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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-07-18

protected through the far-reaching
ramifcations OF their caste system.
l was speaking with large coal
operator, and In the course of the
conversation | said that supposed
that mines could doubtless be oper.
ated.very economically with them on
account Of plenty and such cheap
labor. "PleptyP Cheap" said he.
"Why we have the dearest kind OF
labor. "How is that" inquired.
"Don't your men work for about 4
to 8 annas (Sc to 1867 per day" "Ex-
actly so," said he, "but all our miners
work by piece work and as soon as
they have mined enough to satisfy
them they quit and 60 home, no mat
ter if it is only 2 o'clock. They are
absolutely the most independent peo-
pie you can find anywhere. II
by chance they should have specially
good luck one day and earn 10 or y
annas, they will stop working for
several Gays until their earnings are
all gone. If man is born miner
he always remains miner; II a shoe
maker, or carpenter, or mason, or
sweeper, or the most mental labor.
never will he aspire to anything else
His caste wouldn't permit it,"
Missionaries who labor among them
claim that barring castles, the spread
Of the Christian religion would be
remarkably great.
The weather during our visit in
India was quite hot, owing to the ap-
proach Of their monsoon (rain) season
which broke just as we left Bombay.
Nearly all the rain falls during the
months Of June, July and August and
it is the failure OF these rains that
causes famine. Not little anxiety
was had on that account, as the season
was then already somewhat late.
We saw quite a number Of Kansans
who are in missionary work in various
sections OF India, all of whom seem to
be getting along well and apparently
happy
India is not as had supposed a
barren waste. In one section
through which we passed at Nagpore,
great quantities Of cotton are raised,
In other sections wheat, jute and the
various products from cocoanut, in.
GLIDING the tree, besides on the
mountains are thousands Of tea plan
tations, to say nothing Of their staple
crop, rice, which grows everywhere.
| have watched with considerable
interest in the local press several dis
cussions ss to the causes Of ismines,
the substance Of these arguments b.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-07-18
Normal Notes

Mr.. Catch Of Woodbine visited the
normal a short time.
Supt. Dyer announced this morn
ing that Senator Barton will address
the institute at chapel tomorrow
morning at $3.50.
Prof. Niesley urged that the mem
bers OF the normal exercise their Will
power and cultivate self-possession
during the sultry weather.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-07-18

GREAT ANNUAL &c

nUR Great Annual &c Sale will begin Tues
' day, July 23rd, and continue 9 days. You
know that our policy has always been to car
nv no goods over from one season to another.
We do this for three reasons: First, 1t keeps
our stock free from old and shop-Worn goods.
Second, 1t gives us ready cash to buy goods
with, Third, 1t pleases our customers to get
such great bargains as our Annual &c sale
always puts in their grasp.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-07-18
Teachers Examination.

ABILENE, Kansas, July Is, 1901.
An examination Of applicants for
teachers certificates will be held in
the Garfield school rooms, Abilene, ON
Monday and Tuesday, July 20 and 80,
1901, at the close Of the normal in
stitute, commencing at 1880 a. m,
sharp each day. R. V. DYER,
S5.StA2c County Superintendent.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-07-18
Chapman Mans Sudden Death

CHAPMAN, July IA telegram
received by Mr.. Boan, an old resi-
dent Of Chapman, yesterday said his
son Daniel, who has been a railroad
contractor in Texas, died suddenly
near Denison. The body arrives to-
night for burial here.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-07-18
Hope 8, Herington 4.

HOPE, KAs, July l7.-Hope defeated
Herington on Hope diamond yester-
day by a score OF 5 to 4 in favor Of
Hope. Batteries Harrington, Malby
and Ashley; Hope, Farley and Smith.
pire-Hunter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-06-20
HE BOUGHT TWO GOLD BRICKS
A Farmer of the Extremely Verdant
Variety Loose in Nebraska.

HASTINGS, NEB., June 13.-Mlchael
Hess, a wealthy farmer living five
miles south Of here, was approached
by two strangers to purchase his farm.
While engaged in conversation yester-
day third man, fresh from the oil
fields of Texas, drove up. In the con-
versation it was let out that his farm
in Texas was one that had an oil we'll
and that he had sold it for a large
sum. In opening his grip he displayed
big rolls Of greenbacks. The two first
men got him into game of cards and
won $500. The Texan then drove
away. The other two, after negotit-
ing, decided to buy the farm, but as it
was some distance to town they decid-
ed rather than to go to so much trouble
at that time to put up $500 forfeit,
Mr.. Hess to do the same. The grip
with the money was to be left in the
hands of the farmer. The strangers
put the money in the grip to Hess's
satisfaction and the bargain was seal
ed. When the time arrived for the
strangers to pay the balance and COM
plete the transaction they did not
come. Mr.. Hess, elated at the pros
pect Of winning the forfeit, opened
the grip and found not money, but a
scrap Of brown paper and two bricks.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-06-20
Coon-Graves.

Speaking Of the marriage of daugh
ter Of B. L. Graves, of Long Branch
this county, the Santa Rosa Call Re
publican says:
The residence of Mr.. and Mrs. b. f
Graves, at 72O Beaver street, was the
scene Of a pretty though very simple
wedding Tuesday afternoon, wher
Miss Laurie Graves became the bride
of L. B. Coon.
The ceremony took place in the
parlors Of the residence, which were
prettily adorned with floral decora'
tions, white and green being the pre-.
yalling tints. The bride, who is a
pretty blonde, was gowned in cos
tune Of blue cloth, elaborately tucked
and with trimmings of black silk and
white applique. The eton was worn
over a white silk waist. There were
no bridal attendants and Immediately
after congratulations had been ex-
tended the couple left on the after
noon Southern Pacific train for a
wedding trip to San Jose.
The binding words were spoken by
Rev. W. o. Waggener at 2:15 O'Clock
and was preceded instead of followed
by the wedding feast, the latter hav-
ing taken place at noon.
Mrs. Coon is a sister OF b. II. Graves.
She has been in this state only little
over year, having come here from
Missouri where her parents reside.
Mr.. Coon to whom she has given her
heart and hand is business partner
of her brother, b. #. Graves.
Among the guests at the wedding
were Captain and Mrs. johnson and
Geo. Coon, of San Francisco, the latter
two being sister and brother of the
afrnAtan
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-06-20
FILES SUIT FOR DIVORCE.
Wife of Young George M. Pullman
Alleges Desertion.

CHICAGO, ILL, June l3.-Mrs. Lynn
H. Pullman began suit in the circuit
court to-day for divorce from her
husband, George M. Pullman, alleg-
ing that he has never been saint and
that he had added desertion to the
list of undesirable things he has done.
George NJ. Pullman, Sr., cut both his
sons off with 1000 year apiece. He
said he wanted them to make their
own fortunes. George stayed away
from home so much that twice his
wife went home to her mother and
twice George promised everything in
sight, and she went back to live witt
him. Then when the skies were cleal
again George took advantage of the
fair weather to elope to New York
with Mrs. Louise Bowers, Mrs. Bow.
ers is a member of the song-writing
team of Horwitz and Bowers, who are
responsible for Always" Because, >
and other sentimental songs exalting
constancy and real high-proof affec'
tion. NJ rs. Bowers and Pullman lived
in apartments in West Forty-Nintf
street, New York, and at the Hotel
Girard in that town.
Mrs. Pullman names her as co
respondent. She also says in her bill
that the wandering George, although
he gets several dimes more than sl0,-
900 year, has steadily refused to give
her anything and will not allow her to
live with him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-06-20
McKinzie- Hartley.

Ernest A. McKinzie, of Kansas City
and Miss Mabel Hartley, of this city,
we're married at the brides residence
on Calhoun street at O'Clock We'd
nesday evening, June IL. 1t was a
quiet affair, only the immediate
friends and relatives of the family
being present. Lohengrin's wedding
march was played by Miss Sylvia
Wylde, a cousin of the bride, and q
talented musician.
The bride is a most lovable young
" oman and the groom is an enter.
prising young man. He has place
prepared for his bride in Kansas City,
where they will make their future
home. They have host Of friends in
this city.
May they live a life long and happy
with Just enough clouds to make a
golden sunset.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-06-20
JUB1Us JoHKsoN's JosH1Ee.
He Talks Of the suppleness of the
Law in Regard to Poker Games
and Other Things What
He Says.

To the Editor OF tn Ledger.
MEXICO, Mo-, June l3.--Dear Sir:
haven't written to you since the cur
few ordinance threatened TO abridge
the personal right OF the community.
/ had hoped that Mexico and the
country in general would enjoy peace
and quietude for while, but / see,
lurking in the roseate tinge of a dis
tant dawning day, new danger that
may make some Of us forget to pay
our debts, and so write to you before
it is everlastingly too late.
What l refer to, is what some might
call the suppleness of the law, and by
law mean law in general What l
mean by suppleness you may look up
In the dictionary, or consult the negro
cook.
Law. according to the statute books,
is plain and succinct enough, with the
exception Of few superhuous inter-
posed "whereif's,n ''provided's" and
"aforesaid's;" but when an attor-
ney seizes holtof a law and lugs it in
by the ears before judge, whose busi-
ness tits to elucidate the law, ,and make
it plain,so that he who runs may read;
and the two interpret the spirit of the
law, and divine the intentions of the
act, and half-sole the providing clause,
and consider the effect it may have on
the next general election, and cut
few biases in the constitution SO it will
fit snug at the waist and ''hang"
properly, and take up few tucks
here and let out a few pleats there, and
"turn" it, and then dye the whole
shebang with household dyes to eradi-
cate the tampering finger marks; then
that law becomes a cloak Of justice
that the plain, honest farmer-legisla-
tor, who voted for it, wouldn't recog-
nize II he met 1t coming down the
middle of the big road. 1t becomes as
unintelliglble and as backacting as
the conditions on the back of the rail-
road return pass he got when he last
shipped mules to Chicago.
won't say word about the inter-
probation of a law that enables a
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-06-20
A Ministers Witty Answer.

The Rev. John Mcneil was recently
holding a revival service at Cardiff,
Wales, and announced that he would
answer any question about the Bible.
At once a note was sent up to him read
ing as follows:
"Dear Mr.. McNeill: If you are seek
ing to help young men, kindly tell me
who was Gains wife,
This seemed poser, and the audi
ence waited with intense interest,
tempered with amusement, to see how
the good man would extricate him
self. After a pause he said;
~ love young men, especially young
inquirers for light, and 1 would give
this young man word of advice. 1t
is this: Don't lose your souls saliva
tion looking after for some other
people's Wiyes.n
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-06-20

Children constantly exposed to all sorts OF dis
eases The air they breathe is filled with germs, sewer
gas and dust from the filthy streets inhaled into the
lungs and taken into the blood At the crowded school
rooms and other public places they come in contact
almost daily with others recovering from or in the first
stages Of contagious diseases You can't quarantine
against the balance Of the world and the best you
do to keep their blood in good condition. and thus
prevent or at least mitigate the dioease You have
perhaps learned from observation experience that
healthy, robust children (and this means OF course
children whose blood is pure not nearly so liable to
contract diseases peculiar to them, and when they do it
is generally in mild form. On the other hand weak,
emacated and sickiy to catch every disease
that along This is because their blood Is lack
ing in all the elements necessary to sustain and build
up the body Poisons Of every description accumulate
in the system because the polluted and sluggish blood
Is unable to perform its proper functions
Such children need blood purifier and tonic to give
strength and vitality to their blood and S. s. S. being
purely vegetable remedy makes it the safest and best for
the delicate constitutions Of children s. S. S. is not only
perfect blood medicine but is preemnenty the tonic
for chdren II increases their appetes and strengthens
the digestion and assimilation OF food II your child
ren have any hereditary acquired faint in their blood
give them s. s. 5. and write to physicians for any
information or advice wanted; this will cost you moth
Ing and will start the little weaklings the road to
recovery. Book on Blood and Skin Diseases free. !
TIE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA. "a.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-06-20

outside enemies and questions much
When it comes to the show down, we
all, north and south and east and west
will be found pussy at the mouse trap
and the only thing that can cause
trouble among US is for some fool tc
inject some seemingly trivial question
such a one as I have just discanted up.
on, into our quiet midst and start in
testine broils.
We had war once, in this country
because somebody was In doubt as tC
wheather Topsy had been born or "just
growed," and we came mighty near
losing the State to the Republicans
at another time just because Mrs.
Somebody wouldn't invite Mrs. Some
bodyelse to a little dinky bird recep-
tion.
Little drops Of water
Little grains of sand
Make the mighty ocean
And the pleasant land.
A little plank in the sidewalk,
For which the city's sued,
May relegate councilman
To innocuous desuetude.
Sought small lead dollar,
Bet on a poker hand,
Precipitate catastrophy
That would overwhelm the land.
Hoping that we may not overlook
the future magnitude of present small
things, as the elephant said when he
ate the green cucumbers, am yours
for the stability of precedent.
JUBIUs JOHNSON.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-06-20
A SPECIAL PROGRAMME.
The Morning Session of the Teachers
Institute Was Made Enjoyable
by Several Addresses

The special programme given Friday
at the Audrain County Teachers In
Istitute in session at the North Side
Public School in this city made one Of
the most pleasing and successful days
of the meeting. Besides the speeches
on the programme there was an in
formal discussion on several topics Of
interest at the close Of the regular
days work.
The meeting was opened at nine
O'Clock by the song, "The Battle
Hymn of the Republic being sung
by the institute. DR.. j. j. Porter
then formally opened the days meet
ing with prayer, after which the In
stitute joined In singing "Work for
the Night is Coming" Miss De La
porte, Of Laddonia, then sang: zone
/ Love, Two Love-
Miss Katherine Varnon, winner Of
the '99 e. L. S. elocution medal, then
gave the reading; "a Telephone
Romance" In an excellent manner.
The next number was paper: "The
Advantages of a Course of Study for
the Rural Schools to the Graded
Schools by Supt. D. A. Mcmillan.
Prof. Mcmillan made timely adj
dress, mentioning the advantages and
the time gained by a regular course
of study in country schools.
Next Miss Madge Kent recited "The
Ruggleses Dinner Party
State Superintendent W. t. Car
rington talked upon "School and
School Work. +" Prof. Darlington made
a general talk which contained much
excellent advice to teachers of all
grades. He spoke upon all the differ
ent branches OF school work and re-
lated his experiences in many Of the
problems of school instruction. His
talk was on the practical management
of the country school.
After Supt. Carrington's talk, Prof.
Geo. A. Ross, Vice-President of Har-
din College, spoke in highly instruc-
tive way upon; "The Difference Be
tween the Country Schools of His
Day and Those of the Present."
The audience was then entertained
by Miss Maude Wallace who read:
"Scorching VS.. Diamonds.",
The programme was concluded by a
discourse upon mature Study in
Schools" by Supt. L. W. RAIDER, of the
Swltzer School of Kansas City. Mr..
RAIDER urged the advantages of nature
study as appealing to the child's mind
and causing the child to take a
greater interest in school work. The
meeting was closed after a discussion
among the members of the institute.
The institute has large attendance
and will continue through next week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-06-20

THE LEDGER has always claimed
there should be no different brands ol
Democrats. A Democrat should abide
by the decision of his convention and
should support the nominees. Along
this line, under the heading of 'gThe
Democrat without tag" the Jeffer-
son City Tribune editorially says: tToo
many Democrats wear tags these
days. There are Bryan Democrats
and Dockery Democrats and Stephens
Democrats and Stone Democrats and
Gold Democrats and Silver Democrats.
McLaurin calls himself commercial
Democrat, and there are people-in st.
Louis, at least-who call themselves
by the absurd name OF Mckinley
Democrats. Too many labels. Too
many qualifying adjectiyes attached
to the simple word Democrat We
believe in a tagless Democrat. His
principles are the principles OF the
party. He supports measures and is
nobody's dog. He does not bear the
tag Of any man. He is not committed
70 any faction or party fad.
He is simply Democrat who
votes the ticket because IL is Dem
ocratlc ticket and therefore more
nearly right than any Republican
ticket can possibly be. The State
needs more Democrats of this broad
Democratic kind. The republic needs
more Of them. There will be harmony
and triumph when all the tags are
taken off the domestic hosts and all
soldiers march under the single splen-
did banner Of Democracy. Let us do
away with the tags. Leave the labels
of. And stand squarely upon the
Democratic platform without equiyo-
cation or secret evasion whatsoever"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-06-20
yNTY. MISSOURI. THURSDAY, JUNE 90. 1901

hurtful; but how, from any perverted
sense of justice, any could look al
such laxity Of morals In poker game
without voiclng his Just condemnation
is what at present pains me next tC
the want OF sidewalks to walk on).
This arbitrary application of q
flexible, supple, observation-disclosures
ner-and-come-bac again kind Of a
law may be highly amuseing when ap
piled to Aguinaldo or Eugene v
Debs or General Coxey, but 1t begins
to gall when brought home to us.
For q federal jury, backed by q
federal Judge, to so desecrate an
institution whose rules have hereto
fore been regarded as lntiexible, be
cause founded on precedent running
back when the memory of man run
meth not to the contrary; rules too,
that are most reverently entwined
with the sacred and tender ties that
bind us to the old hay loft on quiet
Sunday afternoons; and to place the
stamp Of judicial approval on such an
iniquity, Is an iniqulty that is iniqui
tous.
They say that law is largely mat
ter of precedent. Where, please, is
the precedent in this case? Don't
the CORY West and the effete East and
the languorous South and the
pig sticking North all unite as
one individual when the ques.
tion is touched upon. Don't every
true American, when the third
from the dealer says 81 open for a dol
lar" devote his entire attention to
watching the dealer, the discard and
his fellow citizens coat sleeves, secure
in the firm belief that, In this world
of sin and sorrow, precedent, public
opinion, private precept and the pro
misquity of pistol plays on previous
similar occasions all warrant him In
the belief that lead dollar is a rare
bird in Jack pot?
Were it not so, some Of our best clti-
zens would long ago have worn out
their front teeth biting every dollar
that gambols on the green.
If there is one question inN National
affairs upon which sectional feeling is
laid aside and the four quarters of
our land unanimously unite in unity
upon, it is to preserve the integrity Of
the rules of the game as left us by our
forefathers. Verify, this supreme
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-06-20

1t IS this condition that DR.. Hartman
calls systemic catarrh. The whole sys-
tenn is saturated with catarrh. Thisdis-
covery marked an important advance in
the history Of medical science. The
medical profession had long been crop
ing to discover the meaning of the stub
born and distressing after-effeots Of Ia
grippe. All remedies seemed alike IN
adequate.
As soon as DR.. Hartman announced
that it was his belief that the after
effects Of Ia grippe was simply sys-
temic ca.arrh, "a great advance was made
in the treatment Of these cases. It now
only remained to find reliable remedy
for systemic catarrh.
Here a new difficulty arose. Catarrh
had been regarded by many physicians
as local disease and treated solely by
local remedies. Such physicians knew
Of no systemic remedy for catarrh.
Other physiciansr regarded catarrh as
blood disease and had been In the habit
of treating it with blood medicines,
which could be Of no possible use in
~ s'einio o-'aiIn.
hor tlme Feruna enjoyed the dis
tinction OF being the only systemic ca-
tarrh remedy known. 1t was not even
claimed by anyone that there was an.
other remedy for this exasperatino con.
dition.
Since then, however, a great many
remedies have been proposed for sys-
temie catarrh, and great deal Of val
uable time wasted in experimenting
Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-06-20

city council to snatch venerable
sidewalk from its abiding place and
upturn 1t on as fine ameSs Of dandelion
greens as ever saw. l voted for the
third class chartermyself, and, although
when go home at night and miss the
old familiar ring Of a good sidewalk
under my heels, and fearfully wonder
If the physicians Of Mexico understand
how to treat stellate fractures Of the
skull, / can still hold up my head like
a man when l limp into the drug
store the next day to buy arnica and
shoe-blacking-for l live in city of
the third class.
Neither will l complain, when dur
ing the night | hear some one of the
passing throng leave the vicinity OF
the earth for awhile, to land again
with a squash that sounds like the
bursting of an over-ripe watermelon.
Nor, perhaps, need expatiate on the
strange and curious words that the
vesper breezes watt over this city
when some more than pussy indi-
vidual makes shadow for substance
and plants his broad, whole-soled foot
on nothing for something, with all
the child-like confidence of Christ
ian scientist, and then makes re-
marks.
l won't say a word about all these
but it merely clinches in my mind
what / said before, that law is supple,
mighty supple. What l started tc
call your attention TO was, that in last
weeks Republic 1 see a federal jury
acting under instructions from fede'
raj Judge, In one Of the eastern States
has declared that openings jack poi
with a lead dollar is not passing
counterfeit money.
One might, by judiciously closing
one eye, and with the hope of running
for office dwelling in his heart, over
look a construction Of the law that
decides City Council to shut down
the street lights and then employ a
gang Of laborers for two weeks to de
molish the sidewalks TO prevent II:
citizens from fracturing legs anc
commandments and the code Of good
citizenship by suing for damages.
Or one could, ifhis politics is warped
TO the right angle, and there is some
thing In it for him, forget to remem
Der the peculiar sinuosities Of the Law
applied to the Chicagostrike injunction
cases, or some loOt-loving loon nigh
look with amusement on the recent
Supreme Court decision in the Port
Rican tariff cases, just as one looks on
a boil on another fellows neck as some
thing interesting but not particularly