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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-12-07
AT A BAOHELOR's DINNER.

It had proven q most enjoyable af-
fair. Around the table the men were
lingering, after the manner of their
kind. when there are no women to
be entertained. They were slipping
cordials at leisure, and the room was
impregnated with fragrant smoke.
After ALL observed one of them,
mems lives in reality are most I'M
eventful. If we kept to the absolute
truth. I'd wager that in a crowd of
men hardly enough solid material
could be gathered to make an ordi-
narily interesting story"
Let us try" said another, but do
not begin with me, have worked in
an office about half of my life, with
only an occasional week or two of
vacation, and have never experienced
anything out of the ordinary. II
there is to be romance in my life
1t is to come"
"You are better without it." came
from the lark man at the end of the
table. while he knocked the ashes
from his cigar as If they were some
hateful, burned out fancy.
Il will relate an incident" the
speaker said. ga true one. even
know the man. If you should meet
him now you would find he has HAD
advantages and luxuries i'm album
dance; in fact. he has had all of this
worlds treasures, except-the girl he
wanted. He failed to get her-that
Is the point.
when he was twenty-one he be.
came engaged to a very beautiful
girl-an orphan. She lived with an
only brother, who was considerably
Older than she. Because of this diff
ference in their ages he had an all
most parental care over her, and she
loved him as her father, mother, as
her all, until she met this other man,
the one OF whom speak.
AS for the brother, she was ev.
erything to him. However, he finally
gave his consent to her marriage.
The day had been fixed. 1t was but
month off when the fiance-Brown.
we WIFI call him-was unexpectedly
summoned west ON business.
when he had been there three
weeks-he and she had corresponded
constantly-her letters suddenly
stopped He waited patiently. not
doubling her for an instant. Finally
he received this one. / have 1t pretty
straight. for he has shown it to me
often. She said IN part:
1t is useless to express to You the
shock have received. Do not at
tempt to write to me after the misery
you have caused me. What excuse
could you give to me? Ny heart is
dead. It does not cause me pang TO
say I return TO You your ring, and
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-12-07
He Got His Furlough.

The ingenuity Of the boys at the
front in getting furloughs to visit
Santiago after the surrender has al
ready been described in this corner
of The Constitution, and a New York
man tells a story which shows that
they did mot lack resourcefulness in
the same iine when they reached
Montauk Point. There are ways and
ways of getting a furlough, in spite
OF which fact the applications for
these leaves of absence exceed largely
the grant of them. Somewhere be-
tween Camp Wiiooff aGh Texas there
Is a Texas volunteer, who has been
trying to get home for two weeks.
During that time he has been i'll, not
i'll enough to go to hospital, but not
well enough to he of any use to him.
self or amy one else. After week OF
this he went to his captain and asked
if he couldn't get away.
mo, you can't" said the captain.
There are a number of applications
in and all the men can't CO."
f'But I'm no good" replied the pri-
vate; "I'm sick"
you're not as sick as many of the
other men. You'll have to stick it
out"
Three days later the Texan got a
telegram from home announcing the
death of his year-old son. This he
took to the captain of his company.
'T'm very sorry to hear this" said
the captain. 'It isn't possible fol
you to get home in time for the fu
neral, is it?"
''No, sir" was the reply, 'fbut
should like to 60"
az can't let you" said the captain
"You have my sympathy, but I shall.
have to keep you here until the res
leave"
Two days later the private ap
peared again; this time with another
telegram in his hand, and anothsu
earnest application for a furlough.
"What is it this time?" asked tn
captain.
<Twins, SIR" replied the private
'Born yesterday. Both boys, sir"
The captain had been in Santiag'
and he knew that the telegraph wire
and the mans brain were both Il
operation.
"You can CO." he said
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-12-07
MODERN WARFARE.
Tho Ratio OF Casualtiixs I'm Battle IL
Constantly EecrcOsing-S
Interesting Figures.


A rema rkable thing in connection
with warfare is that the ratio of cas-.
ualties is constantly decreasing, the
only exception being the American
Civil war. The following gives the
names and dates of some of the prin-
cipal battles, 'togeth Their with the style
Of weapons used and the number OF
killed to every 1000 of the combat
ants:
Cannae (B. C. 216); swords and bat
tle-axes; $50.
Hastings CA. D. 1860; swords and
6attle-aXes; ITO.
Bannockburn ca. d. 1910; swords
and arrows; 500
Crecy ca. d. 1886; swords and ar
rows; $50.
italian troubles ca. D. 1889; muz-
Zle-loading rifles; 70.
American Civil war, muzzle and
breech-loading rifles, 20.
Franco-Prussian CA. D. 1S70-7D ;
breech-loading rifles, so.
British-South African ca. D. 1879 ;
breach-loading rifles, ca.
British-Egyptian CA. d. 1886 /;
breech-loading rifles, 1.
In the Crimean war the British fired
100000 shots and killed 1000 Rus
SLAMS, or one man to every 700 shots.
The French forces in the same war
fired 100000 shots and killed 81, 0O0
Russians, or one man to every $50
shots fired. The Russians, on the 9TH
er hand, fired 100000 shots at both
English and French and succeeded in
killing $4,000, or one soldier to every
80 shots which they fired.
War, after all, is not so dangerous
game as the ma jority of people i'm
agIne. The bullets of one army hit
the enemy in safe places so times out
OF every 1O3. OF every 1O3 shots which
strike some soldiers 43 will lodge in
The legs (from the hips down to the
feeD; 80 shots will lodge in the arms
from the shoulders to the tips of the
fngers); the abdomen receives II bull
lets, the chest and back IL, the neck /
bullet and IL shots strike some part
Of the soldiers heads.
1t is further proved by official fip-
ures that when a soldier has been
wounded, even seriously, his chances
OF ultimate recovery are very high.
On the basis of a table compiled by
Ohe German war department, out OF
every Lie American soldiers wounded
m Cuba and Porto Rico 80 will event
ually get entirely well.
OF the remaining II out OF the lie
wounded soldiers nine are found to
die of their injuries ON the ground
before they can be removed, and a0
average of II die after reaching the
hospital.
So that the chances of the Amer
lean soldier returning home alive
were 80 out OF 116.--London Daily
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-12-07

A climb a tree by
coiling .4soui j i. put by holding os
with the points of its scales. A snake
could not climb glass pillar.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-12-07

The torpedo boat Farragrrt, which
failed to attain the required speed OF
thirty knots am ho~r at her official
trial at San Francisco, owing to the
prevalence of a gale, will have an
other trial some day this week, and
it is expected that the low-lying craft
wiH exceed the contract speed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-12-07
would Not Give Up Ale.

A Lancashire miner was badly in
jured one night, and, on being taken
to the infirmary, was told by the doc
tors that he must give up the ale he
loved or lose his leg. Looking rue
fully down at the injured member, he
said: eff this ere wound can not
stand sup O. good yale. him and nae
must part company. Off wi 'im!"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-12-07

The case of james Corrigan against
John ID. Rockefeller, based on the
claim of the Cleveland vessel owner
that when he sold the Standard Oil
magnate $500 Standard trust certif-
Gates the latter deceived him as to
their real value, will be SETTLED by ar
bstrztion.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-12-07

Three deaths from diphtheria &C.
Cured In Arkansas City, KAN, Mon
day. The epidemic seems to be
spreading. ---
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-12-07

$50 your engagement to the Lafay-
cite Avenue mfllionaire's daughter is
on, eh?" Eyes; I've been mustered
out."@Judge.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-12-07

It is the e7oui boast of an Atchi-
son woman .Lss che has had three
husbands and zsEB7 yet had to resort
to wo.nan's magazine to learn how
to kess O kJEsssE Is Ioye.-Atchison
Globe.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-12-07

Freddy Why does Cholly look SO
sad lately? Is he IN love? Teddy
Yes, and the girl he loves isn't.-Har-
per's Bazaar.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-12-07
Mems OvercOQts.

We wish to draw especial attention to line of fine
all wool BLACK Blue Black dress Overcoats. They are
made with Tapped seams-haircoth sleeve lining. Best
Italian cloth lining, latest upto-date, box style, $50
worth every cent of $1,000. New Modeprice Il
Mems Heavy Black Irish Freize Ulster lined with
Clay Worsted. Big coat. Made to sell at $50. A
great big value. coo
New Model price u
Mems all wool Cashmere Suits in fancy mixtures
Thoroughly we'll made, good filters French faced good
than 500. New Models price
Our line of fine all wool Cashmere or Black Clay
Worsted Suits 5000 is the finest in the city. You
will find them made up equal to tailor made. They fit
properly handsomely trimmed and excellent 400
ers. New Models price. ~
and prices
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-12-07

"Young man." said the peripatetie
evangelist, do you ever reflect ON
death?" 81 do" answered Cho1lie
'.Horrifies me, too. So doosid com
mon. Journal.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-08-25

The county commissioners Of Dickinson
county have taken the list Of depOslt0rs IL
filed by the receiver OF tho defunct Kirb,
bank at Abilene and assessed the casl
represented therein against the depostors
Everybody should pay their taxes, But !
looks like an underhanded way the commits
sloners have taken to make a lot Of poor fel
lows, who lost their money In the Kirby
bank, pay taxes on something they haven
got and are not apt to get very soon.--Gren
ola Chief.
The commissioners have done nc
such thing. They have simply added
to the tax roll 60 per cent Of the de.
posits shown to have been in the bank
last March and not reported to the
assessor. The owners OF this money
ought to have been honest enough to
have told Of 1t and so have had 1t in.
cluded In their taxes. They were no,
and so now they are to pay on the
sum they will probably get from the
receiver. The commissioners are all
right.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-08-25
Republicans and Expansion.

Down to the Civil war every OK
tension Of territory was accomplished
under q Democratic administration
and the Democratic party for exactly
fifty years, from 1903 to lS5S-the
fifty years Of its greatest power and
best estate-was pre-eminently The
party Of territorial expansion. Since
its disruption in 1860 and during it,
years OF i'll fortune and comparative
impotence 1t has sought to reverse
that former and well established pol
icy. The Alaska purchase can scarce
ly be reckoned party affair, but II
was certainly less Democratic than
Republican. The propositions to pur'
chase Sauto Domingo and the Danish
West Indies were Republican. The
annexation Of Hawaii is Republican.
And SO will be the acquisition Of
Porto Rico, the Philippines, the
Marianne Islands and perhaps others.
The two parties seem thus to have
exchanged ground on this important
policy. Or at least the Democratic
party has abandoned to the Republi.
can, for the latter's sole occupancy,
its historic ground. Whether the
Democratic party's policy Of terri
torial extension was one Of the con-
tributory causes of its greatness from
1903 to 1858, or whether 1t was one
Of the causes Of its subsequent over
throw, may be question open to
academic discussion; 1t Is not within
the realm Of practical political con-
sideration. The Republican party,
at any rate, has no misgivings on the
subject which will make 1t hesitate On
pursuing and in accepting full Ne.
sponsibiIity for the great national
policy which has now been committed
to its care and keeping.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-08-25
Meet No Sympathy.

Congressman Curtis sized up mat
ters right when he said Of thu
growing Of Leedy and his supporters
concerning McKinley's war policy
"Thei. abuse Of the president is max
ing hundreds Of votes for the Reprb.
lican party. Ninety-nine per cent Of
our people are more than satisfied
with the presidents conduct Of the
war and have the greatest confidence
in him, They are proud Of our army
and navy and believe that the naval
victories which were won have no
equals in the history Of the world. "
Mr.. Curtis says Stanley will be elect
ed by 80, 1000 TO $4,000.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-08-25
On Which Side!.

Hutchinson News: The question
before the voter who has not been &C.
customed to voting the Republican
ticket, or who was not intending to,
is a serious one. At a time like this
when national issues overshadow all
others, will you vote with Mckinley,
Dewey, Sampson, Schley, Roosevelt,
Lee, Wheeler and Hobson, or will you
endorse Governor Leedy with his
mckinley is weak man" platform.
and Congressman Simpson, who has
stood against the army, the navy and
Mckinley at every turn of the roads
Who are you with, Mckinley and
Dewey, or Leedy and Simpson,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-08-25
Republican County Convention

A delegate convention of the Republicans
Of Dickinson county will DO held In the
Court House In the city cf Abilene, Kansas,
on Saturday, September 2at p. m. for the
the purpose Of nominating q candidate for
each Vt the following Offices to be filled at the
November election, 1893:
Representative, 8lst District,
Clerk Of the District Court.
County Attorney.
Probate Judge.
Superintendent OF Public Instruction.
Two Trustee County High school.
County Commissioner, ID District.
Primaries for the selection Of delegates to
said county convention will be held IN the
several voting precincts on Thursday, Sep.
tember I. Primaries In the towns OF Abb
lene, Solomon, Enterprise, Manchester,
Chapman Herington and Hope will be held
from to8p. M. In all other precincts from
6to7p.m.
The basis Of representation shall be one
delegate for eachec votes or fraction Of 10
votes and over cast for the Republican can
didate for Secretary OF State at the fall cleo.
ton OF 1893, and one delegate at large for
each precinct, emitting the several precincts
IN tina folIawiuv renraeantat Twas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-08-25

We are told, says the Holton Rec.
order, by one who drives around the
country, that the war that has just
closed has so filled the farmers with
patriotism that as they drive around
the field blowing for wheat, you may
hear them addressing their horses by
the command Forward, march" and
stopping them by "halt." The more
patriotic say fright about, march, +"
and cleft about, march," instead Of
''gee" and "haw,n while the time
honored "back" has been replaced by
"retreat,"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-08-25

Reports from the Fourth district
are that j. M. Miller, Of Council
Grove, the Republican nominee, is
gaining friends every day and is al.
most sure to be elected. The district
will by giving him rousing majority
secure level-headed, well qualified
and hard working congressman who
will honor both himself and the dis.
trict. 1t is pleasant to know that
Mr., Miller has SO encouraging an
outlook.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-08-25
Dsnouncss Leedy's Management.

One Of the leading PopuliSts Of the
State is ". j. Costigan Of Ottawa.
He has come out strongly opposed to
Leedy's reelection. Costigan says
Leedy has not kept promise. "ln
1896 the Populists had full contrd Of
the state government" Costigan
says. "For years we advocated law
for the correction Of evils as the fOp'
nlists viewed 1t. We advocated a law
for reducing freight rates and one to
prevent usury. The rate bill was in
PRODUCED and passed, but when taken
to Leedy he vetoed it. 1t was mine.
Judge Sankey Of Wichita drafted it.
1t was correct in every particular,
but Leedy vetoed it. He sat down on
his own party. He is traitor.
n shall support W. E. Stanley for
governor. | shall start a new Popu-
list weekly next week. The paper
will be issued from Ottawa. It will
be Populistic and not Leedyistic. !
propose to make it a free lance. One
thing, it will be thoroughly anti
Leedy.
"l.eedy picked up the men cast of
by the Republican party and put
them in the best positions in the
State. What has become Of the PEI
fers. the Leases, the Costigans and
many others who had worked from
principle for the benefit Of the party
and It's principlesP They were
showed"
Costigan says that not 8 per cent
Of the Populists agree with the Chi
cago platform. He predicts Stanley's
election by 10000 majority.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-08-25
One Ialue at q Time.

Lawrence World: j. R. Burton
told the writer yesterday that he die
not intend making elaborate speeches
this fall. He will make as many al
be can fill dates but will confne him
self to one issue in each speech. In
this way he believes that he can dc
justice to the subject to be handled
and can interest the people all the
more. Mr.. Burton is easily the fore
most orator In Kansas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-08-25
xcNall Has Come High.

Commissioner McNall's remarkable
fight on insurance companies has
been the awakening Of hostility to
Kansas securities on the part Of
the companies themselves. Geo. N.
Noble Of Topeka has recently been
East trying to place Kansas bonds.
This is what he says Of his success:
II noticed that the little boroughs
and hamlets Of the East could borrow
all the money they wanted at 2 and
q per cent-n0t to exceed 4 at the
outsi ie-and that were paying 6, 7
and per cent in Kansas on bonds
that were just as safe II not safer. ]
had previously talked to some Of the
large insurance companies, and had
concluded that we could refund Kan.
sas bonds at at least 2 to per cent
less than we have been paying. !
went to Hartford first, as knew all
the moneyed men there. The big
moneyed corporations Of Hartford
are the insurance companies, as they
are OF New York. In Hartford the
insurance companies probably have
$25O,OOO,OOO invested in bonds and
loans. | went to them, and they re.
piled in substance: We do not pro-
pose to loan in q state where we are
continually antagonized and treated
unfairly. Your man, McNall, is
treating US shamefully and spitefully.'
They acknowledged that the bonds
were safe, but thought that an admin.
istration that would harbor and sup
port man and officer like McNall
would do something to hinder the
collection Of the debts or injure the
safety Of securities. | went to other
loan companies and to private loaners
and found that the insurance com.
panies set the pace on bonds. Any
bonds considered unsafe by the in
surance companies are considered un-
safe by other investors. | found the
same feeling in Philadelphia, Boston
and other places l visited. 1t was
not question Of the value Of our
bonds but II the big insurance com.
panies decide against the value Of a
certain kind OF securities, 1t sets the
pace for others. Our Kansas bonds
are held largely by individual holders;
the big loan companies are not taking |
hold Of them. l believe that our
bonds that float at 81 per cent on the
average ought to float at 4 per cent,
Or not to exceed B per cent. II we
had no insurance commissioner at all
in the State, l am satisfied that we
would be hundreds Of thousands Of
dollars better off than we are now"
1t is estimated that the State has
about $S5, 100000 in outstanding
bonds, and it is plain that II it could
save 2 per cent on the interest charge
It would be $780, 900 better off each
year. To Offset this, 1t is yet to be
|ound where McNall has brought
cent into the State, or made the peo-
pie any better off. He has taken the
most offensive manner possible to
bring about his demands. Some Of
,hese have been reasonable, and the
would not have denied
hem, but when he went at them
With club they did their best in
eli.deiense, and with what result 1t
nay be seen. One OF the most
results Of a Republican VIC
ory this fall will be the exodus Of
dcNall.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-08-25

A Topeka man is working up a
great oratorical concert in which for
the first prize he will paint the win
ner's three-quarter length portrait;
second prize half length; BOBBY prize,
bust portrait. A Pop orator will be
able to get painted clear to his feet.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-08-25

There is good reason for thinking
that the negro regiments were hur'
ried to Santiago to keep them from
running away from the kind Of &C.
commodations that Leedy gave them
at Topeka, a thing that was pretty
near justifable on their part.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-08-25

Marion Record: A prominent
Marion county Pop, when he read
Gov. Leedy's reflections upon Presi-
dent Mckinley, last week. said;
"Thst settles it with me. A man
who is not big enough to appreciate
William McKinley's management Of
this war, can't get my vote" And
there are others.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-08-25

The boys Of the goth Kansas ought
not to feel sorry that they are not to
be in Manila taking chances on filling
vacancies in the death.list. They
should be happy to think they can
eat turkey at home Nov. "a.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-08-25

There is another asylum scandal
connected with the management Of
the Topeka institution. Why is it
that a Populist governor appoints
managers and employees to care for
the weak-minded and insane for
political purposes instead Of because
OF fitness for the placer