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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-14
THEY TALKED OF Eaes.
Kansas Dealers Nsst To Discuss the
:, Situation.

]. E. Brewer returned from Kansas
City where be attended meeting OF
the leading egg and butter shippers
OF the west. Kansas is the second
state in the union in the production
Of eggs and poultry. aud also occu'
pies . high rank % producer OF
cutter. The present price Of EGGS
wholesale, is $3.50 . case. There are
thirty dozen to the case. The price
Of eggs iuctuates from day to day as
does also butter. Good country but
ter is now worth l2l cents a pound
to the wholesaler.
Says the Kansas City Journal;
The market price OF EGGS is now
higher than it will be in a month
The hens are not prolific in cold
weather. As soon as spring opens up
there will be immense quantities Of
eggs shipped East from Missouri and
Kansas. One large egg buyer present
was E. M. Slayton, Of Manchester NJ
H., who in one deal last year pur'
chased largely through a Kansas City
house, l50 carloads Of eggs. he is
not an advocate Of incubated eggs,
saying that they cannot stand long
shipping, and are not SO vitality nu'
tritious as the natural laid egg. The
packing has become an important
factor in the poultry and egg in
dustry. One Kansas City packer
alone handles about 10000 dozen
every day. The present members OF
the association are John Stewart, OF
Concordia, president; J. F Haskell OF
Herington, vice president; J. E.
Brewer, of Abilene, treasurer, and &.
G. Bowman, of.Topeka, secretary"
At the gathering yesterday were
about sixty prominent butter and egg
merchants from the four states i'm.
mediately tributary to Kansas City,
and an equal number Of eastern buy
ers were also on hand.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-14
MILL FIRE AT HOPE.
Stages Mil Damaged About 8l,5o0
Worth.

About $50 Saturday morning Lee
Stages mill at Hope caught fire from
a hot box and before the fire depart
ment could get to the building the
south end Of the mill was burned.
The chemical engine Of the depart
'ment quickly extinguished the flames
SO the mill was not totally destroyed.
The damage is about $1,000, covered
by insurance.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-14
Died at IS Years.

Mrs. M. Renard who recently came
from Pennsylvania died Of heart
trouble at her sons in Newborn town
ship last week, aged So years.
Funeral Friday at Belle Springs
church at 1890 a. m.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-14

Prof. Ivifon, Of Homecoming, Md,
suffered terribly from neuralgia Of
the stomach and indigestion for thir-
teen years and after the doctors failed
to cure him they fed him on morphine.
A friend advised the use Of Kodol Dys.
pepsia Cure and after taking few
bottles OF it. he says,"It has cured me
entirely. | can't say too much for
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure" 1t digests
what you eat, j. M. Gleissner.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-14
STATE or Ono, CRY OF TOLEDO,

STATE OF Ono, CRY OF TOLEDO,
Lucas COUNTY, 90
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that
he is the senior partner Of the firm OF
Fol. CHENEY 4 Co. doing business in
the City Of Toledo, County and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum OF ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case Of Ca
tarrh that cannot be cured by the use
OF HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9th day OF De-
cember, A. ID. 1886.
A. W. GLEASON.
SEAL Notary Public.
~
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter.
nally and acts directly on the blood
and muscous surfaces Of the system.
Send for testimonials, free.
+. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-14
Nerves Like 4 Flat.iron.

A woman who suffered for three
years from nervous prostration says,
two bottles Of Lichty's Celery Nerve
Compound effected complete cure.
she hardly knows today whether she
has nerves or not, as she never feels
them. 1t is certainly a wonderful
remedy. Sold by j. NJ. Gleissner.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-14
IN A NEW GOLD FIELD.
Southwestern Arkansas Promises to
Be Another Mecca.

C. S. Crawford and W. P. Gulick,
who were in southwestern Arkansas,
say that the new gold fields there
promise to be as famous as the Mercer,
Utah, district il present indications
are q criterion. One 100000 mill six
miles from the railroad is fairly coin
ing money. In addition to the gold
there is $3.50 car in silver and
other metals, making just that clear
profit. Many new shafts are being
sunk and there is q decided impetus
toward boom.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-14
In New Quarters.

J. W. Farley & Sons real estate and
insurance office has been moved to
the front room in the stone building
over Mrs. Jolley's millinery store.
The room is being fitted up nicely
and makes fine office. Farley &
Son have excellent facilities for loans,
sales and insurance.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-14
Cures Blood Poison. Treatment Free.


Blood poison is the worst disease on
earth yet the easiest to cure when B.
b. B. Botanic Blood Balm) is used.
Many have pimples, spots on the skin,
bone pains, rheumatism, catarrh, eat
ing, bleeding, fostering sores, scroi-
ula, scabs, and scales, cancer, and
don't know it is blood poison. Get
Botanic Blood Balm (B b. b. 81. A
few bottles guaranteed to cure the
worst cases. Sold at drug stores.
Treatment Of b. B. B. sent free and
prepaid by writing to Blood Balm Co.,
Atlanta, Ga. Describe trouble and
free medical advice given until cured.
B. B. b. thoroughly tested for 80
years. Cures when all else fails. b.
b. B. makes the blood pure and rich
heals every sore, and stops all aches
and pains. B. B. B. improves the d.
gestion.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-14
Grouser on the Commission

Reports from Topeka say that KEEP.
resentative Grosser Of this county is
to be one of the five members OF the
tax commission. He has made q
model record and has been recognized
as a leader OF the house.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-14
New PostofRce Hours.

Beginning March 7 the postoffice
will close at I p. m. instead Of 1880 as
heretofore. Mailing department will
be open for the despatch Of mail until
1880 P. m.
RICHARD WARING, Postmaster.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-14
New Phones.

l90-Harry G. Lifts, clothing.
ll0-J. 4. Brewers residence.
ljs-Vine Street Nursery, r. Brad
ley, Prop.
49,. N. Burton, residence.
1874. Elson, dry goods.
l94-Shane n Emig, groceries.
Paste this list on your cards.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-14
Changes in the Weather

Mean slight spells" Of Headache or
affect your appetite. Irregularities
in eating causes dyspepsia. Take DR..
Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin and feel good
regardless OF these elements or habits.
Sold by G. f. Northcraft 4 Co.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-14
Il Shy q Team.

M. Vanderbilt, d farmer living
south Of Solomon, is minus a fine
team OF horses stolen from his barn
Wednesday night. He has no trace
OF them.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-14
Jsll.0, tho New Dessert,

pleases all the family, Four flavors-
lemon, orange, raspberry and straw.
berry. At your grocers. 10 cts.
TRY 1t TODAY.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-14

Headache often results from dis
ordered condition OF the stomach and
constipation Of the bowels. A dose
or two Of Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets will correct these dis
orders and cure the headache. Sold
BY j. N. Gleissner.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-14
GA 0To n z A.
Beam tn. H1m Kind You Aaw Always Bought
''' e IM4ZzM
What Shall We Have for Dssssrty

This question arises in the family
every day. Let us answer it today.
Try Jell-O, delicious dessert. Pre-
pared In two minutes. No baking!
add hot water and set to cool. Fla
vors--lemon, orange, raspberry and
strawberry. At your grocers, 10 cts.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-14

TRIPLE TIE BENEFIT ASSOCIATION,
| Abilene Council No. IS, meets on second
and fourth Thursday evenings Of each
month. Visitors'welcome. Mrs. W. D. Nichols.
President; W. d. Nichols, secretary.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-14

7 INDEPENDENT ORDER ODD FELLOW
! Western Home Lodge, No. 90, meets
eyrey Tuesday evening In ODD Fellows hall
tary, 7. A, Smith. Visiting brethren welcome
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-14
ROCK ISLAND.

ROCK ISLAND.
WEST HOUND.
No. "a, Chicago Mail and Express. 5;sO .. m.
No, eb, Local Freight and Accom- fO;i0 q. N.
EAST BOUND. M
No. 70, Mail and Express. ..il,07 .. n.
No, 90, Local Freight and Accom-. !. 3;lo D. n.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-14
SANTA FE ROUTE.

No. 3s8, ........,.... 1901 D. %.
Effective April ]. 1900. Through feclinine
chair car service between Kansas City and
Superior will be resumed. This car Viii
leave Kansas City on the Fast Mall ut s;1o &
m. arriving In Abilene ut S:13 q. m. For ne
Will be set in Union depot, Kansas CITY, No,
at 1000 p, m. and may be occupied u any
time thereafter. For further Information
call OF Santa Fe depot, South Third and Mi.
berry street, Abilene, Kansas. Telephone
No, 81. Els. SAILS, Agent,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-14

DoYAL ARCH MAsONs-Cyrus Chapter,
+ No, 20, meets In Masonic hall on the ssc.
md and fourth FRIDAYS OF each month.
T r. Dewey, II, r.; 0. b. Landes, Sec.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-14

XETOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS - No. o.,
w meets alternate Wednesday after.
ooons AZ $40 O'Clock In r. Of p hall. Mrs
Lucy A, Burton, PRESIDENT Mrs c'tve
fsibf &ecretary.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-14
ABlLENE'S SOCIETIES.

A Y. AND A. M.--Benevolent Lodge,
"A. 9s, meets first and third Monday ever
lngs In each month At Masonic hail, corr
Third and Cedar. p. r. Ross, W. NJ, L.
worley, secretary; visiting brethren vel.
come
A NCIENT ORDER UNITED wORKMEA
"A Abilene Lodge, No, W; meets evsry
Thursday evening In the A. O. u. "
hall J. ". Munroe, NJ. w.; O. Z. Rugb
recorder
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-01-04

THE husband whom she loved Is l.
morning | am sad and l would tell
my griefs to the stones. For she is
dead"
He sobbed. Then Holling taking
him by the shoulders shouted:
my child, my child. The husband
whom she loved is l. l am Holling,
Holling, Holling, the painter, pardon
you the grief and evil thoughts you
have caused me during the past eight
days. If you knew what wicked
thoughts l had-my God, was, is she
not pretty, my Lucienne?"
"You were her husband? 1t is won
derful Once without knowing you it
seemed to me that l hated you. Now
l love you for you are something that
belonged to her."
Here is my card. But you know
my name already; adieu."
And Holling rushed out of the salon.
"He Is crazy" thought the young
man. Tomorrow l shall see you again,
Lucienne."
T. Then he too left, more slowly with
his head bowed down and his eyes to-
ward the ground.
Six weeks later the salon closed. One
evening the man who loved the dead
woman received this letter:
"Sir: You have loved Luciene as she
deserved to be loved. You are the only
person in the world who would guard
her portrait as a religious souvenir.
81 had resolved to destroy her por-
trait and kill myself afterwards. re-
nounce half of my plan. I will kill
myself but l will bequeath the portrait
to you SO that eternal incense may
burn at the feet of my idol. In the
last moment courage fails me. l can
not nerve myself to destroy the por-
trait, while her eyes look into mine.
You will preserve the portrait, l am
sure of it. l have judged you worthy
to have 1t after me. Adeiu,
"Holling."
1t was true. He was unable to sur
vive his wife. The painter shot him
self in the heart.
The young man took possession Of
the tragic image. At first he enjoyed
foolish delirium of joy. He passed
three days in an ectasy.
Little by little be became calmer.
Finally at the end of six months
when he was about to get married and
needed money he sold the portrait of
Lucienne Holling for $4,000 to Chi
cago millionaire,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-01-04
UNITY IS NEEDED.
Need of the Christian World Combinine
Against China. 8,

Need of the Christian World Combinins
Against China.
When Mohammedanism arose, the,
unity OF its action enabled 1t to SWEEP
over half the Christian world. Like
tidal wave 1t submerged ChrjstiaI
Asia and Christian Africa, whileNt'
virile Christian strength OF Euro
employed itself with petty domest,
quarrels over family claims to terri
tory. While Mohammedanism again
and again attacked the head center of
Christendom at Constantinople, west
ern Christendom quarreled on, with
vision too narrow to comprehend
events. Across the pillars of Hercules
and over the mountains of Spain the
wave rolled on. until it passed even
beyond the Pyrenees into southern
France. Across the Bosphorus it roll
ed, at the other end of the continent.
wiping out the Byzantine Empire, With
all its priceless treasures OF c.viliza-i
ton, leaving of Macedonia and ancient
Greece only fragmentary memoY5ts, )
and surged up to the very gates of VI,
emma. Did Christian arms drive il
back? Not at all. We are fond of be-
lieving that Carl Martel saved Chris
tian Europe in Aquitaine, and that
later, John Sobieski repeated the sal
walton under the walls of Vienna The
salvation Of Europe was not due tol
these heroes, great as were their deeds,
hut to the fact that. with centuries OF
success, Northumberland had lost Its
political unity. 1t was not Mohamme-
danism, but the Caliphate of Cordova,
that Charles the Hammer defeated on
the plains Of southern France. West
ern Europe was lost to the Moors, not
then, but two centuries before, when
they severed their allegiance to Bag
dad. 1t was not Mohammedanism that
the king Of Poland turned back at
Vienna, but the Turkish empire, which
had never recognized either political
or religious headship other than its
own sultan. Mohammedanism, as a
political force, had become scattered
and ineffective. Now the Christian
world is precipitated inta another
great religious WARRIOR we can make
nothing else out of the Chinese situa-
ton. We know enough now to under
stand that the horrors being enacted
there are but manifestations of gen.
eral movement to expel Christianity
from eastern Asia? Can the Christian
world meet this movement with any
thing like political unity? If it can
not, if the British government is to be
jealous of Russia, If France is to busy
herself watching German and British
schemes, If Germany is to be German
first and Christianity afterward, II
Russia is to be Russian first. last and
all the time. it were better far to
merely save such lives as We can and
then leave China to the Chinese
indianapolis Free Press. '
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-01-04

and ne thought, alas, that everything
was possible in this terrible world.
Then he realized that in losing his
wife he had not yet suffered the great
est of pains and that in two days a
new born anguish had come to him.
In his double distress he felt jealousy
of the dead.
During the entire week he revisited
the place and each time he saw the
fancied rival. At last the painter
feigning indifference, naively and
clumsily observed:
Fine painting isn't it,"
The stranger turned slowly as II
awakening with regrets from dream.
"Oh, the painting! That Is good but
it does not do her justice. You should
have seen her in life. She was still
more beautiful than that. She was
pretty in every expression. No words,
and no colors could tell the truth"
Holling clenched his fists.
you knew her then. Was she
great friend of yours?" he asked in
strained voice.
II? Oh, no. She did not know that
l existed. But many times l have
seen her passing by and at receptions
and dances. One season followed her
to the seaside, keeping at distance,
daring nothing, hoping nothing. She
loved her husband as everybody SAID.
Then one could see without eyes that
she was chaste as Diana. But pardon
me, sir, for telling you this. ms
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-01-04
The Frame in Mourning.
BY MAURICE MONTEGUT.

by MAORlCE NUN L GOS l.
copyrighted, 1900, by Daily Story Pub. Coz
Sad with a poignant sadness was
that great frame of gold, draped with
a large piece of crepe in the mlddle
of a panel surrounded by groups or
joyous peasants and gayly colored
landscapes. On the day of the open
ing of the salons exhibition OF paint
ings the crowd thronged before the
frame in mourning from which looked
a portrait of beautiful woman with
sweet face.
Tho story of the portrait and its
frame ran from mouth to mouth.
1t was the portrait of Madame Hol-
ling, wife of the celebrated artist. Shs
had died several days before the open
ing Of the salon, and 1t was his crushed
life full of despair that the artist
showed in exhibiting this memorial
of his happiness and misery.
Already past middle age he had
loved with doting love that splendid
creature with deep eyes and locks as
resplendent as FURNISHED gold. Five
years Of marriage had not diminished
his autumnal passion. Holling loveo
his wife with his eyes, with his heart,
body and soul as artist and as hus-
band.
Then one evening cold wind car
ried her away; she who had been SO
full of life was chilled in death. In
the morning she had sung ioyously.
In the evening she was rigid and cold;
she slept in the eternal slumber.
The despair of the painter had been
terrible. He sobbed for hours by the
side OF her bed. All Paris was moved
by the hopeless grief of one of her
dearest and most illustrious children.
But caring nothing for their sympathy
or pity and isolated in his anguish,
since the tragic moment, he had gone
through his existence seeing and hear
ing nothing, inconso abe and not wish
ing to be consoled.
Every morning as soon as the salon
opened Holling appeared ghostlike in
the gallery where hung the frame OF
gold with the drapery of crepe. With
arms crossed, twenty PAGES before the
painting, he remained for an indefinite
period contemplating the smiling Wis
age of that young beauty, which was
all that remained Of her. He would
say to himself:
Yes, yes. it is YOU, 1t is indeed you.
There are your eyes, there is your
mouth Those are the luxuriant tresses
in which l have plunged my hands. All
my God! Lucienne! Yes; you look at
me. 1t is l. Oh, your hand so pale,
with its almost imperceptible blue
viens. 1t is your hand! You are
beautiful here as you were in truth.
You are my masterpiece Of painting, as
you were my masterpiece of love. Poor
child, where are your"
And each morning on coming he
spoke to the immobile portrait and
sometimes it seemed to him that she
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-01-04

Women at the present time seem
fully persuaded of the truth OF the
younger Pliny's saying: THE living
voice is that which sways the soul,
for in nearly every public place, train,
restaurant or what not, they are con-
spicuous by their much speaking. Inc
pity is that in their attempts to sway
the souls" of their hearers they for
get that the swaying may be in two
ways--it may attract or 1t may revolt.
OF course, every woman wishes that,
her voice may attract, and she should
take every possible care that it should
do so. She can recall, perhaps, some
one to whom people listened willingly
and of whom they said that she had
pleasant voice, says the Chicago News.
A sweet voice and pretty face go we'll
together, but of the two the former is
preferable. A noble-minded woman,
with a sweet and harmonious voice,
has an immense power for good IN the
world. Words of consolation and coun-
sci from her lips have greater infu-
SIlCe ludu she uIGdluS pOoSlDAC. L liz
fact is that people are impelled by the
music of her tones to listen to what
she says, and are charmed and in
fluenced as they never would be by
the utterance of any one who spoke as
wisely and kindly, but less pleasingly.
Sometimes beautiful and attractive
women cease to charm when they be-
gin to speak. This was the case. it
is said, with the Empress Eugene.
Many people were enraptured with her
beauty till they heard her speak, and
then her harsh Spanish voice utterly
destroyed the fascination. English
women are seldom blessed with must
cal voices. The damp and variable
climate is responsible for colds and
bronchial affections that more or less
injure the vocal organs. Yet any wom-
an can, in spite Of natural defects, SO
school herself that she may acquire
pleasant way Of speaking.
The living voice it is which sways
the soul, and the home is happy one
which has at its head woman who
speaks in sweet, calm and we'll regu-
lated tones. Such possession car
ries her far on the road to social sue
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-01-04
Bachelor Girls Home.

London bachelor girls have the gold
en- hope held out to them that in the
course of a couple of years or so they
will no longer have to hunt about for
suitable quarters where they can have
the comfort of home and the freedom
of club combined, for 1t is said that
a hotel will be erected for them with
American capital, and will be compiet-
ed in about two years time. THAI
tel is to be situated in a cent7n lo-
cality, within easy distance of the new
electric railway, theaters, etc, and the
women workers will be able to enjoy
food and the ordinary comforts OF lire
pleasant surroundings, the best OF
food and the ordinary comforts OF
NE for d Ne q small sum weekly.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-01-04

Diamonds have been found In con-
siderable numbers and of very fine
quality in the interior OF British
Guiana, on the Mazaruni River 250
miles above its junction with the Es-
sequibo. Mr.. Moulton, our consul al
Demerara, says that the London deal
ers to whom the stones have been for
warded consider them superior to
South African diamonds and equal in
quality to those Of Brazil. The pres
ent dggings are situated in a tropical
jungle five miles from the river, and
the region is not easily reached. The
matrix from which the gems have be-
come scattered is now the object OF
search.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-01-04
THERE WERE DREAMS TO
SELL.

n there were dreams to SELL
Do not know full well
What l would buy7
Hopes dear delusive spell
Its happy tale to tell.
joys fleeting sigh.
would be young again;
Youths madding bliss and bone
l would recapture:
Though 1t were keen with pain.
All else seems void and vain
To that fine rapture.
I would be glad once more,
Slip through an open door
Into life's glory:
Keep what l spent Of yore,
Find what l lost before,
Hear an old story.
As II one day befell,
Breaking Deaths frozen spell
Love should draw nigh;
II there were dreams to sell,
Do not know too we'll
What / would buy?
Louise Chandler Moulton.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-01-04

1t is widely supposed that the disease
called appendicitis" was unknown tc
the medical profession until the last
quarter of the present century. But
an old London doctor, who writes upon
the subject in the Lancet, says there
is nothing new about it, except "the
name and the treatment" The disease
was well described in the older medical
books, and was then called 'typhlitis.'
But its real character was rarely veri.
fed except by post-mortem examina.
ton, whereas modern surgery, with its
anaesthetic and antiseptic aids, if sum-
moned in time, is able to save nearly
every patient who is not exhausted by
age or otherwise depleted.