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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-04-04
The Way to Help Matters.

The way to. help matters in this
muddled old world is to be kind. No
one ever did a bit Of good in the
world by snarling and showing his
teeth. No one ever made a bad mat
ter anything but worse by assum-
ing that every mistake is made by
men and women in this world by
reason of the depraved, greedy, vici-
Gus and malicious hearts OF the mis-
takers. Mistakes are often made
thoughtlessly-with the best inten-
tions in the world. Few people do
wrong knowing that it is wrong.
Every one justilies himself. The
average man would rather do right
than wrong, and rarely does what he
knows to be absolutely unjustiiiable.
There is one way to make yours a
good town to live in like cultivating
charity, and good hearts; and trying
to find the good rather than the bad
in men and women. 1t is so easy to
Jump onto man or woman; it is so
hard to Jump off. 1t is such an easy
matter to throw a harpoun into a
human heart; so hard to get it out.
The big red damns that slip out Of
ones mouth are creased; the kind
little "don'ts" are covered with sand
paper. Life is short at best. Why
waste hours trying to think how mean
your neighbor is. Why not 60 to an
eye doctor for your own notes and
beams. II you think a man has
wronged you. why don't you 60 to
the man and give him a chance to
right youP What's the use Of carry
ing a big sizzling pot Of wrath around
under your shirt, when a ten minutes
talk with your victim will cool itp
The wrath you carry only sews
wrinkles in your own face; it stews
the milk Of kindness in your own
heart down to . sour curdle, and
makes your own wife and babies wish
that daddy would let up on bis peren-
nial crouch. Your wrath doesn't
hurt your enemy. No man ever "got
even" with anyone but himself. It's
the canker In your own heart that
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-04-04
JAPAN IS VARLIKE.
She Will Prevent Russia Having
Z Free Hand in Manchuria.
REPRESENTATIONS MADE TO RUSSIA


London, April 1.--"There is reason
to believe" says the st. Petersburg
correspondent of the Daily Mail, that
the Manchurian convention between
Russia and China will be ratified in
April" The Yokohama correspond.
ent of the Daily Mail, who records va
rious indications of preparations for
war on the part Of Japan, says: In
teryiews have appeared with promi.
nent statesmen, all breathing the war
spirit and expressing the general
opinion that it is impossible to allow
Russia a free hand in Manchuria,
This is the gravest crisis, from the
point of view Of Japan, since her war
with China"
"Japan has made direct representa-.
tions to St. Petersburg against the
Manchurian convention" says a dis
patch to the Times from Toxic, dated
Saturday, "but the result is not yet
known. Japanese public opinion is
very strong on the subject. The cabi-
net is prudent and pacific, but i'm
pressed by the national enthusiasm
which is certain to become uncon-
trollable If there is any yielding.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-04-04
Old Election Law May Stand.

Judge 7. +. Carver, Of Topeka, has
advised the Republican county central
committee there that the Hallett
biennial election law enacted by the
legislature last winter is unconstitu.
tional. The act provides for the cleo
ton Of all the county officers bien-
nially, instead OF half Of them annu-
ally as originally provided, and for
vacancies to be filed by appointment
for the interregnum oia year. Judge
Carver holds to begin with, that the
title Of the Hallet act does no! cover
all the subjects contained In it, and
secondly, that the Legislature cannot
constitutionally create a vacancy In
On office, even for a single year. II
the courts uphold Judge Garver's
views, 1t follows that the rider put on
the bill making vacancy Of a year
to be filed by appointment in the
terms Of district judges is also uncon-
stitutional 1t Is this rider that
makes the title Of the bill defective,
for the title was not amended to fit
the change.
The constitutionality OF the biennial
election law will be tested on a case
from Shawnee county. The Republic
cans will hold an early convention
and nominate county ticket and then
take steps to get 1t on the official bal
lot. In this way test case will be
made, There are some pretty good
lawyers attached to the state admin
istration who differ from Garver's
opinion. They claim that the law is
valid and express the utmost conf
dence that 1t will be upheld by the
supreme court in the test case. How
ever, all are anxious for the validity
Of the law to be settled early.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-04-04
MOsBY ON THE SOUTH.
The Famous Confederate Thinks the War
OF Secession Has Benefited the Country
South Of Mason and Dixon Line.

New York, April lin its forth
coming issue Leslie's Weekly will
print a paper by Col. John S. Mosby,
the famous confederate raider, on "The
Dawn of the Real South" in which he
said: 1.-THE real south is Just at its
birth. The growth of this child of
the nation may be gradual, but in the
end the south will be far richer and
more powerful than the north. In
the days to come the south will be-
come the dominant section of the
country. Without the war of seces-
sion the south could never have hoped
to attain the future that is now GER
tain. Slavery was great incubus,
paralyzing natural energy. By abol-
ishing this wrong our war benefited
every state south of 1.-THE Mason and
Dixon line. The negroes are produc-
ing more as free men than they ever
did as slaves, and the great mass of
the people are vastly better off to-day
than they were under the old ante
bellum system"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-04-04
The Suit Against Board of Equalization.

Springfield, ILL.,, April 2.--The hear
ing of evidence secured by the Chicago
school-tcachers against the state
hoard of equalization was resumed in
the circuit court of Sangamon county
yesterday. The feature of the pro-
ceedings was the insinuating and SEN
sational questions of Mr.. Greenacre,
attorney for the teachers, in his ex-
animation Of +. R. Bliss, attorney for
the Chicago City Railway company,
relating to money alleged to have been
paid to Maj. E. A. Blodgett for dis
tribution among members Of the
board Of equalization. Mr.. Greenacre
promised the court that he would at
tempt to prove the facts alleged, but
admitted yesterday evening that he
did not know whether or not he would
be able to furnish the proof.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-04-04
FIRE AT A PACKING HOUSE,


Kansas City, NO., April For the
second time in less than two years
the Dold Packing company's plant in
the West bottoms was partly de-
stroyed by fire Saturday night. The
building destroyed-the lard and but
terinc department-was the same that
was burned before. The loss is esti.
mated at about 100000. Six firemen
were injured, among them Chief Hale,
who was buried under a falling wall
and had a remarkable escape. None
Of the injuries. were serious, how.
ever. Several small explosions oc.
CURED, but none Of these did any
damage to firemen or spectators. I.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-04-04
makes life . hell for you. Perhaps
the other fellow doesn't even know It,.
So what's the use-reslly and truly
what's the use?-[W. A. White.
Consulships Hot Profitable.

Just while the skirmish is going on
in Kansas over the appointments to
consulships it may be well to say
that these are among the closing
money" kind Of offices Of our federal
vernment. Congressman Calder
head is authority for this statement.
Shortly before he returned to Kansas
from Washington in discussing these
appointments with newspaperman
be said: There but few consulate
positions that pay. While the sal
aries ofmost Of these offices are fairly
good, the general expenses are SO
great that, in fact it costs more to
keep up the Office than the salary
amounts to. They are particularly
considered appointments Of high
honor. An official representing the
United States abroad is almost COM
PEELED, by virtue Of bis office, to re-
ciptocate the social favors OF enter.
tainment frequently thrust upon him.
This makes it almost impossible for
one to save any salary. For instance,
the United States consul at London
gets a salary OF $l5,OOOa year. The
department reports show that his ex-
penses amount to about $4,000 an
nually. OF course, the amount ex-
pended over and above his salary is
paid by the consul himself. The
smaller consulates, according to their
accounts reported, show a proper.
Tomato expense over the salary they
draw. Uncle Sam gives them an
office and residence to live in with
salary but nc funds for entertainment.
So it is an office which only rich men
should seek to enjoy such an expen-
sive honor"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-04-04
Shot His Sweetheart Through Jealousy.

St. Joseph, Mo-, April l.-Corset
steel and wire in hustle turned sew.
eral bullets fired by George Meisner,
a Burlington railway clerk, at Miss
Ellen Stephens, his sweetheart, last
night, at her home, 1919 North Second
street. 1t is said that Meisner had
been jealous of the girl and that he
shot her because she permitted a ri.
val to call at her home.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-04-04
HAzlNc AT WEST POINT,
rhs Findings Of tho Military Court OF In
quiiy Into the Case Of Oscar L. Eoos
Summed Up

Washington, April 1.-The findings
of the military court of inquiry, which
investigated the treatment alleged to
have been accorded to the late Oscar
L. Booz, a former cadet at West Point
military academy, have been made
public at the war department. The
findings of the military court are
summed up in letter written to Sec
rotary Root, which accompanies the
report. The letter says: "Ihe find.
ings of this court of inquiry, which
are sustained by the evidence, show
that the statements which led to thu
converting of the court, to the effect
that former Cadet Oscar L. Booz came
to his death by reason of injuries re-
ceived by hazing at the academy, were
not true. They show that. at the time
Cadet Booz was a member of the acad-
envy, hazing was prevalent there to a
deplorable extent; that the present
officers of the academy have shown
commendable energy, zeal and eff.
cheney in detecting and Furnishing Of
lenses of this character, and that they
greatly decreased the practice and
improved the public sentiment among
the cadets upon the subject. The
testimony and findings of the court
were placed in the hands of the CON-
mittee of congress charged at about
the same time with the investigation
of the subject and the very efficient
and beneficial action of that commit
tee, followed by the legislation upon
the subject, contained in the act Of
March ?, 1901, renders further action
by the department unnecessary"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-04-04
Set Herself on Fire.

Syracuse, N. Y, April IA specia'
to the Post Standard from Ganastota
says. Saturday night William Welch
and his wife Mary quarreled. Yester.
day at noon the woman, broodire
over her trouble, saturated hcl
clothes with coal oil and going out OF
the house to avoid setting fire to it.
applied match to her dress. People
coming from church discovered her
burned almost beyond recognition,
but still conscious. They carried her
to the house, but physicians could
do nothing. Neighbors then gathered
at the bedside and sang hymns until
Mrs. Welch died. Although the flesh
was burned from her face, she feebly
joined in the singing until she lost
consciousness.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-04-04

The death Of Chairman Brosius, oil
the house committee on banking and
currency, may precipitate something
Of . scramble for that assignment
when Speaker Henderson comes to
make up bis committees next Deem
Der. The Washington Post says that
among the several prominent men in
financial matters among the members
Of the banking and currency commit
tse Is Representative W. A. Calder.
head Of Kansas, who will very likely
b. considered for It's chairman.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-04-04

Clemens on Bryan.

There are some things about G. g.
Clemens We like. One Of them 10
bis comment on Bryan's grumbls
about Funston's gallant deed: "Bry-
an makes me, 0 so weary! His sense
less clatter about empire is disgust
ing to one acquainted with modern
history. He cannot rejoice over
Aguinaldo's capture. We can not
govern an oriental empire and remain
a republic at home, says this grand
Eloquent has-been, abiding, in his
grand way, to few lonesome islands
as IAN oriental empire. Never were
Engishmen so iree--never did Eng
land become so nearly a republicans
since Great Britain began her govern
ment Of the vast empire Of India.
When British imperialism in India
began only few Englishmen could
vote. Manhood suffrage has been
won under the empire But Bryan
be hanged. ! feel good over Funston's
exploit. All Kansas people but Bry-
antics feel good over II, and Bryan
ties are growing scarce. Do you re-
member that in his Grafton on the
crown Demosthenes tells that Philips
sympathizers looked glum when
Athens licked the Macedonian, and
looked happy when Athens got lick.
edp Don't that fit some Kansas peo-
pleP Thank heaven they are not
numerous"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-04-04
Lawrence Journal. There was

Lawrence Journal There was O
story persistently told some time ago,
and occasionally limited at recently,
to the effect that jealousy existed be-
tween Col. Wilder Metcalt and Gen.
Funston. One Of the first messages
that went out Of Lawrence this morn.
Ing was a cablegram Of congratulstiou
from Metcalf to Funston that cost the
former $40. That is the kind OIL
jealousy that exists between the two
gallant Kansas soldiers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-04-04
AN HEROIC NAVAL OFFICER.
Lieut.. Commander Roper, OF the GuDb0at
Petrol, Loses His Life Trying to
Save u Seaman.

Cavite, ?. l., April lat seven
o'clock yesterday morning fire was
discovered in the sail room of the
United States gunboat Petrol, Lieut..
Commander Jesse Minis Roper CON-
manding. The sail room is a small
compartment adjoining the magazine.
The heat was intense, the smoke suf-
locating and the flames difficult to
extinguish. Lieut.. Commander Roper
was the first to descend into the hold,
but he was forced to return to the
deck. Others then went down. Sea-
man Patrick Toner was Frustrated
and about to perish when Lieut.. Com
mander Roper endeavored to rescue
him and was suffocated in the at
tempt. Lieut.. Josiah SHUTS Mexican
and Cadet Lewis suffered severely in
bringing the body of Lieut.. Command
er Roper to the deck. Twenty-Five Of
the crew were Frustrated, Toner,
Evans, Flaherty, Larsen, Kessler,
Galley, Burton, Smith, Sullivan and
Forsboon seriously, but all will re-
cover.
The contents of the sail room were
destroyed but the damage to the gun
boat was slight. The origin of the
fire has not been ascertained, posi-
bly, IT was a case of spontaneous COM
bustion.
The death of Lieut.. Commander
Roper is greatly deplored. His body
will be sent to the United States April
5 by the Buffalo. The deceased officer
was born in Missouri and entered the
naval service June %, 1868.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-04-04

One OF the most accurate and intel.
ligent summaries Of the effect OF the
'.crusade" Of Mrs. Nation and her
followers on Kansas enforcement Of
The prohibitory law is contributed to
the Outlook this week BY c. s. Gleed.
He says:
MRS. Nation is an ignorant but
kind.hearted, benevolent, and re-
spectacle woman who has an especial
hatred for the liquor business, but
more enthusiasm than discretion, and
an intellectual method which in the
matter Of her hobby amounts to in
sanity. So long as she attacked only
the joints, the people were rather
more amused than shocked, as it was
merely one outlaw against another
1t was natural, almost inevitable,
however, that she should get beyond
this work and invade places that were
10 no sense lawless. Then she was
restrained.
III l ask who brought about the
enactment Of the present temperate
law and who caused Kansas to be as
temperate as she now is, | find that
| cannot give the credit to Mrs. Ma
ton or those like her. Mrs. Nation
will have no particular influence one
way or the other, except that her
lawlessuess will for a time greatly ir-
ritate those believers in the law or
otherwise) who have always demand
ed enforcement OF the law because it
is the law. The law was adopted
without her or her methods; it has
been retained and improved without
her or her methods; 1t has been in the
main well enforced without her or her
methods; and its future will not be
perceptibly affected by her or her
methods. Her methods are like
lighting flies with gunpowder-the
uproar attracts attention, and the
flies for time quit work. But they
come back and stay despite the gun
powder.
"Quite different is the patient, per.
sistent, quiet, and relentless work Of
those behind the moral forces OF the
communities in the state. Those
who think Mrs. Nations performances
Of special consequence in this matter
are like those who expected Coxey's
army to revolutionize industrial con.
ditions in this country, or like those
who think John Brown freed the
slaves. The work Of freeing the
slaves had been going on for many
years in England, Brazil and the
United States-in fact, in the whole
civilized world; and the John Brown
episode, while picturesque and start
ling, was only one small force among
millions working for the establish
ment OF universal freedom. Mrs.
Nations method is the lynch-law
method. 1t often happens that
lynchers lynch those who deserve
punishment, but no sane man has
ever yet dared 10 advocate reliance on
lynch law for the advancement Of
morality in organized communities.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-04-04

The Concordia Blade referring to j.
B. Cases remark that he wants nc
railroad commissiouership and is not
in politics to get office says; III the
Republican party had fewer office
seekers and more men who, like Mr.,
Case, are Republicans for principle
rather thansfor office, there would
never be a chance for the return oil
fusion to power in the state"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-04-04
Charley Scott saws that Kansas

Charley Scott says that Kansas Is
called the Sunhower state "because as
the sunhower turns on Its stem to
catch the first beams OF the morning
sun, and its broad disk and yellow
rays follow the great orb Of day, SO
Kansas turns to catch the first rays
Of every advancing thought or civil.
lied agency, and with her broad prai-
ries and golden fields welcomes and
follows the light" The Topeka Cap
ital says this sounds nicely, but spoils
the sentiment by adding that as a cold
matter Of fact Kansas is called the
Sunhowsr state because 60 many Of
the dod-rottsd weeds grow here.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-04-04
Canadian CansuS Ragun.

Ottawa, Ont, April 1.-The work Of
taking the census throughout Canada
was begun yesterday. The population
is to be recorded as it was Sunday,
the decisive hour of reckoning being
u o'clock midnight, so that everyone
born before that hour and everyone
dying after it are to be counted in
the population. An army of some
9,O42 officials will be employed and it
is expected all schedules will be re-
turned to the census Office by the end
of this month.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-04-04
The Cereal Trust Gets Another Plant.

Akron, O., April at was an
nounced here yesterday that the Great
Western Cereal company, the combine
of independent plants recently per-
fected by 0. c. Barber, had acquired
another large property that has been
great money maker in the past ten
years. 1t is the matted food mill at
burlington, Vt.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-04-04

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, April Yes.
terday evening Mrs. Daniel Patterson
wife of mechanic, her 12-year-ol,l
daughter and Nellie Chase, aged a.
all living in Cold Spring, went for Il
walk. They stopped on Table rock
half way up the Breakneck mountain
to watch the forest fires burning OH
Crow Nest mountain across the river
Suddenly the Patterson child slipped
and fell over the cliff. The mother
sprang forward to save the child and
also fell over the rock. Nellie Chase
became greatly excited as she saw her
friends go over and she, too, fell after
them. Nellie Chase fell in the
branches of large tree and was UNI
injured. The Patterson girl was found
a few feet away with broken arm
and cut and bruised body. Mrs. Pat
terson was found further down the
mountain dead.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-04-04

st. Louis, April 9.-One of the hard
est fought municipal campaigns in the
history of st. Louis closed last night
with mass meetings held in every
part of the city by most of the six
parties having tickets in the field
The tickets to be voted to-day arc
the democratic, republican, good gov.
|ernment, public ownership, social DEM
ocratic and socialist labor. Each one
has a full list of candidates for mu-
nicipal officers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-04-04
REVOLUTIONARY Troubles in Russia.

London, April 1.-The st. Peters
burg correspondent of the Daily Telc
graph says: "A revolutionary com
mittee, composed of ~ members, has
been arrested after desperate de,
Tense, the revolutionists firing at the
police. Two secret revolutionary
printing presses were seized in con.
nection with the arrests. Altogether
5000 arrests have been made. 1t Is
reported that some Of the ministers
how wear steel cuirasses."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-04-04

The ABILENE REFLECTOR calls attention t
the fact that the little town Of Hope In 1t,
county, was the first place to put Mrs, Ma.
tion In cold storage, and that Atchison and
Leayenworth only followed the example sci
by Hope When Mrs, Nation escaped from
Hope she had sensations as though she had
been sitting on an iceberg for a week, Law.
renee Journal,
And incidentally it might be men.
toned that when she escaped from
Enterprise she had sensations as
though she had been iooling around
an overdue hens nest for about two
weeks.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-04-04

Buffalo, n. Y, April 2.-vice Pres'-
dent Roosevelt has accepted an inyi-
tation to take part in the dedication
Of the Pan-American exposition, which
will not take place until May 20. al
though the exposition will be formallr
opened on May l, as heretofore an.
nounced.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-04-04
The Lehlgh Valley Railroad Absorbed.

New York, April 2.-The CONNER.
cial Advertiser says: A semi-oflicial
announcement was made yesterday
that the Lehigh Valley railroad hal
been turned over to the Philadelphia
& Reading company and will hero
after form part of the Reading sys-
TEN, which also includes the Jersey
Central railroad.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-04-04

San Francisco, April 2.--The trans
port Buford sailed yesterday morn
ing for Manila, via Honolulu AMI
Guam, with the depot battalion of the
Fifth infantry, troops c and d of the
Fifteenth cavalry, 100 recruits and
81 hospital corps men and
4 number of passengers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-04-04

j. b. Edwards ought to have n
medal at the very least, lie seems
to have sacrificed himself on the altar
Of patriotism though it was pretty
hard work to run against Mike
Malott. He deserves a lirst-class
honorable mention.N
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-04-04
Two Deaths in a..Tenemeut Hou,e r,,.

New York, April IA fire in tenc.
ment house in Williamsburg, Brook.
Ign, last night resulted in the death
Of Mrs. Elizabeth Mari and a boy
named Benjamin Levy. The other ten.
ants, 100 in number, had narrow en-.
capes. 4Al fHt NA