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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-04-14
RINEHART.

j. F. Murphy bought a fine Shet.
land pony for his children last Satur.
day.
Mrs. W. H. Hollinger is still al
Woodbine under the care Of DR.. Fos-
ter and 10 not expected home for three
weeks yet.
Emil Hoffman started out Monday
morning with another load Of cheese
The demand for Rinehart cheese is
greatly in excess Of the supply.
Miss Nellie Scherer Of Chapman
accompanied Miss Stella Murphy
home last Saturday remaining until
Monday.
Roy Murphy's doleful expression
has changed to satisfied smile since
he can receive certificate to attend
county high school. Several other
boys received permits and more
would have passed with honor II the
arithmetic questions had not been so
exceedingly difficult.
A number Of Rinehart people were
in Abilene Saturday to attend the
Snyder. Knopp case in Judge David.
sons Office Mr.. Knopp paid the diff
ference, about $l5, and Mr.. Snyder
will probably pay the witnesses who
were dismissed without being sworn.
The Lutheran ladies at this place
have bought new carpet for the
church and the men are1painting the
pews.
Albert Knopp is hauling a large
amount of grain to Chapman.
The late cold snaps have not hurt
the apricot and peach blossoms.
The M. E. Sunday school at this
place rendered short Easter program
last Sunday which was much enjoyed
by all present. The large churh was
comfortably filled and many compli-
ments given the choir especially. The
children always enjoy speaking and
their bright little faces and speeches
were appreciated by the audience.
Rice Graham aud Miss Pet were
visitors at J. B. Heller's and Miss
Jennie Jacobson's last Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adams, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Knudson Of Pearl and Mrs. P.
McFerren and daughter Lizzie Of Sol
ONION were visitors at the church on
Sunday.
The Lutherans will have commun.
ion services next Sunday afternoon.
Messrs' c. M. and W. L. Lowry and
Elmer Leatherman and Misses Della
M, Lowry and Leo Pierce an Mrs. j. |
). Miller were breaking Easter eggs
with friends at this place last Sunday.
j. Polands and G. W. Detricbs
spent Sunday at j. F. Murphy's.
Misses Lesta Lowry and Lulu
Baughey returned to their school
duties at Chapman again.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-04-14
NEW CHILLICOTHE.

The revival meetings are exciting
great interest. The house is crowded
at night and the singing is unusually
good.
Miss Nellie LOWE was in the com,
munity Sunday.
Misses Amelia Dees and Mary Pury
were up from Chapman over Sunday
c. C. Wick returned to Lawrence
to resume his studies.
Miss Maude Tilton is home from
Emporia where she attended school.
Mrs. Clint Martz visited at BOYD
Grey's Monday.
All Minnick had runaway this
week. The team was hitched to a
wagon and one horse was cut BY
barbed wire.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-04-14
PREACHER LANES Nrx.Up.
Has Both Wife and q Divorce Ca
at 0nce.

Evangelist John Lane, who con-
Quoted revival meetings here lev
months ago is, according to Larned
papers, having peculiar experiences
in that town. A few weeks ago Mr..
Lane appeared in Larned with a bean
tiful young woman whom he intro
duced as bis wife. She was at oncc
received into the best circles and be-
came very popular. Mr.. Lane held
nightly meetings and was sustained
by the regular preachers Of the town.
About week ago, however, the
sheriff received q notice from New
York with instructions to serve II up-
on Mr.. Lane. II was a summons for
him to appear in court and defend 1
suit brought for divorce by his wife.
The gossips at once jumped to the
conclusion that the woman with the
preacher was not his wife and that
tho conduct Of the pair was therefore
most scandalous. Pretty soon tho
whole town became aroused and then
committee was appointed to inves-
tigate.
This committee has just reported !
state OF affairs, which, though very
singular, forms a complete vindica-
ton for the preacher. 1t seems that
Mr.. Lane really had a wife in New
York, but she deserted him and II
Missouri in 1895 he procured a d.
vorce from her. Later he married
the woman who is now with him.
However, this Missouri divorce did
not free the New York wife, who, un-
der the New York laws, was forced to
secure divorce on her own account
before helwould have the right to
marry again. The notice served BY
the sheriff at Larned was incidental
to this proceeding
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-04-14
! Union Temperance Meeting.

On next Monday night at 8 O'Clock
there will be an address by Rev. W.
L. Woodland Of Ohio under the aus.
pices Of the State Temperance Union
Of Kansas. 1t is to be union meet.
ing Of all the people. Free admission.
1t will be held in Armory hall or in
the M. E. church. See notice later.
lN r COMMITTEE.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-04-14
WOODBINE.

Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Price, C. F. Hes
ton and John Pleiser went to Linds
borg Friday to attend the messiah.
H. W. Mitch was in Kansas Cit,
on business during the week.
o. E. Nicholson has been here fol
the past two weeks in the interest o.
the Occidental Lodge of Salina. He
has about thirty charter members.
L. s. Boner went to Herington
Tuesday.
James McMillen and and Lucy G.
Stacey went to their respective homes
Wednesday after finishing very sue
cessful terms Of school here.
Otto Bruggen went went to Marion
county Monday to put up a windmill
for the hardware company.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Gillett went TO
junction City Saturday returning
Monday.
Mrs. Maggie Bruggen accompanied
her aunt, Mrs. Hughes, to Abilene
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Gemeny went
to junction City Sunday.
c. H. Baumbaugh is in St. Joe, NO.,
on business.
Edmond and Herman Steckel are
visiting relatives in Milford and juno.
ton City.
J. P. Fengel, Jr., is home from
Caldwell for visit. He was billing
clerk for the Rock Island.
Agnes Smith came home Friday
returning to Herington Sunday.
Mrs. W. H. Hollinger is quite sick
at her sisters, Mrs. J. u. Reeds,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-04-14
Republican Primaries.

Buckeye-Primaries will be held at
Central school house, Thursday,
April 81.
Newbern-The Republican primary
will be held at Purdy school house, at
the regular hour, April 81.
Hayes-The Republican primary
will be held at Moonlight at the rsg-
dlar hour, April 81.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-04-14

Coughs trees don't have 10 be
shipped. You get just what you
want at the nursery one mile west Of
town.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-04-14
Wanted.

A girl for general housework.
Must be experienced and good cook.
94.3t&2c Mrs. HILAND SouTHwoRTH.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-05-13
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Jules Verne, who at seventy enjoys
robust health and lively spirits, lives
chiefly on eggs and herbs.
To remove the insipid taste OF
stewed rhubarb, which is now season.
able at the breakfast table. it is sug-
gested that little port wine poured
on it, with sprinkling OF powdered
ginger, will transform the sauce into a
most palatable article of diet.
The great nutritive powers of choco.
late are becoming so generally recog.
nized that it has been adopted fol
campaign use in the armies and ma.
vies Of almost every European govern.
ment. The increased consumption in
Europe within four years is IS per
cent, and American consumption has
during the same period increased SO
per cent.
In some further remarks on vege-
tables as fighting diet G. B. Shaw
says: "Ninety.nine per cent. of the
worlds fighting has been done on
farinaceOus food. Compare
the Tipperary peasant of the potatoes.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-05-13
" Yankee Impudence."

American sense OF humor was IRE.
sistibly tickled by the details of the
capture of the big steamer Panama,
mounting four l4-pound guns and car.
rying a crew of seventy-four, by the
little lighthouse tender Mangrove,
mounting two 6.pound guns and car.
rying thirteen men.
There is such thing as Yankee i'm
prudence. and it is a complete delight
TO Yankees anyway. When Com
mander Everett got his prize he could
spare but one man to take possession
OF her, and when Ensign Dayton, trim
and dapper, just out of Annapolis,
stepped aboard the big ship and took
command" doubtless with the gravity
of an Admiral followed by 500 grim
blue-jackets, he completed picture in
contemplation of which millions OF
his -cOuntrymen smiled in delighted
approval. Bless the nervy, impudent
youngter! How proud he must have
felt, and how proud we are of him!
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-05-13
WONDERFUL, BUT USELESS.
Here's a Freak Bicycle Cleared to
SIS Inches.

AASTS FREAK bicycle Ueare0 TO
SIS Inches.
The claim of having the highest
geared wheel in the world belongs in
Newark, according to the Cycling Ga
sette. where dealer has constructed
the freak bicycle. When it is said
that the machine is geared SO high
that no one can ride it it will be con-
coded that he has accomplished his
point. If an old ordinary were to be
constructed of the same relative gear
it would have wheel 555 inches in
diameter, in other words the front
wheel would be 464 feet in height. As
it is OH the Newark safety there are
few men in the world who can reach
from saddle to pedal, for the distance
from the seat to the pedal at its lowest
point is about SO inches. If the freak
cycle be ridden each revolution of the
pedals would carry the rider 1889
feet and it would require but thirty.
six revolutions to cover mile. As an
advertisement, however, the affair is
said to be proving its value.
William Miner, jr., has been ar
rested at Aberdeen, for stealing ma
chinery from the Emery, Mack &
Wood mill, on Wisl,kah river. He
was caught in the act OF making away
with Zig casting. Considerable Of
the mill machinery has been stolen ol
late.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-05-13

and -buttcrmilk days with the modern
gentleman who gorgcs himself with
murdered COW. The Tippcrary man
never read predetermined novels or
checred patriotic music-hall tableauX,
but he fought rcckleSsly and wantonly.
Your carniverous gentleman Is afraid
OF eycrytliing-including doctors, dogs,
disease, death and truth-telllng.
\ London authority says that the
average person should take for break
fast a bowl OF well-cooked cereal with
a little milk, n slice OF whole-wheat
bread, and, if he has been accustomed
to it, Il emp OF clear coffee, one-hali
heated milk. The heavy breakfast,
quickly and carelessly eaten by the
average family, brings about such
diseases as come to over eaters
rheumatism, govt and other ills.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-05-13
A GIANT GUN.

The most gigantic death-dcaling
whirlwind, the most terrific mechani.
cal destroyer, has just been completed
by the United States in the shape OF
the largest cannon that has been built
by any nation.
1t will carry shell two miles fur
thcr than has ever been done. 1t will
throw projectile that weighs $50
pounds more than any other projectile
ever made.
Its combined weight is 30 tons
heavier than any previous gun, and its
destructive power is assumed to be
more than double the destructiveness
OF any gun before produced.
This big gun, that is now ready at
Watervliet, is known as the "New
American Gun" Itsurpasses Krupp's
in every detail of gun ability. The
speed of its shell is 1000 feet per Sec
ond. 1t has n muzzle energy of o.
OS4 foot-tons, which means that it has
a power capable of moving that num-
Der of tons more than a foot. This
power would send $500. pound shell
through three feet of the heaviest ar
NOR plate steel ever put on the outside
of war vessel.
The heaviest steel plated ship is
only Is inches thick in its armor.
This Watervliet gun is warranted to
pierce it if fired ut reasonable range.
The Vizcaya's armor is IL inches
thick, and OF course the Vizcaya's
name would be "mud" were it to come
in striking distance of this gun.
This big American gun is made OF
the best forged steel, and is strong,
perfect and durable. 1t has an inner
tube which is forged the entire length
of the gun-from muzzle to breech.
Its outside is strong and finished with
hoops that hold it so that it cannot he
broken by its own firing. 1t is meant
for coast defense, for it is almost toe
heavy to be put aboard a ship. One
such gun as this in CALIFORNIA; best
port, another in Virginia, another in
New York, and another in New Jersey
would pretty nearly fortify the weak
places along our extended coast.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-05-13

How much property a man will leave
when he dies depends largely upon his
health. The man who suffers from ill
health stands little show of being a sue
Cessful business man. The man who comes
TO his desk in the morning with a head
ache, who suffers all day from dullness and
drowsiness who goes to his meals without
an appetite and losses restlessly through
the night without sleep, is not likely to
leave a competence for his widow and or
phans. Success is even more dependent
upon health than upon ability.
Few men realize these truths. They
think that everything can be accomplished
by work, and that health is a secondary
consideration. Work is useless unless it is
good work, and good work is never done
save by a thoroughly healthy man. DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is the
best of all health restorers and health pre-.
servers. 1t makes the stomach strong and
active. 1t sends a man to his meals thor
oughly hungry every time. 1t facilitates
the flow of digestive juices and makes as
similation perfect. 1t invigorates the liver.
It purifes the blood and fills it with the
life giving elements of the food. 1t is the
great blood maker and fesh.builder. It
tears down inert, half dead tissues and
builds new, firm, muscular flesh. 1t does
not build f1abby fat like cod liver oil ard
does not make people more corpulent.
Mr.. John Brooks, Of Boylston Mass, writes: 1" I
write to tell you of the great benefit have re-
ceived from DR. Pierces Golden Medical Discov-
ergo / was taken with a bad cold which settled
on my lungs. The doctors said I was in CON-
sumption and could not get we'll. / took Cod
Liver Oil and II did me no good. Alter taking
il four months heard of your Golden Medical
Discovery and 1t saved my life"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-05-13
ORIGIN OF THE COTTON GIN
How a Woman Perfected Mr..
Whitncy's Invention.

How a Woman Perfected Mr..
Whitney's Invention.
The youngest daughter of General
Nathaniel Greene used to relate a
story of her life at Dungeness, where a
circumstance occurred of some his.
toric and scientific interest, and i'll re-
gard to which much erroneous state
ment has been made, says Il writer IN
the Century. l refer to the invention
of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney, and
my mothers connection with it. The
facts briefly stated were about as fol-
lows: While spending the previous
summer at Newport, X. l., my mother
became acquainted with Mr.. Whitney
and grew interested in the outcome OF
the experiments he was then making
in the interest of his projected gin.
To assist in his enterprise my mother
invited him to spend the following
winter at Dungeness, where an abund-
ance of cotton and quiet could be as
sured. Mr.. Whitney accordingly
came to Dungeness, and diligently
pursued his experiments, a room in
the fifth story having been specially
fitted up for his use as an inventor.
One morning he descended headlong
into the drawing-room where num-
Der of guests were assembled, and eX-
citedly exclaimed: "The victory is
mine." In deep sympathy with him
the guests and hostess went with him
to his workshop. Whitney set his
model in motion. For a few minutes
the miniature saws revolved without
hindrance, and the separation Of the
seeds from the cotton wool was sue
cessfully accomplished; but after
little the saws clogged with lint, the
wheel stopped and poor Whitney was
in despair. "Here's what you need"
exclaimed my mother, in her clear,
decisive way, and she instantly seized
q clothes brush lying on the mantle
and held it firmly to the teeth of the
saws. Again the drum revolved and
instantly the saws were cleaned of the
lint, and the last requirement of the
great invention was satisfied. Ma
dame,' said Whitney, overcome with
emotion, and speaking with the ex-
aggeration of gratitude, you have
perfected my invention
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-05-13

IN the Superior Court of the State of Washing
L ton for Thurston county.
John N. Brown,
vs.. Summons.
Ellen j. Brown,
Defendant.
The State OF Washington to the said Ellen ]
Brown. Defendant:
You are hereby summoned to appear within
sixty daye after the date of the rst publication
OF this summons. tO-wit: within 60 days after tho
18th day Of March. lS9s. and defend the above
entitled action In the Court aforesaid and In case
Of your failure SO TO do judgment will he rem.
dered against you according TO the demand OF
the complaint which will be died AMI is filed
with the Clerk Of said Court copy OF which /.
herewith served upon you. That the object OF
the said action Is 10 procure q divorce from yoS
on behalf Of the plaintiff upon the grounds Ol
your abandonment of the plaintiff.
q. G.. ISRAEL,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
P. o. Address: Olympia, Thurston county
Stale of Washington.
Date Of first publication. March Is, 1898.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-05-13
POULTRY NOTES.

Beans are n good because they are
heterogeneous.
Eggs sell better when sent to mar.
ket in regular cases.
The laying hen consumes more food
than one not laying.
The early pullets are the profitable
winter egg producers.
Ten hens with one male make about
the proper proportion.
Ten weeks from shell to market is
the time allotted chick.
Keep cabbages hanging in the house
within reach OF the fowls.
Egg shells ground to a powder make
a good addition to the mash.
Ten focks. each consisting of 1O
hens, are enough for an acre.
Scatter the grain at noon among
litter, so the fowls must exercise.
Ground oats, corn meal and bran
constitute proper food for poultry.
Filthy quarters produce sickness
and sick hens will not produce eggs.
After the second year the hens
value as winter egg-producer lessons.
Green rye is the best form for feed.
ing; as grain it is a poor poultry
food.
STEPPED clover, mixed with the
morning mash, is great egg-pro.
Queer.
Make the hens work. Exercise
helps digestion. Feed all they will
eat up clean.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-05-13
afashlugton Standard
ORIGIN OF THE Bit"
WORD COINED BY SAN FRANCISCO
SALOON MtN
Rvrrnt~l of RobhinS Thrir Patrons
nj Il Quarter Il Drink. 80 Sold
Two for thc Sans Amount. Civ
in. Il Bit of Iron in Change.

" Although Eastern people readily
a.. INTO the custom Ui using the terms
: h!t-, 1 bits and & bits that still ol.taln
on the coast the other dat remarked
an old Californian, Il doubt whether
many trouble themselves about the
origin oi these terms. More than
tins. doubt very much whether many
native Pacific Coasters ever know the
origin of the word hit, as commonly
applied to money.
Il happened to be around when the
word was coined. 1t originated in
san Francisco, and the liquor-dcalers,
coined it. II was result of COM
petition. Time was, as everybody
knows, when quarter of 4 dollar was
the smallest coin having purchasing
power in California. The few dimes
and coppcrs that made their way to
the coast were first kept rs souvenirs
ol the cheap East, and then given to
the children to play with. A 10 cent
piece would buy nothing, for store
keeper would not permit it to pollutc
his till
"Finally few honest saloon-keepers
who had been making money at %
cents drink, came to the conclusion
that they were robbing the people, and
decided to sell two drinks for that
price. Having no coin of smaller
denomination, however, for the dime
was not recognized rs currency, they
were obliged to issue iron checks.
These were bits of iron stenciled with
the name of the saloon-keeper issuing
them and containing the announce
ment that they were good for one
drink. AS these were l bit, and 2
would buy two drinks, quarter came
to he called two bits, and so cents 4
bits. Other merchants followed suit,
and for time these iron bits were as
common as quarters.
Gas the heavier westward tide of
travel set in and more dimes were
brought to the coast, the iron repre-.
senting value had to so, and the dine
came to be called short bit, being less
than half of quarter, and IL cents a
long bit, for the reason that it is more
than half quarter. These appella-
tions still obtain at all over the coast,
and although tenderfoot at first is
puzzled he soon falls into line and
helps to perpetuate the colloquialism
as applied to the designation of coins"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-05-13
Brief History of Cuba.

Cuba has length of about 764
miles and width varying from % to
100 miles. 1t has an area of 1888
square miles. 1t was discovered in
October, 1892, by Columbus, who
named it Juano. Cuba is the original
Indian name. It was colonized in
1911 by Spain, and with few brief
exceptions, has been under the Span
ish flag ever since.
In 1884, and again in 1854, Havana
was destroyed by the French. In
1924 it was taken by the Dutch, but
was soon restored. In 1852 it was
taken by the English. In this en-
gagement a large number of volun-
teers from New England participated.
The following year England ex-
changed the city for Florida.
During the present century several
instructions were organized by the
negroes, the most important having
been in 1874 and 1S4S. In the latter
more than 10000 negroes persisted.
In 1S4S, American shipping and
other interests having suffered out
rageous treatment at the hands of the
Spaniards, President Polk authorized
the American ambassador to offer
Spain 500, OOO.O 900 for the island, but
the offer was rejected. In 1849,
Lopez and other Cubans failed in
an effort to revolutionize Cuba. In
1851 Lopez and an American colonel,
Crittenden, invaded the island with o
small expedition, but the leaders were
taken prisoners and executed.
In October, 1854, three ambassadors
of the United States at European
courts-Buchanan, Soule and Mason
met at Ostend and signed a manifesto
which claimed for the United States,
If Spain should refuse to sell the
island, the right to take and annex it.
In 1868 began the ten years strug-
gle of the Cuba patriots for liberty
This ended in promise by Spain to
grant liberal reforms in the govern
ment Of the island. These promises
were put on paper but they have
been evaded.
1t is thus seen that Cuba, under
Spanish misrule, has been an almost
constant source of disturbance and
injury to United States interests.
American vessels have been seized I'M
outrageous circumstances. Ameri-
can citizens have been imprisoned on
mere official within and suspicion, and
Americans have been shot down un-
der shameful disregard of their rights
under the American flag. We have
been protesting against these outrages
for half century, and We had pro-
tested so often, and yielded so fire.
quently to SPANS cool and insolent
explanations, that the Spaniards had
come to believe we would go on in
that course forever.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-05-13
lnfanlile Chicken Broth.

CustOmer-What on earth is this
broth made of, waiter3 Surely il
isn't chicken broth?
Waiter-Well, sir, its chicken broth
in its Infancy. It's made out of the
water that the heggs are boiled in.-
London Fun.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-05-13

Metcalf & Wade have purchased the
Duff mill, at kelso, and will increase
its capacity to 100000 shingles day.