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Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-09-15
A DEAD MAN" WHO SPOKE.
He Was Going Out Threshing' and
Just Took a Nap.

The only real live sensation Of the
day occurred at noon, The passen-
gers and train men OF the eastbound
passenger reported that dead man
lay In the ditch west of the Santa Fe
crossing. They had seen him as the
train passed. The town turned ont
at once and about $50 eager seekers
for excitement rushed for the cross.
ing a mile west Of town. Bill Matte.
son and Elmer Forney led the race on
their wheels and the editor of the
School and Home went by buggy
eager for first class sensation for
his paper. The Monitor man was
broken hearted because be could not
find a rig to take him. After a hot
chase through the mud the crowd
reached the crossing and began the
search. The wheelmen went on
toward Solomon but the foot passen-
gers and i,ose in vehicles found the
"dead mar between the crossing and
the Hargreaves road. He lay along
side the track a robust specimen
OF humanity, aged about 40 years and
dressed in dark clothes. About the
time the crowd made arrangements
to hold an inquest the corpse raised
itself to sitting posture and wanted
to know what in the blankety blank
blank they wanted and why they were
gaping at him in that manner.
"We thought you were dead" said
Robb Brady.
"Nit. Me goin' out threshing,"
was the response and the "dead man"
lay down in the weeds again and re.
sumed his nap. The crowd came
back to town and is waiting for the
train gang to come through Abilene
again. The man that started the
story will either be mobbed or have
to "set 'em up"
1t was later discovered that Mar.
shall Favor had put the same man Off
the track, where he persisted in
sleeping, early this morning. The
bum had a bottle Of whiskey and did
not care where he made his bed.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-09-15
CALDERHEAD's SPEECHES.
Will Spend Four Days in Dickinson
Next Week.

The Fifth district central commit.
tee at its session in Manhattan yester.
day outlined the campaign and dates
for W. A. Calderhead's addresses we're
fixed. He will spend four days Of
next week in Dickinson county,
speaking as follows;
Wednesday, Sept. 2l-Manchester.
Thursday, Sept. 22-Solomon.
Friday. Sept. 2S-Woodbine.
Saturday, Sept. 24-Enterprise.
The meetings will be each at 5 p.
m. and local speakers will accompany
Mr.. Calderhead. He will be in this
county again for two dates later in
the campaign.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-09-15
Shifting Soil.

SAAAVnS SvAA'
Real Estate Transfers, Reported by George
Merrill, Abstracterl
M + Berry to D Jones land in PILLS,
$l46.66.
The Northwestern Mutual Life Ins Co
to J H Fielder land in 2-l4-3, 1880.
Dickinson Co to W W Walker Its !
34567 s Edwards add Abilene,
$l9S.17.
F Stammeyer to Bertha Stammeyer
WI nwl 2S-l5-2, 1t ~ Spruce st Alb
ilene, 1t 20 bk s Hope, 81.
| c Grower to j M Ketchersid Its ! 2
bk 10 Growers add Hope, 800.
Same to same pit bk IA and other bk
in Growers add to Hope, $3.50.
Dickinson Co to David Toun 1t u bk
ID Abilene, $l0.12.
Same to M A Iced 1t IA bk 4 Abilene
proper Too.3o'
G M Noble to Thomas Doyle 1t IS blk
10 Abilene, 1882.
H \ Ellis and Thos Able to Augusta
4 Hees 1t 22 Lebold's sub Thomp-
son 4 McCoy's add, $3.50.
Sarah j Roller to Herman S Fox nj
sci l7-l4-3, $2200.
Dickinson Co to H Southworth 1t s
blk II X & II add, $3l.12.
Same to same 1t 20 blk "a X 4 II add,
$45.33.
Same to Dan Hart 1t ID blk Abilene,
$63.47.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-09-15
East Dickinson Is Wet.

CHAPMAN, Sept. IA heavy rain
has fallen here. This will put the
ground in fine condition for sowing
wheat. The dry, hot weather the
last ten days has dried up the corn
and ripened it fast. Considerable
corn has been cut this year and a
large number OF cattle will be fed
here. Farmers have been hauling
large quantities of old corn last week
making crib room for the new crop
which will make fair average in this
township.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-09-15
COMPANY L LEADS ALL.
Abilene Soldiers Among the Best at
Camp Merriam.

Special Reflector Correspondence.
CAMP MERRIAM, San Francisco,
Sept. 6-The Twentieth Kansas this
morning learned that it would be re-
tanned in the service for awhile and
there is less grumbling about it than
l thought there would be. Although
the men were anxious to be mustered
out after the chance to see active ser.
vice seemed to vanish, like good sol.
diers they are ready to do any duty
assigned without question.
The Seventh California, encamped
near us,is to he mustered out at once.
The sickness there is something ap-
palling. Forty men out Of one com.
pany were in tn" Hospital at one
time. Typhoid fever broke out and
the men who would not have hinched
before foreign foe became frightened
at the increasing death rate and clam
ored for release. The people Of Los
Angeles where the regiment was en-
listed took up the cry and persisted
in the agitation until the war depart
ment decided to muster out the regi-
ment. The colonel OF the Seventh
did all in his power to keep the regi.
mept in the service and is now in an
unenviable position, although from a
military standpoint his actions were
all right.
This strange intermingling Of the
military aud the civil which one sees
in the volunteer service generally re-
suits in the disadvantage Of any one
who adheres strictly to the military.
Fancy regular army officer brook
ing any interference with his COM
mand by the public!
"Dress parade soldiers" is the term
applied to troops who are to do gar.
rison duty and Company L has dem
onstrated its superiority in that line
just as it was superior in the battle
drills that we used to have. At dress
parade the other night Colonel Funs.
ton told Captain Watson that Com
pany l. had the best line that ever
walked across the parade ground. At
"inspection" yesterday a committee
was appointed to make tour of the
camp and determine the cleanest tent
in the regiment. The winner was to
get box Of cigars. The cigars were
smoked by Company L. The com.
mittee not only decided that Corporal
Schule's tent in Company l. was the
cleanest in the entire regiment, but
that Company l. had the cleanest
company street and the cleanest
kitchen in the regiment.
1t is reported that we will he sent
to Angel Island to do garrison duty
soon. We will be paid some time
this week.
Jos. w. MURRAY.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-09-15
Stole a Set of Harness.

A thief Monday night stole from the
place Of Samuel Carver, seven miles
north Of town, a set Of harness nearly
new. The supposed thief is man
aged about 45 years, dark complexion
heavy long mustache. He has been
working in the neighborhood.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-09-15
Stanley Coming Oct, 8.

The Republican county central
committee has secured W. Z. Stanley,
candidate for governor, for speech
In Abilene on the afternoon Of Satur-
day, October 5 A county rally will
be held that day and good address
may be expected.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-09-15
GRAND GIFT DISTRIBUTION.
Full Set Of Six War Memorial Spoons
Absolutely Free.

For sixty days we'll give absolutely
without cost a full set of six War
Memorial spoons to every family
in the United States sending us cash
order for Household Furniture Sc.
lected from our catalogue, no matter
whether the order be for 81 or 81 900.
This means that we're going to add
fifty thousand names to our list OF
permanent customers. We're going
to demonstrate that it pays to send
direct to the factory for furniture.
This distribution will cost US thous.
ands Of dollars-and make us thous.
ands Of friends.
Each spoon is Of a different design
-Four U. S. Battleships, including
the "Maine," Soldiers in Camp in
Cuba, and Moro Castle.
These spoons are not the cheap
kind advertised extensively at $l.OO
to $3.50 a set. They are warranted
best coin silver plate on base ofpure
nickel silver mot low grade brass).
They will wear for years and become
priceless heirloom for future gem
erations. Send for copy Of our cat.
alogue today. You should enclose a
stamp or two to help pay postage.
QUAKER VALLEY MIRO. Co.,
1853, 500 & S57 West Harrison Street,
Chicago. 52-l6
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-09-15
MANCHESTER NEXT SATURDAY.
Republicans Will Have a Big Meet.
ing.

The central committee had a meet.
ing Saturday and arranged for a
meeting at Manchester next Sat-
urday evening when Emil Grosser
and S. S. Smith, Republican candi-
dates for representative and attorney,
will make addresses. Some good
talks may be expected.
The following is the executive com.
mittee: G. C. Sterl, P. H. Halleck,
c. A. Stannard, c. T. Estes, d. W.
Naill, g. G. Gillett, Richard Waring,
S. A. Cooper, J. L. Galbraith, James
Frey, j. S. Hollinger, c. A. Hodge,
G. W. Hurd, c. A. Mills.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-09-15
To Be Light Superin tendent.

Salina Union: L. E. Watson. for
merly of the electric light works in
this city, went to Abilene today to
accept the superintendency of the
plant there. Mr.. Watson has been
with the Salina company about year
and has given excellent satisfaction.
He will remove there with his wife to
reside permanently.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-09-15
Bids Wanted for Coal.

Bids will be received by the board
Of county commissioners for the sup
plying of coal for the county during
the coming year. The quantity and
quality may be ascertained at the
county clerks office. Bids will be
opened Oct. 8, 1898. By order board
of county commissioners.
X. B. JACOBS,
tac County Clerk.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-09-15
Stole the Tool Chest.

Some miscreant without the fear OF
the Lord in his soul broke into the
barn on the Cuthbert place, corner
Third and Walnut, Sunday night and
stole a fine tool chest filled with tools.
1t belonged to W. W. Wilson and he
is watching the corners in search for
the burglar.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-09-15
Greenman- Harger.

On Saturday evening, at the par.
sonage in Enterprise by Rev. j. H.
Fielder, were married WILDER d. Har-
ger, editor Of the Enterprise Journal
and formerly of this city, and Miss
Maude Greenman, one oil the county's
most popular and successful teachers.
They will be sat home" in Enterprise
and will receive congratulations from
a wide circle OF friends.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-09-15
COLORADO IS RECOVERING.
Republicans Of That State Will Win
This Year.

j. S. Hollinger returned this morn
ing from Colorado where he has been
looking after his extensive business
interests. He says the triple fusion
of the Republican opposition will not
win and that the Republicans Of that
State are enthusiastic for success this
fall. He says sound money has made
great gains and the indications are
for Republican victory.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-09-15
W. c. T. U. Convention.

Acounty convention Of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will be
held in the lecture room OF the M. +.
church, Abilene on Friday, Sept. 49,
commencing at 10:90 a. M. Let every
auxiliary in the county be fully rep
resented. EMILY L. BEAR,
County President.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-09-15
RECENT REFLECTIONS.

N'F'NhVh y hbhVpIS uuNC StO tu"
rolled.
Miss Edith Worley has taken a
position at Edson's,
VIM. Munson of Manchester, an
old resident, has moved to Missouri.
It is generally believed that the
rain soaked nearly through to Manila.
The county Sunday schools will
observe Sunday, September 25, as
Rally Day.
Miss Lillian Ketchersid has taken
u position in the Hope bank as assist.
ant cashier
Miss Hattie Hutchison goes TO
Waco, Texas, as trimmer during the
coming season. A
j. Il Nissley is one Of the direct.
ors Of the new state savings bank
just opened at Topeka.
Rev. Father Leary, OF Chapman,
has been granted a pension Of IS a
month, It is well deserved.
T. +. Dewey and H. l.. Hum
phrey are pleasantly located in their
new office over Citizens bank.
j. i. Tate has. purchased the
property on Kinney avenue north Of
Isaac Shockey's, and will move in
from the farm.
-Dillons Sunday school had
pleasant picnic yesterday. Rev. W.
A Crawford was present and made
one Of the addresses.
--Msrriage licenses. Ernest W.
Hnls and Maggie Bott, Navarro Karl
Kimmel, ST. Louis, and Josephine
Barbara Hilty, Enterprise.
j. II. Lott has taken his position
as cashier OF the Mcpherson Farmers
4
" Merchants Bank, capita $40,
He will make an excellent official.
Manchester News: 1t is reported
that Dr. Conklin will shortly remove
from Oak Hill to Abilene, where he
will have larger field for the prac.
tice Of bis profession.
Hutchinson News: The countv
attorney Of Dickinson county refuses
to give the ABILENE REFLECTOR "any
more news" The REFLECTOR won
ders why he inserted the word "more."
Hutchinson News. The ABILENE
REFLECTOR says the Republicans in
Dickinson county have good work.
ing committee. A working commit
tee" Is better than a dozen orators
when it comes to getting votes.
j. c. Union. Otto Knriz, Is in
from Dickinson county where he and
Britt have been threshing forty.one
days. The wheat is turning out from
seventeen to twenty bushels Of fifty
seven to iifty-eight pound wheat.
Clarence Funk has bought the
feed store Of Elias Funk & Co. and
will move the same to Broadway in
the room recently occupied by J. NJ.
Brenizer. Clarence will also put in a
full line Of choice groceries which he
proposes to sell for cash only.
The premium list for the Saline
county fair is out, 1t is a very neat
and creditable looking book, well sup
ported by the businessmen in the
way Of advertising matter. The fair
will be held Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, October 5, 6 and 7.
Wednesday will be entrance day only.
Chapman Standard: Miss Anna
Cogan, who recently was employed as
clerk by j. W. Talbot, has accepted
position with the large department
store Of A. B. Rose 4 Co., at Abilene.
While regretting to lose Miss Anna
from our city, we congratulate Mr..
Rose on securing such an efficient
clerk. She will leave for Abilene the
first Of next week.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-09-15

Read the advertisement Of DR.. Goes
Private Sanitarium in this paper and
write to DR.. Coe for any further in
formation you may desire concerning
the Sanitarium, or treatment Of any
OF the diseases mentioned in the ad-
vertisement. The Doctor will be
pleased to give your case special at
tenti0n.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-09-15
Apples for Sale.

will sell all my fall and winter
apples in bulk on trees. They are Of
fine quality. Parties wishing to
buy please see me or correspond with
me. ELIZABETH KENNEY.
lOo-Sta2c Chapman, Kansas.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-08-15

Following the old principle that tho
dancer must pay the fiddler the new
war taxes are now operative upon the
people of the country. 1t is safe to
say that every person, whatever his
age, sex or previous condition may be,
will be called upon to pay directly or
indirectly, Checks require a two
cent stamp, conveyances of real estate,
quantities of other documents, life,
fire and marine policies, all must be
stamped; if one goes abroad the pas
sage ticket is taxed; if he allows his
note to go to protest q twenty-five cent
stamp is reminder; if he buys medi-
cine or perfumery, q graduated scale
of tax; chewing gum pays q tax OF
four cents, sugar and petroleum re-
finers pay; if one buys a seat in
palace or parlor car, tax Of one cent
is required, etc.; and il we receive
legacies from near or far relatives or
othera, we will pay tax and heavy
one
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-08-15

A team Of four mules of the Fifth
Illinois recently performed the SEEM
ingly impossible feat of running over
a tree twenty-five feet high at Camp
Thomas, Chickamauga. The mules
were running away, and an army
wagon was trailing on their heels.
The front pair split around pine tree
six inches in diameter and twenty five
feet high. The second pair crowded
on, showed the first pair literally up
the tree, which bent under the weight
until the top touched the ground, and
the wagon passed over without injury.
The tree was barked to the top and
bears ample evidence that this tale is
true. 1t is vouched for, however, by
Colonel Culver, Lieutenant Colweli
and Chaplain Davis.-Chicago Inter-
Ocean.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-08-15

There are 100, 900 ranches and plan
tations in Cuba valued at 5000, 000,0 900.
Besides supplying food for the island
these plantations yielded surplus
valued at 800, 900, for export. Sugar
and tobacco are the main products and
constitute ninety per cent. of the ex-
ports. The sugar product for the
fiscal year 1892 1898 amountedto to S15,-
S31 tons; in 1S93-1S94, 1,O54, ,214 tons;
in 1S94-1S95, 1904, 264 tons, and in
1895-1896, 225, ,221 tons, all of which,
except 10000 tons per annum, was ex-
ported.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-08-15
A Novel Veil.

One of the latest novelties is veil
OF cream applique. This is quite an
unusual style, yet one likely to take
well with the seasons hats. Finely
spotted wells are popular. A new one
IT of velontine, and it has very fine
mesh. 1t is soft, with tiny dots. This
veil is extremely becoming to the
maiden with q bright color. Black and
cream chantilly wells have delicate
little sprigs scattered over the surface,
with the edge finished with border.
For the seasons service no wells are
80 serviceable as the ones "that will
wash" The white tulle is also worn,
ns well as the black, with tiny dots in
black and white.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-08-15

| clerk, is the cause Of all this trouble
He and Thomas are In love with the
same girl. Thomas has been ac-
cepted-Hurst burns for revenge. I
suppose I was the only person who
knew the secret Of the powerful com.
position you see in that bottle. But
it seems that Hurst has discovered it
also. Watch the effect of the stuff.
| Garner took small piece of paper
from his pocket, laid it on the table
and uncorked the vial. He poured q
small quantity Of the liquid on the
paper and IN ten seconds all that was
left OF the paper was an almost impal-
pable gray ash.
'"fhe effect" said Garner, "of the
composition upon the wood bottoms
OF the carriers is to render the wood
soft, 80 that 1t Immediately absorbs
the ashes Of the paper. Hurst every
morning, put some Of this liquid in
Balfour's carrier-a very small nmount
indeed. The money was, Of course,
destroyed. I think / can explain the
counts in your statement" he added,
taking from his pocket the clip Of
paper which Dockfeh had handed him
few days before Theft always oc-
CURED on first bill sale Of the morning
because the liquid used was only
strong enough for one bill. The loss
was always in bills, because any metal
is proof against this strange compost
tion. The theft was always between
Balfour and Thomas, because Hurst
wanted to make mystery about 1t in
the beginning and then suddenly con-
vict Thomas by having several cups
stolen from. This also explains count
number A. It is needless to explain
why the money did not arrive which
Mr.. Dockfelt himself put in the car
rier. Hurst had not provided for this
contingency"
The grocer was both astonished and
delighted at the unraveling of the
mystery. "You are q deucedly clever
man, GarnerT' he cried. Now tell
me how on earth you got the facts, 30
far as Hurst is concerned"
Easily enough" replied Garner.
Gas you know, I am interested in
chemistry, and have often expert
mented with the stuff used by Hurst.
I saw Immediately how the deed was
done. The next thing was to de-
termine who did it. learned who
opened the store every morning, and
finding that it was Hurst. at once
began to pry into his private affairs
as detective must, you know-and
learned that he and your cashier were
in love with the same lady. The case
was easily brought to conclusion
when, by carefully searching the ship.
ping room, I found two bottles of this
liquid"
The sequel Is not hard to guess.
The firm name of the great Buffalo
grocery house is now Dockfelt &
Thomas; and the lady for whom Mr..
Thomas was unjustly and mysterious
ly prosecuted is now his admired and
devoted wife. Hurst was not prose-
cuted for his villainy, but it is un-
necessary to say that he is no longer
shipping clerk under Mr.. Dorkfelt.-
Detroit Free Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-08-15
BOILING WATER WITHOUT FIRE.
1t Can BE Done by Stirring With Pad
die For Five Hours

die For Five Hours.
1t Is possible to make pail of wa
ter boil without putting it on the fire
and without applying external heat to
1t IN any way. In fact, you can make
q pail of water boil by simply stirring
it with wooden paddle. The feat
was recently performed in the physi-
cal laboratory of Johns Hopkins Uni
versity, in Baltimore, Nd, and any
one may do it with little trouble and
perseverance. All you have to do is
to place your water in pail-it may
be ice water if necessary-and stir it
with a wooden paddle. If you keep
at it long enough it will certainly
boil. Five hours of constant and rapid
stirring are sufficient to perform the
feat successfully. The water will, af-
ter time, grow warm, and then it
will grow hot-so hot, in fact, that
you cannot hold your hand in it, and,
finally, it will boil. Professor Ames,
of Johns Hopkins, annually illustrates
some OF the phenomena of heat by hay
ing one of his students perform the
trick in front Of his class. 1t is tire
some job, but it is perfectly feasible.
The point which Professor Ames
wishes to illustrate is what is known
as the mechanical equivalent of heat.
By turning the paddle in the water at
q regular speed it is possible to find
out just how much work is required
to raise the temperature of water one
degree. The best measurement so far
made, and, In fact, the one which is
accepted as the standard of the world,
is that which was measured in Johns
Hopkins college.
Heat is developed in almost any
substance which is subjected to con-
tinuous or very violent action. 1t is
an old trick for blacksmith to forge
without fire. Long continued and
violent hammering on two pieces of
wire will heat them to such an ex.
tent that they can be welded together.
A lead bullet, if shot directly at
stone wall, will develop heat enough
by the contact to melt and fall to the
ground a molten mass. There are
many other occasions wherein this
mechanical development Of heat be-
comes manifest. st.-Cincinnati CONNER
cial Tribune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-08-15
Russian Clubvomen.

The women OF st. Petersburg,
Russia, have recently established o
club known as the Russian Women's s
Mutual Help Society, with a member
ship Of about fourteen hundred.
1t is only lately that any movement
in this direction could be made, as the
Russian law forbade the formation of
women's clubs, and it is only through
strenuous efforts and numerous ap-
peals to the Empress that permission
has been granted. A letter received
by Lady Aberdeen from st. Peters
burg recently said that the Russian
women were developing a lively in
terest in clubs, which is due largely
to the growth of the club idea in Eng
land and America.