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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-12-03

Single your house before you plaster Il
Rams Horn.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-12-03

A slip, a sprain, sling. Use st. Jacobs
0il-cured. No sling.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-12-03

After six years suffering was cured by
Pisos Cure.-Mary Thomson, 20i Ohio Ave-,
Allegheny, Pa, March 10, '9i.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-12-03

Hard winter, hard aches. Hard rub with
st. Jacobs Oil. Easy cure.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-12-03

Black and blue. are the universal football
colors.-L. A. w. Bulletin.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-12-03

The path Of ambition leads to a great many
political graves.-Chicago Daily News.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-12-03

To-day sore and stiff. Tomorrow cured
st. Jacobs Oil docs that every day.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-12-03

Rust eats faster than use wears.-L. A. w.
Bulletin.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-12-03

Very few people appreciate the I'm
rortance Of doing thing right in the frs
place.-Atchison Globe.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-12-03

Customer-Let me have three-min-
ute egg.
Waiter (promptly)-Yes. air. In q
minute!--Up to Date.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-12-03

Oil meal Is a good milk producer and
aisO . good medicine Gov ihe CEN,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-12-03
To Cure n Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money il it fails to cure. 25c.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-12-03

Laziness and dirt never quarrel.-Ram'.
Horn.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27
Education In Novels,

There has been q very evident and
general broadening Of the popular mind
with respect to the educational value OF
novels, says the Criterion. 1t isnot hard
to recall time when the reading OF
fiction, written by even the greatest
masters, was, to greater or less de-
gree, looked upon as mental dissipa-
ton. None Of it was deemed the proper
thing for the cultivation in the youth
full mind Of due appreciation Of the
serious aspects of life. History and BIZ
ography were the great specifics, and
a boy or girl who could assume a fine
pose of enjoying the dryest and most
perfunctory writing Of historical or
semi-historical character was model
Of studiousness, and marked out for
neighborly commentator. More little
prigs, and big ones, too, have been
evolved by this sort of thing than by
any other readily recalled process. The
surest way of destroying a healthy and
natural taste for books is to try and
force an interest in the generalizations
of history before the mind has had a
chance to acquire an appreciation OF
the merely human aspects OF past or
present time. Novels, as transcripts OF
life, revealing character through
thought, put us into sympathetic rela-
tion with others like or unlike our
selves. Yves their motives Of conduct,
the influences of environment, appreci-
ate their hopes and fears, their failures
and successes, their strength and weak
ness, and thus broaden our own lives by
wider knowledge of Others.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27
The Penalty Of Luxury.

There is nothing to which the human
mind and body more readily adjust
themselves than to luxury. 81 ne'er
drank sack in my life" said Christopher
Sly, the tinker, in the house of lord.
But few moments smfficed to tccus-
tom him to the advantages Of his sur
roundings. and he was prepared to treat
all as a matter of course, thereby poi
soning the remainder of his sordid life
with remembrance of past magnificence.
These thoughts, says Leslie's Weekly,
are apropos of the gorgeousness,
grandeur and luxury Of which the pub
lie may make temporary use while put
ting up at the newest of modern hotels.
We walk through vaulted rotundas,
marble halls and palatial drawing
rooms, more richly furnished than the
average European palace, with feel
ing that at last fate has placed us in the
proper niche. We get accustomed to
seeing our friends and family against
the background of a tapestried panel
porphyry column or a bank of flowers
and the mind, with quick adjustment,
forgets the existence Of any other con-
ditions. Millions Of dollars are invested
in the house which is temporarily ours
with all its magnificent advantages, fol
sum, inconsiderable by contrast
which we pay for rooms in this superb
establishment. Servants attend oul
slightest want without so much as bid
ding. Soft music makes merry the din
ner-table; shaded lights cast a warn
glow over the world Of fashionable foil
who surround us, and we are filled witt
the sense of having at last found oul
proper sphere. No man is thoroughly
happy unless deceived in some particu
lar or other. The unfortunate part Il
that the deception cannot be perpetu
ated. The family who come to town
for shopping, horse show or possibl.
business interests must in time pacl
their trunks and return home. Tn,
magnificent surroundings become re
membered dream, to reflect upon tn
home, which may be tastefully an'
comfortably furnished and sprinklet
with occasional bits Of luxury. but II
contrast with the great hotel, 10 color
! less and crude. Then materfamilias at
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

The abuse Of the franking privilege
by our national legislators, who an
nually flood the mails with vast
amout of political literature under
the guise of public documents" is
one Of the chief causes Of deficiency
in our postal revenues. II Congress
man Loud is sincere in his desire to
make the department self-sustaining,
why not restrict this vast and useless
volume Of post-free mail matter in
stead Of placing tax on the peoples
reading matter as proposed in his bill
now pending in congressP And while
pursuing this subject, would it not be
well to ascertain how much Of the
governments money is expended in
printing and preparing these alleged
public documentsP Perhaps a saving
might be made in other departments
on the same lines.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

AT funeral In central Missouri the
other day, after the services were over
and as the undertaken was closing the
coffin, an old gentleman rushed for
ward. "You must not close that cof-
fln," he said, excltedly. The undertaken
looked at him moment in speechless
establishment. Finally, however, he
managed to gasp out the one word:
"Why?" Because" replied the man,
my teeth are in there" In leaning
over the coffin to take last look at his
friend his false teeth had become
loosened and fallen in the coffin.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27
ingalls, Denarius Fable.

When, on January IA, 1891, John
j. ingalls, made in the United States
senate the speech which his enemies
have declared bid for Populist sup
port in the Kansas legislature, he
gave utterance to statement Of al
legged facts that be would now, no
doubt, gladly withdraw, in regard to
the properties Of money. He held up
a coin and said:
81 hold, Mr.. President, between my
thumb aud finger, silver denarius,
or penny Of that ancient time, bear
ing the image and superscription Of
Caesar. 1t has been money for more
than twenty centuries. Imperial
Caesar is dead and turned to clay
but this little contemporary disc Of sill
yer is money still because 1t bears the
image and superscription Of Caesar.
And, sir, it will continue to be money
for twenty centuries more, should it
resist 50 long the corroding canker
and the gnawing tooth Of time. But
il one Of these pages here should take
this coin to the railway track and al
low the train to pass over 1t, in one
single instant its functions would
have disappeared and it would be
money no longer, because the image
and superscription of Caesar would
have disappeared"
There was lot more gush, all very
pretty and all very false. A Kansan
wrote to the Bank Of Italy and re-.
ceived this reply from Guido Lentini,
director: "Will say that the de-
narius has been obsolete for many
centuries. II presented to this bank
or the Italian government in quanti-
ties it would be taken at the value
which it weighed in silver. The coin
now has a fictitious value to relic
hunters and would probably command
its value several times over in gold as
a curiosity, but in Italy there is no
difference from the balance Of the
commercial world. A silver coin is
worth its bullion value and no more
when it is not pledged to a redemp-
ton in gold"
Just another Populist bubble pune
tured-that's all.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

Gov. Stephens, Of Missouri, the other
day committed the sentence of negro
who had been condemned to death for
murder to imprisonment for 50 years.
When she heard Of it the negro's mother
was so happy that she began to smoke
a corncob pipe. Some one having sug-
gested to her that, after all, so years
Imprisonment was pretty heavy pun
ishment, she exclaimed ''Wot's 80
years? Pshaw, wot's de penitentiary
to Willie? Amt he a young man?
Wot's 50 years to him? Anyways he
amt goin' ter hang. doan have ter
stay up nights and go cryin' about and
speculatin' myself to death. l done
stop speculatin'; l done stop hit"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

Politics is q fine art in Harrington.
The two bankers Of that town organ.
ganized little combination OF banks
outside Of Abilene to have all the
county banks made repositories for
county funds. They won, getting an
order that 45 per cent Of the cash
should be deposited outside Of Abb
lene. Then they modestly asked that
this 45 per cent be deposited in pro-
portion to the outside banks capital
stock. The total stock Of the banks
is 1924, 900; Of this Herington's banks
have 100000, or $50, 900 apiece. As
a result they get IS per cent each of
all the county money deposited. The
Abilene banks get one third OF b per
cent each, or only l7t per cent. Very
keen politicians are the Herington
bankers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

The last Kansas freak is the report Of
cursory census taken Of Lost Springs
and Ramona, two towns in Marion coun-
ty, with 200 population each. There is
not vacant house in either place, not
an idle man or boy, not tippler and not
dog. The claim is made that there
never has been drop Of intoxicating
liquor sold in either of these towns. A
crusade against the use of tobacco will
be the next move by the women of Ra-
mona.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

In spite of all feverish haste to be
rich, maugre all Klondike crazes, and all
socialistic crazes pursued by those who
expect or hope in some magical or indie
Enable way to live off society, with
little personal effort, it is still u truth,
remarks wise western contemporary,
and ever will be a truth, that the re-
wards of this world will 20 to those who
earn them by slow, patient, steady in
dustry; by careful, prudent, calculat-
ing endeavor; by painstaking applica-
ton, temperate living and slow saving.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

Everything points to boom for
Kansas. The railroads are besieged
with applications for more trains on
branch lines. When the business was
dull and the roads losing money they
kept trains running; now they have
chance to get ahead and the people
want trains eat up the profits 1t is
lust like Kansas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

An able reader Of this great politi-
cal illumination writes thus: 81 would
like to ask, If you ever seen a 40 ct
doller." Through the failure Of Mr..
Bryan and his free silver ideas to win
in this country in 1896 it cannot be
said that we sever seen 40 ct dol.
ler." We are trying to educate the
voters so that nobody else will "seen'
it in the future.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

The Populist State convention is to
be held in June. In view Of the sue
cess that attended the last state con-
vention held in Abilene this town
will waive its claims on the conven-
ton this time. 1t has no desire to be
the mascot Of Pop ticket forever.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

Cold weather took all the courage out
of two men who escaped from the mill
tary prison at Leavenworth, Kan, and
they went to the house Of a farmer near
Ottawa and got him to drive them to
that city and deliver them to the au-
thorities, for doing which he got the
reward Of $50 that had been offered for
the return Of each prisoner.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

Here is a letter which New York
publisher recently received from the
owner, in New Hampshire, of one Of
his books. 1t explains itself: 1.-THE
book is not in finished state. One end
is finished with gilt; the side and one
end is in an unfinished, ruff state. 1
have had to cut many of the leaves open
to find the contents. l should think
you did not intend to send out book
in such shape"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

The implement dealers who had a
meeting in Kansas City last week,
were unanimous in the declaration
that times are better in the West than
they have been since the boom. But
Mr.. Bryan who never did any bust
ness in his life says there has been nc
improvement whatever. Which dc
YOU believer
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

About every third day some states
man around the capital comes out in
an interview and says he is the man
who keeps the remainder Of the State
administration from making blunders
and bad breaks, The distrust that
Republicans have for the Populis,
bosses is nothing to that the bosses
have for one another.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

There is negro in New York who is
becoming a white man, owing to a
change in character of the pigment
beneath his skin. He is more fortunate
than some white men who will never be
regarded as white" men, no matter
what happens to their skin.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

The Wilmington tDel.) Morning News
reports laughable incident. AT the
Sussex county teachers institute held
in that city a few daysago lady teach
er boarding at the Windsor hotel tried
to blow out the electric light. Being
unable to blow 1t out, she wrapped a
skirt around it, but the skirt would not
stay, so she tried to fan it out, and in
her exertion struck it, and it broke. She
succeeded,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

The Judge Of the district court who
is in charge Of the affairs Of the busted
Mcpherson bank is reported to have
said that there never was a time from
the starting Of the bank when it was
solvent. What was Mr.. Breidenthal
and his corps of expert examiners do
ing all that periodP
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

AT the Atchison county (Kan.) poor
house the other day the inmates got up
mock wedding and had gay time.
Uncle Jesse Green and Aunt Rachel,
both old and rheumatic, took the part
of bride and groom, while Grandfather
Payne performed theceremony. ALL the
features Of genuine wedding werepre-
served and to round off the affair the
regular dinner was called the brides
banquet.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27
A.T.MUNR0E, Abilene.

Judge Wilson, Of Ohio, has long been
noted for his wit. One evening after
court had adjourned several very prom
inent lawyers assembled in his Office.
One Of them said: Judge, l have made
comfortable fortune at the bar, and
now think Of retiring and devotingl
the remainder of my years to the study
Of those things that l have neglected.
What would you advise me to begin
on?" Law" promptly replied the
Judge.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

The good old Democrats idea of a
joke is the disappointment Of the rob-
bers Of Cleveland's wine cellar the
other day. They did not get the
whiskey sent to baptize a ship, be-
cause the ex-president and his cabinet
had swallowed it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

A physician in Nashville took his big
dog in his carriage for a drive. The
horse ran away and the dog, seeing his
masters inability to stop him. reached
over the dashboard, seized the horses
tail in his teeth and pulled so hard that
the runaway was stopped. This story
is one of the kind usually published un-
der the headline important If True
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

1t was happy thought of the leg
islature to leave two or three city
offices one year jobs so as to make an
election every six months. Other
wise Kansas might have a chance to
pass a whole year attending to bust
ness instead of scrapping over petty
positions.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

A merchant of Linn county, Kan, by
the name of McCauley. eloped to Kan
sas City with fascinating young wild
ow after deciding his store to his son
and the rest of his property to his wife.
McCauley returned in about week,
but was chased out of the store by his
son with a gun.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

Lawrence Journal: "How many
votes did Hammer get'" asked PEI
ferized Pop, who had not been in
town recently. "Seventy-three, was
the answer. A startled look came in
to the old mans eyes. Then as he
bolted for the door he muttered,
"Seventy.three, '7S. Same old crime
over again. The cussed Republicans
will never let up on that"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27
The enthusiasm with which Dickin

The enthusiasm with which Dickin-
son county citizens strike out for
Africa and Honduras when they want
to save few souls shows how deli
cious is the enchantment that dis.
lance lends to the view. An African
or Central American village trans.
planted to Kansas would be Stunned
as a plague spot and be raided by the
police in less than q week.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

A sappling two feet high, which is
descended from the famous charter oak
at Hartford, Conn.,, has been received
In Cleveland, O., as present from Hart
ford citizens. The park board win set
apart large circle in one of the parks
for the exclusive use Of this young oak,
and which will be called ''The charter
oak circle"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

Balloons, iceboats, snow locomotives,
reindeer teams, tramways, airships,
dog sledges and pack mules have been
suggested as means of reaching the
Yukon miners this winter. Everything
excepting a tunnel has been suggested.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

A late dispatch contains the inforuna-
ton that Massachusetts man, ~ years
old was recently sent to the peniten-
tiary for stealing three hens. Either
poultry is high or chicken stealing is
regarded as a terrible crime in that
region.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

Our subscribers are warned not to
lose any sleep over the dispatches
about the troubles in China. Wait
long enough and you will see all the
reports that are now published con-
tradicted.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

1t is said that Clay county Republic
cans want Clay Center man nomi-
mated for congress against Vincent,
Let's see, how many Republican ma
orities has Clay given in the past
eight yearsp
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

State Senator George Hanna has
just bought out another creamery
company and is becoming a dairy
monopolist. Ntterfat is better than
political tit anytime.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

The president has appointed Geo.
= Roberts Of Fl. Dodge, Iowa, to be
director Of the mint. Mr.. Roberts is
one Of the most capable writer's on
finance In the West and the honor is
entirely deserved
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

When you read in the political news
that "much quiet earnest thinking is
being DONE regarding a certain
question, 1t means that nobody is
caring continental about it except
the politicians.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

The Republicans may adopt any
old plank but they can't phase Cap
tain Seaton. He says he is a resub-
missionist but will run for governor
on prohibition platform if the party
wants IL.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

Newton has probably made the
most progress in the past year Of any
town in central Kansas. 1t has done
it by hustling and dropping petty
quarrels. That is the way to build
nm n town.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

Bryan insists that there has been
no improvement in the country's bus
mess condition in the past year. 1t
is difficult to understand how a man
with his affection Of total blindness
can get around the country as much
as he does.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

All returns having come in Her
ington included) and the county hav-
ing given permission, the commits
sioners may as well 60 on and build
that addition to the court house.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

A grammar scnool IN Unlo mas oeen
closed because Of free fight. The su-
perintendent and principal came to
blows, the scholars and townspeople
took sides and now the people are 50
busy fighting that they haven't time to
think Of education,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

lacks her spouse, suggesting an ex-
penditure of money which he can i'll
afford, and he falls into jaundiced re-
Elections, begotten of his extravaganza
in putting up the family in too-fash-
ionable hosiery.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

Those large chunks of silence, my
son, in the News and Monitor are the
places where those journals are not
retracting their story about Bryan's
gift to the Lindsborg college.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

Times are not so very good after
all. There Is more chicken stealing
than ever before. When chickens
were worth nothing no one wanted to
take them.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

The News says that non-partisan-
ship1is a fzzle in city campaigns.
The lesson Of last spring was not en-
tirely wasted on our Cedar street
contemporary, it seems.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

President Dole will never be much
respected In Kansas. Nobody with
Pefferian whiskers stands as well as
he would without them in this State.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

A Georgia editor says; 1--WE publish
the governors message as supple
ment. We're too patriotic to charge
anything extra for It, but we embrace
this opportunity to say that we need
wood badly"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

The Pops long ago repudiated the
Abilene platform but they like the
Abilene ticket so well that they are
likely to use il for two seasons.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

The lola Register is fighting hard
to have an orator put on the Republi-
can ticket for governor. Well, that
Is SO; Burton would make a strong
man.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-27

Mr., Bryan has told us of his Mexi-
an experiences and says the employers
are doing well, but the easy manner
in which he slides over the ill-paid,
half-staryed employees is caution.