F. H. Bearce.
A. J. Markley left for Fulton
county, His, to visit his old home
the first time in l6 years.
Charles Ballinger and j. W. Farley,
Jr., left for Manhattan to attend the
State Agricultural College.
Joseph Page, of Detroit, was
caller on the REFLECTOR. He is one
Of the stalwart Republicans and has
lots Of fun with the free silverites over
the prices of wheat and silver.
Adam Shriver was up from Usage
county moving the last of his goods
to his new home. Mr.. S. came to
Dickinson in 1870, and we are sorry
to lose him, but wish him success
and prosperity.
James Reagan, an Abilene boy who
has been at Fl. Riley, was in town
last night. He has served his time
and reached the position of corporal
in the cavalry. He likes it so well
that he reenlisted.
Ed Fry returned this morning from
his southern trip. With Fred Myers
he drove south to within 100 miles of
Ell Paso, thence west into New Mex.
leo. He returned by train, but Fred
is driving across country, being now
in southern Colorado. The boys had
a good time and lots of experience.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-09

Lawrence Journal: State Bank Com.
missioner Breidenthal says there will
be 10000 Kansas mortgages released
this year. That ought to and prob
ably will mean about forty thousand
more votes for the Republican ticket.
A man who has no mortgage has nc
call to vote calamity ticket
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-09
years

Lawrence Journal; Bryan predicts
decided fall in the price Of wheat.
This will be heard with great pleas
ure by the farmers. They remem.
Der predictions Of the same kind he
made year ago, and they think il he
keeps up his lick wheat will 90 to ~,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-09
The farmers are now getting abou


The farmers are now getting about
two and half times as much for
wheat as Mr.. Bryan and his followers
promised them II they adopted free
coinage. They promised 81 pei
bushel for wheat in silver dollars,
and admitted that they didn't know
what the silver coins would be worth.
They are now worth 40 cents under
free coinage, while the farmers are
getting nearly two and a half times
that in good American 1OO.cent
dollars.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-09

Brother Strykcr insinuates that the
only reason the state textbooks were
adopted was that the book companies
did not buy up more of the legislators.
Stryker seem to know that some were
for sale.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-09

"Kansas must need to be intro.
duced to ITSELF" remarks an eastern
investment Journal, sin its presen,
prosperous condition, after the de-
iamation that has been heaped upon
it by the calamityites in the past few
yoarsn
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-09
RECENT REFLECTIONS.

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. G. +. Wor'
ley, at Topeka, a son.
John Neis and Nancy G. Titus, o
Enterprise, were married today by
Judge Erwin.
See those new green hats at Ster
4 Co.'S. 9-2t&c
The Upshaw Furniture Co. ha
bought the Berg Economy store a
Salina and Mr.. Berg enters the firm
as upholsterer.
IT. j. Wilson is recovering from
his illness and now gets around towr
nicely. He took his son and daughter
to the county high school last week
For a nobby hat and latest color
90 to G. c. Sterl & Co.'S.
The corn harvesters are hustling
Only a little more corn fit for fodder
remains to be shocked. The dry
weather has hurried the gathering o
the crop.
A key Of school ink that nigh
have ornamented so many copy books
has put the floor of Hornaday's stor'
in deep mourning-the key broke ant
the ink ran out.
The Spooner Dramatic compan!
which opens weeks engagement
Monday night at the Bonebrake il
one Of the best in the west. 1t viii
be sure to please and all should pre-
pare to attend.
The central Kansas sheriff's blooC
hounds have been kept six months
and have not had a chance to do {
good piece Of work yet. Sheriff
Mackey gives notice that he is getting
tired Of keeping them. Bring then
to Abilene-Nick needs EN-.
Ten employees of G. G. Gillett
the Woodbine cattle king, objected tc
the foreman he appointed and STRUCK
this week. They were on strike
lust 10 minutes. At the end of thai
time all had been discharged. They
were getting 500 to $25 a month the
year round for easy work and now
wish they had thought twice before
they got gay.
Speaking Of boys and trains, an
other Abilene boy stopped trair
when he was six years old, sitting il
the engine with his father, the en-
gineer. He had ridden there so otter
that he knew what to do and he put
on the brakes, stopped the train at {
regular stop, then started it and go'
it to running at full speed again.
-Emporia Gazette: Our old friend
Ed Little, is considerable Of ladies
man. When he lived in Abilene h,
used to get square envelopes will
foreign stamps on them from every
quarter Of the globe. He gets on th'
best terms with women on short &C.
quaintance. Once he was out a
Ness City talking with an estimablt
woman, when he eyed her through
the two Sits in his face and sale
familiarity: my dear Mrs. Jones
how you do ireckle, don't youP'
EYES, she replied, "yes, | frecklt
but | don't squint."
j. B. Favor, in addition to per
forming well his duties as city mar.
shall, is making a rafting campaign
for sheriff that is counting in votes
and friends. From all over the county
he is receiving a hearty support that
shows his popularity and the feeling
Of the people that he is the right kind
Of material from which to make a
capable and successful executive
officer. Mr.. Favor's friends and
strength are growing daily and he
will be the next sheriff, the result Of
which will be splendid administra.
ton Of the office.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-09

According to the Interpretation Of
the Arabian teacher Of Chris Hoff-
mans town, the new decoration that
I'd Little has entities him to keep
sixteen wives. Ed has been rather
partial to Is to l OF late.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-09


What would our Populistic farmer
friends think if they had to accept 40
cents for a bushel Of wheat-with the
price II in goldp
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-09

The Abilene school board seems to
be giving the people a pretty square
deal-which cannot be said Of some
Of the acts of the Textbook commits
o;no
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-09

Dickinson county leads the state in
cattle, creameries and good.looking
lasses.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-09

The gain in circulation for the year
past was $126,5O 900. II we needed
more money the silverites ought to
be happy.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-09

Watch the market reports-every.
thing Is going up except Popullsm,
and that has gone up for good.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-09

Brother Bryan is very foolish tt
waste time around Kansas when
Mexico contemplates another "crime'
on silver. His duty is to learn Span
ish and start for the south.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-09

There will not be II Populst state
west oithe Alleghanies and north of
the Ohio river in 1900 Chicago
Inter Ocean.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-09

The wheat boom's greatest advan-
tage is that six.sevenths Of the crop is
still In first hands.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-09

The Pops who used to defame Kan
sas as calamity state are now gush-
ing taffy over it. They exaggerate
its success as much as they depre-
ciated its former condition.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-09

According to the free silver argu.
ment OF last fall we now have practi-
cally two dollar wheat.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-09
silvsritss and Prosperity.

nOt tnc ToPcntou yOA""b VI WV
man from south Dickinson for Kieffer
and Robson, in an earnest effort to
earn his money, nor the nomination
Of Chris Hoffman for trustee after
turning down W. G. Lewis because
"only Democrats" were wanted. 1t
was the resolution on the wheat ques-
ton.
1t Is something to have our Demo-
cratic friends admit that there is a
better price for wheat at all. 1t was
expected that they would insist that
because there was not elected free
silverite president the price has gone
down, as they predicted it would.
Had Bryan been elected all these
bountiful crops in Kansas would have
been ascribed to him and to l6 to |.
Now that there has come good price,
in spite Of the defeat Of that apostle
Of cheap money, the prices are said
to be the result Of short crops abroad.
As a matter Of fact there is no such
thing, and the statement is but a
method Of getting around very
awkward place in their path.
No country on earth has shortage
OF wheat production this year that is
Of Importance in the price Of that
cereal.
Russia, one Of the greatest wheat
countries on the globe, has 24O, 900
bushels; Its average crop is 245,OOO,-
900 bushels. Not very much shortage
there.
France has 272,0OO,OOO bushels as
against an average Of about 100000
900. Italy and Roumania have larger
crops than In two years since 1891.
India has fully as much as 1t raised
last year--about three.quarters Of a
crop. The famine In that country Is
pretty near a steady thing, and is
largely the effect OF the robbery OF
the lower, classes by the ruling
powers.
Argentine's crop was all harvested
before March, and sold by June. Its
next crop, to b. harvested in Febru-
airy, promises to be the largest in its
history.
India, where the most shortage oc-
ours, only exports 2O,OOO,OOO bushels
annually--less than one months ex-
ports OF the United States. There Is
no suffering abroad in commercial
way, for all the civilized nations re-
port a greater volume Of business
than last year, and the condition OF
their commerce is as good as ever.
The cry Of suffering abroad has
been Matched up without the slightest
foundation in order to give the silver
ties chance to explain the prosperity
Of the country. 1t is entirely false
and they know it; but they keep up
the howl just the same.
The prosperity of this country is
on an honest basis. 1t is the result of
the restored confidence in the man.
agement of affairs. There is no more
talk Of the "gold reserve or Of "is-
suing bonds" The Republican adj
ministraticn has passed a tariff bill
that is giving the country enough
revenue and lis besides giving the
American manufacturers a chance.
Factories, mills and furnaces are
starting up and the workmen have
the wages to pay for more food. The
increased demand, as well as the
promise Of the future, is making the
grain buyers willing to pay more for
supplies. 1t is wholly matter Of
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-09
For Sale.

One good secondhand wagon gear
at Hodge Bros. lie
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-12-29
FOR RESPITE.

"HEREAS, GARNER BROS. COM.
w POSED of Marcellin Garricr and
Charles A. GARNER; domiciliated in the
Parish of Rapides, have filed in the Hon
orable the Thirteenth Judicial District
Court in and for the sand Parish, aud
jtion for respite, prayings fIEAt
a.! proceedsk-n gainst Tho Property III
sud GARNER Bros. be- stayed and that a
meeting of their creditors be held on the
10Th day of November A. ID. 1902, before
Louis !. Hakenyos, Notary Public at his
Office in the town ofAlexandria, La.
Notice is hereby given toall whom it
doth or may corccrn, that the prayer of
the said petition has been granted. thar
all the proceedings against the property
aud persons of said GARNER Bros have been
stayed and that a meeting of the credi
tors of said GARNER Bros. will be held he
fore Louis J. Hakenyos, Notary Public.
at his Office IN the city of Alexandria.
La, on Thursday, the goth day of No.
venber, A. ID. 1902, to deliberate and de-
termine whether the respite for one, two
and three years, as prayed for in the pe-
tition shall lie granted.
Witness the Honorable w. F. Black
man, Judge of the Thirteenth judicial
District Court and given under my hand
m! seal officially at Alexandria, La, this
IIth day of October A. ID. 1902.
t. l.. RANSDELL.
IL 81 Deputy Clerk.