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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-09
Shifting Soil.

Real Estate Transfers, Reported by George
Merrill, Abstracter.
Mary N Hager to Harry Hobson swi
36-l5.l, *2500.
X P Mnnsell to Edwin n Munsell swi
S-l3.3, 81.
Same to same nj nwl 1888, 81.
G Hager to M M Hager swi 36.l5-l,
$4,000.
N b Robson to G W Morse Its 18 and
20 bk II Herington, 500.
} b Houston to \ Brewer pit Of Its
"a and rs and alley Broadway A 4
Is, $1,000.
d X Hostetter to A Eshelman mel 49,
1913, $4,000.
Geo Channon to Thos Grilfen n! g.
ia, $2560. .-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-09
oLEo BILL TURNED DOWN.
Agricultural COMMITTEE Killed an
Important Measure.

Representative Grosser's apti.oleo,
margarine bill, which was probably
Of as much direct Importance to the
farmers Of Kansas as any Of the 62(
bills which have been introduced into
the house, the bill which, with the
possible exception Of protests against
resubmssion, has bsen the subject Of
more petitions than any other meas
ure before the legislature, and all Of
them asking for its passage, was killed
Friday by the committee on agri-
culture.
This was among the first batch Of
bills introduced into the house. 1t
has been in the hands OF the commit
tee for the past ten days, but the
committee has refused to report on
it until compelled to do SO. Mr..
Grosser became worried over the re-
fusal Of the committee to report, and
he pushed resolution through the
house to compel the committee to re-
port on the bill yesterday.
The report was made Just before
noon. 1t recommended that the bill
be not passed. Mr.. Grosser, realiz-
ing that il this report was accepted it
meant the end OF all anti. .oleomar-
garine legislation at this session, in
stantly moved that the bill be printed
and placed on the calendar under gen
eral orders regardless Of the report Of
the committee The point was raised
that the bill had to 60 over one day,
as reported adversely by the commit
tee, before a motion could be made to
place it under general orders, but
Speaker Osborn ruled the point out
Of order and vote was taken on Mr..
Grosser's motion with the result that
it was voted down.
1.-TWO years ago." said Mr.. Grosser,
this morning after the bill had been
turned down, "the oleomargarine
people said that they would not OBJ
ject to reasonable legislation, but oh
jected to being shut out Of the State
altogether. In accordance with that
suggestion the creamery men decided
on this bill, which does not prohibit
them from selling oleomargarine, but
simply says they shall not color it in
imitation Of butter. This measure is
of great importance to the farmers
and creamery men of the State, and |
am sure II it once comes before the
house it will pass"
Every creamery man in the State
has been working for the passage OF
the bill, and earlier in the session the
legislatature was flooded with peti.
tions every day asking for its passage.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-09
The Modern Way

Commends itself TO the well.iniorm-
ed, to do pleasantly and efrectually
what was formerly done in the crud-
est manner and disagreeably as well.
TO cleanse the system and break up
colds, headaches, and ievers without
unpleasant after effects, use the de.
lightful liquid laxative remedy,
Syrup Of Figs. Made by California
Fig syrupCo.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-09
ANOTHER GII.LETT SUIT.
G. R. Hollinger Brings Replevin Ac'
tion to Hold Cattle.

Late last Friday c. R. Hollinger by
his attorney, $. 5. Smith, filed a
replevin suit to obtain 250 head Of
cattle valued at IS, 1000 and now being
fed by Rod lssitt, Bert lssitt, Geo.
Issitt, P. Haaga, Z. W. Huls, ". H.
Sheets and John Doe. The Bohart
commission company claims them be.
cause of Gillett indebtedness.
Several attorneys have been here
last week looking after Gillett mat
tara.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-09
Manchester Creamery officers,

The board Of directors Of the Man
chester Creamery company held Il
meeting Friday and elected officers
for the ensuing year G. G. Davis
was reelected president, j. II. Glenn
was chosen secretary, and John
Reese treasurer. A. W. McKillip Is
retained as buttermaker and the
board employs Charley Harvey as as
sistant.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-09
JOE REED IN IT.
Grant Gillett to Start q Big Dairy
Business.

DR.. F. W. Petrey, Of Wichita has
lust returned from business trip to
Chihuahua, Mexico, and says that he
has formed partnership with Grant
Gillett to open up a large dairy fern
near that city. He says $4,000 will
be invested in the enterprise,
Joseph Reed, Of Woodbine, the doc
tor says, is also a member Of the
company. DR.. Petrey said; ''This
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-09
Fletcher W Weaver.

A marriage license was granted to
Daniel Weaver Of Herington and Mrs.
Ann Fletcher Of Kansas City, Mo.
Mr.. Weaver's many Dickinson county
friends will extend congratulations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-07
SPECIAL PRICES
On Fine Table Linen That VIII Interest
All Economical Housekeepers.

Lovers of nice table linen will be
interested in the following prices on
double satin damask pattern cloths
and napkins:
Pattern 2l5, cloth 2x2I yards, nap
kins 24-inch, regular price $50,
clearing sale $500.
Pattern 245, cloth 2N3 yards. nap
kins 24-inch. regular price So, clear
ing sale SS.9S.
Pattern 200, cloth 2N3 yards, nap
kins 26x26, regular price SIS, clear
ing sale S1O.97.
Pattern PIG, cloth 2x3! yards, nap
kins 26x26. regular price $3.50, clear
ing sale S1I.69.
Pattern o.. cloth 2x4 yards, nap
kins 26x26. regular price $3.50. clear
ing sale $12.4S.
Pattern 21S, cloth 2@x3 yards. nap
kins 26x26, regular price 5000.
clearing sale Sl3.27.
2x2i yards, snow drop pattern
cloths, regular price $3.50, clearing
sale SI.SS-
All goods by the yard or by the
dozen are cut from Is to 80 per cent
during this sale.
Supply your wants in muslin,
sheeting and pillowcasing at our
great clearing sale prices.
You've * INCOMES.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-07

The Weather We May Have.
Generally fair tonight and Sunday:
warmer Sunday.
Todays Temperature TO-
J. NJ SHERIRR Observer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-07

So-ro-Bac for Fifty Cent?.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure makes weak
men strong, blood pure soc. g. All druggists
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-06-14
OF COURSE.

Eighteen medals were awarded the
other day to the graduates of the Gin
cinnati high school for excellence in
studies. Ten of these awards of merit
went to girls. All three of the general
scholarship gold medals and one silver
| medal We're given to girls because they
had given proof of the most proficiency.
Only two general scholarship medals
were awarded to boys, and they were
second-honor medals. The boys captur-
ed all the grafton medals. 1t was to be
expected that they would. Stronger vo-
cal powers gave them a decided advan-
tage over the girls Where it was pure
ly mental test, the power to acquire
and retain knowledge, the girls won nine
first honors to the boys three and one
second honor to the boys two.
The result Of the educational contest
between the sexes may not prove the
mental superiority of all women over all
men, says the Cincinnati Times-Star,
but neither does it prove the reverse. 1t
is nearer to evidence that women are
mentally the superiors Of men than men
are of women, isn't it?
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-06-14
THE WORK OF THE TR USTS.

The grievance of the commercial
travellers Of the country against the
trusts is very real one, although some
will perhaps say that they are foolish
| to try to fight against progress. But
when progress" takes the bread and
butter out of mans mouth he can't
| reason as clearly as he might in other
circumstances. Percy E. Dove, the
president of the Commercial Travellers
National league, says that there are
100000 commercial travellers in this
country, and they spend about $3,000000
a day. He has already heard from 49,
900 of them, and they are unanimously
against the trusts. To show the effect
the consolidation of companies is hav-
ing upon these men, he says that the
chair trust threw 1000 travellers out Of
employment. The American steel trust
combination caused the discharge of
300 travellers in one day from one house
which had been absorbed. The tobacco
deal threw out $50 more at one time.
Speaking of these results Mr. Dove
says: "The fact of the matter is that
with the elimination of competition the
commercial travellers occupation is
gone. He practically will be wiped out
of existence. unless something Is done
to prevent the ascendency of the trusts.
One man will be able to do the work of
half a dozen. He will merely visit
town with his list of prices cut and
dried" With the disappearance of the
army of commercial travellers from the
field the railroads and hotels of course
will lose much of their custom, estimat-
ed to amount to 100000 a day.
This is weighty indictment of the
trusts, but they don't care much about
indictments
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-06-14
4 USTRIAN COTTON.

The South has an eye on Egyptian
cotton, and if certain reports are true it
may be well for it to put another eye
on Austrian cotton The Austrian cot
ton doesn't grow. 1t is made from shay
ings of the fir tree The shavings are
steamed, soaked in sodium I've and
heated under pressure, with the result
of converting them into cellulose. This
has castor oil, caffeine and gelatin added
to 1t and is then reeled off into threads,
much after the manner of artificial silk
With paper and cotton made out of
wood, wood will be worth something
These are great days for artificial
things. BY and by perhaps we shall
have some pure artificial food.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-06-14
DREYFUS' OWN STORY,

The Paris Figaro of May q published
notes written by Dreyfus while awaiting
trial. He says:
On Saturday, October 10, l received a
letter directing me to be on Monday, the
18th, at a. M, at the war Office for the
general inspection. l reach the office on
the. Monday. | am ushered into the
room of the head of the general staff.
There l see Major Du Patty de Clam and
other persons in civil dress whom l did
not know. l am told to seat myself at
a table, and Major Du Patty de Clam
sits beside me, looking savagely at me.
1 begin already to be puzzled. The ma
ior then invites me to write letter from
his dictation. l am more and more puz-
zled. Suddenly he says to me: Your
hand shakes Not at ALL say; my
fingers are cold" l continue writing,
more and more amazed. Scarcely have
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-06-14
THE DECENTRALIZATION OF MUNIC-
IpAI, POLITICS.

The prolonged attempt to secure the
regulation of public-service corporations
by means of open competition has made
every municipal legislative body the
source of a moral contagion which has
permeated all departments of public and
private life. The corruption of public
officials, the blackmail of existing corr
porations, the waste of duplication and
double operation, the utter demoraliza-
ton of municipal politics-all these are
the familiar and universal incidents of
the effort to regulate and control public
service corporations by the principle of
competition. In a word, the result has
been the capture of American govern
ment. state and even national, as well
as municipal, by sordid commercial
ism. We are but just coming to see
that, if these corporations are still to be
employed in the performance of public
functions, we must wholly abandon the
idea of mere competitive regulation and
subject them to a rigid public control.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-06-14

Public enterprises exist to render pub
lie services, not to secure private gain,
or even public revenue. The quality
and cheapness Of the service, not the
profit or revenue to be derived from it,
are the controlling factors. The streets
of city are public highways. They be-
long to the people. They exist for the
peoples use, Whatever Is permitted
under, upon or over them should have
for its primary purpose the convenience
of the people. That is a perversion
which permits the use of the streets for
the main, or other than merely inciden4
tai, purpose Of private or corporate
gain. The question Of public admins
tration is not how much the public-ser-
vice corporation may gain for its pro-
motors, but how much can be saved to
the people by it's employment. ow to Sc
cure the best service at the lowest prac-
ticable rates is the problems Gull
tuce
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-06-14
FASHION NOTES.
BE Sure 1t Has Been snrunk.

White duck and pique skirts ready
made are, if the material is warranted
shrunlI, a good investment. They are
much less expensive if made to order,
and may be had in just as good style
They are suitable to wear with any
sort of wash waist, and one should
have change of them if she intends
to put up a wash show for the sea-
son. Costumes Of skirt and shirt to
match of wash material are much in
favor, and it can be said in their favor
that they are more becoming to the avL
erage figure than a costume of contrast
ing skirt and shirt waist Shirt waists
of white pique are extremely stylish,
and unless woman exercises Judgment
in shopping for them she will pay much
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-06-14

| Some of the good people of South Ton
| don are waking up to the fact that their
| own neighborhood needs as much atten-
ton as foreign parts do. An appeal
from the clergy of South London, which
has just been published discloses a ter
rible state of affairs in that little-known
district of the British metropolis. 1t ap-
pears that while the population of North
London increases at the rate of $4,000
souls year that of South London in
creases by $4,000, or nearly at double
the rate. The present number of the
South London population is about 2,00O,-
900, and these belong mostly to the
working classes and are mostly desper-
ately poor. Speaking of this district, Sir
Walter Besant wrote not long ago:
ton of nearly 100000 1t is therefore
one of the great cities of the world. 1t
stands upon an area twelve miles long
and five or six broad. 1t is a city with
out a municipality, without a centre,
without a civic history. 1t has no uni
versity. 1t has no colleges apart from
medicine. Its residents have no local
patriotism or enthusiasm. 1t has no
clubs 1t has no public buildings. 1t
has no West End" The newly issued
appeal says that the overcrowding of
families, in one or two rooms, is mon
strous in its proportions, and incalculab-
ly cruel in it's results of disease and
deaths. while the terrible havoc wrought
by drink in which the victims of exist
ing conditions seek alienation Of their
miseries, is inexpressibly awful and a
disgrace to both church and state. So
great is the bulk of distress that it
seems almost hopeless for Individual eff
fort to make any attempt to cope with
it. The population of a single parish is
often from 1000 to 10000, and the clergy
are overwhelmed. Whole armies of dis
trict visitors, teachers, and helpers are
needed to make any impression upon the
ignorance, the vice, and the heathenisrn
which seem to be more prevalent there
than in central Africa.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-06-14

! more than the cost Of their material and
the work of making warrants This is
because they are in good demand. A
pretty waist of pique is sketched here,
its front arranged in pleats and show
ing two bands of insertion. The re-
quirement as to well shrunken goods is
as strict with waists of pique as with
skirts. They must be washed often and
will help appreciably to swell the laun-
dry bill, so it Won do to buy those that
will become ruined by shrinking.
Falconing is coming in as pursuit
of the fashionable elect and that means
an especial costume. 1t is along the
lines of the riding habit worn when
women on noble chargers swung velvet
trains to the dust and smiled from un-
der plumed and dropping picture hats,
while their dainty hands cased in
gauntlets carried gold mounted whips
with which they swashed their silken
skirts. Such rigs have been recently
seen on the stage in romantic dramas,
and their picturesqueness is unquestion-
ed, but no self-respecting horse would
stand under it these days. and women
have not known just where to apply it.
Behold! it adapts itself charmingly to
falconing, ard the long skirt will be
caught up at the hips to show the
jaunty riding boots. Even without the
falcon the costume is bewitching, with
it-Wel, half the women who see it viii
go right down to the nearest combina-
ton store price falcons and arrange for
falcon flights in the handiest park.
FLORETTE.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-06-14

The feeling in favor of annexation to
the United States is growing stronger
throughout the British West Indies.
The st. Kits Daily Express has pub
1ished the following reasons why West
Indians should seek admission to the
United States:" "a Because the per-
sistent refusal of the British govern
ment to do simple justice in the matter
of the sugar bounties has reduced the
people to poverty and despair. ca Be-
cause the extravagant administration
entails heavy and oppressive taxation.
go Because the contiguity Of the ISL
ands to the United States makes the
latter country the natural market" for
their products. (4) Because incorpora-
ton with the United States would guar
antee the West Indies a permanent, re-
uunerative market for sugar, their sta
ple product. 90 Because the popula-
tion of the United States is essentially
English, and full political liberty is the
time the United States government may
discriminate against the West Indies,
and, there being no other available mar
ket for sugar. the people are liable to be
reduced to starvation at any moment.
"a Because, with an assured market,
ana, undeI the stimulus Of American
energy and capital, industry would re-
vive the demand and remuneration for
labor would increase, the exodus of the
cream of the population would be ar
rested and all classes would be better
off and more contented than under the
hopeless conditions that, as result OF
the apathy of the British government,
now exist.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-06-14
Parasols and
Sun Umbrellas

A great gathering Of hobby
Parasols are here from the
simplest plain china silk to the
most elaborate kind.
Some trimmed with fluffy chiffon,
deep ruflels and pleatings.
Pretty corded Taffetas, ribbon
effects and hemstitchings in white,
black and fancies.
Carriage shades in plain and ruff
ae Sun Umbrellas, close roll in black
and all shades and mounts at. Low
Prices.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-06-14

The Paris police say there has been a
marked increase of late in the number
OF women thieves in that city. The ex-
PLANTATION is offered that they cannot re-
sist the temptations offered by the dis
plays in the large shops.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-06-14

ADVERTISING RATES.

ADVERTISING RATES. -,
Situations, Wants, Rents. and other smali
advertisements, One Cent Word each IN
sertlon. Five Cents Word for full week
tseven tmes).
Display advertisements. per inch, one N,
scrtion, $1.20; each subsequent insertion q, ~
cents; one week, $500; one month, Sio'
one year, $40. -
Obituary Notices. in prose or verse. 10
cents per line. Notices Of Births. Mar-
rlages, Deaths, and Funerals. 80 cents each-
Local Notices. 10 cents per line.
Yearly advertisers are limited to their
own immediate business TALL matter to De
unobJectionabe), and their contracts do not
include Wants. To Let. For Sale. etc.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-06-14
DESIGNED.
Diggs-Money talks, you know.
FI4ORETTE

Diggs-Money talks, you know.
Biggs-No. I don't know anything al
the kind. 1 never was able to get within
speaking distance of it.-Chicago News.
Huntley-Funny thing. that elopement
of Miss Longwaite and young Shipper.
Acknowledgement? That was ar
duction!-Philadelph North Ameri-
can.
Hicks-Does you wife ever ask you fol
money? Wicks-Never. Hicks-ShC
must be a wonder. Wicks-But she fire.
quently tells me to give her some.-Bos-
ton Transcript
Cataclysm. What would
happen if the sun "were suddenly to
drop Out Of the heavens" Pupil sup
pose the Coal Trust'd own us, then, fer
fair!'-Detroit Journal
(Which do you love most-your papa
or your mammal Little Charlie-'I
love papa most" Charities Mother
'Why, Charlie, 1 am surprised at you. /
thought you loved me most" Charlie
cant help it, mammal we men have to
hold together Tit Bits.
His Mirth Explained.-"S did you
ever see anything quite so dirty as that
trailing skirt? Ha, ha, ha! Look at it,!
Look at the mud, and the cigar-stubs!
Ho, no. ho!" you seem greatly anus
ed" you bet I'm amused. / sell emf"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Well, now, what can you
cook?
Applicant-Oh, I can cook anything,
mum.
Mistress-What about entrees?
Applicant-Yes, / can do ontrays,
mum.
Mistress-Can you do a vol-au-vent?
Applicant acknowledgements mum, in
my last place there was once some talk
about vollervong, but it fell through.
Punch.
Designing Man.-"Did you ever no.
tice." he asked, that it is always the
homely woman who wants a pug dog
The pug is so hideous that it makes her
seem good looking by comparison. Still,
the ruse is SO well known now that the
possession of a pug is sufficient
who's going to buy a pug?" she
asked. "Who ever thought of getting
one?"
why, no one, Of course, my DEAR"
he answered, for he was too wise man
to admit that he had heard her telling
neighbor that she thought she'd get one.
Chicago Post
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-06-14

1t has been demonstrated scientifical-
ly, according to reports from Wesleyan,
that two ounces of alcohol a day do no
harm, but act as a fuel or a food.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-06-14

The Sequel.-"Did, you ever laugh UNI
til you cried, Tommy" Eyes, only this
morning" 'What at?" well, pa
stepped on a tack and l laughed; then
pa caught me laughing and cried
Chicago News
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-06-14

1t is cheering to learn, as we do from
an Indian paper, that Mr.. and Mrs.
Thambynayagampillai are now on a
visit to KovillSudyirruppu Mr.. Than
bynayagampillai is the son of Judge G.
S. Arianayagampilla and son-in-law of
Mr.. A. Jambulingammudell
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-06-14

Boston has five electric cabs, and ex-
poets to have thirty by the end Of next
month.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-06-14
Rich =
Sash Ribbons

in great variety Of new styles.
White Satin,
Henstitched edges,
White and colored embroidered
edges, white and colored embroid-
cred polka dots, white MORE and
double lace satins, white satin corded
plaid and stripe Novelties.