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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-16

The hoodlum is to be found in every
American city. He is one of the prod
ucts, and one Of the worst products,
of civilization. He is the enemy of So
ciety, and there can be no truce or peace
with him. 1t must always be war. In
this way and this way only, by always
opposing and fighting him, can we pre-
vent him from assaulting decent peo-
pie and compel him TO be moderately
well behaved,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-16

"Mr. Bryan" one farmer managed
to say at the lola fair "Ivoted hard
for you and bet my money on you"
81 am glad you voted for me" re-
sponded the ex.candidate, "but you
probably know now that it is wrong
In bet y
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-16

The silverites and other "ites" were
quite unsuccessful in their raid upon
the Farmers Congress the other day.
calamity" Willer, Of Iowa, made q
special trip to St. Paul to try to get
the congress to adopt free silver,
government railroads, government
telegraphs, the income tax, and the
initiative and the referendum and
other funny ideas of that sort, but
the congress rejected all of them and
went calmly on adopting resolutions
commencing the Mckinley admins
tration and the course of Secretary
Wilson.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-16

At a recent funeral service in Cleve-
land, says the Plain Dealer,where the
floral tributes Of regard from Borrowing
friends were unusually numerous, 1t
occurred to one of the women that
beautiful way Of dsposing Of the flow
ers would be to pull the emblems apart
SO as to destroy all suggestion Of their
funeral purpose, and then send the
loose punches to several Of the city hos
pitfalls. "That is what our dear one
would herself have suggested" she
added. And so the idea was carried
out, every Aower-and they made a
huge carriage load-bearing its mes
sage of sweetness and purity to the
longing eyes of the sick and helpless.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-16

Those who think that the escape
OF Mr.. Bryan from the wreck the
Other day mark Of divine favor
should remember that there is an
easier explanation: Lightning sell
dom strikes twice in the same place
and Mr.. Bryan was in a wreck only
ten months ago.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-16

A half section of land in Wallace
county that has gone begging for a
buyer at $500 for two years, was sold
the other day for $1,000. Now is a
good time to unload western Kansas
real estate while the boom is on.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-16

There are 100000 Republicans in
Kansas, a staunch unwavering body
of the most successful men in the
state and by all odds the largest party
in it. They are Republicans because
they believe in honest money and Re.
publican principles, and victory will
be theirs in next years state cam.
paign.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-16

Ed Bishop writes from Hondoras to
a church paper this dictum; alt is
not the purpose Of God through the
church to convert the world" The
millions of devout Christians who
have supposed the opposite was the
case, will doubtless be greatly down
cast by this inspired ruling.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-16

The News has a slur at the low
price Of horses "under the Republican
administration" Did the esteemed
News editor try to sell any horses
under the Democratic administration
when they touched low water markP
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-16
where.

Charges of treachery are brought
by the Abilene Democrat against GER
tain pretended Democrats. But they
are really Populists in disguise and
the Democracy has not been listening
to Populists much of late.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-16

A Jasper county (Mo.) woman, whose
past experience included a marriage
and divorce. was compelled to furnish
the recorder evidence of her mothers
consent to her marriage before he
would grant license for it the other
day. She is now only II.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-16

Some idea of the size Of Alaska may
be formed when it is known that it con-
tains an area of 577,39O square miles.
This is more than twice the area OF
Texas. Twelve states Of, the size of
Pennsylvania could be carved out Of the
territory of Alaska, with enough left
over to make state like South Carolina.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-16

According to Tom Watson, there
will not be sixteen-to-one-iree-coin
age man left in the Democratic party
this fall, He says that the only place
for them is in the Populist ranks.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-16

Seattle, WASH, is seeing its great
opportunity in the excitement over the
Klondike gold discoveries, and is avail.
ing itself of ii. Enthusiastic citizens
predict q population Of 100000 for the
town before the close of 1898.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-16

The Colorado and Ohio sound money
Democrats are fighting the silver
heresy without gloves. They know
that the way to defeat bad principle
is to take q stand against it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-16

The Kansas farmers are paying off
$40, 900, 600 of indebtedness this year.
How lucky for the Popocrats that this
didn't happen year ago. They
wouldn't have carried an elector any
uhpre
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-16

The Pop regent who started scandu-
lous stories about the diseases at the
Agricultural College is another ex-
ample Of the man who talked too
much
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-16

When a man can beat his wife until
he is sent to jail for it and then win
her to dismiss divorce case and live
with him, it is time to stop doubling
the constancy and faith of woman.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-16

viii wonders never ceasep VIM. j..
Bryan, in a recent article in New
York paper on wheat and silver, says
,those who advocate free coinage
may be wrong
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-16

"Kansas is now recognized as the
most prosperous state in the Union,
begins syndicate letter. That is the
way To talk.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-16

81 have had six platforms fall while
was speaking shouted Bryan at
Burlingame. What were the other
five besides the Chicago PLATFORM
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-16

Kansas farmers are not burning
corn this year. They are burning
mortgages.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-16

Wichita Eagle; ave find" said
the foreman Of the Kansas jury, "the
man who sold whisky not guilty."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-16
That 1898 Platform.

ing the glorious platform which was
the bright particular star Of the con-
vention that met in August, 1896, in
the old wigwam on southside. The
Dickinson Pops have not even adopted
anything but an il]-natured snarl at
that pure, irreproachable and peerless
statesman, George W. Hanna. Why
not call the committee together and
adopt the Abilene platform-it would
be SO interesting in view Of the events
that have occurred since those per-
spring days Of the state convention
when jobs were being snapped with
the Hutchinson crowd.
The party can do no better than to
declare for the maximum freight law
demanded by the Abilene platform.
1t can do no better than to reiterate
the demand Of that platform for law
providing for the election Of railroad
commissioners by direct vote.
The reformers cannot afford to ig-
more the demand Of the Abilene plat
form for laws to prohibit convict labor
from coming into competition with
free labor.
There is as much need Of law now
reducing the legal rate of interest as
there was when the Abilene conyen-
ton declared for it.
The Abilene platform promised the
farmers Of Kansas law against usury.
That promise, like all the Others of
the Abilene platform, was overlooked
in the last legislature, hence it should
be reiterated.
The reformers should also remem-
Der that the Abilene platform prom
ised a 9 cent railroad fare. The fare
is still cents.
Remember that they promised new
insurance laws, and the law against
trust, and the one against the stock
yards are yet mere promises OF the
Abilene convention. None OF them
were formulated into law by the last
legislature; hence they are still live
issues.
Remember also the promise OF the
Abilene platform to enact a law ex-
empting the personal earnings OF
wage workers; also the law against
Pinkerton.
Let the reformers give the people
to understand that it doesn't make
any difference because the last legis-
lature failed to carry out a single
pledge Of the Abilene platform.
Give them to understand that you
are not ashamed to promise the same
things twice, and that you can use the
same platform two years in succession
when you desire.
Give the people to understand that
you are not ashamed to stand up for
your principles in your campaigns
even if you do fall down when the re-
formers get together to legislate.
Let your resolutions still be for
reform.
There is no necessity for you to go
into explanations as to why the last
legislature failed to adopt any OF the
promises of the Abilene platform.
Everybody knows why 1t failed and
there is no use of roasting your legls-
lature and poor George Hanna. He
was as good as the rest Of them.
Times were pretty close last winter
anyway, and money had been scarce
among your leaders for long time.
You well know that your leaders
worked hard for their principles all
duriny the campaipn. Who can blame
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-16

The great cause of the low prices of
grain during the Democratic admins
tration was industrial stagnation-
people bought less than usual. Under
the revival of trade the demand will
be better and no low prices for grain
need be expected until return of in
dustrial depression which is likely
under Democratic administration.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-16

According to a recent report Presi.
dent Folks old mansion at Nashville
will soon foe sold by order of the SUI
preme court
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-09-16
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1897.
REPU BllCAN TICKET.

REPU BLiCAN TICKET
For County Treasurer,
W, H. STAATZ.
For County Clerk,
R. B. JACOBS
For Register Of Deeds,
j. r. VANVOORST.
For Sheriff,
JOHN b. FAVOR.
For County Surveyor,
A. c. ROMlG.
For Coroner,
DR.. j. N. KETCHERSID.
For Commissioner, End District,
SILAS BAKER.
For High School Trustees,
+. n. MUNSELL
W. G. LEWIS.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-24
County Treasurer Frimc dig and wife
are in Chicago on pleasure GRIP.
How They Wash.

The hardest worked washerwomeI
in the world are the Koreans. They
have to wash about dozen dresses for
their husbands, and inasmuch as every
man wears pantaloons or drawers so
baggy that they come up to his neck
like those Of clown they have plenty
to do. The washing is usually done III
cold water and often in running
streams. The clothes are pounded with
paddles until they shine like shirt
front fresh from Chinese laundry.
The japanese rip their garments
apart for every washing, and they iron
their clothes by spreading them on a
fiat board and leaning this up against
the house to dry. The sun takes the
wrinkles out of the clothes, and some
of them have quite luster. The Jap
anese woman does her washing out OF
doors. Her washtub is not more than
six inches high and is about as big
around as the average dishpan. She
gets the dirt out of the clothes by rub
bling them between her hands. She
sometimes uses japanese soap, which
is full of grease, and works away with
her bare feet. The Chinese girls do
their washing in much the same way.
The washing in Egypt is usually done
by the men. The Egyptian washerman
stands naked on the banks of the Nile
and slaps the wet clothes, with noise
like the shot Of pistol, Oh the smooth
stones at the edge of the running water,
and such fellah women as wash pound
the dirt out of their clothes in the same
way. -,
Frenchwomen pound the dirt out with
paddles, often slamming the clothes up
ON stones, as the Egyptians do-Ex-
change.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-24
Letters with Queer Addresses.

at is wonderful how much confidence
people have in letter carriers ability to
deliver letters,' said letter carrier.
Every often we have letters to deliver
with scarcely any address at all and even
that imperfect IL they manage, however,
to get the number of the house and the
street right, we can generally do the rest,
il matters not how the names are spelled,
or even if they have been left off altogether
In other instances the names are all right,
but there Is no address. In nine cases out
of ten such letters reach their destination,
though they are often somewhat delayed.
l had a letter few days ago which Illus
trates my idea. It was addressed to a
public wagon stand, TO be delivered to the
driver of gray horse with a covered fur
niture wagon, the wagon being painted
green. 1t was the last word that secured
the delivery for it happens there are three
white horses which are usually on that
stand, but there was only one green paint
ed wagon. The laughable part of it was
that the letter was marked Immediate
/ visited that stand three times during the
day, and, though white horses were in
evidence each time l was there, the green
painted wagon did not show up until my
last trip. Then the combination was COM
plete, and l delivered the letter. 1t was
an order for the driver to move some fur
niture.
"Another letter I once delivered was
equally blindly addressed 1t was ad-
dressed to Mr.. -, who owns two Spitz
dogs, one yellow and the other gray.
In note on the back of the envelope, ad-
dressed ITO the letter carrier, the informa-
ton was given that the name had slipped
the mind of the writer, but that the man
with the two dogs was known to the car
rier. 1t happened that l did know the
man and had often seen him with his
dogs, but he lived two miles from my
route, though he very frequently came
through it, visiting his son, who lived in
my district He got his letter, though. :"
Washington Star.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-24
OUR NATIONAL WEALTH.
The Narrow Margin Which Separates the
World From Starvation.

what we now call society In this conn
try consists of about 73, 900, 900 human be-
ings Each one must be supplied every day
with "a and pounds of food material,
with fuel wherewith to cook it, and with u
certain amount of textile fabrics or furs
and with some boards to put over his head.
The world, as whole, is always within
about one year of starvation, within two
or three years of becoming naked and
within very few years of becoming house
less In this country nearly 1900, 900 hui
man beings are added every year to our
population. That number would soon
crowd existing dwellings to death unless in
each year about 800, 900 men were occu-
pied in adding to the number of dwellings
already existing.
We call ourselves very rich. We gloat
over the billions of dollars worth of prop
erty disclosed by the figures of the census
In 1890 the computation reached the huge
sum of over SCI, 000 900, 900. Only think
Of It'll How rich we are! But what does it
all come TO? About one-third of this val
uation is the estimated value of the land
on which capital has been placed. Land Is
our endowment, not our creation. If we
deduct a reasonable sum for land valuation,
what is left is the capital of the community
about $45, 900, 900, 900. This is an esti-
mate in dollars of what we have saved and
put to purposesaof enjoyment or future use
in more than century of existence as a
nation. Again, this is a stupendous sum.
What does it amount TO? If the value in
money of all that we consumed-food, fuel,
shelter and clothing-in the census year,
figured at retail prices, was equal to 90
cents day per person, then the product OF
the census year reached valuation in
terms of money, in round figures, of S11,'
zoe coo, 900.
In other words, in n little over century
of existence as nation, and in less than q
century of union under n constitution, we
have succeeded in saving products of hui
man labor in the form of public buildings
warehouses, workshops, factories, railways
vessels, dwellings, tools, machinery and
goods and wares on the way from the pro
ducer to the actual consumer to the amount
of little over 500 worth per head. We
consume every year ncarlya third as much
as this measure of all our savings. Ed
ward Atkinson in Engineering Magazine
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-24
Helping Him Out.

Crawley and his wife were at dinner
party the other night, and Crawley, who
had been waiting three-quhrters of an
hour for the opportunity, suddenly burst
out With
"That reminds mo of n little story
heard the other day about an absentmind-
ed man who was going to take u bath on
Saturday night and
"You are mistaken, my dear" said the
wife of Crawley's bosom across the table
in her calm yet firm voice. at was not
Saturday night; it was on Wednesday
night. You always get it wrong when
you try to tell the story, and think that
even "a simple little story should be told
correctly if at all, and you are so apt to
get muddled on the main points of n story
that I'd rather help you out by telling the
main points myself, which were that the
man was very absentminded, and one
night when he had filled the bathtub full
of water preparatory to taking bath his
head was so full of other things that what
did he do but plunge right in without TAX
ing off any of his clothes. Those are tho
main points, and now you may go on with
the story, Mr.. Crawley."
And Crawley laughed lightly as he said,
81 guess there is nothing left to tell, my
dear" but the thoughts and strong desires
that were hidden away in the secret recess
of his heart only Mr.. Crawley knew as
they went on their homeward way.-New
York World.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-24
ExaItinR Her Idea of Him.

A State street jeweler was conversing
with friend the other day when large,
stylishly dressed woman and her daugh
ter, of about 10 years, dropped In and
wanted to look at some diamonds.
The jeweler displayed IA tray full of gilt
tering gems, and the elderly caller said
II want to get stone to match this one
1t is for present for my other daughter,
and want to surprise the dear girl. :"
Whereupon she slipped off solitaire
ring which the younger caller wore and
handed it to the jewelor.
"Well, " he said, 81 can match the stone,
of course, if you will give me little time
1t is finer grade than we usually carry in
stock. -
"What will one like that cost?" inquired
the woman.
"About S400-approximately, he re-
piled, and the customers, with ELUSIVE
thanks, departed.
81 sold that stone week ago" remark
ed the jeweler as he rejoined his friend
at cost $175. The old lady is simply dy-
ing with curiosity to find out what her
daughters engagement ring cost. All,
there are tricks in all trades but ours. -
Chicago Times Herald.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-24

Engineer Ii. j. Payne, OF the D., s. s.
q A, with his corps arrived here Thurs.
day evening and yesterday started the
WORK OF changing the grade along GER
tain parts oil the Mineral Rarge, straigh-
tening curves and changing switches
which work is necessitated by reason OF
the proposed changing from narrow to
standard guage in the ne ar future. Poth
Supt. Shields and Mr.. Payne said stand
ard guage trains would be running into
lied jacket by September l. One OF the
places where Engineer Payne will have to
make considerable change is at the re-
verse curve just this. side OF Swedetown
station. The curve is sufficient for the
narrow guage trains, but not for the
standard.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-24
Washington Old Time Card Customs.

"There is hardly any observance now of
what was time bonored custom once in
the matter of congressional calls, said an
old employee of the senate. con the first
day of every session every senator sent his
personal card TO every other senator as well
as to the representatives of his own state,
to the members of the cabinet, the supreme
court and the heads of the army and navy;
so also representatives sent their cards to
every other representative and to the sem
ators from their own state. In this way
they indicated that they were ready to re-
ceive callers. The custom, as far as gen
eral observance is concerned, died out
about 10 or 10 years ago, and probably
would have died out sooner had it not
been for the persistent efforts of the late
Major Ben: Perley Poore, long connected
with the senate, who did all no could to
have 1t kept up. After he passed away the
custom died out, though probably a half
dozen of the older senators and representa-
tives remembered and observed it on Mon
day last. "-Washington Star.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-24
AN INSECT CATCHER.
a Plant Named Darl,ngtonia That Lures
Insects to Destruction.

California has u trumpet leaf more re-
markablc than those that grow I'm the
east 1t Is the darlingtonia. named for
DR.. Darlington, n famous botanist who
lived near Philadelphia many years ago.
In tho mountains where 10 grows the peo-
pie call 10 calf's head from the shape OF
the pitchers. These are sometimes three
feet tall and are covered at top by sort
of hood that bends down over the mouth.
The hood ends in two spreading wings
that give IL the look of fish s tail. Like
the other trumpet leafs, darlingtonia has
its pitchers brightly colored, so as to catch
the eyes of flying insects and lure them to
their destruction. Around the mouth of
the pitcher, along the fish tail and often
down the wing on one side there Is q lit
tie of the sweetish, sticky substance that
offers bait to the visitor, tempting him
to come always little farther in search
of more
The upper side of the fish tail and the
inside of the pitchers are covered with
stiff hairs that point downward. Master
Insect finds IL easy work to crawl down
into the pitcher, but If he gets frightened
by the darkness at the bottom and tries to
return as he came he finds these hairs
very much In his way. So at length,
wornout by his vain efforts to climb up,
he usually falls into the we'll beneath him.
But even If he is strong enough to get
past the hairs he is not likely to find his
way to the opening, for that is quite dark,
while the hood covering the pitcher is
lighted up by thin yellow dots scattered
over it, much like the oil paper that people
covered their windows with in the old
days before glass was common. The poor
prisoner beats around inside the hood, like
a wasp on window pane, until he is tired
out and drops to the bottom. The Cali
fornia insect catcher sets its trap for big
game. Grasshoppers, bees, hornets, but
terllies and now and then snail are cap
tured by it, besides many n smaller NOR
sell 1t is one of the hungriest of the in
sect eating plants.-Thomas II. Kearney,
Jr., in st. Nicholas.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-24
Sunlight and Pure Air.

Sunlight and pure air ought to be freely
admitted to our churches, our business Of
fees, our libraries, our schoolrooms, our
dwellings, to wherever we live and breathe.
And yet how often are we compelled TO sit
in halls, dark, damp and dreary, from
which the light of the sun is shut out and
the air is neither pure nor pleasant! 1t
ought to be understood by all that every
apartment in which any one is expected to
remain for even short time ought TO be
heated to proper temperature, and not
above IL, and should receive constant
supply of fresh air.-United Presbyterian.