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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19

A director Of the Standard Oil COM
pany has recently published in The
Independent an article declaring
trusts to be good for the workingman.
10 the May Century, Andrew Carne-
gle Of the Carnegie company, which
rivals the Standard Oil for first place
among the worlds great corporations,
will contribute an essay taking the
same ground, In this article which
bears the title Popular Illusions
about Trusts" the great steel manu-
facturer argues that the evils Of trusts
are generally self'corrective; that no
trust can live long unless it secures a
virtual monopoly Of the commodity
it deals in; and that "the only people
who have reason to fear trusts are
those who trust them We hope
Andy won't strain himself any in
writing the article.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19

The Clay Center Dispatch takes
great pride in W. D. vincent's
strength as candidate for congress
aud points with pride to the fact that
in 1898 after he had served in con.
gress two years he only fell behind
his 1896 vote 1887. For Populist
in the Fifth district that is doing
pretty well and il William don't lose
more than that this year compared
with 1898 he can consider himself
lucky,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19

Wichita Eagle: 81 once dreamed
a horrible dream" said a Kansas
man. 81 dreamed | was in mid.air a
thousand million miles above the
earth, and was falling heel over head. !"
The crowd yawned. "But the dream
came true" The crowd looked in
terested. 1.-THE next week our fel.
lows made me chairman Of the county
convention, a man made a motion,
another moved to lay it on the table,
another moved something else as a
substitute for that, and another dele.
gate, with red hair, amended that
motion, and then that DANCED conven-
ton expected me to tell it what it
was going to vote on first"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19

Here is beautiful Kansas story OF
the kind that furnishes material for
Richard Carvels and Knighthood
tales. 1t is from the Peabody
Gazette: "In the sos small party
Of immigrants located in the north
part Of Kansas where they thought a
town must eventually be built. The
settlement was beside the trail to
California. The settlers argued that
of the large numbers of gold seekers
passing daily enough would become
enchanted with the place to stop and
make city. But the settlement
never grew to city. A log school
house Gust the kind to produce pres
idents) was put up, and it served the
double purpose Of school and church.
The gold seeks did not stop, the set
Element did not grow, and for three
or four years the school has but four
pupils-three Of them being girls.
The boy became the lover of all three,
for every school girl must love and
be loved. The boy seemed equal to
the situation, and told each one he
would marry her when became a
man and she woman. School girls
generally change lovers with each
changing season, but there was not
enough material in this settlement to
warrant such fickleness. So the sit.
uation was unchanged, While yet a
mere youth, the boy became imbued
with the gold fever and went to Cali
fornia to dig his fortune out of the
ground. All the girls believed he
would return gold plutocrat. Years
went by, and then the boy returned.
He returned a Mormon elder, con-
verted the three girls, packed them
off to Utah and married them, The
hero died some month ago"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19

In this weeks issue Of Ex-Governor
Leedy's paper, the Lawrence Jeifer.
sonian'Gazette, the plan to raise
funds for starving India is attacked.
1t is charged that 1t is a scheme to
help the Republicans in the coming
campaign. A business man close to
the Jeifersonian Office in Lawrence
read the screed and Immediately
went out on the street and raise
$500 for the fund. This was received
today by the state committee. He
informed Governor Stanley that he
would raise that much more ia Law.
ence' Demagogy does not seem to
succeed wen in that town.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19
An Accommodation Trip.

A railroad conductor on the after
noon train of the lazoo & Missis.
sippi Valley road was staggered the
other day by the request of very
plainly dressed woman.
She approached the conductor
while the latter was waiting at the
South Memphis station, and said:
mister. | wish you would git an
early start this evening, for I've got
a heap of work to do when l git
home. We just moved down into
the delta from 'Alabam,' and we
amt got things Strengthened around
vet. 1t will be big accommodation
TO me to git down home before sun
down."
The conductor, polite as conduct
ors usually are. promised the woman
he would do the best he could, but
the train left on the regular sched'
uled time.-NIemphis Scimitar.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19

The other counties of Kansas are
just hustling around to collect some
corn for India. Dickinson's to cars
of corn and $500 in cash are two be
distributed in Bombay next week.
Dickinson always leads the process
sion and the rest of Kansas follows.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19

The fact that Chicago's supply of
lawyers is too large for her crop Of
litigants is another healthy sign of
prosperity. In the days Of the last
Democratic administration the law
yers were overwhelmed with bust
ness owing to the bank wrecking and
record-making failures amoug all
classes Of business men. 1t is differ.
ent now.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19

The indianapolis Press finds there
Is a movement in many parts of In
diana for the naming Of country
roads on the same plan as now used
In designating the streets of a city.
The only difficulty seems TO be that
there is nobody with authority TO look
after the matter. Nor is there any
one to act as arbiter in the selection
Of names. and it is said that the pro-
position to name a road in one county
gave rise to a dispute between seven
factions, each favoring different
name.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19

Dewey and Bryan both claim to be
Democrats, and so, by the way, does
Cleveland. Hereafter, when a man
calls himself Democrat he should
accompany his statement with dia'
gram explaining what sort of Dem
ocrat he is.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19

Let but little hut be mine,
Where at the hearthsone | may hear
The cricket sing;
And have the shine
OF one glad woman's eyes to make
For my poor sake,
Our simple home a place divine.
James Whicomb Riley.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19

Thanks to the votes of Republican
legislator and the signature of Re-
publican president, every dollar MIR.
Bryan receives from his lecture tours
and every dollar Coin Harvey secures
from the sale Of his books will be
worth 100 cents.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19

Lincoln, the home Of Colonel Bryan,
elected the Republican municipal
ticket the other day by the largest
majority it has returned in years.
The colonel has good.sized bunch of
enemy's country at home,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19

The Republican nominee for gov.
ernor of Rhode Island began life as a
mill boy and today is the head of one
Of the largest manufacturing estab-
lishments in that state. We seldom
find a seli-made man who started in
as a boy orator.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19

Regardless of party the people of
Dickinson county are pleased to see
the support Superintendent l.. &.
Humbargar is receiving for nomina-
ton on the state ticket for superin-
tendent of public instruction. Should
it happen that fusion state ticket is
elected Dickinson would be glad to
have q home man on it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19

The Dickinson county Populst who
informed his fellow delegates Satur-
day that they did not know whether
they were a-foot or a-horseback on
the expansion question was not far
out OF the way.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19

Now the yellow journals are after
Funston for melting out swift and de-
served punishment to couple Of
murderers whom he captured. Some
people imagine that war can be fought
without bloodshed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19

The Pennsylvania Democrats will
60 to Kansas City solid for Mr.
Bryan. Later on Pennsylvania will
60 into the electoral college solid for
President Mckinley.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19

With Mckinley and Bryan as presi-
dental candidates, President McKin-
Icy Is figured as five to one chance
in New York.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19

Uncle Sans new 2 per cent bonds
are quoted at l0i Notwithstanding
the fact that the Democratic party
insists that the country is going
straight to smash.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19

When 1t comes to question Of ex.
pansion VS.. contraction 1t will not
take the American voters long to
make up their minds.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19

The Democratic party has nursed a
great many boomerangs, but it
never got hold of anything quite so
unpleasant as the Idaho riots.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19

Marrying works differently on men:
To Dewey 1t brought ollce-seeking;
TO Ed Little 1t seems to have brought
olliCe-avoidancc.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19

A dispatch from Ottawa says "thc
Baker men yielded and Burton man
was nominated for senator" It
seems to be contagious that way,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19

"Well, Miss Parthenia, how's your
art Club coming on9'
"0h, fine; we've made enough
money to give a dance"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19

With Soring old Winters still at war
At any game, you know,
The taking hold is easier far
Than is the letting go.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19
olllce.avoidanc,

An increase OF 50,O00,O00 in the
bank note circulation is already in
sight as a result Of the enactment OF
the new currency law.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19

The general of large army may be
defeated, but you cannot defeat the
determined will Of peasant.-Confu
cius.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19

Tavolara is the smallest republic as
to population, having only fifty-fve
men, women and children. II is 10
miles from Sardinia.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-04-19

Don't be Consistent" but be simply
true.-Holmes.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10
New JEFFERSON DavI. storv.

A former Confederate officer explains
thus why Jefferson Davis was not tried
for treason: Salmon P. Chase. chief
justice of the United States supreme
court put this query to his colleagues
on the bench: "a man cannot be tried
Tor treason unless he is citizen of the
country, can hep" Certainly not" was
the answer of every justice. "Then."
said Mr.. Chase, "Mr. Davis cannot be
tried for treason unless he is a citizen
of the United States, can hep" "As-
suredly not, was the unanimous reply
Gan you show me under the authority
OF the constitution or any law of con-
gress, went on the chief justice, ''where
any man is citizen of the United
States? The people of this country are
citizens of their respective States, and
not citizens of the United States.n
This position being sssented to, Mr..
Davis was not tried. Mr.. Chase's "dis-
,overey" led to the adoption of the
fourteenth amendment.-Dal News.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10
New Enterprise in Texas.

+. W. Smith, of Houston, Tex. pres.
ldent OF the Meadowbrook Cotton
Mills, now building a plant at Bark.
lex states that work on tie enter
PRISE is progressing rapidly. The com
Pany has manufactured 100000 brick
dor IT'S buildings, and will burn 1900
oOO more. A structure sOx2O0 feet has
oeen completed, with an addition 5ox
loo Feet but the main structure, TO he
lO4X3OO feet, has yet be commenced
Inc equipment will include 10000
splndles, ETC., to cost about 5000. 9oo
for the complete nlant
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10
Confederate Pensioners.

There are now on the rolls in Ten.
nessee sos pensioners, who will be
sent checks aggregating $23.1So Tor
the quarter. There are II who II
ceire $50 per annum; 20 who receive
SEQ, and SOB who receive 500. There
are lob applications for pensions now
pending. The state appropriation Is
limited TO 100000 per annum.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10
Sentenced for an Old Grim.

Dr. Mcclure, by agreement, pleaded
guilty to manslaughter, al Holly
Springs, Miss, and accepted sentence
of years Imprisonment. This ends
a remarkable case. Mcclure killed :,
man named Bailey in 1868. He went
TO tennessee, and for some reason mn
effort seems TO have been made to ar
wSt 0'n untll two years ago. The first
rial resulted in a hung jury, and Mt
'ne second he was found guilty ms
charged The jury was du,nfounded
10 md that the verdict meant death
and stated that they thought the court
had the power to fix the sentence. He
was duly sentenced, but was granted
new trial by the supreme court and
n's attorneys succeeded in compromis-
ing with the above sentence.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10
The Age of the Earth.

50 far as have been able to form an
opinion loo, 600, 900 years would suffice
for that portion of the history which is
registered in the stratifed rocks of the
crust But If the palaeontologists find
such period too narrow for their re-
l can see NO reason on the
geological side why they should not be
at liberty to enlarge it as far as thew
may ind to be needful fer the evolution
pr organized existence on the globe.-
sig Archibald Geikia.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10

recently at Long Branch. at the ac,
OF II. His death will bring to the
minds of thousands the old ring sony
OF forty years ago, when the darkies
sang:
| looks toward the east
An looks towards the west,
l spies Dan Rice a-comin
SlA black horses
All in u breast,
VIII lam Ii 80 ,.;.l
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10
Primary Election Law Amendments.

| AS1SSbAOA Law ameuQmenTS
The Commercial Appeal correspondent
thus clearly sets forth the Senate bill max
ing sundry sensible amendments to tn
primary election law:
AT the afternoon session of the Senat,
yesterday the Committee on Registration
ana Elections reported substitute bill
Tor the numerous bills offered at the pres
ent session proposing amendments TO tn,
States primary election law. The sub
stitute bill was unanimously agreed to b,
| The committee, and it is considered as
probably being the embodiment of the
best Judgment of the Legislature on the
vexlng question of primary elections. The
Dill provides for holding primaries for
making nominations for all State, district
county and municipal offices, and where
no candidate receives a majority of all
votes cast second primary shall be held
two weeks later The bill abolishes plu
rallty nominations and requires each DO
litical party to hold its nominating prim
airy in all the counties of the State on the
same day. The party which casts the
highest vote in the preceding general ecc.
ton in the State is to hold its first pri.
mary on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in August preceding the election
and its second primary two weeks there
after, No convention can be held under
thus law except in years that Presidential
electors are to be chosen, and such con,
ventlon can only select State Executive
Commlttee, three from each Congressional
District, Presidential electors and dele
gates to the National Convention, E,-o,,-
thing but the delegates to the State Con
Iention are to be selected by primaries.
Even nominations to fill vacancies are to
De thus made. The committee is of the |
opinion that it has hit upon solution o,
he primary election problem, which has
10 long occas;oned complaint.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10
Hundred Oaks Sold.

a sale has been consurnnlated a,
Winchester, Tenn, by DR.. E. j.
thompson, owner of Hundred Oaks
an oid home, to Albert D. Marks, agent
Tor some New York parties, who will
on June take charge of the property
and convert IT into a Catholic school
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10

pr. Charles W. Dabney, president of
the University Of Tennessee, has re-
cei'ed notice of his appointment as a
member of the committee OF interna.
tlonal awards at the Paris eyposition
Inc appointment came from the
French government.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10
Accidentally Shot HiuS.,,

Drewey NJ. Long, who went to Co.
lnmbus. Miss, from PickensviIle Ala
some months since, to accept a position
Wl'h u drug firm accidentally shot
himself, and will probably die.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10
THE HOME DRESSMA
Items of Inform a ton WIFI
Re Found of Value \
Her Work.


Wrinkles under the arms N
show that the armholes Nd
cut out deeper.
Cheap percaline will not d
strain of a snug fitting linn I
good quality will. 1t is poor
to use inferior Innings.
Black kid gloves are worn Vi
ing costumes which are trn
black. but they are not as pop
as dressy as white gIace gCV
Storm suits are usually il
black or blue serge which
shrunk. The newest storm
plain in design, with the
least three inches from the gs
French chalk will remove
spots. If allowed to remai
hours and then brushed off III
move all spots from any n
without injuring the fabric
way.
For short waists. Your Il
waist length may be added II
proper underclothing, well ID
ing, and shaping the front of
two inches longer than the
a rounding point.
Tiny handkerchiefs six and
to nine inches square are sod
cents for trimming with Med
Naienciennes lace an inch and
ter wide. Allow once and a lis
OF the edging than the spac
covered.
Figured goods should havea
ure matched at the seams even
the pieces have to be moved
down the material and lot d
wasted. Allowance of at Least
to a gown should be made for
or a figured fabric if it is to
with matched seams.
Elderly ladies prefer capes
are convenient to slip on
such capes are made of black
Mt smoothly over the s..ouldd
are made with a bias fiounce
Ire lined with silk and edged
my fringe or mousseline
Fay at least a dollar a yard
affeta.
Cotton shirt waists. Even
'arly date it is quite safe .
Up white pique, lawn and fang
titched goods, also striped p
rlsh linen and Madras. Whit
e the favorite next summer, %
asst. Make the sleeves of ths
iaists small, and use tucks y
escription.
Habit-back skirts are still
zen, especially among the read
nlts of a moderate price, but
abit back does not now mean
ainly tight fit. Many women
leir skirts to train from -four
lches on the street, but ame
ally stylish dressers this uni
shion is rapidly vanishing
aims properly belong to the
I'd carriage.
The new skirt is made with q
ait down the center back, spr
'adually at the lower edge q
ur inches wide at the top, W
hrmly caught; the remaindef
ait is pressed into shape and
tn loose stitches here and
Oh skirts are made with
rec, five or seven cores, q
lr yards at the bottom and
Inch interfacing on the EGG
are omitted on skirts
this way.
red is the newest
tones, and is a cross betT
Use or cherry and the Jacqas
lde. The latest color card
ris gives prominence to the
tel shades, especially those
the crushed strawberry, wh'
is now quite toned down 70
e softness and is exquisite =
Or materials. Such shsds
ed miniature reds and pinks
lis will be the Vatican blues
the softened tints OF
'teries.-Ladies' Home jour
In on the Gloomy Funetls
rs. Rheinstone--Is your g
' York society?
RS. PinchbeclS-Well, yes;
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10
VIII be Needed Mt Homo

A Georgia railroad man gives it AZ
ms OPINION that not a bale of cott,n
VIII be shipped from that state next
year-the mills will use it all
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10
Prominent Lumberman Drowned.

In attempting to escape from an IN
inhabited island, on which he had
been left by lying boatnan. who
toid MN it was Hilton Head island
wilbur Ellis, a prominent lumber
manufacturer of Hampton county. s
y, was drowned. Z. B. Stokes his
companion. lumber prospector was
taken off the island by a fisherman.
VINO accidentally passed that wnv'
after being nearly frozen.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-03-10

A Pastors disappointment.

Rev. Charles A. Jessup, rector of St
Lnke's Episcopal church, Atlanta. Ga.
one of the wealthiest churches in the
south, has resigned and left the city,
SO a dispatch sent from Atlanta SAYS.
An unhappy love affair seems to have
wrecked his life, and he has given up
his church because Of his grief and dis
appolntement. He was, until year
ago, rector of st. Marks church, Bal
tlmore, Md While in Baltimore, he
fell in love with n handsome and a,-
complished young widow. and some
two months ago their engagement was
announced and the date fixed for the
marriage. The ladies of the church in
Atlanta made every preparation for the
reception of the rector's bridc-to-ha
ana there was great satisfaction over
the coming union. A short time before
the date of the marriage the recto-'s
sweetheart summoned him to Balti-
more. ana while there Mr.. Jessup is
SAID to have learned greatly to his
surprise and sorrow. that his petrothel
was a Divorce. He is strict believer
IN the custom of his church. prohib-
ting marriages with divorced mer and
women, and it was announced in Bal |
tlmore hat by mutual consent the en-
gagement had been broken. He had |
purchased tickets for HONEYMOON
trip to Europe for himself and bride.
and had planned for happy future as
rector Of one of the leading churches
d the south. He is now at Asheville.
n. T., in the care of friends and reIa-
ives HIS case has excited great pity
among the church people of the city.