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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-08
UNION PACIFIC.
WEST HOUND.

aE ATOHIsON, TOPEKA 4 SANTA Tk
RAILWAY.
I'll Santa Fe trains daily except Sunday.
NORTH BOUND.
i07 Passenger daily. a. M
100 Accommodation daily, arrives. .1:10 p. m.
departs. 40 p. m.
SOUTH HOUND.
ao6 Passenger daily 1923 p. m
3B Accommodation daily, arrives. .1:l0 y. III
" departs......1'3j pm
sALINA BRANCH.
Departs.
M1 ACCOMMODATION ,."".."",..."s'@a M'
$40 .,....."........2:3Op p. m.
Arrives.
3lS accommodation. "".."".....io:1p p. N
32S ,,....,........,,.N:NA a. no.
No. 1888 makes direct connection ut strong
City with fast passenger train westb0uhd
and fast mail eastb0und. II Is due ut strong
City at 6p. m.
ROCK ISLAND.
WEST BOUND.
10, eb-Local Freight and accom-. 9:lba. 10.
10. N-Chicago Mail and Express. .bl6p, m
EAST BOUND.
%. Small and Express. II :2b O. m.
10, g6-LOcal Freight and &C com. :. 3 43 p.n
Passenger trains run daily. Freight trail .
tally except Sunday.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-08

See R. H. Seeds for farmloans.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-08
Railway lime fables.

!. MILES MEDICAL CO.. Elkhart. Ind.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-02-12
a TooTH.BRvsti TALE.
An ola story and one That Ii Bras
New.

An OLD Story and One That II Brane
New.
Three society girls sat In the newly dec
GRATED boudoir Of the blue-eyed girl. The
browneyed girl remarked that she wished
some one would remind her to buy tooth
brush the next time she went downtown.
Then she laughingly asked: -,
Girls, what would you call toothbrush
one Of the amenities Of civilization! :,
'T would call It a necessity" exclaimed
the blueeyed girl. "That reminds me.
girls" she continued, "of n story my Uncle
James used to tell always had my doubts
about this story OF Uncle James, but win
tell you what he said.
"He was going from Boston to New York
one time on one OF the new Sound steam.
ers, and he shared his stateroom with Q
strange man. When morning came, Uncle
James got up first, dressed, and went on
deck. Presently he came back to pack his
travelling bag. He remembered that he had
left his toothbrush on the rack. On looking
for it, he discovered his roommate using Il
vigorously. Surprising that mistake had
been made, he said:
az beg your pardon, sir, but that is my
"Tndeed,' said the man, you must ex.
cuse me; thought It belonged TO the boat 7"
ooh! oh! OH" exclaimed the gray-eyed
girl, waving her hands frantically, that 10
the same story my Uncle Robert alwaye
told. II didn't happen to either one OF
them, OF course" .,
"Of course not" assented the blue-eyed
girl, laughing. 1--WE have caught both our
uncles in fibs now, haven't WEI"
The brown.eyed girl looked Mt her frineds
In disgust.-St. Louis Republic.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-02-12
HOW SHE MANAGED HIM.
Let Her Husband he Cross for the
Presents He Gave Her.

Let Her Husband De Cross for the
Presents He Gave Her.
They were two women discussing their
husbands over shopping lunch. One asked
the other il her husband was ever cross.
He is never anything else" was the cool
reply. .. -. L., ., ..,.., a..
first speaker. go,
alone"
"But how do you make up?"
1--WE don't make up. You see, he 10 nj.
ways as cross as two sticks at breakfast, and
says whole lot Of sarcastic things about
women attending to their households, and
club women, and any other old thing he can
think Of, and then h.e, goes away mad and
slams the front door,"
"You poor thing. And people say you arc
so congenial and 80 well suited to each
other"
$50 we are. When Harold comes home at
night he hands me little package and says
he hopes it will please me. and tell him
he is too good and wish all women had az
good husband rs mine. Then ] see what
he's giving me, and sometimes it's lovely
belt or q new chatclaine, or fancy scarf,
and give him kiss mad ask him to forgive
me for being cross in the morning."
The other woman looked dazed andwenton
slipping her chocolate in profound silence as
long as she could stand It. Then she flashed
out:
"And vet you deliberately told me you
did not manage him. Chicago Times-Her.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-02-12
Clippings.

The Chicago university, for the year
beginning July next, has arranged
10 spend s729, 900 for educational work,
but the president says Of the pupils:
MANY are literally starving. The
university is turning out men of strong
intelligence, but weak-bodied. Some
Of them are moral and intellectual
dyspeptics."
State schools OF agriculture for girls
have been established In Minnesota
II the graduates become farmers
wives they can show their husbands
how to run things out of doors rs well
as In the house.
Girls in New Guinea have small
chance Of clipping. Every night they
are put IN little house ut the top OF .
tall tree. Tho ladder used TO reach 10
Il then removed.
Mrs. Harriet Lane johnson, who was
mistress Of the white house during the
administration Of President Buchanan.
Is still prominent figure in Washing
ton society.
Ono OF Frank Cranes epigrsms;
Never mourn because you make mis-
takes II Il the people who make mis-
tnl,eS who lead the world, while the
urrtisc people who never make any
iniaitksS keep booka ior the others ~
4 14AN salary
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-02-12
A LITTLE OF EVER. THING.

A ton Of coal yields almost 10000 feet
Of gas.
The only civilized country which does
not grant patents on inventions is
Switzerland.
On May 10, 1903, u passenger train on
the New York Central railroad made o
few miles at the rute Of il2H miles an
hour.
The largest room In the world under
one roof. and unbroken by pillars, Is
ut st. Petersburg. II IL GEO feet long by
100 feet In breadth.
Lately an olive tree was carelessly
destroyed near Nice, which had posi-
tive record OF Eve centuries. and meas
ured 30 feet In circumference.
before the war you could tell the
different grades Of society In North
Carolina by the very easy test Of pro-
nunciation Of single word" said Mr..
George 7. Ambrose. -Ifamnn belonged
to the upper OF pntrician order, he al
ways Enid 'Persimmons;' II Of the mid
die class 'slmmons.' and one Of the poor
white trash. he said 'nlmmonsss. By
Ibis 1lmple criterion could the student
ufcnSie distinctions In that part Of the
old south ten with aceuracy 70 What
.eo'1I Eiolu1 each native hI|1nre1.1
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-02-12
VERBAL CONTRACTS VALID.
The Kansas Supreme Courts Deciaion In q
iIreach Of Promise Suit.

The Kansas supreme Courts Deciaion In n
ISreach Of Promise Suit.
TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. THE supreme
court decided that contract to marry,
not in writing, does not come under
the statute of frauds, and II the mar
rage is not consummated within
year does not necessarily become void
able. The case in which the decision
was reached has already attained con-
siderable notoriety. DIR. McElree,
OF Newton, was sued for breach
of promise by Miss Lillian VOL
fersbergcr, and the jury awarded
her 1000 for hcartaches and mental
anguish, $1,000 for humiliation and
$1,000 for general damages. He APP
pealed to the supreme court, setting
up the contention that he was not
worth that much to any woman and
that he should be prosecuted under
the criminal statute for fraud.
The court overruled the con-
tention and sustained the lower court
It excerpts marriage contracts where
girl gives q man time to get start in
life from the general rule that con-
tracts not to be executed within one
year are voidable unless made in writ
ing.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-02-12
ARE you TO LIVE in ALAsKAa


Some Requirements That wtn Be
Found Indispensable.
The universal article Of diet in that
country, depended upon andindispensa-
BILE, is bread or biscuit. And tomake the
bread and biscuit, either In the camp or
upon the trail, yeast cannot be used-it
must be baking powder; and the pow
der manufactured by the processes Of
the Royal Baking Powder Company,
miners and prospectors have learned,
Is the only one which will stand In TINT
peculiar climate of cold and dampness
and raise the bread and biscuit satisfac-
torily.
These facts are very important for
every one proposing to go to Alaska and
the Yukon country to know, for should
he be persuaded by some outfitter to
take one OF the cheap brands Of baking
powder, II will cost just rs much to
transport It, and then when he opens II
for use, after oil his labor in packing Il
over the long and difficult route, he will
find solid caked mass or lot ofspoiled
powder, with no strength and useless.
Such mistake might lead to the most
serious results. Alaska Is no place in
which to experiment In food, or try to
economizc with your stomach. For use
in such climate, and under the trying
and fatiguing conditions Of life and
labor in that country, everything must
be the best and most useful, and above
all II Is imperative that all food supplies
shall have perfect keeping qualities. II
Is absurd to convey over such difficult
and expensive routes an article that
will deteriorate In transit, or that will
be found when required for use to have
lost great part Of its value.
There Is no better guide to follow
in these matters than the advice Of those
who have gone through similar expert
cnce. Mr.. McQuesten, who Is called 1.-THE
father Of Alaska" after an experience
OF years upon the trail. in the camp, and
in the use of every kind Of supply, says:
1--WE find In Alaska that the importance
of proper kind Of baking powder can
not be overestimated. A miner with q
can Of bad baking powder is almost
helpless in Alaska. We have tried all
sorts, and have been obliged to settle
down to use nothing but Royal. It
Is stronger, and carries further, but,
above all things, II is the only powder
that will endure the severe climatic
changes Of the Arctic region"
1t Is for the same reasons that the U.
s. Government in its relief expeditions,
and Peary, the famous Arctic traveller,
have carried the Royal Baking Powder
exclusively.
The Royal Baking Powder will not
cake nor lose its strength either on
board ship or in damp climates, and is
the most nightly concentrated and eff
ficient Of leavening agents. Hence It Ia
indispensable to every Alaskan outfit.
It can be had Of any Of the trading COM
panies in Alaska, but should the miner
procure his supplies before leaving, h
should resist every attempt Of the out
filter to palm of upon him any Of the
other brands Of baking powder. for they
will spoil and prove the cause of great
disappointment and trouble.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-02-12

MONEY never was cheaper TO the bor-
ROVER than II Is in Chicago and the
west at tho present time. Financial
conditions have changed materially
during the past year, and in place Of
the banker being inaccessible TO the
borrower the latter Is more independ-
emit than ever. In speaking Of this
matter. President Eclels, OF the Com
mercial national bank, Of Chicago,
said: 'The days OF six and seven per
cent interest seem to be permanently
over. There will be moro ave ind six
per cent money, and even below that
figure, while possibly FIVE and six per
cent will be the general rate"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-02-12

An English paper records peculiar
decision In the suit Of q usurer against
= poor woman. The woman was finally
unable to pay the monthly installment
The Judge satisfied himself that the
woman was honest and that what she
had already paid in installments would
cover the original loan and reason
able amount of interest The plaintiff
would not compromise and accept any
thing less than the full amount 10
which tho law entitled him "Then,"
said tho judge, Il give judgment for
Che full amount TO be paid at the rate
Of Bixpence a month" The usurer will
BE- IS years In getting his money.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-02-12

SENATOR vEsr. chairman Of the CON-
mitiee on public health and national
quarantine, Is alarmed Mt the danger
threatsned by the pollution OF rivers
By the great cities 'As the country
settles mp" he said, 1.-The danger in
crcascs 81 IN alarming rate Every
growing city along the Mississippi,
Missouri and Ohio. dumping its refuse
into these streams. makes the proba.
tllltios OF general epidemic Of ehol.
GT1 o. typhoid fever more imminent"
Ihe surgeon general recently said thai
a WA estimated that every year NJ
|.... It1n $500 deaths Wero coused
.|1I zion. b Ih's 11nRlrr.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-02-12
BIRDS EAT 400 SHEEP.
The Feast Took Place 100 Miles From
Dawson and Cost e2O,OO0.

The Feast Took Place 100 Miles From
Dawson and Cost s2O,OO0.
Jack Collins, who started for Dawson
City with band of sheep last summer,
has been heard from. He sold part Of
his flock for $4,000. The other and
biggest half Of the flock fed the birds
Of the arctic zone. This is how 1t hap
pened:
He drove the sheep in over the Dali
ton trail. Some time before Dawson
was reached cold weather came on, and
Collins decided to kill his sheep. He
killed and sold 500. and received nearly
$4,000 for them.
Then he concluded to hold the re-
mainder for better market. lie killed
the remaining 400 In sort Of secluded
place of the line OF travel and suspend
cd the carcasses on poles fur enough
above the ground to be out of the reach
of bears, wolves or other wild animals.
He left two young men to watch tho
mutton, and proceeded to look for
mining section. Having found one, he
located a claim and proceeded to test
it. After he had dug out few thou
sand dollars worth Of gold he thought
he would, as the French say, return
to his muttons."
His stay Ind been SO prolonged that
the young men had become weary Of
holding a wake over the sheep, and,
imagining Dawson TO be only a few
miles away, had started for that city
TO enjoy some Of the pleasures met
ropolitan city can afford. II proved to
be about 100 miles to Dawson, so their
absence was more extended than they
had inended, and when Collins reached
the place where he had left the car
cases Of 400 sheep he found only 400
bleaching skeletons.
The eagles. ravens, crows, kites,
hawks and other birds Of prey which
!nhabit that region had been feasting
on mutton. "Where the carcass II,
there will the eagles be gathered" IL
proverb which applies to other birds
OF prey. Collins had left so many car
casses that invitations had been sent
out and a general roundup Of all the
vultures and things In that region. from
Bchring sea TO the Mackenzie river, had
taken place. Whether the claim Col
Inns secured will make good the loss
Of the mutton or not remains to be seen,
but when he drives In his next band Of
sheep the birds Of prey will not get
so large q percentage of them.-Port-
land oregonian.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-02-12

The newest thing in hypnotism is
the hypnotic machine. Its inventor
says that by means Of 1t 90 per cent.
of all persons tested can be put
in the trance state. He is prepared
to do with the hypnotic machine what
has before been declared impossible
hypnotize the insane. The instrument
is recent invention of DIR. Carleton
Simon, the foremost hypnotist Of New
York. In eight or ten minutes the
subject is In the passive state known
rs hypnotic sleep, and the mind is
open to the suggestions of the hyp-
notist at the machine and the muscles
are obedient TO his voice.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-02-12

Meadvillc to visit his intended bride,
to whom he was to have been married
in April. When he left here he was In
excellent health and when p. /. Bone
brake, president of the Central no
tional bank, received dispatch
yesterday afternoon announcing his
death the entire community was
shocked.
Brief Sketch of HIS Career.
Thomas A. Osborn, sixth governor Of Kansas,
ex-envoy TO Brazil and Chill, director OF the
Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe railway. and one
Of the best known citizens Of the state, was not
only IN early settler In Kansas, but took o
prominent part in public affairs when Kansas
territory was being nodded into state, and
has filled many positions Of trust In the gift OF
the state and OF the nation since He came 10
Kansas from Meadville, Pa, in 1907 when he
had Just turned his majority, md settled NJ
Lawrence. At that time George w. Brown
was the proprietor Of the Herald Of Freedom
and Preston IL Plumb was the foreman
Brown and Plumb were interested In the
founding OF Emporia. and were obliged to go
out there TO hold down land. and Gov Osborn
was employed to run the paper In Browns abb
scnce He was in editorial charge during tho
winter OF 1875, and reported the proceedings
OF the territorial legislature held that winter In
Lawrence
In 1858 Gov Osborn went to Elwood, Doni-
phan county, where he commenced practicing
law. That year he defeated Web Wilder for
city attorney ut Elwood and that fall was
elected county attorney Of Doniphan
county under the Leaven worth constitution.
Il was here he formed law partnership with
Jim Lane under the name OF Lane & Osborn,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-02-12

WARRINGTON, Feb. 0.-At the cabinet
meeting yesterday It was decided to
send two companies to Dyea and
Skaguay, Alaska, Immediately, for the
purpose of preserving order and pro-
tecting life and property. Advices TO
the government state that the rush to
the gold fields has attracted hundreds
OF the lawless element and that troops
are necessary at once to prevent
tro,thla
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-02-12
eARRios AssAssINATEp.

Preaident OF the Guatemaian Republic
Killed aud Another Takes His Place.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-The Guate-
malan minister to the United States
has received an official cablegram from
the minister of foreign affairs of Qua
temala announcing the assassination
OF President Barrios and the succession
TO the presidency Of Vice President
Manuel Estrada Cabrers. No details
Mhntever were given.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-02-12
For COUGHING Mali to the Klondlke.

WASHINGTON, Feb. THE post Office
department has awarded to the Klon-
dixie, Yukon & Copper River company
q contract for carrying the mails for
four years from Seattle, Wash, to
Dyea, Alaska, including juneau, Sitka
and Skaguay and other intermediate
points. There are to be five Sound trips
each month throughout the year and
the compensation is to be SIS, $50 per
anuum
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-02-12

REcENTLY compiled statistics show
that horseflesh is gradually but surely
growing in favor as n food throughout
Europe. For several years 1t has been
eaten sparingly, owing to prejudice,
but, Us the beef supply has been stead
lily growing inadequate, change in
feeling has taken place. The French
people are now revcling in palatablc
and nourishing substitute for beef Mt
q cost Of about five cents q pound,
whereas the beef itself could not be
had for less than 25 cents pound. So
cieties for the prevention of cruelty to
animals are urging the fattening Of
cast-off horses for food.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-02-12
x.,... C,,v po,,.e AZ. Co,sa.r,

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. 10.-The pc.
lice arc more than ever confident that
John Kennedy and James Redmond
are the men that shot and killed Miss
Emma Schumacher ON the night of
December s, in her store, at Seven
teenth and Campbell streets The
missing link in the case Mt the present
time is Redmond, and Chief Hayes says
that II he were in custody the trial Of
the case would be taken up ut once.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-02-12
High Lights.

Thirteen oysters in one plate Of soun
means bad luck for the other guests at tho
table.
The man whose wife belongs to five clube
always goes home entertaining serious APP
prehensions about dinner.
Availability rules in large families when
the girls are 20 many different sizes that
they can't wear one anothers clothes. =,
When a woman is sure she is alone in the
house she eats an orange after digging n lib
tie hole in one end of 1t with her scissors.-
Chicago Record.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-02-12
Two Miners Killed.

BIsBEE, Ariz, Feb. 9.-E. C. Clark
and W. s. Young, miners in the Cop
per Queen mine, were almost blown
to pieces by blast The men had
loaded two holes with dynamite and
lighted the fuses. The ground was
damp and the fuses smoldered. Com
ing back to investigate the blasts ex-
ploded in their faces. Clark was in
stantly killed, but managed to crawl
to the shalt 80 feet away. He told how
the accident happened and then died.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-02-12
saioonkeepers Excluded.

LEAvENwoRTH. Kan, Feb. 6-Four
saloonkeepers Of this city have been
notified that they have been dropped
from membership in the Modern Wood
men OF America lodge because of their
calling. Two OF them are hotelkeep-
ers. They propose to go into the
courts TO test the right of the grand
lodge officials TO eject them. They
have been members Of the lodge for
years, and say they are now too old to
get into any other ins urance order.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-02-12

CATHOLIC laymen of the United States
are about to present to Mgr. Martinelli,
the papal representative ut Washing
ton, a petition urging him to issue n
pronunciamento regulating tho mar
riages of Catholics to Professionals. The
petitioners desire that Mgr. Martinelli
make universal rules regarding the
conditions ON which the Catholic
church will permit one Of its members
to marry non-Catholic and also the
nature of the ceremonies with which
such marriage must be attended.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-02-12

Never put patent leather too near
the fire and above all never put Il In
n very cold place, for cracks win be the
result In either case. Patent leather
shoes should be wrapped separately In
soft cloth and laid away in q box II
one does not possess forms upon
which to slip them.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-02-12
HIrh prlnna fnr Han.

Quincy, Ia, Feb. 6-The highest
price ever paid In the northwest for .
hog was reached ut . sale here when
J. Il. Van Buren, sold Poland China
boar for $4,000 A herd Of 80 porkers
disposed Of the same day brought an
average Of ooa 50 per head
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-02-12
TREASURY OFFICIALS BuoYANT.
Predict That There win 10 Surplus Each
Month from Now On.

month rum NoW On.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.--The statis-
ticians say the month Of January just
passed was the most prosperous the
people of the United States have ex-
perienced since December, 1902, and
that the prospects of future prosperity
are very bright. The same confidence
exists among government officials, and,
speaking OF the condition Of the na-
tional finances, Assistant Secretary
Vanderbilt said:
Tho receipts for the first days Of this month
on account Of customs have been very grntify-
Ing. February will show small surplus,
probably t2.00.0Oo In March Il Is expected
that the receipts will exceed the expenditures
by t0,O00O00 or s1O0)O01 In April. notwith-
standing disbursements will DO heavy. there
will probably be small surplus Taking II all
In oil. the deficit has probably reached Its high
est point, and tho revenues will more than
likely increase steadily from now on
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-02-12
Secretary wII.on Wants Information.

WASHINGTON. Feb. s. secretary VIII
son has taken steps for the collection
Of all information obtainable In the
department of agriculture bearing on
the shipment Of fresh fruit TO the Ger
man empire This Is preliminary to
any action which may be found neces-
sary, after full official information as
TO the scope Of the decree of prohibi-
ton Is obtained.