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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-31
Republican County Convention,

A delegate convention Of the Republicans
Of Dickinson county will DO held 10 the court
house In the city Of Abilene. Kansas, on Sat-
urday, August 49, 1901. commencing at l;So
p M, for thepurpose Of nominating candl-
dates for county oficers as follows:
Representative, 6ist District,
County Treasurer.
Clerk Of District Court,
County Clerk,
Register Of Deeds,
Sheriff,
County Attorney,
Probate Judge,
County Surveyor,
superintendent Public instruction,
Coroner,
Two Trustees County High School,
County Commissioner LIST District.
Primaries to select delegates to the above
convention will DO held In the several pre-
cincts on Thursday, August Il, at these
hours; In the country ,preclncts from to 8
o'clock p, mi In the towns from 4 to $50
o'clock p, M The several precincts are en-
titled to the following representation;
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-31

Dickinson county has . represents
tive who 10 useful to bis constituents.
During bis service as representative
Mr.. Grosser has accomplished great
deal, not only for the state and for
the Republican rarty but for Dickin.
son county. He has taken q position
in the house among the leaders. So
prominent did be become that be was
placed on the leading communities
and was recognized as one Of the
half dozen men who led discussions
on the floor. When it came time to
appoint tax commission to iormu-
late some suggestions for remodeling
the states badly demoralized and iu.
competent tax laws, Mr.. Grosser was
named as one Of the three men 10 the
house best fitted for the task.
1t pays to have that kind Of
representative and 1t pays to keep
him in the legislature. The very
fact Of bis careful study Of tax condi-
tons enabled Mr.. Grosser to bring
about change In Dickinson's state
taxes that saved the county sl44S.
Dickinson has reason to DO proud
Of the work Of Representative Glosser
in the Legislature and 10 representing
the county's interests. 1t will send
him back by . bigger majority than
ever.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-31

The central committee requests that every
Republican attend the primaries and that
each precinct instruct It's delegates for can
didates for the several Offices,
Committeeman should forward list Of dele
gates elected and credentials to secretary
OF central committee, Abilene, Immediately
after the primaries to facilitate the work Of
the convention.
J.R, VANv0oRsr,
9. A. CASE, Chairman.
Secretary.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-31
BELkNAP' & :
BUCKEYE GROCERY.

sentiments" at all times, and he
ought not be permitted to explain bis
vote upon an important bill, for po-
litical purposes, by pleading the
baby act and say that the bill for
which be voted did not represent
his sentiments" II he hasn't the
nerve and the decision Of character to
vote his sentiments" he would bet
ter resign.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-31

Lawrence World: My son, take q
lesson from Mont Pelee and be wise.
When it had an eruption worth while
it attracted the attention OF the world,
but 1t did not have sense enough to
quit. 1t has been belching forth the
excrescences Of the bowels Of the
earth ever since and has not attracted
the slightest attention. Be wise and
quit bee oming q common nuisance.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-31
Where d Mr.. Long Al

The Abilene Reflector alleges that Con.
gresham Long supported that phase Of the
Cuban reciprocity bill which the nineteen
insurgent senators were willing to vote for
This Is without grain of truth The bill as
amended went to the senate Of course but
1t did not represent the sentiments Of Mr.
Long. -[Kansas City Journal,
Isn't it about time that Congress
man Long should be located definitely
somewhere on this reciprocity bust
nessp What bill was he in favor OF,
anyway, il not the bill for which he
votedP Either the Journal is not in
formed as to Mr.. Longs attitude to-
ward Cuban reciprocity. or else it, or
Mr.. Long, is trying woefully hard
to deceive the peopIe, Here is quo
tation from Mr.. Longs Ottawa speech
as published in the Journal on the
morning Of July II;
1.-The question was then considered
for some days by the Republican
members Of the committee. 1t was
submitted to Q conference Of the Re-
publicans Of the house. Five such
conferences were held, and finally, BY
q large majority the committee on
ways and means was directed to
bring in . bill providing for rsciproc-
ity with Cuba. The bill was prepared
and reported to the house. It went
to the senate. II remained there
some weeks, being considered in COM
mittee. Finally President Roosevelt
sent . special message to congress
again urging the passage Of the
measure. A conference Of Republi.
can senators was held and In that
conference nineteen Republican ssna.
sors stated they would not vote for
the bill In the senate. Thirty.six
Republican senator's favored the pas.
sage Of the BILL"
These are the exact words Of Mr..
Long verbatim, without the omis-
sion Of word, the dotting Of an !, or
the crossing Of . T, ~ published BY
the papers throughout Kansas on July
II, 1902.
The bill referred to BY MI. Long in
the above quotation from bis speech
is the house bill which passed the
house on April IS, 1902, and for
which bill Mr.. Long and all the other
Republican congressman from this
state voted. This bill as passed
authorizes the president, Is soon as
may be after the establishment Of an
independent government in Cuba and
the enactment BY said government
Of immigration. exclusion and con-
tract lator laws - restrictive %
those OF the United States, to negoti.
ate a reciprocal trade agreement with
Cuba, by which, in return for equi-
valent concessions, the United States
win grant . reduction Of 20 per cent
from the Diugley rates on goods com,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-31
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
REPRESENTATIVE,

KEPkEhENTATlVE,
thereby announce myself Us q candidate
for Representative, 8lst district, subject "a
the action Of the Republican county convsn.
tlon. EMIL GR0ssER,
hereby announce myself as a candidate
for Representative, 6lst district subject to
the action Of the Republican county conven-
ton. J,W, CREECH,
COUNTY CLERK.
hereby announce myself 10 a candidate
Tor County Clerk subject to the decision Of
tSs Republican County Convention,
FRANK W, M0RsH.
thereby announce myself rs a candidate
for the ONCE Of County Clerk Of Dickinson
County, subject to the decision Vt the Re-
publican Convention.
HnRBERr W. JACOBS
sHHRIrp.
l thereby announce myself "a q candidate
for Sheriff Of Dickinson county. subject TO
the action Of the Republican county con.
,vsntion. =. &. THAynR
thereby announce myself ~ candidate
Eof sheriff, subject to the action Of the Dick
tnscn County Republican convention.
81 MEEK.
COUNTY TREASURES.
thereby announce myself as q candidate
for County Treasurer NJ the coming election
uubject 10 the decision Of the Republican
J.J. SCHNEIDER
REGISTER or DEEDS,
thereby announce myself as candidate
Tor Register Of Deeds, subject to the decision
Of the Republican convention.
I'll. RExR0Ar.
hereby announce myself as candidate
for Register Of Deeds, subject to the decis-
lon Of the Dickinson county Republican con-
vention.
L, BOOK.
COUNTY ATTORNEY
30 the Republicans Of Dickinson County;
desire to announce myself as . candidate
IL he o61cs Of County Attorney, subject to
~ lecision Of the Republican County Con-
vsntion. O. O. TowExR.
70 Tie Editor Of the Reflector.
Pleas announce my name as candidate
for County Attorney. subject to the decision
o. Ne Republican County Convention.
PAUL HURD.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-31

such agreement to continue until De.
Oember |, 1908. During the exis.
tence Of such agreement the duty on
refined sugars and all sugars above
No. 16 Dutch standard is to be 1925
per pound. At no place in bis long
Ottawa speech does Mr.. Long refer to
or intimate to bis audience that there
was any other bill than the house bill
before congress. Mr.. Long intended
BY this part Of bis speech to convey
to his audience the idea that be had
been in favor Of the house bill, and
voted for 1t; and that the president
was 90 much in favor Of the house
bill that hs sent special message to
congress urging its passage, and be
intended further BY this speech to
convey to bis audience the impression
that Senator Burton and the other IS
senator's who are in favor Of protect.
ing the beet sugar farmers Of the west
were all the time opposing the house
bill, which be, Mr.. Long, and the
president were so anxious should DO
passed BY the senate.
There are two glazing errors in this
quotation from Mr.. Longs speech.
The first one is that the president
sent a special message to congress
"again urging the passage Of the
measure" The president never sent
a special message to congress urging
the passage Of this particular house
bill; nor urging the passage Of any
other particular bill. The second err
ror is that Senator Burton and the
other beet sugar senators opposed the
passage Of the house bill for which
Mr.. Long voted. Mr.. Long and all
the other congressman know that
these particular nineteen senators
were at all times willing to vote for
the bill just as it came from the house
where it had received the support Of
Congressman Long. II the friends Of
Mr.. Long desire to be fair, why do
they not state that Senator Burton
and the 10 gentlemen which the
Journal with so much gusto is pleased
to call insurgents" we're willing to
support the very identical bill which
Mr.. Long supported by his vote in
the houseP
Notwithstanding the errors In Mr..
Longs speech as above stated, and
Notwithstanding the fact that Mr..
Long intended that bis speech should
convey q wrong. impression to bis
hearers, still 1t is hardly believable
that Mr.. Long, in the face Of the facts
known to the country everywhere,
would deny that Senator Burton did
agree to support The very identical
house bill which Mr., Long supported
IN the house by bis vote. With all
lue difference to the good faith Of the
Journal in It's laborious attempt to
ieiend Mr.. Long We hardly think the
Journal is doing Mr.. Long justice
when 1t conveys the idea that Mr..
Long was coerced into the support Of
bill that does not represent bis
sentiments. A congressman should
rave manhood enough to vote bis
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-31

The president must be sustained -[Empor.
la Gazette.
That is right. The Gazette should
now get around to doing it instead Of
talking about II. The best way to
sustain the president is to stop the
use Of his name add personal popular.
ity to bolster up a lot OF political
schemes. The president needs no
selt-appointsd champions in Kansas.
The people will see that lie is sus.
tanned. Topeka Herald.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-31

Morris county Republican conven.
ton resolutions: We commend and
indorse our distinguished Republican
United States senator, j. R. Burton,
for his great prominence aud marked
ability and eminent success as q wise
legislator in national affairs.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-31

Ottawa Herald; Morton Albaugh's
scheme to reproduce Bryau's speeches
Of 'se through monographs for this
campaign 10 ssvagsry. 1t transosnds
the Legitimate spirit Of party warfare
and goes back to the age Of cruelty
when the vlctors poured vinegar and
sprinkled sand In the wounds Of thpir
vanquishsd. '7fa
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-31
Dickinson's Tax Saving.

The report Of the state board OF tax
equalization just published, shows a
net increase In assessed valuations in
this state over last year Of IS, 7S0,SSS.
In most OF the counties In this section
Of the state the amount Of state taxes
was increased.
This increase varied from 80 In
Geary county to l24l in Marion
county.
In the following counties reductions
were made compared with last year;
Saline county, I'll.
Riley county, $2S.
Clay county, II,
Dickinson county, tl,44S.
The board Of equalization can raise
or lower the assessed valuation Of any
particular county but 1t can not lower
the total OF thu whole state. Thus II
a reduction is made in any county a
corresponding amount must be added
to some other county or counties in
the state SO that the aggregate amount
for the whole state will not be low.
cred.
1t pays to have representative
like Emil Grosser who accomplishes
things for bis constituents.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-31

One by one the canards that origi-
mated with the auti.Burton crowd
while he was At Washington fall by
the way side The Hawaii committee
ialsehood has gone.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-31
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-31

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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-31

beginning VINO oppose II now, l wal
willing to pass the house bill amend
Cd or unamended. This was mol
looked on with favor l then pro.
posed that the president negotiste .
treaty with Cuba for reciprocity on
lines which would not hurt any
American industry and Il the same
time help Cuba and not help any trust.
pending this controversy, I intro
duced joint resolution looking to
the annexation Of Cuba a. . state II
she should DO 20 disposed. Ny req.
son for this position has been simply
that II the United States proposes to
pay t6,oO0,Oo0 year for five years,
or sSO,OO0,Oo0 to Cuba to start her Is
. nation, after what we have done,
and Y 10 doing this the Republican
party is to be disrupted and torn to
pieces, the beet-sugar industry assas-
sinated, almost destroyed, protection
to be abandoned in part, the tariff re-
duced and disturbed out Of time, and
the certain fact that within less than
five years Cuba 10 to be q part Of the
United States, the best policy would
be-, before oil these hurtiul things are
done, to admit Cuba at once, or with
in year or 50. What is the use Of
suffering all the damage and making
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19
M1x-UP OF WADswoRTHs.
Why the Congressman is Kept Busy
 Strengthening Things Out.

Washington Post.
 There are three families of Wadsworths in Washington this winter. and some- times they get mixed up in newspaper the Representative in Congress from the Thirtieth District of New York. He re- sides in Geneseo when he is not attend ing to his Congressional duties, and when in Washington he makes his home on k Street near Eighteenth. The house is d modest structure, In which MT. and Mrs. James w Wadsworth lead a very quiet and domestic life. It would not be likely to excite envy. and there tographic newspaper writer looking for mansions"
 But on 4Jupont Circle, on the site of the former Episcopal Church of the Holy Cross, there is now nearing completion a house that promises to rival any of the palaces of the neighborhood. This is soon to be the residence of MT. and Mrs. Herbert WddsWorth of Avon, N. Y. Mrs. Wadsworth who was a wealthy came Mrs. Herbert Wddsworth. designed the building herself, and intends to en- certain quite extensively Last week a syndicate letter appeared in a score or more newspapers throughout the coun- try in which this beautiful home was pictured and described as the house of Representative WadsWorth. The writer also said that the Congressman and his wife would make it the scene of great social activity. As d result James Vol colt Wadsworth has been the recipient of hundreds of congrat atulations from his colleagues, each accompanied by re quest for invitations to the coming func- tons. Nearly all of them know that the Congressman Is not the owner of the new
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19

fore 10 o'clock merely to avoid it.
 The house master has what many persons entrusted with the task of collecting and keep ing duplicate copies of the forms on which every individual in the house must report to the police his age, birthplace and religion, his exact occupation, and other personal de- tails which the Austrian authorities insist upon knowing.
 But the knowledge of the house master does not end here. From the little guardroom which he occupies at the foot of the stairs he sees until night. He invariably ascertains with as- tonishing accuracy the amount of each ten ants income, the features of his family life, what kind of visitors call upon him.
 His far-reachring power enables him to ter rorize every servant in the house into enter ing his intelligence department Thus he spies upon the inneTmost life of the unhappy sub jects in his five-hoored kingdom. A tenant who habitually comes home after 10 o'clock is denounced to his neighhors as, 8 dissipated vagabond: while a tenant who never stirs abroad after the front door is closed Is ridi- culed as a man who looks twice at twopence
 In some eases the house master IS more powerful than in others, as an English friend of mine found to his cost. since he was obliged to move from an apartment that h9 particularly liked. and which was best suited to his purpose, because he could not venture to speak with the least sharpness to the man at the door, even though he remiss In his duties. The reason was that the f1athouse was owned by one of the railways which belong to the State. This fact constituted the house master of my friends fiat State official, to insult whom in Vienna Is a very serious of fence. reprimand for delaying letters at the door would be construed into sn insult, and as the Englishman could not stand delay, and did not want to get into trouble he had to move his belongings elsewhere at some pense That particular tramine owned by the State
 There are thousands of people in Vienna who live in such terror of their house master that they never make an apple-tart without giving him half of it.
 some day history will record the efforts of the man yet to appear) who led the Vienness out of bondage, and gave them-latchkeys.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19
CHILDREN AND THE BIBLE.
Examples of Right and Wrong
 Views by London Scholars.
London Chronicle.

London Chronicle.
 The sayings and remarks of children are often presented for the amusement of the public in way that awakens sus- picion that they have been compiled by adults, but no such suspicion can fall upon the amusing answers given in Scrip ture lessons by London Board School children. They are set down in cold black and white in the annual report of the examiner, which nas just been presented to the school board.
 In Standard VI,, from the boys. an swers like these were found on the ex- animation papers: Elijah wished to die, but God made him do just the very opposite;' Jezabel was a very strict evil-doer." Sometimes there are unnec- essary embellishments, remarks the ex- aminer, as, for instance, "Aham was no scholar. and used fearful language. One boy put novel interpretation upon the Divine injunction to take no thought for the morrow by rendering it, Enjoy today whilst you can" On the danger of riches, this is how a young Londoner holds forth: Money brings misery upon that they drown themselves, or shoot themselves, or something of that sort. Among the girls 1t appears that the dan gers of riches were often transformed into the notion that rich people cannot go to Heaven and that the right thing for them to do is immediately to distrib- ute their possessions among the poor.
 The. answers seem sometimes an echo of car aless expressions ol the teacher according to the examiner. As an in stance he cites the case of boy who dealing with the parable of the Phari- see and Publican. says: He who prays most thinks leaSs." Again. in reply t, the question as to what Christ meant by the words On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. some of the replies were very curious. A seventh standard boy wrote: "I under stand Christ's words. hang all the law and the prophets as Christ's dislike oi the law and prophets" From the samC
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-19
WHITE SLAVES OF VIENNA.
How tthe Viennese are Shut Up in Their Houses After 10 at Night

AASAA A4O0SSo 14ASSA AO eSI
 If English towns. like Vienna, raid tribute to walk abroad after nightfall the reign of the janitor would be short, says the Vienna correspondent of the London Mail
 Vienna has form of personal import duty unduplicated in any other city in the world It is the 'sperrgeld, or door-opening tax lation )f Vienna, numbering upward of two millions, are imprisoned in their own houses between the hours of 10 p. m and a: m, They can only obtain access to egress from their houses by paying at least twopence to the janitor. or house master" as the Wien nese style him.
 Vienna is built on the flat system Million aires and working classes alike live in dwell ings of this kind. The heart of the city is the most fashionable. and fancy prices are de- manded for living quarters. lan1lord may get as much as 50 year for four rooms
 As a rule the first houses have five or six floors, with four flats on each floor Thus it is not unusual to find 100 persons living under one roof
 For all these flats there is one common entrance from the street, and after 10 p m this door is bolted and barrod. Persons pass ing in out after o p. m. must pay two pence until midnight and fourpence from that hour until a. m.
 This exasperating impost must be paid every time one passes through the doorway without exception In thousand and one ways the system makes itself unpleasant in the extreme. If man had occasion to go in and out half a dozen times after lo D. m. it costs him shil- ling.
 If you dine with friend and stay after the hour for closing you must pay two pence to get out or the house and two pence more to get into your If you receive a telegram during the night it costs two pence for. the telegTaph boy to enter. If you go out to post a letter il costs two pence to reach the open air and the same amount to return.
 Naturally the house master is the despot of Vienna. All persons bow to his will. The theatres begin at or half-past 2. that play goers who have spent from to 10 shillings for their seats may escape the housemaster E toll. The streets of Vienna are as quiet as those of provincial town after 80 o'clock. Blame the house master.
 Persons usually liberal in other respects have a strong natural aversion to paying this irri- tating, but unavoidable tax. Those who go out to dine for a guinea will hurry home be-