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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16
FARM PRICES OF GRAIN.

Agricultural Bureau issues Bulletin
Comparing Prices on Some Cereals
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-THE agricul-
tural department has issued the follow
ing:
The only information now available relates
to the average iarm price of certain products
on the first day Of the present month The
farm price Of corn as indicated averages @s'
per bu. against aLbc last year that OF oats,
els, against 1870 Inst year, that OF barley
W7c, against 80 So last YEAR, that OF rye 4i7c
against 4O9c last year, that OF buckwheat
az. lc. against 80 20 last year; that Of hay 'dG
per ton, against as last year The average
for the products not given are withheld for re.
vision as are also the estimates Of the acreage
Of inter- wheat md rye IND the condition o.
these products
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16
COWARDLy JURYMGN.
Judge y. j. Brnaddu. Dwell. IN the sent

Judge r.. j. Broaddu, Dwell. IN the tsnti'
ment That Let's Cr,mlusis E-ca"-
Liberty, Mo-, Dec. ll.--Ju ge Il. j.
Broaddus has referred to the moral
cowardce Of petit jurylnen" few
times recently, but the strongest Ian.
guage he has used on the subject was
at Kingston, when he said
1t is sympathy and moral cowardlce on the
part OF Jurors that lntcrvenes and clears guilty
men The defendants attorney tells the jury
that II Is better that 80 guilty men escape than
one innocent man be un)us,ly punished. There
are too many Of the 80 guilty ones escape. The
reasonable doubt is used too much as a
pretext TO clear those guilty OF Grim. Every
term Of court there are guilty men turned
loose to prey upon society because OF the moral
cOwardice Of jurors II Is no trouble to secure
an Indictment bu. the difficulty lies In secur-
Ing q verdict Of guilty Our mo Iernized courts
have come refugees for criminals. This was
not 80 under the early common law courts OF
this country and Of Great Britain make
these suggestions for your benefit It Is the
first time In the history Of the sta OF Missouri
that u judge on the bench has done so but be-
lieve my rcmari.s are proper and opportune
for the occasion the times and the conditions.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16
NEITHER SIDE YIELDED.


Conference Between ArmOurs and Labor
Union Leaders Comes to Nnught.
KANSAS CRY, Mo-. Dec. 1.-THE boy
colt on the products OF the Armour
Packing company is still on. A con-
ference of an hour and quarter was
held yesterday at the plant between
representatives of the Trades assem-
bly, and Louis James and George W..
Tourtelotte, of the Armour company.
Neither side gave in a little to the
other, and as a result the fight will
probably be waged more fiercely than
ever by the laboring people. The
proposition that the company pay the
labor unions $4,000 was considered
absurd by the Armour people and they
refused absolutely to grant any of the
requests or demands Of the laboring
men.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16
THE DOVE OF PEACE.

Gard Playing and Dancing No Longer
Divide the Nevada Christian Denominn-
ton.
NEVADA, Mo-, Dec. 1.-THE board
of arbitration called here to settle the
differences between the two Nevada
Christian churches made Its report
Yesterday, recommending the reunion
Of the congregations. The report was
adopted. The split in the church oc.
cured in October, 1898, when about 10
members withdrew on account OF a
resolution adopted by the church board
condemning card playing, dancing and
similar practices
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16
Bryan and Party In Mexico,

LAREDO, Tex, Dec. 1l.-W. ]. Bryan
and party arrived here last evening
Accompanied by several Mexican
officials dispatched by President Diaz
to meet them, they crossed the Rio
Grande into Mexico. As soon as the
Mexican side Of the river was reached
the train was brought to halt and a
telegram from Diaz welcoming Mr..
BRYAN to the country was read.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16
TO DEFEAT THE POLICE.


st. Louis Pool sellers VIII Work Behind
Wire Screens to Prevent Arrest.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 9.-Chief of Police
harrington says that the pool rooms,
which have already been raided four
times during the past week, will be
closed up each day they are found open.
In this connection an interesting
scheme has come TO light The pro
prietors Of one Of the pool rooms on
Olive street have determined on a new
scheme to prevent the police from ar
resting their employees when the next
raid occurs. All the employees will be
surrounded by q heavy wire screen,
extending from the floor to the ceiling.
Access TO this will be by a door, which
will be locked on the men when the
police appear.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16
MRS. VAN Setback UNDAUNTED

She Entern Second suit Against Her F"ta-
er.ln-Law for alternating Her Husbands
Affections
CHICAGO, Dec. 0.-Mrs. Florence Van
Setback yesterday began suit against
her father-in-law. Peter Van Schaack,
one Of the leading business men OF
Chicago, asking damages in the amount
of $4,000 for alienation of her hus-
bands affections and $4,000 for libel
Mrs. Van Setback claims that her
father-in-law induced her husband to
leave her by means of letters contain
ing charges which she denominates as
untrue. The plaintiff recently Sc
cured verdict by default of S65, OOC
against the defendant In Brooklyn,
but that Judgment not being operative
in Chicago, she has brought another
action here.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16

COLUMBIA, Mo-, Dec. l0.-The cura.
tors of Missouri university have estab.
Iished free medical dispensary In
Columbia. The members Of the senior
class in the medical department, under
the instruction Of the medical faculty,
will treat the patients.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16
DEFAULTED ON BOND ISSUE.
Suit to he brought Against Lawrence,
Kan, by the school Fund Commission

Suit to be brought Against Lawrence,
Kan, by the school Fund Commission
TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 1.-THE MEM
bers of the school fund commission
have directed that suit be brought by
the state against the city Of Lawrence,
to recover on bonds voted by the city
in aid of the Kansas state university,
and subsequently purchased by the
school fund commissioners as an in
vestment The bonds were issued in
1871, and amounted to 100000 No
part Of the principal has ever been
paid and the interest has been in de-
fanlt since 1854.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16
[Eirst Published in the Abilene Weekly Re-
fectOr, November rs, 1897
SHERItF'S SALE.
Case No. 3,622.
William W. Walker, plaintiff

VS..
Nathaniel G. Reed, Maria Reed and George
| Reed, defendants.
/ Under and by virtue Of an order of sale is
sued by the clerk Of the district court Of the
Sth judicial district within and for Dickin-
son county, State Of Kansas, In the above
entitled case, and to me directed and deliv-
| cred, will on
Monday, December n, A. D. 1897,
at 10 o'clock a. M, of said day, at the front
door OF the court house In the city Of Abilene,
Dickinson county State OF Kansas, without
appraisement sell to the highest bidder foi
cash in hand the following described real
, estate to-wit:
The northeast quarter me. " Of section
thirty-two (3g in township fifteen Q5) south,
OF range three t3) east Of the Sixth principal
meridian In Dickinson county, state Of Kan.
sas.
The said real estate will be sold pursuant
to the Judgment Of the court in said cause
recited In said order OF sale.
Witness my hand this End day Of Nov,
1891. N. b, ROBSON,
Sheriff OF Dickinson county Kansas.
STAMBAUGH Il HURD,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16

Isaac johnson, colored man claim.
Ing to be los years old, died at Sedalia,
No. He was born slave near Louis
vile, KY, and has lived many years In
Missouri
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16
BURIED GOLD STOLEN,
Man Afraid to Trust the Banks Ia Oul
Three Thousand Dollars.

Three Thousand Dollars.
FRANKFORT, KY, Dec. ll.-John g.
Haynes Is a prosperous farmer OF
Breckenridge county, but he is afraid
of the banks and for several years has
boarded up his money, secreting 1T
about his house. Dollar wheat and
equally good prices for other crops
found him with ~, 900 in gold after he
had disposed OF everything. Fearing
that robbers might attack his resi-
dence some night. he buried the
precious yellow metal and made daily
pilgrimages to 1t to see that 1t re-
NAMED safely slowed away. Yester-
day his breath was nearly taken when
he found that Wednesday night rob-
bers had found and carried off the
gold.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16

AT Blenheim palace, the home Of
the duke Of Marlborough, there are said
to be 20 staircases leading from the
main floor to the second.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16

Cakes Of tea In India, pieces Of silk
in China, salt In Abyssinia and Goldfish
In Iceland have all been used as money.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16
First published In the Abilene Weekly |
flector, Dec 2, 1897.
Notice Of Final Settlement.

STATE OF KANSAS, GO.
Dickinson County,
In the probate court Of said county.
In the matter Of the estate Of Flora F,
Thisler, deceased.
To all creditors Of and other persons inter-
ested in said estate: You are hereby notified
that at the next regular term OF the probate
conrf in and for said county, to be begun
and held at the probate judges Office In Abb
iene in said county on the 3rd Of January, A,
n 1904 being the first Monday in said month
~ January, will make final settlement OF
'"'" es'" O. L. TH1SLER,
Administrator.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16

First published In the Abilene Weekly Re-
fector, November 10, A. ID. 1897.
SHERIFF'S SALE,
Case No 1893.
Alfred g. Wright Mary d. Wright and
Frank II. Hamlin, executors of the last
will and testament of Alfred Wright, de-
ceased, plaintiffs,
James H. Todd Eva 0. Todd, Mrs. M. Adde
Rhoads and S. B. Rhoads, defendants
Under and by virtue of an order of sale Is
sued by the clerk Of the district court Of the
8th judicial district within and for Dickin-
son county, state of Kansas, in the above
entitled case and to me directed and de-
livered, will, on
Monday, December 81, A. D. 1897,
at 10 o'clock a. m. of said day, at the front
door of the court house In the city OF Abb
lene, Dickinson county, State Of Kansas
without appraisement, sell to the highest
bidder for cash In hand the following des'
cribed real estate towit:
Lot number four (4) In j. E. Bonebrake's
third subdivision in the city OF Abilene, &C.
cording to the plat Of said subdivision Of
record In the office of register Of deeds OF
Dickinson county state of Kansas, in Dick.
inson county, Kansas.
The said real estate will be sold pursuant
to the Judgment Of the court In said cause
recited in said order Of sale,
Witness my hand this 18th day, OF Nov.
1897. N. B. ROBSON,
Sheriff of Dickinson county, Kansas.
7. f. DEWEY,
Attorney for Plaintiff,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16
First published in the Abilene Weekly Re-
flector, Nov, Is, A. D, 1897
SNERlFF'S SALE.
Case No. 1900
George Windsor, plaintiff,

Samuel Carpenter and Emeine Carpenter,
defendants.
Under and by virtue of an order of sale is
sued by the clerk of the district court of the
Sth Judicial district within and for Dickin-
son county, State of Kansas in the above en-
titled case and to me directed and delivered,
will, on
Monday, December n, A. D. 1897,
at 10 O'clock A. NJ, of said day, at the front
door of the court house, In the city of Abb
lene, Dickinson county state of Kansas,
without appraisement sell to the highest
bidder for cash In hand the following de-
scribed real estate t0-wit:
Lotsnumber four tD, five t5), six (6) seven
% and eight ~ in block number one G) In
the original town nov city OF Abilene, in
Dickinson county, state of Kansas.
The said real estate will be sold pursuant
to the Judgment OF the court in said cause
recited In said order Of sale
Witness my hand this Ath day Of Nov,
1897.
N. b. ROBSON,
Sheriff OF Dickinson County, Kansas
ST.AMBAUGH & HURD,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16

More Fighting At san franciscan
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 10. Negotiations
have practically been completed for
three more pugilistic contests. Peter
Maher and Peter Jackson are to meet
in February, Chovnski and Tut Ryan
in January and George Green and Billy
Gallagher at a time to be set later.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16
largest Policy Ever Written.

NEW YORK, Dec. 10. The largest life
insurance policy ever issued has been
written in this city, calling for 81, 0OO,-
600 insurance upon the life Of George
W. Vanderbilt. The policy is what is
known as u s0-payment life contract,
and provides for a premium of SIS. 900
wear.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16
| First published in the Abilene Weekly Re
Hector, November rs, A. b. 1871

First published in the Abilene Weekly Re.
Hector, November rs. A. b. 1871
SHERlFF'S SALE.
Case No. 1884
, NJ. E. Fitch and C. W. Fitch, executors of the
estate Of Benjamin R. Sheldon, deceased,
plaintiffs.
Nathaniel ). Woolverton, Clara B. Woolver-
ton and Thomas Kirby, defendants.
Under and by virtue of an order of sale is
sued by the clerk OF the District Court Of the
Eighth judicial district. within and for Dick
inson county, state of Kansas, In the above
entitled ease and to me directed and de-
livercd, will, on
Monday, Dscember 27, A. D. 1897,
at 10 o'clock a. m. of said day, at the front
door Of the court house in the city OF Abb
lene, Dickinson county, State Of Kansas,
without appraisement, sell to the highest
bidder for cash In hand the following des-
crlbed real estate, towit:
The northwest quarter (nw4) OF section
number twelve az in township number four
teen lA) oath OF range number one ~ east
OF the Sixth principal meridian, In Dickinson
county, state OF Kansas
The said real estate will be sold pursuant
to the Judgment Of the court in said cause
recited In said order of sale.
Witness my hand this s4th day of Nov,
1857
NIB. ROBSON,
Sheriff Of Dickinson County Kansas.
STAMBAuGH x HURD,
Attorneys for plaintiffs.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-16
1. HERIFF'S

NJ 4. Fitch and c. W. Fitch, executors of the
estate Of Benjamin R. Sheldon, deceased,
plaintiffs.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-08-04
PATENT APPLICATIONS.
The Vast Majority of Those Sent to Wash.
ington Are Rejected.

The Vast Majority of Those Sent to Wash
ington Are Rejected.
The applications for patents filed av-
erage about 1875 day. There are 50
principal examiners, with perhaps 200
assistants. Every examiner and every
assistant examiner has his own special
ty. Let US take the case, say, of poor
inventor living in Oregon. He makes a
valuable invention and desires to OBJ
tain patent. He sends his application
with SIS to the commissioner of pat
ents. It is referred to the examiner hav-
ing charge of that peculiar class of in
ventions. It is his duty to reject it if
anything can be found on which to base
a rejection. Nearly 100000 patents
have been granted in the United States,
and probably more than 1000, 900 in
the rest of the world. If any of these
anticipate the invention, the examiner
must reject the application. It is not
necessary that exactly the same thing
should have existed before, for if any
thing substantially similar can be found
the applicant must go to the wall. But,
more than this, if anything similar has
been described in any printed publica-
ton, in any language, anywhere in the
world, or if without being patented or
described in print it has been used any
where in the United States, the exam
liner should reject.
The rub comes all the time upon the
degree of similarity which will consti-
tute an anticipation of the invention.
A tremendous responsible it will be
seen, is thus thrown upon the examiner.
He wants to be SAFE It, is both his
pride and his duty not to allow patent
to go out that ought to have been re-
jected. The consequence is that great
many examiners reject almost every
thing on the first examination. No mat
ter how broadly new the invention may
be, something can always be found that
is akin to it. The nearest thing that can
be found is used as basis for rejection.
Washington Star.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-08-04
They Played Poker.

/ In the summer of 1910 Henry Clay
went to Kentucky on his vacation.
Three nights after his arrival at Ger
tain springs sociable game began. In
the game were Mr.. Clay, Josiah Black
burn, John Hardin and Sam Clay, a
cousin Of the statesman. It began on
Friday night and ran along with vary
ing luck. They were all old hands and
had the nerve to back their cards. At
II o'clock Saturday night Blackburn
quit little ahead. He had been mar
8ried only two months and was afraid
his young wife would think he was
dead. Sunday morning at 9 o'clock
some one raped on the door. It was
opened, and q negro girl stood in the
hall. She had clean shirt in her hand,
and on the bosom was note from Har-
din's wife, !. For MI. John Hardin,
wherever he can be found. . The door
was closed and play resumed. Hardin
changed his linen at the table. San
Francisco Argonaut. 5s.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-08-04
Mysterious Glass Balls.

The small island of Billion, between
Sumatra and Borneo, has long been IA
nous for it's rich tin mines, which are
controlled by the Dutch government. In
describing the geology Of Billiton be-
fore the Royal Academy of Sciences in
Amsterdam recently Mr.. Verbeek gave
an account of the mysterious 'sglass
balls Of Billion, y which are found
among some of the tin ore deposits.
They are round, with grooved surfaces.
Similar balls are occasionally found in
Borneo and Java, as we'll as in Aus
tralia. Mr.. Verbeek thinks they cannot
be artificial, and there are no volcanoes
near enough to support the theory that
they are volcanic bombs. Besides. he
says, the CLASSY rocks produced BY the
nearest volcanoes are quite different in
their nature from the material Of the
balls. He suspected that the mysterious
objects were elected ages ago from the
volcanoes Of the moon and afterward
fell upon the earth
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-08-04
The Leper and the Flarstono.

One Of the principal legends connect
ed with St. Patrick's altar stone, ac-
! cording to writer in Donahoe's Maya
zine, is called the Legend of the Leper
and the Flagstone. This story runs as
follows: When St. Patrick was embark
ing for Ireland to enter upon his mis-
sion, a poor leper came to the seashore
just as the ship was about to weigh
anchor and earnestly begged to be taken
on board. It is probable that he had
heard something of the holiness of the
saint and the proofs of divine favor con-
ferred upon him, and that deep within
his inner consciousness there was born
a hope, vague at first, but gradually
growing stronger, that in the company
of St. Patrick he might expect some
amelioration Of his pitiable condition.
Something in the man appealed to the
saint, who was so deeply touched by
his pleadings that he expressed a wish
to have the despised leper taken on
board, but fear and prejudice had such
an influence over the sailors that they
would not allow the leper on board, and
the ship began to move out while the
afflicted man continued to plead from
the beach. The saint took his altar
stone and cast it on the water within
reach Of the leper, telling him to sit on
1t and remain perfectly quiet. Again
was the faith of the man shown, and
as soon as he had seated himself the
stone began to move over the water. It
followed Immediately in the wake Of
the ship until it reached the harbor of
Wicklow, and the leper thus reached
the shores of Erin in safety. st. Patrick
again took possession of the stone.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-08-04
A AS Col


Cyclone Was tho YOunester's Nanne "a
He Richly Deserved Il.
Several men gathered about q horse
rear the western market commenting
.n the prominence Of the beast .
ribs and general lankiness. The ami
NAL belonged to a farmer living near
Ypsilanti, and, it was said, never per-
mitted grass to grew under it's feet on
the road. The farmer was not pleased
with the remarks and the strong in
ferences that the poor thing had never
realized the sensation Of corn and oats
- What do you call your horse?'' was
asked. a 35.
Cyclone, and don't he look it % re-
piled the man from the rural districts
Cyclone! What a name! He certain
" looks as if one had struck him. =
That 8 what happened to him, my
Friend It was just like this. You re-
member the awful breeze we had out to
Ypsilanti about three years ago? This
Teller was a sucking colt at the time
and was in the barn with two horses.
The cyclone, regular old hummer, came
along and thrashed the barn off it's legs
and dropped thigh on to 100 yards
away. After the twister had raised all
the hob, fences and sheds it could we
went out to. look things up. The tive
horses were stone dead and the colt
would you believe it?-was nowhere to
be found.
Next day turned over the hen
coop, which lay in the field half mile
away. Right in that coop and laying
on the door which faced down was the
colt. He commenced kicking when be
heard us, and we took him out in q
hurry. He wasn't scared bit, tell
you, and was cool as cucumber The
neighbors say they saw the coop goin
through the air and the colt after it..
The little Teller caught the coop and
got inside Of it to save himself, that's
what he did. That's the plain truth,
and if you don't believe it ask the colt.
Good day, strangers. Detroit Free
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