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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-12-01
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Two feet Of snow has fallen at
Cory, Pa.
Two masked men held up" the G. &
A. station agent at Glasgow, Mo-, end
secured $2O.10.
Burglars entered the st. Louis &
Northern Arkansas railroad station at
Green Forest, Ok, and stole $1,000.
Paul Schumann, husband of Mrs.
Ernestine Schumann-Heink, the opera
singer, is dead at his home In Saxony,
Gov. ELECT Folk and wife, of st.
Louis, are the guests of Gov. Dockery
at the executive mansion in Jefferson
City, Mo.
The Katy will start a fast mail train
out of Kansas City, Mo-, next Sunday,
leaving Union depot at 2:25 p. M,
reaching Parsons, Han, at eight a. m.
Rev. DR.. William M. Paxton, the old
'est living trustee Of Princeton univer-
sity and seminary, died at his home In
Princeton, N. j., In his eighty-drst
year.
The American Ticket Brokers' asso-
citation Is preparing to contest In the
United States supreme court the right
of its members to deal in railroad
transportation.
A. o. Baker, who recently resigned as
SUPERINTENDENT of the city water, and
electric light works at Wellington,
Kan, 1t is alleged, has been found ST.
200 short In his accounts.
Attorney General Coleman, of Kan
sas, is in Washington trying to make
arrangements to advance the Colorado
Kansas water suit hearing by the
United States supreme court.
William A. Richards, commissioner
of the general land Office, is at Port,
land, Ore, to testify in the land frauds
case of the government against s. A.
D. Puter, Horace G. Mckinley and 9TH
ers.
At West Point, N. Y, Frank and
Arthur Thayer, aged IA and IL years,
broke through the ice in pond and
the older boy was drowned. The boys
are sons of Capt. Arthur Thayer, OF
the Third cavalry, who is on duty at
the military academy.
At Albany, N Y, Joseph F. White,
for ten years in the state treas
urer's Office, is under arrest, charged
with shooting Mrs. Joseph Russell, a
handsome widow IS years old. Jeal-
ousy was the only apparent motive,
Mrs. Russell died. White is IS years
| old
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-12-01
HONOLULU TREASURE HOUSE
rgnoble Fate Of Building Which at
One Time Held Great
Wealth.

Memories Of the days of monarchy
that is dead and Of q national nag tnat
Aoats no more are revived by the de-
struction Of the old royal customhouse
on Queen street, near the head OF soren-
son's wharf. to make way for the i'm
movements that the government IL
blaming in the way Of clearing the wa
terfront of the numerous buildings that
obstruct free access to the wharves ana
docks, says the Pacific Commercial Ad-
vartiser. .
In the days when the old building was
in it, glory it had the only good vault
IN the town, and all the merchants Of
Honolulu we're wont to deposit their
funds. mostly silver, there. On one oc-
CASTOR a native stole the great brass
kew from the collectors house and got
away with some q, 900 Of the silver shin
srs. The careful native was thoughtful
enough to lock the door behind him, al
though 1t is not recorded whether ne
returned the key or not.
After the customs ofices were re-
moved to their new home the old build
ing had a checkered career. At frst
II was used as a sugar refinery operated
By the late s. N. Castle and others, but
the venture did not succeed and 1t be-
came a rice mill. Later 1t was Chinese
theater. From the scene Of gay the
atrical performances the building de-
seconded to the quleter level Of hay
barn, which once 1t has filed for the
last is years. In few days the last
yestiEe Of this veteran Of Honolulu viii
hava diaanpeared
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-12-01
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]. A. Leishman, United States min
lister to Turkey, has arrived in New
York.
T w. Hawkins has been appointed
state librarian of Missouri for four
year term.
Congressman Littlefeld, Of Maine.
renews his suggestion of publicity as
a cure for evils Of trusts.
Fire destroyed the hydraulic works
of the Oliver Mining company at Nor
way, Mich. Loss, 100000.
Herbert L. Satterlee has resigned as
general counsel and director OF the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad
company.
By unanimous vote the Knoxville
(Tenn.) chamber of commerce invited
President Roosevelt to visit the city
on his southern trip.
Thomas Rivers, Platte county
(Mo.) farmer, was shot and fatally
wounded In a Leavenworth (Kan-)
.,.. a,,,,n, a ouarral ovar carda.
saioon uuiins S". - Aaou.
Al Denver, ool, uov =. hanouat
was tae guest " nonVa ...nSad hr
last nsnt winch "As -. :,
prominent democrats if'" q" p"A'0 ~
the state' y. .-
President Roosevelt nad Is ms sues'.
at dinner ~ tne wniVe nouSe 80 c.,.a.
Attorney Genersl aoouy Anu opeHA ~
Joseph u Cannon' Vi INC nou'' -
resentatiVes'
President Palma, OF Cuba mas calleo
a conference OF leaders among tne
members OF congress to meet to-mof-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-12-01
Tn. Island Of Guam.

Guam, Uncle Sans LIlliputiAn pos
aassion in the Ladrone group Of islands,
was once much more important than II
Is now. In the middle Of the seven
teenth century It's population was fully
10000. The Guamites were mighty
fighters in those days They carried on
Incessant warfare with the spaniArds'
sometimes winning and sometimes los
ing In the end. however, they were
conquered after thousands Of them had
been killed. Then epidemic diseases
attacked and 20 dseimated them that
: hundred years later the Islands popu-
l.tIou vas below thea.0oo mark. slnes
then n has slowly increased. until 10
40 neople today end their home on
~ iltfle island. which Is % miles Iona
snd has an svsraEs width q ten niieA
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-12-01
THE FILIPINO "TuBA" MAN.
One of the Typical Features Of the
PHILIPPINES and His Business
In Life.

On INC lblduu VI SuyOS OlS W ssAS
Philippine archipelago, the ONLY man
VITO is in q hurry, says Mr.. Z bs. 10
F"The Gems Of the East" is t saDa
man. He is naked except for q loin-
cloth. You may first see him hopping
about on the tips Of his toes, with his
head in the air, examining the summit
of every cocoanut-palm. He Is one
Of the most typical figures in the
archipelago, the tuba man, or, rather
the man who gathers tuba, which Is a
kind of wine extracted from the cocoa
nut-palms.
Each tuba man has a certain num-
Der of trees under his care, and to
those alone he devotes his fatherly in
spection. He carefully examines eacn
tree. Here he makes ready for an
ascent He rubs his bare feet upon
the ground to remove all matter
which may interfere with the sensi-
bility of his soles and toes. Owing
to the prevalent steady, strong WINDS
trees are generally at slant and sell
dom quite vertical. This somewhat
simplifies the task Of the climber.
Besides, by means of his sharp bolo,
he has cut for himself upon each tree
potches about an inch deep all the
way I'D to the cluster Of leaves at the
summit. Up he goes, with the agility
of a monkey, as one would go up
ladder: and while we down below
watch him with some concern he gets
sstride the stem of a large leaf that
ouiyers under his weight. His work
now begins.
Before the flower appears from the
stem 1t is cut, and a bamboo joint, a
! songa, applied at the end to receive
the sap which flows out of the In
cision; and so that none OF the liquid
should be wasted, the flower cluster
is tied fast with bejuco lacings so as
to adjust the bamboo tubes quite
tightly. AS many songas are gener-
ally applied as there are flower Gus
tiers. | have often seen as many as
three or four bamboo joints SO placed
to receive tuba from one cocoanut
tree; but care is always taken to leave
a few stems to be developed into fruit
for purposes of reproduction or con-
sumption.
To give strength and color to the
tuba, sprinkling of powdered DARK
of the Rizophora longissima is placed
in each cylinder, and each time tha'
these bamboo joints are emptied lnto
the large churn they are Thoroughly
cleansed and all deposits removed by
means of the brush carried for the
purpose Some new powder is then
put in.
Each fiower-stem is cut every time
afresh with a sharp-curved knife, ano
will exude tuba freely for some elgn'
weeks. ,-
The tuba begins to ferment WITHIN
an hour of the time Of its collection
and in taste resembles cider. 1t IL
ouite palatable when fresh, but chan
ees into vinegar in few hours.
The tuba-man is a time and labor
saving creature. Rather than have
the trouble of coming down from hls
lofty aerie and climbing each indlvio,
ual cocoanut-tree, he prefers to ade
neck-breaking chances to his career
by constructing series Of suspension
bridges from one tree to another,
kind of primitive elevated thorough
fare which makes less aerial pedes
TRANS tremble to look at 1t.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-12-01
chla Kinea BIZ PlaInate.

Poplar Blur, No.. Nov. 2S-Elia-
beth Clemens, u years old, was killed
by a target rife accidentally dis
charged in the hands Of q farm boy
named Diekerson, with whom she was
playlng
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-12-01
Mush Worse Then.

The British museum has . love let
.er addressed to an Egyptian princess
md inscribed on a brick The Ohio
aate Journal remarks that II must
ave been even worse In those days for
1 married man to have his old love lsi-
am thrown up At him
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-12-01
nn...r.lt InrIaea 10 Ner. orIeans.

Roosevelt Invited 60 New Orleans.
New Orleans. Nov. IA meeting Of
delegates from the Progressive union
ana all the commercial exchanges
unanimously extended an invitation 10
President Roosevelt TO Whit New Or
isanA
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-12-01
More Land for Irrigation.

Washington, Nov. 29.-The secre-
tary of the interior has withdrawn
from all forms of disposal the follow
ing public lands needed for irrigation
purposes: North Platte project, Wyo-
ming, 1890 acres; Colorado river
project, 13,44O acres in California and
23,O4O acres in Nevada; Milk river
project, Montana, 46.08O acres.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-12-01
III BROKE THE RECORD
RoosEvELT's' MAJORITY LARe-
EST IN HISTORY OF KANSAS.

a Surprising Small Popullst Vote
Polled-lneresse In Socialist Vote
Among the Miners--The Work Be-
fore the LegisIature--Poiltlsal Cos
clip.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-12-01

The legislature will be buTdened
With another bill this winter ITO com
plGie the state house." A bill Of this
hind has been before every legislature
since 1868 and people afe growing
tined Of the matter. The Kansas
suite house has already cost the tar
payers three times as much as the
Texas sazts house COS, end is not one
fourth as handsome or anywhere near
a. well bullt
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-12-01

Some legislation has been proposed
which will tend to curl the whishers
of the Standard Oil trust A b III Will
be pushed making pipe lines 09mmsn
carriers the same as RAILROADS. II
the thing works the way its promoters
hope the big pipe lines win be quasi
public concerns and can be used by
anybody who will pay a reasonabFs
amount for the service. The oblect
of this Is to encourage independaAt
jtfnsries. II they can have the ser
vice Of the trusts pipe llRV at reasons
bic prices 1t is figured taat they WAl
come to Kansas In order to nee that
the prices for conveying oil are roAS-
enable it ip proposed to put pipe lines
vnder control Of the railroad commits
sicnOTs who will be given power to NIX
rates.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-12-01

Shawnee county will have q gHnnd
Jury in january to investigate s0AAs
Of the charges Of corruption around
the state house and to round UP the
jcintists' of Topeka. The petition aor
tho grand jury has already been pre-.
sshted to the district court. It ts
signed NJ over 400 taxpayers as re-
quired by law. County Attorney Num-
gate will conduct the inquiry. N the
state scandals are gone into In detail
no may ask the attorney general to
assist him.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-12-01

Col. Hackney says he win not lend
his support to any measure tending t.
hsep Kansas gas out of Missouri or
any other foreign country. "owAsrs
q gas have Just as much right to sNll
their gas in Missouri as KANSAS fANsl.
ers have to sell their wheat, or sssA.
Of cattle in Kansas city" said he. no
law restricting them in their right Will
Aaid water. It is tommy.rOt to thiAk
Of wasting time on the matter.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-12-01

coYanor Bailey iS getting things In
Shsns y Ne farn % tAat b eAn nPys
70 4 n Jasaary. he VII i've 81
N ne hrn sd MA u a slese rAae
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-12-01

Il Is wen knswn that Mr.. ,stubbs and
Mr.. Hoch and many Of their supp ut
ers are not petty "graisers" and 50
the question as to what will happea
when this bill shall be introduces has
been asked and remains unansw '"d.
II might pass this winter. There are
few men in the state who would not
regard the prohibition Of the sale or
cigarettes as a beneficial enactment
and there is an especial demand that
their sale to minors be stopped. Now
ever, the line between graft" AMI
honesty Is 10 finely drawn in respect
TO this measure that its Introduction
cannot but be followed with an awak-
ening of interest. II has been iAtroauc'
cd so many times and mysteriously
stopped before 1t gained headway
enough to be pushed through.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-12-01

Morton AlbasSh has bean named
a. clerk Of ne federal egNN 70 on Tie
Vacancy Gsussd " No tSatA 81 Fraak
L. BF0WA. He WI grOh3tAs Fssir
a state bank commissioner YRn
H6eA SOpsi IN ~ governor to NJ
bis new bluGiOn-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-12-01

Col. DAl Hackney, representative
from Cowley county, will lead tn
fleht against female suffrage In the
house. "A womAn's place 1t at home"
said he. THE men should look after
tho politics. Most Of the better class
Of womse are opposed 10 tho thin
and would not vete II They had a
chance. The tase element would be
ovs; and q result susA law weFli
only Increase the influence Of the
worst element In poNtics. That's why
en- against r. !"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-12-01

The travelling library Is growing
faster than any ether state institution
end the legislature this winter Will
give 1t more consideration. It is one
Il the Few things run by the state
which the people outside Of Topeka
yet a wlaok at. 1t sends good books
to the remotest sectioAs Of the SUITE
and the farmer out on the plains can
eet his books just as freely as the
clerk In the state house. Ip fact more
attention is paid to outside patS0Ps
than local ones. Chief justice Johh-
stem Of the supreme court says tho
growth Of the travelling library is mar
yelous and predicts that it will only
be a matter of few years When the
state begins to circulate law books
among the country lawyers the same
way.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-12-01

,. p. Wasgsner, the AtsAlsoA Dsm-
oarat who 40 been elected 10 the
state senate, has organised q "na-
oAine" for work in tne senate neat
winter. There are saly tree Demo
orats in the body. but wAdtsAer ssyt'
"I have promised 70 second The mo
tior Of one Of them and In return he
viii second my motions. It looked for
. time a. though there wssid 10 no
body In the senate to assist me-"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-12-01

what VII happen 70 the hoaTy
taAoa cigarette bill is question
hAh many bolitisians are asking
Asr vsaTS this OIL has bean Ssed a.
lAp1cl II Extracting . iilAs supernu
4 esilth apom the tobacco tfost-
1AusarA he man WAO nAsOdu~d
- slSGsssiV a has h4P rsgArdfd
y a1pDslca n y e6llnFge' a.
1Ioauh n uay Ss,e Mb pre-
10 pnd ORsr q msasuts HpD pare
DlQOs motif Asa - With
Us bHl has oailed hmsA AeElEaCrs
q think that ~ men behind M in
more orig II methods q stS T.
eco Of q. y eaAa ana can eeslle ~
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-10-21
NOTICE.

Whereas it has been brought to our
attention as trustees under the will of
Thomas Thompson that various per-
sons have recently engaged or nave
contemplated engaging in the occupa-
ton of sewing in Brattleboro, proba-
blv with the idea of benefitting from
this trust and that some persons ap-
pear to have come into the town from
elsewhere for this purpose; and
Whereas, at the time that this trust
became effective both this occupation
and the occupation of shop girl afford
ed no more than sufficient opportu-
nifty for a livelihood to those already
engaged in it; and
Whereas the overcrowding of these
occupations in Brattleboro would in
the Judgment of the trustees be a
great injury both to those who are
already engaged in them and those
who may hereafter become so; and
Whereas, since our appointment as
trustees, we have taken means to as
certain what women in Brattleboro
have been regularly engaged in these
occupations as a means of livelihood;
Now, Therefore, in order that the
intent of the testator to benefit Brat
tleboro sewing women and shop girls
may not fail of accomplishment, we
hereby give notice that for the pre-
sent no additions will be made in
Brattleboro to the number of seam
stresses. needle women, and shop
girls who will be regarded as entitled
to especial aid in case of need from
sickness, want of employment, or mis-
fortune. and that any money of the
trust used in Brattleboro and not re-
duired to meet cases of temporary
need among those already established
in these occupations will be used, in
accordance with the terms of the will,
for kindred charitable purposes" but
will not be used for any special bene-
fit to those who may add themselves
to the number of sewing women or
shop girls in Brattleboro. nor for the
benefit of those who may come to
Brattleboro from elsewhere, hoping
to benefit from this fund, whether as
sewing women and shop girls or not.
We likewise give notice that it is
not our intention to make future addi-
tions to the number of special bene-
ficiaries from persons who take up
these occupations with the expecta-
tion of becoming beneficiaries at
some future time, nor from sewing
women or others who come to Brat
tleboro from elsewhere.
(Signed)
RICHARDS NJ. BRADLEY,
LAURENCE MINOT.
Trustees under the will of
Thomas Thompson.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-10-21
COMPANY 3 WINS TROPHY.
Centennial Trophy Goes to st. Al
bans This Year.

The annual competitive shoot by
the companies of the Vermont ma
tional guard for the Centennial cup
was completed at Fort Ethan Allen,
Burlington. Wednesday. The trophy
was won by Company B of st. Albans
with Company d of st. Johnsbury in
second place, Company r of Barre
third and Company l of Brattleboro
fourth. According to actual scores
Company D was first and Company l
second, but the former was disquali-
fed on account of several of the men
not having been in the company for 8
months and the latter for the reason
that all of the men on the team had
not attended 70 per cent of drills. The
shooting was at 200, 500 and 900
Yards. At the latter, distance three
Brattleboro men made especially good
scores. Sergeant Tenney, Corporal
Betterly. Private Tarbell having a 80
The officers of the local company
are extremely pleased with the show
ing made by the Brattleboro marks
men. Four of the regular team. Capt.
f. w. Gibson, Sergeants F. c. Dun
klee and Fayette Miller and Lance
Corporal r. r. Betterly. were unable
to attend the shoot, and in any case
it was hardly expected that Company
I would rank among the first four on
account of its lack of facilities for reg
ular practice To encourage rifle
practice Capt Gibson has decided to
offer three trophies to be competed
for by members Of the company dur
ing the season of 1905, and it is hoped
that a winning team can be turned
out next year. The Brattleboro team
was made up as follows: Lieutenant
c. II. Davis. Sergeants George Met
calf and Clarence Tenney. Corporals
H. ]. Betterly, Ralph Pettee. Privates
C. H. Colt, Edwin Haskell. Charles
Stockweil. Carl Ellis, II. A. Miller. A.
o. johnson. A. V. d. Piper. n. A. Tar
bell and A. E. Wilson.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-10-21
MONDAY.

There was a small attendance Mon
day afternoon in both houses Speak
er Merrifeld was not present and Mr..
Pape of Barre presided in his place.
The most important bill was pre-
sented by Mr. Bullard of Burlington,
providing for the erection of $780,
600 Morrill, hall' at the University Of
Vermont, Burlington, said building to
be devoted to instruction in agricui-
ture and allied subjects and especial
ly in dairying and experimentation.
1t was referred to the committee on
agriculture.
Mr.. Bentley of Sandgate introduced
a bill to compel all medicines and
compounds sold in the state to be la
belled, showing the formula and per-
centage of each ingredient. Penalty,
$50 to 5000 fine Referred to the COM
mittee on public health.
In the senate, Senator Slack intro
duced a bill to permit the incorpora-
ton of churches or religious socie-
ties. The health bill above referred
to was introduced also by Senator
Prouty by request. A bill making
husband and wife competent witness
es for or against each other was pass
ed by the senate.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-10-21
STATE OFFICIALS CHOSEN
GENERAL ASSEMBLY REFLECTS
SUPREME COURT JUDGES.
Redfied Proctor a Third Time Chos.
en- for U. S. Senator-Senate Passes
Attorney General Bill and House
the Deer Hunters License Law.

Following is a summary of the pro-
ceedings of the general assembly at
Montpelier during the past week:
FRIDAY.
After three strenuous days In both
houses last week, the members most
ly got homesick Friday afternoon Is
senators spent 22ls minutes In adopt
ing a resolution in conjunction with
the house. commencing Senator Proc
tor for the preservation of certain
Vermont historical records There
being l2 members absent, the two un-
important bills which were brought
up were ordered to lie, and those who
were present wished they had gone
home with the rest
The proportion of attendance in the
house was little better. A session
nearly three quarters of an hour long
was held and five bills were present.
ed. Representative O'SuHivan of st.
Adams introduced one providing that
widows should receive from the hus-
bands estate all household goods In
addition 10 the present share given
them. A bill empowering chartered
corporations to alter their business
was offered by Mr.. Darling of Chelsea.
Mr.. Dartt of Springfield presented two
bills by request, relating to Humane
society work. Phelps of Barnet would
add ten days to the open season for
deer. A bill relating to the taking OF
land for school purposes was ordered
to a third reading.