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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-12-28
Ready for a Long War.

II this story, related by an English
correspondent at the Cape, be true,
the Transyaal expects long struggle
and is ready for it. A Boer asked
Kruger why he did not begin war at
once.
Are you ready for it," asked Kru.
ger, looking at the man attentively.
Certainly" said he; II have gun,
horse and eight days rations, as re.
quired."
Have you got three months food 2"
Yes, think l can hold out with
what ! have for three months"
Have you six months food?" said
the president.
well. | could hardly hold out for
six months"
How about twelve months, them"
mo, that ] can't do said the coun.
try visitor.
We'll, why are you talking about
war, them" DO you know that the
British have already imported six
months food for their people into tho
country. and have not begun to ask
money from their yolksraad for any
expenses"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-12-28
An Advertiser Who Advertises.

The Oberlin Eye carries an adver'
tisement for Victor Lorig, general
merchant Of Oberlin, which covers
the entire first page Of his paper and
for which he pays fifty dollars per
month, or six hundred dollars per
year, amounting to as much as the
county printing Of Rush county. Adj
vertising in this day and age is a bus
mess and an art and the merchant
who uses printers ink plentifully and
iudiciously will succeed. Oberlin is
a little town Of less than a thousand
inhabitants away out in the short
grass country. In speaking Of the
merchant who runs fifty dollar a
month advertisement the Eye says:
"Mr. Lorig has had an experience of
nearly a quarter of a century ip bust
ness and has learned that liberal ad
vertising pays. Advertising is one Of
his most efficient statesmen, so to
speak. There are a number Of sue
cessful businessmen in Oberlin and
they are all most liberal advertisers.
As a consequence Oberlin has splen-
did trade"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-12-28

The product is now ready for the
finishers Of which there are two. In
these machines the twlne is reduced
to the exact size in which it is desired
to make it, but very slightly twisted.
From these machines it goes to the
spinners who are an important part
Of the mandatory.
Next it is wound into balls, pol.
ished and made ready for market. 1t
is expected that not less than 200, 900
pounds can be made month SO that
by June one million pounds will be
ready for the farmers Of Kansas at
actual cost. The plan is to some ex.
tent an experiment but il anybody
can make it success Joe Tomlinson
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-12-28

Manhattan Nationalist. W. ID.
Vincent Is announced as a candidate
for reelection upon the Popuist
ticket next fall, He was in Manhat.
tan consulting his friends last week
and making arrangements to over
come any fight that may be made
against him by the crowd that sold
him out two years ago, From the
fight that has been nauguratcd it is
presumed he is standing by the pa
per that has taken up the cause Of
fusion and reform. He will be re.
northumberland defeated
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-12-28
Something to Think About,

This hauling Of ahle.bodied Ameri.
can citizens out to be registered, says
the Wichita Eagle, and later, on
election day, to be voted, has grown
to be an expensive and intolerable
nuisance. There is neither sense,
sentiment nor reason in the custom,
and the practice ought to be rele-
gated by legal enactment. The place
Of registration and books should be
kept open at certain specified periods
for the convenience Of business men
and laboring men, until 9 o'clock p.
NJ, for one thing For another, the
payment OF a poll tax or the like
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-12-28

Wichita Eagle G. NJ Munger
who wants to run for governor o.
Kansas as the candidate Of the opposi
ton to the Republican party, under
whatever name, and on a platform Of
government ownership Of public util'
tiles, is the owner Of several laundries,
1t seems. A laundry is public util'
ity, a private necessity, as well as an
individual indispensbility for every.
body except Pops and mossback Dem.
ocrats. When the would-be political
martyr, Munger, was reminded that
in Glasgow the city government owns
and operates the laundres, he swiftly
concluded that in made good deal Of
difference as to whose OK was gored.
While he is ready to into the govern.
or business he is not ready to 90 out
OF the laundry business. ~
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-12-28

Clay Center Times: j. Ralph Bur
ton is the best single handed uasup-
ported talker in this State and prob.
ably the best that ever lived in the
State. In private conversation is
where he ranks highest even though
best known as an orator. He is
plausible, convincing, earnest and
unanswerable. Without previous
barricading no man leaves his presence
unconvinced, though he may not stay
convinced very long,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-12-28
ABILENE WEEKLY REFLECTOR ABILENE NshS DECEMBER 49, -WELWpAe

should be made obligatory, to be can.
celled only by registration and by
voting. That or some other incentive
for the unappreciative and derelict
citizen. That a so.estimated man,
who has to be hauled in and regis
tered and later hauled out and voted,
has any political convictions or party
predictions will hardly be main
tanned. Certainly he hss no appre-
citation Of his American citizenship.
II the miners OF the Transyaal had
been Of such stamp there would have
been no war in South Africa. A ma.
ton Of such men would fall to pieces
Of the inertness OF its own citizenship
and Of inevitable political rottenness.
That anybody should be compelled to
contribute money to pay for a cush-
Toned carriage in which to haul q
lazy loafer or big fat buck in
breeches, with sinking stogy stick
ing impudently out Of the corner Of
his mouth, to the polling place, only
that he may be afforded the oppor-
tunity Of exercising free mans
franchise, of which patriots are
proud, is most disgusting reflection
and more sickening sight. Presi-
dents, governors and statesmen are
wont to walk to their respective poll
ing places, proud Of the distinctive
privilege Of casting free mans bal
lot, conscious Of all that the privilege
signifies, or the duty the act implies,
while dirty dudes and lazy loafers,
some Of whose votes can be bought
for a drink or dollar, must ride at
somebody's expense, ride in ostenta-
tious state over distance they will
in all probability shoot it" subse
quently q half dozen times the same
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-12-28
Did Not Know Residence.

When Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson
arrived in New York the other day
she was asked by the custom ',onse
officials to give her name and place OF
residence. The first she answered
readily, but hesitated long at the Sec
ond query. She could not say Samoa,
for Vailima has been sold.
The house where she lived so long
is riddled with shells; the gardens
that were her pride are plowed by
bullets and trampled by marching
feet; the stone wall covered with
scented flowers in the calm evenings
has been used as a fertilization; the
hall, a large, pleasant room, the scene
of much kindly hospitality, has been
the rendezvous of Samoan warriors.
The chiefs of Mataafa's clan, stanch
friends of the Stevenson family, occu.
pied Vailima as a stronghold when
they rallied to defend their liberty, SO
dear to these independent islanders,
and successfully held it against tho
Americans and English
Stories of the looting of Vailima
by the natives, that have appeared
from time to time in the press, are
false; the only damage done to the
property was by the guns of the war
ships.
Though Mrs. Stevenson had been
some time in England, she could not
name London as her "place Of resi-
dence;" nor Spain, Portugal or Ma
deira, which she had recently visited.
she intends going to California to
build house.
"Where do you live?' asked the
custom-house officer, with increasing
Impotence, and in sheer desperation
Mrs. Stevenson answered, New
York"
Mrs. Stevenson always travels by
the German line; on the passage over,
an incident occurred reminding her !
that the world is small. A German
waiter stared at her, in passing, with
such persistence that he attracted her
attention.
The man finally spoke to her maid,
asking if the lady were not Mrs. Ste.
venson of Samoa. He had been EN-.
ployed, he said, at the German Hotel
in Apia and had often waited upon
Mrs. Stevenson. He hoped that she
would return some day TO Samoa, and
that he might Also Harper's Bazaar.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-12-28

At Wichita in the early days, says
the Wichita Eagle, spiritualistic
seance was held, which a cowboy at
tended, who after trying other nota-
bles, asked for "any man who was
drowned in Noah's flood" A shad-
owy individual appeared, and, after
groan or two, induced the cowboy
to ask: Il suppose you're burning
all the timer" burning" whis-
pered the ghostly visitant in reply.
II should say not. | amt dried out
vet. y
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-12-28

The first people who will live in the
twentieth century, according to the
computation Of writer in the Janu-
airy Ladies Home journal, are the in
habitants Of group Of mid-Paciiic
islands. 10 women who contemplate
visiting the Paris Exposition next
year Edith and in Paris in the
same magazine, will prove helpful
and interesting.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-12-28
Gen. Lawton's Letter.

In September and October. the anti.
imperialist newspapers were quoting
with leep JOY and sense Of triumph
a phrase attributed to Gen. Henry W.
Lawton who was reported to have
said that "what we want is to stop
this accursed war;" The sentiment,
and, in particular, the adjective,
cheered the Tagol News greatly. Tc
be sure, Gen. Lawton was putting
down the war, but then he regarded
it as "accursed."
AT the dinner OF the New England
Society Friday night the Hon. John
Barrett, formerly United States min.
lister to Siam, read this letter written
to him by Gen. Lawton in November;
81 would to God that the truth OF
this whole Philippine situation could
be known by every one in America as
| know it. II the real history, in
SEPARATION and conditions OF this insur-
rectlon, and the influences, local and
external, that now encourage the
enemy, as well as the actual possibil.
tiles Of these islands and peoples and
their relations to the great East,
could be understood at home, we
would hear no more talk of unjust
shooting of government into the
Filipinos, or Of hauling down our flag
in the Philippines. II the so-called
anti.imperialists would honestly as
certain the truth on the ground and
not in distant America, they, whom !
believe to be honest men misinform-
ed. would be convinced OF the error
OF their statements and conclusions
and Of the unfortunate effect Of their
publications here. II am shot by
Filipino bullet it might as well come
from one Of my own men, because !
know from observations confirmed by
prisoners that the continu-
ance Of fighting is chiefly due to re-
ports that are sent out from Amer
ica,"
This may be regarded as the last
message Of Gen. Lawton to his coun-
trymen. He fell in war prolonged
by the American sympathizers with
the insurrection. Their inspiration
directed the bullet that took him
from his country in his prime OF
strength. A war is indeed accursed
in which the enemies Of America find
their chief encouragement and sup
port among so.called Americans. By
Gen. Lawton's own charge his blood
is upon their heads. II they are
''honest men misinformed," they will
now humblv own their awful error
and cease to hold up the hand Of the
rebels.
The American people believe that
'the continuance of fighting is chiefly
due to reports that are sent out from
America What will they think Of
those, II there are still those, who do
not give up the work Of melting the
Tagals, quilting them by lying tales
Of American sympathy
Even from his grave Gen, Lawton
serves his country. His letter shells
the American Tagals from their last
position. Henceforth they must run
and skulk like Aguinaldo.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-12-28
At a Mcpherson trial this week Mr..

At a Mcpherson trial this week Mr..
Legree, magnificent specimen Of
young man. was asked what his oc-
cupation was, he said 1t had been a
stone mason. What are you doing
nowP" Nothing" "Are you hunt
ing work." "No sir" "SickPn
mo SIR, "How does 1t happen that
at your age you are out OF businessP'
al can afford it," "Retired from
businesspn "Yes sir. allow do
you put in your timer 81 go fish.
ing" "Read anything about this
caseP" mo sir" Take any paper
Of McPhersonpn ''No sir" take
any county paperP" mo sir" Take
any paper outside the countyp' "No
sir" Take any paper on the face
Of the earthp" "No sir "Will you
permit me to kindly inquire what are
your politicsp" Eyes sir, | am a
Democrat.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-12-28
The Modern Mother

Has found that her little ones are i'm
proved more by the pleasant Syrup
Of Figs, when in need Of the laxative
effect of a gentle remedy. than by
and other. Children enjoy it and it
benefits them. The true remedy,
Syrup Of Figs, is manufactured BY
the California Fig Syrup Co. only.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-12-28

that one finds, on occasion, elsewhere:
What was good enough for my
grandfather is good enough for me-"
4he Chinese may be said to go even
a step farther, and in their filial self.
abasement they almost consider il
too good" and this may possibly be
the reason why roads, bridges, tenn.
pies and public works that fall into
decay are never repaired.--Pekin cor.
Boston Transcript.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-12-28
Kansas Irvine Mandatory


The Kansas farmers ought to be in
dependent Of the Irvine trust next
summer. The new Irvine manufac-
tory at the state penitentiary which
was provided for by the last legisla-
ture began operations this week and
will continue the making Of binding
Irvine until summers harvest is
ready and the farmers Of the State
are provided with all the Irvine they
may want at actual cost Of manufac-
ture.
The employees are all convicts and
Warden j.. B. Tomlinson is the man
ager of the entire matter. The legis-
lature put in his hands last winter
$50, 900 which is to be used as "re-
volving fund" in buying raw material
and machinery-that is it is to be
paid back from the sales Of the Irvine
and then used again to buy more ma
terial. The plant was equipped dur
ing the fall after inspection Of the
manufactures Of the east and the
convicts were taught the art of man
aging the machines.
The first machine started by the
superintendent was "breaker No. 1"
which is the largest machine in the
Irvine plant takes the raw material as
it comes from the hands OF the work.
ers who take it from the bales.
The first work done after the bales
OF raw material are unwrapped is to
take each parcel Of fibre of which the
bale is composed, each being about
the size of a mans wrist and three
feet long, and unite the knct that
holds it together. Then the bunch
of material is Strengthened so and laid
in position so that the feeder for the
machine can reach it readily, This
man takes the material as fast as The
machine will receive it and feed it
into the big hopper. The fibre is
caught by two rollers from which it
is passed to the steel teeth of the
machine. These are large, long
and pointed, They are ranged in
rows at right angles to the fibre as it
passes through and are about two
inches apart. Each row Of teeth
longitudinally is nearly foot apart
and moves along on chain belt car
rying with it the fibre and combing it
out into long, straight strands.
After 1t comes from the first break
er the mass Of fibre still lacks consid-
cradle Of having all its fibers straight
and is passed to a smaller breaker of
smaller size but exactly similar ex.
cept that the teeth Of the combs are
finer and closer. The strand Of fibre
that comes from it is smaller and
combed out more. After passing
through breaker No. 2 the star strand
Of fibre is taken to what is called the
spreader. This is similar to the
breaker and straightens the fibre still
more, frightening it out by making
the thread smaller. The strand is
carried from spreader No. | to
spreader No. 2 which further smooths
and lessons the size OF the strand,
now no larger than mans thumb.
The half finished Irvine is taken from
the spreader and run through the
drawing frames. These are three in
number and very similar to the ma.
chimes that have been named before
except that they are smaller and
serve to give the Irvine partial
twist, making it hold into a solid
mass.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-12-28

Il. W. Howe Of the Atchison Globe
grumhles a good deal at Santa Claus
yet he is working night and day tc
prepare mammoth Christmas tree
for the children Of the Atchison or.
phans' homo.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-12-28
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 2s, 1899.

The telegraphic dispatches inform
us that a new free silver movement is
about to be naugurated in Colorado.
Well, this is not startling.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-12-28

It is said that the construction OF
the dam across the Nile at Assouan,
Egypt, will not> submerge the temple
at Philae. The actual level of the wa.
ter behind the dam will be a little
above the present high water mark,
so that the floor Of the temple will stiu
be dry.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-12-28

| VAo hu't uuu u tCuuIC VI lNtUly
years and upward, as follows.
Years
John Sherman, Ohio. s..
Justin s. Morrill,, Vermont ...... 81
Thomas H. Benton, Missouri 600. 81
William B. King, Alabama ....... &c
Henry B. Anthony, R. l.."...,... &c
William b. Allison, Iowa. ......... &c
John p. JONES' Nevada .......... 70
Hannibal Hamlin, Maine. ......... "a
George +. Edmunds, Vermont. .... q
Francis M. Cockrell, Missouri..... u
Charles Sumner, Mass. ............ ..
Matt W. Ransom, n. C..,....... %
George +. Hoar, massachusetts,. =.
John I. Morgan, Alabama ....... ~
William ii. Stewart, Nevada. .... %
Nehemiah b. Knight, K. I........ q
John Gailard, South Carolina 49,. 81
John J. Crittenden, Kentucky..... &c
Henry M. Teller, Colorado. ....... 20
George G. Vest Missouri. ........ 20
lsham G. Harris, Tennessee ...... %
Daniel W. Noorehees, Indiana. :. 20
Don Cameron, Pennsylvania ...... 20
Orville II, Plat, Connecticut. .... 20
Eleven of these long-tenure senator's
are dead; there are four ex-members
still living, viz: Messrs. Sherman, Ed
munds, Ransom and ameron. The
remaining nine are still senator's
Messrs. Allison, Stewart, Teller, Vest
and Plat. Ii Allison AMI Jones live
until 1903 they will have he. II in of,
flee continuously for thirty years. 1t
is not likely either will resign. In
1908 Allison will be "A and Jones 70
years of age. Both will doubtless sur
vive several years beyond that date, as
both appear to be of sound consttu-
ton. Mr.. Allison, particularly, con-
sidering his regular habits, system OF
work, robust health and placid TEN.
permanent, is very likely to live long,
and round out senatorial career OF
thirty-six years. Politically his pros
poets for reelection are perhaps bet.
ter than those of the Nevada senator,
but both are measurably sure to be
returned. So, then, at 1906, when they
will respectively have reached the
ages OF n and rs. both Alison and
Jones will have exceeded the longest
senatorial tenure. Therefore, in the
present aspect Of things poll il
appears reasonably safe to predict
that certainly Mr. Allison, and proba.
bly, Mr. Jones, wi eventually win and
hold the senate's long-tenure belt As
between these two, which will beat the
other is of course problematical. Mr..
Jones has one year in age the advan.
tage of the Iowa senator, and his
chances of success to that extent are
the better, but physically and polite.
ally Senator Allison has perhaps a
shade the better of it,
Although younger than Mr.. Allison
by five years Mr.. Cockrell's chances
are not considered so good, because
the Missouri senator lacks the ' q
apparently sound constitution and
mental equipoise; he is too querulous
and raspy to last at his present age
into prolonged tenure. The betting
would be against him for another rea.
son--he has two years longer to serve
than either Allison or Jones to beat
Sherman's record. But II alive Mr..
Cockrell win undoubtedly De reelected
by the Missourians.-W Washington cor.
N. Y. Sun.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-12-28
THE SENATE RECOR DS.
Average Sensational Tenure Longer
In Central West Than Eastern
States,

Thus a survey Of the field deter
mines the fact that the average sena-
torial tenure is longer in the Central
West than in the older Eastern States,
and furthermore that. the record of
Individual tenure Is held by Western
State with a strong probability of its
being broken within six years by an
other Western Senator and perhaps by
two senators. In the history Of CON
gress there are twenty-four senators
who have had tenure Of twenty
years and upward, as follows:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-12-28

Dr.. Bulls Cough Syrup Cures a
cough or cold in short order. One
bottle Of this wonderful remedy will
effect cure. 1t is absolutely the
best cough syrup made. Price Csc.
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m. af ro,,n Weddins.

on the 10th OF December, 81 fn'.
chapel, in Bellvlew, Chambers Y
Miss Susie f. Wlllburn was unltsa Y
rage to Mr.. Gilbert A. Mchinn''s
The church where the Rev. Bseslv' !.
formed the impressive ceremony h -.
them husband and wife, was 49, ss.s
decorated with palms ana svl ns,ut
lax. The bride was attired N y,
cream duchess satin, made en uas
trimmed in lace and orange plossu.I,
Win slipners 10 match She oai,'s
her left hand an exquisite boulus J. = /, (,
carnations. The groom was LAM, ,oav,d
conventional black. and the! ' ~ X.
handsome as they moved up y,
asia of the church to Mendelssonuue -,
ding march. played upon the o''''
Mrs. Or. Sherer. ,.au,ild
Miss Wliburn is one oil tne ei,rlesl
bright girls of Bellyiew sou'a, w,,hurtI
is the daughter of Mr.. BEN n ID
Of the most influential citizens ~, ~
hers county MIR. Mckinney ls y y, IA
son e If Conntv Assessor Albert v, ", NJ NJ
ney. and has large numv ,s,v st:e|
In Harris county. lmmed'a.s' ..,,sa D
ceremony the bridal party repa sbsrs
home of the brides father "s
we've warmly congratulated Z
numerous friends. An elesa sr;ds I'D
served, after which the uasous a
her wedding dress for nsns ssrrIaysl
brown cloth. and they tSos SsS Ss 81
their future home in crospy' ts.s.
cosy little new home a"a