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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30
Mighty Schemers.

Governor Leedy is one Of the most
active Of thinkers. He has the most
fertile genius and inventive mind. He
never thinks Of anything that will
cost less than hundred millions and
never gives any time to thinking
where the millions are to come from.
All the same, be thinks and thinks
continually, and always thinks hard.
Some months ago he thought out a
scheme for building a railroad from
some point in Kansas straight to Gal
weston, Texas. The road was to be
built and paid for by the states
through which it was to pass-paid
for in bonds or any old thing-and the
farmers we're to have the benefit Of it
in getting themselves and their prod
ucts to market for pretty nearly
nothing. The road has not yet been
started anywhere except in Governor
Leedy's mind. And now he has
evolved another scheme, which he
will present to the Nebraska irriga-
ton convention. 1t Is for q LOO
mile canal, from Montana to Texas.
The purpose Of it will be to divert the
waters Of the Missouri and Mississippi,
impound them and let them down
when wanted. And it will only cost
$3.50, 100000 What's $3.50, 900, 900 to
Governor Leedy when he gets started
on scheme to improve the condition
Of Kansas farmers and Kansas farmsp
A mere nothing. Why, when they
get the soil Of Kansas and the cur
rency Of the country both irrigated
the two together will make money so
plenty that the newsboys Of Topeka
will think nothing Of playing craps
on the state house steps for 81, 100000
a throw.
Only one objection to irrigating
Kansas craftsmanship by this canal
occurs to us. 1t is the objection
raised by the Kentucky legislator to
long.winded orator, who stopped to
take drink OF water. ~ make the
point OF ORDER" he said, "that It's en-
tirely out Of order for windmill to
run by water. "-[New York Tribune.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30

Mr.. Bryan is getting his education.
A dispatch from the City Of Mexico
says that W. J. Bryan was seen in
the Bank Of London Tuesday morn
ing. He became alarmed at the price
Of silver and negotiated some ex-
change. He has certainly come to
Mexico at a time when he can learn
something about the white metal.
Had he sold four days ago he would
have made A per cent. This SHOULD
make leading point in his next cam
paign lectures.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30
ABILENE WEEKLY REFLECTOR ABILENE KANSAS DECEMBER 3d. s97EL PAGES

The withdrawal Of the Travellers
Insurance company from Kansas in
preference to submitting to an exam
ination by Webb McNall reminds the
Lawrence Journal Of the old story Of
the young man who got up and walk
ed out Of church during the sermon.
"Hold on" exclaimed the preacher as
the young man tip-toed silently up
the aisle. Don't you know you are
going right to help" THAT may
be-" the young man answered with
polite bow, "but | shall escape the
infliction Of the remainder Of that
sermon"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30

The Emporia Gazette takes the re-
ports Of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe railroad to the state railroad COM
mission for the years ending June 80,
1896 and 1897 and compares them to
show how the railroad boys have Jared
under the Mckinley administration.
The pay roll for the month Of July,
1897, shows an increase over the cor
responding month Of 1896 of $ll2,-
S92.o6, August $ll5,72o.92, Septem-
Der $10U,7S0.64, October $75, 1861 10,
November $102,514.56, or a total OF
$50S, 124.36. 1t is the same with all
the railroads Of Kansas. The figures
year ago showed that majority Of
the railroad vote was against the Re-
publican ticket. Wonder If the boys
don't wish they had made it a clean
Republican victory in the state as
well as in tn nationp
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30

a hotel keeper near New York city
Is a Frenchman, and his family know
little more about English than he does.
His suburban hotel stands in the center
Of yard filed with large trees. When
the proprietor wanted to call attention
to this advantage, he put on bis cards:
"The best shady hotel around New
York" The reputation Of the place Is
beyond reproach, and the proprietor
does not know yet why SO many persons
smile when they read that line.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30

Less than two years ago a man and
his wife in Baltimore borrowed $50 from
q loan company, giving their household
goods as security. and number Of in
terest notes which obliged them to pay
Us interest $2S for every six month.
They have already paid $3.50 i'm in
terest, but as they still owe S49.5O in
terest, as well as principal the creditor
threatened to seize the furniture. There
upon the hopeless debtor invoked the
courts for some redress, but the Judge
was compelled to say that he could do
nothing. And in order to have their
furniture they will have to pay back the
original $50 and $135 for two years use
of it. And this is permitted by our laws.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30

The Kansas state board OF live
stock commissioners has just COM
pleted the report Of the importation
Of cattle into the state during the
past year aud the result is a surpris-
ing one even to the men who have
kept close watch over the business.
1t is seen that there has been an i'm
portation Of over half a million cattle
into Kansas in the past twelve months
more than in any year since the
time OF the great cattle trails. In
1871 after the trails had been in oper-
alton for four years there were driven
to the state about 100000 cattle and
that was the end Of the boom. There
came a severe winter and there was q
slaughter that sobered the spectators.
The old cattlemen yet recall that time
when after the storm only about ten
per cent Of many Of the herds were
alive. From one station in western
Kansas they shipped $4,000 hides
taken from the carcasses Of the frozen
cattle and from two others $4,000
each. This was the greatest loss In
the state or in the west In the cattle
business. The present year is the
first time for an approach to the old
time high water mark.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30

-owed to overrun the ground. Re-
sponsibility for its neglected condition
was shifted from one to another, the
town council and the lot owners each
trying to saddle upon the other the
burden Of improvement. Finally the
women took the matter in hand. Under
their direction the cemetery has been
transformed into a beautiful place.
The past year they purchased large
addition, plated it and sold the lots,
and they now have surplus of money
in the treasury.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30

We trust, says the Hutchinson
News, that our Populist friends will
not rejoice too much over the failure
Of Mr.. Singerly's bank in Philadel-
phia. MIR. Singerly was one Of the
few prominent Democrats Of the east
who favored the free coinage Of silver
and the reason Of the wherefore is
now apparent.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30

Certain papers Of the State are re.
publishing with glee compilation Of
fact and fiction from the Eldorado
Republican purporting to tell how
poverty and failure has come to most
Of Kansas politicians. We were not
aware that I. B. Murdoch, the editor
Of the Republican, had made such a
bowling success Of business or poll.
tics that be could afford to throw
stones. nv
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30

Thirty years ago, says a Niles (Nfich.)
report A. Il. Chamberlain and wife,
Of Marcellus, quarreled and q divorce
followed. Each welded another and
continued to reside in the same town.
Recently death deprived each Of his
and her partner. They met again, the
love Of 80 years ago returned and they
were married.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30

One Of the most instructive articles
on current problems Of political econ
omy that has recently appeared is
"The Growth and Expression Of Pub
lie Opinion" in the January Atlantic
by Il, l.. Godkin. The contributions
Of Mr.. Godkin to the political discus.
sion Of the times in this magazine are
very valuable.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30

John and Henry Weber, who had
been separated 40 years, during which
they exchanged letters once, met by
accident in grocer's shop at Presque
Isle, Me. John lives at Napoleon, Me-,
and Henry in Idaho. Henry had come
east to see what changes had been
made in his absence.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30

Frank Montgomery, the Topeka cor
respondent Of the Kansas City Jour.
nal, is to add a supplementary volume
to the Wilder's Annals. 1t is doubt.
full II 1t will be the same success as
the original book. There are SO
many things in the past ten years Of
Kansas history that the state does not
want to remember.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30

Following the grocer who sold but.
ter that had "never been eat" there has
come butcher who announces, inStur-
geon, NO., that he will shortly handle
meats that have never been sold in
Sturgeon before"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30

AGalveston paper declares that good
table etiquette is bound to destroy at
least "a per cent. of the normal enjoy
ment of q meal" If it were in Texas
alone that such misguided notions pre-
vail it would be bad enough, but else
where, alas! there are too many who
believe that etiquette is something in
which restraint plays the chief part,
whereas as a matter of fact good man
ners are more in accordance with the
laws of nature than bad manners,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30

A Michigan girl eloped ON bicycle
the other day, and facetious writer re-
marks upon the probability of her hav-
Ing to scorch pancakes during the COM
ing winter. Possibly not. She may take
it into her head to live on the coast.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30

A Chlnaman who recently married q
Vermont girl cut off his queue previous
to the nuptial ceremony. 1t is sug-
gested that he was probably apprehen-
sive that his Green Mountain bride
might, in case of domestic difficulty,
utilize his pigtail as a coigne of vantage.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30

A Norton county (Kan.) paper, in
speaking of Miss Kate johnson, the
county treasurer-elects. says: "She is
good-looking, jolly, well-fxed finan-
cially, full of business, likes company,
but couldn't be dragged into pink
tea with four-horse team"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30

One of the stray shots of some care
less Maine hunters knocked the pipe
from the mouth of man who was driv-
ing with his wife near Biddeford. That
close miss strengthens the belief that
person won't die till his time comes.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30

Awoman who brought suit in the fed.
eral court Of Indianapolis, Ind, for $780,.
900 damages for alleged infringesnenta
II patents and trade marks for cosmet-
ics be- compromised for 80 cash.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30

The people who read Of the great
forts that have been built at Port Ar
thur should not get excited over the
possibilities Of a war in Texas. II is
not that port.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30

Mice are fond of music and this fact
induced an American machinist to con-
struct trap with musical box at.
tachment. The music attracts the mice
and to get nearer to the harmonious
tones they wander into the trap and are
caught alive, Eve or six alta time.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30

In front Of hotel in a Michigan
town there is sign: shamrock House
Won Platz, Proprietor" Most Of the
people In the town are Irish and Ger
man. Principally Irish.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30

Newton Republicans: This writer
speaks our mind exactly, MAY we
venture to express the hope that the
man who writes it Xmas will have a
Happy Kew Xearp" Let us add also
a comfortable Xourth Of Xuly.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30

The most striking thing about the
reputed candidates for the Republican
nomination for congress in this dis
trict is the way they are tumbling
over each other to get out Of the road
for Calderhead,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30

1t is probable that the State Teach
ers' association will denounce the i'll
chosen state text books. There is no.
body so tired Of The books as the
teachers, unless it is the pupils who
have to use them.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30

The coliseum in which Mr.. Bryan
was nominated burned to the ground
Friday night. There seems to be a
good deal of fatality connected with
the silver champion.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30

Il is said that one of the siugle-but-
ton men of Van Buren, county, Ark,
when he came to get married, inter
rupted the ceremony to fix his suspen-
der.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30

The shah of Persia has pipe so high
ly ornamented that it is worth $780,
600. It is safe to say that he does not
enjoy smoking it any more than an or
binary laborer does his penny dudeen.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30

Some weeks ago there was a country
dance in Union township, Madison
county, Ind. One Of the guests had the
measles. Others were inoculated with
the contaglon, which has spread until
it has become necessary to close the
schools Of both Richland and Union
townships.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30

The joke writers ought to take note
Of the Miltonvale mother-in law who
fell dead when she found that her
daughters husband had been injured.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30

The coming Of the New Year will
bring to the nation the best twelve
months in Its history. Mark the pre-
dictiOn.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30

Council Grove Republican, The
latest financial school, All who
think times have materially improved
and the condition of the farmer and
laborer bettered under McKlnley's
administration please hold up their
hand.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30

There Is fortune in store for the
man who starts shop where a man
can exchange the box Of cigars his
wife gave him for Christmas for new
undershirt.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30

An Ohio city has made special police
officer of q man who has served two
'e:7ns in prison Verify virtue has its
own reward.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-30
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 80. 1897.

About the only things that will
show decrease in Kansas this year
are the poor houses and jails.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-11-03
A STEAMSHIP CORNER.
All Room for Cattle on Ocean Liners Hal
Boon Engaged for Year. S

All Room for Cattle on Ocean Liners Has
Been Engaged for Q Year.
CHICAGO, Ncy. 2 q special to The
Record from 1ssW York says: There is
practically a corner ii the ocean freight
room for cattle on the transatlantic
steamship lines from this port, Phila-
delphia and Baltimore. The entire
space has been engaged Of the White
Star line and the Atlantic Transport
line for one year beginning Jan. 1, and
Of the National line for two years from
the same date by the representative Of
q syndicate said to be composed Of
English buyers of cattle. It is also re-
ported that P. D. Armour of Chicago
is interested. All the space for 1898 on
the Wilson's and Furness-Leyland lines
has been contracted for by others, and
SO has the space Of the Bristol line,
leaving no space on regular lines avail
able for local shippers of cattle.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-11-03
4 Daughter Sayed
WONDERFUL RECOVERY OF MISS HATTIE KING.
Stricken 70 TIE BED im upon the Verge Of INSANITY Finds Remedy IT.
lad Alne Fled Tie Best Physicians Failed 10 d ANYTHING ii A

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Ano.ner Daa symP gn vas coIIgn, Mn.o.7
was 70 unlem!tnng tnat y va atne geneI1l
vplnio 81, VI ou1 'I1ehus tnSs sue w. SOnsulP
I've one ose nes1 1aplu1y. o9ls.ae. ~
t Moiu pe conaneu 70 tne pea ol 49, =.
~ LIFE Meek s., 1nsn De alounu pus on1y
:" t senet iel ~ 49,, .....,. ~.
be, QUE Vas as not om Rnyslca ~ h Ius
nc no realization. OF what she was 9oing. We
!ea5eo, 10 Iact, comple!e mental 0yeItnI ~
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-11-03
THE ROAD Is SOLD.
Union Pacific Property Knocked
Down to the Reorganization
Committee.
Sale Of the Road Was Tame, but
Its History Is Of Much
Greater Interest.
Unprecedented Profits in Con.
struction---Oakes Ames and
Credit Mobilier.

OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 2.-The Union
Pacific proper, including the buildings
and all that goes to operate the system,
was sold to the reorganization commit
tee for the sum of $55. 52S, 52s.76. The
amount does not include the sinking
fund in the hands of the government,
and taking this to be $4,036, 100, the
amount stated in the government decree
covering the sale of the road, the total
paid for the property was $57 1864, 932. rs.
There were no other bidders and the
road went to the reorganization COM
mittee without any opposition. The
sale of the road was in itself one of
the most tame and uninteresting per-
formances possible to imagine.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-11-03
WENT HOME TO HANG
WATkA, THE GREEK INDIAN, LE-
GALLY EXECUTED.
Has Been at Liberty Since Conviction but
Returned to Indian Territory in
Time to Have Sentence
Carried Out.

CHELSEA, I. T., Nov. a. John
Watka, the Creek Indian who shot
Jonas Deer, another member of his own
tribe, has been legally executed for the
crime.
The men were rivals for the hand of
the same girl, and fought at dance at
which she WIS was present, to decide
who should gain her. Watka killed
Deer and afterwards married the In.
dian maiden. Late this summer Watka
went to Kansas City with base ball
nine of his fellow reds and played a
game at one of the parks. He had
ample opportunity to escape, but re.
turned to the territory of his own &C.
cord that his sentence might be car
ried out.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-11-03
FOR BENEFIT OF SICK POOR.

Plan For the Free Distribution Of DIR.
Hirschfelder's Oxytuberculine.
SAN Francisco, Nov. At is pro-
posed by the Cooper Medical college
Ind persons who are convinced of the
efficacy of DR.. Hirschfelder's oxytuber-
culine in the treatment of consumption
to secure the compound for free distri-
button. No definite plans have been
decided upon, but tits thought that the
best channels Of distribution will be the
health departments of the cities and the
public hospitals. DIR. Hirschfelder has
given his sanction to the movement
and will receive no proprietary rights.
DR.. Reilly of the Chicago health de-
partment has written to DR.. Hirsch-
fielder stating that he hopes soon to be
able to use the consumption cure for
the benefit of the poor of that city.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-11-03
FOR HERR ANDREE'S RELIEF
Norwegian Government to Stand the Ell
pense of an Expedition.

Norwegian Government to Stand the Ex-
pense of an Expedition.
CHRIsTIANIA, Nov. 2.-The govern
ment has instructed the governor of the
province of Tromsoe, the most northern
province of Norway, to charter steam
ship at the expense of the state, to pro-
vision it for six months and to send out
a relief expedition for Herr Andree,
who assembled in his balloon on July II
last from Spitzbergen, 1,400 miles
northwest of the North cape of Nor
way, in a proposed expedition to the
North pole. The relief steamer will
start in three days. time from Tromsoe.
on Tromsoe island, off the north coast
of Norway and will proceed to Spitz.
bergen.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-11-03
IN HANNA'S BAILIWICK.

Legislative Ticket Said to Be Consider
IT. ably in Doubt. ~"
CINCINNATI, O., Nov. 2.-Usually the
speaking campaign closes in this state
on Saturday night preceding election.
There were this year, however, meetings
Monday night in many Of the counties.
The contest in Ohio for members of
the legislature is conceded to be in
doubt.
The efforts Of both the Republicans
and also Of the Democrats on the last
day for the legislative tickets indicated
that the battle of ballots was conferred
on candidates for the legislature, though
the state tickets were by no means lost
sight Of or in any manner ignored.
Conservative Democrats say they
have no such chances for the election
of their state ticket as for the legisla-
tive tickets. The more sanguine Dem
ocrats expect a tidal wave that may
carry their state tickets as we'll as secure
Democratic majority in the legislature
but it is evident that the Democratic
managers are expecting more for their
legislative than for their state ticket.
This is especially true Of the situation
/ in Cincinnati. The Republicans say
their state ticket will be elected by 3
large plurality and that the legislature
| is the only thing in doubt. The Re-
| pubicans claim they will have q ma
jority in the legislature without Ham
ilton county and they are now claiming
they will elect the IA members Of the
Legislature from this county by reduced
majorities. The Democrats claim they
viii carry Hamilton county by from
ts1O flOO tn 70 600 nlnrality 5; IS
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-11-03
Bryan Talks to Nebrnskaus.

LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 2. There was
activity all along the line in Nebraska
up to the opening Of the polls. A num-
Der Of final rallies were held Monday
evening, the most notable being that at
Omaha, where w. J. Bryan spoke.
Mr.. Bryan spent Monday speeding
through Eastern Nebraska on special
train making short addresses in many
towns on behalf Of the fusion forces.
The interest awakened in the last three
or four days will, it is believed, bring
out q vote not greatly less than that Of
last wear, :9tsv
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-11-03
Sioux Fan. Wins . Big suit. !

Sioux FALLS, S. D., Nov. 2.-The
United States jury gave verdict for
the city in q suit for $25, 900 brought by
property owners who claimed damages
to property abutting streets where
grading had been done. Other suits
aggregating more than $780, are
pending, but will probably be dismissed
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-11-03
Footb.n slayer Dead.

ATLANTA, Ga, Nov. 2 Won Gam.
mon. one Of the players on the Univer.
sity Of Georgia football team, died dur
ing the morning from injuries received
in ) game between that team and the
team from the Universlty Of Virginia
ii this city Saturday afternoon.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-11-03
Dubuque's Bones Reiuterred.

5 DUBUQUE, Nov. 2. Julien Dubuque's
bones, with those Of two Indian chiefs,
unearthed some weeks ago by the build
:ers Of q monument upon his grave,were
deposited in sarcophagus within the
monument, and j. 81. Shields delivered
an address before Z, 1000 persons. Du-
buque was the first white settler west
of the Mississippi river, and was known
to the Indians as Little Cloud q