davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-02-15
The Quack's Medicine.

In his speech at the Kansas Day
club banquet Ed Ho,h referred to the
story Of the doctor who kept black
bottle containing little Of every
medicine from which be dosed bis pa
tients without regard to their Ills.
Hc applied 1t in this way:
"And SO these quack doctors Of
Populism have an old black bottle,
which is now in my possession, and
which | desire to properly label and
turn over to George Martin tonight
for permanent preservation among
the curios Of the state historical COL
lection. Into II they first dumped
the Omaha and Ocala platforms.
Then Mrs. Emery's Infamous Seven
Conspracies' was dumped in. Then
Ignatius Donnelly's rotten Caesars
column Of putrid human skeletons
went in. Then Edward Bellamy's
fascinating upas, Looking Backward
went in. Then S. $. Kings hateful
'Bondholders and Breadwinners' went
in. Then s. M. Scott's silly Sub
treasury went in. Then Labor Com.
missioner Todds 800 page lie that
Kansas farming doesn't pay, went In.
Then Doster's socialstic heresies
went in. Then job lot Of octopuses
and red dragons we're thrown In.
Then the now penitent PETERS TO-
100000 red, white and blue alumni.
nun university went In. Then Otis
seven billion silk paper absolute 60
to'the penltentiary-ii.y .don't.take
it-money went in, Then John Davis
interminable anti.fat statistics went
in, Then Jerry Simpsons PROPOSE
ton that we make theological survey
Of the mountains and base our none
tary system on the ore in the noun
tains went in. Then Credentials
Topolobampo tomfoolery went In.
Then Dunsmore's bald pate with the
revised arithmetic stamped on 1t
went in. Then dwellings rebellion
went In. Then General Artzs gaso-
line gun and gorgeous uniform went
In. Then Senator John Martins
time honored principles, badly d.
lapidated, went In. Then Webb Nc.
Nails neet.footed odd Fluke' went In.
Then his lightning calculators, oil a
Foote, went In. Then lot Of pussy
cat scandals went in. Then Mrs.
Leases celebrated anti-corn remedy
went In Then the scrap iron and
rolling stock Of the aurora
)orealis.no.terminal at either end
'ailroad went In. The other fiat
'emedies too numerous to mention,
Is the sale bills say, went in. Then
III the other idiocies the human mind
s capable Of conjuring went in. Then
he old bottle was labelled shake
veil before taking And they said
he Goddess Of Liberty was sick, and
heaven knows she was by this time,
he Kansas part Of her at least,
.hough we now know, In fact we've
inown all the time, she was suffering
more from doctors than disease. And
.hese quack doctors couldn't agree
What was the matter with her; and so
hey held her in their unholy embrace
md forced their old black bottle to
Ter sweet lips and 'doped' her with
hat internal embalming fluid. And
hen even our best medicine men got
,ewildered for awhile, and held q con-
and in desperation asked
zach other, What's the matter with
Kansas Matter enough. Too much
matter. Nothing but matter. All
kinds Of matter except gray matter.
That was the matter with Kansas"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-02-15
Advertised Letters.

The following is the list OF un.
claimed letters remaining in the Abb
lene postoflice for the week ending
Feb. 10, 1900. Have your mail adj
dressed to your box number and II
will be promptly delivered.
GEsTLENEs's LIST,
Gels, JIM French, Marhr Don q
Hammond, Ws Pearce, PEE
Townsend, w
LADIES LIST.
Hoffman, Mrs Ida
Sec OF Knights and Ladies Of flreslde.
PACKAGES.
Geo Davis.
One cent will be charged for all ad.
vertised letters.
Persons calling for the above will
please say advertised" giving date.
RICHARD WAXING, P. NJ.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-02-15
John Taylor Very III.

A telegram received this morning
from Pearl by Mr.. and Mrs. K. M.
White said that Mr.. John Taylor who
has been i'll with pneumonia for sew
eral weeks is much weaker and 1t is
feared that his sickness may end
fatally. Mr.. and Mrs. White went TO
Pearl at once.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-02-15
Just Think Of It!

Here are some expressions from the
papers handed in by applicants for
teachers certificates at the recent
examination. Think of what it means:
''litature" for literature; "Thonan
Topis" for Thanatopsis; collections
for selections; costly" for ghostly;
''gost senes in Hamlinr for ghost
scene in Hamlet; "ment" for meant;
"sence" for sense; "wholy" for
wholly.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-02-15
Only the Best

Goods in every line are carried by
Prendergast and that farmers appre.
ciate it is proved by the immense
business transacted here. Already
the wide.awake farmers are making
their spring purchases and are get
ting prepared for business. None
should fail to see the fine stock. 1t
will pay to call early.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-02-15
Did Not Hear From Him.

Mrs. Tolbert has moved the re-
mainder Of her millinery stock from
her location in the stone building on
Cedar to her rooms on Buckeye. The
large portion Of her goods shipped to
St. Joe in charge Of a man who
claimed be could sell the stock has
not been heard from. The loss is
about $1,000.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-02-15
J. B. CASE & co.
Make our store your Headquarters.
RECENT REFLECTIONS.
Mrs. H. L. Humphrey entertained
party Of ladies at o'clock Valen-
tine luncheon this afternoon.

= y ' $500
tine luncheon this afternoon.
A Salina Populist paper says
Judge Mahsn Of Abilene is candi.
date for the fusion nomination fol
associate justice Of the supreme
court" The Judge is little slow.
Abilene already has two candidates
for places on the state fusion ticket.
Every child should see the 2OC
pictures Of the Goth Kansas.
Principal Wagner is improving
the high school rooms in very prac-
tical manner by securing handsome
pictures for the walls. All the school
rooms in the city should have an
abundance Of suitable pictures. Moth
ing would add more to their beauty
and attractiveness.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-02-15
Death in Ridge.

Mrs. George Hill died Tuesday
afternoon at her home in Ridge town.
ship. She leaves a husband, the son Of
Mrs. A. W. Sibbald Of this city, and
seven children. Many friends will
extend sincere sympathy.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-02-15
Talking Came High.

There is good joke on DR.. M. H.
Hewett Of Emporia. he was sub
poenaed to come into court yesterday
and took bis time about II, arriving a
little late. The Judge asked for bis
excuse and when it came did not con-
slider IL sufficient. 81 will fine you
one dollar and COSTS" said the Judge.
Gan right" replied DIR. Hewett
smiling and taking out his pocket
book, "my time is worth more than
that" "0h, is it?" remarked the
Judge, smiling himself, "tben I'll
make 1t five dollars and costs" Dr..
Hewett did not pursue the converse
ton further. The judge seemed to
have the best Of him at repartee.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-02-15

John Deere plows, listers and cult.
vators, Balm, Moline and Lake City
wagons, buggies, carriages and road
wagons. Aermotor windmills and
pumps, hardware and tinware,
Jewel and Riverside stoves, Reliable
gasoline stoves, wire fencing and
barbed wire, guns, rifles and ammu-
milton, garden and field seeds, ETC.,
etc. Stock for 1900, fresh and new.
J. T. Prendergast.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-02-15

II you want cash each week for
cling Stark Trees, that grow and
bear fruit, write Stark Nursery,
Louisiana, Mo-, for terms. 21.5'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-02-15
TEACHERS WHO WON.
Six Applicants for Certificates Arc
Successful.

Successful.
The following applicants for teach.
ers' certificates were successful at the
recent examination.
Second grade-Leah Humble, Hope
r. Y. Dyer, Woodbine; Emily Grosser,
Enterprise.
Third grade-Eflie Blatchford,
Talmage; Hattie Robinson, Hope;
Minnie Sullivan, Solomon.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-02-15

We want your Butter. Eggs, Poul-
try, Lard, and all Country Produce
for which we pay the highest market
price.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-02-15
For Sale.

Four buildings, 100 feet long, u
feet wide, containing ID box stalls
each, at fair grounds. Inquire of
20-tf j. B. CASE.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-07

and back. a distance of 235 miles in
all-and was covered in 50 hours, SO
minutes by Ensign Fukuda.
The japanese do not seem to be go
ing ahead very fast in Formosa,
though they are ready apparently at
any time to add Corea TO their colonial
possessions. Troubles with the ma
tives still break out spasmodically, and
II seems that the right sort of Japan
ESQ Coionist is not found for the new
pOssession-as Is the case with France,
whom Japan resembles so much in
many ways. and especially in her CO.
lOnial methods. The proportion of
japanese settlers 20 the native popu-
lation OF the island is one to fifty-four
but the proportion of japanese to ma
tive criminals Is one to seven. In for
gerry and other crimes that demand a
certain amount OF education the Japan
csc colOnist leaves his native competi-
tor nowhere.
The success Of Lord Roberts in South
Africa afforded keen satisfaction not
only TO the Emperor but to the great
bulk of His Majesty's subjects as well,
for the Japs have a strong conviction
that IL England were permanently
weakened the outlook for Japan would
be anything but hopeful. The principal
vernacular papers issued extras ac-
cOrdingly when Cronje surrendered
and when Ladysmlth was relieved, and
the Joy Of the people was as great al
most as IL they had won a victory
themselves. And as a matter of fact"
said the Jill, eve do not for a moment
regard England as a foreign country
She has our true and full sympathy.
Our Sovereign does not speak in the
name OF himself and the Empress on
~ (this refers to the congratulations
the Mikado telegraphed to Queen VIC
toria). "he speaks in the name Of the
whole nation, and we do not doubt
that the British people. approaching
our sentiments, will derive from this
incident an access OF friendship to-
ward Japan"
Like many other Oriental tongues,
the Japanese Is dual-one language be-
ing used for writing and the other for
speaking, and as women only learn the
spoken language they are hopelessly
in the dark when men begin to talk
politics or any other subject out of the
beaten track, for in such cases the
vritteu language is, so TO say, spoken.
\ number of Japanese literary men
have formed a society for unifying the
two languages, and a number OF gen.
tlemen from the British Legation are
lending their support TO the movement.
Considering the rate at which the
people OF all ranks OF society are
learning English II Is not impossible.
however, that in the course OF, say.
five or six hundred years, the Japs will
be an English-speaklng race. During
the writer's first rambles in Toxic he
often went astray, but never found
any difficulty In getting directions in
English from the first group OF school
boys he met; he found. in fact. that
moro Of the natives knew English than
- the case in English colonies like
Hong Kong, Singapore or Colombo.
The principal japanese paper Is pub
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-07
PITCHES INTO THE
BOARD OF HEALTH
Taxpayer Cites Cases of fragrant
Violation of Rules in Queen
Street Houses.

Editor Advertiser:-I desire through
the medium of your journal to call the
attention Of the members of the Board
OF Health To the constant and fragrant
violations of regulations issued by said
Board that are in evidence wherever
building is going on in this city.
The latest to come to the writer's
notice is in the matter of buildings,
some already constructed and the
ground being broken for others on the
mauka side of Queen street. between
Punchbowl and Kawaiahao lane.
Here, under the buildings already
completed, the ground was dug out to
a depth of twenty inches below the
side walk grade in order to comply :?
with a regulation of the Board Of
Health. Adjoining these buildings on
the Eva side further excavations of
like character are in progress to be
likewise covered over by a mushroom
growth Of shacks-a convenient re-
ceptacle for all surface drainage ana
creating sanitary conditions to which
the Chinatown of few months ago
must yield the palm.
AS n property owner in this city 1
say, call a halt on the promiscuous
granting OF permits to scatter over this
city the style Of shacks that once were
confined to the environment of China
town. Is the public sentiment of this
community at so low an ebb that no
concerted effort can be inaugurated
looking to an abandonment of the
practice OF lining the main thorough
fares of the city with nondescript
buildings and tight board enclosures of
n suggestive character? For shame
that there should be community so
thoughtless Of its future as To view
these doings with equanimity.
For shame that "A Board OF Health
which SO recently put to the torch bet
ter things-from a sanitary standpoint
than the disease inviting agErega-
lions now going up should want for
back bone. means or men To enforce
the spirit Of it's regulations.
Where are our Improvement clubs.
our Municipal League and our Good
Government Clubs? Let us get move
on and do something for New Homo
lulu TAXPAYER
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-07

lished in England; the signs over near
ly all the shops are in English ard in
vast number of stores English is
spoken. In Toxic there Is a large COL
lection OF odds and ends of white hui
manity living by teaching English, and
some OF them can even speak the Ian
guage themselves-by dint of teaching
it probably.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-07

GdpIH laugh before she got
l'lng ihe Japs down as Erd-
va explain So much the Jas
l.i exercise over one al frst.
'Ay 10 which that innu-
20 a,tas one becomes better
YIN them and measures
l. orWant ~ depth of their
Yer great smartness In
hasuagcs and In adopting
pi'hts and systems invent
" Drains, and their inability
'or themselves.
,' seem TO be ashamed in
y. borrowed so much. and
.'y drawing The line no re-
I'nce because. further
=. W Ho, see any practical
BECAUSE, az it's the only
Ne',oruer presses ON
'y tl.nk that 40 must be
sad u merchandise.
llllor than 10 hear the
MI announce with pride
u..'.' does consent To- ac-
,. .....y she viii DO So on
ri meaning that she will
,., ...,' !. until it Is com
hue Many OF the Prot
!, I am a''' "a allowed these lib
I'M, 'gl The japanese who
asi u' Sl are generally
M CHRISTIANS form. OF
ls.'y '' T small section OF
tas lae great BODY or
hs-..' sposed TO draw M n
s ,' .or themselves ana q"
'a' purposes uf n re,
n not alb INN, M.
30 Wy and Er a
M, philosopher. NAV y
,, \. Y. :, and America by the
..,gyo 70, p. N.Aado To select
Ia +. .,' ~ each o., The nrmer.
't .UNEn ffurl..
ass . ny, a religion ont ON,
4 nv ~. ends they hlya L ',' o,, /.
0-1 ,ss .EADanesc military W 5 ! n.
Ia I. iae na,lona' , ~, y I I',.
p am ,he armies of 5I 'g ~
sT, bowers Id, , ~, ,'' ~ !
d, s '.,ed a japanese 40 s sye
IN r, ,ore.u er,trc a,, sol s
la,s, ' So fo is Grrm ',ny
ns , french Tbss' s ,uan |.
b on! 'I ,., TASK American .rJ : I
Aat E A,ny you see f I,,,
W. . .,s each nation pro.
NY on. &C. Consequently a
nation under the
El,s' mos, 5os Importing a
't n.a,.u'' Is's of the best
as.n3l,.' STUDS bu, their
a,,s' " , enduring as the
'..s o, os-.'s a number
. ',is. 4. ,l. rae COZ 'R5ac
"''no'o 70 Kokura
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-07

When he felt unpleasant chills
He would chew bubonic bills,
With tempting things contained there
HIS opu he would pack,
On the Health Board desk he'd sleep,
Or faithful vigil keep,
Writing in the official ledger.
The rat came back"
VI.
In the artistic illustration,
Please observe the explanation
OF the reason why the Board of Health
Gave quarantine the sack;
Anu the picture on The wall
Is just about to fall,
With horror undisguised, since
The rat came back"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-07
III.

Board OF Health deliberations
And the earnest cogitations
Which took place in secret session
Behind bolted door,
Only made him shake with laughter,
For he knew what they we're after,
And continued TO hold meetings
Underneath the Board room floor.
".
They hired a man to catch him.
But the fellow couldn't snatch him.
For he's too slick customer
To nibble cheese in traps;
And he took the prophylactic
Just to make him feel ecstatic.
For the full official poison
Didn't half I'll up his gaps.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-07
NOTICE.

DURING MY TEMPORARY ABB
sence from Honolulu DR.. P. F. Frear.
late OF Oakland, Cal, will take charge
of my dental practice. My brother, G.
NJ. Whitney of Whitney & Marsh. will
act for me under full power OF attor-
ney. J. III. WHITNEY.
May /. 1900. 1894
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-07

isnd0ng lard In blocks,
nsls IN a box.
he other things prepared
: bis abs away.
|ert has returned
tears where lies the burned
|tSe1oi soil ot Chinatown.
BE- vas wont 20 play
IN.
nd h.n and misused him.
a'yiig germs accused him.
n Ai suspected
Travelled IN a hack.
pared 90, Tor their slander.
r1,snIly meander
'isoi NE tune that says.
Ibsat came back"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-13
ARCHIBALD.

The council met in adjourned session
last evening with all members present
except Finnerty. President Scanlon
appointed the following committees.
Road-Kearney. Siddon. McAndrew:
light-McHale. Jones. Hunt; water
Hunt. Finnerty. Siddon; police-Scan-
lon, Kearney. McHale. The tax rate
was fixed at l3 mills. viz: Five mills
for light 5 for road, for special and
for water The bond of High Con-
stable Edward OHoro was read and
approved. The bond of Treasurer Ber
nard O'Horo was read with the names
Of John Garden. Patrick Bola nd, James
II. White. Peter Boland and John j.
Kelly, NJ. D.. as bondsmen. The bond
was referred to the borough attorney.
A committee was appointed, consisting
Of Kearney, ScanlOn and Siddon. to
look over the exoneration list OF Tax
Collector Mcdonnell. 1t was decided
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-13
This and That.

Contractor G. T. Boland is trans
forming Howley's hall on Penn avenue
into a tenement.
The Carlucci Stone company is erect
ing building In the yard near the nut
and bolt works in which stone is to
be cut and dressed.
The work OF razing the Blair home
stead to make room for the proposed
Young Mems Christian associa tion
building is about completed.
G. w. Twining. of 'Mauch Chunk
superintendent of maintenance OF way
for the Central Railroad OF New Jer-
sey, was IA caller at the local Office ol
the company yesterday
George Miller. foreman at the Della
ware. Lackawanna and Western car
shops. is in Syracuse, n. Y. superin.
tending the transportation Of a large
amount of machinery which il to be
erected in tho car shops here.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-13
Break Ground Saturday.

Work on the new church of St,
John the Evangelist will be COM
menced next Saturday morning. when
ground we'll be broken by the con-
tractor. NJ. j. Ruddy. 1t is expect
ed that under favorable conditions the
edifice may be finished and ready for
occupancy by Dec, l next,
The new church will be located at
the corner Of Fig street and Pittston
avenue, The contract price Is $780,
900. but this does not include pews.
altar or any Of the interior furniture,
1t is expected that the total cost will
be $4,000 or more.
The church. which was planned by
ARCHITECT Percival Morris. will be
13SX6S feet in size and so feet high, 1t
is to be English Gothic in style and
will have tower 100 feet In height,
1t will be constructed Of brick With
stone trimmings and will have a COM
modiOus basement,
The interior decoration scheme has
only been partially decided upon. but
Architect Norris says that 1t will be
equal in beauty to anything in the city.
A water color painting Of the building
on exhibition in his Office shows a
structure rather plain so far as the
exterior goes. but nevertheless posses
ing that grandeur of appearance that
have made England's cathedrals world
famous.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-13
Orders for Conductors.

The following orders for Lackawan-
ma conductors and engineers have been
posted on the bulletin board in Super.
intendent salisbury's office:
TO All Conductors on Fast Freight
Trains:
Some conductors of late have failed to
make out and file at the first open tele-
graph Office '3S report. form 8. Il. 10, for
any bad order manifest ear they NAV set
out of their train.
Any conductor failing to make out this
report In the future will be disciplined.
A. {. Salisbury.
To Conductors and Engineers
We are experiencing much trouble on
account of trains delayed from engine
failure for steam, etc., holding main
line and OBTAINING trains following them
to the detriment OF all concerned. Here.
after when from any cause you are Un-
able to make reasonable running time
and are overtaken by train following
you will arrange to have them give you
what assistance possible and allow them
to 60 by YOU at the first passing siding.
providing you are likely to cause delay
by retaining the lead.
A conductor finding his engine unable
to handle the tonnage will report the
fact at first telegraph once and receive
permission to set off enough to enable
him to make schedule time. This aoplies
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-13
Gone to Plymouth, Mass.

James Hicks. of Capouse avenue. and
James Burnett. cf West Scranton. ma
chinists employed by the Dickson
Manufacturing company, have been
selected for the important task Of go
ing to Plymouth, Mass, to set up a
monster engine and winding drum re-
Gently made by the company for firm
of rope manufacturers in that city.
The engine and drum are the largest
turned out of the Dickson shops for
many a day Messrs. Hicks and Bur-
nett Left yesterday for Plymouth and
will be employed for about three
months with the task Of supervising
the work of setting up the machinery
and getting it in working order. Their
selection is tribute to their standing
as mechanics in the eyes Of their en-
ployers.
Mr.. Hicks returned only a. few
months ago from New Bedford, Mass.
where he supervised the work of in
stalling an immense water pumping
plant made by the Dickson company.