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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-07-14

Professor Bliss Perry, Of Prncstos
University, delivered recently lecture
on Poe, the fourth in his University
Extension course on Representative
Novelsts and Short Story Writer'S"
The lecturer began by defining ro-
nance as relative term, implying .
certain degree of departure from real
and familiar life. Poe, like Haw.
lhorne, was dissatisfied with every.
day life as atfording artistic material.
3ut Poe went farther than this, and
had contempt for everyday life in
every respect. He was a reinnarna-
ton OF some OF the early phases Of
German romanticism, or, better still,
a Coleridge without the piety. He be-
lieved that the success of the short
story depended upon its unity and
harmony of effect and his own finest
tales Illustrate the soundness of his
theory. Within certain limits his OBJ
servation was keen, and his powers Of
analysis extraordinary. His magina-
lon was constant y striving to pene-
rate the unseen world, but he could
not pass beyond the gloom and terror
Of its borderland.
Poe was tireless critic of his own
work. His artistic limitations arise
from the narrowness of his field, his
intense subjectivity and the frequent
'agueness of his symbolism, which
appeals to moods rather than to ideas.
An out-and-out lover of Poe is apt to
be either dillettante or weakling.
great many writer's have dipped in.
70 Poe's inkstand, notably in the de.
tectve story. The constant borrow
ing of his methods Is a proof OF his
knowledge of his craft and, in spite
OF the abnormal nature of his themes,
his tales are permanent contribu-
tion to the imaginative literature of
the world.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-07-14

W. H. White, of junction City
an old soldier and an active Republl
can, is asking to be appointed pay
master in the army. Cyrus Leland
W. b. Stanley and nearly all the Re
publican state committee and candi
dates have signed recommendation
for him.
-Stricklett, the Topeka pitcher
last year, is now with Atchison
Topeka wanted him and sent him $lt
to buy a ticket from Missouri to To-
peka. He wrote that he would apply
the money on 500 back wages from
last year and then Joined Atchison.
Topeka has sued him for the SIS.
AT the Colorado State Pharma'
ceutical meeting last week, c. D.
Barnes, formerly Of Abilene, won first
prizes in the sack and potato races
The Rocky Mountain Druggist says
"Chas. D. Barnes and A. W. Scott
make dandy team in the three
legged race, and but for the recent
shower the dust would have been so
thick around them that the specta-
tors would not have seen the finish
Turk Burk who was a member
Abilene's first crackerjack ball team
back in the boom times is with
the Atchison recruits at Camp Alger
He is great kicker and writes home
a fault-fnding letter. He says the
soldiers are dressed in uniforms an
inch thick and have to carry ninety
pounds of baggage. He says he is
working in the kitchen and that when
the regiment moves he supposeS he
will have to carry the kitchen. He
cheerfully adds that one of The Atcbi-
son company has gone crazy and that
he confidently expects the whole rcgi'
ment to follow within a few weeks.
He has lost twenty pounds in weight
and thinks he is becoming ossified,
"If there is another CALL" says he,
"do what you can to keep the boys
out. | hear nothing but 'lookee hyar'
and 'lookee thar all day long"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-07-14
ABILENE WEEKLY REFLECTOR ABILENE KANSAS JULY u ssTw PAGES


An old kettle sat on the edge Of thu
fire
In tinny, tinnabulent dream.
There was nothing at all to speak Of
nigh her
| Nothing but water and steam.
She was nearly half empty, the
soldered old dup,
And the fire wss nothing but stub
Bile,
But she yelled: "Oh, ty-bubble, bub.
bubble, bub-bup,
Bob-bobble, bob-bobble, bob-bob.
ble.."
Said she: This excitement is moth.
ing but air
That's changing my rusty old lid,
But I'll rumble and grumbe my fill
declare,
And rock all about on the grid.
know in this Kitchen I'm only a SUBJ.
But some credit perhaps can COB
Bile,
30, ty-bubble, bub-bubbe, bub-bubble,
bub-bub.
Bub-buhble, bub-bubble, bub-bub.
ble!"
There are plenty of people that you
and ! know,
That are empty and cranky and
rust;
That hold nothing but steam and do
nothing but blow,
And pretend they are going to
burst.
They are useless and windy and all
patched up,
But, feeling they have to make
trouble,
They yell; ooh, ty-bubble, bub-bub,
Bile, bub-bup,
Bub-bubble, buD-bubble, bub-buh
blew
Boston Traveller.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-07-14

One OF the small troubles dairymen
have to meet is known as notifies, and
Is caused mainly by the use of too
cold water in washing the butter and
by the manner in which it is intro
duced into the churn. BY the use of
water too cold, the outside Of the but.
ter granules become hardened while
the inside is soft and remains so de-
spite working or temperng with salt,
leaving the fine thread-ike streaks in
the butter that are so Objectionable.
The water should be introduced into
the churn slowly and should be tenn
pered to nearly the temperature Of
the churn. The usual method OF in
Producing cold water into a churn
forcibly, through hose or pipe, is
responsible for the the large notifies,
which are caused by the water strik-
Ing the granules Of butter and caus-
ing them to turn too hard to break
up. These are comparatively small
things, but large enough to frequently
spoil the sale Of butter or to materi.
ally reduce the price obtained.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-07-14
"Mr." Pauncefote and Gresha m.

80 Sir Julian Pauncefote is to be
recalled" said an uptown clubman
who has passed many winters about
the State Department In Washington.
Il never see Sir Julian's name in
print" he continued, without smil-
ing. He was very fond of Secretary
of State Gresham, and spent many
an hour in the private office of the
latter listening to Gresham's Western
stories, for as story teller the Sec
rotary was almost second Lincoln.
During one of these visits the repre-
sentatives of other countries called,
and waited in the diplomatic room.
as it was diplomatic day at the State
Department Mr.. Kenesaw Lands
Gresham's private secretary, was the
only one who had the privilege of re.
minding the Secretary Of State of his
duties. He saw the various represen.
tatives waiting, and, finally, he called
on the secretary ana reminded him OF
the day and the visitors.
THE Secretary was stretched on .
sofa. lie was smoking and telling
stories to Sir Julian, who sat close by
and thereby became, unconsciously
to the Secretary, the ash receiver for
the latter's cigar. The Secretary said
In reply to Lands:
"All right, Kenesaw, hold them
until | finish this story to Mr..
Pauncefote.'
"Slr Julian rather liked the Amer
lean Secretary to call him Mr. When
he and the Secretary went into the
diplomatic room together the AmbAs-
sadorial trousers were white with tho
ashes OF Gresham's cigar."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-07-14

twenty-five acres Of wheat that burn
ed would have made about 20 bushels
to the acre. 1t was an expensive
smoke.
Frank Smith entered the tele.
phone office this morning and takes q
position at the switchboard. He is
one Of the youngest as well as one Of
the best telephone operators in the
west.
Enterprise Journal; Frank Sid.
Ter of Detroit brought in the first
wheat from this years crop Saturday.
His yield was 25 bushels per acre Of
No. 2 wheat and the weight was full
go pounds.
The Herington Times, with its
usual enterprise, prints portrait Of
Private P. l.. Dix, who was killed in
the battle Of Santiago. He was aged
"a years and was the youngest Of the
II children Of Nathan Dix.
The auction sale Of bicycles held
at Prendergast's this afternoon was
well attended. The wheels sold at
about $2l, varying one or two dollars.
Those who purchased are happy and
all sorts Of fancy cvolutions may be
expected while they are learning to
ride.
The Kansas City man arrested
yesterday was arraigned last evening
and his police court expense was fixed
at $3.50. He finally remembered
his name and gave it as John Shurer.
He is Shurer than ever that he had a
great celebration and is working on
the street.
We note with considerable interest
that in several of our exchanges the
Kirby bank failure is likened to "a
clap of thunder out Of a clear sky"
As clap Of thunder never came out
out of clear sky this venerable SIM
lie ought to be sent to join "dull
sickening thud."
While in Missouri Monday L. H.
Faulkner had a talk with r. j. Finley
who is running little poultry and
egg house in a small town. The ven
cradle sinner is having a hard time
financially but is "wholly sanctified"
spiritually. He asked about Abilene
folks but will not come back-not
now.
-Chas. Russell, brakeman on Rock
Island, was instantly killed at Inman,
MCPHERSON county, Saturday after
noon while trying to moke a coupling.
He slipped and fell and the car wheels
passed over his head. His home was
at Herington. He was married and
had held his position Of brakeman for
seven years.
-"Cap" Drisko, aged about IA,
tried to climb on the front of the
Pacific Express wagon this morning
while it was in motion but slipped
and fell. The front wheel Of the
heavy wagon ran over bis shoulder
and arm, scratching him up some
what but by good luck inficting no
serious injury.
IA Colorado Summer" is the title
Of the handsomest little booklet we
have seen this year. 1t is issued by
the Great Santa Fe route and is pro-
iusely illustrated with half tone cuts
,f beautiful and romantic scenery
along the line Of that route in Colo
ado and the descriptive articles fairly /
emit the odor Of mountain and canon,
orest and glen.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-07-14
RECENT REFLECTIONS.

j. J. Cooper shipped out last
night three cars of choice cattle.
Sheriff Robson took M. Schlegel
declared insane last week, to the asy
lum.
W. P. Farrell moved his family
today to Chapman where he will To-
cate.
Flowing for wheat has been COM
menced and another big crop will be
put in.
j. M. Gleissner is building new
barn that he intends shall be harness
thief proof.
The Union Pacific filed a &c.,
100000 mortgage to the Mercantile
Trust Co. today.
John Wilson has commenced the
publication Of a daily edition Of his
Manitou (Colo.) Sun.
Saline county will erect wooden
building costing $4,000 and 52x96 in
size in Oakdale park.
The children are saving their
money for the Sells Brothers & Fore
paugh circus, Aug. II.
Sheriff Robson returned from
Alma, where he captured X. S. Miles,
accused of harness stealing.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. M. H.
Malott, a son. They are receiving
the congratulations of many friends.
X. S. Mills, accused of harness
stealing and arrested at Alma, will
have his preliminary in Justices court
July p.
Hope Dispatch: Houses of all
kinds are in demand again in Hope
which is self evident fact that bus
mess is improving.
-Invincible, who made his record
OF 2:lSl on the Abilene track. is in
training for the Salina races. He is
owned in Concordia.
AS an example Of how the dear
people are helping pay the war ex-
penses, chattel mortgage filed today
paid 1922 revenue tax.
%. B. Timmons was somewhat
hilarious last evening and it cost him
$1S this morning. He is making a
good hand on the street.
The hardware men who bought
binding Irvine early made hand
some profit out Of the rise and are
duly thankful to Admiral Dewey.
Manchester News: Rockets sent
up in Abilene Monday night could be
plainly seen by people in Manchester
who happened to be looking in that
direction.
The banks are having an in
creased business these days. j. E.
Johntz is a new assistant in the Citi-
zens and j. H. Lott is helping in the
Abilene National.
For rent, bottom farm Of 200 acres
in Ottawa county, good buildings, for
cash rent. Inquire at Mrs. Gray's
restaurant corner Spruce and Third
street, Abilene. 78.3t&2c
Some spaniard painted the
Methodist preachers dog Fellow last
night. 1t is considered very signif-
cant'that no boys have been within
ten rods Of the parsonage today.
A harvest hand near Solomon
last week lighted bis pipe and then
threw the match in the stubble. The |
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-07-14

The Spaniards did not know that
Commodore Dewey learned his trade
under Farragut, who once said,
Damn the torpedoesl Go aheadl"-
Tbs Indianapolis Journal -~.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-05
MORE DISPATCH BOATS.
Added To the Associated Press Fleet Will
the Bleckading Squadron.

Added tn the Associated Prsss Fleet with
the B~leckading squadron.
New York. May 4.-The fast dis
patch boat Kate Spencer, which left
Jacksonville Monday night to go into
the service of the associated press, ar
rived at Key West this morning. The
Spencer will operate in conjunction
with the famous dispatch boat aun
less. which has been operating In Gu
ing news for the associated press from
the blockading fleet to the cable station
at Key West for fling.
The widening scope of operation in
the West Indian waters made neces-
sary the chartering of a third dispatch
boat for the associated press, and the
fast ocean yacht Wanda has been Sc
cured for this purpose and sailed from
here to-day, having on board as cor
respondents A. w. Lyman and Alfred
Cecil Gougie. The Wand is recog-
nized in her class. with n exception.
as the fastest steam yacht in these
waters. On board the Spencer are
Howard N. Thompson and j. w.
Mitchell. w~ell-known correspondents
from the Washington office of the as
ISOLATED press. On the Dauntless are
j. b. Nelson and Oscar Wilson Of the
New York office. AT Key West are
iptit IL 'hehit VI e''
Byron r. Newton of Buffalo. On the
flagship New York is william a.
Goode of New York. and on the flag
ship Brooklyn is George y. Graham of
Albany. With the troops at Tampa is
a. w. Copp of the Chicago office.
In addition to these correspondents,
each in his way among the best-known
writer's on the associated press force.
stan correspondents are at other i'm
portant points of cable communication
in the West Indies as follows: Elmer
T.. Roberts at Kingston. Jamaica:
Harold Martin at st. Thomas, Danish
West Indies: r. r. Davenport at Port
au Prince. Hayti, n F. j. Hilgert at
Havana. The associated press has
personal representatives with the fleet
at Manila. at Cape Verde islands. Hong
Kong. Rio Janeiro. Buenos Ayres. Ma
drid. and on the French frontier, in
addition to which II has the exclusive
use Of the news facilities of the Reuter-.
Havas and Wolf services throughout
Europe and Asia.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-05

Colorado Springs, Colo, May 4.-The
Colorado Federation of Labor. In con-
vention assembled to-day, pledged the
services of the $4,000 labor unionists i'm
this state to the president of the United
States in case of need in the existing
war. The resolution declared strongly
for Cuban independence and seconded
everything that the government had
done in the interests Of that country.
The convention decided against the
contemplated bond issue and called on
congress to coin the silver for the
treasury. and If that is not sufficient.
to issue legal tender direct to the peo-
MIA
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-05
IT WAS QUICK WORK.
The Wilmington Reduces n Fort In Less
Than Two Minutes.

"'
New York, May "A dispatch TO the
Wilmington early this morning destroy
cd a Spanish fort just being finished
about four miles east of Coiima- The VIII
mington also fired at a troop OF cavalry
passing Jaruco Beach. Two men were
seen TO drop on the beach. The torpedo
boat Ericsson on Sunday noticed n large
number of infantry passing eastward to-
ward Matanzas on the beach. The Erics-
son followed them for miles but used no
guns. Later they noticed another large
body Of infantry going eastward and ap-
parently driving prisoners before them
The Ericsson saw about 200 cavalry and
800 infantry passing Jaruco Beach toward
Matanzas.
She signal,ed the Wilmington. which
fired a small gun and then a four-inch
shell. Though q mile and a half away.
two men could he seen to drop and the
cavalry and Infantry dashed pell nell into
the bushes and up the hill. There was a
fine confusion of horse and pack mules
and cavalry and infantry for an instant.
The Ericsson yesterday discovered a
force of men building a fort near Coiima
on the second of four or five small hills
at some distance from the shore. All the
afternoon and night the Ericsson men
watched them at work. They made out a
cavalrymen Quartered I'm a plantation
house near the fort and the Ericsson ran
across the Wilmington and Informed Cap
tain Todd what they had seen.
They'll never finish H." he said. Just
watch"
The Ericsson drew away and the VIII
mington leisurely proceeded toward the
coast. In less than two minutes the fort
was a shapeless wreck.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-05
OLD SATSUMA WAS GAME
Was q Three to Five Favorits
in the Fourth Race.
ANDWAS BEATEN BYAnEAD
Judge Denny Won b Race in q Hot
Drive. because Little Clawson
Put Up q Great Finish.
The Results.
Special Dispatch to the standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
San Francisco, May 4-Game old Sat
suma. the Q to 5 favorite in the fourth
race at Oakland to-day, was beaten by
a head by Judge Denny In a hot drive.
There were some reports that the race
was not run fairly. but there was moth
ing to show that such was the case. Judge
Denny won because little Clawson put up
a great finish. There were but three in
the race. satsuma. Denny and Ostler Joe.
Clawson took Denny out in front and led
to the strech. Satsuma took the lead in
the stretch, but Denny came again and in
a hot drive won by q head. with satsuma
three lengths in front OF Ostler Joe.
E-Come. from H.. l.. Franks string. won
the third race. a 2-year-old affair. at four
and a half ~furlongs. Obsidian was the ia
vorite. with Ojai a very strongly sup
ported second choice. The latter rushed
TO the front at once and led until near
the paddock. when Piggott shook the
Montana colt up and he won handi,..
Malay. who finished strong. beat the fast
dying DIAL for place. and Leo Vertner had
some speed but could not hold IL. Malay
was 10 to ! at post time.
Montana showed again I'm the fifth race.
when Missioner got third money. San An
tonic was the favorite. He got away fly
ing and leading all the way was ridden
out to beat Watomba. who. with an even
break, would have beaten him Missioner
was third. Results:
Five furlongs-Emma Ray won. Lena
Marc second. Brown Prince third; time.
los. Four acknowledgements won. Rey
Hooker second. Mallakawa third; time,
40. Four and a half f%urlongs, selling-E-
Come won. Malay second. Ojai third; time
:56h. Mile and an eighth-Judge Denny
won. Satsuma second. Ostler Joe third
time. 1856. Seven f~urlongs, selling-San
Antonio won. Watomba second. imp. Mis-
sioner third; time, 1:2sk. Six furlongs.
selling-San Mateo won. Sport McAllister
second, Mamie Scott third; time, liza.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-05
IN THE HOUSE.
Conference Report on Fortihcations Bil
Agreed To.

Washington, May 4-The house to-day
adopted the conference report upon the
fortifcations bill. The remainder OF the
session was consumed with the conslder-
alton of the Alaskan land bill and q res
olution for the repeal OF an act pro-
hibiting the passage of importations in
bond through the territory OF the United
States into the free zone" of Mexico.
The latter was passed but the Alaskan
measure went over.
In the house to-day Mr.. Grosvenor.
rep. Ohio. called up as a privileged re-
port from the committed on ways and
means a resolution to repeal a joint reso-
luton prohibiting the passage OF goods
in bond through this country Into the
free zone of Mexico. affecting Importation
along the northern border of Mexico. The
effect OF the resolution, Mr.. Grosvenor
said. would tend to reduce smuggling.
Mr.. Lauham Of Texas raised a point of
order against the bill, claiming that II
did not raise revenues. The speaker over
ruled the point OF order. and In doing so
construed raising revenue" az contem-
plated in the rules as being equivalent TO
affecting revenue The house went
into committee OF the whole to consider
the resolution. The repeating resolution
passed after discussion by Messrs Gros-
venor, Ohio: Slayder. Texas; Cooper,
Texas. for. and Stevens aginst IL.
Mr.. Heminway presented the conference
report upon the Notifications ~appropria-
ton bill. The conference report was
adopted.
The conference report upon the act ex-
tending the homestead laws and provid-
ing for the right of way for railroads in
Alaska was called up by Lacey OF Iowa.
The conferees eliminated the features
formerly In tke bill providing for the APP
pointment of a commission to consider
the North Atlantic fishing and other trade
relations controversies with Canada,
upon which the house on Monday rejected
the report upon "A point of order. Mr.. La
cey explained the bill as reported from
the conference. He then moved the pre-
vious question, but MIR. Pitney, who had
opposed the passage OF the bill without
extended debate, raised the point OF no
quorum.
Mr.. Lacey Immediately moved to adj
journ and an adjournment was taken al
40 o'clock.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-05

Ralph H.. z. Walker. Indiana: Daniel w.
Wurtsbach. Texas: Ivan c. wettengeL.
Colorado: Watt Cluverius, IT., Louisiana.
Duncan n. Wood, Alabama: Leigh a.
Palmer. Missouri; Thomas A Kearney.
Missouri: Arthur M. Carhur. jr.. wiscon-
sin; Frank f. Ridgeiey. at large: Dudley
w. Knox. Tennessee; Charles 4. Giioin.
Michigan; Mark 8. Ellis, Arkansas; Earl
C.. Jessup. Iowa; Henry c. Austin. Ten
nessee; Roland I. Curtain. Pennsylvania:
all TO be ensigns In the navy to MI vacan-
cies. Charles l.. Leiper. Pennsylvania
Gatewood l.. Lincoln. Missouri; Edward
T. Fitzgerald. Texas: Albert w. Marshall.
Texas; Charles p. Burt. Georgia; Ken
meth @. Castleman. Kentucky; George b.
Rice. Kentucky: Arthur Crenshaw. Ala
bama: all to be assistant engineers In the
navy to fill vacancies. Amos Bronson, tr.,
Nebraska. to be a second lieutenant In the
marine corps. Harry II. Balthist. Colora-
do. to be assistant paymaster I'm the navy
TO fill vacancies.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-05
TROUBLE SETTLED.
England Has Sent Some warships to San.
lingo de Cuba.


1895 by Associated Press.
Kingston. Jamaica. May 4.-Trouble
of a most serious nature is threatening
the British interests at Santiago de
Cuba. The British third-class cruiser
Pearl is now there, and within "a hours
the British third-class cruiser Pallas
and the British sloop Alert will prob
ably join her. The Alert, it now APP
pears, was accompanied to Santiago de
Cuba by the Pearl. and the Alert was
sent back with dispatches, regarded by
the British consul as being too impor-
tant to trust to the censored cable.
These dispatches were cabled to Lon
don by the colonial authorities here.
The Alert will return to Santiago de
Cuba with the Pallas. now at Port An
tonic. The colonial authorities are re-
ticent as to the contents of the dis
patches and the reasons for the move
ments of the warships. but the story
told the associated press correspond
ent at the Jamaica club to-day was
that the British consul, Mr.. Ramon,
had been attacked in the consulate by
a mob, whereupon he fired into the
crowd. killing a Spaniard, n had
been imprisoned. Those statements.
however. are not verified. Mr.. Ramon
is a partner in the firm or Brooks
Brothers. and Is regarded as a man
of vigorous and even violent character.
Later in the day II was reported that
the trouble at Santiago de Cuba had
been settled. The British warship
Pearl has arrived at Port Royal. and
though her officers are reticent ii is
believed that the trouble is not so seri-
Gus as reported at the Jamaica club
The British warship Pallas is still at
Port Antonio. There Is no further light
on the occurrences at Santiago de
Cuba.