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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-01
An Open Letter to Mothers.

We are asserting in the courts our
right to the exclusive use Of the word
"Castoria,n and Pitchers Castoria, "as
our trade mark.
|, DR.. Samuel Pitcher, Of Hyannis,
Massachusetts, was the originator Of
pitchers Castoria,n the same that
has borne and does now bear the fac
smile signature Of Chas. II. Fletcher
on every wrapper. This is the orig
inal "Ptcher's Castorian which has
been used in the homes Of the
mothers of America for over thirty
years. Look carefully at the wrapper
and see that it Is the kind you have
always bought, and has the signature
Of Chas. H. Fletcher on the Wrapper.
No one has authority from me to use
my name except The Centaur Com
pany Of which Chas. II. Fletcher Is
President.
SAMUEL PITCHER, MD,
March s, 1897.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-01
Edward Streicher Dead.

A telegram received by Rev. Walter
Clark announces the death of Edward
Streicher who resided here and was
head clerk at Gleissner's, leaving in
the spring Of 1896. He went to Pueblo
where he was clerk in the Pattison
drug store, but went to Port Arthur,
Texas, a few months ago, beginning
business for himself. He died there
last night but no particulars are OBJ
tainable. Mr.. Streicher was aged
about 80 and was the picture Of health
and physical perfection when here.
He was highly respected and social
favorite. He will be buried at Els
worth where his father lives. His
mother is dead; a sister lives in
Nebraska.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-01
A Candidate for Treasurer.

W. II. Staatz, the well known young
merchant of Enterprise, was in the
city last evening. Mr.. Staatz has de.
cided to accede to the requests Of
many friends and be candidate fol
the Republican nomination for treas
urer Should he be nominated he
will have a walkaway at election.
His long residence in the county, his
home popularity and his high stand
ing as an honorable, worthy and
clean gentleman and as a staunch Re.
publican together with his personal
ability will make him inyincible.
He has every fitness for the position
and will I'LL it well.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-01
Death Of ]. K. stauFer,

John X. Stauffer died OF kidney
trouble last Tuesday at the home Of
his daughter, Mrs. G. G. Hutchinson,
on North Buckeye, aged IS years, 4
months. He was born in Lancaster
county, Pa, came to Kansas IS years
ago, and farmed in Ridge township
for many years. Recently with his
aged wife who survives him after a
welded life Of 50 years, he has been
residing with Judge and Mrs. Hutch
ison. Nine children are left Enos
in Carlisle, Pa, Harry and Mrs.
Morrison, in Drexel, Mo-. John |. and
Mrs. Martha Morrison, in Ridge town
ship; Jacob and Sol E., of Hope; Ezra
and Mrs. Hutchison, of Abilene. He
was a member Of the River Brethren
church since young manhood and as
husband, father and friend was true
to all. His kindly heart and unswerv-
ing Christian spirit won for him the
respect Of all and sincere sympathy
will 60 QUITO the sorrowing relatives.
Funeral Thursday. At 10 a. m.
the procession will leave the house for
Belle Springs where Elders Bossler
and Martin conducted services and
where the interment will be.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-01
RECENT REFLECTIONS.

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Gilliland, of Carlton, daughter.
Found, gentleman's coat, near
New Basel, June 26. Enquire Of II.
Southworth, Abilene, Kas.
Wanted, 800 people to eat ice
cream at Brenizer's parlor, on Broad
way, Abilene.
j. b. Ehrsam Il Sons, Of Enter
prise, yesterday received the contract
for grinding 40 rolls for the salina
Mill and Elevator company.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-01
ABOUT PEOPLE.

G. Kohler was up from Enterprise
W. c. Gugeler was in from Liberty.
Mrs. W. H. Spidel left for Cali
fornia for a visit.
Miss Della Coble left for Chicago to
visit her sister.
Miss Rachel Stoddard went to
Navarro to visit relatives.
John G. Nusz, d Woodbine, was
visiting relatives in'the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. M. Sherwood re-
turned this afternoon from Beatrice,
Neb.
Mrs. W. B. Giles and son Frank
left for a summers outing in Cali
fornia.
Mrs. W. j. Ramsey and son and
Miss May Russell left for a Cali
fornia trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Merrill left for
an outing at Colorado Springs and
other mountain resorts.
Miss Rose Merrifield and Mrs. K. N.
Belknap left over the Santa Fe this
morning for California.
J. d. Milliken Of Mcpherson, one
of the states leading attorneys, was
in the city on legal business.
Fred Johntz started this morning
for trip to California. Mrs. Johntz
and the children went to Ohio at
noon for visit.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-01
]. B. Favor for Sheriff.

John B. Favor Of this city will be a
candidate for the Republican nomina-
ton for sheriff. Mr.. Favor is the
present city marshal Of the city and
has been for several years. He is a
splendid officer, prompt, courteous,
gentlemanly, honest and reliable and
withal Republican from start to
finish. He has long been a resident
Of this county and formerly lived in
south Dickinson. II nominated he
will be a winner and will be the next
sheriff. He is that kind OF a runner
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-01
Callahan Bound Over.

George Callahan, the junction City
brakeman accused of kicking a man
of train at Salina, was bound over
for trial at the preliminary yesterday,
with bond fixed at $4,000 The man
was after falling run over by the
train and killed. Callahan went
through the city with his train satur-
day evening and gave some Abilene
ties description Of the accident
which showed how impossible it was
that he did the deed. He is a fine
looking man and one apparently in
capable Of such action.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-01
Laving.on- Hands to Cure.

DONEGAL, June Solder Weaver,
Of Tabor, Iowa, preached in Belle
Springs church Sunday evening
After the sermon the elder performed
the solemn rite of annointment with
oil and the laying-on-of-hands for the
healing of the sick. Four were an
nointed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-01
ToDAY's GAME.
Abilene II, Minneapolis 0.
Raises the Limit.

State Supt. Stryker has notified the
county superintendent that hereafter
the required average for Srd grade
certificates will be so per cent with a
minimum Of go, instead of 10 and go
as formerly. The per cent for LIST and
2nd (lade certificates will be as be-
FORE so and 80, 10 and 80.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-01

Edward Kruse and family, Of New
York, who have been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. John Taylor and Other
relatives left for Colorado
Mrs. +. M. Whitlaw returned from
Oklahoma bringing back with her the
infant child Of her brother, Hampton
Smith. The little one was left moth.
erless by Mrs. Smiths recent death
and will find a home here.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-01
Have a Gospel Wagon.

DONEGAL, June SO-The Gospel
wagon to be sent out under the au-
spices Of the River Brethren church
was dedicated here Sunday evening.
The workers going out in the wagon
this year are A. l.. Eisenhower and
wife, Of Abilene; Barbara Hershey, Of
Donegal, and Jacob Eshelman, Of
Sedgwick.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-01
Little Bernard Dewey has a pei

Little Bernard Dewey has a pet
that is unique. 1t is a prairie dog
that came from western Kansas last
night. The marshal is studying the
statutes to see whether that kind Of a
dog is taxable.
-salina will play Fl. Riley July
9th, and the Republican says: "Sa-
lima is to play team that has moi
been defeated this year and is one Of
the first teams Of the state" Oh Sa.
lima, you make people tired.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-01

Out Of the large number Of Ideal
mills and towers that we're directly in
the track Of the windstorm in north
Dickinson not one was injured.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-01
VISITORS TOOK ONE.
Minneapolis Puts Up q Pretty Game
and Wins.
From Wednesdays Daily.

Minneapolis is all right. With
Cochran In the pitchers box throwing
a dazzling sky rocket sort Of curves
that seem to start for junction City
but end up in the direction OF Wich-
tia, it keeps the opposition guessing.
That is what he did yesterday, and
he was the greatest puzzle the Abb
lenes had yet faced. He famed II
men to Bouldin's 8, and did it in a
way that showed great skill. Abilene
in addition to having hard luck at the
bat, lost several on errors. Strother,
Price and Athey each had one and
Ash two. The line up Of the teams
~
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-01
MISCELLANEOUS
ITEMS

ITEMS
Clark's 0. N. I. Thread 4c spool.
Milwards Needles Be paper.
Adamantine Hooks and Eyes lc card.
Best Skirt Cambria DC yard
Good Silesia 1910 yard.
Ladies Shirt Waist Sets Be apiece.
Pure silk Mitts l5c pair.
All linen canvas l5c yard.
ID table OIL Cloth l5c yard.
Ladies' leather Belts l5c up.
Full standard Calicoes lc yard,
36-inch unbleachcd Muslin 4c yard.
36-inch beached Muslin Be yard,
Nice Dress Ginghams Be yard.
Good Apron Ginghams Sc yard.
"Blg Cut" on all Fancy Parasols."
Silk Remnants at less than one-half Price.
Vaenciennes laces &c yard up.
We aim to keep complete stock Of Small
Items, little within themselves, but invalu-
able to Ladies' outfits.
l0c Fans for 25c.
SOC Fans for 29c.
Soc Fans for 4Sc.
zoe fans for SOC.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-01
ABILENE WEEKLY REFLECTOR ABILENE KANSAS lYL 09-TwE PAGES
DIcKINsoN's PROPERTY.
Synopsis Of the Personal Property
Reports Of 1897.

County Clerk Kietfer today com.
pleted the synopsis Of the personal
property statements of the county.
The county has the following:
Farms 1852; fenced S5l, 1858 acres;
unfenced lO4,S94 acres; irrigated 81;
value farms $6, 95S,4l2.
Implements etc. $lOS,OO2
Wheat S4,727 acres, rye S,Os7,
spring wheat 81, corn l22,34O, bar
ley 49S, oats S0,664, buckwheat 20,
potatoes 1888, flax /, tobacco |,
broom corn 20, millet 7,O77, sorghum
1921. maize 81, Kafllr corn ll,7Sl;
corn on hand March 1855, 1O4 bu.
wheat %, 42l; timothy grass lO6 acres,
clover IS, bluegrass 179, alfalfa Las,
orchard grass |, other grass 25, prai-
rie ll0,7lS; tame hay in 1896, 6,927
tons. prairie hay 2S,9Ol; value garden
products 1896 $4,5l9, poultry and
eggs 1874; cheese made in famile S
3,645 lbs, in factories 1851 lbs; butter
families 2l5.705; factories III, 467;
value Of milk outside factories S4s.-
25S.
Horses 1894, mules 750, milch
cows 1876, cattle 33,2O6, sheep
s,706, hogs 97,90S, value animals
sold for slaughter 1896, s451, 2S9;
wool clip 2,7l0 pounds,
Bearing trees: Apple, 0,35l,
pear 6,9l9, peach 1865, plum 1914,
cherry 23.Sl6.
Gallons wine made, 975
Value horticultural products, ST.
4S9.
Stand bees 1877, honey 6,429 pounds.
Dogs, 2,417.
Value wood marketed $1,04S.
The value of various kinds of prop
ertv il with avaraua valnas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-01

Buy your groceries Of Theo. Nusz. !
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-01

ADlltHt ulu luo DCoV WoAh ~ WV
fourth when four runs were piled up,
hut after that the boys hickered rap
idly. Minneapolis had good field
work, Gafford in the left doing espec-
tally well. Cochran threw high ball
which was hard for the home team
to reach. The star hit was by Price,
who knocked a home run; Reust made
two Dagger. Two bases on balls off
Bouldin Score:
R H 2
Abilene. 1 0 4 0 0--8 II
Minneapolis, 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 Is
l.. G. Humbargar umpired the
game and gave satisfaction. Attend
ance small.
The Abilene's have played 20 games
and lost Z. On Friday the team goes
to Minneapolis where it will play two
games Saturday, at 9 a. m. and 8 P.
m. On Monday, Minneapolis will
play here in place of the Indians who
could not be secured, Aspecial train
will bring the team and visitors to en-
Joy Abilene's celebration.
Todays game was the last Of the
week. The batteries were Augusta
and Wagner; Reust and Brophy'
In the 9Th Athey hurt his shoulder
in slide to 3rd and is laid up for a
few days. The same shoulder was
dislocated two years ago. Giles took
his place.
ToDAY's GAME,
Abilene II, Minneapolis 0.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-01

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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-07
Seized the Express Train.

A curious and amusing incident occur
red the other day at Anglers, in France.
nj. Conquaret, "a miller of Condor, had n
claim against the local railway company
which the latter refused TO pay in spite of
the finding of the court in the miller's ia
vor.
The claim amounted to $4,000 francs,
and the miller requested the brokers to
distrain on the company for that sum.
Now in France when once the brokers
have seized an object IL must not be moved
from the place of seizure without special
permit from the president of the court in
which the case was tried. Hence, with
the object of bringing about a speedy set
Element, the brokers employed by M.
COnquaret quietly waited on the platform
at Condor station until an express train
had entered and come to n standstill.
They then seized the train and the passen-
gers it contained
OF course the only way to release the
train and its living freight was to pay the
miller's claim.
This the station master was authorized
by telegraph to do, and after a delay of
three-quarters of an hour the train started
once more on its journey. Letter.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-07
GIRL AS AN OFFICE BOY.
She Makes IL Uncomfortable, 1t Seems,
For Women Visitors.

She Makes It Uncomfortable, It Seems,
For Women Visitors.
Oftentimes n representative of the gen
tier sex is placed in the position of door
keeper, and the uninitiated feels his heart
grow glad when he gazes upon her face,
for he is sure that he will receive gentle
treatment at her hands If he is young,
good looking and well dressed, she cannot
be affable enough, but let his hair be well
frosted with the SHOWS of Father Time and
his trousers be somewhat "fringy," and
she will be as Indifferent to his appeals us
the young man who formerly occupied her
place. 1t is to one of her own sex, how
ever, that she can best display her frigd
manners. Let a woman, no matter whcth-
er she be old or young, rich or poor, enter
the office, and the girl in charge stiffens i'm
mediately, while over the face of the caller
comes look of despair, for she knows
what is coming.
~ wish to see Mr.. -" ventures the
caller.
Like iciclos the words fall from the lips
of the doorkeepor
"He is busy"
"Please take my name in TO him"
"He is busy, l tell you," returns the
doorkeeper, investigating the contents Of
her purse or examining her nails very
closely.
II am sure no will see mo if no knows
am here" continues the caller if she be
very persistent.
The doCrkeeper raises her eyebrows in
the most exasperating manner, then with
a sigh of utter WEAKNESS languidly rises
from her seat, adjusts the plaits in her
skirt returns to her dosk for her handker-
chief, then remembers that some papers
need alteration, and finally when the caller
is almost reduced to tears, she leisurely
makes n second attempt to follow out the
request made, and when she returns and
gives the requisite permission to enter it Is
with the air of queen bostowing a royal
favor. -Chicago Inter Ocean.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-07
PUNCHED ONIONS.
Practically No Longer Sold Here, but lex
ported In Large Quantities.

Practically No Longer Sold Here, but Ex-
ported In Large Quantities.
Onions were formerly very commonly
sold In strings or lunches as well as in
bulk. The onions were tied by turn of
Irvine around their stems to punches of
straw. In punching onions the largest
were placed at the bottom, and they were
graduated in size up to the very small
ones at the top, making a slender cone of
onions, with the straw to which they were
tied projecting above the top, serving as
a handle for the bunch. The onions were
usually nicely graded and punched trim
ly. Forty years and more ago onions put
up in this manner were common sight
in the grocery stores. Now they are rare
ly seen hereabout in that form, and al
most without exception are sold loose.
Onions are still punched in large quaint
ties for export.
American onions are exported 10 all the
Spanish American countries, the West In
dies, Mexico and South America, and
about half the onions exported go out in
punches packed rather loosely in barrels
and crates One New York firm export
ing potatoes, onions, apples, garlic, and
so on, ships hundreds of thousands of
punches of onions packed in this manner
annually, besides thousands Of barrels and
crates of loose onions. The modern bunch
is not made so long as the old time
bunch, and it contains fewer onions. but it
Is put up in the same symmetrical manner,
and with the wisps of straw rising above
the top. Bunch onions as now put up run
pound and half to two pounds and a
quarter to the bunch. The onions punched
arp mostly rod which are nrpfprrpd i'm the
countries to which they are exported.
Bunch onions are now raised largely
on Long Island, and great many are
raised also in Rhode Island and in Con-
neotiout. Care is taken in selecting them
to preserve the stem by which the onion
is bound to the straw. The punching is
usually done on the farms where the on
ions are raised, but sometimes the supply
Of punching onions is not equal to the de-
mand, and it is then supplemented from
other stock and the bunchers are brought
to the city and the onions punched here
The work is done entirely by hand. An
expert buncher can put up from 400 TO 900
punches day.
There is reason in the punching. On
ions keep better put up in that form and
can be handled better. There have been
other changes in the onion industry in
this country. Formerly Weathersfield,
Conn, was the great center of onion rails
ing. A good part of the valuable land
there that had been devoted to onions has
now been given over to the cultivation of
tobacco, and the onion soepter has departed
from Weathersfeld. Orange county in this
state is now the greatest onion producing
section. New York sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-07
Office Comforts.

Luxurious Offices may be in bad taste,
but they are in no worse taste than the
poorly furnished and uninviting offices
when tho owners can afford office comforts.
In everything appropriateness is con
ducive to the best results.
The dress at the seashore should not re-
semble tho theater gown, nor should the
piazza chair be like that in the parlor.
But there is certainly no reason why an
Office should be barn, a shed or a dark
corner in the warehouse.
No one of sense would suggest that there
should be fountain in the center of the
office or counting room or that it should
be like winter garden, but there is n
vast difference between these extremes
and the barrenness of the average Office
A few potted plants cost nothing and If
they are of hardy species require but little
care.
Few men seem to appreciate the neces-
sity of an awning or curtain and constant
ly try their eyes by reading sunlighted
letters and papers.
An office, as l see 1t, should be the bust
ness home, not the headquarters of the
business treadmill. Everything that will
contribute to the comfort of the eye and
the body should be there. Hardware.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-07
The True Rem sdy

W. NJ. Repine, editor Tskilwa, Ill.,,
''Chief, says: "We won't keep house
without DR.. Kings New Discovery for
consumption, coughs and colds. Exper-
imented with many others, but never got
the true remedy until we used DR.. Kings
New Discovery. No other remedy can
take it's place in our home, as in it we
have a certain and sure cure for coughs,
colds, whooping cough. ETC." 1t is idle
to experiment with other remedies, even
if they are urged on you as just as good
as DIR. Kings New Discovery. They are
not as gooo, because this remedy has a
record OF cures and besides isguaranteed.
1t never fails to satisfy. Trial bottles
free at Macdonald's drug store.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-07
At the Universities.

Some man has discovered and called
general attention to the fact that in this
country the schools closed to male students
exceed in number those closed to female
students. Another man, Professor Won
Hartmann of Germany, consoles the wom-
en- who are shut out of the universities In
this wise
'The lecture rooms seem to have mag
ical attraction for you. They are for you
the paradise of intelligence. Absurd mis-
takel They are much more like barracks,
where one learns mechanically the manual
of arms. i am going to tell you the great
secret-the best means of education Is
reading. Let those of you who care little
about diplomas and whose sole ambition
is to cultivate your minds stay at home
and read. Get it well into your heads
that your brothers and your future hus-
bands, who, after leaving the university,
do not read, will never be anything but
stupid ignoramuses, and that all the uni
versities in the world are useless to wo-
man who knows how to road"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-07
Speed on Typewriters.

A typewriter who writes accurately from
dictation at the rate of 40 words "a minute
for an hour is a good operator. One who
writes 80 words minute for the same
time is better One who writes 60 words
n minute is excellent One able to aver
age 20 words, spelled and capitalized cor
rectly, is an expert One capable of writ
ing so words under those conditions is
professionally classified as n "lullah." One
sufficiently skillful TO strike off 80 words
following those requirements, is "lullah
XXX,r and one able to average 100 words
is n star operator of the first quality. And
there are at least three typewriters In New
York city who can make century run"
of that sort in an hour. A comparatively
small number of typewriters are adapted
mentally and physically for very rapid
work, and not In 90, as operators go, Is
able to average 60 words n minute from
unfamiliar matter. BY this is meant 5000
words, properly spelled, in one hour. Forty
words minute is probably not far from
the average rate of speed in this city
New York Sun.