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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-01-08
How u Filipino Dies.

The general, In white hat was
marching In advance of the firing line,
when the discharge Of rife was
heard In the yard OF the house next to
the road, says Harper's Weekly. Sew
eral soldiers rushed into the yard, but
not in time to prevent two more shots,
which came whlzzlng In the direction
Of the general. At this moment came
10 break in the hedge, where l could
see what was going on. A young Fill
pino was about thirty yards of. He
was turning this way and that like an
animal ut bay, thoroughly frightened.
He had rife In his hand. 1t after
ward turned out that this rife was
choked. The soldiers were breaking
down the high hedge to get in, Sud-
denly the Filipino made run for life,
He got through the hedge some way
and dashed across an open field. Three
shots followed, all Of which took eff
feet. The wounded man turned, ran
sideways a few PAGES, lay down on
ire ground and a second after was
dead.
I got good sight Of the whole incl
Gent and so naturally did the Filipino
stretch himself along the ground and
rest his head upon his arm that
thought he was shamming. An exam
ination minute later proved that he
was dead, There is this difference be-
tween the manner in which American
and Filipino soldiers die-the Ameri-
can falls In heap and dies hard; the
Filipino stretches himself out, and
when dead is always found in some
easy attitude. generally with his head
On his arms. They die the way a wild
animal dIes-ln Just such a position as
one finds deer or an antelope which
~ne has shot in the woods.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-01-08
sTATEsMEN's WIVES.
Those of Some English Celebrities
Have Been OF Great Assist
ance to Them.

, s1r C,.l.4o
Inc recent oeath u MRS, ui"us .s.
widow OF tne great nslisn s. 49,
man. recalls tne many SERVICES "n M,
she was aoie 10 rehuer " nei us
tinguished husband curing lnei wy
ded life OF nearly oo years. says
Youths companion ~,
She was IN the Iuiles. sense ms
comrade. She haa an lnteingenS IN
terest in the questions WIN winch ne
had to deal. and ne reiieu upon neF
Judgment as Wen as ner sympathy
He rarely made an important speech
in parliament without ner encouras
ing presence In the gaiiery' sne went
with him on MS PohtlcaA campaigns
and sat beside him on the PLATFORM.
British electors are sometimes NJ
tie rough in expressing their dissent
at political meetings. A cnaracter-
istic story is told OF Mrs. Gladstone
that on one occasion, when her nus
band had to address hostile audi
ence at an open-air meeting IN Green
witch, she won the day for him by
standing at his side, with simple dig
nifty, holding an umbrella over him
as he spoke. The men who had gone
there to howl down the orator
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-01-08
a PARADISE FOR BIRDS.
SUCH IS THE RooMY WHITE
HOUSE GROUNDS.
All Kinds Of. Birds Seek Home Here
4 Including the Little sparrow
which Is n Great
Nuisence.

pirde having keen eve out for resi-
sanaa ouartors In washington And the
.rh,ta bouse orounds the most fashion.
.hlo and select nelehborhood they can
ertar saws The Washington Star. This
4. asnacjajlv 90 Of birds desiring a quiet
Iife without being subjected to the
arubber-necking" Of other birds, AMI
mails and human beings! Sparrows In
great Numbers have their homes In the
Grounds but they would be just as
much Mt home ON Pennsylvania ave-
nue and II Is said by the bird doctor
AZ the white house that the sparrows
which live around there are recluses,
or have been RIM AWAY from the thick
Iv settled quarters of the city. There
q plenty OF room for more Of these
little rascals In the grounds, where the
trees furnish quiet places for building
and Matching but the great majority
OF these birds appear not to care much
for these delightful grounds. For feed
inc purposes the white house grounds
are not a success, because they are
aiways kent clean. In addition to the
value of the grounds for residence pur-
noses. there ls one distinct advantage.
That ia In the bathing facilities. The
white house sparrows are like Japan
ese people in this respect. When they
are not chatterIng about this thing and
that they are bathing In the different
fountains In the grounds. At all hours
Of the day. but more particularly In the
,rnorning. the little yparrows assemble
nj the fountains. fit to the leaves of
the water plants and dive and duck
a long ms they desire. They are not
good swimmers and do not wear fancy
bathing suits. Where water is conven-
dent sparrows are clearly little ami
mails. Each leaf of water plant Is
strong enough to hold the weight of
tbird and there Is not much danger of
drowning. At any rate, no life guards
are stationed by the sparrows to watch
and protect incautious birds.
Blackbirds. robins. thrush, bluebirds
and crows make their homes In the
white house grounds, together with
other varieties, Nearly all the year
round robins NAV be seen in the
grounds. and thew have their nests
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-01-08
VACANT PEERAGES.
Many Holdings Awaiting Owners
Among the Titled Families Of
the British Isles.

The earldom of Whites awaits an
owner. 1t is true the title is claimed
by the Scrope family, but as they have
never petitioned the house of lords we
apprehend, says Pearson's Weekly,
there must be flaw in the claim.
Where are the descendants of the Sc
tons, earls of Dunfermline, who were
also Lords Fyne and earls of Wintoun?
Think of it, ye noble representatives
of that ilk-a couple of historic earl
doms and barony to be had for the
asking-and, of course, the proving.
One descendant of this family lives
In Rome. He is probably poor, but
there are several Setons in this coun-
try with the means to fight claim.
To the majority of people person
refusing to take up a title rightfully
belonging TO him must be, to say the
least, very eccentric. Burke, our great
est authority on all matters connected
with the peerage, tells us that there
is Dillon living who could, if be liked,
call himself the earl of Roscommon.
1t would be interesting to learn what
objections this gentleman can have to
be called your lordship. Perhaps he
does not know who he really is.
Such ignorance on the part of persons
entitled to claims is not unknown.
1t was not until he was on his death
bed that person who has been all his
life gardener to family living in Tun-
bridge Wells learned that he was the
long lost Gordon, wanted for the bar
ony of Beauville, the last holder of
which died in 1853.
Some years ago a net-of-ldn agent
spent lot of money In searching for
Mr.. John Long to fill the barony of
Peterborough, then vacant. He was
unearthed at last in the workhouse,
aud so comfortably housed was he that
he fatty refused, greatly to the disgust
of his discoverer, to engage in the ex-
elements of peerage claiming.
Should the claims to ''peerages to let"
ever assume the proportions Of boom,
there will be goodly crop of apph-
cants for the title of Viscount Rane-
lugh. Plenty of us remember the last
vlscUlnt, who, in his time, was the
sou Of the volunteer movement.
The family name is Jones. 1t Is pos
sible that one of the number may be
entitled to call himself Viscount Rane-
lagh but we advise him not to try. If
one started, all the other Joneses might
follow suit, The last viscount died in
very poor circumstances, having sold
the family estate at Fulham years be-
fore. 4 knowledge of this fact will
probably thin the list Of those who con-
template action.
One more title may be mentioned.
Viscount Allen died in 1s45, We hear
that grocer not 100 miles from Ber-
Il. ndsey has designs on this title. It
being strictly commercial age, So
cirty perhaps will not be deeply scan
daiizrd-especially as the countess Of
Warwick herself serves in her shop in
Pond street--if II presently learns that
yisrount Allen can strongly recon-
mrud his IS penny Ceylon tea, and that
there is good sale for Viscount Aliens
pickles south OF the Thames.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-01-08
HnIf Mnnrninr cnstnmc.

Ore of the preftlest OF half mourn
ing gowns is made OF finest black
face cloth. The skirt has two bias
bands two inches deep OF black glace
silk, piped with white round the hem.
the lower one ontllning II. A fitting
vest OF white silk, VITA white chiffon
frilled jabot. sets of a very chic
bolero, the edge Of which, likewise
the white silk reyers, Is skirted with
a three-quarter inch band Of white
silk crossed in lattice design with
black chenille. The collar, coming
high at the back. IL OF black silk piped
with white and has two white six
buttons crossed with cheri lie on eth
er side. and similar to the other three
which adorn the front. As a finish
at the back are double loops and
knots, two coming above and two
longer onea below the waist. while the
picturesque semi-bell sleeves are cut
I'D al the back sleeve. finished with
40 inch band Of the rilk and Onribsldi
undersleevr Of black net. 6nch =
dress could b quite ir1kptnsitslI c1r-
rI1f c1I.-Il a.t |14'ro EI.F
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-01-08
BREAD 1900 YEARS STALE
IS OLD ENOUGH TO SUIT MOST
ANY pisPEPTIc.
10 Was Unearthed Mt Pompeii and II
Wonderfully Prsserved--Fruits
and Vegetables We're
Also saved.

Sufferers from indigestion are ad-
vised to eat stale bread; the staler the
better, they are told. There Is in the
museum at Naples some bread which
ought to be stale enough for anybody.
1t was baked one day In August, rs
A. D., In one Of the curious ovens still
to be seen at Pompeii, says the Lon
don Mail.
More than eighteen centuries, there
fore, have elapsed since it was drawn
"all hot" and indigestible from the
oven. So 1t may claim to be the Oldest
bread In the world. You may see it
in a glass case on the upper floor OF
the museum. There are several loaves
of 1t, one still bearing the impress OF
the bakers name.
In shape and size they resemble the
small cottage loaves Of England, but
not in appearance, for they are as
black as charcoal, which, in fact, they
closely resemble. This was not their
original color, but they have become
carbonized, and If eaten would prob
ably remind one of charcoal biscuits.
When new they may have weighed
about couple of pounds each, and
were most likely raised with leaven, as
IL most of the bread in oriental coun-
tries at the present time.
The popular idea that Pompeii was
destroyed by lava is fallacious one.
II a lava stream had descended upon
the city the bread and everything else
in the place would have been utterly
DESTROYED. Pompeii was really buried
under ashes and fine cinders called by
the Italians lapilli
On that dreadful day in August,
when the great eruption of vesuvius
took place. showers of fine ashes fell
first upon the doomed city, then show
ers of lapilli, then more ashes, and
more lapilli, until Pompeii was COW
cred over to depth in places OF hf-
teen and even twenty feet.
Other comestibles besides the bread
were preserved, and may now be seen
in the same museum. There are var
ious kinds of grain, fruit, vegetables
and even pieces of meat. Most inter-
esting is dish of walnuts, some crack
ed ready for eating, others whole.
Though carbonized, like all the other
eatables, they have preserved their
characteristic wrinkles and lines.
There are figs, too, and pears, the
former rather shriveled, as one would
expect after all these years, the latter
certainly no longer Juicy" But, per-
haps, the most interesting relic in the
room is honeycomb, every cell OF
which can be distinctly made out. 1t is
so well preserved that it is hard to
realize that the comb is no longer wax
nor the honey honey.
A piece of the comb seems to have
been cut out, and one can imagine
some young Pompeiian having helped
himself to 1t and sitting down to eat it,
when he had to jump up and fly for
his life. One cannot help wondering
what became Of the piece-whether the
young fellow took it with him and ate
1t as he ran, or whether he left In on
his plate, intending to return for 1t
when the eruption was over.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-01-08
rhsy wsr. uaknown.

The princess Of Wales had a pleas
ant and interesting stay in Venice. Her
royal highness Is travelling strictly In
rognito. Prlcess Victoria and Princess
Charles OF Denmark were at the sta
ton waiting to receive their royal
mother. No one recognized the three
prineesses, who enjoyed making their
expeditions a. ordinary siehtseerA
Their royal highnesSes drove to the
Castle Of Mlramar. and were not per
mltted b. the custodian TO enter the
easfle, which must have been a novel
experience for the princess Of Wales
On another occasion an tnnkeeper
nnda q great trouble Of providing cor
~ for the royal ladloA Of whose rank
~ was Of courns ignoflnt The day
Hna old. and finally the tAree prin-
tue1 unrl 1un1IIei viii ~ Hinara-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-01-08
sahara ouiek sand..

Nothing is too big or too small to en-
cape the nav Of our hungry globe.
Quicksands are the traps she spreads
for smaller fry. Probably the worst
and most dangerous In the world are
the "shotts" Of the Sahara. These are
perhaps the dregs Of some historic sea.
Now they are covered over with thick
crust Of salt and sand. Whole cara
vans have walked unconsciously into
these death traps and been quickly
swallowed up. Redus, the great
Frs,,ch authority, declares you can
sornd these quieksands 20 = depth Of
zoe iest without finding bottom.-N. Y.
ktn.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-01-08
KwANG HsU A SPOILED CHILD.
Just How Far He In Interested IN
Christianity-His Fita Of
Childish Rage.

When Kwang Hsu was young man
was depositary Of the North China
Tract society and librarian Of the Pc.
king university. For some weeks
eunuch from the palace came every day
to secure new book. Nor would he
be put off without one. Something
must be given to him, were it only
leafet on religious topic. AT last we
were forced to take the Chinese medical
books from my wife's private library
to satisfy him, writes Prof. /. I. Head
land, in Ainslee's.
The emperor gradually made study
of all kinds of religious books, books
on chemistry, physics, medicine, the
science of government, international
law, political economy, mental and
moral science, astronomy, physiology,
mathematics-all books, in fine, that
had been prepared or translated into
the Chinese language on subjects re-
lating to foreign science. 1t began to
be rumored among the Chinese that
Wan Sui, 10000 years (the Chinese way
of speaking of the emperor) was going
to become Christian.
The child had become man, self
made, self-educated man. Never did
anyone secure a liberal education under
more difficult circumstances. Shut of
from all the world, he learned about
all the world. Born in the most con-
servative of empires, confined in the
palace with two fogyish old women,
without any examples of liberalism
among his ancestors, and without guild
ance save his own, he became the main
stay Of the liberal party Of his coun-
try.
Yet it must not be supposed from
what l have said thus far of his mai
esty that because he was studying
Christian books he was therefore be-
coming a Christian. The Chinese did
report that he played at Christianity
with the eunuchs, standing them up
in classes and catechising them from
the books he had read. As for in
stance: s......
"What gods do you Worship"
81 worship Buddha."
"No, you don't"
"Oh, no! worship Jesus and the
God of Heaven"
Correct"
But it takes more than the mere
reading of books and the bias in favor
of Christianity to make a Christian.
As a matter of fact, the Chinese idea
of the emperor is that he is nothing
but spoiled child. They used to say:
1.-The empress dowager ought to take
him over her knee and spank him. 1t
is told of him that once when he did
not get what he wanted he grabbed
fine Swiss watch from table in his
rage, dashed it to the floor and stamped
it into smithereens.
On another occasion the emperor had
ordered several of his eunuchs to come
to him. Only one of them put in an APP
pearance. AS the eunuch Frustrated
himself to kotow, the emperor, in a
frenzy of veXation, kicked his slave in
the mouth. The man who told me OF
this incident got his information di-
rect, and exclaimed after he had re-
lated it to me:
what kind of man is that to govern
a country?"
Spoiled child Kwang Hsu is, without
doubt, and he is by no means Chris
tian, yet he is the only hope of China
men to-day.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-01-08
An Awful Mistake.

If YOU observed closely a certain
pretty bridesmaid at certain we'd
ding on certain day last week, you
may have noticed that her hair under
the fetching hat had a strange look,
an oddly disheveled appearance, but I
don't believe you ever guessed how
narrowly that bridal procession missed
being one maid short.
The young woman we are speaking
Of has uncommonly pretty hair, and in
order that 1t might be fluffy and silky
and soft for the wedding she washed
it the day before. 1t is her custom to
drop handful Of borax into the water
with which she shampoos her tresses,
and on this occasion she dropped in q
handful of soft, white powder that
proved not to be borax, but powdered
alum.
II you'xe seen the crystal baskets
your mother used to make by immers-
ing strings In alum water you may
have some slight idea Of how the hair
looked. It was like a mass of spun
glass threads, and 1t broke or II you
looked at it. A hairdresser was sent
for and vasellne and sweet oil, and
goodness only knows what else were
called into use. The bridesmaids hair
was finally rescued after a fashion,
but 1t wasn't thing Of beauty at the
wedding, and 1t will be weeks before
II Is what is was before the accident
Washington Post.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-01-08
rrlendship insurance.

That there may be such a thing a.
carrying insurance too far is indicated
by the case Of Mr.. Mulcahy and Mr..
MuIhooly, two Irish gentlemen. Though
they were known to be great friends.
they were one day observed to pass
each other In the street without .
greeting.
"why, Malcahy." q friend asked. In
establishment. have you and Mulhooly
quarreledY'
THAT we have noti' said Mr.. Null
sahy, with earnestness.
~There seems to be a GOODNESS be-
tween you when you passed Just now"
That's the insurance on our friend
ship"
Il don't understand"
~whoy, thin. It's this way. Mulhooly
and are that devoted 70 wan another
that we can't bear the idea Of a quar-
rel, an a. we are both moighty quick
tempered we've resolved not to sphaks
% wan another a allr-Tit-Bits-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-01-08

The operation on Queen Vlctoria's
eyes for cataract WIN take place prob
ably at Osborne on her return fnnm
Balmoral at season when affais Of
state WIN be virtually At an END until
TIE autumn Prof. Rhgenstecker uIEi
operate and although her majesty =
naturally timid a having to submit 70
TIE knife nevertheless she has made
~ Der mind. and Il seems an ntu61nls
certainty that Der nirfl uu h en-
p'1tt'I Restored -fi'1oul a. ll1li pain
r1 l'1t
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-01-08

A new recruit IN the int foot
gunrfs Of Kaiser Wilhelm 10 seven
fset four and one-half inches taIl-tha
tnll1st man The regiment has had since
1G5o he uan'9 name a Rhelnlan1-
II. ne would h1Ta daIFhted King
Hrr1rItl WI1u Z
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-01-08
wsarT E1piaIas Hia PFsfsrssss.

-Its . great pity dat an calves
can't grow M 70 Be cows and not
balls. Becuz De COW gives yer corn
beef aan'uichff a. MILK punch iaFI
uhils ds ball lirll 51r hcarl d'seAss
.e sIrroua rrrIf1Iler .-I1.I
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-08-31
ESPANA
ULTIMO CORREO

II csasrese de arquitectos-La Presidencia honora-
ria a-Asamblea de viticuItores celebrada Va
icncia-ReorEanixaci6n dc siadicatos- El pre-
yecto del Sr. Viliaverde-La question dc los franz
css-Asunte impsrtante.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-08-31
I'm suicide

FL sabado por Ia nocs.c, IS ESQ de las
echo y media, desmontose del caro-
electrico que en- aquellos nomentos lie
gaba al" Parque Borinouen", I'm joven
como de veinte y cinco aflos de edad,
no mai trajeado, pero retratadas en- su
semblante las huellas del que sufrfa al
guna enfermedad.
Entro en- el salon destinado 4 cafe Y
pidio media botella de cerveza al 20
co ratio pidio otra; levantose y salio ha-
cl2 el paseo de la orilla del mar nadie
volvio 6jarse nj a recordar q dicho
joven.
El domingo por Ia maiiana, precisa-
mente a las ocho y media, uno de los
muchos chiquillos que pululan por di-
cho sltio de recreo, fue a dar aviso
uno de los empleados de dicho Parque
que en- uno de les bancos construidos
con troncos de palmas, y que estan si-
tuadoS orillas del mar, habia el ca
daver de TN hombre.
Fueron en- seguida hacia ell sitio gula-
dos por el chiquillo y encontraron al
joven que habfa estado la noche ante
rlor tomando cerveza, muerto de I'm
balazo y con I'm revolver de grandes
dimenslones sobre el pecho.
DE las averiguaciones hechas, hemos
venldo en- conocimiento de que su nom
bre era ell de Armando Nufez, nom
bre que Sc encontro escrito al respalds
de I'm ticket de los que sus operarios
da, la fabrica de tabacos "la Colectiva"
de esta Capital.
En- TN bolsillo del chaleco Sc le en-
contraron cincuenta y cinco centavos.
Dicese hab1a contraido matrimonio
hacia muy POGO tempo y que ell m6vil
que le indujo 4 cometer el suicidio fue
un disgusto por la falta de pago en:su
trabajo. Hay varias versiones sobre
este particular pueS otros dicen que el
Sc encontraba enfermo y que 4 causa
dc su enfermedad estaba siepnpre de
NAL caracter 6 impresionado.
A las doce presentose ell Sr. Iuez de
Paz del Distrito de San Francisco y
procediose al levantamiento del ca
daver.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-08-31
B0LET[D MERCADTIL DE PUERTO RICO RICO
DIARO INDEPENDENTS INFORMACION UNIVERSAL

de discussion de una que debe ser obra
nacional.
Y acudiendo de los primeros su
llamamiento, publicamos este artfculo
para hacer los honores del debate con
nuestro humilde concurso tan impor-
tante y trascendenta1 proyecto.
***
Aunque en- los dos primeros artfcu-
los Ell persamiento, 6 mejor dicho ell
deseo de llegar al stablecimiento de-
fnitivo del patron orc, dentro del ac-
tral sistema de Ia ley Figuerola, qui-
tando a los duros la plena fuerza libe-
ratoria que hoy tienen
Pero deja Ia determination de este
a otra ley posterior, de suerte que ell
patron orc, que la determination de
que la "peseta de oro'', sea la "uuidad
de cnenta", y ell patron monetario en-
EspafIa, es I'm proposito para ell porve-
mir, una aspira cion de6nida, pero
''aplazada."
Hace en- clio bien. Intentarlo serfa
una aventura ioca, peligrosisima y cos
toss. Imposible realizar, ademas, por-
que el orc plleSto e1 circulaclon con
sacrifcios inmensos, saldrfa prouto y
quedariamos en- I'm regimen de curso
forzoso, seg1n hemos razonado antes
de ahora.
El Banco, armada con la facultad
que le da la ley VICENTE como todos
los ciudadanos, de pagar en- orc 6 plata
a voluntad, paga en- plata sus billetes.
El p1blico prefere no cambiarlos. La
barrera de metal b1anco deheude al
amarillo. El dia que asf no suceda
porque la ley file el patron orc y solo
Ipueda dar en- los pagos ciento 6 ciento
|cincuenta pesetas en- duros, tendra que
dar orc y este saldra de Espafia rapi-
danente mieutras los Camhios excedan
de preeio de transporte y SECURE.
FL Sr. Villaverde ha comprendido
que el patron oro es solo I'm ideal
lejano irrealizable hoy.