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Sharp County record., 1898-07-15

Since Hawaii has been an
nexed a great number of our
exchanges have begun to cry
out for Cuba, the PHILIPPINES,
Porto Rico and everything
else ip sight. What is this
war for? Why are thou.
sands upon thousands Of the
nations braves facing DEATH
Is it a war Of conquest2 Do
we want the earth2 We re-
member at the beginning of
the trouble it was said that
it was 4 war for the sake OF
humanity, A war to remove
the iron heel Of tyranny from
an oppressed nation, The
pledge of tie United States
was given then that 1t was
TO be 40 war for additional
Sharp County record., 1898-07-15

and black coffee. The wind
and weather have nc. respect
for his feelings, He finds
/ himself ordered about" put
under rigid rules; stood out
in the rain on camp and pick
ct guard: drilled unmerciful-
Iy, and refused a pass, i"
curtly, often brutally. The
rrations go agin" him, and
to takes to the seductive pie
and cake, disorders his stom-
acb. makes him sick, and
ends by kicking at the food
the equipment, the govern
ment and at himself for be-
ing such 4 blankety, blankety
fool as ever to have listed
and gone for a soldier.
There are always enough
boys, in any camp, to fill the
note books of any correspCn.
dent full of tales of woe; but
it's only symptomatic, after
all. Give the grumblers and
kickers a chance and they
will march and fight with
the best of them. They are
usually all right. and only
take the great American
liberty of having opinions
and views of things, and
speaking their minds freely
when the captain amt
within hearing.
Sharp County record., 1898-07-15

In an adjoining county, an
old lady went out one day
to gather eggs and found one
bearing the cabalistic letters,
&C. S. H." The find Great.
ed much excitement among
the women of the neighbor-
hood. One suggested that it
meant "Give sinners help" :"
Another that it meant God
saves heatherps," Still an
other God sends help"
Another that it meant God
sends harmony" Finally,
one old lady noted for her
religious devotion, who had
been saying little, sprang to
her feet and declared the let
ter stood for, Give Spain
H. Nqotlnd all present agreed
tbs o\ir Interpretation was
correct. d
Sharp County record., 1898-07-15

territory, but that their inter
ferance was due to the afro
cities being committed on the
island of Cuba by the Span
iards, which must come to an
end. But now it seems as
though the war is to be one
for the acquisition of new
territory on the part of the
United States. When the
United States began a war
to relieve the down trodden
her courage and christian
spirit was heralded through
out the world. Shall the
promises made in the outset
be broken? If SO, and if
she attempts to run a econ
guer and take" game, she
will some day come to grief.
The individual bulldozer al
ways gets knocked down and
the life stamped out of him.
and the nation that wants
the earth on the Doodle plan
will lose it's power as we'll as
the confidence and esteem of
other nations.
Sharp County record., 1898-07-15
The newspapers of Spain

The newspapers of Spain
are crying for peace. They
declare Spaiu's case to be
hopeless and hope to secure
a peaceful settlement in time
TO save Porto Rico. The
Jmparcial. q leading journal
says: I've think Importance
should be attached to the
fAa4 |. .tlirt- $pai.s,, will reap
great advantages in negotla-
tions for peace before Santi-
ago and Manila and perhaps
Porto Rico are captured, as
should the Amerieans occupy
theseplsces their terms would
natusaAy be harder.
The lmparcial adds: 1T is
most probable that the gov
ernmeut will telegraph Capt.
General Blanco to this effect
urging him to direct the op-
erati0rs OF the army towards
this solution. On Gen. Blan-
cos reply depends whether
the government commences
negotiations immediately
withoat waiting for the out
come of the situation at San
tiago.'
The Liberal publishes an
interview with a minister
who is quoted as saying that
acabinet crisis will not be
long delayed. The minister
IS said to have added that
the ecrjsls would be the oe-
casion for the whole ministry
resigning in a body. 1t is
understood that Premier
Sagasta has submitted to the
queen regent a question OF
confidence in the cabinet. 1t
is said that Captain General
Blaneo has eabled to Madrid
declaring that the volunteer
army in Cuba wishes the war
to eontiuue as the troops
hope to secure victories.
Sharp County record., 1898-07-15

Can the United States
stand alone? The gold bugs
contend that it must have
some other nation as a prop.
But the U. S. is just now
demonstrating herself to be
a grown.up kid able to do
and look out for herself and
with no parental roof abroad.
Sharp County record., 1898-07-15

Auten will overshadow
Jones in oratory and logic.
He is brilliant, but the owl
can't endure sunshine, God
forbid that enough owls exist
to re.elect Daniel Webster
Jones' Sentinel Republican.
Your PRAYER comes from a
heart that is politically i'm.
pure and don't 60 spit high.
The owls are all right. AT
the general election such
hootin' for Jones you never
heard. 1t will completely
drown the moan and whine of
all the Auten birds,
Sharp County record., 1898-07-15
Rev. Sam Jones saws:

Rev, Sam Jones says: ~
believe that fun is the next
best thing to religion, and
the next best thing to fun is
money. If a fellow has re.
ligion, fun and money, | can't
see what else the { Oo
wants."
Sharp County record., 1898-07-15

Gen, Sherman once said
war was hell. From the
way Schley and Sampson
celebrated the 4th, it is reas.
enable to suppose that Ger
vera and his fleet can now
realize that the old general
was correct in the assertion.
Sharp County record., 1898-07-15
CtOrEsO,,.

Weather continues dry,
but not so warm this week.
Farmers arc nearly done
their crops.
Health is reasonably good
IN this neighborhood, we
haven't seen a physician pass
for quite a while,
The prospect for coru Is
Sharp County record., 1898-07-15
Anent the receut

Anent the receut com.
plaiuts that come from
Chlckamauga the Chattanoo-
ga Times remarks that no
old soldier is surprised that
a good many very new sold
iers grumble at the fare and
at pretty ,nash 'the waole le
thing" Soldier life isn't
what his fancy painted it;
the grub" is a heathenish
nepu Of bard tack, sowbelly
Sharp County record., 1898-07-15
He is gone, and forever.

tie is gone, and forever.
We see them all as they
march proudly away under
the haurting flags, keeping
time to the grand, wild music
of war-...marching down the
streets of the great cities,
through the towns and across
the pra'ries--.- down to the
field of glory, to do and to
die for the eternal right.
We 60 with them, one and
all. We are by their side on
all the glory helds--.-in all
the hospitals of pain-'..on all
the weary marches. We
stand guard With them III
the wild STERN and under the
quiet stars. We are with
them in the ravines running
with blOod--..ln the burrows
Of old fields. We are with
them between contendlng
hosts, unable to move, wild
with thirst, the life slowly
ebbing away among the
withered leaves. We see
them pierced by balls and
torn with shells, in the
trenches, by forts, and in the
whirlwind of the charge,
where men become iron, with
nerves of steel. We are
with them in the prisons OF
hatred and famine, but hu.
man speech can never tel
what they endured. We are
at home when the news
comes that they are dead,
We see the maiden in the
shadow Of her first sorrow
We see the silvered head OF
the old man bowed with the
last grief,
These heroes are dead.
They died for libertv...-th they
died for us. They are at
rest. They sleep in land
they made free, under the
flag they rendered stainless,
under the solemn pines, the
sad hemlocks, the fearful
willows, and the embracing
vines. They sleep beneath
the shadows of the clouds,
careless alike of sunshine or
storm, each in the window.
less Palace Of Rest, Earth
may run red with other wars
they are at peace,
RObt & invareoll
Sharp County record., 1898-07-15

Hawaii is now annexed.
The house resolution passed
the senate by a vote Of AZ to
q, A vast majority Of the
democratic member ) voted
against the annexation prop
ositiop.
Sharp County record., 1898-07-15

The Atlanta Constitution
thus speaks.of Arkansas and
her soldiers:
Arkansas troops from the
first mastering in until the
present time have been
smothered in their organiza-
tion and carried themselves
with more like dignity
than those of almost any
other state. In sharp con-
trast to the Tennessee and
Missouri, tepa@fsete; Our boys
did Not expect their timer
ancy in the army to be a pic
rlc nor a bed Of roses auG
hence we hear of no great
kick at every thing that hap
pens. Your average Arkan
sss man is irrepressable ant
is hard to down and when il
comes to genuine cosmopol
itanism old Arkansas is al
ways there. We are proudel
of her to-day than ever be
fore. Tennessee has forever
lost the long vaunted title Of
1.-The Volunteer State.
Missouri sons seem to have
become very effeminate since
the days of Mamaduke ant
Price. Keutucky almost
failed to furnish her quota
Mississippi, even at this Late
date, has not done SO. Ii
several other southern an(
western state the situation is
the same. In the meantime
the grand old Bear State
has furnished two regiments
and that in double quicl
time, and stands ready tc
furnish half a dozen more at
the call. Hurrah for Arkan'
sas.
Sharp County record., 1898-07-15

very sorry through thiisI
the dry weather and d
bugs are damaging itag
deal.
Vim. Johnston D,
through this neighbotI
last Saturday on his wa
Cave Creek to his schoI!
John Green and wife
tended children's day /
cises at Maxville last \
day.
Houston Jones and I'd
were visiting relatives ID
neighborhood this week,
Several of the boysd|
neighborhood went tOSt1
berry fishing last II
They report a good TIM
not many fish. n
Success to the RECON
Sharp County record., 1898-07-15

A Fort Smith girl has dee
grated her room with ggas,
pistols, swords and the ike
because she says she like to
have arms around her.
Sharp County record., 1898-07-15
County Democratic Picket.

"
FOR Representative
THoS. i. HERRN.
For County Judge
JAS. ". SMITH.
For Circuit Clerk
n. B. HILL.
For Sheriff
j. +. WILKINS.
For Treasurer
C.. W. SHAVER,
For Assessor
ClN M. SULLIVAN.
For Surveyor
G.. D. RITCHIE.
Daily camera., 1898-07-22
ADDING TO THE EMPIRE.

The Second Manila Expedition Takes Pos
session of q Desert Island.
Manila Bay, July I8, via Hong Kong
Still another Pacific island was added to
the United States on July 4th. On that
day Brigadier General Greene. in com.
mand Of the Second army detachment,
OH the way from San Francisco to Man.
lila, re discovered and took formal pos
session of the long lost Wake island.
The steamship China, the flagship of
the expedition. put ashore strong land.
ing party under the personal command
of General Greene, who had the island
mapped and scientific observations made.
The location of the island has been in
dispute heretofore. General Greenes
observations show that it lies in north
latitude lo degrees and IS minutes and
easi longitude Iod degrees and g sec
onds.
1t was found that the island is only
three miles long, instead of twenty. 6v e
as has been reported.
The American flag was hoisted and a
record of possession was placed in box
and covered with stones. There is fine
harbor, but outside of coral rect. There
was no trace of human beings. The
island has not been inhabited for sixty
years.
Daily camera., 1898-07-22
BREAKERS AHEAD,

PhiIipn,ne Insurgents WIN Make Trouble
for Dewey
Washington, July 22-The report from
Manila is regarded by the administr,'
ton as notification that there are
breakers ahead. The news was not ell.
tirely unexpected. The president and
cabinet would be alarmed were it not for
Dewey's presence as they feel that
Dewey will find way to deal with the
difficulty. Whether he will use force or
diplomacy is not known. 1t is thought
that Dewey will first take Manila and if
the rebels insist on following Aguinaldo
be will send an army against them.
Daily camera., 1898-07-22
HobsOn Ge Is Home.

New York, July 22-The auxiliary
cruiser St. Paul arrived at Tompklns
vile from Santiago today. Lieutenant
Hobson, the Merrimac hero was on
board. The long expected message
from Sampson regarding the destruction
of Cervera's fleet was believed to be on
board. At o:3o Hobson came on shore
and was surrounded by large crowd of
persons who followed to the Pennsyl.
yan,a depot. He took train FOR Wash
ington at o:4s. He refused TO be inter-
viewed as he was bearing important de
spatches,
Daily camera., 1898-07-22
Trouble Expected
m Philippines
AouiNALoo DICTATOR.

Tho Rebel Chief Has UT. red His Ofhciai
Proclamation.
Washington, July GA dispatsh has
been received from Hong Kong dated
July ~, as follows:
"Adjutant General Navy Department.:
"Aguinaldo has declared himself die
tator and declared martial law over the
Philippines. People expect aid. rec
ommend Chinese ponies.
"ANDERSON."
The ponies referred to are for the use
of the officers of the army.
Daily camera., 1898-07-22
CERveRA's REPORT.

snanish Admiral Makes Gut His st ,ry for
B,ancos Perusai
Washington, July 2a-Admlral Ger
vera's report on the Santiago battle is at
the war department. 1t was banded to
the United States authorities for trans.
mission to Blanco, but will be first trans.
lated, so that no prohibitive matter will
be communicated.
Daily camera., 1898-07-22
Italy Looking for Corqu. sts.

Rome, July 2z-~Two Italian war>hips
sailed today from Lisbon, Portugal
Their destination is not known, but it is
believed to be Columbia Admiral
Gaudiami has been authorized to bom-
oard and occupy Carthagena,
Daily camera., 1898-07-22
Six Infants Found.

Boston, July 22rThe dead bodies of
six infants, believed to have been
dumped there by lying in hospital,
were found on vacant lot this morning.
The police are investis a.ing.
Daily camera., 1898-07-22
Fever Goes at Point Comfort.

Newport News, July 22-Several cases
of fever among the heroes FROM Santi.
ago, now at Point Comfort, are being ex'
anined by the surgeons to discover if
they are yellow fever cases.
Daily camera., 1898-07-22
Peace is Coming,

Madrid, July 22-Senor Gamaza. min.
lister of public works. says that he be-
lieves that peace on terms hororable to
Spanish arms is coming shortly.
Daily camera., 1898-07-22
Ia Eulate Insane:

Annapolis. July 22-Itis thought among
Spanish officers here that Captain Eulate
Of the Viscaya is insane. During the
battle of Santiago be shot men because
they could not man the guns IN face OF
the American fire
Daily camera., 1898-07-22
No Peace Yet

Washington. July 22-The cabinet
meeting today was brief. Secretary Day
stated that no peace negotiations are in
progress and that no overtures to the
United States had been begun.
Daily camera., 1898-07-22
Four Spanish Escaped.

Atlanta, July a2-The officials OF Fl.
Mcpherson will neither affirm nor deny
that four Spanish prisoners escaped on
Wednesday.
Daily camera., 1898-07-22
Copper River Played Out.

Seattle, July 22-One hundred miners
returning from Coppr river country
bring discou'aglng reports from there.
Food and supplies are scarce ard high
and no recent discoveries of gold have
been made.
Daily camera., 1898-07-22
HE'S GOT TO SHOW US.

Gen. Garcia Is Going t. Demonstrate that
Cubans eau Fight.
New York. July IA Santiago spec
ial says that Garcia's move upon Hol-
quin, garrisoned by 10000 Spaniards, is
for the purpose of showing the Ameri.
cans that Cubans can fight. He has TO-.
600 troops at his command.
Daily camera., 1898-07-22
Six Thousand TrOops.

Chattanooga. July 2z-Six thousand
troops left here today ior Newport News
where they will embark tomorrow on the
Porto Rico expedition.
Daily camera., 1898-07-22

Washington. Iuly u = Gen. Miles
cables the war department at 2:7o that
he had passed Mole St. Nicholas. Hayti.
He reported all we'll.
Daily camera., 1898-07-22
GERMANY'S DESIRES.

COaling Station and Naval Depot In the
Philippines is Her Aim
London, July 22-The B,nghampton
Post states that despite denials, Germany
has repeatedly made overtures for
naval depot and coaling station in the
Philippines. The opinion is expressed
also that the United States can do no
better than acquiesce.
Daily camera., 1898-07-22
Hobson at Washington.

Washington. July 22-Hobson arrived
at the navy department this afternoon
and was given an ovation.
Daily camera., 1898-07-22
A Mournful Outlook

"Cervera," exclaimed the Spanish citi.
zen, hotly. deserves to be strung from a
yardarm!"
"True," responded his fellow don; "but
we haven't a yardarm left in our navy to
string him from. NORTH American.
Daily camera., 1898-07-22
SQI1DSOl AddI1g
New C0p|u|eS
NlPE CAPTURED.

Port on Northeastern Cuban Coast Take n
by Sampson.
Washington, July 22-Samp: on notifies
the navy department that the expedition
against Nipe was successful. The place
will be used as base of supplies against
Holguin.
Daily camera., 1898-07-22
Rryan Reaches baskerville.

Jacksonville, July 22-Col. Bryan and
his first detachment reached here today
and were enthusiastically welcomed.
Daily camera., 1898-07-22
eRookE's ORDERS.

will Leave Charie.ton On Sunday With
His Command.
Daily camera., 1898-07-22

Washington, July 2a-Gep. Brooke has
received orders to leave Charleston with
his command on Sunday.
Daily camera., 1898-07-22

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home institutions Every
material and
entitled quality at low price as ne!
Bottled has been improved
Crystal special Bre" put up
The
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Daily camera., 1898-07-22
Miles P0SalQ
Mole NIC1l0S
PORTO RICO MOVEMENT.

A Number of Transports Start and Miles
Cables Progress.
Tampa, July 22-The second Porto
Rico expedition started with ammunition
and supplies this morning. The artillery
will not start till Monday.
Daily camera., 1898-07-22

Choice of all our $s2 $780, sls and SIS Suits without
reservation,
@l2.S5.
This includes fancy imported Worss and Cassmeres plain
English black clay Wcrsteds imported and domestic Chevo and
fancy patterns The skul workmanship
and grade tailoring these garments renders them
peerless from every point Of view Service and fit of
every garment guaranteed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-03-31
NApoLEoN's VALUE OF VICTORY
1t Finds a Striking Counterpart in
Recent World Triumphs.

Napoleon knew well the value OF a
victory. After Austerlitz the world
seemed his. Fame invited, fortune
favored, everything stimulated his
aspiring ambition. With growing
power he gathered the fruits Of vic
tory, And SO has it ever been. Sue
cess succeeds. A notable illustration
Of this truth is furnished by the great
victories won at the Worlds Fair in
'93 and the California Midwinter Fair
in '94 by DR.. Prices Cream Baking
Powder. Ever increasing sales and
popularity have been the result. The
people have promptly ratified the
official verdicts that declared DIR.
Prices, for leavening power, keeping
qualities, purity and general excell-
ence the "ioremost baking powder in
all the world" Quite as quickly as
the great Emperor do they know the
value Of victory that means world
wide supremacy,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-03-31
Best Office and Best Paper.

There are other printing es-
tablishments in Abilene as well fitted
as the REFLECTOR. News.
1t would be interesting to have our
contemporary name one. There is
not an office in the town that has one
half as good or as complete a plant
for doing either newspaper work or
for job printing Of every sort from a
handbill to catalogue as the Re-
FLECTOR and the fact that the RE.
ELECTORS circulation is shown by the
postotfice records to be by hundreds
the largest in the county proves one
statement while the further fact that
its job Office does about as much work
as all the rest Of the county combined
sustains the other. No other paper
in Central Kansas is as large as the
WEEKLY REFLECTOR and no daily in
the State in a town Of this size Is as
complete as the DAILY REFLECTOR.
People have learned that the RE-
FLECToR Office Is the place to get the
best in all kinds Of printing, hence
this jealousy.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-03-31
COMIC OPERA NEXT.
CHIMES Of Normandy" to Be Given
Monday Night.

At the opera house next Monday
night the Marie Bell Opera company
will make its initial bow to the Abb
lene public in the delightful comic
opera "Chimes Of Normandy" This
opera is one Of the best of all light
comic operas and contains some Of the
finest musical gems. Aside from this
it has plenty Of good, clean comedy,
giving the comedians a good chance
to display their ability.
Harry Lightwood takes the part of
Gaspard, the grasping old miser, and
will give one Of the finest pieces of
realistic acting ever seen here. He
is credited with being the best Gas
pard upon the operate stage. Geo.
Byron Browne takes the role Of Henri,
Marquis De Corneville. His full bar.
itone voice literally fills the house.
The 0ttumwa, Iowa, papers said Of
the company; "lts success is due to
the fact that their actors are real
actors, the singers are real singers,
and the comedians are really funny"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-03-31
Is FIGHTING IN CUBA.
A Man Well Known Here Commands
a BATTERY on the Island

The York Springs, Pa, Comet con-
tains the following which will be Of
interest here. The Col. Livingston
referred to is a brother Of G. +. Liv-
ingston and Mr.. Welsh, who married
sister of W. B. STAN baugh Of North
Dickinson, has often visited here:
In letter shown us by Col. VIM.
Livingston, from his old friend and
comrade, MIR. Augustus Welsh, Of
Denver, Colorado, who was in com.
pany with the Colonel through his
service in both the 2lst Pa. Cavalry
and l27th Pa. Volunteers, we see
among other interesting things that
John Welsh, Jr., a brother, is at pres.
ent com ommanding battery for the In.
surgents in Cuba. Our old residents
will remember the Welsh family as
former residents OF Huntington town
ship, and that among the volunteers
from this locality were Augustus,
Washington and Leander, all sons OF
John Welsh, John, the other son re-
ferred to above, being too young to
shoulder the musket. In writing Of
the prospect Of war, Mr.. Welsh says
that if Uncle Sam wants volunteers,
despite his years he will answer the
call, believing that he can hold his
own with the young men OF today
through the hardships Of camp life in
Cuba or under fire.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-03-31
Fine Nursery Stock, Etc.

We have about 80, 900 surplus apple
trees Of all the leading varieties un-
sold, also a general line Of other nur-
sery stock and about 5000 ever.
greens. red cedar, Scotch and Aus.
trian pine, OF all sizes. Trees are
home grown and worth double eastern
stock.
Also for sale some fine Early Ohio
seed potatoes, seed peanuts, and three
Poland China boars.
Location Of nursery, section 26,
4 miles south Of Industry. Have
opened nursery yard south Of Star
livery barn, Spruce street, Abilene.
Call and see me.
2S-4 G. H. AUMAcK.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-03-31
A Pleasant Party.

Mr.. Connor Malott and Miss Rachel
Malott entertained about so young
people Monday evening at their home
on North Buckeye most enjoyably
Cards, dancing, music and refresh.
ments were features Of the gathering
while the guests were much interest
ed also in inspecting a collection of
souvenirs brought back from the
Northwest by Mr.. Malott. The ut
most hospitality extended to the
guests made the occasion one Of the
most enjoyable Of the season and it
will be long remembered by those
present.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-03-31
City High School.

The singing was much improved by
DR.. Jolley's leading.
Miss Ina Martin leaves school to 60
with her parents to Herington. She
was one Of the best pupilsin the class
Miss Maud Fink is gladly welcomed
back to school.
The juniors ranked first in deport-
ment, seniors second, freshmen third
and sophomores last.
Our librarian is detained from
school on account Of sickness.
The latest baseball report shows
that the result was AZ to 30 for the
Alpha M. The other report was one
Of Bob Brady's jokes.