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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-02-10
Notice to Contractors.
Office Of County Clerk,

ABILENE, kas., Feb. 4, 1885
Notice Is hereby given that bids will be re.
celved at the office Of the county clerk Of
Dickinson county Kansas, until 0 a. M,
March o. 1898, for the erection Of brick
building, sOx2O feet, two stories high, an addl-
tlon to the court house ofsald county. Plans
and specifications may be seen at the Office
Of county clerk.
All bids must be accompanied by certI-
He'd check for $50 and the board Of county
commissioners reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
BY order OF the board Of county commits
sioners OF Dickinson county, Kansas.
lsEALl r. b. JACOBS,
County Clerk
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-02-10
CASTOR|A
For Infants and Children.
no no. n
~; Il 'ZMH2zx!;:$; H.; s ;
Colorado. About Its Climate.

A little l6-page pamphlet which we
will oheerfully mail you, flee, II you
drop us note or postal card. We
are particularly anxious to put it in
the hands Of physicians and invalids,
but others are welcome to a copy.
Please address, B. l.. Winchell, Gen.
Pass. Agt., Denver, Col.
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the WHOLE system feels the
effect Of Hoods disqualification.
ach, liver, kidneys, heart, nerves are
strengthened and SUSTAINED.
A Bag Of Virgin Gold

is among the possibilities Of mining
at Klondike. Tis too late to start
now, but before the season reopens
you should post yourself about the
district, the mining laws and other
essentials. Reliable information, with
explanation of mining terms, may be
found in book on The Klondike, issued
by Santa Fe Route.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-02-10
New Arrivals.

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Parks,
Of Solomon, daughter.
Born, to MIR. and Mrs. W. Martin,
of Solomon, daughter.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Melvin
Of Buckeye, girl.
Born, to Councilman and Mrs. T.
M. Jones of this city, a boy.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-02-10
Cost Thomas Just $l8.

Thomas Issitt settled his little con-
troversy with the marshal last Fri.
day by paying a fine and costs amount
ing to SIS. 1t was rather expensive
fun.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-02-10
HORSES WILL IMPROVE.
outlook for Better Prices Is Encour.
aging at Last.

aging at Last.
f. &. Puliver, the horse buyer, who
is one of the best informed horsemen
IN the West, thinks there is at last a
good outlook for prices of horse-f flesh.
lie remarked today to the REFLECTOR:
"When we stop to consider that it
takes at least five or six years to ma
ture market horse, from date Of
breeding, let us imagine, il we can,
what will be the condition before we
can now get a sufficient supply on
hand to fill the markets need even IL
we begin raising at once. A man can
best understand the situation of today
BY looking at conditions in his own
locality. How many serviceable mar
keuable horses are there in your town
shlpF Is there any surplus over the
local demandp How many colts on
hand to increase the supply2 In con-
sldering this you have about solved
the problem, as most localities are in
the same condition throughout the
breeding districts Of the United States.
These districts have been materially
lessened by the increase in the value
OF lands and the immense increase in
the dairying industry.
"ln looking at this as it is today we
must figure that we have not reached
the time when the shortage is most
apparent, In 1892 breeding was full;
in 1898 only about fifty per cent; in
1894, 1895 and 1896, practically none.
Now, where is our supply to come
from II not the farmp The large
breeders are mostly out of business,
partly from choice, partly from force
OF circumstances, and it has been
demonstrated that the range horse
cannot be utilized as a market horse.
"When the horse market began to
tumble all set to work TO unload and
see who could get out first.
"The rate Of mortality among
horses in the past foar years has been
nearly 100 per cent greater than ever
before, WhyP Because il aged or
lame he was killed; IL sick no veter-
mary was called, he was too cheap.
The market of today is ofcoursc more
exacting than ever before. 1t is only
the good ones that sell. In his class
a horse must have breeding, size,
quality and style. The day for the
little one and the scrub is forever
gone
"This country will soon witness a
horse famine. The ruinous prices Of
the past few years have driven farm.
ers and breeders out of business. In
the States which have long been ia
nous for their fine horses the number
Of first class animals is not one-tenth
what it was before the fall in prices.
1t is now the hardest kind OF work TO
pick up the best class of horses. In
the meantime the foreign demand for
American horses is growing. All the
are crowded with foreigners
looking for first class animals. The
American horse industry will soon be
foremost among the branches Of agri-
culture If the farmers will give it at.
.enton.n
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CHARGED With Liouor-Selling

G. W. Wright and VIM. johnson Of
Enterprise were arrested charged with
selling liquor. The information is
sworn to by County Attorney Kane
and Marshal Fred Ehrsam.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-02-10

The Evidence in the case proves
Hoods Sarsaparilla cures rheuma-
tism, dyspepsia, catarrh, that tired
feeling, scrofula, salt rheum, boils,
humors and all blood diseases.
Hoods Pills are prompt, efficient,
always reliable, easy to take, easy to
operate. 25c.
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as II by a miracle"
DR.. Miles Remedies
are sold by all drug
glsts under q positive
guarantee, first bottle
benefits or money re-
funded, Book on dis
eases Of the heart and
nerves free. Address.
DIR. MILES MEDICAL
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-02-10

XETOMAN's RELIEF CORPS = No. %,
Wv meets alternate Wednesday after
noens at $3.50 o'clock In X. Of ?, hall. Mrs. M.
p. Jolley, president; Mrs. Olive J. Peters,
secretary,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-02-10

DOYAL ARCH MAs0Ns-Cyrus Chapter,
L No. n, meets In Masonic hall on the Sec
ond and fourth Fridays OF each month.
II. II. Keel, II. p; Arthur Edison, secretary.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-02-10

TALL P. BABCOCK. Of Avoca, N. Y, .
veteran OF the ard N. Y. Artillery and
for thirty years of the Babcock 4
Munsel Carriage Co., Of Auburn, says: "
write to express my gratitude COR the mirac-
lous benefit received from Dr. Miles Heart
Cure. Isulrered for years, as result ofarmy
life, from sciatica which affected my heart
In the worst form, my limbs swelled from
the ankles up, Ibloated until was unable
to button my clothing; had sharp pains
about the heart, smothering spells and
shortness Of breath. For three months
was unable to lie down, and all the sleep
got was In an arm chair. was treated BY
the best doctors but gradually grew worse.
About q year ago l commenced taking Dr..
Miles New Heart Cure and 1t saved my life
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-02-10

WHEN bilious or costive, eat Cas-
caret, candy cathartic, cure guaran.
teed, 10c. 25c.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-02-10

A NCIENT ORDER UNITED WORKMEN
"A Abilene Lodge, No, 80; meets every
Thursday evening In the A. o, U. W.
hall. d, n, Crebbs, NJ, W.; Richard Warning.
recorder.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-02-10

JUST try a 10c. fox Of Cascarets
the finest liver and bowel regulator
ever made.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-02-10

INDEPENDENT ORDER ODD FELLOWS
| Western Home Lodge, No. 90, meets
every eye, Tussdaiy evening IN Gag Fellows ball.
rotary, l.. Lips Visiting brethren welcome.
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BALINA BRANCH,
Departs.

82s ,....,......,,,,,l l,lOa. m
No. 3O8 makes close connections at Strong
City with all trains for Topeka, Kansas City,
81. Louis, Chicago and the east also Texas,
Indian Territory, California, Colorado and
I'll points In western and southern Kansas.
ROCK ISLAND.
WEST HOUND.
No. 6--Local Freight and accom-. 8:A5 q. m.
10. N-Ohicago Mall and Express, $40 p. m,
EAST BOUND.
No. @-Mail and Express. .......... II .28 a. m,
No. 88-L0cal Freight and accom-. +. :. 3 bb p. m.
Passenger trains run daily. Freight trsins
daily except Sunday.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-02-10

MODERN WO0DMEN OF AMERICA
wi Camp No. 1850, meets every Monday
night Of each month In odd Fellows hall.
Visiting nelghbors welcome. q. A. Bogers,
V. O.. w., Murphy, clerk.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-02-10

DR.. MILES MEDICAL co., Elkhart, Ind.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-02-10
MISSOURI PAOIFIO-AT HERINGTON.
ABlLENE'S SOCIETIES.

A i, AND A. M.--Benevolcnt Lodge, No.
a. 9s, meets FIRST and third Monday even
!ngs in each month at Masonic hall, corner
Third and Cedar, q. Johnz, W. NJ; ]. L.
Worley, secretary; visiting brethren well
come.
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V'''Way Time Tables.
UNION PACIFIC.
WEST BOUND,
an ATOHls0N, TOPEKA 4 SANTA RI
RAILWAY

an ATOHls0N, TOPEKA 4 SANTA RI
RAILWAY.
All Santa To trains daily except Sunday.
NORTH BOUND
N7 Passenger daily .......,...,......8.l2a m.
100 Accommodation daily, arrives. .l:lO D. 10.
departs, ,l.b p. m.
SOUTH BOUND.
Ms Passenger daily ....,,.....,,...l0:%p p. m.
3a8 Accommodation daily, arrives. las D. m.
departs e.. las b. m.
SALIVA BRANCH,
Departs.
Sl7 Accommodation, .",..........0:lba m.
3lo .....,.,.........2:O0 p. m.
Arrives.
S2s 40a. m
M. MH makps rlosa rnn N artinpa Mt 2tronp
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-27

Jamaica negroes, one-third was made
up Of Chinese, and the rest were native
Colombians. The Chinese were the best
dressed Of the lot and the neatest. AS
the American conductor came in I
asked him as to his health and was told
that he had been travelling over the
road for seven years and had not been
sick a day.
Wages OF the Railroad Men.
All wages of Americans are paid in
gold, and those Of the common labor
ers in silver. Engineers get $157 a
month, conductors $148 a month and
telegraph operators from S75 to $780,
The brakemen are natives, and they
receive $1.75 a day in silver. Common
laborers get from 35 to rs cents a. day.
and most of those who work on the
tracks are Jamaica negroes. They put
In ten hours a day, beginning at a.
M, and working until IL. Most of them
bring their first meal of coffee and
bread to the track and eat it there. At
IL they stop for breakfast, which is
usually made up Of rice and a bit of
dried meat, and at 1 go to work again
and work until 6, when they go home
for dinner.
American Poet on the Isthmus.
Most of the Americans here are well
educated men, and many of them have
Travelled all over North and South
America. Some have literary ability
and 1 have been much interested In a
little volume of poems by an American
named Gilbert. Here is one which will
be appreciated by any man who has
spent much time in the tropics 1t de-
scribes the isthmus and might be en-
titled
Land of Perpetual Thirst.
Where the longitude's .iean and the lati-
tudes low.
Where the hot winds of summer perpetually
blow,
Where the mercury chokes the thermometers
throat
And the dust is as thick as the hair on a
goat;
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low fever last year, and, in short, 1
have found but few Americans who
have not been fever-stricken at some
time or other during their stay here.
Many of them say, however, that the
iSthmuS Is no worse than some Of our
Southern ports, and that if one takes
good care of himself there is not much
danger I am told that of all the
foreigners, Americans stand the elm
ate best, English next, then French
and then Italians.
Across Isthmus by Railroad.
The ride across the istllmus is a de-
lightful one. The country after you
pass the few miles of lowland on the
Atlantic side rises into many wooded
hills, and the distant views make you
think of the forest-covered rolling lands
Of the United States rather than of the
tropics. There are few palm trees,
though you now and then pass ba-
mana plantation. You go by villages Of
matched huts, and the buildings of the
The road runs very smoothly and the
track is we'll kept. 1t is a five-foot
gauge equipped with lgnum vitae ties
and fifty-siX-pound rails. These ties
are about the only ones, except iron,
which will withstand the attack of the
wood-eating ants which are found here.
They are from trees so small that
tree seldom furnishes more than one
tie, and the wood is so hard that spikes
cannot be driven into it. Holes have
to be bored for every bolt, and this ex-
ira work makes the ties expensive.
Each one costs about $3.50 in silver.
The telegraph poles are of iron. All of
the rolling stock comes from the United
States. The superintendent private
observation car, in which we rode, was
made in Wilmington, and some of the
locomotives come from Philadelphia.
The first class cars have wicker seats,
like those of some of our smoking cars.
The second-class are built like long
street cars, with the seats running
lengthwise under the windows. l rode
for some time second-class to see the
neonle. Half of the passengers were
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-27

arms. 1t was while she still chung to
him, with her face pressed close
against his breast, that Loreen and L
first saw her. our mother, yet so small,
the smallest of US all. She was wan,
but happy and very near to death.
Loreen and I blessed God as We car-
ried her up the stairs and laid her
in the great front chamber. We did
not foresee what would happen the
very next morning. mean the arrival
Of your telegram, to be followed so
soon by yourself"
Poor girls Poor giris!' 1t was all
I could say. I was completely over
whelmed.
1.-THE first night after your arrival
we moved her into Williams room as
being more remote and thus a safer
refuge for her. The next night she
died. The dream which you had Of
being locked in your room was no
dream. Loreen did that in foolish pre-
caution against your trying to search
us out in the night. 1t would have
been better now, see, If we had taken
you into our confidence"
Yes" said I, that would have been
better" But 1 did not say how much
better. That would have been giving
away my secret.
William, who is naturally colder
her good name, has shown some little
Impotence at the restraint imposed
upon him, and this was an extra bur-
den, Miss ButterW orth, but that and all
the others we have been forced to bear
fhe generous girl did not speak of her
own special grief and loss) have all
been rendered useless by the unhappy
chance which has brought into our
midst this agent of the police. All, if
T mil VIII
providence of God rebuking us or just
the malice of man seeking to rob us
of our best treasure, a mothers I'M
furnished name!"
"Mr. Gryce acts from no malice"-I
began, but 1 saw they were not listen
ing.
Are they done down below?" asked
Lucetta.
docs the man you call Gryce seem
satisfied" asked Loreen.
1 drew myself up physically and
mentally. My second task was about
to begin.
II do not understand those men,"
said I. "They seem to want to look
farther than the sacred spot where we
left them. If they are going through
a form, they are doing it very thor
oughly."
THAT is their duty" said Loreen,
but Lucetta took it less calmly.
1T is an unhappy day for u.s. cried
she. Shame after shame, disgrace
after disgrace. I wish we had all died
in our childhood. Loreen, 1 must see
William. He will be doing some fool
ish thing, swearing orr
MY dear" said I, '1et me go to
William. He may not like me over
much, but L will at least prove a re-
straint to him. You are too feeble.
See, you ought to be lying on the couch
instead of trying to drag yourself out
to the stables
And indeed at that moment Lucet.
ta's strength gave suddenly out, and
she sank into Loreen's arms insensi-
BILE.
When she was restored, 1 hurried
away to the stables, still in pursuit Of
the task which had not yet completed.
l found William sitting doggedly on a
stool in the open dooyway, grunting
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-27

out short sentences to the two men who
'lounged in his vicinity on either side
He was angry, but not as angry as l
had seen him times before The men
were townsfolk and listened eagerly to
his broken sentences. One or two of
these reached my ears.
Let EN- go it. 1t won't be now or
today they'll settle this business. It's
the devils work, and devils are sly.
My house won't give up that secret,
or any other house they'll be likely to
visit. The place I would ransack-But
Loreen would say I was babbling.
Goodness knows a fellows got to talk
about something when his fellow towns
folk come to see him." And here his
laugh broke in harsh, cruel and insult
ing. I felt it did him no good and
made haste to show myself.
Immediately his whole appearance
changed. He was so astonished to see
me there that for a moment he was alb
solutely silent; then he broke out again
Into another loud guffaw, but this time
in a different tone
"Ah, ha,' he laughed. Miss Butter
worth! Here, Saracen. Come, pay your
respects to the lady who likes you so
Well"
And Saracen came, but 1 did not for
sake my ground. l had seen what I
hoped to see in one corner, and Sara
Gems presence afforded me the opportu-
nifty of indulging in one or two rather
curious performances.
Il am not afraid of the dog" said T
with marked loftiness, shrinking to-
ward the pail of water 1 had already
afraid l continued, catching up the
pail and putting it between us as the
dog made a wild dash in my direction
These gentlemen will not see me
hurt" And though they all laughed
they would have been fools If they
had not-and the dog jumped the pail
and 1 jumped, not a pail, but a broom
handle that was lying amid all the
rest of the disorder on the floor, they
did not see that l had succeeded in
doing what I wished, which was to
place that pail SO near to William S
feet that But wait a moment. eV-
erything in it's own time 1 escaped
the dog, and next moment had my eye
on him. He did not move after that
which rather put stop to the laugh
ter, which seeing 1 drew very near to
William, and with a sly gesture to
the two men, which for some reason
they seemed to understand, whispered
in the rude fellows ear:
They've found your mothers grave
under the flower parlor. Your sisters
told me to tel you. But that is not
all. They're trampling hither and yon
through all the secret places in the
cellar, turning up the earth with their
spades. 1 know they won't find any
thing. but we thought you ought to
know
Here I made feint of being startled,
and ceased. My second task was DONE
The third only remained. Fortunately
at that moment Mr.. Gryce and his fol-
lowers showed themselves in the gar
den. They had just come from the Gel
lar and played their part in the same
spirit I had mine. Though they were
too far for their words to be heard the
air of secrecy and the dubious looks
they cast toward the stable could not
but evince even to Williams dull I'M
derstanding that their Investigations
had resulted in a doubt which left them
far from satisfied, but, once this i'm
preston made, they did not linger long
together. The man with the lantern
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-27

works and are now employing about
500 men. The superintendent of the
mine is E. B. Williams, of Connecticut.
He has charge of the works and l at
tend to the railroad and shipping"
How did 1t come that the mine was
not discovered sooner?'' l asked.
II don't know" was the rep,y. There
were great boulders of manganese ly-
ing on the top of the ground, but I
suppose such prospectors as saw them
were looking for gold and had no idea
that the stuff was of value"
rs the mining very difficult?"
NO. was the reply. I'VE blast down
the ore with dynamite and load it into
buckets which run by gravity on an
overhead cable line down to the cars
at the foot Of the mountain, the load
ed buckets carrying back the empties
as they go down. The ore sells in the
shape that we take it out without
smelling or any other treatment"
Are there other deposits in the same
region?"
Il think there are,' said Mr.. Hyatt.
1--WE have bought all the land in sight
and have prospectors out all the time.
We have discovered some new deposits,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-27

thousand tons will net them more than
g million dollars, and this Is. it is said,
just the beginning of their work. Man
ganese is, you know, one of the rarest
OF metals. It is used in making fine
steel and is needed in the manufacture
Of armor plate and gun forgings, as it
makes the metal tougher and more
flexible. There is a little manganese
found in Virginia, Georgia and Arkan-
sas, but Mr., ]. NJ. Hyatt, the assistant
superintendent Of the mines here, tells
me that we annually produce only
about 5000 tons, while our consump-
tion is 10000 tons. The remainder we
buy from Russia and elsewhere. Man.
ganese costs, according to quality, from
S14 to SIS per ton. 1t lies here in a
great lump or deposit on the top of
q mountain, and is mined much like
iron. Mr.. Hyatt says it costs the COM
pany only about 81 per ton to get out
the ore and land it in Baltimore, so
that there is a clear profit of SO or $40
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-27

but nothing like the first one. In this
deposit we have already gone down 140
feet and are not yet at the bottom. At
the top of the mountain the body ore
Is about $50 feet thick but it widens
as 1t goes down and we don't know
how thick it is
The Highest Railroad Fares.
I took ride with the superintendent
over the Panama railroad yesterday
This road is one Of the best paying
pieces of property in the world 1t has
made big fortunes for it's owners in the
past, and today its receipts are far in
excess of it's expenditures. What would
you think of paying 5000 to ride from
New York to Boston, or $3.50 for first
class railroad ticket from New York to
Chicago, $1,000 to go from the Atlantic
to Salt Lake City, or 81 500 to be car
ried over the iron tracks across the con-
tinent to San Francisco? Such rate
would be about so cents per mile, and
this is just what the Panama Railroad
company received for every passenger
it carried for more than thirty years of
its existence The length of the road
is forty-seven miles, and the fare up
until 1889 was $25 in gold All through
passengers on the New York steamers
who have tickets for Panama are now
charged SO in gold for this railroad
trip, and the local fare from Colon to
Panama is 81 in gold but the baggage
rates of 3 cents a pound makes this
much higher, as only fifteen pounds are
allowed free.
An American institution.
The Panama railroad is emphatically
an American institution, though the
majority of the stock is now in the
hands of the Panama Canal company,
being, In fact, about the only valuable
asset the company has. The road was