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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-09-28
CAMPBELL FOOLED EN-.
Abilene Chess Players Took Him for
a Novice.

10 the Editor OF the Reflector
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 20
Many Of my western friends are writ.
ing with regard to chess. | was
elected president of the Washington
Chess club April lst of this year-an
honor never before, through all Of its
14S years Of existence, conferred upon
one of so young membership.
| have have just completed an out
ing Of eleven weeks at Lakes George,
Champlain, in Providence, R. l., Mar
ragansett Pier, Boston, Martha's Vine
yard, Brooklyn and New York City,
gaining % pounds in weight. The
summer was a most enjoyable one.
At the Providence chess rooms |
met in play August Hugo Bruhl, their
strongest chess player, he having
held several CHESS championships
and is now in a tournament for a To-
cal cup Of ~''th value, put up by one
Of the wealthy Providence citizens.
A sitting Of five hours and forty min.
utes resulted In three drawn games,
in two Of which | had king and
bishop remaining to his lone king
situations in which the mate could
not be forced. The games were watch
ed by thirty or forty chess players and
created much interest. One or two
Of the games were published. l
played several other local experts at
points along my trip, defeating all
OF them.
As to the game, | was taught its
moves when eight years Of age, play
ing it much during the younger years
Of my life. Checkers then seemed to
take its place.
| will confess to little chess STRAIT
egy played several years since upon
many Of my Abilene chess friends as
follows 1t will be remembered that
| then organized the Abilene Chess
club. | believe in order to catch one
Of the local players Of fine chess abil-
ity that got him to teach me the
moves. OF courseI played the novice
but over.did the thing little, win
ming too many games. My teacher
wisely determined to give me no fur
ther opportunity to defeat him, but
one OF the local experts will tell you
that try as he would, | defeated him
all told 81 games at perhaps 20 sit
tings, he never scoring game against
me or making draw. | intended,
had local chess tourney then much
talked Of come off, to have had some
fun with the boys.
| believe in my two and half
years of membership of the Washing
ton Chess club that there are none of
its members from whom | have not
won some games. However, | be.
lieve F. B. Walker, +. P. Hanna and
Captain O'Farrell can win more games
than can in tournament play, if not
one or two others in the club.
JOHN PRESTON Campbell.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-09-28
Shifting Soil.

Real Estate Transfers, Reported by Able
4 Ellison Abstracters.l
Frank Schroeder to Thaddeus H Davis
Its 38 40 4th st Solomon, 1915.
N B Robson to AG Wright 1t Bone.
brakes Sd sub Abilene, $400.
F W Beecher to M L Baughey mel 10
1874, $25O0.
Olivir E Olson und ! int el swl I'LL.
4, 500.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-09-28

Strictly No. ! high grade piano at
bargain for 800, a third Of its
value. Address Lock Box 2s2, Abb
lene, Kas. S.2
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-09-28
HAYES Township Caucus.

The Republican caucus Of Hayes
township to nominate township
ticket will be held Tuesday, Oct. 3,
at Moonlight from 4 to B P. m. By
order OF Committee.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-09-28
Lusher Bound Over.

j. Z. Lusher, arrested at Lawrence
charged with stealing horse and
buggy, was bound over Justices
court for trial, waving examination.
He is in jail in default Of $500 bond.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-09-28
COMMANDER KILLED.
Fate Of the Gunboat Urdoneta's Crew
Il Unknown.

Special to the Reflector.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.-A cable
gram from Manila says Commander
Wood of the captured gunboat,
Urdoneta, was killed by Filipinos
There is no trace Of the rest of the
crew because the insurgents will not
respect a flag Of truce.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-09-28
Township Caucuses.

The caucus for nominating town.
ship officers in Ridge township will
be held at the usual voting place on
Sept. 80 at 4 o'clock p. IN. By order
OF COMMITTEE.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-09-28

Low cut shoes in small sizes at
hall price at Mclnerney's.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-09-28

0. l.. Bates offers 80 cents for the
largest native sunhower as a specia
prize
|. Lowe was in from Hayes town
ship. He says district 20, Samuel
Page teacher, will have a meeting
Monday night. to make arrangements
for a float to enter the procession and
compete for prize.
Chapman's city school, four teach
ors, is arranging for handsome float
in the parade Chapman always does
things right and will give Abilene a
splendid exhibit.
The Union Prcific will run a special
train from Wamego for the Carnival,
arriving in the morning and return
ing after the fireworks 1t will
bring not less than 1000 people.
The executive committee decided
last night to close the ballot on Car
nival queen at 10 o'clock p. m. Sept.
80. The last hour of balloting will
be secret. During the last hour
money for votes will be dropped into
boxes, each of which will be labelled
with the name Of a candidate, and
this vote will be counted at 10
o'clock.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-09-28
Corn Carnival Column.

o. l.. Bates offers 30 cents for the
largest native sunhower as a specia
price
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-23
MICHAEL GIVES UP.
Famous Little Cyclist Abnndons His
Attempt TO Get Into Champion
ship Form Again.

Jimmy Michael will not again enter
competition on the cycle track. Michael
is up stump and thoroughly discour-
aged. He has tired of cycling, been
done up by the horses, the following of
which lost him his fortune, and the flu
ture is all blank TO the midget. This
is in brief the information obtained
from rider who trained with Michael
for time at Berkeley Oval, New York.
Michael, il seems, was following pace
one day at about at Las gait, and had
gone about five miles, when he lost the
pace. "Bobbie" Walthour, the southern
champion, had been trailing Michael,
and when the midget dropped the pace
Walthour ran round, and after a long
sprint caught it, hanging then for an
other fast mile. In the dressing room
Michael said, with a shrug of his shout
ders:
This is terribly monotonous, and I'm
going to chuck il for good It's too hot
work, don't you know, and it's not
worth the candle. / am not fit now
to get into condition for the cycle
track"
Michael, according to the informant.
did not say then that he intended TO go
back for another try at the horses be-
fore retiring finally from public gaze,
but Walthour says that he so under
stood it. One of the men who have been
pacing Michael in training wrote TO
one of the riders, now in the south, that
Michael had demanded OF the American
association seven races at large guar
'antee, and providing that he should Sc
lect his own competitors demand so
unreasonable that the promoters could
not see it that way.
The failure of Michael 10 return will
be sore disappointment TO the lovers
of cycling as a sport, and yet will not
ba. providing il is n fact that Michael
could not get back into shape. That
he could not will surprise but few, for
he has been away from the wheel for
n long time, and, like Jim Corbett, has
lost his appetite for the work which
made him so famous. The other riders
are now so numerous and so fast that il
would be necessary FOR Michael to worl;
harder even than he was accustomed
10 do of old, when he did the work of
two men while training.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-23
unsympnthetic.

The author of twenty-five Years in
British Guiana" says that he was once
camping out with companions there,
and that some of them had not his &c.
quaintance with the woods. At last
we turned into our hammocks, and i
was dropping off to sleep, when | was
reused by the most internal barking
and roaring. Attracted by our fire and
singing, troop of bowling balloons
had come over the trees, and were max
ing night hideous by their yells.
Shields, who was not acquainted with
the brutes, shook my hammock violent
ly, and whispered: what on earth IL
that?" Not knowing very well what
was saying, replied: "Tigers." Are
they gerry near?" Very" said I, and
taking advantage of lull in the chorus,
l dropped asleep. Poor Shields lay
awake half the night, expecting to be
devoured by wild beasts. lie was
sleepy and cross in the morning, and
Bridges asked him If he had heard the
balloons. "Oh, those were balloons,
were they? What an awful noise they
makel But what were they saying?"
II don't know" said Bridges, unsympa-
thetically. IL don't belong to the same
species. Detroit Free Press.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-23
CHAPTER XII.
DIGGING A FORTUNE.

Hank Bowers did not for moment
imagine that the big bowlder had fallen
by accident. On the contrary lie real
lied IL had been purposely rolled there
TO prevent his ingress. IL followed,
then, that he had been seen approach
ing the cliff.
There must be some sort OF valley
behind this ere Cliff" he concluded. as
he stood measuring the distance to the
top OF the obstructing stone with his
eye, IAN that Teller won't keep me out
of IL long"
With n confident air he retraced his
steps 10 the opening and removed the
packs from his horses. Then he took
a coil Of rope on his arm and entered
the cleft once more.
Bowers had been n cowboy once and
was an expert with the lasso. He had
noticed n sharp spur on the upper side
OF the barrier, and with dexterous cast
he looped his rope around II at the first
attempt. Then with an agility really
remarkable in so large n man he drew
himself up about 20 feet until he was
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-23

"Iwonder, child, said Nelson's grand
mother, with whom he lived, that hun
ger and fear did not drive you home"
"Fear?" replied the youngster. II
never saw fear. What is it?" Nelson
was still at school when he was sum
moned to join his ship. The parting
with his elder brother, William, was the
first OF those privations which every
sailor must suffer. But IL the good-by
at school was painful, how much more
SO must have been the farewell with his
grandmother As she beheld him,
dressed in the smart midshipman's uni
form, did she realize that the lad before
her would, contrary 10 all expectations.
take TO his profession with enjoyment
and, within about a year, shake off fit
OF depression by saying: 81 will be a
hero, and brave every danger!" Did she
see in the upright figure the future
viscount whose doughty deeds, uDpar-
alleled in history, were TO call forth
blessings from men and women OF every
class as he set out on his last fatal voy-
age against the FRENCH Did she feel
that one day n nation would weep for
the loss OF one OF its noblest sons, whose
dying words should be: "Thank God,
/ have done my duty."-Cassell's Little
Folks
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-23
LEAKAGE OF TIRES.
French Scientist Explains some OF
the Causes 10 which Dcnation
Is AttributabIe.

Every cyclist has noticed the slow
defiation of his tires, even when the
valve indicates no leakage under the
most severe tests. NJ. d'Arsonval, of the
College OF France, has recently ana
lyzed the air in bicvcle tire after sew
eral mutations, and finds that il con-
tains large proportion OF nitrogen.
Air is n mixture Of 81 parts OF oxygen
and 40 Of nitrogen. The oxygen slowly
penetrates the rubber, so that tire
loses about fifth part Of It's imitation,
more or less quickly, according TO tho
composition Of the rubber" NJ. OAR
sonval says, az reported in the Literary
Digest, that "ali cyclists agree that u
newly-inflated tire under pressure OF
two 10 six atmospheres becomes de-
flated little by little, even when IL shows
no loss when placed under water. One
cannot see how the air gets out. lie
finds that this mysterious deflation is
not continuous; ii becomes slower as
the air is pumped in again and the pres
sure maintained constant. If the gas in
the tire is analysed at this moment, il
viii be found that it is almost entirely
deprived of its oxygen. II Is almost pure
nitrogen. Thus we are manufacturing
nitrogen merely by pumping up our biz
cycle tires. The oxygen is absorbed
in part by the rubber, and partly es-
capes through IT,"
Possibly this may lead 10 the discov-
cry OF cheap apparatus for the separa-
ton OF the oxygen md nitrogen OF the
air, although il has long been known
that different gases pass through the re-
tanning walls OF receptacle az differ
emit rates. Again, IL may be found worth
while TO initiate bicycle tires with pure
nitrogen in the first place. The action
of the two gases may he understood,
If we imagine lot OF cannon balls and
lot of marbles, all mutually repel-
lent, confined in tube some hundred
thousand miles in diameter, and all
darling back and forth and never COM
ing in contact, or coming within q
miles distance OF each other. The
warmer il is, the livelier the motions OF
the balls, which represent the atoms of
The gases. The walls OF the tube are
of thick, loosely-woycn stuff, with
meshes large enough 10 allow the mar
bles TO pass through. The continual
impact OF the balls on the tube keeps
IL distended and elastic. In time, many
OF the marbles-represent the atoms
OF oxygen-strike the walls of the tube
isst right and pass through. II the
tube is properly woven none OF the can-
non balls can get out. Thus, the bicycle
tire is n sort OF atom strainer.
This consideration ought to increase
our respect for bicycle tire. and lessen
our Impotence when we find that il has
become debated. Hartford Times.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-23

Eyes, that's what / aid. I've wAitsA
to see how rich this dirt IL and / am not
satisfied. Don't you see, Dick, you have
been digging here by stream that runs
now, but IL isn't the stream that cut
that big hole through the face Of the
elf. That goes of in another direc-
ton altogether, you see.
perhaps a hundred or a thousand
years ago this stream wasn't running
at all. Now, where must the bed of the
stream have been that did cut its way
through that rock? You can see il must
have been over there on the other side
of the ridge. I'll bet that old stream
ran thousands of years before 1t dried
up. IT must have"
"How do you known" asked Tom. in
wonder.
Because IL would take that long to
wear through the rock as IL did. TWAS
a bigger stream than this by good
deal. See those big stones scattered all
around in its bed. 1t must have been a
powerful stream to start them, and
there they are everywhere"
by thunder, believe you're right"
cried Taylor, excitedly. 81 can see it
now. ought TO have known lat first,
but we struck good paying dirt on this
side, and didn't prospect any further.
Come on, let's try over there!"
Hold on a Bit" replied Avery.
you're not headed for the best place"
The others looked at him to see il he
was joking, but his face was very
earnest, and he went on:
1T makes lots of difference where
we dig. We may be surprised here any
day and can't hope 10 keep this place to
ourselves great while. We don't want
TO waste a day. Just look at that bend
where the round pebbles are collected.
There was strong eddy just there I'm
der the ridge Of such place is apt to
be more gold than anywhere else. Let's
try there first, and If we don't find gold
I'm no prophet"
His words carried conviction, and tho
party seized their shovels and hurried
to the spot at once. They found it COW
cred with single, the debris Of CEN
turtles. Below was little dirt, and then
they struck layer Of gravel.
Tom Scott was working with all his
might He had taken about foot Of
gravel from the place about yard
square, when, as he drove his shovel
down, it struck something which felt
like rock. A moment later he had laid
bare few inches of rough, shaly sur
face, just as the others also struck the
same obstruction.
~ guess I've struck bottom" he said
ruefully "We can't dig here"
AS he spoke he scraped the surface
Of the rock under his feet carelessly
with his shovel.
Something yellow caught his eye, and,
with little exclamation Of surprise,
he dropped on his knees and brushed
away the dirt about il.
fro he coNTINuED1
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-23

The following tip is one of the best
we have come across, for Identifying
your machine in case 1t gets stolen:
Write your name and address, or other
means OF Identification, on n card or
piece Of cclluloid, and then place IL i'm
one OF the tubes of your machine, to-
the shape of which IL readily conforms
preferably the tube between the sad
dlepost and bracket. ms nothing is need
ed to accomplish this beyond taking
out the saddlepost. Colors may be
changed. marks and numbers oblIter-
ated, and all other devices used to dis
guise the wheel, yet should you ever
have chance 10 prove your property
il is readily done, TO the amazement and
discontinue of the wrongful posscssor.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-23
whceImnn snyer n chlld.

Whenever a bicycle figures in a spe-
cially good deed it should be recorded.
The other day little tot OF girl wan
dered from her home near Glen Cove,
Long Island, and played on the railroad
trucks. When she was discovered, the
west bound train was bearing down
upon her, and the engineer, TO his hor-
ror, realized that he would not be able
10 stop the engine in time. But BIZ
cycle rider heard the whistle and saw
the girl, and he rode down the track
at terrific pace. When he reached the
little girl he threw himself from his
wheel, seized her, and with her in rs
arms rolled down the embankment out
OF danger just as the train Numbered
bv
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-23
bicycle Tourinn I'm Europe.

The highly important touring agree
ments consummated by the present
executive committee OF the l.. A. w.
with European cycling associations has
awakened an additional interest among
prospective visitors TO the Paris expo
sition next year. Many have doubted
whether IL would be advisable to take
their wheels with them, but the adj
vantages OF the agreements are so
manifest as to oispel all doubts. Thou
sands OF those who will visit Europe
next year are wheelmen and wheel
women, and the alliances between the
J.. A. w. and the European organiza-
tons will afford them exceptional OPP
portunities for seeing the sights of the
old world.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-23
NEW cHAINLEss WHEEL.

struction is used at the hanger and ON
the single stay is mounted a double
beveled gear. The front bevel engages
with the driving gear while the back
beyel engages with n pinion placed at
the opposite side of the machine. The
shaft of this pinion is journaled in the
crown. The pinion has crank pin and
the other end of its shaft has a crank,
the two being set at 90 degrees TO each
other. Similarly positioned crank pins
are mounted upon the hub af the rear
wheel and rods connect the two sets OF
pins.-Cycling Gazette.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-23
lie Had REASON 60 run.

The man came out OF an Office build
ing on the run and started down thi
street.
"Here! Here!" cried the policeman
on the corner. whats your hurryY'
There's n man back there trying -
sell me a book on % weekly install.
mcnts OF 1888 eachl" cried the victim.
The policeman instantly released hi,
hold.
"Runl" he crigd. run like n white
headl Maybe yvU can get away from
him yet. "-Chicago Post.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-23

otherwise employed. This bell is NOV
ably fastened TO the bottom of the pedal
and is operated by the movement of
lever which throws the bell into action
successfully against four striking arms
which are held between the crank hang
er and the nut which secures the pedal
bell is rung continuously as long as de-
sired. Releasing the lever from under
the foot silences the bell.-Louisvill
Courier-Journal.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-23

he 0nynXut 0its uuoWu the sky.
Bringing the hour OF rest,
The weary wild birds slowly fly
To seek their sheltering nests.
Across the billowy sea OF foam
The white-winged ships draw near.
To reach the haven meath the hill
Ere the nrst stars appear.
n Is the hour man loveth best
or all earth's passing hours,
when vesper bells ring loud and clear
From many wayside tower.
And falls the dew blessing sweet
Where myriad blossoms grow,
while kindred tongues In Joy repeat
The tales OF long ago.
How soft and low the breezes blow
On every. hill and lea,
Within the dell the bird notes ring
From every wayside tree.
The crickets chlrp their pleasing notes.
Where meadow grasses grow,
IL Is a clear, peaceful hour
For careworn hearts TO know.
y. b. NJ. Wright. In Boston Budget.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-23
Horsenesh I'm brisk Demand.

Many people in Denmark prefer
horsehesh TO beef. In Germany and
Austria business Is brisk in horse meas
preparations, and is becoming more SO
every year. England 10 still reluctant
about accepting the new aliment and
classes that kind of food alongside
snails and frogs. The first horse butct-
e-s in Paris were only estabishedin
1866; that special trade is now legally
carried on. and is considerably infeas-
ing, as demonstrated by municipal sta
tistics-so much 80 that to-dg over
5000 tons of horsefiesh are Consumed
annually In Paris, sold by % licensed
horse natchers, who rsc9e supplies
from two special "hippE slaughter
houses, both outside thsdty proper.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-23
BICYCLE PEDAL BELL.
A Novelty which Mny Prove quite
Popular with Women Riders
and City wheelmen.

The latest means of disposing of the
bell on the bicycle is placing IL on the
pedal. This is provided for by the
patent recently granted to Horace q.
Plummer, whose object is to not only
provide bell which may be rung by me-
chanical means and therefore much
louder than bells OF tive usual type, but
one which can be operated without the
use of the hands, which are usually
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-23

south American Inventor Combines
Some level Gears and a Couple
of Connecting Rods.

In his attempt TO arrive at the per-
feet principle in chainless construction
Axel III. L. Hansen, of Buenos Ayrcs.
Argentina, combines some beyel gears
and a couple of connecting rods. A
beyel gear is fixed to the crank axle in
the usual position. The crown con-
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-12-23

"Yon say the popular Miss Smith
cnn play the piano. Inevcr hesrs her.
That's just the point. She can. bu
she doesn't."-Chicago Peat
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-05-01
scrfbed ON p. 149, vol. 1,

scrfbed on D.. 149, vol. 1,
Villas Co. records, except
that part of said land
decided and assessed to o.
B. Moon and others. -.
All that piece or parcel
OF land in NE NV,
south of the county road
and west of the right of
way of the G. & n. W.
Ry. Co., and bounded ON
the west by lands owned
by Michael Morrison. -.
All that piece or parcel
of land in NV NV as
described ON p. 319, vol.
2, Villas Co. records,
known as lot 8, block
2, of Ann O'Connor's I'M
recorded plat .........
All that piece or parcel
of land in Sc NV, de-
scribed ON p. 203, vol. E,
Villas Go. records. 49,.
PLAT OF VILLAGE OF T