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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-23
Shifting Soil,

Real Estate Transfers, Reported by G Gsorge
Merrill. Abstracter.l
A F Walker to Edmond Wilder Its 4
and blk 5 and swi l5-l3-2and 22l
ac between y ? r X and Prospect
park add, s4l,576.60.
A Z Musser to Kate Davidson und |
int nei 25.l4.2, 81.
Manchester Town Co to George
Arnold 1t 9 blk 2 Manchester,
1867.
A W Livingston to Thomas Kirby 1t
90 blk 10 X 4 H add Abilene, 81.
Z B Malott to Flora A Keel It's ! 234
567S9l0ll u IS 10 q 22 blk 12
and Its 2 blk IA all in Fairview
add Abilene, S97.
G & Gillett TO G II Baumbaugh land
in l2-l6-4 swi, $1,000.
Same to same land in l2.l6.4 nwt,
$4,000.
J NJ Rinkel to W H Froelich 1t 5 blk
10 Enterprise, $500.
l. H Mullin to Aaron Allison 1t lB 4
b add Abilene, 81.
Aaron Allison to Barbara A Allison
same, 81.
C H Andrie to E A Donmyer Its on
4th street Solomon, 5000.
Abilene B Il L Asso to Cecilia Woods
Its 6S 70 Y Broadway st Abilene,
S2500.
Simon Rothschild to same same, $125.
M H Gross to 0 l. Bates Its in blk 26
K& H add Abilene, $50.
j W Brenneman to same 1t 93 Spruce
st Abilene, $3.50.
Travellers Ins Co to same Its in blk "a
X & X add Abilene, $3.50.
Isadore Wolverton to Mary j Phil.
lips Its 2S blk "a same, $l75.
D Matteson to same 1t 22 blk "a same,
81.
S N Spencer to o L Bates 1t 5 blk 10
RIB add Abilene, s3.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-23
TWO COMMISSION COMPANIES.
Christie Street Co Will Do Business
Here.

Arrangements were made today by
}. r Culp Of Salina for opening a
commission room. Mr.. Culp has
been manager Of the Salina board Of
trade and is agent for the Christie
Street Commission company. He has
leased the north room of the two oc-
cupied by Estes 4 Rohrer and will
reopen the special wire service with
Phil Sprouse back here as operator.
Estes q Rohrer have arranged to
get the full special wire report also
and will continue business In the
south room, being agents for the Cen
tral Commission company. Mr.. Culp
expects to open up for business at
once.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-23
Kansas Happy Homes.

Mrs. r. J. Crozier Of this city con-
tributed to the Downs Times last
week an interesting article on "Kan-
sas, a State Of Happy Homes" 1t is
well written and the editor Of the
Times praises it highly. In closing
she says: "ln after years those who
have left 1t, even for distant stations
will return to the 'old homestead
with the reverence and affection Of
pilgrim devotees visiting a sacred
shriner 1t is the finer feeling after
all which makes life worth living"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-23
LOCAL CAPITAL TAKES THEM.
Abilene's Refunding Bonds viii Be
Sold Here.

The city officials are busy prepar-
ing the refunding bonds to the
amount of $4,000 to be issued July /.
They will be issued in a series of six
bonds Of $500 each, bearing per cent
interest and payable at the office Of
the city treasurer. All will be sold
to local capitalists although the state
school fund would gladly buy them.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-23
Bought a Pretty Home.

F. E. Nottorf has purchased the
pleasant Speer residence on East
Fourth through the agency Of H. E.
Ellison and will take possession at
once. 1t will make him a handsome
home. Residence properties are SELL
ing rapidly and Mr. Ellison has
handled a large number recently.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-23
MACHINES ARE SCARCE.
Great Rush for Implements all Over
tho West.

Isaac Shockey returned from Penn
sylvania Saturday evening. He went
after threshing machines and says he
had to fight against dealers from all
parts Of the West who are rushing
to the manufacturers demanding ma.
chimes. There never has been such o
demand before.
The rate at which reapers and now
ers have gone out Of this city in the
pastfew days has been remarkable.
All the dealers are rushed with orders
and have every available man out set
ing up new machinery.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-23
Broke His Arm.
W. A. REDDING.

Fred Grubb, an employe Of the Gish
Medicine company, while driving
about seven miles south Of Industry,
was getting out Of the wagon when a
foot caught on the box and he fell,
breaking an arm. He came on 10
town and had the arm set.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-23
SUNDAY MORNING FIRE.
Cigar Stump Causes a Blaze at the
Midway.

A cigar thrown outside the spittoon
at the Midway Saturday night caused
a blaze Sunday morning about 1880.
The fire department was quickly on
hand and extinguished the flame.
Some pool balls, cues and rack and
other furniture were burned but the
damage will be less than 800.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-23
Looking Up Reading Circles,

Supt. &. 4. Kyner of Junction City
was in the city in the interest Of the
State Reading Circle board Of which
he is a member. He visited the nor
nal and intends to have large num-
Der Of Reading Circle students in
Dickinson county this year.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-23
WHERE WHEAT IS.
ACREAGE OF THE VARIOUS
TOWNSHIPS.
What the County Has Produced in
Past Seasons Likely That All
Records Will Be Surpassed.

The distribution OF Dickinson coun.
tvs wheat acreage as shown by the
returns Of the assessors gives Rine-
hart township the largest amount.
The total acreage sown last fall was
1856 acres; only 10 acres Of spring
wheat is reported. The acreage Of
the county for previous years, the
yield and the cash value as gwen by
the state board Of agriculture are:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-23
Lamp Blew Up.

About 12 o'clock Sunday lamp
exploded at M. W. Brady's setting
fire to the gasoline and causing a good
deal Of excitement for awhile. The
fire was extinguished without serious
damage.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-23
Wheat Cutting Near Town.

c. M. Carver commenced cutting
wheat on his fine farm east Of the
city. He has magnificent crop that
promises a big yield.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-23
Bound for Camp Alger.

Vern Shearer, son Of M. ?. Shearer,
enlisted at Atchison last week In the
22nd Kansas and after spending Sum
day at home left today for Camp Al
ger to begin war life.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-23
RECENT REFLECTIONS.

ID. +. Shirk is conducting the
Mitchell county institute.
H. 4. Seeds has purchased the
Downey property on Broadway.
Mrs. c. l. Woods has purchased
the old Rothschild residence on Broad
way.
Fred Funston Is now at San Fran.
cisco in charge Of the goth Kansas as
colonel.
Marriage licenses: Thos. M. Nash
OF Herington and Nellie Maher Of
Chapman.
The Kansas Millers' association
reelected G. V. Topping of Enterprise
secretary yesterday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. !. D. Van
Scoyoc Of Cheever, a son. They are
very happy over the event.
AT the close Of the normal W. W.
Ramey goes to Medicine Lodge to
conduct another institute.
Wonders will never cease. Little
old Salina beat Atchison at base ball
8 to 6 Sunday. Wakefield is with
Salina.
DR.. T. B. Ross writes to the RE-.
FLECT0R from Slater, Mo. He says it
has scarcely stopped raining there
three weeks.
Jesse Elston finding no chance for
enlistment at Salina has given it up.
He can serve his country all right in
the postoilice.
II you think your prayers will
help to give the farmer dry weather
for harvest, right now is the time to
commence petitions.
The jury in the Hampton case
failed to agree and was discharged,
the vote standing 6 to s. The case
will probably be dismissed.
The G. A. r. picnic on the Fourth
Of July will be held on the old fair
grounds. While under the auspices
Of the post, everybody is invited to
attend.
John Sauers has a handsomely
black and blue ornamented face, the
result of trying to knock over the
grand stand at the ball park while
riding wheel.
The Solomon Tribune says that
DR.. G. W. Brooks Of Enterprise was
generally taken for PETER during his
stay in Atchison this week. Those
luxuriant whiskers did it.
Tom Wilson's Pixies Peak News
is a beauty this year. 1t has a gor-
geous cover in colors and he sells
more than ever to Pixies Peak visitors.
1t will make Tom rich yet.
--Beloit Gazette; The program,
Poetry in Song" given by Mr..
Thomas Z. Dewey, illustrated by Miss
Ursula Ellison and Miss Julia Nc
Inerney, was enjoyed by all.
The Salina Union has started q
daily edition with Grant Gaines, for
merly Of Abilene, in charge. 1t is
bright and wide-awake and is o cred
1t to the publishers and to the city.
-Abbe & Ellison have been made
state agents for all the lands Of the
Hartford Life Insurance company, in.
cluding hundreds Of pieces Of which
they are to have full charge. 1t places
a big line Of property in their hands.
The Ladies Aid society Of the
Presbyterian church elected the fol-
lowing officers yesterday: President,
Mrs. Jos. Spangler; vice president,
Mrs. W. H. Anderson; secretary, Mrs.
J. +. Augustine; treasurer, Miss Lulu
Hallam.
Noble, the little son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Z. Brewer, broke bis arm last
evening. He was chasing hrehies at
dusk and ran into q culvert across
one Of the beautiful bitches ornament.
ing North Walnut. The same arm
was broken some months ago.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-23

Indications are that the yield will
be larger than in 1892 which was the
high water mark in the county's his
tory.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-23

For sale, a either, good as new.
Inquire at this office. IS 1T
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-23

The best hair tonic in town can be
found at Charles Hollis barber shop.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-30
RALEIGH, N. c.. AUGUST 80, 1898.

slander on us, and fraud on the
North.
OF late years we have had q new
style Of adventurers in the form of
missionary teachers and preachers,
who are not needed by any means. In
order to get money from the North,
they have to represent US as sorter
semi savages, so they hunt up the most
ignorant they can find and leave out
the rest, and make them a type Of the
whole. ALI this is proclaimed up North
in speeches and in papers not circulated
much South, but we see them occR-
sionally. Many of these adventurers
slander us in another way. They go
through the country and take pictures
OF our houses, teams, etc. they find
the worst cabins and OK teams, and
picture them and leave out all the
good, and make them q type of the
whole. To acquire adherents, many
OF these missionaries adopt very cute
method. They have shipped to them
boxes and barrels of old second hand
clothing to be distributed, and such as
will receive them jump at the chance,
and generally join their church, but
most of our people feel indignant at
the offer, so it engeuders strife and i'll
feeling. It certainly INDUCES those
who receive them as general thing in
laziness, for they only have to work
for victuals. am no enemy by any
means to the missionary cause when
properly carried out, but when carried
out as above stated, it has tendency
to pre- ej1dice our best people against the
noble cause.
The class Of people have replied to
above does our country great in jury.
1t has tendency to deter good emf
grants from coming among US. Their
writings and speeches deceive the ear,
and their pictures deceive the eye.
They get money up North by working
on the sympathies Of good people there.
so it is q slander on US and a fraud on
the people up North. We hope if Uncle
Sam CO, quers the islands he is looking
efter, the missionaries can find room
there, and that their places will be
taken by men Of means to help develop
our resources. To them we give a
hearty welcome. We need you, but
not the missionaries. r ,ad the old
Home and Farm and be wise.-T. M.
Dula, Weaverville, N. O., in Home
and Farm.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-30
"WAGE-zARNRRS."
and Farm

I have been impressed for many
years that too many OF our young men
are seeking employ ment as wage earn
ers. When a man arrives at his ma
jority he should seek employment by
which he can support himself and
those dependent upon him. Ny opin-
ion is that young man cannot afford
to bind himself to another for money
and therefore become a servant for q
stipulated amount, giving time and
talent to another. If there is nothing
but wage earning that presents itself
and nothing else can be procured, Of
course go to work and make the best
Of the job. One can be a good and
faithful servant earning his wages, and
more if he can, for his lord Ctor such
he isl thereby making a good name
for himself, which is worth more by
far than all it costs. While thus EN-
ployed one should use the position only
ae a stepping stone to something
higher, seek earnestly for business OF
his own. Though it may be an humble
calling, take it and elevate it, and the
calling will, if honorable, elevate you.
Whatever undertaken, give it your
whole manhood, both mental aad
physical, by so doing, with rigid econ
omv. business will improve and one
will find he is on the royal road to sue
GEES. As financial strength is gained,
ability will increase; and in proportion
to the thought, energy and economy
practiced business will enlarge. A
stalwart man will develop in mind and
body because of having exercised both
in pursuit of his calling. His mental
faculties having been exercised are de-
veloped, and he has become strong and
independent on that line. Friends and
neighbors come to him for counsel, and
his children rise up and call him blessed.
Then the freedom Of following ones
own business, being dictated 80 by no
man, having a day off without loss Of
wages or the risk OF displeaeing an
other. The wage Garner, ii he pleases
| his employer, must give him all his
time and talent. Oae's independency
is dwarted and man loses confidence
In himself to engineer business OF his
own. 80 he pursues the same plod ding
course from day to day, from week to
week, and from year to year, as a cog
in some great wheel that turns on
without change until it is worn go badly
that it cannot I'LL it's place in the rotary
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-30

stop our depredations, but the idiots
never do it. See, here comes the col
ored voter. Now that old idiot wants
free silver, an income tax, more money,
etc. But shake this scare-crow PARTY
That Freed You," this grinning old
bugbear and the senseless negro votes
against the very things he wants and
puts me in power again to rob and
abuse him. But now comes the white
laborer. Like the coIored laborer he
wants an income tax, more money, Sc.
But he is just as big fool as the negro.
See me shake this scare crow NEGRO
Supremacy" at him and he too votes
me In power again" We wait to see,
dear reader, if you too are one of these
voters whom monopoly deceives, and
then laughs at.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-30
AGRICULTURE.
NORTH CAROLINA LETTER.

You will please excuse me if con
fine these notes to the western or noun
tain section of our noble old State. I
am a Buucombeite, and in previous
articles have tried to write about the
physical advantages not only of old
Buncombe, but of all our mountain
counties.
The Creator has done much for us
climate uncelled, beautiful mountain
scenery, fine timber, water power al
most sufficient to run all Uncle Sans
machinery, rich minerals, productive
lands everywhere.
Unfortunately our people have not
utilized our advantages as they should,
but great Improvement has been made
of late years. Better houses have been
built; great improvement in farming
but there is room for much more. We
need more people il we can get the
right sort. We need people Of some
means with "git up and git" about
them, and we invite them cordially.
Most who come do so for health and
pleasure, and scarcely ever get off the
lines OF railroad and know but little OF
the real advantages Of our section.
Stir out when you come and be con
vinced have not lied have no land
to sell; would rather buy more; no per
sonal interest prompts these lines;
have not told half Should you be in
clined to take up your abode with us,
YOU no doubt will want TO know some
thing Of our people. We have some
ignorant and some bad people among
US, such perhaps as you will find every
where, but we have upon the whole,
guess, as many good and intelligent
people as you can find anywhere.
have no doubt that many who ought
to read this, especially up North, have
been greatly deceived in the past, and
perhaps now are blindfolded. For
many years our section has been cursed
with g class OF adventurers of the pen
who wrote articles to be circulated up
North and to please the haters of the
South, tried to hunt for all the bad and
put shat as type of the whole; grosa
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-30
POTATOES IN VIRGINIA.

This week sees the end of profitable
potato crop. Most potato growers have
made money. Our usual crop is half
million barrels, grown within 20 miles
of Norfolk, and this year the price has
hovered close around the So per barrel
mark for good stock. Al one time the
price broke because Of so much poor
stock (lnripe and half growD) forced
on the market, but the market has re-
covered and has since held steadily.
/ visited a farm last week where
saw successful potato growing. Last
year the owner sold his potatoes for
SO, 800, grown on 125 acres of land. He
then grew q second crop of potatoes on
part of the 125 acres and corn ON the
rest. The crops grown on the 195 acres
in one season reached in value fully
S13 900. Tnis year from 200 acres In
potatoes he expects to sell 10, 900 bar
reIs at such prices as will bring him 90
per barrel on the farm. A week ego
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-30

1t is an open secret that the Demo
cratic speakers expect to test the merits
OF 'soft soap" this year. They have,
In previous campaigns, abused all
those who had the courage to disagree
with them. They have rotten egged
and insulted honest Populists. Bat the
decree has gone forth that in the year
of our Lord 1898 q new plan is to be
tested. Populists are to be told that
they are sweeter than honey and better
than pie. Read the following from g
aypocratic paper at Wilson, N. c.,
and when you hear the delicious honey
words of the Hypocratic speakers, re
member that tits for effect: that the
same men abused and insulted you
from go to '96, Says the Advances:
The people Of North Carolina have
another political campaign before them.
IL is absolutely necessary for the vel.
fare of the State that the Democratic
party win. In order to win it is of
course necessary that it have the sup
port Of the people Of the State. In or
der to get that support the Democratic
leaders should be careful of the manner
in which the campaign is waged. Their
warfare heretofore has been that OF
abuse and intolerance. They have
been persistent in refusing to allow
their opponents the same honesty of
opinion that they claim for themselves.
They have heaped abuse and insults on
those whodisagree with their views and
branded them as traitors and black
guards. Abuse will never bring man
back to the party, but every insult
drives him farther away snd makes
the breach wider. Hundreds of men
have been kept from the party by this
very same abuse and insult. It must
be stopped if the Democratic party
ever hopes to get control again."
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-30

mer rainfall the water is cold and re-
freshing even late in summer. Whera
there is difficulty in getting satisfactory
we'll water the filtered cistern water is
the farmers safest supply. Tho filter
is five by elk feet, walled with brick
and cemented. A cross wall is put in
Of good brick laid in cement. The water
filters through this wall and also
through the half that is filed with
char coal or clean sand and passes out
into the cistern through a four inch
gtoneware pipe. The part OF the filter
receiving the water from the roof is
cleaned each fall thoroughly. Such a
filter and cistern, nine by twelve. or
better, nine by eighteen, will give the
family supply of pure, wholesome
water and reduce doctor bills and un
dertakers' expenses.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-30

motion and has to be replaced by an
other more efficient.
Thus in old age, too late to build upon
a foundation Of his own, he is left
without employment and in too many
cases without means, as it is generally
conceded that wage earners lay by but
little of their earnings for old age.
Many are left penniless at that stage of
life, dependent on the cold charities of
the world, and ofttimes find themselves
inmates of some charitable institution.
Therefore, young man, seek business
OF your own; give it your energy,
thought and youthful enterprise. Be-
come self reliant, live within your in
come, never sacrifice one principle OF
honor, look onward and upward and
success will be yours r. 81. Skeen,
in Colman's r lral World.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-30

The season of year when most North
Carolina editors spend a considerable
portion of their time dunning delin-
uuents has arrived. The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER is fighting the battles Of North
Carolina's workingmen, and we be
lieve they feel it their duty to support
their champion. And we hope no urg
ing is needed to make them do their
duty. Renew your subscription at
once, if possible. We trust that all
who find they cannot possibly renew
now will get US a club of trial subscrib'
ers at once.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-30

The Democratic speakers and editors
make a great fuss about the disgrace
ot Russell rule" corruption,
fraud" "jobbery," ''lOoting," ''in
competents, etc.. etc They rave; they
fume; they howl, but when you ask
them to specify institutions and give
instances, and point out facts to prove
their statements as to corruption,
fraud" they are struck dumb. They
simply howl and some people see that
the howl is q meaningless one.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-30

a few days ago we told Democratic
negro county howler to write US ss
strong a defence Of the Democratic
party's policy OF soaring the people
with the cry of negro" as he could
and we would publish it in The Pro
GREssIyE FARMER He stopped howl
ing negro" long enough to refuse our
invitation. We urged. Here's an
opportunity to tell thousands Of Pop
ulists the horrors of negro rule" a
chance to tell them of the glorious Dam
ocratic party" we said, but he could
not be induced to write. And still this
man delights to howl negro, is good
writer, and a Democratic ex pie eater.
He has sense enough to know, however,
that when these catchy cries, negro
supremacy" and social equality" are
pu5 in cold type, calmly considered,
and the other side given, the people
will see there is nothing in them.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-30
ers at once.

We repeat the statement made In
our issue of Aug. 2 We shall be glad
to give space to an article from DIR.
Klgo or any of his friends, who wish
to defend him. This invitation is a
standing one. We have no axe to
grind, are not prejUdiced, and wish to
be entirely fair. A great number OF
North Carolina's best citizens are
Methcdists, and we believe that they
want only the best men to instruct
their sons. They desire, too, as we de
sire, that DR. Kilgo shall have fair
hearing. AS the matter now stands it
seems that DR.. Kilgo does not stand
with the people in their fight against
corruption in high places"