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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-25
The Kansas Pioneers.

Col. R. j. Hinton, formerly of Kan
sas and pioneer leader, is in the
State for few weeks. He is writing
for the N. Y. Tribune series OF arti-
cles on "Kansas Revisited" and will
give the impressions Of his hale old
age. He made an eloquent address
at the State Historical society meet
ing the other day upon Kansas early
days. "Let us take down the old
violin Of history and strike once more
the master note-liberty," said Col.
Hinton in commencing his address.
"Macaulay, the English historian,
said that democracy carried no ro-
nance with it. We point to the
story Of Free Kansas as an all suffi-
Gent reply. We give the history Of
our continental union as a sublime
reiutation Of that British arrogance.
No warriors clad in pot iron ever bore
themselves with more Of chivalry
than did the ragged settlers Of Kan
sas. No men in gilded suits Of chain
mail ever showed more devotion or
heroism than the volunteers from
forge and pillow who saved the union
CT have otherwise defended the land.
what more mastery or majestic
presence has ever stood within the
mighty portals Of history than the
armed and educated democracy we
bring to crown the Life Of the AgeP
What holier victory can come than
government Of the people, for the
peoplep Trade follows the flag is
the English boast; let ours forever be
that freedom and justice shall pre-.
vail where our stars shine and the
radiant bars make luminous the skies
alike Of dawn or night!
1.-The massive reward Of our repub.
lican endeavors is the mighty conti-
mental union. Let the vaster issues
that crowd upon us be met in the
spirit Of those who fought the fight Of
Kansas. Ragged, unkempt, fit as the
learned sneerer has writ--ior wolf
meat, poverty worn, hunger racked,
fever stricken as these often were,
they never faltered nor weakened,
climbing to the luminous end through
blood and smoke unto the stars. The
story OF Kansas must be forged as a
flaming sword-a weapon to slay the
foes Of freedom with, a light upon the
paths Of the oppressed for all the days
to come. Lest we forget the high
Gods and the solemn truths they
teach, let us remember how we made
it possible to say that; fN
'Henceforth to the sunset, unchecked on her
way,
Shall liberty follow the march Of the day.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-25

Atchison Globe: We imagine that
Rev. Sheldon's local columns when be
edits the Capital will read something
like this: Af ..'-
Sister Rachael Smith went to Kan
sas City today, on No. II, to attend a
missionary meeting.
The Lord blessed Brother Emanuel
Jones last night with girl baby.
Blessed be the name OF the Lord.
MARX S2:xx-2.)
Don't fail to attend preaching on
the Lords day, and all the services.
Pay your subscription 10 the vari.
Gus church funds. Remember,
brethren, the Lcrd loves a cheerful
givsr. ACTS, 8S:2-S.)
Brother Samuel Kent, Of New York
City, is visiting bis uncle, Brother
Joseph Thompson. Brother Ken,
reports the Lords work progressing
nobly in New York. Amen! God
grant that this may continue. 1t
A package Of garden seeds was re-
ceived today from Brother Charles
Curtis, who is now in Washington
attending to his duties as congress
man. May the Lord send the rair
and sunshine to make them Prov
fertile.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-25

Atchison, with twenty-five thous-
and population has only one daily
paper, the second one after losing its
owners many thousands Of dollars
having finally suspended, junction
City with $500 people has one daily.
Abilene with 5000 has two. 1t takes
all kinds Of people to make towns in
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-25

Despite the large number Of pen
sions applied for in consequence Of
the Spanish war, there is little
doubt that the appropriation for pen
sions this year will be smaller than
1t was last. The civil war veterans
are growing old and are dying OF
nm vtllv
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-25

The State Agricultural college an
nounces as u result Of its investiga.
lions that an acre of kailir corn will
produce more beef and pork than an
acre Of corn, which leads one Of the
great moral sheets Of the State tc
remark that corn is king and kaIlil
corn Is the ace.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-25

Attorney General Griggs has mott.
fled the world that SPANS obligations
to private companies in the Philip
pines were paid off once for all by the
$2O,OOO,OOo II they want any salts
faction, they must 90 to Spain for it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-25
Kansas.

DR.. Carl Swensson Of Lindsborg il
being mentioned for delegate-at'
large to the National Republican con-
yention. DR.. Swensson is foremost in
the Swedish-American portion Of the
Kansas Republicans and stands high
ss q leader in state politics. He
would make q strong man for the
position.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-25

1t really looks as though the Dem
ocrats might have to resort to chloro'
form in order to secure some one ior
the vice presidential nomination this
fall. Hypnotism has failed com.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-25

An article in Kansas City paper
recently criticised what is described
IS the extravaganza Of Governor
Stanley with his contingent fund.
The total drawn in a year for office
expenses, attorneys expenses fol
closing Klondike, investigation pro.
ceedings against regents Of the Agri,
cultural college, etc., was $4,000.
Governor Leedy had contingen,
fund Of $4,000 per annum. Stanley
asked the legislature to cut the fund
down to 5000. Leedy spent all Of
his contingent fund. Stanley has
only spent 1900 Of his.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-25

1t lis generally agreed among the
newspapers that the Topeka Capitals
plan for having the paper edited by
Rev. Sheldon las Jesus would do" is
far and away the best and smOotnest
advertising scheme this western
country ever saw. A million copies
q day could be sold II the Capital
presses could print them.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-25

We all remember how the foreign
press divided up and parcelled out
the United States after the battle Of
Bull Run. 1t is doing something Of
the same sort with the British EN-.
pire nowadays, hut the result is like
ly to be similar to that In America.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-25

II Bryan and Hogg form the Dem
ocratic ticket next year, there will be
an opportunity for the voters to pay
their money and take their choice on
the expansion problem, Mr. Bryan
being a devoted anti and Mr.. Hogg a
believer in expansion.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-25

1t was left for a New Yorker to
evolve the idea that whiskers denote
brains, and it will not be long before
the men Of that town will resemble
Kansas farmers before prosperity
struck this State.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-25

Senator Allen has introduced bill
to give every soldier who served
three months in the war pension OF
$40 a month. That wouldn't do a
thing to Secretary Cages surplus.
liz would soon have no use for desig-
mated depositaries.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-25
'pletely.

The American Bell Telephone Go.
is credited with earning $5,44S,7Ol
last year and spend $645,SSS, making
q net profit Of s4,So2,OOo. This
seems to have all the qualifications
healthy and hearty snap.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-25
THURSDAY. JANUARY rs, 1900

A Chicago critic finds fault with
Stephen Phillips, because he rhymes
girl with curl. Whether they rhyme
or not, they 60 well together.
Evening star., 1900-11-17
The Roman CatacOmb bs.


The catacombs form a network of pas
sages, or subterranean galleries, excavated
in the tufo that underlies so much of the
district round Rome. At first confined in
extent, and with boundaries more or less
regularly defined, the passages became in
terlaced they continued to extend. till
they formed the apparently inextrcable
labyrinth they present. In the sides
Of these galleries are rows Of horizontal
inches, each the length of a human body,
some large, some smaller, according to age,
called. in the language of the epitaphs,
locus or lOCulus. These are mostly single,
but when constructed for two bodies they
received the name biSomus: If for three,
triSomuS, for four, quadriSomus. Rarely
larger excavations found, which are
called polyandra, where many bodies lie in
TERED together. The loculus was closed
some times with a marble slab, more fire.
Quently with tiles closely cemented. Often
the name of the deceased is carved on the
marble, painted with minium the
tiles, with acclamations full of affection
sometimes badly spelled, but always touch
expressing the finest sentiments of the
Christian faith. and prayer; a monogram, a,
dove. an olive branch, are met with: but
by far the greatest number of those graves
are nameless. and a mark made in the wet
lme-a gem, coin, she'll vessels of vari-
Gus kind even a bit of brick imbedded in
the mortar-was all that placed by the
relatives to indicate the resting place of the
dacfa Spd
Evening star., 1900-11-17
Steadily Winning,


When Herr Hopf and his little blue pitch
er appeared n the corner exchange there
was quite crowd. Among them was
man with three walnut shells and pea.
I've been losing at <aIT the fairs said
the shell man, "but just tofshow my gen.
erosity 1 am willing to lose again. 1 bet
any man a dollar that he Cant pick out
the shell that the pea HsirInder'
Herr Hopf fished bright silver dollar
from his pocket. IS
II bet vonce. too"
The shell man ARRANGED The shells and
empty. ME
"You losev' gig -
"Vonce again, yah" 4 e
Hopf saw the little pea atade under the
shell. He lifted the ones buks it was empty
'Is dere limit?" ~
mo. SIR"
We'll. bet on each sbell.s
He placed a dollar on each of the three
shells.
Now, I can't lose"
You are rightH' and the dealer again ar
ranged the shells. The Teuton picked up
the two empty shells and found the pea un-
der the third
II vinv'
You win!' and the she'll man took in the
three dollars and handed the winner two.
Il blay vonce again."
There was movement of shells, and
again the dealer took in three dollars and
gave Herr Hopf two Then some one whis-
tied and the shell man vanished through
the door.
vim steady; he vas blay no more" and
even missing the dollars could not convince
herr dopi tnat he had not been winning.
Evening star., 1900-11-17
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.


A man who knew the deceased was n,
the stand and Coroner's Clerk Fred Drefhs
was taking down his evidence. which Dr
Schwab was busy endeavoring to extract
The witness had seen the deceased a few
Gays before death, and was describing
minutely all that occurred II had a niece
OF soap in my hand when he came along
said the witness
Never mind anything that is not import
ant interrupted Coroner Schwab.
had piece of soap in my hand whom
ne came along, repeated the witness. look
ing at the official in disglsted manner
and put 1t in my back pocket like"
:. never mind the soap" broke in Schwab,
Just keep strictly to the point
Let me tell this story and I'll get r.
.lent. returned the man. Now, don't in
terrupt me- l had a piece of soap In INV
hand, and when he came up put it in nv
PACK pocket in this manner (suiting the ac
tion TO the word). 1 then shook hands with
MIN and asked him how he was feeling
ana he said not very we'll, and that was
the last time I saw him." With this the
witness settled himself back in his chair
with the air of man who had Just diyuIp-
ed great secret e
Evening star., 1900-11-17

seems to have more of outward veneratIon
in it. 1t is not foated by every on all
occasions. 1t is never used for advertising
purposes.
In the army certain particular honors are
paid to the flag. In garrison it is deposited
with the chef de corps or in the sale d'hon-
neur of the regiment. Whenever it is
brought out to figure in military ceremo-
nies its handing over to the porte-dra peau
or guardians. is made with a determined
ceremony: and it is escorted by armed
detachment, preceding the regimental md.
Each year, when the individual instruction
Of the years new recruits is finished, there
takes place in each regiment a solemn pre-
sentation of the flag by the colonel.
Three other flags beside the tricolor are
acknowledged in the present French army.
There is the white flag, for parleys; the red
cross of the convention of Geneva for the
marking of hospitals ambulances and con-
voys Of wounded, and the black flag, en-
ployed to signal the presence of epidemic.
Younger Than Old Glory.
Our own "Old Glory" however young we
may be as a nation. is. therefore, older than
the flag of the French republic, no matter
how 1t be taken, for the vertical-band tri-
color, as we have seen came into general
only in 1872 Up to the fifteenth CEN
tury in France the innumerable bands
which made up the companies and regi-
ments of the royal forces marched under
all kinds of fanciful standards and ensigns.
To get to a French flag with quasi-na
tional significance one must go all the way
to the personal banner of the King of
France, whether it be the cope of st.
martin, a real relic destined to miraculous
ly protect the monarch, or the chivairous
orifame, the banner of the Abbey of st.
Denis, to which also attached supernatural
power. Previous to these, even, the King
of France used to fly the red cross on a
white ground, the original banner of Peter
the Hermit in the crusades, at a time when
the English king displayed the white cross.
These signs, however, ceased to have their
Evening star., 1900-11-17
CAVALRY.

tie, Egalite. Fraternite, Uniter' framing the
letters "R. F. and the name of the regi-
ment. The second empire re-established
the flag Of the first empire And, finally, in
1850, the actual flags of the present repub-
lie were solemnly distributed to all the reg
lments, to replace those which had been
given them after the war of 1870. and
"hich, being only provisory, bore no in
cription at all The new flag shows, be-
ides the number of the regiment and the
evice, "Honneur ct Patrie," the names of
tour principal victories inscribed in the an
nails of the CORPS.
Almost Religion.
1t was, of course not without reason that
the guardians of the flag. who came off so
badly in their duels with the soldier R.,
felt that jealous responsibility which be-
trayed them into boasting of what they
would do in case he had not apologized.
The general went out of his way to suggest
the thing to them; and the military cult in
France. which has always made veneration
for the flag a kind of religion. had all its
Influence that way. Different peoples have
different ways of showing their feelings to-
ward the flag. Americans express their IA
rlilar and unfearing love for their own
beautiful emblem in the promiscuous use
they make Of it for decoration on all occa-
sions The French love for the tricolor
Evening star., 1900-11-17
She Is NV Love

Aured ferceVal Graves in the Boston Transcript
lin the measure Of the original Irish Gaelic Iowa
song.k
She is my love beyond all thought
Though she hath wrought INV deepeS. doIa,
Yet dearer for the cruel pain '
ihan one who fain would make me whole
She Is my glittering gem Of gems.
VINO yet conteinns my fortune bright:
whose cheek but giows with retder scorn
since mine has worn q stricken white
She Is my sun and moon and star
Who yet so far and cold doth keep
She would not o'er my bier
One tender tear of pity weep.
Into my heart unsought she came
wasting fame, q haunting care:
Into my heart OF hearts, ah, why1
And left q sigh forever thsrs.
Evening star., 1900-11-17
Self-IntereSt.
From Puck.

Mother Geading telegram).-Henry tele-
graphs that the game is over and he cam"
out of it with three broken ribs. broke u
nose and four teeth out.
Father (eagery).-And who won?
Mother.-He don't say.
Father NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. it ALL
That boy never thinks of anybody but him.
self Now I'll have to wait until get the
morning paper.
Evening star., 1900-11-17
In Need of Reform

From the Chicago News.
"Your effuslon,' said the busy editor, 'is
not available"
"Is there any other place where 1 could
send it?" queried the disappointed bard.
"Oh. yes.
Where, sir?"
1.-The house of correction"
Evening star., 1900-11-17

From the Yonhers Statesman.
Thought yoI said you had ploughed that
ten-acre fiel l?'' said the first farmer.
No: I only said I was thinking about
ploughing it, said the second farmer.
"Oh, l see; you merely turned it over liz
your mind.
Evening star., 1900-11-17

Parke""What did you take out an acct
Gent policy for? You never travel"
AdheN6ut my next-door neighbor has
Just bought an automobile."-Detroi Free
Preas
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-02-20
MUSICAL MATINEE.

The children of the East school build
ing were greeted with a good house,
Saturday afternoon, and the audience
was greatly pleased with the program.
The first number, little girls in white
with arms filled with flowers, came trip
ping out on the stage opening the pro-
gram, making a lovely picture. Then
came the sailor boys keeping time
hitching their trousers, and the au-
dience was divided as to which group
looked the prettier.
The whistling farmer boys were
heartily encorded and deserved it.
Master Carl Roebuck, lad of eight
years, sang pretty solo, in the sweet
est voice, and was as unembarassed as
a professional. The Vesper Hymn and
solo and chorus, and the fortune-teller
were beautiful numbers. But the
greatest hit was 'Honey that love so
we'll" A musical staff was arranged
on white back ground, with the head
of the notes cut out and the blackened
ldCO VI d UOy pun III. VI tlOlhSIlO
after the curtain rose the audience did
not grasp the picture in it's entirety,
but as the mouths were opened to sing
every body laughed. 1t was happy
closing to an excellent entertainment.
Mrs. Thornhill is an excellent teach
er, and is very popular with the pupils
Miss Clara Jordan was an able assist
ant in training the smaller children.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-02-20
OBITUARY.

Dennis Alonzo Morning, aged 29
years, months and 20 days, died at
the home of his father, three miles east
of Walnut Grove, on the Greenfield
Treaty pike. Deceased was son OF
Lydia and Britton Morning. He had
been afflicted about Is years, with
epilepsy, which caused his death. He
returned Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock
as well as usual. The family arose
early Wednesday morning, and about
two hours later his father called him,
but received no answer. On going to his
room he found him lying on his face,
dead. Drs. Skidmore and Horn, OF
West Mansfield, were summoned, and
decided that deceased smOthered to
death in an epileptic attack.
He was member of Bokescreek
Baptist church. A mother and two
sisters preceded him. He leaves a
father, step-mother, two sisters and
three brothers to mourn their loss.
Funeral services were conducted from
the home Friday morning, Rev. Long,
of West Mansfield, officiating.
The remains were laid to rest in the
West Mansfield cemetery.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-02-20

Not long since Pere Hyacinth wrote
letter to Max Nordau, the well known
Jewish scholar, on the Dreyfus affair.
In Nordau's reply he speaks of the Mes
siah as follows: "Jesus is soul OF our
soul. as he is flesh of our flesh. Who
then could think of excluding him from
the people Israel? ST. Peter will re-
main the solitary Jew who said of the
offspring of David Il know not the man. )
II the Jews heretofore have not publicly
given due honor to the lofty moral beau
ty of the character of Jesus, the reason
is to be found in this that their 'ene-
mics have ever prosecuted, tortured
and murdered them in his name. The
Jews have judged the Master from his
disciples. But whenever Jew goes
back to the gospels and studies Christ
apart from his pretended followers, he
exclaims with wonder: Passing by the
question of Messiahship, this man is of
US. He honors our race and we claim
him for our own, as we claim the Synop-
tist gospels as the cream of pure Jew
i5h literature. Chicago Interior.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-02-20
ORANGES In DANGER.
Florida Growers Alarmed over
the Situation.
Regular Houses Built Over Some of
the GrOves-Fires Lighted To
Save Them.

Jacksonville, Feb. 1S.-Florida or.
ange growers are threatened with an
other loss, their new groves being in
danger from the terribly cold wave now
prevailing in this State. Early this
morning the mercury registered 16t
above. Today it has been freezing, and
tonight is even colder than last night
For few weeks since the January cold
wave the weather has been warm, and
many groves have leaved outa and begun
to show signs of spring life. Growers
are fearful that these groves will be ut
terly killed or badly injured if the cold
keeps up. In the past few months hun
dreds of groves have been protected by
tall fences or rough sheds erected over
and around them, and numerous cheap
cast-iron stoves are being used to keep
warmth in the grove among the trees.
Stetson the Philadelphia millionaire,
who has fine groves at Deland, bnilt reg
ular houses around and over his trees,
which cost mtny thousands of dollars.
Reports coming in tonight say that the
growers were warned of the impeding
cold weather, and that, in South Florida
the settlements were all aglow for miles
and miles from the countless fires kept
up all night in the groves. The same
precaution is being used tonight.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-02-20
DEATH IN AUDITOR MILLIGAN' S
FAMILY.

1t is with sad heart we tell of the
sorrow which has come to the family
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Milligau.
Wanda, the only daughter, and
youngest child, was taken i'll last week
with that terrible disease, malignant
diphtheria.
Everything possible was done to save
the darling child, but death came Sat
urday evening, and the grief stricken
parents gave back their little one to
the Father who had given her to them.
Because of the nature of the disease,
the funeral was private, and held Sab
bath afternoon, few persons knowing of
the death. Rev. Rnipp, a minister of
the Christian church conducted the
services, and the little form was laid
in the city cemetery. Two boys who
survive are recovering from illness of a
similar nature, and we hope their lives
may be spared.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milligan have been
with us but few months, but the ten
derest sympathy is expressed by every
one.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-02-20
GOOD NEWS.
The Pennsylvania Said to Have the
ID. & l.. N.

A special from Marysville says that
the Panhandle has corps of engineers
at work surveying connection between
that road and the D. & L. N. from Mil
ford Center to East Liberty. 1t is re-
ported that the Pennsy 'vania company
has purchased a controlling interest in
the D. & L. N. and is preparing to con-
meet the road at Milford Center with
the Panhandle. Two routes will be
surveyed, one from East Liberty to
Milford Center, and the other from
Peoria to Milford Center. The board
of trade of that city is making an effort
to have the Panhandle extend the line
through their city and connect with the
d. & L. N. at Peoria.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-02-20
THE SICK.

Rev. Salmon Faris, is seriously i'll in
Florida. Mr.. VIM. Faris, his.brother,
is at his bedside.
Mrs. James Hamilton is seriously
i'll with muscular rheumatism and heart
trouble, and her death is expected.
Mrs. JoHantgen slipped on the ice
Saturday evening as she stepped out of
the door at her home, and cut a cash
above her eye that had to be sewed up
by physician.
Mrs. Rebecca Scott, of Zanesfeld, is
seriously i'll. Mrs. Scott is nearly 80
years of age. a..