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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-22
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Y. A. Scherer, oil Chapman, was u
town.
Elias Dodge was in from Talmag.
buying Christmas presents.
Mr.. and Mrs. U. H. Amsbaugh re
turned from their Ohio visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. N. Brenizer cane
home from Topeka Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Lewis, Of vii.
lowdale, were shopping in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. P. Wilson are here
from Colorado for several weeks
visit.
Albert Knopp, one Of Rhinehart
townships solid farmers, was in the
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Shockey left
for Waynesboro, Pa, to spend the
holidays.
W. l.. Upshaw went to St. Louis.
He is travelling for a furniture house
Of that city.
Mrs. E. J. Winsler, Of Buckeye, re-
turned from a two months visit with
relatives In Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. C. Hidden left for
holiday visit to Kansas City and
southern Arkansas.
James Spillman, formerly Of this
county but now Of old Kaintuck, is
here visiting friends.
George W. and John Gaffney, two
Of South Dickinson's successful teach
ers, were visitors to the city.
H. S. Mauchly, Of Dayton, was a
prominent South Dickinson farmer
who was shopping in the city
Herbert Landes is home from Sa.
lima Business college and will take
place in Shockey & Landes' store.
}. U. Jury was down from Solomon.
He leaves next week for Greencastle,
Pa, to reside. We are sorry to have
him depart from Dickinson.
A. Henquenet, formerly Of Hope
and one of that towns builders, is up
from Oklahoma where he has a claim
on Salt Creek hat he thinks will make
him fortune.
VIM. +. Brussow, one Of Woodbine's
prosperous young farmers and stock
men, was a visitor to the city. He
sends the REFLECTOR to his mother
for Christmas present. He could
not have made better one.
j. B. Meserve, one Of Dickinson's
bright young men, came in for the
holidays from Florence, Colo, where
he is making fame and fortune as a
lawyer. He has made a decided
success in his new location and de.
serves the prosperity he has attained.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-22
F. A. A. Officers.

The Fraternal Aid association has
elected new officers as follows:
S Shearer, P; Fred Johntz, V P; W
S Anderson, Sec; W H Anderson, T;
o P Fenton, Trus; Frank Duckworth,
G; M Witt, s; 0 P Fenton, c; M P
Shearer, O; M P Shearer and 0 2 Fen
ton, delegates.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-22

Landes' City barber shop, opposite
Pacific express office, headquarters
for finest tonsorial work. Landes'
dandruff cure and hair tonic is the
best made. Att
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-22
Know How to Set EN-.

Solomon Sentinel: The ABILENE
WEEKLY REFLECTOR Christmas edition
is out. The REFLECTOR boys seem to
xnow how to rustic ads and how to
set them as well.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-22
A Fine Paper.

Junction City Union: The ABILENE
REFLECTOR Of Saturday last YVES a fine
paper-large, full Of news and cover
ed with colored cover.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-22
Monday q Holiday.

The banks Of the city, the postoffice
and business houses generally will OBJ
serve Monday as the Christmas holt
day.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-22
y CHRIsTMAs +
AT Christmas play and make good cheer,
For Christmas comes but once year."

If there is ever time when one wants
the right kind Of goods it is certainly at
Christmas time when selecting articles suit
able for presents.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-22

Get your barber work done at Hollis
popular barber shop under Abilene
National bank.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-22
Local Markets.
BUTTER MARK EFT.

prices tor creamery butter at points nam.
ed for week ending today. Dickinson county
price IN cents less than New York; IN cenn
less than Chicago.l
KANSAS CITY-Fancy separator l9c, dairy
fancy l6c.
n CHICAGO-Creamery II @ l9h, dairy 10 q
18c, steady.
New YoRK-Western creamery Is a. 81
Elgin q, steady.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-22

white Education In the Indian Territory.
Washington, Dec. 30. The members
Of congress who interested themselves
in the fight to secure an appropriation
OF Sl5O,OOO for the education OF white
children In the Indian territory have
not given up because of the striking
OF the provision from the Indian ap-
preparation bill. They will endeavor
to have a special bill for the purpose
reported by the committee on appro-
priations.
Iivii service Reformpra Alarmed.
Baltimore, Md. Dec II. The Ma
tionel Civil Service Reform assoca'
ton, in convention here, devoted
almost the entire morning to discus
sion of the report Of the committee on
resolutions which charged the present
national administration with viola
ton of the spirit, If not the letter, OF
the civil service rules.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-22

the President.
Special to the Reflector.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2l.-President
Mckinley today nominated Ethan A.
Hitchcock, now minister to Russia,
to be secretary Of the interior, sue
ceeding c. n. Bliss resigned.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-22

They Long for American OCCUPATION
Havana Dec II. The people OF lla-
vana. Spanish and Cuban. long fnr
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-22
NEW
EATING
HOUSE,.

Geo. w. Lloyd has
opened up tirstclass Eating
House opposite Pacific ex-
press Office and cordially in
vites everyone to call.
Open day and night.
Hot Lunch and Oyster
Stews at all hours.
Also full line of Tobacco
and Cigars, Fresh Fruits,
Nuts and Candies.
Give me a call, will treat
your ight.
Yours for business,
GEO. ". LLOYD.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-22
Annual Meeting Kansas State Teach
ers' Association.

Topeka, Kas., Dec. 1929, 1898.
Rate: 1886 for round trip Dates
OF sale: Dec. rs, q and 2S, 1898.
Final return limit: Dec. 81, 1898.
W. X. ROBERTSON,
Agent Santa Fe Route.
The Springfield herald., 1898-03-18
Local and Personal.


Miss Euna Shannon is on the
sick list this week.
Mrs May Gilbert moved tc
Lamar Saturday.
J. H. Christie and wife were
visiting friends in town last even
ing.
The young people enjoyed few
hours last night in tripping the
slight fantastic" They report a
splendid time.
Robert Dean, OF Oklahoma, was
IN town this W, elk with Jose LuceIo
who was filing on a fine watered
clam IN this county.
Mrs. John l.. Petticrew and
children came in from Prowers
county and attended the entertain
ment here last evening.
Joe Shields, ofVilas, was over
to the entertainment and OF course
the dance too. Joe's friends are
always glad to see him coming.
g The Misses Ada and Delpha
konkel and Miss Maude Waldron,
were visiting trends here Thurs
day, and attending the entertain
ment.
G. w. Robertson will 70 to
Lamar tomorrow TO meet his
daughter, Miss Amv, who is COM
ing from Winfield to make them
an extended visit.
A post route agent from Londan,
Kentucky. came IN last evening
to sub-let the Atlanta and Brook
field routes. Hero Is n chance for
some one to get four year job.
Mr.. Van Waugh, who purchas-
ed a house here III town of d. A,
Rineharl, is taking il down this
week, preparatory to moving it to
his ranch, eight miles northwest
of town.
We noticed In the crowd at our
entertainment goodly number
of young people from Minneapolis
including Miss Anna Watson, Miss
Katie Davis, Messrs DAVIS. Hall,
anh Curtis.
J.H. Moller,ng, OF Arizona, an
old prospector and miner is spend
ing few days I'm town. The
Augusta Mining Company have
arrangements with him to prospect
and do some work for them at
Carrlso..
Vernon Shannon, who was
thrown from n buggy and dragged,
about two weeks ago, suffered
dislocation of the shonlder. He
was brought to town the fore part
Of the week and DIR. Homsher re
paired the damage.
The entertainment last night,
given under the supervision of
Prof. q. Il. konkel, by the school,
was decided success. Those
taking part did exceptionally we'll
and drew crowded house, which
appreciated the effort
The music tor the entertainment
last night was furnished by Uncle
Dave Drumheller, 1st,, viollnist;
Eldon Allen, End, Crit Allen
second OH organ and Capt. Jones,
GUITAR. They make strong quar-
tette and furnished excellent music
Jesse +. Harrison is in receipt
OF card from +. q. Bonewtz and
wife, Canon City, Colo. announc'
ing their golden wedding fol
March 25th. They were married
fifty years ago at Lingelton Pa.
and will observe their 5Oth. ami
versary next Friday.
We call the especial attention O
ali our readers interested in tree
planting and fruit culture to th'
unusually liberal offer Of the Ar
kansas Valley Nurseries of Sedg
wick, Kansas, which will be foun'
elsewhere in this issue. They ar
reliable people and make thu
special offer only to introduce
their stock Ill this vicinity. Or
ders should be sent them withou
delay.
l.. F. Mathews returned few
davs 900 from I,arned. Kansas
The Springfield herald., 1898-03-18
srArEmENr:oF EXPENDITURES

Miscellaneous Expense.
Books and Stationery 13l.
Express, Stamps, Fuel and Light 3k!s
County Printing c0.m
Miscellaneous l7.6l
Interest on Bonds 4I.eS
Board Of Prisoner lo.i0
7oI.ss
Bonds Outstanding.
Bonds outstanding drawing 81 interest
interest payable semi annually 1850
The Springfield herald., 1898-03-18
RAcA coUNTY IN ACCOUNT WITH THE
FUNDS,
ord;r,rv Countv Reyenue N,
la,9sl.s0
County Contingent Fund.

ip,aslso
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-06-23

house, and Lee at once determined to-
have 1t. He entered the house and
proposed to buy the plant, but the own
er, an old lady, met the request with
a refusal. The flower had been given
to her by her husband, who was sail
or, and she did not feel inclined to part
with it. Lee increased his offer in
proportion to the woman's reluctance,
and when the sum reached forty-two
dollars the temptation proved too
great. The owner agreed to part with
the treasure with the understanding
that she was to have two young plants
in it's place. The gardener walked
away with the coveted flower in his
hand. Cuttings struck freely, and soon
Lee was in possession of three hun
dred plants, and visitors to his nur-
sery were charmed when they beheld
for the first time the dainty hanging
blossoms of the now familiar fuchsi;a.
The success Of the new flower was
rapid, and it soon became one of the
chief ornaments in every greenhouse,
while the more hardy varieties were
planted out of doors. When cne
fashion for fuchsias was at its height
whole Conservatives we're devoted TO
them. The day of their glory has
passed, but here and there we see
them still, and it is not likely that they
will again become so scarce that 4
gardener will offer forty-two dollars
for a single plant.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-06-23

any movement looking to a wider
sphere Of operations by the United
States, and think, the government un-
der which we are ruled does not admit
Of anything approaching a colonial
system. am, however, one Of those
who have faith both in the capacity of
the American people and Of their gov
eminent to CONTROL regulate, and gov
ern any colonies in any par of the
world which they may find it/neces-
sary to their interests to establish "A
free constitutional government where
the press is untrammeled, education is
free, religious tests are forbidden, and
intelligence is widespread is the best
government to insure safe, just, and
prosperous colonial establishments.
Such government is the United States,
and such is that of Great Britain.
dewey, by his brilliant victory, has,
almost in the twinkling of an eye,
opened to us the opportunity for a
foothold in the East. The discussion
as to whether we should avail our
selves Of it should rest, not upon
whether the Americans and their gov
eminent would be able to manage and
govern the Philippine islands success
fully, but whether any government es-
tablished by any other people could do
so, for the Americans and their gov
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-06-23

Cooperative Living Association was
organized for the economic and social
benefit of it's membership. In order to
insure reliable, orthodox reputation,
the association has enrolled among it's
members bankers, merchants, drug
gists and representative preceptor
and dominic. The practical advantages
OF the club may be noted as follows:
First, the saving of from fifteen to
twenty-five hours of Kitchen worry
per week: Second, the providing of
welEcooked and well-served meals,
ranging in cost from ~ cents to 9
cents per meal. It may be well to note
that low rents as per month for an
eight-room house, and the compare
tively low wages paid to the cook (s25
per month, with use of house and with
board for herself and family of three
children) may not be duplicated in
larger towns. A purchasing commit
tee of three members buys the provis-
ions, groceries at wholesale rates,
meats by the quarter and side, and all
provisions in CORRESPONDENCE large
quantities. Another member acts as
treasurer, and all bills are paid prompt
ly on Monday morning for the week
ending the Saturday previous.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-06-23
would she have ever relinquished her
sovereignty over Cuba Fortunately it
has come in such shape as to make it
a holy war;
COOPERATIVE LIVING CLUB.

Nine Families Form One That Furnishes
Meals For Nine Cents Each.
Nine of the most staid and respect
able families in Burton, Kan, have
thrown away their stovelids and pack
ed their dishes on the back kitchen
stoves. They have shocked the ordi-
nary ideals Of economic propriety, says
the st. Louis Globe-Democrat, and
have formed cooperative living as
sociaticn, wherein the food question is
settled upon, cooperative basis.
Burton is a small village without any
immediate prospect of growing larger.
The size of the town does not warrant
the location of bakery, and all the
wheatstuff must be bought from the
neighboring cities. AS consequence
of the limited population there is a
very small supply of hired help, even
smaller than the limited demand The
heavy burdens of the household fall
upon the housewife alone, and very
little social intercourse can be enjoy
ed. In such condition of affairs the
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-06-23
The Doves.

5s-t p. ( srT "- & 4
Reas'n ming at every step he treads.
Man yet mistakes his way, u,
While meaner things, whom instinct
Are rarely known to stray. .
one silent eve I WANDERED late,
Z And heard the voice of love; -tr-.s.
The turtle thus ADDRESSED her mate.
And sooth'd the list ming dove. ...l
our mutual bond Of faith and truth.
NO time shall disengage.
Ihose dressings of our early youth,
e Shall cheer our latest age.
Whle innocence without disguise,
AND constancy, sincere,
Shall fill the circles of those ewes
And mine can read them there:
Those ills that wait on all below.
Shall ne'er be- felt by me,
Or gently felt, and only so,
AS being shared with thee,
When lightnings flash among the trees
or kites are hovring near,
tear lest thee alone they seize,
AND know no other fear.
IT'S then feel myself a wife.
And press thy welded side
Resolved IN union form'd for life,
Death never shall divide.
But. oh! if tickle and unchaste
!forslVe a transient thoughD
Inou couldst become unkind at last.
And scorn thy present lot.
NO need of lghtnings from on high,
Or kites with cruel beak,
Denied tn endearments of thineA eve
Wl0OW'6
mus sang the sweet sequester'd bird.
Sort as the passing wind,
ana recorded what I heard.
"A lesson FOR mankind.
William Cowper.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-06-23
An Unexpccted ReDIv.

The duke of Wellington, writes Sir
William Fraser, detested being helped:
not from ingratitude, but from two dis
tinct feelings-one, that he did not
like to be thought, what he certainly
was not, decrepit; the other that he
knew very well that the majority of
persons who helped him did so in or
der to be able to say that they had done
so. This to him was revolving. Stand
ing opposite the Apsley house, in the
evening, in Piccadilly, when the street
was even more crowding than it is
now, the duke was hesitating on the
curbstone. A gentleman, nearly as
old as himself, made some demonstra-
ton of assisting him to cross the road,
endeavoring to check the tide of cabs
and other vehicles that was setting
strongly. When the duke reached the
gate Of /Apsley house he touched his
hat and said, ''I thank you, sir" The
elderly stranger Immediately uncover
ed. Holding his hat at his knee. he
addressed the duke as follows: stMy
lord, have passed a long and not I'M
eventful life, but never did I hope to
reach the day when might be of the
slightest assistance to the greatest man
that ever lived" The duke looked at
him calmly, and, in voice not the
least choked by emotion, replied:
Don't be fool!" and walked into
Apsley house. -. 4. ls.,G.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-06-23
The Mad Dog Eue-a-boo-

+ Edward W. Box writes in a current
magazine on "The Bugaboo of the Mad
Dog,' quoting a number of authorities
to show that there is no such disease
as ''hydrophobia;' and inquiring If lit
is not time, therefore, in view of those
indisputable facts, that we should give
ourselves little more freedom from
this bugaboo of the mad dog? What
the newspapers SO essentially report as
cases of 'hydrophobia' are, in reality,
nothing more nor less than instances
of people who have been bitten by dogs
and frightened into hysterical condi-
tons in which they involuntarily re-
produce all the supposed symptoms sfG
'hydrophobia.' 1t is a pity that 0Ilr'
newspaper editors cannot have a EurE :
careful regard for the feelings of word--
en- during the summer months. and&
agree to suppress the, reports Of caseass
supposed to be 'hyprophobia-' They
make the public mind nervous, and TO
more to spread the silly notion of a.
belief in 'hydrophobia' than anything
else. Women have had their feelings
played upon long enough by this fool
ish notion of 'hydrophobia,' gndl
enough unnecessary suffering has been
inflicted upon the dog, who is. often
killed for nothing but a popular faI-
lacy. It is high time that con1nons
sense should rule; that we shoula ne-
lieve the fact that there is, no such
thing as 'hydrophobia,' and Nrid our
selves of this bugaboo of the mad dog.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-06-23
Newest of Parior Games.

From the Washington Post: A Cap
ltol Hill girl gave birthday party one
night last week, and the game of the
evening wasn't progressive euchre, nor
yet whist, nor high five, which they
play so much out in Omaha, nor pillow
deX, which they play at the British
embassy, nor anything else of the kind
1t was something new It was ANUS
ing, and, indispensable considerations
of all "parlor" games, it gave some
body a chance to win something.
Each of the players received caro-
bearing the name of a dozen or SO
vessels belonging to our navy. With
the card went a pencil and a pad of pa-.
per, on which he was required to write
the meaning of each name. IF the
name happened to be that of city, he
was required to tell where the city is.
If the name were that Of a man, he was
to tell who the man was Of course,
some of the names we're easy enough.
but when it came to telling whether
Miantonomoh and Montauk are mouu-
tains or capes or rivers or whatever
they are, it wasn't everybody who
knew.
There was head prize for the great
est number of correct answers-it was
a pair of navy button sleeve links, by
the way-and there was a foot prize
The girl who won the foot prize wrote
that Amphitrite is the name Of the
Greek goddess of love, but afterward
she scratched it out and said she.
didn't know. ~.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-06-23
Clrcumstantial Evidence,


A recent incident in London serves
to prove that the strongest chain of
clrcumstantial evidence may be defec-
tive.
A visitor at the American circus ox-
changed comments with a well dressed
stranger who sat by his side, and used
his own opera glass freely. Midway
in the performance the stranger re-
marked:
L have been here several times, and
know the best features of the show.
l advise you to watch CLOSELY with
your glass what is now going on in
the farthest ring. It is one of the
most interesting numbers of the pro-
gram"
The advice was followed. The Wis.,
tor watched eagerly the performance
in the distance, and when it was fin
lshed, thanked his neighbor for the
hint, saying that it was well worth
seeing. The stranger assented, and
after momentary delay left his seat
saying that he would not stay. to the
end, as he had seen the show several
times. ..|
1T is your first visit here" he added,
and you would better remain for the
last act, which is the best of the even
ing"
Not long afterward the visitor miss
| ed his watch, and felt sure it had been
| stolen by the stranger while the opera
glass was in use. The police at Scot
| land Yard advised the victim the next
! day to advertise for the watch. and al
so to open negotiations with several of
the largest pawnbrokers for it's re-
cove1y, leaving with them a descrip-
ton sof it. In the course of a. week he
received a call from one of the nawn-
brokers.
! This looks like your watch" re-
! marked the dealer, "but I can't be-
| lieve that it isl e
| "A gold watch was produced and at
! e1nce identified. 1t corresponded ax-
| "actly in size and design with the miss
4 ing watch It bore the name of the
1 same matchmaker on the inner case.
and also the number and date. -
II am certain that it is mine" was
| tine response. Describe the man who
i has pawned it," II, ~"
This was done. The description tai
lied quite closely with that of The
| visitors unknown acquaintance at the
| circus. ~ ~. zr.s 4
You have bought it from the pick
| pocket he added, land must helm me
in having him arrested and convict
ed s.".. - : =
|. The pawnbroker admitted that the
evidence was strong enough to CON
vict the man, but added that he had
absolute faith in his innocence. He
asked the loser to write to the watch
maker, and ascertain whether by any
| chance, two watches had been marked
with the same number.
This was done, and reply was re-
"ceived, stating that, by accident. two.
watched had been marked with fbe
same number and were exactly alike
One OF them had been sold to an Emo
llshman, whose name was given in the
letter. The pawnbroker, when the
name was repeated, exclaimed:
That is the name Of the, man who
paWned the watch because no was
penniless I knew that he could not
be pickpocket.'' -
Nevertheless, the innocent man
would have been convicted if he had
been hastily arrested. The circum-
stantial evidence would have been re-
garded as conclusive.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-06-23
Canine-K q.

a Chicago woman, who possesses
pet poodle which she prizes highly,
broughtit to matinee at one OF the
theaters last week. AS the house
wasn't crowded she asked for ticket
for the animal SO he could have the
pleasure OF a seat all BY himself. The
box office man wasn't phased. He
gave her K 10 and the dog X 8.