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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-05-16

We are glad to notice that accord
Ing to the columns Of the Kansas local
pspers there does not seem to be q
case Of smallpox In the state.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-05-16

Sixteen Missouri telephone lines,
owned and operated by the Standard
TelephcN company, were ordered
sold by Judge Gibson at Kansas City
yesterday at the bondholders' re-
quest
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-05-16

Why do not the graduates OF the
Abilene high school have enterprise
enough to form an alumni associa-
tionP Nearly every other school in
Kansas does 1t.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-05-16

Mr.. Bryan is in Missouri lecturlng
on "Ancient Landmarks" That
sounds familiar, wasn't something
said about 1t awhile ago in AbileneP
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-05-16

Down in Oklahoma the banks are
reported to be forcing people to Dor
row money. Another evidence that
the empire is with us. A man has
few rights LETT.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-05-16

The attorney general has decided
that horses are seattle" 1t Is a
great thing to have a government TO
find out important matters like that
TOR M
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-05-16

The Populists will have a house foE
4 ticket emblem and the Republicans
an eagle. Later the Eagle will roost
On the house.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-05-16

The inventor Of the fountain pen Is
dead. II the recording angel used
his pen the book Is tolerably well
blotted.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-05-16

Abilene had 8,sSS people March LIST
and 100 more are here now. Folks
know which Is the best town in Kan
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-05-16

The finding Of Topeka court that
Mrs. Nation is not crazy reflects on
the intelligence OF Topeka juries.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-05-16

Salina has gone back to joint
licenses. Salinas backbone Is evil
IDENTIFY wabbly.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-05-16
THURSDAY, MAY IS. 1901.

Mckinley may think he is having
time but just wait until he strikes
Kansas!
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-05-16

Shawnee's little attempt to absorb
1000 Of Dickinson money did not
work.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-05-16

Abilene will now undertake the
task Of running a Mecca without a
Mohammed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-05-16

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The Seattle Republican., 1901-10-04
TILLMAN's OPTICAL TROUBLES.

1t is currently reported that Sen
ator Ben r. Tillman the wild man
from South Carolina, is about to lose
the use Of his only eye, which is dis
tressing both himself and his friends
to an alarming extent. The TRADE
that Mr.. Tillman has made against
the black folk of this country for
the past few years, almost wholly
without cause or provocation, will
not cause, very much sympathy to
flow out from the hearts Of his black
brethren, nor many of his white
brethren, at least north of Mason
and DixOn'S line, on account of the
loss of this material member of his
body. Mr. Tillman, from time to
time since he has been United States
senator, has argued and reasoned
against the Negro more like a mad
man than a dignifed law maker of
great republic, and if his ideas are
correct then the ideas of the balance
of the citizens of the United States
are wholly wrong, but if the ideas of
the balance of the citizens are right
then the ideas advanced by Mr.. Till
man are those Of madman. To even
read one of Mr.. Tillman's famous
anti-Negro TRADES is sufficient to
impress the average person that the
ideas advanced by him are those of
an escaped lunatic rather than those
of United States senator. Perhaps
the loss of his only eye is but just
retribution inflicted upon him by
heaven for the damnable deeds he
has perpetrated upon a race Of peo-
pie that are unable to protect them
selves against such attacks, situated
as they are in the midst of hostile
country.
The Seattle Republican., 1901-10-04
PASSING
EVENTS
Of Men and Things in the
Public Mind.
PRESIDENTS FROM OHIO.


A strange fatality seems to follow
the presidents elected from the
Buckeye state. 1t is quite true that
Ohio has furnished the United
States with four presidents in the
history Of the state, and of that four,
three died in office, while the fourth
did not long survive the expiration
of his unhappy administration. Viii
IL. Harrison, Ohio's first president,
died in one month after he took the
oath Of office, and it is said that an
enemy succeeded in having some one
about the White House administer
poison to him. James A. Garfield
was assassinated in less than six
months after he had been inaugural
ed president. William Mckinley
served out one term, but was assass-
mated in a few months after he be-
gan his second term. But to argue
that all men elected to the presiden-
cy from Ohio will be pursued by this
fatality and will die a violent death
is superstition; nevertheless, when
three out of four are thus overcome
it creates a lurking superstition in
the minds Of the average citizen of
this country that something is
wrong
The Seattle Republican., 1901-10-04
BROTHER
IN BLACK
Under Critical Eye of OBJ
serving Men.
THE LINCOLN EMPLOYEE.

Arthur Simmons is the name Of a
cOlOred man who has been doorkeep-
er Tor all presidents secretaries since
the days OF Abraham Lincoln. Mr..
Simmons was an escaped slave from
North Carolina and made his way
through the confederate lines TO
Washington city, where he asked the
proper authorizes to see President
Lincoln. lie was granted the re-
quest and afterwards, on recommen-
dauOn OF a few of the leading otti-
Gals OF the administration, he was
gwen the appointment that he now
holds and mas continuously held
since that time, with the exception
OF three years, when President Har-
rIson ruled over the White House.
During that time Simmons was
transferred to a position IN the
treasury department, having been re-
moved from the position as door
keeper by President Harrison owing
to the fact that he had enthusiastic
ally supported the reelection OF
President Cleveland, which did not
meet the personal as well as political
approval Of either the president or
ms secretary. When President Cleve-
land was elected to succeed Mr.. har-
rlson, Simmons was given his former
position, which he has held without
interruption ever since Though
born a slave, he had some advantages
of an early education, and since he
has been in Washington city he has
made the most of his surroundings
and is now quite scholar as well as
a diplomat. His judgment is gen
orally taken in most cases when ap-
plicants wish to see the secretary. Ii
Simmons considers the applicant an
unfit person to be admitted into the
private office of the secretary, the
applicant is compelled to state his
mission to the doorkeeper, and it is
taken by him to the secretary. 1t is
reported that 1t very rarely happens
that the secretary turns down Sim
mons judgment when he pro-
nounces some certain caller crank.
Simmons, when slave, belonged to
an aristocratic family, and it is cur
rently reported that he still believes
IN Southern aristocracy, so much so
that he feels himself above the aver
age colored man, owing to the fact
that he has 'aristocratic blood in his
veins, though it may have come
through a slaver's channel. He is
the oldest employee from point of
service about the White House, and
is much impressed with his import
ance.
The Seattle Republican., 1901-10-04
CHRISTIANITY CoMRINED.

The city Of New York has feder-
alton Of churches which consists Of
all Christian organizations in the
city, incorporated for the purpose of
assisting Christianity in cooperative
work for the spread Of Christian SEN
timent and for the betterment Of
the moral status of Greater New
York. The idea is a capital one and
one that should be adopted by other
great cities Of this country and even
OF other countries, regardless Of the
denomination that one belongs to,
for if they are Christians their aim
and purpose are the very same. All
churches are fighting for the better
ment Of humanity, regardless Of the
denomination that the individual
may be member Of, and it is i'm
possible for this to be effectively
done unless church organizations
combine and fight evil wherever evil
is found.
The Seattle Republican., 1901-10-04

as being one of the richest states in
the Union, and full Of golden oppor-
tunities for the industrious man OF
woman. 1t has been accurately Civ
en- out that 10000 people have left
the state during the year and equally
as. many more are making prepara-
tions to leave at an early date. North
Carolina is no exception to the rule
of Southern states, and as they are
emigrating from it so are they from
most every other one of them, not
only the colored folk, but the white
folk as well, and especially those pos
sessing a grain of common sense (of
course, there are exceptions to this
rule), and all of this is transporting
because a condition of affairs verg-
ing on barbarism prevails in those
states. North Carolina disfranchised
one-half of its citizens a couple of
years ago and her white citizens
have been first and foremost in per
pearating the most shocking out
RACES upon the black citizens COM
mon to heathens, and no wonder
large numbers of citizens are leav-
ing the state and thereby cause her
resources, mineral and otherwise, to
lapse into a state of decay and ruin.
The Seattle Republican., 1901-10-04
CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME.

Atlanta, Ca, is straining every
nerve to raise sufficient money to
erect a monument to the memory of
the late William Mckinley, our mar
tyred president. This is quite COM
mendable on the part of the citizens
Of Atlanta, if for no other reason
than because President Mckinley
was leading spirit in the great Civ
il war, which licked the Georgia
corn crackers to an immortal stand
still; and, secondly, because McKin-
ley was the quintescense of Republi-
canism Of the North. But, however,
Atlanta would do herself far more
honor if she would follow in the
wake of Vicksburg, Miss, and erect
a monument to the memory of James
B. Parker, the Atlanta Negro who
struck down Czolgosz, thus prevent
ing him from firing a third and,
perhaps, even more shots in the body
of the president, simply because Par
ker is an Atlanta boy, and nothing
derOgatory to his charcter has been
discovered as yet, and if Atlanta
does not first show signs Of wanting
to honor and commend the heroic
deeds of one of its own sons, whether
he be white or black, but instead
seek others on account of their
in life, then it is but
bidding for cheap notoriety in rails
ing vast sums of money to erect a
monument to some man who had no
sympathy in common with its citi-
zens. The Northern people would
think good deal more Of the Allan
ia citizens if they would show the
proper spirit and feeling toward
Parker and not try to play the part
of deceivers by erecting a monument
to the memory of William McKin-
lev.
The Seattle Republican., 1901-10-04
WANT wOMEN,s WORK.

At one Of Seattle's theatres a play
entitled "a Female Drummer" re-
Gently ran through an entire week,
and drew large crowds every night
as well as to the regular Saturday
matinee. The play within itself
was quite interesting and full of fun,
but Notwithstanding its levity there
was after all quite a sober side to it,
and one that has become very prac-
tical, owing to the fact that great
number of Eastern commercial
houses are now extensively employ
ing women as drummers. To some
extent women have been employed
as drummers for a good many years,
always handling articles pertaining
to women, but more frequently
books and magazines, but women are
now successfully representing coffee
and tea houses and even other well
established concerns, both financial
and mechanical. Recently the man
agement of a great Eastern industry
gave it out that his female drummers
were taking more orders than his
male drummers and that he was an
nually increasing the number Of
women to represent his house on the
road. ''The female drummer has
come to stay" he laconically remark
ed, and one of the reasons why she
has come to stay lies in the fact that
she does her work thoroughly
and sells the goods, which is what a
commercial house expects its agent
to do. 1t will thus be seen that wom-
en- of the present day are pushing out
into every field occupied by man and
are proving themselves equally cap
able as well as useful as the men.
DESERVING NORTH CAROLINA.
A constant stream of humanity is
almost daily pouring out Of the state
of North Carolina despite the fact
that it is advertising itself through
its various bureaus of information
The Seattle Republican., 1901-10-04
NOT MUCH RELIGION.

From the Tacoma News it is
learned that there are 10000 male
persons in that city over nine years
of age, and these males, according to
a circular letter recently sent out by
a religionist, are engaged in the fol-
lowing pursuits of life: 1902 are
clerks; 3,515 laborers; 1875 railroad
men; 500 longshoremen; 200 street
car men; 372 city employees 900
carpenters, bricklayers, masons,
plumbers, etc; S15 printers; S,241
factory hands; 1912 mill hands, and
$50 sailors daily in port. The News
quotes these figures for the purpose
of leading up to the climax, that of
that entire number only $50 of them
are members of the Young Mems
Christian Association. This is a
startling announcement and one that
should be carefully as well as prayer
fully considered. 1t is very remark
able that so many men are to be
found congregated together and yet
so few of them Of a Christian inclin-
alton. If one would say that there
are more anarchists in Tacoma than
that they would not miss it very far
and that would not be charging Ta-
coma with possessing any greater
number of such red handed murder
ers in proportion to the number Of
The Seattle Republican., 1901-10-04
LOUISIANA "WHITE STATE"

For the first time in many years
the state of Louisiana is reported as
a ''white state" that is to say, the
white citizens largely predominant
in numbers over the colored citizen.
The census that has just been COM
pleted shows that the colored popu-
lation has decreased in numbers
from what it was in 1890, while the
white population has materially in
creased, thus leaving Louisiana no
longer 'black state" as it has been
in the past. Serious exceptions to
The Seattle Republican., 1901-10-04
CITIES GROW VERY RAPIDLY.

The wonderful growth that the
towns and cities of this country have
made during the past century is re-
markable to a degree, as towns
have sprung up in a day, if condi-
tions were only favorable, and such
towns have grown into gigantic cit
les in the lifetime Of their founders.
There are men living today who re-
member when Chicago was a mere
hamlet, and, perhaps, when it was
not only hamlet, but wild murky
swamp, with not half a dozen huts
in the neighborhood Of the present
city. The conditions were favorable
for the growth of Chicago and it has
grown like a mushroom, until today
it possesses 100000 people, with
fair prospects of having a population
of 100000 in less than decade
more. While there are not many
Chicagos in the United States, still
there are large number of cities
that have grown just as rapidly as
Chicago, and though they may never
reach the vast population that Chi
cago has, and will have, yet they
gained the bulk Of their population
within a perior Of ten or fifteen
years. Seattle herself is scarcely
more than half a century old, and
yet she possesses more than 100000
inhabitants, and it is predicted that
before she is century, old she will
have in the neighborhood of 100000
inhabitants. Such is the history OF
the growth of many of the American
towns, and a similar growth is true
of all our industries and commercial
enterprises.
The Seattle Republican., 1901-10-04
BIsHoF wHlrPLE DEvouT.

A no less devout man passed away
short time after the passing OF
President Mckinley, in the person
OF Bishop Henry b. Whipple, who
died September Is. Bishop Whipple
early became a devout member OF
the Protestant Episcopal church and
continued in that faith until he died
He was consecrated bishop Of Min
sofa IN 1857, and he was sur
named by the early settlers Of that
state st. John of the Wilderness y
while the Indians called him
Straight Tongue" Bishop Whip
pie devoted his entire life to the
founding Of schools and churches,
and the relieving of the distressed
wherever he found them and in
whatever condition they happened
to be. His entire church life was
spent among the people Of Mime
sofa, and he was dearly beloved by
both the Indians and white men
wherever he was known. His life
can be pointed to with pride and
pleasure by church goers and Chris
tian workers and as one highly com
mendable for anyone to exemplify.
1t has been forty years since he first
emigrated to the wilderness of Min
nesota, which is now one of the most
prosperous and highly cultured
states of the Union.
The Seattle Republican., 1901-10-04
THEY LOVED LINCOLN.

When President Lincoln was bur
led, the hearse that held the casket
which conveyed the remains to their
final resting place was drawn by
eight black horses and the bridal
relns of each of those horses were
held by colored men. Of, the eight
colOred men, who felt themselves
greatly honored, and they were, for
an opportunity to honor Mr.. Lin
coins memory, but two are now liv-
ing, Martin Lewis and Joseph W.
Moore. I he former is an employee
Of the Inter-Ocean and speaks of the
incident with much pride, while the
latter is working for the American
Express Company, who, like his col
league, is very proud Of the fact that
he led one of the horses that drew
the remains of the first martyred
president to their final resting place.
Mr.. Lewis does not know who first
conceived the idea, but he says, ow-
ing to the fact that it had been but a
few days prior, comparatively speak
ling, when President Lincoln had
emancipated 100000 colored per-
sons from life Of 200 years of slav-
cry, that it proved popular idea,
and the colored folk consider it the
/
greatest honor that could have been
conferred upon representatives of
their race to thus be given an oppor-
tunity to show their respects to the
memory of so true and tried friend.
The Seattle Republican and the
lnter-Ocean for $500 per year, cash
IN advance-cOme a running.
The Seattle Republican., 1901-10-04

Last Wednesday evening the
members Of the First M. e.
church of this city held public re-
ception in honor of the return of
their pastor, Rev. Edward M. Ran
dali, Jr., for another year. That
day and date closed the fifth years
service that Mr.. Randall has given
to the First church, and the success
that has attended his efforts since
he has been employed as pastor has
been almost phenomenal. No pastor
that has ever filled the pulpit of the
First church ever took in as many
new members in proportion to the
time that he was there as has Mr..
Randall. By the aid and assistance.
OF his church officials he has manag-
ed to keep the church completely
out of debt and has done an ina
mense amount Of work outside of
the church in the shape of charity
and mission work. He begins his,
sixth year of service with perfect
harmony and complete unanimity of
feeling existing between the pastor
and the entire membership.
The Seattle Republican., 1901-10-04
REALM OF
RELIGION
Among the Worlds Christians
and Quasi Christians.
LIVED A CHRISTIAN.

LIVED CHRISTIAN.
Persons Of a religious turn Of
mind are finding much consolation
in reviewing the life of President
Mckinley, who became a member OF
the Methodist Episcopal church be-
fore he was 16 years Old and remain
ed strong rehglonist during his en-
tire life. His parting words were
those OF one fully confident that his
soul would find rest beyond this vale
OF tears and be comforted and con-
soled by Superior Being in short,
by God Of the Universe.
William Mckinley believed in
prayer, in the beatuy Of it and in the
potency Of it, and the language of
the Bible was not unfamiliar to him
In his public addresses, and he fire.
quently quoted from it in veritica-
ton Oh the stand he had taken.
The Seattle Republican., 1901-10-04
OUR EDUCATIONAL GROWTH.


The growth of education in this
country within the past century has
been something marvellous. The
property possessed by the higher in
stitutions of learning in this country
is valued at $342, ,880,361 and the in
come of all the intitutions IN the
United States foot up to $27,739,-
154. During the years 1898 and
1899 $21, ,925,426 IN gifts and be-
quests were made to the higher insti-
tutions of learning in the United
States. The expenditure of all this
money has not been fruitless, as the
schools representing this null
tiplicity of philanthropy have
147, ,164 students enrolled. Of
that number 35,695 are TAX
ing classical courses; 21,860
general culture; 1858 mechanical
engineering; 1850 civil engineering;
1890 electrical engineering; 1,O32
mining engineering; 927 architec-
ture, and 9,501 pedagogy. During
the year 1900 15,087 men and wom-
en- were graduated. Thirty-eight
different varieties Of professions were
represented in the degrees conferred.
The Seattle Republican., 1901-10-04
PRICE FIVE CENTS

boomers and went to the new Indian
reservation that was recently thrown
open by proclamation from Presi-
uent Mckinley for settlers to evan
gellze among the home seekers.
these missionaries were among the
first that came into the new terri
tory and many Of them secured small
lots on which they stretched a tent
and began holding religious services.
Ihls property was not gotten by
them with a view of individual gain
on their part, but with view OF Sc
curing place for pubic worship.
They were successful in this, and,
according to reports from there,
they have been holding successful
revival meetings among the home
seekers and have been instrumental
III preventing the usual border out
lawry beng committed that is so
common among persons rushing in
10 new countries.
The Seattle Republican., 1901-10-04
rRorEsTANrs IN CUBA.

4 "A.
The Protestant religion is MAX
ing marked progress among the in
haDltants of the island of Cuba.
Prior to the late Spanish war no
other church save the Catholic
church had any followers among the
inhabitants OF Cuba, but since the
close of the war and the Americans
have settled in there in large num-
bers, Professionalism is getting quite
a toothold among the natives and
many conversions are reported. In
Ponce the Baptists are erecting a
church at a cost Of $4,000 and in
Humaco, tajado and some other
towns OF eastern Puerto Rico the
Congregationalists are erecting many
chapels and schools. The Christian
Endeavor Society maintains mis-
slons in various parts of Santiago
and its suburbs, and these missions,
churches and schools of the various
Protestant denominations are being
well attended by the natives, and, as
above stated, many conversions are,
beng reported among them.