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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20
The Censes Of Insects.

An insect census has Just been taken
on purely scientific lines with view
to determine as far as possible which.
insects are boom and blessing to
mankind, and which are the reverse.
says the London Mail.
Although the statistics quite upset
the old idea that all insects and lower
animals were created solely for mans
benefit, yet it is conclusively proved
that while some insects are rightly
termed "pests,' there are others that
render us considerable service; and
fortunately for our crops and vegeta-
ton the latter are in the majority.
According TO the census insects are
to be classified as good, bad and in
different; the good insects number
l,116 families, the bad insects amount
to 113 families, while the Indifferent
insects, who could not for one reason
or another satisfactorily answer all
the questions on their census papers,
and must therefore for the present be
looked upon as doubtful characters,
reach a total of seventy-two families.
No fewer than 112 families Of the
bad or injurious insects feed upon cul-
tivated plants and crops, doing dam
age and devourlng thousands Of
pounds worth Of vegetable produce an
nually; gobbling up our spring cab
bages and succulent young peas, etc,
in the most ruthless fashion; while the
18th family Is parasitic upon and
causes much harm to -booded
animals.
OF the good or beneficial insects,
seventy-nine families devote them
selves to the destruction of their
wicked, vegetable -devouring brethren,
which they accomplish in most salts
factory and wholesome manner, while
the remaining useful insects, thirty
two families act as scavengers, clear
ing away with great rapidly all sorts
Of decaying vegetable and animal mat
Ter, two families aid us as pollenizers,
and the three form food for our eat
able fishes
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20

A sudden outburst Of religious fer.
vor on the part Of Charlie fisher, a g.
year-old boy, has aroused the people
Of Groveville, suburb Of Trenton, N.
J., to high pitch Of excitement.
Young fisher discourses on the bible
with the understanding Of one far be-
yond his years and the eloquence Of
his exhortatlons has overcome many
men and women, who consider him in.
spired, and brought them to their
knees.
At the age of 5 years the boy began
to attend the Sunday-school connected
with the Groveyille church, and from
the first he took an interest In his les
SONS unusually lively for one Of his
years.
The bible was read to him by his
parents and the boy memorlzed whole
chapters Of holy writ. He surprised his
parents by getting mp In prayer meet.
ing one night and exhortlng those who
had nut confessed Christ to do 10.
This action on the part Of the young
ster started a religious revival Of such
intensity as the people Of Grovevllle
had never before known, and all
through It little Charlie fisher talked
and prayed and pleaded with an influ-
ence ever the older ones that no
preacher had ever welded.
In the public school the boy has
learned to read and ID a close student
Of the bible. He goes from house to
house and breaches to large and at
tentive congregations.
Many men and women who confess.
ed to having gone to hear tho boy
preach simply through curiosity are
now active members Of the Groveyills
ehurch.-Pittsbur9 News.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20
Not Considered Good Evidence.

1t Is claimed that Photographic COP
les Of an original are not acceptable
rs proof before court illas,nuch AZ
the photographs may easily be ex.
changed to suit the wish. Expert
picture dealers can take a photograph
and by various processes secure a
composite containing several features
desired that did not exist In the orig.
inal. A photographer Of note says
that Il Is an easy matter to change
photographs. Pictures can he made
to show the body Of one person with
the head Of another; or. It Is possible
to insert certain features desired In
4 photograph. The producers Of art
photographs often use the form of
one subject and the head Of another.
In order 10 obtain the most symmetri.
cal results. and thus form 4 sort Of
composite picture. by the use Of nj
trio acid" he says, ANY part Of the
silver print photograph, the one COM
monty used, can be erased. II the
picture were a platinum print, which
IL unlikely, the same effect could be
secured by the use of aQnaregla, or
a liquid composed Of a mixture Of nj
trio and muriatic acids, which acts
~ a solvent for gold or platinum
prints II was shown that original
signatures could be erased and others
pasted or copied lherefrom, and then
photograph taken from which II
would seem that the result was a per
feet photograph Of an original paper
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20

Horses In war suffer more fatalities
than men. Ont Of the many thousand
who perish in their duty toward their
masters. only a few return home to
spend their lives In the ease and honor
they deserve. One war horse, how
ever which made splendid record FOR
himself, and now has his virtues, name
and noble deeds engraved on hitting
tombstone, was Copenhagen, the horse
the great Duke Of Wellington rode at
the battle Of Waterloo.
Nine wears after the Emperor Ma
poleon died at st. Helena en- old white
horse perished Of old age and pneumo-
MIA IN England. The skeleton Of the
animal is set up in the Royal United
Service Institution, and to all visitors
II Is pointed out as Mareneo, the char
ger Napoleon rode at the battle OF
waterloo. Marengo came originally
from Egypt, and was left to wander
IN the dismal battlefield when the en-
neror was forced to ny for his life. An
English officer found and took him,
and he was sold to general In the
british army. In English pastures.
cared for by kindly grooms, this noble
horse passed the latter years Of his
life far more peacefully and happily
than his great and unfortunate master.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20

| amt a-harborIn' nobody-only I'm ..
goin' to see jestice done. An you an
your cowardly red whelps amt a'soin
to murder no white man on my prem.
ises. If Mcdonald will come out an
fight you I'll be second for you potn'
But you've got to fight fair, Four asin
one amt a square DEAL
"Shall l kill him?" said one OF III
Injuns to McDougall, in a dialec tnas
he thought we didn't understand
"Shall kill him noww
NO" said McDougall, sharply ID
the same lingo. "Don't shoot. ! want
to keep this man alive II ever
want to git off'n TIL earth in hurry
he's the man that'll help me In good
shape"
l had bead on McDougall. II the
Cap'n had raised his hand an snapped
his finger I'd have sent McDougall
happier huntin' grounds. An the boys
beside me had them Injuns all cover
ed.
But Jest when the seconds seemed
like hours, an my eye had begun
ache a-squlntin' long that rife Darl'
the quick wit Of woman broke the
strain, an Mrs. jenkins come out OF tn
house an walked straight up to NC.
Dougall, never givin' her husband .
glance, an held out her hand.
IVY, Baron,' she said, "it's a long
time sense you wuz here. Won't YOU
sit down an have an egg nog or a lit
tie toddy?'
McDougall shed his sombrero an
bowed as polite as a dancin' master.
He said somethln' to them lnjuns that
made them ride away, then handed his
gun to Mrs. jenkins an sprung to the
ground, as light on his feet as a cat.
Us boys sneaked out Of the tent, an
McDougall never knew how near ne
stood that day to tn undiscovered ken-
try. Mcdonald KEEP the tent twixt him
an McDougall, an had skipped Into
the brush. We never see him again,
nor the buckskin, nor the Cap'n's dou.
BILE bar'l shotgun.
"Cap'n Jenkins" said McDougall
eheerfully, smackin' his lips, after the
toddy had circulated a few times, this
Is mighty fine whisky of yourn. What
| d. ask for it?"
An that's how what seemed like to
be afeld of gore was changed by q
woman's wit into neat business deal,
an likewise scene of festlyity.-San
Francisco Traveller.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20

as to the expansion AMI contraction OF
big bridges according as the weather
is hot or cold. don't. bur | do know
that for every grain Of powder burned
In 4 gun there Ia = corresponding ex-
pansion Of the metal barrel. l also
know that II this expansion Is not
equable the gun will not shoot true.
The expansion cannot be absolutely
the same at every point Of an octason-
shaped barrel because some parts are
thicker than others. whereas q round
barrel Is the same thickness all around.
and expands at one point a. much as
It does at another. This may sound
chimerical To you. but did you ever see
. piece Of modern artillery with any
but a cylindrical barrel? They are
made that way In order to secure
equality Of expansion.
Another thing that target-shooters
do who make scores worth noting is to
load their own shells. ! never saw q
man make decent score with factory
Ammunition. shd' VI cou''7' '"". va
what soldiers In the neld use. we
weigh our powder as carefully a.
though 1t were gold dust, and II there
y grain too much or q gram Ioo ~
tie we reduce or add TO the charge eA'
actly that grain
y am not saying that . man can
nit q target without all tnls care !
have seen harum-scarum Fellows PUNK
the bulrs-eye with a Factory car'riose.
But they cant SHOOT steaaiiy' anu
when the scores are made up they are
not In 1t. They may nave D!llis eyes,
but others OF their snots VIII nave sohe
wide OF the target A very small lhins
Will start a bullet on the wrong course
That IL one reason why Target shoot-
ers don't use magazine guns. Inc ou'-
let's In magazine are apt to become
more worn on one side than on the
other. OF course. that Is fatal in long
distance shooting, although II msht
not count In a range OF less than nVe
hundred yards
But the great difficulty about sharp
shooters picking men OIL at long range,
Is that they can't know how far they
are shooting, and they can't hold tine
gun on the target. To be sure, they
can get the range Of a position with a
range finder, and then rain bullets on
1t, and, where SO many bullets are rail-
ing, some are bound to md their bll-
lets, but that isn't marksmanshlp-
that Ii merely Smelling q position. A
bullet from q modern rifle Will XIII
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20

Before | give my consent 10 my
daughters marriage to you, young
man, | want to know what your pros
pects for the future are"
Il am trying 10 settle that question
new, sIr."-Philadelphia North Amer
icaA
SAYS q rural editor OF a rival: He
Il . reservoir Of falsehocd aud %
aqusdsct u isneranee.'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20

Hears's grief.

Hearts Grief.
stood. on her picture gazing.
And backward my dark dreams ran,
And the dear, dear face before me
To live, somehow, began.
Her lips, around them gathered
A smile, in some w0ndr0us wise,
And tears Of yearning sadness
Stood glistenlng In her eyes.
And down my cheeks the tears. loo,
Flowed on In unbidden stream:
And. oh, that I've lost thee, darling
Seems only wildered dream!
sHelnrich Heine,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20

uunpowder explosions have one re-
markable feature. The bodies OF per-
sons killed in such an accident are al
ways found without clothing, but ire
uuently one foot will have the shoe
on. This Is true Of horses also. II one
Of the feet Is In the air and another on
the ground, the shoe will DO found
torn from the foot that was on the
ground, and not from the other.
When men are killed In powder ex-
plosions the foot that happened to be
in the air when the shock came will
be found wearing the shoe, while the
other foot will be bare.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20

A woman's brain declines In weight
Nftsr the age Of 80.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20

The wasp Is a quiet little fellow, but
he has a way Of making himself
felt.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20

the CdTChSs anu OAo ""' ss""u'"e
guard while the others were eating.
The sentinels black feathers made n
perfect mark against the snow back
| ground, although he didn't look big
ger than a nallhead In yonder wall. !
knew the distance. and I knew what
notch to put the sights Of the gun.
There was no wind stirring. rested
the gun on the fence and popped away
and Mr.. Crow fell over dead. Now that
was just a happen shot. ! aimed 10
make 1t all right, but ! might not do
II again In a thousand times.
"Now for the wind: In 1,O0O-yard
range a wind blowing three miles an
hour will defect bullet about fifteen
feet, That has to be allowed for, and
as the winds force Ia rarely the same
over the entire range It Is practically
impossible 10 gauge It accurately for
4 chance range.
AS to the inability Of a man to hold
4 gun perfectly steady, anybody knows
that Is true. But there are marksmen
who can drive tacks with a rife or cut
a string with a bullet. That Is true,
but not at long range, Let me illus
trate.
ITO give you an idea Of the care thai
| Il necessary to make 4 creditabls long.
distance target, will ask II you know
why long distance rihemen use q
round. barrsllsd gun instead Of the &C.
tagon- shaped barrel that most sports
men like!
mot thought not. You do know
however, that steel expands WITH heat
! ysu mar svsn remember lhe Akare'
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-03-14
wrAn. rnnvouarEorLr.

We have received letters from ell parts
Of ths-U. 8. highly recommending DR..
Gums Blood & Nerve Tonic, until the
faith We had In tho remedy has been
fully sustained. Wehad confidence from
the very beginning that this medicine,
should make cures, but lacked that as
surAnee that comes after many success
tul trial. Now that We have been up
held in our belief We want 70 impart 10
others our confidence. Nervous, and
unsteady people, weak, Aeshless people
pimply, pale, or sallow people are all
victims Of weak, uAtery blood. Make
new. rich blood, ~ be forced through the
system by the way Of the arteries. aud
disease cannot remain. DR. Gunn's
Blood & Nerve Tonic cures disease by
giving you strength 70 reeist IL. Person
Who take this Tonic gain in good solid
assh from one TO three lbs per week
All Druggists sell IL Tor 10 cts. per Dor,
or three boxes Tor 1900 The tablets are
20 be taken after each meal. They turn
the food you eat into rich red blood
Write ne abou' your case. va will send
a pamphlet free telling WhAt this med.
icine can do, or ~e will mail you the
medicine on receipt Of price. Address
Dr. Gum. PhilAdelphla, Pa. For sal'
Joha Boydsn & Son.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-03-14

Australia Ia proving a formidable rival
In the butter industry Of the world, aud
rapid growth Of the export trade Of that
eountry has advanced steadily during
the past lev years. From the colony Of
Victoria alone there were exported 10
Great Britain during is09-i0O0 i7.io7
tons, representing = gross value Of
ts,02S, 900. The export OF butter from
Victoria commenced In 1880. During
the first year the quantity exported was
s00ls tons, representing a monetary
value Of $685. In the following year
il had risen TO 75otl tons, Of a value Of
$4,000. The remarkable growth oiths
Industry continued during the succeed.
ing years. and a. tho demand for the
article Is 10 grea, there is every appear.
Ance Of the colonial produce, supplanting
thatof otheEcouutries, especially when
the rich and extensive pastoral resources
Of Victoria are remembered. For the
tan years during which the trade ha,
existed the total exports Of butter have
reached 20, i26 tens, aggregating a value
Of tSs ,5SS, 47B.-scIentifis American.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-03-14
Aar.smsn,is signed.

The parties interested Ia the big Weber
river water suit met at the
courthouse last Friday a, Ogden and
signed an agreement, which is designed
to postpone action until the next session
Of the Legislature, when an effort will b,
made togci a bill passed that viii clear
up the situation. The agreement is al
follows;
This agreement made this 9Th day oil
March, 1909, between the undersigned,
Representatives Of Davis, Weber, Morgan
and summit counties, DO In force for tho
irrigation season Of 1909 and until sixty
days after the Legislature meets, aud
adjorns aud We each endeayor to get
our constituents to carry gu. the provi-
sions rs hereinafter mentioned viz;
That the water that comes into a
county be measured when Il enters the
upper ditch and It be measured where
1t goes out oitheoounty and the water
be then divided according to acreage.
Each county to regulate primary and
other secondary rlghts. That the water
commissioners Of each district be ap.
pointed commission to measure the
water us above provided.
THAT the acreage be determined ac-
eording to the actual acres assessed or
irrigated,
witness our hands this 9TH day OF
March, 1902"
The agreement Is signed by George r.
Hunter and seyenty.6ye others.
Some Of the people here who were
summoned to appear in court are Of the
opinion that the case lie now settled, but
those whoreceiveed a summons must
make answer within thirty days from
the time the summons was served either
by demurrer or answer The case has
merely been postponed until after the
Legislature adiourns.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-03-14

/ have aproiornd respect Tor 6ou
Gtimy, ragged, tousled boys 10 the stree,
often attract me strangely. A boy /, A.,
man In the cocoou-you do not tpor
whatit is going TO bscome-his lie l.
big with possibilities. He may make or
anmake kiugs, chsnge boundry lines
brt~ssn states, write books. tha, will
mould characters, or invent machlna
that will rsyolutionizsd the commeres q
the world. Every man was a boy-li
seems strange but II Is really %.
Wouldn't you like 10 turn time bsclssad
and see Abraham Lincoln at twelve.
when he bad never worn 4 pair Of boo,,i
the laut. lean. hungry boy, hungry fa
love, hungry for learning. trdmping q
through the woods for twenty mile, b
, borrow book and spellingi IL out couch.
ing before the glare Of the burning %
Than there was that Corsican by, o.
Of a goodly blood. who weighed on5
aity pounds when ten years old. u.o
was thin and pale aud pervrse and hh
tantsums and bad to be sent supperIeu
10 bed or locked IN a dark closet beaus
he wouldn't mind. Who would haa
thought that he would have mastered
every phase Of watfare at twenty-sir,
and when the eEchequeA Of France w
in dire confusion would say. "TA,
hnaneesH { will arrange them" Die
tinctiy andviyidly I remember aur,
irectled boy ~ho was born In the "piich'
and used to pick up coal along rsarosi
tracks In Buffalo. A few months az,
had . motion TO make before the eoui
Of appeals at Rochester. That boyfrcn
the Patch vas the Judge who wrols tie
opinion granting NY petition, BE pl,eni
with the boys. You are dealing With
soulstuH. Destiny wait just arsuad ID,
corner. BE patient with the boys The
Phillistine.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-03-14

The Park City Record has reminded
It's readers several timeso Of late that the
removal Of the county sea, from Coalvilie
10 Park City will bsan important part
Of the election next fall The people In
this eud Of the county should also re-
member This fact and he united in doing
all in their power 10 keep the seat Just
where IL is and we have no doubt bu,
tina, they will do their duty when the
proper time comes.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-03-14

That victory won by the Bors In South
Africa the ir,t Of the week was dandy
anil ny the looks Of things Johnnie Bull
will have 10 increase his army two-fold
In order TO put 40 end TO the war. 1.-THE
Beers only had more guns and ammuni-
tion, they could sho~ the British much
warmer time than they have done al.
ready.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-03-14
I.oclsjnw From Cobwebs.

cobwebs put on a cut lately gave q
woman lockjaw. Millions know that the
beat thing TO put on = cut 10 Baeklens
Arnlca salve. tho infallible healer Of
Wounds, Ulcers, Sores, Skin Eruptions,
Burns, Scalds and Pilss, It cures or no
pay. Only 25c al John Boyden & Son
Druggists.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-03-14

II life. as certain dreamsu tell uS,
must be measured by sunshine rather
than results, eau We woader that the
hearts Of 80 many are withsred before
their heads turn gragf
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-03-14

The Lords love Is the love Of conluun'
eating ell that lie has " all Ills crea-
lures Tor lie deaires the happiness OF
all and similar love prevails ia those
Who love Him. because tho Lord is IN
than
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-03-14
stops the Cough
aud works or tho Cold.

Laxative Bromo-ouinine Tablets cure q
cold 10 one day. No Cure, no Pay. Priee
20 cents.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1902-11-21
f%N@N3
MallOD1alS IaIal0s.
CuatrO harcOS en- puerto n
dOmiDgOi6.
Ordenes del almirante.
81 canal altes IsIllO.
Reception q "a oflcialidad
de los barcos, abordo del
OLYMPIA,
Ordenes del almirante.
81 canal alteS IStm0.
(De maestro c~0sresp0ns1I.

Great Harbor, Cnlebra NoYiam.
sbre 20-El Ia de los cor1ientss o
str6 On Crest Harbore f 2yisoada que.
IRA SFigting., fondeando q costado
del buque insignia .OimpiA.. FL
skbado is entr6 tambien On esta n
do el &viso de- guerra SMontgome.
rys. Ri primero es muy parecilO
NJ eMAyfoWsT., par0 mss peqze1o,
y ell segundc ii <Potomxc., pero mas
gr4nae que 6ates
III mismo din l5 10 hizo E Ii mar
ell ~Montgomery1. que no neg6 &
fondeaT, sinO one trasmiti6 6rdenes
sobre 10 mxqniua, permaneciendo
aqsf solamente dos horas.
Ri almirante hi dado orden de
que las embsrcAciones que AtraQuen
81 muelle desI ues de veridcadss ans
operacioEes dejen aquel expedite,
pudiendo solo estAr fondeadas 81 10.
do del inaicadO musIle, peroal Ancla
y no con cAbos. rs, seRd1 tergo
entendido. para evitar posibles coli.
stones y der gracias. Hasta hoy M
do ha ocurrido &los barcos de We.
IL.
Els una atrocidad las feutss que
hay en- ell pueblo. y, cor til motive,
est&n { prscios muy bsjos.
El is. domingo, habfa cnAtro
barcos IN puerto sOimpia, Sig
tings. 4Uncas. y ID stroit..
FL lunes II, sali6 & las z o. m
con rumbo & San Jaan, para pro.
veerse de carbon y sgns, ell eDe.
troits, POGO despues sali6 eli Sun.
cAss, regresando q las IL . m. y CON.
duciendo, & guisa de prkctico, s nm
crucsro de "a. clase, pareciio Al
<Detroits, fondeando al lado del bar
CO almirante. H:zo las salvas de
ordenanzs, que .faeron contestants
por eli buque ins'g ala.
Por 10 noche, el sOiimpis. esta.
ba bellamente iluminado. PArece
que habfa reception & 10 ohcislidAd
de los barccs surtos en- puerto.
FL canal, antics istmo, est1 que