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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-13

Eyes, sir; ! have come to ask you
for the hand Of your daughter"
"For Isabel's hand?"
"Yes, sir. 1t is mere formalty,
know, but we thought it would be
pleasant to you to have me go through
with It."
whats that? A mere formality?'
THAT is what | saba mere for.
mality."
"And may ] inquire who suggested
that asking my consent to my daugh'
ter's marriage was only mere for
mality.
at was Isabel's mother, sir"
'Isabel's mother? Then have moth
ing further to say."-Chicago Times
Herald,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-13
luna, Assassins Acquitted.

Mani!a!.uly S.-The trial at Cabun'
atuan of the slayers of Gen. Luna, the
Filipino leader who was assassinated
by the guard of Aguinaldo's residence,
is ended. The accused were acquitted
on the ground Of self-defense. The
testimony showed there was a con-
spiracy upon the part of Luna and
other officers to kill Aguinaldo and
milie Luna dictator.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-13

Mrs. Finnigan-"Bedad, yer hoos-
bind drisses as " he wor fure-waDker
er a banker Phwere is he wur-rkIn'w
Mrs. Flannigan-"Shure he's got an
iligant job in horseless liyery-stable,
fadin' air { thin hobo mobo
troocks."-Puck.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-13

Washington, July lO.-Gen. Wheeler
will sail for Manila from San Fran
cisco July 90 He was at the war de-
partnent Saturday and anxious to get
away at the earliest possible moment.
Ger. Wheeler called upon the presi'
dent and babe him good-by.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-13
HENRY e. SUFFER-
Republican: McIntrne,

-Salina Republican: McIntrney,
the official scorer Of the Abilene ball
team, had an angry mob of Salnaites
after him on the 4th. He opened up
his score book and put on exhibition
the record Of that awful game played
between Abilene and Salina some
weeks ago. An excited crowd took
after him to purloin that book. Nc
Inerney, however proved too slippery
md knowing the byways of the vii
lage made good his escape.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-13
British Troops for South Africa.

London, July 6.-The Pail Mall Ga
zette this afternoon says the secretary
Of state in junction with the military
chiefs, has completed arrangements to
dispatch 10000 to $4,000 troops of all
arms to South Africa in the event of
matters taking a turn for the worse
1t is added that all the necessary ar
rangements have been made there for
tie distribution of the t.oops on their
arrival.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-13

McLouth, Kan, July lO.--The Office
of Comstock 4 Stout lumbermen, was
entered last night and the safe blown
to atoms. Nothing was secured by the
burglars 'ihe money had all been de-
posted in the bank, thus spelling
what might have been a good haul.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-13

Washington, July S.-The war de-
partment has received the following
from Santiago: Maj Heatwole, chief
commissary, died yesterday at seven p.
M, of yellow fever" Maj, Joseph
Ueatwhole was a resident of Indiana,
and brother of Representative Joel b.
Heatwole, of the Third Minnesota dis.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-13
Must Pay for Suicides Death.

Topeka, Kan, July lO.-Ruth Amer
lea Hart sued the Modern Woodmen
and Maccabee lodges at Wichita on a
claim for insurance carried by her son,
who committed suicide. The lodges re-
sisted the claim on the ground of the
suicide. The supreme court Saturday
held the claim valid and ordered the
lodges to settle.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-13
Krap-,Jorgensens for Volunteers

Washington, July s.-The ten regi.
ments of volunteers will be equipped
throughout as are the regulars. The
ordnance department has on hand a
sufficient supply of Krag-Jorgensen
rifles and other arm, to equip the regi-
ments
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-13
RECENT REFLECTIONS.
Corner Second and Cedar Sts'

Letters from J0nn Iihhn"ni W."
is ill at Cleveland, o., say ne con-
tinues to improve
Born, July Z, to Mr., and MIS-
Cleyson L. Brown, a boy. The
youngster will study electricity
Manchester News: Visitors to
Abilene on the Fourth report large
crowd and the best program ever
given in that town on a similar 0cca'
sion.
Two of the younger children OF
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Lucier are Ill with
what is thought to be mild case OF
scarlet fever. They are strictly quar-
entined.
A Salina man tainted while TAX
ing bath yesterday. Citizens OF our
neighboring city should be very eau
tious about trying unusual expert
ments.
Assistant Postmaster Elston has
received 800 salary raise. he also
drew tandem bicycle on an invest
ment of IS cents the other day
These are lucky times for jesse
j. B. Warheld favored the RE-
FLEcroR with a sack of as fine apples
as were ever grown in the county
Mr. War6eld has as choice selection
of fruit of all kinds as one could de-
sire.
The Enterprise journal issued
handsome Fourth Of July number
well filled with advertisements BY the
merchants of that lively town. The
journal is up to date in every partlc'
ular.
The Manchester Creamery asso'
citation has elected the following d.
rectors: Al G, Eyth, presidents j. H.
Glenn, secretary ana treasurer; G. E.
Waters, H. E. Harvey and A, w. Nc
Killip.
"A new twenty-stop pipe organ is
soon to grace the Masonic temple at
Salina. 1t is finely designed and is
to be built at Hagerstown, Maryland,
especially to order. Its cost will be
about $4,000.
The Abilene friends of Miss Mary
Eiseline will be glad to know that
though she is not yet out OF danger
she is slowly recovering from her SER
ious illness. Her sister Ruth is suf-
fering with malaria
White City Register; Little
Annie Brechbill, only child of DR..
and Mrs. Brechbill, of Dwight, died
Wednesday after short illness. The
remains were taken to Moonlight,
Dickinson county, Thursday, for in
torment in the family burying
ground.
After band concert at the opera
house at Herington on the night OF
the 4th a grand rattle patterned after
the Convention hall plan. was held.
Among the big prizes were $50 and
two lots. The object was to raise
money for the purchase Of a public
park.
"A little girl near Enterprise, ac-
cording to Journal, ended her even
ing prayer the other night as follows:
"And please, 0 Lord, take good care
Of yourself, too II anything should
happen to you we wouldn't have any
one to depend on but Mckinley, and
he isn't doing as well as pa expected. "
The Hope Dispatch has kick on
the Junction City fire department be-
cause it took a second run on the dry
hose race July 4. 1t thinks Hope de-
served the first prize and says. They
all feel good toward the Abilene boys,
however, and the next time they meet
Junction City they will be prepared
to do 'em' SO, badly that there will
be no chance for splitting hairs, nor
changing square agreement.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-13
MY LITTLE LADY.

and tn. dimlnutive incensed her great
" III IS such an ahsard name, she
would say "and besides, YOU know
how much dislike any remarks about
my personal appearance. 1t is quite
misfortune enough to be so ridiculous
" small without being reminded of it
constantly"
"Ah, but one of these days you will
be great" | would say, and she would
laugh happily at the prophecy-how
that happy child laugh of hers rings
in my ears even now-and would ac-
cuse me of blind partially, which is"
she would remind me, quoting u ia
vorite saying of mine, which was
prone to recur often in our many lit
erary discussions, only another form
of partial blindness"
How shall | describe her, wonder,
how put upon paper all the incongru-
Gus charm which made her what she
was.
To tell you of her appearance is to
belle her character, for the outward
being and the inner self had no sister
hood, save when now and again, at
some chance word that inspired a no.
BILE thought in her, the woman's glor-
ious soul peeped shy out through her
blue eyes till they grew dark and
deep, and the warm glow of her divine
intelligence permeated and shone
through her clear baby skin.
She loved poetry-true poetry-and
remembered all she loved in it. All.
If you could have heard her recite
poetry as | haye
AT such moments she was beauti-
fillmore than that, worshipful.
have seen young men and cantank-
erous old women rise spellbound to
that bright angel face and listen
breathlesly for the words as they
fell from those baby lips.
At such times the beautiful story Of
the Christ child in the temple has
seemed to me to gain strength and re-
atty, and have pondered wondering
ly over the power some mortals have
to hold and enthral Others, binding
them fast to good or evil.
| must speak of her as a child, /
suppose, in order that You may see
her as she appeared to the physical
eye; one had to know and to love
her 1.-THE terms are synonymous) to
see her with the eyes of the mind.
Those who knew her-they were not
many-saw her as a child, but they
loved her as d woman.
A woman to be loved fiercely, holly;
q woman to dare for, to work for, to
achieve for-if need be, to die for
but to die for honorably on life's bat
tlefeld, fighting to the last
A woman at whose feet a mans sue
cesses might be laid, and whose one
word of praise would be all-sufficient
guerdon.
All, We women! Will you never I'M
derstand your wondrous powers to
make men or to mar them!
You laugh at this "high-fown non
sense about child" do you not? |
forgive YOU, for you never knew my
little lady.
Until my little lady came into my
life, | was alone. DO you know what
that means? Have you realized it?
Can you realize it? TO 90 out into the
world, to eat and TO drink like other
people do, to shakeyour fellow crea-
lures by the hand while mentally you
spurn them under foot and void your
rheum upon them, to greet all men
and women with lie upon your lips
"a lie that processes interest in their
health and in them for whom you care
no more than for the starving mon
grel which you drive from your door
step with savage kick and an oath
muttered through set teeth. To be
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-13
Observation-Disclosures
; ROMANCE OF CALAMITY JANE,

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mann. IN ,ho ,it,i. ,own 81 prircs.
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whan sha ,.as ~ "aars a,l .hat ;s
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mainly dependent upon what game
nn ,h ioI ,a' s' aa IT., "n . .; un. t''
,a,alnnoa Ia"a snn ",,. Az snon.
,.hiah ", ~" D .;,'a w. .h o"' ena,,,i p',"
riyel in Montana, had rendered her
a remarkably good shot and fear
less rider for girl of her age.
Shortly after reaching Montana the
mother died, and the father, who in
common with 95 per cent of the argo-
nauts, had failed to make a Strike"
determined to return to Missouri
Reaching Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1867,
Mr.. Canary also succumbed, and the
children were left to face the world
as best they could. Employment was
found for Martha on ranch at Fort
Bridger, Wyo., and here she i'm
proved her time, not in book learn
ing" for books were not to be had,
but at shooting and riding, as the next
best accomplishment, and her reputa-
ton in that line soon became wide
spread.
In 1870, learning that Gen. Custer
was at Fort Russell, Wyo., she deter
mined to proceed thther, in high hope
that she might be able TO induce him
to allow her to accompany him on
his campaign against the Apache In
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-13

Or. Miles Putin Pulls are guaranteed to stop
Headache In 20 minutes. zone cent dose"
Connecticut western news., 1899-08-24
TarifyiIle Branch Sure.

The Tariffville-Springfield branch of the Central New England road is be- ing pushed to completion in spite of difficulties placed in the way. The company had been stopped in laying its lines across two farms in East Granby which it is said were purchased by Consolidated" road interests in or order to obstruct the plans of the 0. N. E. The o. N. E. was granted layout across those farms some years ago by the Legislature but failed to comply with the two years limit in putting it in use and the matter is now in the courts with 8 prospect of long litigation and the oompany's chance of winning not first rate. The O. N. E. are not as dor msnt as they look and they have sbsnd- oned that layout for the present and have bought outright right of way around the disputed territory, carrying the line between one and two miles further east at that point and curving back to the original survey. The new route crosses lands of nine owners. and an entire farm was purchased of F. W. Morgan in order to make the detour. It is said that the company will make this line only temporary arrangement and will petition for new grant of the right to condemn land and will then complete the line ss originally intended. The long curve will then be used for freight purposes only.
Connecticut western news., 1899-08-24
TRAPDOOR SPIDERS.

The Curtou. Nests That These InEe-
 nious Insects Construct.
 A curious species of insect is the trapdoor spider, whose nest consists of a tube excavated in the earth to the depth of six or eight inches. 1t is al- ways lined with silk, and it is closed with an ingeniously constructed door. One sort of door closes into the nest like a cork in bottle, another Is as thin as a piece of paper.
 In all cases the door opens outward, and when the nest is placed, as 1t usu- ally is, on a sloping bank, 1t opens up ward, so that there is no fear of Its gaping. The object of the trapdoor is to conceal the nest, and consequently 1t is always made to resemble the gen. sral surface of the ground. Sometimes, however, an enemy attempts to open the door, and then the inmate braces It's legs against the sides of the nest and holds it as fast as possible.
 Sdll other spiders have inner doors besides outer, so that if their first de- fense be carried they may have anoth- CT behind which to retreat. More curl ous still is the ingenuity of the branch trapdoor-that is to say, a door that opens from the main tunnel of the nest into side branch, which the stranger could discover, since there Is nothing to distinguish 1t from any oth- CT part of the main nest. Sc, then, If an enemy should effect an entrance the lawful occupant of the nest can quietly slip into the side branch, close the door and there remain fn security while the intruder wonders what has become of her-Our Animal Friends.
Connecticut western news., 1899-08-24
Theatrical Notes.

Kathryn Kidder has been tho guest of Mrs Clara Louise Kellogg Strak osch st her home in New Hartford.
 Lizzie Macnichol fMrs O. l.. Reitz) died suddenly of appendicitis at Cho- corus, N. H, Aug. F. Lizzie Macnichol was the contralto of the Castle Square Opera Go. and was re-engsged for next season. She made pronounced suc- cess as "Flora Macdonald" in Rob Roy" when it was produced by the Whitney opera company in 1894-5. Os- car Girsrd, who died in Australia few weeks ago, was the comedian of the same company during the New York run in 1895.
 The Court of Common Pleas, Phila- delphis, has decided that John Philip Sousa must account to Mrs Ada P. Blakely for all moneys received by him for the sale of musical compositions. surrender to her the musical library in his possession and account for the use of it since May 1897. He must also pay the Blakely estate one-haH of all the royalties earned by his musical compo- sitions that were made prior to MT Da- vid. Blakely's death The Blakely es. tate can hold no exclusive right to the name-Sousa's Band. The case has been in the courts over two years.
 The handsome new brick thester built by the German Union of Torring. ton was formally dedicated and opened to the public on Thursday evening. August IT.
Connecticut western news., 1899-08-24
AGRICULTURAL FAIRS,

List of Those to be Given in Connecti-
 cut This Fall. New London County-Norwich. Sept
 4-6
 Windhsm County-Brooklyn. Sept 1921 Beacon Valley-Naugatuck, Sept 1920 Berlin-Berlin. Sept Brsnford-Brsnford, Sept 20 Chester-Chester, Sept 27 Clinton-Clinton, Oct 4 Danbury-Danbury, Oct 2-7 East Grsnby-East Grsnby, Got Pennington Valley-Collinsville. Sept
 6.7
 Granby-Granby, Sept 27-28 Guilford-Guilford. Sept Harwinton-Harwinto Got Madison-Madison,O Oct 4 Meriden-Meriden Sept . New Milford-New Milford, Sept 12-14 Newtovn-Newtown, Sept 26-28 Rockville Fair Asso'n.-Rockville, Sept
 19 2l Simsbury-Simsbury, Oct Southington-Southington, Sept 1920 Stafford Springs-Stafford Springs, Oct Sufield- Sufield, Sept ... ......... Union. (Monroe, etc.) - Huntington,
 Sept 1920 Union. (Somers, tc.)-Enheld. Sept 27 Wallingford-Wallingford. Sept Willimantic Fair Asso'n. n.-Willimantic,
 Sept 26-28 Windsor Windsor Winsted-Winsted ... Woodstock-South Woodstock. Sept 4-6 Wolcott- Wolcott. Oct II Connecticut Hort. Soc.-Hartford, Sept
 6, !, and about Nov 8-10. Conn. Dairymsn's Asso'n.-Hsrtford,
 Jan 17-18 Conn. Pom. Society
Connecticut western news., 1899-08-24
Wallace Sheldon Drowned.

On Sunday at Sylvan Lake in the town of Beekman, N. r., Wallace Shell don, 28. of Millerton, N. r., was drown ed. He was visiting camp of young men and went bathing with them. He could not swim but after they had all jumped from the boat he too jumped in to what he supposed was shallow water. He immediately sank but rose to the surface and shouted for help, and his companions made strenuous efforts to reach him but he sank again and did not rise. At last accounts his body had not been recovered.
 Wallace Sheldon was son of Collins Sheldon. of Millerton. and relative of Fred R. Collin, of Canaan, Conn. Wal lace Sheldon was lawyer by profession and had been in the offices of Hsckett & Williams of Poughkeepsie, but lit- tie time ago went to Millerton and en- gagged in the feed and grain business in he WAS having much success at the time of his untimely death.
Connecticut western news., 1899-08-24
NEWS NOTES.

Dewey has cabled that he will arrive at New York September %.
 Nebraska Democrats, Populists and Silver Republicans met in convention st Omaha, Neb., Aug 22, and fused on nominations for judge of the supreme court and two members of the board of regents of the state university. The action of this joint convention is inter- preted that W. J. Bryan will be pres idential candidate on the platform of the free coinage of silver at the ratio of Is to l, and the opposition to trusts and the policy of the administration ir the Philippines.
 Nathan Kronman of New York has been discharged from custody on the charge of murdering his wife, and Will liam Neudfelt has been indicted for murdering Mrs Kronmsn and is held by the grand jury.
 Major Russell B. Harrison, inspector general, who has been critically ill with yellow fever at Santiago de Cuba, was improving at latest report.
Connecticut western news., 1899-08-24
W EST GOSHEN.

Jules IBesse is building 8 new barn.
 The Misses Curtiss of Thomaston are visiting at J. F. Vsill's. ..z.
 Violet Williams is at Tyler Lake cot tage.
 A. c. Creamer is on a visit of few weeks in Maine.
 Wm. Allyn of New Haven was at his fathers on West Side last week.
 Avery M. Vsill furnished very in- teresting program at the Grange meet ing on Friday evening.
 John Marsh and F. W. Lucas have finished painting John N. WAdham' 8 house at South End.
 o. H. Warrington was home over Sunday.
 Mrs L. NJ. Underwood will visit her cousin Miss A. B. Sage in Sheffield next week.
 Mrs Geo. s. Hammond vas in Water. bury last week.
 Miss Jane Landon spent Friday with her aunt in the Center
 The remains of Alison Sanford were brought to Goshen on Monday from Middletown, where he was taken sever al weeks ago. The funeral was held at 2 p. m. at the Cong1 church.
 The Rev MT Hall of Hartford preach, in the CongI church on Sunday.
Connecticut western news., 1899-08-24
MILLIONS GIVEN AWAY.

It is certainly gratifying to the pub lie to know of one concern in the land who are not afraid to be generous to the needy and suffering. The proprietors of Dr Kings New Discovery for Con- sumption, Coughs and Colds, have given away over ten million trial bottles of this great medicine; and have the satisfaction of knowing it has absolutely cured thousands of hopeless cases. Astk- ma, Bronchitis. Hoarseness and all diseas- es of the Throat. Chest and Lungs are surely cured by it. Call on W. H. Camp, Druggist, Canaan; Geo. H. Clark, Drug gist, Salisbury; G. E. Frink, Druggist, Falls Village; and get atrial bottle free. Regular size 50c and $1 .O0. Every bottle guaranteed, or price refunded.
Connecticut western news., 1899-08-24
Early Industries of East Canaan.
 lOontfnusdl

ThE next industry on the stream bel low the Daboll shop was a saw mill built by Samuel Adam, probably in the late twenties. It was located on the wa ter power used to drive the small foun- dry operated by Leonard Adam in con- nection with the sitting mill which was built by Samuel Forbes and Ethan Allen in the late seventies of 1700. In 1880 Leonard Adam operated the foundry and slitting mill. remember driving with my father from Mt. Riga with a load of iron to be slitted into nail rods for use in the Salisbury Iron Co.'S shop on Mt. Riga. sH.
 In the twentiss prior to his building the blast furnace in 1884 Samuel Adam built the grist mill, now owned by the Barnum Richardson Co.,. and operated it for time and then enlarged and im- proved it. The water for driving the mill and furnace was taken from the dam at the saw mill and carried in a canal to the mill and furnac Just when the foundry and sitting mill went out of use cannot say, but probably in the early thirties.
 In 1846 John A. Beckley built fur mace about mile east of the grist mill and the Adam furnace. I think the first hot blast used Tn Western Connec- ticut See article headed Hot Blast Furnaces" published elsewhere in this paper. EDITOR NEWS was used in this furnace. was at Huntington < Days at the time and they used the iron from this furnace. The iron was of good quality but required more labor to con- vert it into wrought iron in the pud- ding furnaces than cold blast pig iron did. The advantage of the hot bias was in smelling the ores with less fuel and turning out more iron per day. The furnace furnished employment for 8 large number of men in cutting wood, burning charcoal and hauling char coal from Canaan mountain and other points within radius of ten miles of the furnace. The ores were hauled from the Ore Hill. the Chatfiel and Davis bed. requiring many teams.
 The haul was long one, and the road over the hills and through the sand made hard transporting. The farmers along the route and in Canaan kept their teams busy hauling ore and charcoal when not employed on the farms, thus adding to their revenue. Later the saw mill, grist mill and the Adam furnace passed into Barnum, Richardson Co.'S hands, also the Beck ley furnace.
 My next letter will be of the anchor works on the stream below the mill and Adam furnace.
 THOMAS RICHARDS,
 174 Summit Ave-, Jersey City, N. J. Aug. 12, 1899.