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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

The Mennonites who are to leave
Kansas for the low, wet, malaria-in-
tested flats that stretch from Houston,
Texas, to the Gulf will wish before
long that they were back in the Sun
flower state. But they will live and
prosper. "A Mennonite will live and
prosper on what would mean starva-
ton to an American.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

The agricultural department at
Washington has bought twelve tons
of Bromus Iermus, a Russian grass
that grows in the center Of the Siber-
ian desert, where it hasn't rained a
drop since Noah's flood, and will send
It out here to be tried. Secretary
Wilson knows what Kansas needs.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

The boast is made by Populists that
the questions given out for the teach
ers' examination held last week were
"very easy" That is encouraging to
the teachers who took the examina-
ton a month ago and found it very
hard and puzzling. Are net teachers
entitled to uniformity and fairness or
must they take chances on striking an
''easy' set of puzzlesP
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

Leedy is trying to work up senti-
ment for an extra session Of the legis-
lature. Some people do not know
when they are well off. Every days
session Of the present Legislature
means an extra thousand majority
against Populism in 1898.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

Ministerial tenure at the present day
is precarious and uncertain. And tine
average tenure of Office is surprisingly
short, says the New York Observer
Changes are made so frequently as
scarcely to cause remark, except by the
parties Immediately interested. And
when pulpits become vacant they are
Immediately looked upon with longing
eyes by large numbers of unemployed
ministers, by scores in the case OF the
weaker churches and by hundreds in
the case of the larger.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

The critical Topeka Mail refers to
one Of Robert Louis Stevenson's
charming verses as "rotten poetry =
and in the same column publishes a
few stanzas by A. A. Rowley! The
Mails pqetical taste is at least very
peculiar.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

If the new Arabian religion down
at Enterprise has a mind-reading de-
partment, it ought to give Chris
Hoffman chance to realize how the
people Of Kansas feel about injury
done the Agricultural College.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

Senator Hessin says he will be a
candidate for governor if wanted but
won't work for it. He is too smart a
man to talk that way. The man who
wins must hustle.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

Congressman Vincent, who has
been threatened with prostration be-
cause Of bis arduous labors in con-
gress, can now come home and rest
up. 1t is reported that he has spent
as much as 20 minutes some weeks
looking after the Fifth districts IN
tprpsts
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

Few people are aware of the variety
OF goods shipped from tide south to all
narts of the world. The steamer Geor-
gia, of the Old Bay line, plying on the
Chesapeake bay between Baltimore and
Norfolk, recently brought into Balti-
more for shipment consignments OF
southern goods to Cape Town, Africa,
Kingston. Jamaica, Shanghai, China
and London, England. A part OF the
Chinese consignment was cigarettes
made in North Carolina.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

A great lesson is taught by the &C.
cident to the attorney general OF Hi
nois-a champagne bottle cork hit
his eve and he will be blind for life.
Nobody's sight was ever injured by
Sand Springs water.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

Mr.. Bryan announces that mot a
comma Of the Chicago platform is to
changed for the next presidential
campaign In the meantime that
entire platform probably will continue
in a comatose condition.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

Gov. Little says that Assistant
Governor Leedy will call a special
session in October. The Pop legisla-
tors evidently need little help to
get through the winter.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

The new school books the Pop COM
mittee has given Kansas ought to
have an "answers to puzzles depart
ment to head oil Stryker.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

Kansas City Journals As to Re-
publican candidates for state super
intendent there is no change. They
are. Ex-Supt. Stanley and all the
county superintendent in Kansas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

If the News will add this list to its
other catalogue Of prosperity items
we shall really believe that there is
hope for that usually erring political
brother.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05


The next boom is likely to be in
sheep. With cheap corn and excel
lent feeding facilities Kansas ought to
make money out Of it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

When man can pound his wife
and beat his children and get only 30
DAYS and costs he is having altogether
too easy a time in this world.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

There seems to be no end to the la
Dor a statistician will undergo to pile
up lots of figures. Now comes a pa
tent Frenchman with figures that as
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

Kansas seems to be a little short on
consuls in the new shake up. Maybe
that Cairo experience is supposed to
do us for q while.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

A real good process for turning
wheat straw into gold is what Kansas
needs.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

The hearty endorsement received
BY the Republican ticket all over the
county proves its popularity,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

OF the whole number OF business
failures the Bradstreet company as
sign the following causes to the pro-
portions stated, viz.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

Dickinson's school districts just
don't seem to care what the old text
book board does with its books.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

The soldiers reunion at Ellsworth
is postponed until October. The
chiggers will be dead by that time.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

With million dollars in wheat the
farmers Of this county don't want any
80 cent dollars for q while.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

The farmers Of Dickinson are not
rushing their wheat into market
they don't have to.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

Kansas received 80, 5Sl, 769 in pen
sions last year. That shows the kind
of men who made the Sunllower state.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

Farmers have had so little chance
to kick this year that they have work
ed double the past weeks dry spell,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

The Republican central committee
has a good leader in Sam Cooper. He
Is the kind Of hustler who wins.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

Another good man gone wrong
Bent Murdoch is hankering for q
chance to run for congress.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

The more fools chase off to Klon
dyke, the more jobs for those who
stay at home.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

The stories about the corn cribs
covering the entire farm will be due
in about six weeks.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05
Queer Result of Divorce Suit.

2tueer Result of Divorce Suit.
Some weeks ago Ounce L. Carter, OF
Ouitman. Ca, brought suit for divorce
against his wife, Emma, owing to the
very dark complexion of child born to
her. Although both of them are high
ly respectable, he named colored man
as correspondent and created the big
gest sensation that that section OF the
state has known since the war. Mrs.
Carter and her family made vigorous
contest and the curious condition OF
affairs led incidentally to an investiga-
ton of Carter's past history. Mrs
Carter learned that generations back
her husbands people had been Shut
fletonians, peculiar race in North Car
DINA, which was a mixture of whites
Indians and negroes Carter. however
did not show this in his face, and there
was no evidence to show that he knew
It himself, but sufficient proof was
brought before the jury to convince
them that the child's complexion was
inherited from this ancient source, and
they rendered a verdict giving Mrs
Carter q divorce instead of her hus'
band,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05
Queer Business.

Perhaps the queerest case now pend
ing in any Maine court Is suit to come
up in Kennebec county, where Mount
Vernon man sues to recover for services
rendered by him in seeking a suitable
wife for a resident of Bowdoinham,
He wants $50 for having. as he alleges,
made several trips around for the
Bowdoinham man, for the sole purpose
Of looking the market over, so to speak,
TO see what there might be in his judy
ment in the way of a suitable woman
ior the defendant to marry, for better
or for worse. 1t seems, says the Lewis
ton journal, according to the declara-
ton of the writ, that the plaintiff called
at Watewille on July This evidently
was an unsuccessful visit, for, two days
later. he called at Bowdoinham. Five
calls were later made in Bowdoinham,
extending along through August OF
1896. As a result . these calls, a
woman, whose residence is Belgrade,
was introduced to the defendant, and
for two or three weekt they had the OPP
portunity of becoming acquainted. 1t
10 alleged that at the end of this period
the man in the case was unwilling to
marry, while the woman was agreeable
enough. Not being satisfied with the
selection which the professional wife
seeker had made for him, he was ret
cent about paying the bill for $50 pre-
sented, because he is yet not satisfied
with the subject presented. There the
matter stands. The man is still wife
less, and the wife seeker has not been
paid for what he has done.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

1.-THE price Of wheat and the price OF silver
20 hand in hand William Jennings
Bryan.
Value of silver dollar Aug. I, 1S08......... BIC
Price of wheat Chicago, Aug, |, 1885,. 57c
Value of silver dollar Aug. |, 1S97.... NC
Price OF wheat Chicago, Aug. |, lST...,.. nc
Is Mr.. Bryan statesman or a
fakir9
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

The usual defamation by drowning
Of people who can't swim is going on.
They always 90 in the water.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

For president, Eugene Debs; plat
form. Everybody quit work.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-05

Wheat turned out better than was
expected. So will the corn.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-03
CALDWELL COUNTY.

Luling, Oct. 2.-Our Hebrew
citizens observed holiday Monday
and Tuesday of this week Ser.
vices were held at the opera house;
and quite a number from other
towns were here to participate in
the exercises.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Larda, Dave
Kleinsmith and Myer Nathan, of
Yoakum, spent the Jewish holidays
with friends and relatives here
Monday and Tuesday of this week
Miss Alma Foster left on last
Sunday morning for Duncan, Ari-
iona. She will teach in the pub
lie schools at that place, and ex-
poets to be absent eight or nine
months.
At the city election Tuesday, the
additional school tax of TWEEN ty-
five cents on the one hundred dol
lars worth property, carried by a
handsome majority.
Mr.. and Mrs. RI Kleinsmith left
the first of the week to visit friends
and relatives at Victoria.
In conversation with Mr.. a
Josey Monday, he informed us tn at
his gin at Slayden had turned out
53I bales of cotton. He thinks
the number will reach 1909 before
the years crop is all in.
Hon. E H. Rogan, of Lockhart,
one of the ablest members of the
25th Legislature, will be a candi-
date for speaker of the Goth legisla-
ture if he is elected to the legisla-
ture next year.
Prof. McIlhany, principal of the
public school at this place, arrived
here with his family and are domi-
ciled at the parsonage building
and will begin school next Mon
day.
In a difficulty between a white
man and a negro at Slayden las
Saturday the latter was shot in thu
leg with bird shot, but not seriously
hurt. The shootist was arrested
and placed under a three hundred
dollar bond.
District court will convene or
Monday the nth day of October
i'll Lockhart.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-03
DE WITT COUNTY.

Cuero, Oct. 2.-The "Dew
Crops had a pleasant gathering
last evening at Rev. Mr.. Blggs'
residence The evening was fraught
with enjoyment of high order and
quite nice little sum realized
toward supplying electric lights in
the Methodist church.
We are sorry to learn that G.
w. Ferguson, who has been sick
with malarial fever for about three
weeks, has been worse since
Wednesday evening.
Cattlemen are getting uneasy
about grass. The fine rains we
had a short time ago have beer
rapidly dried up and grass is be-
ginning to suffer.
Mr.. Kilgore, late of Eagle Lake,
is filling Operator Griffin S place al
the depot during the illness of the
latter.
Mrs. Jane Hunter and family,
Capt. Shelly and family, w. H
Harris and family, Mrs Jack Var
Hoogenhvyze and children anc
Rev. T. w. White and wife have
all gone out to the Hunter ranch
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-03
Y. NJ. c. A. NOTES.

The physical director has recovered
from an attack of the dengue and re-
sumed his duties.
Quite a number of Sunday school
teachers of the city met in the mem
bers' parlor Friday evening ana Or
ganized a teachers meeting. Il. %.
Kaigh was chosen as the leader for
the month of October. Teachers and
those interested in Bible study are in
vited to meet the class Friday even
ing, October s, at o'clock.
There will be meeting of the board
of directors at the rooms Tuesday eve
ming October at s o'clock. A full at
tendance is earnestly desired.
Jos. Dimaline will address the mems
meeting at o'clock.
S. p. BRENT, of Fort Worth, will
talk to the boys at 8 o'clock.
All men and boys are cordially invit-
ed to attend these meetings.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-03
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY
Was a Big Success and the Kings
Daughters Return Thanks.

Was Big Success and the Kings
Daughters Return Thanks.
To the Light.
The birthday party given at the ST.
Paups church Thursday night by the
Kings Daughters, was well attended;
fully two hundred We're present and
enjoyed themselves to the highest de-
gree. The order of Kings Daught-
ers, organized by Mrs. Wells, consists
Of the following young ladies: Misses
Evaline Bumbrey, Marshie Earnest,
Bell Ellis, Gertrude Coldwell, Bertha
O'Neal Avalonia Ellis, Minnie Hen
derson, Mamie Starnes, Cora Boyd,
frankie Jackson, Nettie Anderson and
Fannie Miller. They reflected great
credit upon themselves in the manage
ment of the party, and realized the
neat little sum of 1854, with few
more sacks to hear. The little verse
below shows the method adopted by
Mrs. Wells for the purpose of raising
means:
Eclosed you will find a tiny sack,
Please bring ii or send ii back
With as many cents as you are old,
We promise it shall ne'er be told,
The ladies will give you musical treat
And there you will find something to
eat;
We are sure you will have welcome
hearty;
If you come to your own birthday par
ty.
We were pleased to find that nearly
everybody receiving sacks returned
them with a neat little compliment;
and amused to see that a few old to-
bacco worms, thought the sacks to-
bacco pouches and Immediately con-
verted them to that purpose. The
Kings Daughters are very thankful
to their many friends who responded
so nobly to this grand cause.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-03
DEVILS AUCTION.

The Corps du Ballet" of the For
ever Devils Auction has always been
a special feature with the attraction,
and each season has seen the gather
ing together of comedy lot of clever
coryphees, secundos and ballerinas,
whose bright appearance, pretty faces
and graceful gyrations have proven
one of the pleasant features of this
popular entertainment.
This season Manager Charles H.
Yale promises quite number of new
faces in the terpsichorean contingent,
as well as new and novel ballet feat
ures, replete with brilliant costuming-
At the Grand opera house October 5
and 6.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-03
A SERIOUS COLLISION.

Len Magruder on Bicycle Ran Into
Mr.. Woodhulls Carriage.
Len Magruder, bookkeeper for T. c.
Frost & Co., was seriously hurt last
evening about Gas o'clock at the cor
ner of Main avenue and West Com
merce street. He had just left the
bank and was riding along Main plaza
on his bicycle, when he ran into the
carriage of ]. t. Woodruff, who was
driving down Main avenue. He was
thrown to the ground and Mr.. Wood
hull Immediately jumped out of his
carriage and ran to his assistance.
He was placed in Mr.. WoodhulIs car
riage, and taken to his home, I24 Dali
las street, where doctor was sum-
moned to attend him. Immediately
after the accident he said that his col
lar bone was broken and 1t is believed
he is internally injured, as he ran
against the shafts Of the carriage.
The bicycle was badly damaged.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-03

Harry Reynolds, the Arkansas
road master, will begin work to-
morrow preparing drains for all
that section contiguous to the Sap
road that has been giving the peo-
pie so much trouble during wet
spells.
Mr.. ]. P. Baker reports that his
sister, Mrs. Woodwork, is very
low at Victoria.
Max Johnson, the baker who
has been so sick for some months
past, died Monday night.
G. w. Mayfield, one of our
county farmers, says the talk of a
top crop is the veriest bosh.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-03
WILL PRINT THE NEWS.

The Anchor, has on several occa-
sions, been requested to suppress news,
the object of which is to shield the vio-
lators of the law from notoriety. All
newspapers owe to the readers an OBJ
legation which is to give them the
news and the Anchor proposes to do
so fearlessly and without regard to
person. We propose to shield no man;
and will not suppress from our readers
items of news to which they are en-
titled. This is the word with the bark
on it,, and we hope that no more re-
quests for the suppression of news will
be made. ''-Seguin Anchor
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-03
News 0 I|e Railroads.

A. d. Slack, foreman on the Inter
national went to Laredo yesterday on
business.
Engineer George Surkey, of the In
ternational, went to Palestine yester-
day on business.
Colonel John w. Moss, the hustling
travelling freight agent of the Frisco
line, is in the city.
Harry Pipkins has been promoted to
eagle eye" on the International and
will be put on the extra board at Tay-
lor.
The Houston and Texas Central
sleeper to Kansas City, via Hearne, re-
sumed it's run on the International yes
terday.
Sherman Billow, private secretary
to General Manager Monserrate, of
the Arkansas Pass, left for Cuero yes
terday on a brief visit.
Engineer doc" Smith and Fireman
Al Twining, of the International, have
been sent to Palestine with engine No.
lis to help out in the rush there.
Beginning tomorrow, International
passenger trains Nos. and 4, which
were taken off a few days ago on ac-
count of dull business, due to quaran-
tine regulations, will run again be-
tween Palestine and San Antonio and
No. IL and No. u will run between
Palestine and Galveston.
According to the San Francisco .Ex-
aminer, General 7. II. Hubbard will
succeed the late Colonel G. f. Croker,
as first vice president of the Southern
Pacific; ]. c. Stubs will be elected
second vice president and julius
Kruttschnitt will be elected third vice
president at meeting to be held this
month.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-03
NOTICE,

CITIZENS ARE REQUESTED NOT
TO THROW OFFAL, Stops OR
FILTH OF ANY KIND INTO THE
STREETS, CUTTERS OR SIDE
WALKS, AS THE ORDINANCES IN
REGARD TO THESE OF'F'ENSES
WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED
AFTER THIS DATE.
Attest BRYAN CALLAGHAN'
THEO. VINKE. Mayor.
City Clerk, lO-S-5t
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-03
PILES ARE UNIVERSAL.

One person in every four has some
sort of rectal trouble. Remedies that
will relieve are plenty, but there Is
one remedy only that radically cures
the most stubborn cases, Tabner's
Buckeye Pill OintmeR. cures blind,
bleeding, itching and protruding piles,
no matter how old or serious the case
may be. No pain, no operation, no
loss of time and but triding expense.
If your case is serious you must choose
between surgery or Buckeye Pile ONT
ment. The latter is the surest. Price,
in bottles, 80 cents; in tubes 70 cents,
SoI5 By Z. RaHss and @. Schasse.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-03
THAT Is STEALING.

The newspaper publisher tolls every
day to make his paper interesting,
mentally and mechanically, that's la
Dor; once in awhile a patron comes in
and pays a subscriptiOnthat's capital
one moves off without
paying and has the postmaster send
a card to say the paper is refused
that's stealing.-Press and Printer.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-03
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN.

1 have been in the drug business for
twelve years, and during that time
have sold nearly all the cough medi-
cines manufactured; and from my
personal knowledge of such remedies,
l say that Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy gives better satisfaction than any
other on the market.-W. NJ. TERRY,
Elkton, Ky. Sold by all druggists.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-03
oUTFALL SEWER VISIT.

Mayor Callaghan and several of the
aldermen took a trip out to the out
fall sewer yesterday and made an in
spection of it's condition from the sewer
farm clear to the Southern Pacific
track. The work of bolstering up the
is proceeding quite, but there is great
deal yet to do as the sewer was found
to be badly cracked and in some places
had lost it's circular form and become
somewhat oval.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-03
CLOSING OUT SALE.

We will close out at ABSOLUTE
COST at retail or wholesale, our en-
tire stock of Heavy and Shelf hard
ware, Implements, Wagons and Wagon
Material, Ammunition, Etc,
We must concentrate our interests
in our Mexican and Western houses,
Ind our goods MUST GO.
KRAKAUER, York & MOVE.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-03
YELLOW FEVER GERMS.

breed in the bowels. Kill them and
you are safe from the awful disease
destroy the germs through
out the system and make it impossible
for new ones to form. Cascarets are
the only reliable safeguard for young
and old against Yellow Jack. 10c, Csc
SOC, all druggists. 9-27-S0
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-03
BUCKLINs ARNICA sALyE.

The best salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns and all skin erup-
tons, and positively cures piles, or
no pay required. 1t is guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction or money re-
funded. Price % cents per box. For
sale by +. Kaiteyer & Son.