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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-04-27
ANOTHER RECEIvERSHIP.
Over 1000 Gillett Cattle in Lyon and
Chase Affected.

At Emporia Monday was argued
before Judge Randolph the appoint
ment of receiver for some 100 head
Of Gillett cattle situated in Lyon and
Chase counties.
Judge Randolph appointed L, R.
Wright receiver which with the cattle
he had recently been appointed re.
ceiyer for makes about 1900 head.
MIR. Wright will Immediately put the
cattle on grass feed. The cattle are
now on winter feed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-04-27
SIX MONTHS TOO LONG.
One Commission Firm Wants a Con-
cession.

The representative of one of the
largest commission firms interested
in the Gillett failure was in the city.
He said regarding Mr.. Gillett's prop
osition to be given 20 years in which
to pay >out: "We think it is too
much time. We are going to ask him
to deduct six months and and also
agree to stay in Mexico. We are
afraid that if he is given 20 years
time in this country he will own the
whole nation by that time and we
will not be able to do business. Seep'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-04-27
COURsING IS POPULAR.
Abilene May Have an Association Of
Its Own.

An impromptu coursing meet
took place Sunday afternoon north
Of town There are number Of
young well-bred coursing hounds
owned here and In yesterdays run
showed that Abilene will be ably
represented in all Central Kansas
meets hereafter. The Enterprise
dogs will probably he brought here
for run with the Abilene dogs the
first Of next week. II the interest In
this popular sport increases Abilene
will probably have an association Of
its own.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-04-27
MAY BE ONLY A BLUFF.
Western Union Company Threatens
Close All Uptown Offices.

Attorney General GODDARD has re-
ceiyed notice that, il the Western
Union company is compelled to put
in the reduced rates fixed by the new
telegraph law, the company will close
all Of its "uptown" offices in the
State. The officials around the state
house in Topeka say this is simply a
bluff and that the Western Union will
do nothing Of the kind. 1t is said by
the state officials that the Western
Union bad submitted such PROPOSE
ton to the Postal but that the latter
refused to enter into an agreement.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-04-27
WOULD BE DEPUTY WARDEN.
NJ. nollingsworth Of Solomon Is an
Applicant.

The Solomon Republicans have a
candidate for the position Of deputy
warden Of the state penitcntiary, the
job once held by D. W. Naill. 1t is
M. Holingsworth, an old resident
and leading member of the party in
West Dickinson. "Roe' has hosts of
friends who knowing his entire fitness
for the position hope to see him win
the appointment.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-04-27
MORAL DICKINSON.
NOT A CRIMINAL CASE FOR THE
MAY TERM.
Judge Moore Rsscind' the Jury
Order Because Of a Lack Of Busi.
ness-One Defendant Gone the
Others to Plead Guilty.

When the counties Of Kansas line
up in the order Of their morality
Dickinson wants a place near the
head. Not criminal case will be
tried at the May term OF court. Two
were on the list but for good reasons
there will be no chance at them.
M. Schwendener, charged with lar
ceny, has departed, whittier and
whence nobody knows. His bond for
$500 is signed by John Coffman' a
well.to.do farmer, and Ira Smith.
Thomas Ross and Charles Howard
the men who broke into Hodge Bros
store one Sunday last winter, will
plead guilty, thus disposing OF the
other case.
Judge Moore had ordered a Jury
drawn but when this state OF affairs
presented itself today he rescinded
the order and the following gentle
men drawn on the jury were inform
ed that their services will not be
needed
JH Romberger, Abilene.
CIV Staatz, Woodbine.
Daniel McBeth, Manchester.
Kuhn, Solomon.
Purley Shrey, Sutphen.
Tappen, Solomon.
EN- Wentworth, Herington.
JD Haskell, Abilene.
John Rohrer, Elmo.
Miller, Aida.
WE Ziebill, Herington.
Wesley Swayze, Hope.
Pearson Smith, Enterprise.
Moninger, Elmo.
Henry Brueggen, Abilene.
VII Thompson, Abilene.
AC Kaufman, Acme.
JD Crute, Hope.
Only so civil cases are on the list
none Of great interest. Eight OF then
are divorce cases. Several Glllet'
matters will probably be heard ane
there are several cases connected witt
receiverships.
Altogether the outlook is tough
one for the lawyers. If Dickinson
county keeps on growing good they
will all starve to death.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-04-27
MARRY AND QUIT POLITICS.
Ed Little Said to Have Made Two
Resolutions.

Topeka Capital; 1t is reported
that Ed Little will settle down at
Abilene and resume the practice Of
law at the expiration of his term Of
service in the Twentieth Kansas. He
has declared in letter to a friend
that he will never again dabble in
politics. 1t is rumored that upon his
return to Kansas he will take unto
himself wife.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-04-27
HOW KANSAS BOYS LED.
Interesting Soldier Letter From Carl
Fry to E. B. Malott.

CALoocAN, March 10Th. We'll what
do you think Of Co. L and the goth
Kansas by this time? We have tried
to do as we were told and every time
they nave told us to 60 anywhere we
have gone and several times we have
gone so far ahead Of the rest Of the
line that we have been ordered back.
Col. Funston would 60 anywhere
and when he goes his regiment will
follow. We all think that there is
nobody like Col. Funston.
We are still lying just beyond Ca
loocan but expect to move soon.
Malabon is only about 1000 yards to
the left of our line and is held by the
insurgents. They could get in the
southern part of Malabon and give us
very hot flank fire and from the rear
but they are afraid Of Dewey. One of
the boats, the Helena, is lying just
south of Malabon and the Callao, one
OF the captured Spanish boats, is ly-
ing farther north and west Of Mala-
bon.
The insurgents have tried to sneak
through Malabon and attack us from
the rear several times but Dewey has
always made it so hot for them that
they have not tried it lately.
1t would be foolhardy for us to try
to take Malabon alone as there is
only one approach to the city and
that is on the dixie that the Manila
& Malabon r. R. runs into the city on.
This dixie is only about ID feet wide
and when the tide is up the water is
pretty deep on both sides Of it.
You can hardly realize what kind
Of country this is. Left of the
Manila & Malabon r. r. in some
places the water comes up to within
almost 100 yards Of the track and at
other places a narrow stretch Of land
may extend out almost mile. 1t is
all swampy and between the swampy
ground and bamboo thickets you may
realize slightly over what sort Of
ground or regiment las had to light
its way.
All that is left Of Caloocan is the
church and stone house next it, kind
of a parsonage or priests house, and
the stone Jail and wooden postoflice.
General Macarthur and our regi'
mental headquarters are in the stone
church at Caloocan. The band and
hospital corps are in the priests
house and Co. A which is acting as
headquarters guard is in the post
office.
Anybody that thinks the hospita
corps is never in any danger is very
badly mistaken for at nights or in the
daytime if the insurgents are firing
on our trenches three or four of tht
corps have to be in the trenches tt
give first aid to any man that gets
wounded. As soon as the regiment
/ moves there will be four corp, mel
on the line with DR.. Smith in the cen
ter. The day we took Caloocan there
was hospital corps man killed with
, in about 10 or Is yards of our dress
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-04-27
Pelicans Are Plenty.

David Ausherman Of Manchester
brought to town today pelican
measuring $ feet 7 inches from tip to
tip. He shot it near Manchester and
at the same shot killed another and
wounded a third.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-04-27
ing station.

act as litter bearers and one band
man is supposed to take two Chinese
and stretcher and, after we have
given the men first aid, take them
back to the first dressing station
where the other two doctors and the
rest Of the corps are.
So far we have been issued no fire.
arms but | bought revolver before
| left Frisco. Lieut.. HUH told me
that our major doctor had drawn re-
volvers for us but as yet he has not
issued them.
suppose you know that Lieut..
Callahan has been promoted and
transferred to Co. G. He was shot
through the leg by Mauser bullet
but is getting along fine and will re-
turn to duty soon. Col. Little is now
on the line and commanding the first
battalion.
Co. L has had one man killed, Kline
! from Kansas City and Blesh and Wolf
wounded, but both are up and around
now. Our regiment has had y men
killed and about 45 wounded.
Last night the Oregon pulled into
the bay and went to Cavite. was
on the roof Of our building as she
came in and it was quite a pretty
sight to see her salute Admiral Dewey.
She is the only one Of the warships
here that is painted white, the rest
are still in their war paint.
guess our smallpox scare is over,
as we have had only one case since we
came on the lines. Sid Barber caught
it and was getting along fine but
scratched himself and it killed him.
We would like to have a little cold
weather here during the middle Of
the day but generally after 10 o'clock
at night it is comfortable and some.
times chilly before morning.
Day before yesterday from the top
OF our building watched quite an in
teresting skirmish between the Third
artillery and the insurgents The
natives came out in plain sight and
fired for quite while before the ar
tillery returned their fire. The Thir'
artillery are acting as infantry but
have one 3.2 inch field piece about the
center Of the line. They let quite a
number of natives get punched up
and then opened on them with shrap-
mel and you had ought to see the
'niggers" run A few minutes later
about 12 or II of the artillery were
sent out as sharpshooters to dislodge
few natives in trees and drive the
rest back into the woods. They did
it in good shape and saw several Of
the natives fall and some of their
comrades carried them back into the
woods.
The Abilene boys are getting along
fine. Ed and | are both in fine shape
CARL Fry,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-04-27

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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-04-27

and lay it on until they come into the
reservation and promise to be good
'Injuns.'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-04-27
THE WORLDS IDEAL,

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elements Of ideal excellence 1t is highest in eaven.
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No trial can be too exhaustive test too exacting,
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Cake and biscuit made with it retain their
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grained-not coarse and full Of holes as when made
with alum baking powders. Alum baking powder
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The severest tests were imposed at the Worlds
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-04-27

Don't miss the show tonight at the
opera house.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-09-07
A GREAT ENTERPRISE.
Dat Great In Contemplation Only, as
1t Never Came to he
EstRbliShed.

A worthy American citizen, having made
a fortune, Jared forth to see the world. Eu.
;;opean business ways and habits thoroughly
disguised this nervously keen expert in
money making. and he poured forth his
scorn to some friends he met in Paris. One
OF them, knowing the ignorance of the old
gentleman on subjects without the circle in
which he lived, ventured on joke.
Il agree with YOU he said; II agree with
you thoroughly. Why, do you know, sir,
! was last week in city of l25,00O inhab.
itants--and was overcome, sir-overcome
to find they hadn't livery stable in the
city"
"No-you don't tell me!' answered the
victim: Gentlemen, see there! Just con.
the thought struck him. "Why, gentlemen,
fortunes awaiting someone there!
Where's the place? What's the name of
Venice" said the joker.
Good! I'm tired of this place anyway.
III 60 right down there tomorrow, and put
little horse.sense into the town. Gentle.
men, you're, in this good thing with me, if
you choose"
They were all in it, and they invested their
friend with powers plenipotentiary. The
story has no dramatic point, save that it is a
historic fact that Venice was visited. No
one ever heard an account of that visit, but
tor long. afterward no participant in the
joke could get within hailing distance of the
self -appolnted pioneer of American enter.
prise.-Harper's Round Table.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-09-07
a Valuable Football.

The recent wreck of the Stella, a
crowded English excursion boat, by
which a number of lives were lost, was
the occasion of many strange incidents
and some remarkable escapes. One of
the survivors was boy named Arnold.
He was with his father, and they were
prepared for days sport, having
among their paraphernalia football.
The father could swim, but the boy
could not. When the shock came and
the passengers were preparing for the
worst, Arnold's father tied the football
around the boys neck. Although the
swirl of the sinking ship at first sub
merged him, he came to the surface
again, and with the aid of the football
remained afioat until he was picked
UP. His father also was saved, and
there was happy reunion ashore.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-09-07
A FAIR DEMONSTRATION.
They Were Satisfied the Thing Could
Be Done, but by Some
One Else.

Mark Twain and his friend, Rev. Joseph
H. Twitchell, once planned bicycle ride
from Hartford, Conn. (their home), to
Boston, and wrote beforehand to an ac-
quaintance in the latter city, telling him
their line of route and what time he might
expect to see them arrive. The appointed
time was an ideal one for a long run, and
the two friends started quite early in the
morning. But neither Of them was accus-
toned to long rides, so after y or Is miles
had been ridden, it became apparent that
each of the riders was waiting for the 9TH
er to say something. Finally Twain said, as
they came in sight of the railway station in a
small town they had entered; Lets take
the train the rest of the way"
Of course Mr.. Twitchell agreed, and so
the acquaintance in Boston was surprised
by seeing the two friends walk up to his
door about one o'clock in the afternoon. He
had not expected them till evening, but he
greeted them warmly, and addressing Mr..
Twitchell said: "Well, you made pretty
good time, didn't you?"
,"Oh, fairly good time for novces,' was
the reply.
"What time did you leave Hartford?" he
asked of MIR. Clemens.
"About seven a. m.
"What, you don't mean to say that you
have ridden all the way from Hartford to
Boston on your bicycles!'
"No," replied Mark Twain, "but we rode
far enough to demonstrate that it could be
done. "-Detroit Free Press.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-09-07
HOUSEHOLD HELPS.
summer Recipes That Preserve Orde r
and Cleanliness In the
Household,

To clean oil finished paint or hard
move the dust and discoloration, and
then rub it over with a flannel cloth
dipped in furniture polish made of one
third linseed oil, one-third turpentine
and one-third vinegar. Shake it we'll
together in a bottle, pour it into sau-
Ger and rub hard. 1t is very satisfac-
tory polish. TO revive gilt frames take
of the white of eggs two ounces and of
chloride of potash or soda one ounce;
mix well, blow the dust off from the
frames and apply with soft brush. TO
take fly specks off gilt frames moisten
them with the white of an egg; let it
remain about Is minutes, then wipe off
with silk cloth. Plaster busts and
statuettes may be cleaned, where it is
not desired to paint them, by dipping
them into thick liquid starch and dry
ing, and when the starch is brushed off
the dirt is brushed off with it. Old
leather covers of books may be fresh
ened by first wiping clean with a fan
mel rag, then rubbing lightly with the
well-beaten yolk of an egg applied with
soft sponge, and lastly, by pressing
hot iron over piece of thin paper laid
over the surface Of the cover. OXalic
acid diluted with water will remove ink
stains from the pages. Apply with a
camels hair brush.
Marble figures, statuettes, etc, can be
CLEANED by using paste of whiting and
water, allowing it to dry and brushing
off with soft cloth. Smoke made from
burning piece of gum camphor will
clear bedroom of mosquitoes. Wall
paper may be cleaned if wiped with dry
Indian meal on a dry cloth. Do not rub
colors. Grease stains in carpet may be
removed while fresh if coarse brown po-
per is placed over the stain and ironed
with a warm iron. Or cover spots with
Indian meal; remove when grease
strikes through. Use ammonia in water
for washing woodwork; or, better still,
use kerosene oil instead of water to re-
move finger marks or stains, then wash.
Very little force is necessary and var
nish, Oil or paint are not injured. Use
whiting in the water for washing white
and delicate shades of painted wood
Of bedsteads, etc. Clean piano keys with
soft rag dipped in alcohol. Use same
fer cleaning prisms on candelabra or
chandeliers. Use salts of lemon for
the stains on ivory.-Chicago Chron-
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-09-07
Suapenders for Girls,

One of the new fads is to wear regu-
lar mems suspenders with the shirt
waists and golf skirts. These suspend
ers are made of colored or white silk
elastic and webbing, and have leather
straps, just as mems have. Some of
them are embroidered and are very
pretty. One pair seen some time since,
designed as birthday gift for smart
young miss, was of white, beautifully
embroidered in meadow daisies: The
delicate shades of pink and white were
exceedingly effective. The fad is to
have the suspenders show underneath
the summer shirt waist, if possible; so,
of course, they must be worn over
dainty corset cover, lace trimmed and
set off with ribbons.-Chicago Times
Herald
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-09-07

self on the boats bottom, using an oar as a
| rudder to keep the scow's head down the
river, letting her drift with the tide which
was here running at great rate. All night
sounds from the land were lost in the thick
cloud, and an almost dead silence ensued as
we whirled southwark, the only break be-
ing an occasional sucking noise in the water,
due to the hurrying whirlpools.
1t was nervous work. Ames was forward
as lookout, his figure even at that short
distance being almost lost in the combined
darkness and blur. The girl, seated upon
the center thwart, held herself as straight
as an arrow, though her head was slightly
bent as in intense listening. Fears of her be-
coming an incubus had long since vanished,
and if her heart beat thickly at our dubious
adventure, it did not show in the quiet and
confident smile with which she had adopted
every suggestion and obeyed every order
with as little hesitation as though she had
leen disciplined soldier. In her hand she
held pistol which was huddled closely in
her cloak to keep the damp from its printing,
and in an emergency / fully believed she
would use it without qualm.
l had given orders that no shot should be
fred save in extremity, determining that in
reference should be met by cold steel only.
At the onset I feared nothing beyond blum
dering into PATROL and in that case the use
Of firearms might alarm the enemy ashore.
In the above fashion, then, we drifted
along for perhaps 20 minutes, the wet drip
ring from my brows and lashes like tears.
lad no means of getting at our definite
whereabouts save by guessing by our speed,
that making me think We should be abreast
If the hioh1an ds below Turtle hav Turnino
the boats head inshore, 1 ran close to the
rocks, and then slid along (more slowly for
being hard by the bank just beyond what
l thought to be the loom of the land. By
this l had gotten into the swing of the stu
alton and had less fear of interruption
than of missing the Phantom. 'Twould be
an easy matter to slip by her. and even could
once mark the height of Corlears Hook,
with its alarm beacon always ready for the
touch of torch, L would then be an I'M
usual sailor if l could make straight
course for the schooner, though she still lay
at her old anchorage. In the darkness both
beacon and heights would be beyond
vision, and l was approaching what was
very like real worry when my fears were re-
lleved and our present situation indicated
by the sound of eight bells struck in true
Ean-o wars-man's style that came floating
over the river about off our larboard beam.
I gave a fair guess that the measured beats
came from the Belerophon striking the
hour of midnight, that ship being the only
vessel of size which had been anchored
above the Jersey prison hulk to dispute a
possible passage of the Sound river from
above. 1 was sure of this when, after in
tsEt.y listening. I heard no other striking
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-09-07
On ndId.

A bachelor farmer little past his
prime, finding himself hard up, thought
the best thing he could do would be to
marry neighbor of his who was re-
puted to have some bawbces.
Meeting with no obstacles to his WOO
ing he soon got married.
One of his first purchases he made
with part of her money was a horse.
When he brought it home he called out
his wife to see it.
After admiring it she said: "Well,
Sam, if it hadna been for my siller it
wadna haze been here"
Jenny" Sam replied, eff it hadna
been for yer siller, We wadna haze been
here yersel!"-London Answers.