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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-15
THOSE QUEER TRICKS.
Mary Kyle Dallas ON the Wriggles sd
Gyrations Of Children.

Il nyraGous u
When do people begin to enter upon
those queer performances with their
fingers and feet, their eyes and their
noses, Of which they themselves seem
utterly unaware, and which startle and
amuse strangers, while they cover
friends and relatives with notification
Do they fall into them In the course
of years, are they old age habits, or do
they begin them so early that admiring
parents think them cunning and en-
courage them, or are they even heredi-
tary? What is the reason that they are
permitted to continue their wriggles and
gyrations, their twisting and facemak-
ing without remonstrance and are never,
never cured? And why are there so sell
dom pretty habits? Why must they all
be distiguring?
was very glad to hear the principal
Of q large boarding school say one day,
1T is one of my strictest rules that my
pupils must keep their hands away from
their faces
If every mother should make this
law to the children in the family, the
general appearance of the next genera
ton would be greatly improved by it.
AS write there comes into my mind
the face of girl who has habit of
drawing down her under lip and placing
her finger upon it. Such fresh, young
face! Such white finger! Such sweet,
red lips! The habit is scarcely disfigur-
ing now, but it may become one of the
most unpleasant tricks when age has
withered the features and tinged the
snowy teeth with yellow.
And these habits grow so. know an
eminent physician who has way of
seizing his nose between his thumb and
finger and wrenching it as if he had set
himself the task of pulling it off.
Twenty years ago he went through this
performance perhaps once during a
short visit Now he does it every ten
at a moderate calculation, and
in this way he has contrived to give his
nasal organ great size and permanent
crimson hue, which would lead one to
believe him q devotee Of the bottle,
whereas he is a rabid prohibitionist.
Another person have met continually |
sucks something-his umbrella handle, |
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Straw SioIets.

In the Lenten season the fair girl
buries Parma violet i'll her furs or clasps
them with her prayer book at the sacred
hour of her afternoon devotions.
For an Easter gift white and gold
prayer book, with a couple Of violets
and single leaf delicately painted in
water color OH a single page, with a
marker of violet ribbon, finished with
silver bits representing cross, an an.
Choir and the like, to be purchased for 80
cents, tied up in fresh tissue paper,
with bunch Of real violets ON top az
greeting on the glorious morn, and you
have satisfying gift for dear friend.
Another original device is violet pen
wiper. 1t is made of two dozen artificial
violets. few leaves, bit of violet
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-15
BEATING FATHER TIME
The Mormon Bishop Was Frightened =.
the Railroad Speed ~

The Mormon Bishop Was Fricbtor.s
the Railroad Speed.
Speed was once demonstrated on .
western road IN a fashion to curl n"
hair OF at least one old Mormon bisbon
The churchman considered it a phenom.
enon and got off the train as quickly os
he could. He had bullwhacked acro~'
the plains in the early days, and STRANGE
to say, had never ridden on a railroad
train until the time when he entered
upon his trip from Green river to San
Francisco. The speed was. therefore a
revelation TO him. He had never before
seen anything so swift, and he was
scared. About IL miles from Ogden no
asked the conductor for the time of dav
and was told that it was 1885. He i'm.
pressed this time forcibly Oh his mind
Now, for a wonder, the western con-
nection at Ogden was quickly made.
and after the lapse of but few minutes
the San Francisco bound travellers were
on their way Californiaward. Ogden
had been left behind only few miles.
and the train was whooping along at
behind time rate of speed, when the old
bishop, frightened and trembling dared
to ask the conductor what was the time
Of day.
If you have travelled westward, Won
know that at Ogden the time changes,
and San Francisco time, one hour ear
lier, is adopted. The conductor had San
Francisco time, and he said:
at is 7:10-ten minutes after T."
The old bishop, previously haunted
by dread of impending destruction be-
cause of the horrible rate of speed at
which he was being whirled through
space, rose with a wild cry and made
for the door.
'Lemme off, he cried. 1T was 35
minutes after an hour ago, an we're
goin so fast we are goin faster than
time can count itself. Lemme off,
Had he really been going as fast as
the old man had believed, he would
surely have been beaten to bits as he
jumped from the train. AS it was he
was only rolled something like a half
mile and was carried back to Ogden on
a hand car.-Chicago Record
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bow. Ten cents will purchase T., a.
ing, brimmed glass vase in Will n'r-
place this fragrant bunch of violetS :. 70
needed appointment for writino aa - a
A volume appears strewn with v;olaa'
and collected verses, which viii br Y.u,s
to the mind rare perfume as well as . alaS
den the eye. Besides appealing 20 e' "l
thetic taste, this little book will ho as :,
real service TO the practical in afror ii u
designs of excellent quality both -
drawing and color, to be reproduced d
Their in embroidery or painting. VI
FLORENCE TyNc, H.,
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THE FROZEN BREEZE.
A Strange Phenomenon Observed by
Lover of Nature.

A Strange Phenomenon Observed by
Lover of Nature.
Did you ever see u frozen breeze? You
might have seen one If You had gone
with me into the country one winter
morning.
This was the way it came to be frozen:
All night long the air had been laden
with mist. Over the fields, in the hol-
lows, all through the woods, even on
top of the hills, the fog hung heavily
All that time the wind blow steadily
but not fiercely, from some northern
quarter.
AT nightfall the mercury fell below
the freezing point, so that this mist, as
it drifted through the trees, was frozen
upon their branches and twigs. The
elms, the oaks and the other leafiess
trees took their ice coating quite evenly,
but the thick, impcnetrable masses OF
the needles of the pine trees were COW
cred noticeably only upon the sides To-
ward the north or northwest, from when
the wind came. The strong, steady
breeze bent the branches to leeward,
while it was icing them, and when the
wind went down in the morning they
all remained just there, leaning to the
southwark, iced and frozen to immova,,
bility, but looking just as If the wind
were still steadily blowing
Even in the afternoon, when the ram
began to fall and the wind came from
quite another quarter, that north wino
of the night before still remained white
and frozen over the piny woods, the
pale, rigid corpse of thing once keeniy
alive. in Country.
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To Pay or nenosii ors.

Freeport, Ills. Feb. 1.-The Farlneis
and Merchants bank. this city, mas ~
ranged with the Second National pa" ,s
to pay off its depositors. The pam I'll, ~
organized under hte state law ana W."
probably go out of business.
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VIOLET PENwIPER IN GLASS VASE.
flannel and violet sachet powder, with
the inevitable bit of ribbon. The flannel
Is pinked out in tiny circles, filed with
sachet powder in the middle, the bits
above to serve for pens, hidden by the
surrounding violets, and the whole clev.
erly tied about with ribbon finished J.,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-15
Trained Teachers Now sure
OF Good Pay--But New Methods Must
he Studied, aud Success Requires Prac-
teal as Well as Theoretical knowieuee.
fCopyright, 1887, by the Author. !

Il SEEMS rather odd
in these days, wien
opportunities for the
highest kind of educa-
ton nave been secured
for woman ard when
her .emanc ipation
from house II o 4
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-14
NEW DEPOT ENTERPRISE.


Kansas City My Have a Second Structure
Equal to my In the Country.
KANSAS Cry, Mo-. Jan II. Kansas
City is to nave new Union depot. 1t
will be built at once and will be the
equal of any in the United States ex.
cepting none. She Is also to witness
the immediate completion Of the new
bridge across the Missouri river, for
which the piers were built years ago
by W. T. Winner. The Kansas City,
Pittsburgh & Gulf, rs to he extended
north and made into great north and
south trunk line All these things are
already arranged for, and they vii be
carried out as fast as money and men
can do the work. Plenty OF the former
is already arranged for and it will
be no trouble to secure the latter. The
men who are to do all this are Theo-
dore G. Bates the wel-known eastern
capitalist who is the representative. OF
the old Winner bondholders, as
well as OF plenty Of eastern capital,
and A. Z. stillwell, the head of the
promoters OF the railroad, who have
put up the funds for the construction
OF the PIttsburg Il Gulf so far, and are
seeing it through. The exact location
OF the new depot has not yet been de.
cided upon, but 1t will be in the north
part OF the city, between Independence
avenue and the river.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-14

STREET FOR SPEAKER.
Tho Kansas Populist Contest Settled In
Favor Of the Oberllu Man,

Favor Of the Oberlln Man.
Topeka. Kan, Jan. 1.-THE popu.
list house caucus held its opening ses-
sion Friday night, but before taking a
ballot adjourned to Saturday morning.
E. c Weilep, Of Cherokee county, was
chairman OF the caucus. On the
first ballot this morning W. d.
Street Of Decatur county, had rs
votes; W. F. Brown, Of Pratt. 81;
E. c. Weilcp, 10, and Truebood,
of Usage, g. Seven ballots were taken
with little result. Before the eighth
ballot Weilep's name was withdrawn
and the eighth and decisive ballot
stood: Street, AZ; Brown, 81; Weilep,
/. On motion of Brown the nomina.
ton was made unanimous.
A. d. Gilpin, OF Lincoln, was elected
chief clerk of the house over Ben c.
Rich of Trego, who became famous as
chief clerk Of the house during the
legislative war, and who poses as a
populst martyr because ofhis persecu-
tons at that time.
E. c. Weilep was made the nominee
fer speaker pro TEN. by reclamation.
Lewis Mckenzie, of Morris county,
was nominated for assistant chief
clerk, and 5. V. Stewart, of Coffey
county, journal clerk.
Sidney Wood, OF Chase, was chosen
docket clerk; Mrs. Mae Cox of Ness,
postmaster; j. NJ Dunsmore, of Neosho,
sergeant-at-arms; Rev. A. B. Winter.
worth, of Sheridan, chaplain; Miss
Alice Gregg, OF Garnett, printing clerk.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-14
SENATE OFFICERS CHOSEN,


Kansas Populists EispOse of One Set NJ
Officers House Caucus To-Day.
Topeka, Kan, Jan. 9.-The speaker.
ship of the house of representatives is
still matter of doubt and speculation.
The fusion members Of the house held
caucus yesterday afternoon, but ad.
journed until to-day without taking any
action further than to perfect the eau.
Gus organization. The senate met YES.
ta,doy I n Jouol1;, ofu.i';.i.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-14
NEWS NOTES.

Fire in the Anchor -four mill at Min
neapolis, Mimi, caused a loss of $780,
600
at South Enid, Ok, the Bailey livery
barn, together with 10 horses and seven
buggies, was destroyed by fire.
State Treasurer-elect Frank Pitts, of
Missouri, has named W. H. Bassett, of
Paris, Mo-, for his chief clerk.
King G. Staples, assemblyman-elect
from Iron River, Mimi, has been ar
rested on charge of ENLIGHTENMENT.
A New York telegram said that all
eastern fire insurance companies re.
allied large profits from their business
during 1896
At Brooklyn on the 9th Mrs NJ.
0'Brien, in an insane fit, threw her in
FAINT baby out OF the window, killing
1t instantly.
The three.year-old daughter of ]. N.
Culver, OF Tecumseh, |. t., fell head
first into boiler OF hot water and was
scalded to death.
The dead body Of William Brice was
found early Sunday morning on the
railroad track at Sedalia, Mo. Foul
play was suspected.
Z II. Trower, for four years county
school superintendent Of Leavenworth
county, Kan, was reported missing,
leaving many unpaid debts,
At Clinton, Mo-, Mrs j. Henderson,
a milliner, went to Jail before she
would pay an occupation tax. Her
friends paid it and she was released.
George X. Landers, postmaster Of
Newberry, Pa, shot and killed Seth
7. Foreman, one Of his bondsmen, in o
wrangle over On alleged shortage
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A MURDER CHARGE.
@. H. Thomas, of Garrett, Kan,
Captured In Washington.
A STORE LOOTED BY MASKED MEN.
Bandits Rob DIR. Partridge's Store Near
Guthrie. Ok, and Then Set 1t on Fire
Kentucky Murder Mystery
Starved to Death.

TACOMA, WASH, Jan. 11.--George Fl.
Thomas, Of Garnett, Kan, is now on
his way east in charge Of Sheriff
Keeney, of Anderson county. He is
charged with numbering 15.year-old
girl. 1t is alleged that in the early
part of November Thomas, who was a
leading musician Of Garnett, Kan, en-
ticed Gertrude Bard, the l5-year.old
daughter OF a prominent citizen, away
from home under promise Of marriage.
On December Is the girl died, after
making full confession Thomas had
left before she died, but was located in
King county by circular. He believes
he is going back to he tried on charge
of assault, the fact of the girls death
having been kept secret from him.
A STORE LOOTED BY MASKED MEN.
GUTHRIE Ok, Jan. 1l.-At nine
o'clock Saturday night half dozen
masked men, supposed to be "Dyna-
niue LICK anu oI0er uleuloers OF the
old Doolin gang, looted the general
store and post office at Partridge, 20
miles east OF here, kept by DR.. Part
ridge. They robbed the till, blew open
the safe, went through all the mail
and then set fire to the building and
rode off. Soon after the fire started a
keg OF powder exploded, scattering the
fire in every direction, and making 1t
impossible to save any OF the goods.
The loss is over sc, 900 by fire and 81, 900
or more stolen, and no insurance. Dr.
Partridge is sick in bed and no attempt
has been made to follow the bandits
KENTUCKY MURDER MYSTERY.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-14

KANSAS Cry, Mo Jan, ll.-Thonas
G. Conklin, superintendent of the local
office OF the Pinkerton National be-
tectve agency, committed suicide in
his private Office at Seventh and Main
streets yesterday afternoon by shoot
ing himself through the head. No one
else was in the building until just be-
fore life became extinct. The deed had
evidently been planned carefully and
executed with deep purpose, Despon-
dency, brought about by failing health
and wild dissipation, wns undoubtedly
what led to the act.
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Leedy, and last to his own successor,
Chief Justice Frank Doster The Bible
was not kissed.
ANOTHER INDIAN "CLAlM."
This Time II 10 for Big Slice Of Kansas
City's Business District.

Tn1 limo IL 10 for Big Slice Of Kansas
City's Business District.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. s-Another
Indian has been found who claims he
owns Kansas City, or at least a most
important part Of it He is Joseph
Boulanger, one-eighth.breed Usage
Indian, who lives in Chautauqua coun.
ty, Kan, and came here yesterday with
the intention Of beginning suits to re.
cover it. The land In question 10
easily worth s5O,0OOOOO ana includes
nearly everything from Fifth to Ninth
street and from Broadway to Delaware.
Some of the very best office buildings
in the city are now located in the
district, which comprises little over
40 acres. Boulanger bases his claims
on the statement that he is the grand
son by direct descent Of Collis
Montardeau, Frenchman, who, 1t is
said, bought the land of the govern.
ment in 1882. The patent in the case
was not filed, Boulanger saws, through
the ignorance of his grandfather and
has but recently come to light.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-14
Judicial District Rilla

WASHINGTON, Jan. lin the house
Saturday, Representative Treloar in.
troduced q bill which proposes to take
Audrain county, Mo-, out Of the West
ern judicial district and attach 1t to
the Eastern district. 1t also provides
that all suits now pending against citi.
zens Of Audrain county be transferred
for trial from the Western district to
the Eastern district. 1t was referred
to the committee on judiciary. II is
likely that Representative Miller's hill,
dividing the state OF Kansas into two
judicial districts, will not be pressed
at this session, but permitted to 60
over TO the next congress.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-14
HAIL AND FAREWELL.



John W. Leedy Succeeds L. N. Morrill, as
Governor Of Kansas
TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. 1.-THE trains to-
day brought hundreds of people to
Topeka to be present at the inaugura'
ton. The senate chamber and repre-
sentative hall never have been so hand
somely decorated as now. The inau-
guraton ceremonies took place in rep
resentative hall. D. C. Tillotson, of
Topeka, chairman Of the arrangements
committee, called the assemblage to
order at II o'clock and introduced ex-
Gov. Thomas A. Osborn, who was the
presiding officer Rev. W. G. Todd,
of Wichita, offered prayer. Then
Chief Justice David Martin ad.
ministered the oath of office to Secre-
tary of State W. E. Bush, Auditor W.
Il. Morris, Superintendent William
Stryker, Attorney-General Boyle and
Lieut. Gov A. NJ. Harvey. Gov. Nor.
rill introduced his successor, John W..
Leedy, who delivered his inaugural
address, which was brief. Judge Mar
tin then administered the oath tn Gov
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-14
Think Harris VIII Win,

TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. ll.-Wel.in.
formed politicians agree that Senator
W. A. PETER is easily in the lead for
the populist nomination, but they do
not coucede his election On the con.
trary, they look for him to develop his
full strength on the first ballot, and on
that they give him 81 votes. Exon.
gresham W. A. Harris is looked upon
as the probable winner in the race.
lie is mentioned for u second choice
more favorably than any other candi-
dnle
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-14
Missouri Lead Industry,

WASHINGTON, Jan. II. Manager Muir.
ray, OF the Kansas City smelling works,
and H. J. Cantwell, Of st. Louis,
have arrived in Washington to ap-
pear before the committee on ways
and means when the lead schedule is
up for consideration. Mr.. Cantwell
will argue in favor Of duty while
Murray will oppose it. The Kansas
City smelling works are now using
Mexican lead, and do not wish their
source Of cheap supply cut off. Mr.
Cantwell claims that If protection is
not afforded the lead industry of Mis-.
souri, most of the mines will have to
close down,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-14

Topeka, Kan, Jan. 9.-Charles W.
Mckinney, who was, on May 25, 1888,
sentenced to death in Butler county
for the murder of George Reeder, will
be set at liberty in a few days. Gov.
Morrill, has committed his sentence to
II years Imprisonment. Counting out
the good time" the sentence will ex.
pire next week. The pardon was
recommended by the state board of
pardons, who said Mckinney had suf-
fered enough.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-14
BRYAN AT CHICAGO.
The Silver Branch Of the Illinois Democ.
racy Celebrates jackson bay.

The Silver Branch of the Illinois DemOC.
racy Celebrates jackson bay.
CHICAGO, Jan. SIN the banquet
hall of the fremont house the silver
branch of the democracy held last
night its banquet in celebration Of
"Jackson's day. The banquet was
under the auspices of the W. j. Bryan
league, and was held one day in adj
vance Of Jackson day proper, as the
guest Of the league, William ].
Bryan, could not be present tonight,
having an engagement in Omaha. Mr..
Bryan, in his speech in response to the
toast of Andrew Jackson" defended
the majority's right to rule and de-
fined party loyalty He said the money
question was not settled Following
Mr. Bryan came Gov. Altgeld, 10 whom
had been assigned the subject, "Char-
acter and Mission of Minority Party"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-14
Saturdays House.

WASHINGTON Jan. 1.-THE house on
Saturday vacated the order of arrest
by the sergeant-at-arms of those mem.
bers who absented themselves from the
session on the previous evening to the
satisfaction of over 200 absentees. The
Pacific railway funding bill was then
debated under the five-minute rule and
at Ave o'clock the house adjourned.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-14
SCANDAL AT ST JOSEPH.

Two Young Schools Teachers VIII Bring
Damage Suits for Having Their Names
Used.
ST. JOSEPH Mo-, Jan. IL -Nettie
Bird, an unfortunate girl, whose down
fall Is the cause OF great scandal in
the southern part of the county, Le.
came the mother of twins a few days
ago at the Home Of REFUGE in this
city. A lawsuit growing out OF the
scandal will likely be called in the cir.
cult court next week. Henry A. Squires
and John d. Crop, two school.teach.
ers in the south part Of the county,
have brought suit against William
Preston, an uncle OF the girl by mar.
riage, for $4,000, charging him with
SANDER.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-14
Two Children Fatally Injured.

PERRY, Ok, Jan. linear Otoe
agency the two .year-od child of John
Moflitt and three'year-old child Of Tim
Garfield were burned to death while
playing. They set fire to the grass in
the yard and their dresses caught fire,
and the children were both burned to
death before the mother could extin.
guish the flames
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CHICAGO Jan. 1l.-Sensational
charges concerning the business of E.
s Dreyer & Co., the bankers whose as.
signment was forced through the col.
lapse of the National Ban k of Illinois,
were made in Judge Freeman's court
Saturday. 1t is said the depositors
will get little or nothing. The state.
ment which has been prepared shows
that the bank was an empty shell, with
some 81, 100000 of liabilities when the
bank closed, with only $1,000 cash on
hand.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-14
More Pardons by Altgeld,

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Jan. Gov. Alt
geld has committed the sentence of
the Chicago bankers, Charles J. and
Frank R. Meadowcraft, convicted Of
receiving deposits when their banl,
was insolvent The sentence was
changed from penitentiary sentence
to 60 DAYS in Jail.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-14
DEBS is PESSlMISTlC.
Noted Labor Leader Makes a Sensational
Speech at Denver.


Speech at Denver.
DENVER. COL, Jan. 1l,-Eucene v.
Debs, the well known la Dor leader, ar
rived here yesterday. lie is here to
make series of addresses in aid of the
Leadville striking miners. He spoke
yesterday at Rev. 'Myron W. Reeds
church, and in the afternoon before
the trades assembly. His address before
the trades assembly was of a socialistic
character. lie denied that union labor
was in favor Of fighting, for, he said,
men who will not vote right cannot be
depended upon to fight right lie pre-
dicted that in a war between capital
and labor plenty Of laborin0 men could
be hired for rs cents a day to shoot
their fellows.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-14

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE Indian
appropriation bill for the next fiscal
year was completed Saturday by the
house committee 1t carries total Of
81, 465, 600, which is somewhat less than
the appropriation for the current year.
The allowance for schools, however, is
increased by 100000.