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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-07
ROCK ISLAND.
AlssouRI PAoIrIo-Ar asaINeroa
ABlLENE'S SOCIETIES.

A y. AND A. M. -Benevolent Lodge.
A. W, meets first and third Monday ever,
inss In each month At Masonic hall, corr.
Third and Cedar. p. B. Ross, W. M; T.
Morley, secretary' visiting brethren vel.
some.
A NCIENT ORDER UNITED wORKMBR
= Abilene Lodge, No. %; meets eveII
Thursday evening In the A, 0. q, "
hall INV, Munroe, NJ W.; Q. B. Rush
recorder
yKyOMAN's RELIEF CORPS : No. n,
wv meets alternate Wednesday After
ICONS " $3.50 o'clock In X. OF p. hall. Mrs
Lucy A. Burton, PRESIDENT; Mrs, Olive
rstors secretary.
loyal ARCH MAsONs-Cyru ChAptsA
r No, rs, meets In Masonic hall on the ~
nd and fourth Fridays Of each month'
T. n. Dewey, H, p; 0. B. Landes, Sec.
INDEPENDENT ORDER ODD FELLOW
Western Home Lodge, No, 20, meee
svsss ra' SoSs sS Sssn ~ Bstss D. ~
tary, y. A, Smith. Visiting brethren welcome
TRIPLE TIE BENEFIT ASSOCIATION.
Abilene Council No. ~. meets on secoo1
and fourth Thursday evenings Of 49,
month, VisItors'welcome. Mrs. W. d. Nichols
President; W. D. Nichols, secretary.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-07

How are you, anyway DR.. Csld.
wells Syrup Pepsin Is perfect lsxa'
tive. Sold by c. Z. Northcrait.
The Yale expositor., 1901-12-27
Santa Claus In the Churches.

Once more the Christmas Tide has
come aud gone. Once more the wild
excitement and hilarious JOY of the
| children oyer Santa Claus has died
away. Christmas is truly the children's
day. For weeks the planning and pre-
pairing of little gifts and the great
| thought OF Santa Claus coming kept
their little minds busy and they are
| filled with that nameless excitement
until Christmas eve and Christmas
morning ands their strain and their
| happiness knows no bounds. And the
older ones are quietly happy with their
own gifts end in the pleasures Of the
children. The Christmas tree is a
great thing 20 the lads and lasses. May
the custom never die out. In the
churches and homes IL has its place and
the anticipation and reverence with
which the children regard the tree
will always ensure IL a hearty welcome.
In the different churches in Yale
Christmas eye merry markings were
carried on as usual.
In the NJ. +. church the decorations
were quite elaborate, a great deal OF
pains being taken by the members OF
the congregation 10 have everything as
nice as possible, and 1t is safe 20 say
they surpassed other years. "A tree
stood at either side of the rostrum dec
Grated prettily as trees always are and
between In the arch brick fireplace
was built, with andirons, and logs
burning brightly. Lighted candles on
the mantel completed the effective
scene. To one side hung a crescent
covered with evergreen, and stars shone
brightly around IL. Over the arch
MERRY Christmas" with bells was
placed making the whole n perfect
| picture. IL only needed Santa Claus
| himself and he was soon there. The
program of recitations, songs, etc. by
the Sunday school scholars was much
enjoyed by all present.
At the Presbyterian church one tree
graced the pulpit steps and the nu.
merous presents were displayed on and
around IL. The program was rendered
very nicely by the children, some OF
the numbers being exceptionally line.
During the program several messages
were brought la from Santa Claus and
read from the pulpit and the little ones
were ready 20 see him long before he
came: but finally he arrived and the
distribution of gifts were begun.
At the NJ. l.. church large tree and
nice decorations were prepared and the
usual program OF Christmas songs.
readings, etc. was given with great
credit 10 the children and their in-
structors. All were satisfied and hap.
py with their gifts, and their Santa
Claus.
At the Brick Chapel also the MEM
beers had been hard nc work and the
/ Christmas tree was In evidence bright
with festoons and other decorations.
\ The children also saw Santa here and
they spoke and sang with great gnsto.
At the Disciple church 10 was decid-
ed not TO have the usual ceremonies
this year and that Sunday school visit
ed the various other festivities. Christ
mas comes but once year. Make IL a
time Of Joy for as many hearts as you
can.
The Yale expositor., 1901-12-27
Tho Pride OF Aarnna

Many soldiers in the last war wrote 10
say that for scratches, bruises, cuts,
wounds, cOrns, sore feet and stiff Joints
Bucklen's Arnica Salve IL the best I'm
the world. Same for burns ,scalds, boils,
ulcers, skin oruptions and piles. ID
cures or no pay. Only 25c at Grant
Holden's drug store.
The Yale expositor., 1901-12-27
w. w. Adams.

W. w. Auafns.
You need one OF those fur coats we
are offering for sale II you do much
driving.
Our stock of saddlur's hardware was
never more complete.
blankets and robes 20 rOck-bottOm
rrira. Call and exNuiina urr stock.
The Yale expositor., 1901-12-27
YaIe Clothing houan.

Lumbertville rubber IL the only rub.
Der that will give you satisfaction.
You will find these goods at our store.
Gentlemen Don't freeze 10 death
when you can buy fur coat go cheap.
Call aud GET prices.
The Yale expositor., 1901-12-27
"A. e. Beard.

Fine fresh stock Of nuts for Xmas al
reduced prices.
That Christmas dinner will not be
complete unloss you buy your grocer.
les Of us.
Pure maple syrup ir -a''on csns.
The Yale expositor., 1901-12-27
$5,5OO.OO Worth of Choice Merchandise
Included in This Sale.

Preparatory making 1902 inventory decided reduce stock
FURNISHINGS
n
low and dealings will do
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-20
sleep in the Cigarette.

Professor De Gubernatis, the we'll
known Italian orientalist, has been the
victim of crime often read of in lurid
tales, but seldom experienced in real
life. The. other day lie was travelling
III first-class carriage in which there
was one other individual. He went to
sleep and OH arriving Mt Parma found
himself without his purse containing
1.40O france. He Immediately com.
planned to the station authorities and
not long after certain Spaniard, AL
FREDDIE Garcia of Barcelona, who de-
scriDed himself as silk merchant, was
arrested.
In spite Of his protestations of in
nocence his baggage was examined and
was found to contain, besides knife,
1noneysan scissors used by thieves for
cutting out pockets, case with some
cigarettes. This last object in the pos
session of Spaniard is lot suspic-
ious circumstance. but one of the
police thought he would try them, and
to his establishment the room full of
people were soon all soundly and peace
fully sleeping. An examination proved
that the cigarettes contained a sub
stance, the smoke of which acts as a
narcotic, while the smoker experiences
no Inconvenience after having become
accustomed to it. The arrest of the pro.
fessor's travelling companion was soon
effected, but Professor De Gubernatis
has not recovered a penny of his
money.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-20
some of the recent problem novels
and in the so-called historical romanceS

some of the recent problem novels
and in the so-called historical romanceS
are much the worst rascals in all tic-
tion. Compared with them, Iago is an
honest man and gentleman of sensi.
tive honor. These are the men and
women who strain mt gnat on ques-
tions of abstract principle and swallow
whole camel in the matter Of bad
conduct; who pose as persons Of dell
cate scruples and find their scruples
getting in the way of common honesty;
who indulge in strange sophistries and
by Hall Caine-like inversion of logic
arrive at the conclusion that in many
cases it would be wrong to be right
and right TO be wrong, and therefore
quite sanity to be piously wicked all
the time. The punctilious rascal in the
cheap problem novel, the mock-humble
person who narrates the story of his
past life in the historical romance and
the unreal hero of the ordinary trashy
yarn are certainly not SO entertaining
as the debonair highwayman of earlier
days, and In vast majority of cases
they are much worse morally. AS
general thing the smugger and nicer
they are the more depraving is their
example
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-20

der his father, who was then Land
Commissioner
Subsequently he held the following
offices successfully:
Purchasing agent of the Burlington
and Missouri River in Nebraska at
Omaha.
Superintendent of the Atchison and
Nebraska at Atchison, Kan.
Assistant general freight agent of
the Burlington and Missouri River at
Omaha.
General freight agent of the sam.
road.
Purchasing agent of the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy at Chicago.
In 1888 he went to Topeka as assist
ant TO the general manager, A. A. Rob
inson, of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe. while in 1884 he took charge
of the Chicago, burlington and North
ern Railroad, then in process of con.
structlon, with headquarters at st
Paul. He held that position until the
road was sold to the Chicago, Burling.
ton and Quincy Railroad Company iii
1870, when he came TO Chicago and
assumed the position of second vice
president and chief executive officer OF
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
system.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-20
-Des NIoines Leader.

ence at a fairy pantomime. Instead OF
hard times lie sees an overpowering
prosperity, terrifying even to ourselves
and appalling to our foreign rivals. He
finds the tariff the chief danger to that
prosperity and longs for its reduction.
He is no longer disturbed by even the
ghost of bimetallism. When he ap-
pealed for more economy in the nation
al expenditures we We're spending $685.
27s, 403 on the army, $30,562,661 on the
navy and $15,944,147 on rivers and har-
bors. Now Mr.. Mckinley contemplates
without winking an expenditure of
nearly $15O,OO0,OOO on the army, $751;
100000 on the navy and 100000 on
rivers and harbors.
In his regard for "the principles upon
which the government was established"
he has seen the fate of ten million peo-
pie on opposite sides of the world set
tied by two riders on an army appro-
priation blu He has seen the organi-
cation of a single trust that would
swallow all the trusts that We're in ex-
istence when he promised to take action
against them. He has plunged cheer
fully into all the entanglements of
world politics" He is engaged in n
war of conquest in the Philippines and
is ready to prosecute another in Cuba.
The change from Adams to Jefferson
was trivial compared with the change
from Mckinley to McKinley.-New
York Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-20
From Mckinley to Mckinley.

From mckinley to Mckinley
The President recently inaugurated
Is the same man who was inaugurated
four years ago, but in all essential re-
spects the difference between the cere-
mony of March 4, 1897, and that of
March 4, 1901, is as profound as the
difference between the coronation of
Queen Victoria and that of King Ed
ward VII.
The Mckinley who took the oath to
abide by the Constitution four years
ago was absorbed in the traditions of
domestic American politics. In his In
augural address he hardly looked be-
yond low-water mark. He spoke of the
hard times in which the country was
submerged, and urged financial legisla-
ton and high protective tariff as the
most promising remedies. He thought
that our currency ought all to be kept
at par with gold, but promised to do all
he could for international bimetallism.
He protested against lavish expendi-
lures. He stood by the Constitution
and the Declaration of Independence.
He pledged himself and his party to the
effective regulation of trusts.
He affirmed his faith in ''the policy of
non-interference with foreign govern
ments, wisely inaugurated by Wash
ington, keeping ourselves free from en-
tanglement either as allies or foes, con-
tent to leave undisturbed with them the
settlement of their own domestic con-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-20
JUDGED BY ApPEARANcEs.
New York Woman Who Has Learned 6
Lesson by Experience.

New York Woman Who Has Learned a
Lesson by Experience.
81 had rather funny experience with
the owner of the apartment where L
reside the other day." said n woman
who had just settled in one of the fash
ionable apartment houses in the neigh
borhood of Morningside Heights. 1.-THE
janitOr and his helper were assisting
my maid to set things to rights. A
third man, in his shirt sleeves, and act
ing like n laborcr, was with the janitor,
and assisted in moving some of the,
furniture. When their work was done.
gave to each of them quarter for
their services. noticed that the man
of the shirt sleeves did not take the
money, and said, Give it to the other
two men to divide between them AS
wished a rather elaborate gas chande-
lier in one of the rooms removed so
that l could arrange some decorations
wishes. He spoke to the man In the
SHIRT sleeves, who Mt once came to me
and told me it was impossible to re-
move the fixture. 1T is a very hand
some fixture he said. and It's removal
would tend to injure the appearance OF
the apartment
That's your opinion l remarked
rather CURLY, but mine is different l
have plans that think will improve
the appearance of the rooms. And,
furthermore said snappily. L don't
see what business it is of yours any
way, as hire these apartments and
pay the rent and can do as please
about the gas fixtures, suppose
Very true,' he said blandly. 4
only happen to. be the owner of the
house and should prefer not to have.
the fixtures removed, as doing so might
injure the walls. Still will have it
done if you wish, and will have a gas
filter come here at once Then he very
politely bowed himself out OF the door
and l was left considerably abashed.
Then 1t dawned on me that had offer.
ed him quarter for his work about
the house. Now, feel as If | never
wanted to face him again, for he Is a
man worth very close to S1,OOO,O0O so
my husband says. 1t was only another
incident tending to show how little one
can judge people by outward appear
ances."-New York Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-20

1t is doubtless true, as a writer In the
Atlantic Monthly points out. that the
reading world is getting rather fastidi-
GUS in the matter of the villains IL finds
in fiction. The rascal frequently fig
ured as the hero in the fiction of an
earlier day, and the Robin Hoods and
other pleasantly impudent knights of
the road had long popularity. Thanks
to ''nn improved ethical" standard, the
writer of the Atlantic article AYERS, the
modern author, however, is expected
to make his heroic figures good as well
as great If he makes a rascal heroic
and fascinatingly accomplished he must
take pains to stamp him plainly as
villain and then kill him off with be-
fitting pathos and lgnominy in the last
chapter. 1t would be pleasant to sup
pose that the disappearance of the he
ards but unfortunately the elevated
standards have not awaited to rid the
literary world Of much less desirable
characters. The old time self-confessed
rascal was pretty bad, no doubt and
should not have been left around the
library where boys of venturesone
spirit could learn to admire him. But
it is exceedingly doubtful If he has not
made way for much more disreputa.
BILE and shabby parsonage. The SNUG,
self-su61cIent, distresstngly pupctilious
men and women who have appeared IN
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-20
Trust Goyern,u nt..

ATuoV 0UNCEnIn nt0s
Since the recent session Of Congress
began the people Of this country have
been RECALLED by the following interest
ing events:
The President of the United States
has been endowed with absolute, unlim-
tied and wholly irresponsible power in
the Philippines, power far more auto
cratic than any King or Emperor ever
had. The Senate and House have
trampled upon the national pledge in
respect TO Cuba. The Speaker
of the House of Representatives
has assumed, in utter defiance
of the law, the right to edit the
record of Congress and expunge re-
marks uncomplimentary to friend Of
the President.
A rear admiral of the American navy
has sought to establish in the service
social distinction as a basis for promo
ton, and Congress has not been sufti-
GENTLY interested to interfere.
Men have grayely and earnestly advo-
Gated in Congress and all but secured
the enactment of the infamous ship
subsidy bill-at the command of the
Standard Oil trust.
A billion dollar steel trust and a bill
lion dollar railroad trust have. been
formed, both in the boldest defiance of
the laws of the United States, but no
Federal official has lifted finger to
enforce the law-at the command of
Mr.. Morgan's trust.
Russia has been insulted injured and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-20
chance-1ts Narrow Limits.

If, in speaking of chance, we mean
simply something whose cause we do
not know, 1t may be allowable to use
the word, but If we mean by it any.
thing which happens without cause
1t is an injurious fallacy, which should
be banished from every mind and
every lip. If we remember that every
chance is only an Illustration of our
own ignorance, we shall be less likely
to use the word inadvisedly, and If we
habitually search for the causes of
things and turn our ignorance into
knowledge, we shall gradually curtail
the idea of it within narrower and
truer NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Public Led
ger -. n.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-20
Vast Mill AIRY Expenditure,.

Our statesmen and publicists have
long boosted, and with truth, of the
moderate numbers and the great eff
cheney of our regular army, and have
triumphantly compared 1t with that of
the enormous standing armies of the
old world, which have laid upon the
people such heavy, crushing loads of
taxes. But now, says Senator Hale,
who knows whereof he speaks, the mil
itary expenses of the United States are
nearly double that of any country on
the face of the earth. AS we extend
our territorial boundaries by force of
arms the expense must, necessarily, ill.,
evitably Observation-Disclosures Lead
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-20

An American economist recently Wis
tied a flower mandatory in Brussels.
and found thirty girls at work with no
overseer in sight. Their employer was
teaching them to do every bit of work
perfectly for lionors sake. The early
history of the factory throws light on
his success. Before engaging his EN-
ployes, the proprietor ascertained that
other factories paid girls twenty cents
day, and that woman could not live
decently on less than fifty. Very well;
in his establishment no lower wage
than fifty cents should be paid. Such
principles are not the beginning of wis
dom alone, but of financial success as
well. The proprietor affirms that the
loyal devotion and faithful work of his
employees more than compensate for
the increased expenditure in wages.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-20

received common school education.
He worked. as farm hand, was en-
ployed in railroading and for a number
of years he was occupied as teacher.
During his residence in Illinois he
studied law and was admitted to the
bar. He removed to Burlington, Iowa,
and thence TO Helena, Mont. From the
beginning of his residence in the new
State Mr.. Carter was quite successful
in his profession and also as poll
tician.@ From March, 1891, to July.
1892, he was commissioner of the gen
eral land Office. and in the last men
toned year he was elected chairman
of the Republican National Committee.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-20
Natural.

Captain Charles d. Sigsbee of the
United States navy is great. admirer,
of newspaper enterprise. Ata recent
entertainment in Washington a pretty
girl piled him with questions about the
Maine disaster, and he gladly answer.
ed all he could. Finally she said:
"Tell me, Captain Sigsbee, what was
the first thing that came into your
mind when you heard the explosion
and realized just what had happened?"
ut seems out of place to say it." he
replied, "and was all too trifing a
thought for such an awful occasion,
hut 1t is true-I mentally exclaimed:
What will the New York newspapers
say tomorrow New York World.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-20
HARRIS AT HEAD.


Sketch of the New President Of the
c., b. & Q. Ry.
Charles E. Perkins recently resigned
as president of the Chicago, Burling-
ton and Quincy Railroad Company, and
George B. Harris, second vice-presi-
dent of the company, was elected to
the place. 5Fs
The new president, George b. Har-
ris, is considered one of the most eff
clent railway managers of the country.
For the last ten years the active. man
agement of the Burlington has fallen
to him.. He was born in 1913 at Brook
line, Mass, and entered the railroad
service on the Hannibal and st. Joe
road in 1866 as office boy. Later he
became paymaster of that road and
then went to work on the Burlington
and Missouri River road, now part Of
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Railroad, as clerk in the land Office, UNI
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-20
Speaker Henderson as Censor.

Inc break Maue ny speaker t1euuef-
son, when he referred the speech of one
member to the censorship Of another,
from which he was forced to retreat
without apology, deserves the most Sc
we're censure. The right Of free and
unlimited debate in Congress stands
high above every other right. 1t is the
one forum in which they have the right
to speak their sentiments. There is only
one censorship to which the floor of the
House and the pages of the Record
should be subject-public opinion. That
agency has equal power to punish or to
reward, and as long as it is left free it
will have no need of the superservice-
able assistance of Speaker Henderson.
Atlanta Constitution.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-20
Tariff Reduct,ons in Sight.

The lowering of the duties on iron
and steel is inevitable and this will
open the way to lowering of all the
schedules. Already the wooden manu-
facturers are getting in line to insist
on free raw materials and to concede
reductions on products. The tanning
and leather interests are actuated by the
same reasons and other lines of indus
try, must feel the same influence. We
have become such great manufacture
ing. nation that our position is incom-
patible with the Chinese wall erected
by the Dingley law.-Louisville Courier
Journal.