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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-20
Sweet Breath

is companion to well ordered
stomach. DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pep
sin keeps the stomach In order--the
breath pure and sweet. Sold BY c.
E. Northcraft & Co.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-20

Do Your Clothes Look Yellow
II so use Red Cross Ball Blue, it
will make them white as snow. Large
2 OF. package, 8 cts.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-20
Jsll.0, tho New Dessert ,

pleases all the family, Four favors-
lemon, orange, raspberry and straw.
berry. At your grocer's. 10 cts
Try it today.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-20

Three spectres that threaten baby's
life. Cholera infantum, dysentery,
diarrhoea. DR.. Fowler's Extract Of
Wild Strawberry never fails to con.
qner them.
The broad ax., 1901-08-10

A prominent member Of the Produce
Exchange related a striking iIlustra-
ton Of the manner In which things
equalze themselves. can during the
month Of March had a great deal OF
sickness In my household" he said.
Ny wife and daughters were praetie-
ally all laid up at the same time. nv
monthly bill at one Of the department
stores where We do most Of our shop
ping usually amounts, to from $40 20
s45. Wen. on the first Of the month I
received two bills in one mail One was
from the druggist At the corner ana
the other was from the department
store. I opened the druggists bin
frst. II vas for S2s.75. That nearly
staggered me. Then I opened the other
and the amount was only t2.z5. You
zee the women folks had been housed
nearly all the month and couldn't get
out 10 DO any shopping. II they had
been wen I Wonldn't have had the
druggists bin TO pay. but my depart
ment store bin would have been as big
Is ever; 90 it's IS broad q 4 =
long. "-Phnadslphia Record.
The broad ax., 1901-08-10
PSYCHOLOGY OF TIE FLY.
Persists In RsturaInE 70 . spOs FrOu
which IL Il Driven.

Persists In Rsturaing 20 . Spot ErOm
which It II Driven.
''The pertinacity Of flies has caused
me 70 wonder much Of late on the
habits Of these pests" remarked a gen
tleman to the New Orleans Times
Democrat, "and the recent discussion
Of the ny as a dissemination Of typhoid
has tended to increase my interest in
the matter. Did you ever notice the
persistence shown by a ny In sticking
to a certain spot when you attempt to
shoe him away? Invariably he viii
describe q circle and alight again on
exactly the same spot. He win repeat
this as often as you strike at him un-
less he feels that persistence viii
jeopardiEe his life. conducted q lit
tie experiment with one Of these pests
and I made q rather interesting dis
covery. The ny converted the tip Of
my nose into q resting place. I brush
ed him away. he circled and relit on
the same spot. He repeated this seven
times. I concluded Just from watching
the antics Of the typhoid hend, that I
would allow him to remain a. long as
he pleased, in spite Of the tickling and
the annoyance Of It all. I was Surpris-
ed at the shortness Of his stay. Finding
that It made no difference to me and
that had resigned to an unhappy
tate, the Insect spread its wings and
sailed to another portion Of the room.
From my observation Of flies they do
not care 20 much about alighting On
the human body unless they can ind
some morsel upon which TO feed, or
unless a violent effort is made to beat
them away. But the most interesting
observation ] have made IN this con-
neetion has taught me that Il Is COM
paratively easy 70 rid oneself OF the
pest There Is one essential: Do not
get mad. Good humor Is the thing
when It comes to dealing with hies. II
We get angry we strike violently az
the insect, and either on account Of
sheer Wiekedness or because be be-
heVes he IL being chased away from
q good thing he win come back 20 the
same spot until he feels that his life q
endangered BY further efforts 20 main
tain his ground. Try the good-natured,
gentle stroke. In nine cases out Of
ten the insect win leave to return no
more"
The broad ax., 1901-08-10
AIDS &c &c
HUMAN RACE

A discover which win, e q believed.
result IN he overcoming Of q most
virulsnt disease has been made By .
noted Brazilian physician and special
ist, DR.. Felipe Caldas, who is now
IN this country. Or. CaldAs q here
awaiting the appointment Of an Amer
lean commission TO supervise expert
ments on yellow fever victims In Cuba
and Il e expected be win 50 70 the
island within q few weeks
DR.. Caldas has praetieed medicine 50
years and for q greater portion OF the
time has made q study Of yellow fever.
L MEXICO and Brazil, he made extern
givs researches and finally discovered
what he is confident viii prove to Be .
great boon to humanity. In 1897, he
discovered q serum which produced ex-
trsordlnary results In cases Of yellow
fever and several years later perfected
q vaccine by means Of which he q able
70 immunize persons who have never
had yellow fever but who are liable to
infection. Many cases, given up By
physicians as hopeless, have been won
BY his treatment and those familiar
With his methods are confident that be-
fore many years have passed the dread
disease win have lost itS terrors to
mankind.
His object in going to Cuba IL to
The broad ax., 1901-08-10
kansas cITY.s LOTTERY.
Chance % WInnInE Cash Prizes Has st
the PsopIs Wnd.

Chance % Winning Cash Prizes Has ST
the People VIVA
This city Is lottery mad and clairVoy-
ants are doing a rousing business, says
Kansas City dispatch. Il all arises
from the proposal TO hold q lottery in
aid Of the convention haIl, which was
built a year ago and upon which re-
pairs are to be made. The scheme is
to hold series Of concerts at Is cents
a ticket, the holder Of each ticket to
Be entitled to chance to win one Of
the various prizes which are offered.
The main prizes amount 10 $4,000 in
cash. In addition 20 these nearly all
the enterprising business men Of the
city offer merchandise prizes, which
are practically the same as cash, a. In
nearly every case the donor offers to
pay the cash equivalent II such be the
desire Of the winner. The motto Of
the drawing Is guess again" and that
Is just what Kansas citizens are doing.
They are buying tickets in blocks Of
10 TO 100. hoping that some Of their
guesses may land them the coveted
prize.
The occult powers OF all the clair
Voyants are being tested. The follow
ers Of that profession seem perfectly
willing to diVulge the secret number,
worth 5000. to anyone paying them
the customary fee Of 81, and from
present prospects they seem likely to
get as much out OF the scheme as the
convention hall win. One man ar
rived 1t his guess at the vote By add
Ing the numbers on a long row Of
freight cars. and he IL sure that he has
the big prize "einched." Others have
dreams Of the drawing. and are thus
let into the secret.
The broad ax., 1901-08-10
IL llousE FolLEp -.
80, : lasa ss-.. san. UD.'-

49, -al1N AoBan 40 - 49,
seAs@&
ons 81 ths leading occullsts Of Non
troal, whose practice extends Ear out
side the boundaries OF the city. relates
thst one day q young woman came into
his once accompanied By an older
woman. apparently the mother. The
young woman wore colored glasses.
which one might have assumed 70 Be
super6u0us, a. Il was claimed that the
girl was totally blind What vas
wanted Of The doctor was a certificate
authsnticating this claim Of blindness.
putting Il beyond dispute; and e was
frankly stated that the object In seek
ing this vas 10 obtain certain aids and
advantages Of q philanthropie nature,
impossible o. access otherwise. The
standing Of the oculist vas such that
q statement from him would carry fun
weight wherever presented. On exam
nation the surface Of the eyes gave
no indication OF any defect, but that
might be 30 and blindness SIN exist.
Applying tests Of the strongest light,
the girl professed herself 70 be absO-
lutely unable 20 distinguish between
light and darkness Other tests were
resorted to, trying In their nature, and
some Of them very painful. and these
were all borne with patience and eOur-
age. The doctor was pushed and BAT
fed. Apparently the girl was stone
blind, but he was unable 70 solve the
problem Of those eyes, 10 discover the
cause Of that blindness, or say just
where the defect lay. The doctor was
more than half-disposed TO grant the
desired certificate, when as q last ex-
pedient, be hit upon a novel expert
ment. BE dismissed his patient with
Instructions that abe should come
again at q certain hour the following
day, and this gave the Oculist time 70
arrange for the carrying out Of his
plan. When the girl came the next
day the doctor had her securely blind
folded with q heavy bandage over her
eyes. He then took q tiny mouse
which he had procured and held the
lovely little thing by its tail before
the girls face, though not touching
her, while he ordered the bandage to
be removed. No sooner was the band
age on than her screams rang through
the place and her eyes were vide with
terror at the harmless little rodent
which had thrown her 90 completely
on her guard and exposed the impos-
ture. OF course she saw II or she
would not have screamed. Needless to
say the applicant did not get that Ger
tihcate.-Syracuse Herald.
The broad ax., 1901-08-10
-. Tur,-,.h curton,.

Il Is said by correspondent Of the
London Telegraph that the habits Of
the Turkish ladies IN Constantinople
are wonderfully fastidious. When
they wash their hands ct q tap from
which water runs into q marble basin,
they let the water run tn a servant
shuts It OF, as to DO this themselves
would make them unelean. They can
not open OF shut q door, a. the handle
would be unelean. One Of these fas-
tidiOus ladies was talking 70 a small
niece the other day, who had Just re-
csiEsd q present Of q doll from Paris.
BY and By the child laid the DOH on
the iady's lap. She was horrihed, and
ordered the child to take & away. As
the little girl would not move Il, and
no servant was near, and the lady
would be dealed By touching q doll
that had been brought from abroad,
the only thing she could think Of was
20 jump up and let the doll fan. Il
broke IN pieces. The same lady win
not open letter coming BY post, but
q servant opens Il and holds Il near
for her 20 reac- II her handkerchief
fails 70 the ground Il s immediately
destroyed or given away, 50 that she
may not again uss H. Among the men
this curious state Of things does not
sxist-T0 Youths Companion.
The broad ax., 1901-08-10
our Doeter-eovsrnon

Its q common and somewhat china
ish fashion among those who csppo
bend him 70 their own purposes n
Cuba to refer to Gov. Wood as Doeto,
Gen. Wood. These persons are hi
short-sighted to see that after all thll
epithet which they speak IN contsmu
and derision is rather q high distipsl
ton than otherwise. Certainly De-
tor-Maj. Gorgas need not hesitate \
take such q designation as a t7ibu,,
nor should surgeon-Maj. Hazard "a.
unhappy TO be 50 called. The hypen,l
ton b merely a further distinction 70
them all since Il indicates that \
their unquestioned fitness as men en-
gagged in the pursuit Of Arduous nil
tary duties they have added to thai
equipment those qualities Of mind O.
character and Of usefulness in the Ssr.
vice Of mankind which belong to u
recognized guardians Of the health q
man.-HarpeTS Weekly.
The broad ax., 1901-08-10
ONE USEFUL PLY.
He ssvod . ElrSd NEsrohanFS watch
snd Pookst BOok.

he BsEsa . TirSd MsFohanFs watch
and Pookst Beck.
Flies are 30 seldom heroic that the
story Of how one Of the "pssky things
saved for q Cincinnati business man
his wallet and diamond stud r. IN
many Ways remarkable. The time was
early Thursday morning and the place
was . smoking car Of . Louisville q
Nashville train which stood 1t the
Tenth street station ready for the run
10 Cincinnati. The hy was doEing on
the bald spot Of the Cincinnati mer-
chants head. The man who had been
attending the races, was also tired and
sound asleep. In his inside coat peck
ct wa his wallet containing all his
money. On his shirt front q diamond
glistsned. Suddenly the hy was
aroused. he saw q mans hand work
ing At the shirt stud. Not q moment
was to be lost The AZ danced over
the Bleeping mans cheek IN q vain en-
deaVor 70 arouse him. The merchant
only turned. The hy galloped over his
chin and did 'istunt" IN his ear. No
response. In desperation he began TO
slow march up and down the nose Of
the man asleep. The merchant elutched
wildly. struck the wrist Of the pick
pocket and the next instant was
awake. The thief ran from the smok-
e. ard disappeared IN the darkness.
The dy. like all heroes. did not await
to receive the thanks Of the man whom
be kad befriended. but heW away.
The broad ax., 1901-08-10

King Edward IL much more partieu-
lar about the amenities than when he
vas the gay and careless Prince Of
Wales. No one who knew OF him then
would suppose that he ever would OBJ
5ect 20 women smoking. Doubtless he
oftsn encouraged the practice. But
now. alasi Il q announced that the
Kiag dislfkes "manniSh' women. A
story illustrating this change Of heart
Is being told BY the English papers,
and not 70 make the transition Of SEN
timent too abrupt the scene Of the lit
a. tale Il laid IN the days when he
was Prince. So We read thaf: Some
time ago. when. as Prince Of wales,
Bis Royal Highness vas the guest OF
q certain great friend Of his. one Of
tho ladies staying IN the house. When
IN the billiard room after dinner.
pulled g cigarette from her ease ana
commenced 70 enjoy q quiet WhlR.
Presently she noticed the look Of dis
gust depicted on the face OF tie
Prince. your Royal Highnesa.s ex-
claimed ne lady. hall apologeticalIy.
10 you know. think I would sooner
die than not smoker VERY cuttinzlv
The broad ax., 1901-08-10
SD 80

Especial Letter.
Ia Arizona there % q county called
Coconino, and the Colorado river
crosses q with many q curve and
twist u lies In the northern part Of
the Great Colorado plateau and Is west
q the Moqui country. Long after the
railroad line from Flagstaff to Ash
fork vas completed a plan was formed
10 build another line into Coconino
and thence by heroic measures TO pass
into the most rugged scenery Of the
Colorado, and open that canyon land
b tourists. In some respects Il was q
foolish project, but a preliminary sur
Voy was ordered, and a party sent out
with a young civil engineer by the
name Of BoWden At It's head. He had
studied At Ann Arbor and also At the
University OF Minnesota. His expert
encs IN Geld work covered about ave
yeaI1 prior TO the time Of his arrival
at FiagstaR. he was not familiar with
the southwest, its climate and peculiar
topography, but he had associated with
him q man by the name Of Watts, who
had lived for many years in the VI
cinity Of Prescott and who understood
the perils that confronted the survey
ing party In its attempt to find q rail-
road route In Coconino.
LIks . Destroying Angel
The sun shines In CoconIno. Il
hangs day after day above Lava Butte,
the Painted Desert, Shinumo Altar and
the Black Falls as IL Il were q destroy
ing angel; not the kindly orb that
flashes in the northern belt, but q con-
Guming, terrifying demand Of the des-
ort wastes, from which there IL no
escape. Those who toll In eity's ways
think the sun Is hot, that the humidity
is deadly, that pain such as theirs Is
unknown. They have never. looked up
70 the solar star from the buttes Of
Coconino. There, blazing through the
eentHry-died air, all that IL inhuman
IN stellar heat feeds upon the brain,
the senses Of man, until mad he stag
gers over the sands and falls to death.
BOWden and his men worked their
way north BY Mesa Butte, carrying
their provisions and water, making
allow plogress, enduring extraordinary
discomforts. Il was after they had
eamped ct the Little Colorado, on the
south bank, that BoWden. acting upon
The broad ax., 1901-08-10

An extraordinary sensation was pro
dneed In Lisbon, recently By the dis
coEery that an old woman named
casilda, a reputed witch, was kid
Haping little children, and, after tax
ing them 20 her home in q stun, was
gashing their hands and collecting
their blood IN a bucket. There q an
old superstition that blood trom the
hands Of children between the ages Of
one and three is an infallibIe ingre-
dent IN l0Te-potions. and II was for
this purpose that Casilda was making
her horrid brew. Il Il asserted that
the police, in arresting the witch, OBJ
tanned evidence which indicates more
than one lady Of good society as
among her clients.
The broad ax., 1901-08-10
Il. prunn.r, csn,cl.ns.

The Listener" Of the Boston Trans
erfpt quotes an authority on drum
merz" The other night he sat cheek
by joWl with q gentleman with q
sonorous checked suit, and learned
much. "a drummer's conscience" said
he Of the vehement pepper-and-salt-
"a drummer's consciencs b lodged In
his trunk" Remarkable, thought the
Listener" YES" he continued, you
can judge Of the drummers morals
pretty accurately BY the size Of his
trunk. II he carries a big trunk, he's
q temperate, moral. decent chap. Keeps
straight, you know. But II he carries
q little trunk, or only a suit case, steer
clear Of him; he's dangerous! And
here's the reason, sir: The big trunk
Is packed full Of samples and the
rascal has to spend all his evenings
packing and unpscking them The
little trunk or the suit case means =
free evening 10 run Wild and tear up
the town" Glancing across the hotel
lobby, which was still wen crowded
with loungers, the philosopher con-
tinusd: See that jolly chap smoking
the crooked cigar? Father Of seven,
good bank account gets credit any
where, doesn't drink, hates cards
three trunksl See that roundabout
dered little chump with the silk haiti
Plays the races, runs after the slug
gers, drinks two Manhattans before
breakfast smokes in bed-suit easel"
The broad ax., 1901-08-10

Arthur P. Milmore Of Cambridge IL
the Oldest and richest messenger
boy" tn the country. He Is 20 yeGrs
old and has a fortune Of $4,000. With
$4,000 wen invested Milmore does
Not need 70 work. he works for his
health He has always been wen,
never having had q sick day in his
life, and he intends 10 keep well as
long as he lives. So be works for the
exercise that he gets rather than for
the money, which amounts 70 about
81 or s. a week. Mr.. MilmOre was born
IN Scotland and accumulated his
money in the United States and Can
ada as a carriage manufacturer.
The broad ax., 1901-08-10

FrSn the time OF st. Paul's young
man Of Tross to the recent death Of
the gifted son OF the Secretary Of
State, records Of fatalities from fall
ing out Of upper windows are not un-
common. They aggregate a warning
that ought to be needed against the
frequent practice Of sitting in an
open window when one Is sleepy.
Even to the sufferer from sleeplessness,
the cool night air otten brings mo-
ments Of dropsiness and consequent
loss Of equilibrium.
The broad ax., 1901-08-10

Portable churches have followed the
portable sch0ol house. HE Dutch Re
formed church Of Fennsglvanla Is con
sldering the adYlsabllity Of adopting
then ia communities too poor and too
thlnly settled to aGord permanent
house of worship. The buildings are
made Of corruEated, gaivanlEed iron
fastened 10 aEo0den framework. T'hs
inside Z sheathed with matched
boards. betWeen whica and the iron
udlis q e lining q heavy felt whIeh
keeps tie building warn e. winter and
c1ol A tie summer. Each piece Is 80
marked and ne whole % planned that
any ordinary mechanic can put the
building t1sether euch church. win
8 seating capacity e three hundred.
csn be bait l1r 1llsen hnndrsd dollars
The r1ltatls cnrth. houerer IS not
- aci1notse Il $ llfsoihsr nrohes
g tAat 6 eil not -so naiess psorlo
sun tcel
The broad ax., 1901-08-10

Wyoming has a soap mine. A de-
pOsit Of a Whitish material, in com
posite form, containing Just enough
splphates, potash and pumice to give
gritty essential, has been discovered
ave miles west 81 Newcastle, fl the
northeastern part Of Wyoming, says
the Denver Times. The deposit lies
n q fssure and dips into the ground
Ike q vein Of mineral The vein. 90
called, e Is to IS feet vide and runs
the length Of a quarter section, which
for % years up 70 date vas used as q
stock pasture soon q building q
eomm0dious dimensiohs, fitted With
machinery that Win cut the slabs Of
mineral soap into sizes for CONNER
eial ne. Etn cover a part of the
ground
The broad ax., 1901-08-10

The pope is not allowing the young
king Of Italy 10 pick mp all the coin
collections in the Italian market Six
thousand pieces, containing many rare
papal coins, which were collected BY
Cardinal Randi have been bought by
Pope Leo and added TO the hne eoIlee-
ton in the Vatican. Many fell into
the cardinals hands in 1852 for their
weigh in silver. when Pope Plus In
trOduesd the French monetary system
and the old coins were retired BY the
papal government. -
The broad ax., 1901-08-10

A S0-knot steamer with propelling
machinery on the turbine principle,
according TO the invention Of Mr.. Par
sons, brother Of Lord Rose, Is being
constructed on the Clyde for the
French Northern Railway company to
ply between Calais and Dover. Il =
expected 10 run this summer, and VIII
do the channel passage in little over
half en- hour.
The broad ax., 1901-08-10
YELLOW FEVER
HAS AT LAST
BEEN OVERCOME

demonstrRts to American physiei,,
that his treatment is a success. M
land e In sore need Of relief from m
scourgs Of yellow fever and offers
fertile field for experiments. With Nm
on the trip win be some Of the eoUp
try's leading specialists.
The broad ax., 1901-08-10

Exports Of horses and mules IN Mis-
souri last year brought a return Of
s9ooo.0oO. and 3 great deal Of the
money came from foreign countries.
A preacher 10 Ottawa. Kas.. Is look
Ing for the man Who changed key at
ne paFsonass" on the church door 70
read, .'Keg at ths parsonage"
The broad ax., 1901-08-10

IN sumatra the wind decides the
length OF time q widow should remaiB
single. Just after her husbands death
Shsplantsa nagstaR at her door. While
thshGgremainsu ntorn By the wind the
etiquette 0f sumatra forbids her 70
marry. but AZ the first rent, however
tiny. abe Is free to we'd.
The broad ax., 1901-08-10

The French tax on street signs eVar-
les with the size Of the oRenss." Last
year Il added over seven hundred
thousand dollars 70 the public treas
my. IN he United States vast street
signs can shnt out the air and ths view
ana overEhelm everything il sight
without paying cent in taxation.
The broad ax., 1901-08-10

Paris is threatened with an elevated
struetuFe In its finest streets. Il IL
proposed to build a moving sidewalk,
Ike that used In the late exposition,
20 run along the avenue de FOpera,
the grand B0ulevards. the Boulevard
SebastopoI. the Rue Turbigo and the
Rue de .RiFoh. a circuit Of about six
miles.