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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-03-30
Dec,sion Regarding somnambali.t..

Guthrie, Ok, March u, The OKLA.
homa board of health has decided that
q somnambulist is an idiot aud should
not be punished for crimes committed
while under this influence. Monday
night Jack Hershell, of Arapahoe,
while asleep, as alleged, got on his
brothers bicycle, rode six miles and
attempted to kill his sweetheart lie
was arrested, but released at the re.
quest of the territory board of health.
The board also says any person while
asleep is in complete idiotic state,
Daily camera., 1899-01-10
st. Paul Is safe

st. Paul Il Safe.
New York. Jan. Io-The American
liner St. Paul was sighted off Fire island
late this afternoon
Daily camera., 1899-01-10
BANK ELECTIONS.
Three Boulder banking Institutions Hold
Their Annual Election Of Ofacers.

Three Boulder Banking Institutions Hold
Their Annual Election Of OfIicsrs.
The annual meetings of stockholders.
election of directors and officers of the
three banks of Boulder were held today
The results are as follows:
FIRST NATIONAL.
President. A. ]. Macky; vice president,
George F. Fonda; cashier. W. H. Ali.
son; assistant cashier, c. H, Wise.
Directors-A. J. Macky. c. H. Wise
D. L. Wise, S. A. Giffin. S. S. Downe,
w. /. Miner. George M. Mcclure, Geo
F. Fonda, w. H. Allison.
BOULDER NATIONAL.
President, G. R. Williamson; vice
president, is. Switzer; cashier. &C
Bromley; assistant cashier. F. L. VIII
| Hanson.
Directors-F. w. Kohler, G. R. Viii
Hanson. is. Switzer. ]. B. Bromley. F
Z. Williamson, c. C.. Bromley, H. Casa
day.
NATIONAL STATE.
President. c. G. Buckingham; vice
president. N. d. Mckenzie; cashier.
H. Nicholson; assistant cashier. w. S
Bellman.
Directors-C. G. Buckingham, J. c
Hankins, ]. H. Nicholson. B. M. vii
liams, ]. L. Church. N. D. Mckenzie, E
]. Temple.
Daily camera., 1899-01-10
Boulder K0|l|S
0|l Understanding
eLuFFlNe BOULDER.
The Attempt to Shift Financial RESPONSE
bility of Chautauqua q Failure.

The At, empt to Shift Financial RESPONSE
bility of Chautauqua q Failure.
In an item in the Denver News this
morning regarding the visit of ]. L. Long
and T. E. Fisher here Yesterday. and
their meeting with the Boulder Chautau.
qua directors. the following statement Of
conditions is given:
"The meeting is understood to have de-
veloped some facts tor which the visitors
were entirely unprepared. They came
expecting to shift the responsibility and
management of the institution upon the
Boulder directors. They were not only
unsuccessful in this, but found that un-
less the Texas end of the association
held to their contract Boulder would
drop the matter entirely.
"In short. the Boulder members of the
board expressed the determination that
they would either have a thorough un-
derstanding As to who would bear the re-
sponsibihty for the entire remaining
term Of nineteen years of the contract,
or the enterprise would be abandoned
at once.
"The value of the institution is. of
course. clearly appreciated by Boulder
people, but it is also understood that
without the interstate features SO clearly
emphasized a: its inception it would be a
failure. After a spirited discussion of
the situation and Its various phases, it
was agreed among the members present
to adjourn to q regular directors meet
ing at, Fort Worth next week. The
Boulder members will leave here on
Saturday next.
Although no action could be taken to-
day it is understood that such was the
final understanding, that it is probable
that the Chautauqua will continue upon
the same basis as last year. with the ex.
cept,on that the Boulder directors will
have direct supervision of the institu
ton without the financial responsibility "
Daily camera., 1899-01-10
90, Paid HI. Poll Tax.

1t is stated that notwithstanding the
refusal of the county clerk to register
Coy Moon, the Chinese lauudryman, the
county treasurer has collected military
poll tax from the latter. The matter Of
the amount of Coy Moons assessable
personal property was settled upon by
the commissioners as s75 and he paid
tax upon that amount today. Treasure r
Dobbins states that the statutes provide
for the payment Of military poll tax
whether or not the person be citizen
and entitled to vote. 1t is understood
that Goy's friends will make another
effort to register him and entltle him to
vote.
Daily camera., 1899-01-10
WAITING FOR RELEASE

Colorado Boys Expected to See Some Serv-
ice In the Island of Paaay.
The following letter has been received
by Mrs. Eta. M. Berkeley from her
nephew. Fred L. Perry, now with the
Colorado volunteers at Manila:
Manila. P. L.. Dec, 2S, 'o8.
"Dear Aunt Ettie and ALL
Another mail for the States tomorrow,
so will give you line just to show you
I'm good boy Don't have much news
here and we are just waiting around to
see what is going to become of US. There
is report around that the Colorado
regiment is going down to Iloilo, the
second largest city in these islands. Iloilo
is situated on an island soutL of here and
is about three hundred miles from Ma.
Mia, has fifteen or twenty thousand in.
habitants and is said to be very poor,
dirty place. At present it is held by the
Spanish and the commanding general of
the Spanish down there has proclaimed
himself governor general of the Philip
pines, | don't suppose we will move un
I'll the peace commission in Paris de
cides to do something on the question.
They are sending some troops to Cor
regidor island, thirty miles from Manila,
as garrison. They have established a
hospital on the island and must have a
guard for it. The Arizona came in on
Friday from Honolulu, bringing the Col
orado, Pennsylvania, California. Ne
braska and 18th U. S. Infantry recruits
Fred Roth was among the Colorado
boys as were several others that knew
from Boulder. They have not landed
yet on account of the present quarters Of
the troops being insufficient tor the in.
crease, but l guess they will be landed
in day or two. have been out to the
ship twice to see Fred and had two very
good visits with him. was very glad tc
see the boy, it seemed almost like seeing
some one straight from home. He i:
looking we'll and says he is feeling wei
the last few weeks, but says that he wa.
quite sick in San Francisco and AGAR
had little illness in Honolulu. He j!
not nearly so feshy as he was when saw
him in Denver last spring. From wha
he says he has not heard from anyone
but Pearl since leaving Denver and hs
don't know anything about things in
Boulder. We expect the Indiana in an,
time. She is Eve days over due now ane
is carrying our mail. 1t seems that the,
always put mail on the slowest ships
don't see as l have anything else t
write. o, yes. The last papers con
tained paragraph saying ! had beef
appointed in the railway mail service
rather an unsatisfactory appointment
lust now. but am going to write to th'
chief clerk in Denver and guess the,
will hold the job for me, Must clos
now. Give my love to all the folks. Tel
Pauline if got letter from her
might be able to find out her address ant
write. Am we'll. With love
| FRED L. PERRY.
Daily camera., 1899-01-10
k0S01 Objects
O Imperialism
SHOULD GO ON RECORD.

Senator Mason Delivers u Scorching Speech
Against Territorial Expansion.
Washington, Jan. Io-At 1890 in the
Senate, Senator Mason made a. speech
against the expansion policy. He de-
clared for the absolute independence Of
the Philippines. He did not discuss the
treaty but said he believed the senate
should 20 on record regarding territorial
expansion. He spoke more emphati.
cally than Senator Hoar.
The house resumed the Alaska law
bill discussion.
Daily camera., 1899-01-10
RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR.

Oharlsnasns Power Of Psansylvania Re-
csavss tAs Rsch Plum.
Washingtoo. Jan. Io-The nomination
ot Chsrlemagne Power. envoy to Austro-
Hungary, Is Rnssian ambassador went
to the senate today. Addison Harris Of
Indiana will take his plAce in Austro-
Hungary.
Daily camera., 1899-01-10

General Wood Reaches New York.
New York. Jan. Io-General Wooe
reached here from Santiago today.
Daily camera., 1899-01-10
piMoLEY BECOMES WORSE.

~ m s,lsvs The Cessrss.an
M0 0aly = Bsw ussss 70 Live.
Wnlnl1glee ~. 10 The condition
- csegseaoalaa DinGtey eoday i deeid-
ealy weess~ Hi hssst i considerable
ueelnes - ~ paysieiaas believe that
~ - ~ ~ ! ~ hoass
Daily camera., 1899-01-10
YORKTOWN GETS ORDERS.

Vessel Must Proceed with all Haste to the
Philippine Islands.
San Francisco, Jan. Io-The Yorktown
received orders today to sail at once for
Manila.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-24
POLYGAMOUS CHILDREN.
Many Born in Utah Since Statehood
Was Granted.

Rev. ]. d. Nutting, who has just ar
rived in New York city from Utah,
where for many years he has been
missionary under the congregational
board. declares to the New YORK
Tribune that forty-nine polygamous
little ones have been reported to him
by personal friends, all born since
statehood of them born to
members of the first presidency and
several more to various ones OF the
twelve apostles since statehood.
Lorenzo Snow" said Mr.. Nutting,
1.-The new president of the Mormon
church, is said to have new polyg-
amous wife with young child, while
Roberts is declared to have three pol
ygamous babes under 6 months old.
This phase of the Mormon situation Is
not denied by even their own organ,
the News, though it does deny the fact
of new marriages. There is plenty OK
evidence to prove this latter, however,
to a moral if not legal certainty, I'M
less those concerned prefer to confess
open immortality, without even such
show Of decency as is possible even
to Mormon polygamy. Even this was
done in the past"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-24

best on Garth: he hah NJ rsnu; he could
not stop that bullet; but yes, there was
a way! Larry rode directly in front of
the officer as the shot rang out. The
bullet struck him in the chest, just
above the heart. He reeled in his sad
die and was caught by the strong arm
of Lieutenant Mason.
Good heavens! It's McGregor!' he
cried. "How did he get here?"
The battle was over now, and Larry
was carried to the rear. The surgeon
said that he had but few minutes
to live. Larry asked to see Lieutenant
Mason alone for a few minutes, and
his request was granted. The young
officer was deeply affected. for he liked
the old soldier, and when he learned
that Larry had given his life for him
the tears rolled down his boyish face.
"McGregor, poor old fellow; / am
very sorry for this!"
Don't mind, lad; don't mind; 1t is
better as it is. Bend your head, lad,
I've something to say to you. Would
it hirt you to know that I am your
father"
"My fathcr!" the young man cried.
Eyes, lad, you were but tiny chap
when went home drunk one night,
and-well, your mother told me to go,
and went; l came out here, changed
my name, and enlisted. Will you call
me father once before I go, lad?"
Hugh Mason had been studying the
face Of the dying soldier, and he knew
that he had told the truth.
"My father!" he said, pressing his
lips to Larry's brow, 81 am sorry that
I have learned this too late"
Larry raised his dying eyes to his
boys face in a loving farewell, and
said: "My son, my bonnie boy; but II
is getting dark; 1t is nearly time to
blow taps lad" And for Larry 1t
was.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-24
To Shame Bird Slaughterers.

Mr.. Ruskin once said that If an an
gel visited England her sportsmen
would be out at once with their guns
to shoot the winged visitant. MIR.
Watts, R. A., is of the same opinion.
He hates the slaughterer of little birds
that they may be pillaged Of their
plumage to make Bond street gay. So
se is painting for exhibition in Lon
Son a picture with a purpose. 1t will
present an altar on which are heaps OF
feathers, and over which bends an an
gel of compassion, one of Dante's
"birds of God."-The Academy.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-24
FRUITING SEEDING DATE.

to get suckers from trees of establish
ed excellence. A large percentage OF
the suckers of bulbs usually fail to
grow.
The necessity of two palm trees
bearing different kinds Of flowers, IN
order that dates be produced, has been
known from ancient times, observa-
lions upon the date palm having first
led to knowledge of sex and plants.
The sex of trees raised from bulbs
Is known by the sex Of the trees from
which they were taken, owners Of the
trees producing fruit Of merit giving
to them names which are maintained
by bulbs from those trees. Hence
there are perhaps thousands Of varie-
ties. the fruit differing in size, sweet
ness, delicacy of flavor and in color
ranging from almost white to almost
black. To male trees, however, are
not given names, and the sex Of trees
raised from seedlings is not known
until the plants are in blossom, usual
ly about the first Of May.
The trees planted in established Or
chards usually bear fine fruit five years
from the time of planting, and when
from eight to fifteen years old are at
their best. With proper care they will
bear until thirty, though trees live
200 years or more At Maesaba, in Pal
estine, there is date palm in a con-
vent courtyard said to have been plant
ed by st. Sada, A. d. ago.
The dates Of single bunch are usu-
ally several weeks in coming to ma
turity. few ripening each day. AS
they mature they are picked or shaken
from the trees, dried in the sun, and
when hard put away for future USE
Eight fruit punches is the average
weld of a tree in Algeria, each bunch
averaging in weight about I'VE pounds,
or may weigh as high as AZ pounds
Each well-developed cluster bears as
many as 1000 dates. so that upon
single tree there may be from $4,000
to $4,000 dates. A tree in Fezzen is
recorded to have produced 44O pounds
OF Gamer udleS Ill u oluSiO oSstooh'
The growers Of Arizona, as do those
OF other countries, find that much in
iury to tho fruit is caused by birds and
insects. Birds are particularly fond Of
the rich, sweet flesh, and when an
opening is picked into the outer cover
ing bees and other insects usually
complete the work Of destruction. This
fruit is protected more easily from this
source Of injury than most other vari-
cites, as it is produced in few large
punches, and punches may easily be
covered with cheese cloth sacks.
The importance OF dates to this
country is of sufficient magnitude to
make It worthy of efforts to produce
them at home. Last year we imported
II, 1000, 900 pounds, and in 1891, an un-
usual date year, we imported 2O,O91,012
pounds, valued at 1861, 1861.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-24
ARIZONA, DATE STATE
ARID REGIONS WELL ADAPTED
TO THEIR CULTURE.
Grow In Great Big lunches and Get
Ripe whenever 1t Suits Their Indi-
vidual Inciinations - We Consume
Millions of Pounds Annually.
Especial letter.


Luscious American dates are being
raised by the Agricultural Experiment
station at Tucson Ariz. The choice
date palms imported and distributed
by the department Of agriculture near
ly decade ago are yielding fne
quality of dates. This is the first
success made in raising fruit grow
ing palms in the United States. The
climate and soil of the arid region or
central and southern Arizona and the
southwestern corner of California have
been found to be similar to that of the
natural date growing countries and
northern Africa. Crops of as high as
300 pounds of fine flavor and a fair
size from single trees are reported. The
trees are not yet grown in established
orchards, but are scattered over many
of the larger ranches. Dates are
propagated either by seeds or suckers.
AS with other fruits. dates do not
come true to seed, hence, unless the
desire is to obtain new varieties, the
only sure way to obtain good dates Is
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-24

stick to Your Union" is the title of
the latest labor song, written by Thorn
as H. West, associate editor OF the
Midland Mechanic, official organ OF the
Missouri State Federation OF Labor.
Mr.. West is native of Boston, but
he has lived in Kansas City for the
past eight years.
Mr.. West sang this song at the BAN
quet given in Kansas City to the dele
gates of the recent convention OF the
American Federation Of Labor. He
dedicated the song to the federation
and the words and music were ordered
published in the official proceedings
and in the American Federationist.
The words follow:
STICK TO YOUR UNION.
I'll now relate story; it happened
years ago,
And the words a noble father said,
which all Of you should know.
His son had quit the workshop, with
others of his trade;
They struck against injustice, a cut
the firm had made.
His father, old and feeble, came to
meet him at the door,
And listened to the story that his son
related DER
About his shopmates' action, and what
the firm had done;
The old man listened to it all, and
thus spoke to his son:
CHORUS.
Stick to your union, lad; don't be
knave;
Show every tyrant that you won't be
a slave.
Obey your aged father; God bless you
now, my son.
Stick to your union till the strike Is
won.
The son was much affected; he grasped
his fathers hand.
Said he: I'VE are united, and justice
we demand.
Don't be alarmed about us; we never
shall return
Until the firm restores us the sum WI
justly earn"
The union held meeting that even
ing in their hall.
Each member was determined the
union should not fall.
The old man to the platform by his sor
was gently led,
Who, midst great applause, repeated
the words his father said.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-24
.-ARRY'S LAST SPREE.

The morning was cold and bleak at
the lonely frontier post; the men about
to fall in" for guard mounting slapped
their hands across their chests and
wished that the thing was over. The
bugler staggered UP the path to a
point in front of the officers quarters
and blew "first-call" in mufiled, hesi-
tating way and returned to the guard
house.
Five minutes later he reappeared,
staggering worse than ever, and blew
fall in" The officer of the day, COM
ing down the path with his crisp step
and canking sword, eyed him sharply,
while one of the men muttered to an
other:
"Larry's drunk again"
Drunk on guard! The officer Of the
day stepped up to the first sergeant
Sergeant" he said, severely CON
fine McGregor Immediately after guard
mounting!"
The sergeant saluted and reared
The young officer who had ordered
Larry McGregor in arrest was a gen.
eral favorite at the post with both
officers and men. He was an especial
favorite with Larry McGregor, the best
bugler in the Seventeenth cavalry.
Larry was an habitual drunkard. He
could not stay sober week at time
He had served twenty years in the
Seventeenth.
There was something very strange
about his fondness for this young
officer. The day that the lieutenant
had arrived at the post Larry had
stared at him and tainted, something
he had never been known to do before
He blamed the heat for it. However,
that evening he was In the captains
kitchen bribing the cook, who hap
peped to be a white woman, to find
out for him where Lieutenant Mason
was born.
When he called again he was told
that Mr.. Mason was born at Rutland,
VT.
Larry did not go to his quarters that
night. He slipped by the guard, took
a horse from the stables and started
for town, where he was captured the
next day, gloriously drunk. He was
brought back, tried and given the SOL
dier's dose, ten days and s1O." From
that time on Larry was drunk very
often, and If he had not been fine
bugler he would have been "drummed
out" long before.
Lieutenant Mason intended to re-
form McGregor, for he brought to the
lieutenant's mind something his dy-
ing mother had said to him.
my boy, beware Of wine! Your
father fell under its power. and I was
not patient; ! sent him from me. l
have never seen him since. He died in
the west, years ago. Oh, my boy, If l
had been more patient l might have
saved him."
During the day word was brought in
that the Indians were causing trouble;
cattle had been stolen and one herder
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-24
SAW GOETHE.
The Last Man Who Interviewed Che
Great German Poet.

John Forbes, professor of Oriental
languages at Aberdeen university who
died in January of this year at the age
of 81. was probably the last living per-
son of any note to interview Wolf
gang Won Goethe. The incident occur
red in 1929, and is thus set forth in
Forbes quaint biography: This
morning we announced ourselves at
II to the great poet of Germany by
sending up our cards. We were imme-
diately admitted and most graciousfy
received. The freshness Of Goethe's
looks are astonishing, considering that
he is now in his S1st year. His face
is very like what is given IN the last
portraits of him, his forehead very
high and full, his eye clear and pen
etrating. His demeanor is grave, and
has apparently a good deal Of that
stateliness which has been attributed
to him. His stature is rather low, but
his figure was quite erect, notwith-
standing his years. His face is a good
deal marked with smallpox; his gray
hairs are combed quite backward. He
spoke about the state Of German
knowledge in Scotland, in England, our
universities and some other topics, and
then let us be announced to his
schwiegertochter, whom We found
very pleasant person."
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-03-24
EMPEROR'S DEATH.
BrougAt on by Rehearslng His Own
Funeral.

BrousAt on by Rehearslng His Own
Funeral.
Emperor Charles V of Spain brought
about his death by rehearsing his own
funeral. For the last two years OF his
life, after resigning the scepter OF
Spain and the Netherlands to his son
Philip, in 1856, Charles retired to the
monastery of Yuste, in Estremadura,
and there lived a cloister life in close
intercourse with the monks, devoting
much time to religious exercises. Dur
ing this period, prompted, 1t may be,
by the example of Cardinal de la
Marck, who for several years before
his death, in 1928, had annually re-
hearsed his own obsequies. the emper-
or, in the summer of 1868, formed the
resolution to celebrate his own funeral
before he died. The priests assured
him-what the superstitious element
in his character readily inclined him
to believe-that the act would surely
merit and win divine favor. Accord
ingly, on Aug. 80 Of that year. the
grim farce was carried out with the
most elaborate ceremonial. The i'm
perial domestics marched with black
tapers in their hands, and the emperor,
clad in sable weeds, himself followed
wearing his shroud. While the solemn
mass for the dead was being sung be-
fore the high altar in the cathedral
Charles gave up his taper to the priest,
typifying thereby his resignation Of life
and was solemnly laid in his coffin.
The ceremony closed with sprinkling
holy water on his body; then, all the
attendants retiring, the doors were
shut, and Charles rose from his mar
row bed and withdrew to his private
apartment. The dampness of the
grave cloths induced a chill, which.
aided no doubt by the mental depres-
sion caused by the grewsome cere-
mony, induced a fever, which ended
in his death three weeks later, on the
21st of September. 1888.