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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-03-23
FOLK 70 TRY AGAIN.
N0N.PARTISANS REN0MINATE
THE MAYOR.
Mass Convention in City Hall Puts
Up Ticket Resolutions Are Adopt
ed Republicans Endorsed.
NoN.pARTlsAN TICKET,

Police Judge. .,,....,..,,..,C. c. llutchlson
Constable..,,...,.......,...,..FF +. Peters.
Schoolb0ard, LIST ward Theo Nusz
ith ward ,.....L. II. Faulkner
Councilman 4th ward, ,..,,....M. II. Garder
! tan Others endorsement OF Republcans)
The non.partisan convention was
held in the council room Of the city
hall Saturday night, about 25 being
present, nearly all being Populists
and Democrats. The convention was
called to order and I. H. Malott was
chosen chairman, Geo. Burroughs Sec
retary. After talk on the advisa-
bility OF naming a ticket, B. l..
Strother, A. W. Rice and c. n. Rugh
were named as committee .on resolu.
tions. They presented the following
which were adopted
RESOLUTIONS.
The citizens Of Abilene in non.par-
tisan convention assembled believe
that now, as in the past, the city's
best interest in the future for fairness
and public service to all the citizens
alike comes through partisan
management of city affairs.
We congratulate our present city
administration and citizens generally
on the splendid record it has made
during the past two years. A salts
factory settlement OF the hydrant
rental has been made. The city
bonds have been refunded so as to
save $4,000 to the taxpayers of the
city and the city has been supplied
with excellent lights.
We hereby pledge ourselves and
our candidates to an economical,
bnsinesslike and progressive admins
tratlon Of our city's affairs, and es-
pecially are we in favor Of better
streets and sidewalks and we pledge
our candidates to the use of every
honorable means to bring about this,
needed reform.
We pledge our candidates to strict
attention to the duties Of their several
Offices, ever mindful OF the burden OF
taxation upon our taxpayers, and to
perform their duties in a broad and
progressive manner in the interest OF
all our citizens without party fear or
favor.
MAKING THE TICKET
Nominations were then made:
For mayor, Gideon Folk was renom-
mated.
For treasurer, A. W. Rice was nom
mated but positively declined; M. II.
Maott was nominated and declined;
}. II. Johntz was nominated and de-
clined. Then NJ. II. MaIott was nom
mated and said no more.
For city attorney, G. Y. Rugh.
For police Judge, &. G. Hutchison.
For assessor. w. w. Herr.
For constable, 7. 7. Peters.
The following Republican nominees
were endorsed: G. {, Wyandt for
clerk, j. P. Powell for commissioner,
}. b. Favor for marshal, G. A. Hodge
for treasurer schoolboard; j. P. Quinn
and W. 7. Davidson for Justices Jas.
Adams for constable.
WARD TICKETS.
Those present from each ward got
together in the corners OF the room
and selected ward tickets:
First ward-R. A. Brown endorsed
for council, +. A. Smith nominated
for schoolboard.
Second ward-Benj. Brenneman for
councilman, j. NJ Gleissner for
school board.
Third ward-Endorsed s. r. Cowan
for council, P. J. Stoddard for school
board.
Fourth ward-M. H. Gardner nom
mated for council, l.. II. Faulkner for
schoolboard.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-03-23

tants. The vote was: Powell 23
Rowland 9. Powell was declared the
nominee.
For police judge. c. Porter re-
nominated by acclamation.
For ASSESSOR. B. Warfeld and
Lewis Lips were placed before the
convention. The vote was: Warfeld
10, Lips 49, Mr.. Lips was declared
the nominee.
| For treasurer board of education
c. A. Hodge, renominated by acclama-
ton.
For justices Of the peace-J. P.
Quinn and W. T. Davidson, renom-
mated by reclamation.
For constables-J. ?. Simpson and
James Adams.
For mayor--P. H. HallecA received
| %, G. ". Parker 2, H. Z. Ellison 5.
Mr.. Halleck was declared the nominee.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
| RESOLUTIONS.
The Republicans Of the city of Abb
lene of convention assembled renew
their allegiance to Republicanism,
the embodiment Of the wisest princi-
pies in government in peace or war,
the party Of prosperity, Of higher
wages, expansion and civilization.
We believe that that the govern
ment good for the nation and for the
State is good for the municipality and
that under Republicanism the best
and most economical management of
city affairs can be obtained. During
the past two years under Republican
management Abilene has made a
record for progress and improvement,
for debt-reduclion and careful man.
agement of municipal affairs, that
has Justly been the the pride of every
citizen.
We pledge our candidates to give
every earnest effort for the city's
welfare, to use economy in city gov.
ernment, to work for good sidewalks
and good drainage, and to endeavor
to make Abilene "a good town to live
in" in the best sense Of the phrase.
CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
The central committee was named
as follows:
First ward-J. S. Sauer, H. A.
Keve.
Second ward-A. c, Romig, c. A.
Snider
Third ward-R B. Hover, G. +.
Jones.
Fourth ward-H. W. Wilson, H. c.
Lower.
The committee selected H. W. Will
son chairman, C. A. Snider secretary.
Republican ward caucuses we're
held in the wards Of the city Saturday
night and were well attended. Dele
gates to the city convention and ward
nominees were selected. The pro-
ceedings were
FIRST WARD.
II. A. Keve, chairman ;G. H. Smith,
secretary. R. A. Brown was renomi-
mated for councilman; 0. P. Byers
was renominated for school board.
No instructions to delegates
SECOND WARD.
j. b. Case was chairman, G. A.
Snider, secretary. A. T. Munroe was
nominated for councilman; A. w.
Livingston for school board. No in
structions to delegates. A. c. Romig
and C. A. Snider chosen for central
committeeman
THIRD WARD.
X. b. Jacobs was chairman; Geo
Burroughs, secretary. 5. R. Cowan
was renominated for councilman, p
j. Stoddard for school board. Dele
gates intructed for Favor, Powell,
Porter. Davidson, c. A. Hodge, P. H.
Halleck, the last for assessor.
FOURTH WARD.
H. W. Wilson was chairman; H. j.
Hodge secretary. +. L. Perring was
nominated for councilman; DR.. N. w. |
Hays for school board member. Del
egates instructed for H. L. Hum
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-03-23

| D0'io NiohNOhs WuO 10 OllN VI OhN
oldest teachers in the county, is teach
ing successful school in district Is.
/ Mr.. Goheen taught his first term in
that school in '73 and has been there
the greater part Of the time since. He
knows everyone in the neighborhood
and is full and complete history Of
the entire community.
1t is deplorable fact that a large
majority of the teachers both in the
city and country schools have thought
it best to discard mental arithmetic.
There is not branch Of study that
could he introduced that can equal
this for mental discipline and mental
development. One reason for omit
ting it is that the teacher thinks he
"has not the time" II this be true
he would better omit something else
or in fact anything else. The average
individual uses mental arithmetic a
hundred times to where he uses writ
ten arithmetic once in every day life,
yet most children in school are COM
PEELED to spend nine-tenths Of their
time copying something to keep
them busy Teachers, II you want
the best results in your schools do
not slight mental arithmetic and oral
recitations.
Frank Winsler, a graduate Of the
county high school, will complete a
successful term of school next week
in district 70. Mr.. Winsler is
bright young man and is proving
splendid teacher.
Miss Fife Calene is completing her
second term in her home district, and
is giving good satisfaction. She is
careful, conscientious worker and de-
serves success.
Miss Grace Toliver recently closed
a successful term of school in district
1l6 with appropriate exercises. Miss
Toliver and her pupils have had
pleasant winter.
The educational committee appoint
ed by Chicago's mayor has come to
the conclusion that the study of math-
ematics has no place in the elemen-
tary schools. This is indeed a ray of
hope for the future success Of educa-
tion. The mistaken idea that chill
dren in the first, second and third
years work should be able to do frac-
tions, complex and compound, and TO
master the intricacies Of the least
common multiple and greatest COM
mon divisor has become universal.
The child that has not attained the
age of eleven or twelve years has no
business with mathematics farther
than to learn to add and subtract and
to learn the multiplication table
Some one may ask "learn the multi
plication table," Yes learn it., and
learn it so well that the mere mention
of the numbers to be multiplied will
call to memory the answer. There is
no reasoning needed or used N multi.
plying. In the first place the child
should not 90 to school until he is
seven or eight years of sge. Then he
should be taught to read and write
and spell. All the arithmetic" work
required Of him should consist Of con-
crete work--he should be taught to
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-03-23

Get your barber work done at Hollis
popular barber shop under Abilene
National bank.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-08-12
Proclamation.

Bv virtue of the powers in vested by
| law, and 10y virtue of the adoption of or.
dinance by the City Council Of the town OF
Lafayette for that purpose, notice is hereby
given that an election will be held in the
town of Lafayette, parish of Lafaye,ta, La.
on Saturday August 20, A. ID. 1899, sui
hitting to the property taxpayers of said
town, entitled vote under the election
| laws Of this State, the proposition to levy a
special tax of two mills every dollar of
the assessed value of all property situated
in said town and subject to taxation therein,
in excess of The limit allowed by law for a
term of ten years beginning January 1, A.
ID. 1900, for the purpose of securing the To-
cation of the State Industrial Institute pro-
vided for by Ac: No. I6e of the General
Assembly approved July IA, \. ID. 1898, in
the parish of Lafayette, Louisiana. the title
thereof to be in the public, in conformity to
Article No 232 of the Constitution of 1898
and Act No. 1871 of the General Assembly of
1905.
The election shall be held at the court
house of this parish, located; in said town
and being the poll or precinct established by
law before the last election; the polls shall
be opened from six O'Clock a. M. until
at said election shall be printed follows:
OPTICAL BALLOT.
FOR the special tax of tw" mills for ten
years to be devoted for the purpose of Sc
Institute, provided for by Act No. 1862 of
the General Assembly approved July Ia,
1898, in the parish Of Lafayette, La, the
title thereof to be in the public under the
terms and conditions Set forth in the prop
erty taxpayers petition.
AGAINST the special tax of two mills
for ten years to- be devoted for the purpose
of securing the location of the State Indus
trial Institute provided for by Act No. I62
of the General Assembly approved July. IA,
1898. in the parish of Lafayette, La, the
title thereof to be in the public under the
terms and conditions set forth in the propl
erty tax payers petition.
That the commissioners of election shall
receive the ballots of all property tax
payers OF the town of Lafayette, entitled to
vote at said election under the laws of the
State IF Louisiana, and before deposting
their votes in the ballot box, the commits
sioners Of election shall endorse on the Of
fetal ballot to be cast by each voter, the
amount of such assessment, but not the name
of the voter, as will be shown by the official
rolls for the year 1899; and SAID commissioners
shall make returns of the number of votes
and the amounts of the assessed value of the
property voted for and against, the levy of
said special tax. and otherwise, according to
law.
The following commissioners will hold
said election: X. &. Greig, Joseph Ducote,
ii. A. Eastin; clerk of election, -. V.
Gardebled.
In testimony whereof 1 have affixed my
official signature at Lafayette, La. ON this
18th, day of July a. -. 1899.
VIM. CAMPBELL
Mayor OF Lafayette.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-08-12
The Real kipling.
Says the Philadelphia Inquirer:

SayS the fnlladelphla inquirer:
1.-The New York Commercial Advertiser,
journals throughout the country and abroad
have taken up the cry that Kipling has
come to the end Of his literary rope. So
much has this spirit of antagonism increased
in bitterness and strength during the past
year that those who admire and appreciate
the poets work may seriously fear that an
anti kipling cult is in the process Of forma-
ton. Certainly the people who crticzi-
ing him unfavorably are increasing in num-
Der, and the prophet himself is SILENT
What else but such reaction
could be expected after the extrav-
agant dedication Of Kipling within
the last six months7 Kipling's
place in letters will no more be de-
cided by the feverish faddists, who
insist that he is the be-all and the
end all of modern literature, than
it will be by those who hold that
his day is done, or that it should
never have begun. kiplipg IS a
vigorous and original writer of
English prose and verse. AS far
as he has gone he has surpassed
his contemporaries and rivals in
salient thought and apt expression.
His style is brusque and lucid.
But he is yet long way from the
Shakespearean standard, and must
make many strides in that direction
before he realizes the dream of his
worshipers.-Courier-Journ
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-08-12
Miss Roberta Duhart.

Miss Roberta, only child of DR..
and Mrs. J. L. Duhart, died at the
residence of her parents in this
town Wednesday at one O'Clock
y. M, after a lingering illness.
She was yet Of tender years, just
about to leave behind the joys and
happiness of the gentle life of the
convent girl to enter upon the
noble duties of womanhood. Sad
enough is the visitation of Death
when the allotted span of human
life has been reached and the cruel
hand of the Grim Destroyer is laid
upon the hoary head with relief and
respite from the cares and vicissi-
tudes of earthly existence, but sad
der still is it when it tears asunder
from fond parents an only child in
the fulness of youth, and the spring
of life, when this old earth grown
sad and gray to many, seems full of
hope and promise to youthful ambi-
tions. She had learned from fond
mother and sweet-voiced nuns the
simple Catholic faith and she met
the sad, stern summons with the
courage born of true Christian be.
lief. Miss Roberta was Of . kind
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-08-12
Working the Roads.
Lafayette Gazette.

To The Lafayette Gazette.
In your last issue 1 saw an article
under the above heading that pleased
me very much. 1t stated that a few
enterP:ising gentlemen, Capt. Joe
Billeaud and others, joined to-
getber and plowed ana graded up a
mile and half of road along their
farms. Last year Mr.. J. G. Nicker-
son, fa,mer living In town, plowed
and graded up in frst-class style, at
his own expense, one mile and a
quarter of road leading out to his
farm lands in the country. All
these gentlemen deserve the very
highest praise for the good example
given to their neighbors. If the
farmers living along the main roads
and owning lands would join to-
gether in little groups and grade up
the roads in front of their farms
now when the crops are laid by they
would never miss the time, and we
would soon have good roads lead
ing into town where we must look
for our markets. FARMER.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-08-12
FREEDOM nv CUBA,

Some editors in Havana who
committed the objectionable indis,
cretion of expressing the opinion
that the Cubans ought to be indie
pendent were, by the order Of Cen
Ludlow, arrested and put to work
breaking stones in the streets OF
the city. This, we suppose, is a
part of Mckinley's policy of "ben-
evolent assimilation" These recall
citrant editors must be "assimil-
ated" and made to think as Ludlow
does. In the glorious work of
teaching the oppressed Cubans how
to enjoy freedom as prescribed by
Brooke and other emissaries of
Mckinley, it is not proper that i'm
pudent editors should be permitted
to interfere. The war was waged
for humanity and according to the
gospel of the Republican humani-
tarians free press will retard the
progress of the work. The Havana
editors had been deluded into the
belief that in a free country news
papers we're allowed to express an
honest opinion, but freedom as dis
pensed by the imperialists means
nothing of the kind. Cuban jour
nalists are permitted to write edi-
torials every day Of the week if they
indulge in fulsOme praise Of Brooke
and Ludlow and offer prayerful
thanks to Mckinley for the bless
ings of tree government, but it will
never do for them to censure Amer
lean officials and utter words of
unless they are fond
of breaking stones in the streets
of Havana. When the president
spoke Of "benevolent assimilation"
some people did not understand
what he meant. benevolent as
was new thing and
the initiated did not know what it
looked like, but subsequent devel-
opments in the Philippines where
they are shooting freedom and
into the natives and the
recent news from Havana where
editors are sent to the chained gang
Tor daring to express an opinion,
have doubtlessly given the correct
of the words uttered
by the greatest assimilator of the
century.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-08-12

The attention of our readers is
directed to the advertisement in this
issue of that old pioneer merchant
Lazarus Levy, who informs the
public that he has nice line of
shoes on hand. Mr.. Levy will put
in large stock of goods the
coming season. His son-in law,
Mr. Alex Bluestein, has gone to New
York, TO buy his stock. Mr.. Levy
appeals to his old customers to call
ON him to make their tall purchases.
He says he will be in a position to
furnish them with the best as we'll
as the latest STYLES in everything.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-08-12

and amiable disposition and all who
knew her learned to admire her
sweet character The love and
esteem in which she was held was
attested by the large number of
sympathizers who paid tribute to
her memory by following her mortal
remains to their last resting place
in the Catholic graveyard. May
the Christian fortitude of her af-
flicted parents soo,he their sorrows
is the wish OF their many friends
who sympathize with them in their
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-08-12

Mr.. and Mrs. P. B. Row arrived
in New Orleans a few days ago
from Europe where they had ex-
pected to remain several months,
but on account of the illness of Mr..
Roy their stay abroad was no
longer advisable. The Gazette is
informed that since his arrival at
New Orleans Mr.. Roy has improved
he was when he left Europe
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-08-12
August Monnier, formerly Of thi

August Monnier, formerly Of this
town, but for the last seventeen
years resident Of New Orleans, is
spending some time here with rela-
tives and friends. Mr. Monnier
had not visited Lafayette since he
left it in 1882 and was agreeably
surprised to see the many evidences
of progress made by the town during
his long absence. Mr.. Monner is
a son Of the late August Monnier
for a number Of years clerk Of court
of this parish.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-08-12
Story Of a Slave.

To be bound hand and foot for
years by the chains of disease is the
worst form of slavery. George D..
Williams, of Manchester, Mich.
tells how such d slave was made
free. He says: .'My wife has
been so helpless for five years that
she could not turn over in bed
alone. After using two bottles of
Electric Bitters, she is wonderfully
improved and able to do her own
work." This supreme remedy for
female disease quickly cures ner-
vousness, melancholy, headache,
backache, fainting and dizzy spells.
This miracle working medicine IS a
godsend to weak, sickly, run down
people. Every bottle guaranteed.
Only SC cents. Sold by VIM Clegg,
druggist.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-08-12

Henry Malloy, the negro who has
been driving Mr.. Falk's wagons,
met with a very serious accident
last Tuesday evening. While haul
ing load Of goods for the store a
can dropped on one Of the mules
causing them to run away. The
negro was thrown from the wagon,
and when he touched the ground
one of his legs got entangled in the
lines and he was dragged several
yards, the wheels passing over his
body. He sustained injuries of a
serious and painful nature and some
portions of his body were very
badly bruised. He was taken to
his home where he received .nedi-
cal aid. He has SO far survived.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-08-12
NUMBER "a.
APPOINTMENT
OF the Board of Directors of the
Southwestern Industrial
School.

a special from Baton Rouge an
nounces the appointment Of the
following gentlemen on the Board
of Directors of the Southwestern
Industrial School: Brown Ayres
of Orleans; J. G. Buchanan,
OF Lafayette; Albert Estopinal, of
s.. Bernardo; Amos l.. Ponder, of
Sabine; J. G.. Lee, of Lincoln;
Thos. H. Lewis, of St. Landry;
Robert Martin, of St. Martin;
James A. Lee. of Iberia
The Gazette believes that the
members of the Board are able and
conscientious gentlemen and that
their appointment will meet with
approval of the people generally.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-08-12
Notice of Registration.

To the Voters of the Parish of Lafayette,
LATHE registration office for the purpose
of registering will he opened on Monday.
August J, 1899, and will remain open until
August IS, 1899. Take further notice that
/ will he At the following polling places,
tO-wt:
Mouton Switch, Thursday, Aug. 10, 1899;
Scott, LIST ward, Friday. Aug. IL, 1899; Ben
Avant, Saturday, Aug. IL, 1899; Pilette
School House, Monday. Aug. IA. 1899:
Broussard. Tuesday, Aug. IS, 1900: Youn.s-
vile, Wednesday, August 10, 1909; Simo-
neau's Hall. Friday, Aug. IS, 1899; Gull
beaux's Hall, Saturday, Aug. 10, 1899: Jno.
Whittington's Store, Monday, Aug. FL, 1899;
and thereafter until the 25th of August,
1899, at my Office in the court house.
Those wishing to avail themselves of the
privilege of voting at said special election
according to the ordinance of the Police
Jury, to be held on Tuesday, Sept. &c, will
have to apply and register within the limited
time to be registered. Said office will be
closed 80 days before said election.
(Signed:) n. NJ. MARTIN, Registrar.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-08-12

b. Falk and Sig Kahn left this
week for New Orleans where they
embarked on steamship tor New
York. Messrs. Falk and Kahn in
formed US before leaving that they
intended to buy larger stock this
year than ever. They are both
shrewd business men and they have
every reason to expect a good trade
this fall. Hence their intention to
invest extensively in the purchase
of an unusually large stock. They
have gone fully prepared to take
advantage of the opportunities at
forded by the Eastern markets and
their patrons IN Lafayette may we'll
expect to have splendid stocks of
goods to select from.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-08-12

Mr.. Edward l. Broussard, one
of the oldest and best citizens of
this parish, died last Tuesday at his
home in the 9Th ward. Mr.. Brous-
sard was born in this parish so
years ago. He was the father Of
eight children six Of whom are liv-
ing. Mr.. Breussard was highly es-
teemeo by all who knew him. He
was a man Of integrity and while he
lived always impressed others with
that old fashioned honesty which
characterized his life. He was a
very charitable man and was ever
ready to help his fellows. His
funeral Wednesday at the Catholic
church was very largely attended.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-08-12

The Cumberland Telephone
Company's exchange has begun
to do business with Miss Lucie
JUDGE as day operator and Eddie
Mouton as nigh: boy. Miss Green,
of New Iberia, an experienced ops
orator, spent the week here to teach
the new operators