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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-12
By
HENRY OTIS DWIGHT

fires of Heaven against those who delinquent
in this direction. Alif Pasha was delinquent.
He not only disregarded the rules about intimacy
with unbelievers but he actually aiding this
man Kellogg in an attempt to put his views be-
fore the Mohammedan public. If the Pasha had
confessed that the Englishman teaching him
to counterfeit money, or that he was planning
with him illicit pleasures large scale, Selatin
could have dropped the inquiry. Evil is in the
world, created by the Almighty like feas
and mosquitoes, for reasons of His own. Far be
it from to question the propriety of what
is foreordained. But such 1ooseness about re-
1igon clearly brought the relations between the
English1nan and the Pasha within the sphere of
his duty He filled with conscientious
perplexity.
As Seatin settled himself among the cushions
in the bottom of the boat, stretching out his legs
front of him. he that his duty as teacher
of religion required him to utter in the Pasha's
ears the sonorous and penetrating adjectives that
fifty characterized departures from the paths of
the pous.
1t was a moonlit night but the moon shone
Europe only, and the caique still in the
deep shadows of the Asiatic hills, it softly crept
upstream, the oars scarcely causing as much as
hiss they cut the CLASSY surface of the water.
The of the boat lay close along the line of
houses standing on the sea-wal1 of great stone
blocks. This diverted Selatin from his troubles
for time. People in the open windows of the
houses were chatt1ng SOFTLY Tor natures S1enCeS
are profaned by clamor of men. Even the songs
and the laughter, heard now and then, har1nonized
with the soft whisperings of the mighty current
that ceaselessly rustles along the face of those
foundation stones below the windows
Seatin loved the passive moods of nature.
They present TO the senses unearned pleasure,
and things unearned sweet. good hour
was before him for enjoyment of the lights and
harnesses of the night the silence and the Gid
ing motion of the boat He fell to thinking of
the chances by which he had been brought out
from the hut of poverty-stricken cutler in ANA
STA, to be a member of a Pasha's family in Con-
stantinople, with lavish supply of all his wants,
and with a light mosque duty that was winning
him some renown a preacher. He had been
named Saah ed Din righteousness of Religion)
on suggestion of the Imam of the parish, who had
not reflected that the name would fall into the
mouths of people who knew neither part of that
Arabic compound. So both righteousness and
religion had been forgotten and the boy became
Selatin. The chung to him.
Nevertheless the important part which good
intentions were to take in the boys life was illus
trated by the determined way in which Selatin's
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-12

father thrust him into a theological seminary
when the boy had proved bright at reading. At
his fathers command he had walked a hundred
miles to the seminary. His whole outfit was pair
of Shoes battered fragment of the Koran from
which he to prove ability to read, and an in
junction, which he never forgot, as indeed he
could not, to look to the benevolent for his
bread.
The good intention came to naught seven years
later, when Selatin reappeared at his fathers
door pleading for hiding place because
happy occurrence about money belonging to
of the professors had forced him to hasten from
the seminary before he had finished his studies
The poor old cutler grieved hen whose
chicken has turned out duck, for he firmly be-
ieved that the shortest way to money the
way of the seminaries. He said to his son:
you not beast. You belong to the order
of animals called 'Bread-eaters.' But the many
households of good bread consumed by you in
order to gain your present size have been wasted.
Had they been given to another they might have
produced something nearer to their value
cannot remedy your nature by feeding you bread
of another kind. i have only the one kind of
bread and so must make the best of the nature
which you have"
With this bitter rebuke the old man gave his son
twenty-five dollars-about two-thirds of his whole
savings for five years-in order that he might
escape quickly to Constantinope, a seething
tex that hides all its swallowings. and there might
begin life as a servant to great who
wants.
Selatin had no intention, by becoming servant,
of throwing away the advantages of seven years
work in Persian and Arabic at the seminary He
did not reason out analogies to that common
experience of life when the caterpillar, which
has drawn upon itself our bitterest enmity by
destroying pet rose-bush, wins our sincere
applause if it reappears upon the scene brilliant
butterfly. But he spent the larger part of his
capital in purchasing the dress of seminary
graduate-a flowing gown, white turban and
pair of spectacles Thus attired Selatin
ready to make his fortune in Constantinople
After walking about the city for awhile he found
himself before house which evidently belonged
to some dignitary. To whom it belonged
of little Importance. He asked the servants sitting
in the gate: as the Pasha in?"
His dress and the assurance of his bearing
cured him immediate admittance; and he
shown into the great reception-roOm he made an
obeisance that proclaimed the respect which he
felt. Having been politely welcomed he made
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-07-27

Mrs. ". 9. Hill is here from Chi
,ago visiting her parents. MIR. and
Mrs. j. S. Elston.
City Marshal John Sherman left for
a visit with his sister on the Dewey
rancho 10 Northwest Kansas.
C. C. Wyandt returned at noon
from Colorado Springs where hii
family is spending the summer.
Mrs.. S. J. AShby went to Strong
City this morning to visit her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. ChaS. E. Rice.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. @. Brenizsr re-
turned from their trip to the Prcifc
coast, glad to be back in Kansas again
Rev. E. E. Hollar and family re-
turned to Kansas City after a visit
here looking after property interests
Miss Rose OF Abilene. who has been
in the city the guest Of her brother
G. T. Rose. left today for her home.
~. @. Union.
Geo. Randecker, one Of Cartoons
leading farmers, was . visitor to the
city. He says corn in south Dickin-
son needs rain.
Amos and Abe Burkholder Of Up
land, California, who have been visit
ing in Pennsylvania stopped of for q
few days visit with relatives.
Miss Katherine DeBruin left at noon
for her home in Pella, Iowa, after
two months visit with her uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. N. Vandenberg.
Miss Eliza Gertrude Hutchison has
gone for a weeks visit with her par
euts near Carlton. She will be missed
very much from business In Lawyer
Campbell's Office, she having been in
bis employ nearly four years, proving
herself 9 most efficient assistant.
Miss II. is a graduate Of the Abilene
Commercial college and has done
more than well. ...
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-07-27
ABOUT PEOPLE.

W. T. Reaugh OF Elmo was in the
city.
Rev. J. F. Hantz went to Kansas
City.
Mrs. P. B. Ross left for Tacoma on
a visit.
Ex-Commissioner Low vas in from
Willowdale.
Reconnaissance Patterson was IN
from Elmo.
J, T. Perry, the Buckeye merchant
was In town.
G. W. Taylor OF Pearl was in town
last evening!
A. B. Roberts went to Colby to look
after land interests.
Miss Edna Herbst Of Topeka Is Wis
iting Abilene friends.
Mrs. James Sexton left for Wood
ward, Okla, for a visit.
A. E. LockhArt returned from Q
business trip to Arkansas.
DR.. and Mrs. Hazlett returned OF
noon from their Portland trip.
MIR. and Mrs. D. Sommers and son
left for Portland over the U. P.
J. G. Minlck was 10 from Hayes
shaking hands with Abilene friends
Roy Moore, one Of Chapmau's bright
young men. was q visitor to the city.
W. D. Fulton who has just returned
from California was in town last eve.
ming.
Lewis Engls left TOR Illinois after a
visit with his sister, Mrs. Winsler, oil
Buckeye.
Elmer Chronister was in from Buck!
eye. He says 3 nice shower fell there
this morning.
John Gaffney. formerly Of Navarro
but now Of Guthrie, left for home
after visit here.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-07-27
OIL on THR STREETS.
II stats Makes II Work Abilene Nay
TRY.

Some months ago z. Rose offered
Abilene Q car Of Grade oil with which
to experiment in wsttIug down the
streets. 1t may be tried.
The last legislature appropriated
$500 to make an experiment % to
the feasibility Of uSIng crude oil on
roads. The experiment will be made
Of Manhattan aud ct Hutchinson un-
der the direction Of the agricultural
college. In California crude oil iInOI
oaly used With success on country
roads, but on side streets Of the big
citisy. The only objection to it In the
cities IL that the women have to bold
thar skirts up high when they wall
on it. and this objection comes from
the women only. II the state make
10 work Abilene viii try.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-07-27
CHAPMAN FARMER GONE.
What Has Become Of William WinsOr
Who Il Missing?

Sheriff Favor received notice last
night Of the disappearance Of William
WinSOr who has been living on the
Jim Downing farm near Chapman In
which vicinity he has been farming
a couple places for several years.
Mr.. Winsor's friends are alarmed be-
cause Of his absence and they have
caused q wide search to be made for
him. Winsor 10 o bachelor about SS
years old.
Last week Winsor finished thresh'
ing his Orcp Of wheat He took 1t to
Chapman where 1t was shipped. He
finished shipping bis wheat on Thurs
day last week and on Friday he went
to Chapman and drew e29S from the
bank. Neither WinsOr, his horse and
buggy nor bis money have been seen
BY his Chapman friends since that
day.
It was not discovered until Monday
that Winsor was away from home.
From Friday until Monday bis stock
Including four head Of good horses
had not been fed or watersd. At
his place four hundred bushels Of
oats that belonged to him. These
things caused bis friends TO be
alarmed and led them to notify the
city and county authorities In all d.
rectIonS In this vicinity.
At Chapman It Is said there we're =
lot Of "bums" around the place where
Winsor was loading bis grsln last
week and some fear that these fel.
lows may have In some wsy had
Somsthing to do with the farmers
diSAppeArance.
John vOlPsl Of chaPman,a usighbO'
Of WInsor. was here today and hled
an attachment on the oats and grow
ing corn. BE says WInsor has beer
discouraged for some time and iS Il
debt TO his nsighbors and to thrsshsr
nsu. Il l. thought in Chapman thu
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-07-27
SMASHED" INDUSTRY "JoINT.n
Eight Women Used HatChstS in Driv-
ing Men from Saloon.

Word has just reached here Of q
"joiut smashing" affair at Industry
on the line between Clay and Dickin-
son counties yesterday afternoon.
Eight women armed themselves with
hatchets and going to the "joint"
proceeded to destroy everything In
sight. Six men were In the place
drinking at the time. The glasses
were knocked out Of their hands and
the men driven out. A barrel Of
whisky, several cases OF bcsr and
numerous bottles Of other liquors
were broken and the contents poured
on the ground. The "jointist" left
Industry at once for junction City,
his home.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-07-27
BOdy Has Not Been Found.

Rev. s. s. Hageman returned last
evening from q visit 70 his old home
at Clyde. The body Of his brother
who was drowned some weeks ago (as
told in these columns) while rafting
to Gay Center has not been found.
although searching parties have been
ont almost continuously.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-07-27
Saturdays Grocery Sale @

Saturdays sale this week will be
productive of some crisp bargains
in Groceries. You'll find by COM
ing here and placing those Grocery
orders of yours that your dime and
quarter savings will mean much to
you.
For Saturday these specials:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-07-27
Hare Il RsIisf for Woman.

II you have pains In the back. Uri-
nary, Bladder or Kidney troubls, and
Waata certain, pleasant herb remedy
for Womsnb ills, try Mother Gray's
Australian-Laaf. lis safe monthly
regulator. Al the druggists or By
mail so cts. Sample pa .kage FREE.
Address, The Mother Gray Co., L.
Roy, n. 7.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-07-27
Advertised Lsttsrs.

The following is the list Of un-
claimed letters remaining in the abb
lsne postofice for the week ending
July "a, 1905. Have your mail ad-
dressed to your box number and IL
will be promptly delivered:
oEETLEhEEs LIST.
Adams, A De witt Adams, Jesse
AckerS, A d Bissell, WE
Brink, B Brerester, Lw
0rayson, J II Lower, A
Miller, Jim Truebieed, id
LADIES LIST.
Bower, Mss Beulah Freeze, MrsOM :
Graham, Miss Helen johnson, Mrs EN-
Lewis, Mrs Kate
One cent will be charged for all 3D.
vertised letters.
Persons calling for the above will
please say advertised" giving date.
RIoHARD WABHa, P. n.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-07-27
hot weather Msat,.

The incest cuts Of bssi, pork, veal,
ETC., kept clean and sweet and deliv-
cred promptly. DaIntInoss and per.
feet service Is our motto. Call and
see. Rabs Bros, opp. postOfiOs. tee
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-07-27
WnadhIna HL AhIlana.

On Friday at4;lS P. N. the Wood.
bins ball team win play Abilene. A
lively game Is Expected ~ the Wood
binss Srs champions Of South DiskIn-
son.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-07-27
Closing Ont Plows.

We have four practically new sulky
plowS, which We will sell cheap. Call
OF once. ]. NJ. SHEETS & SoN,
46 ~ Moonlight, Kas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-07-27

Real Estate TrAnsfers Reported By Keel 4
Young, Abstractors.
VIM + and Anna A Gugslsr 10 2 n
Hettsnbach NJ set 8, vi nWt 16,
net IL, except right Of way, ell in
14-l, $4,000.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-07-27

e. q. Kline has bought the brick
house on South Broadway owned by
Jim Hoey and will tear 1t down.
--Alvah Folk who has been confined
to his bed for the past four weeks
with malarial fever 10 able to be up.
Save time, trouble and money by
buying Superior grease at Hodge
Bros.
e. K. Thatcher has sold his home
on Vine to G. G. Sterl and has pur.
chased s. N. Shockey's residence ut
W slnut and Sixth.
john Mitchell Of Clay county took
1885, bushels Of wheat from 26t acres
OF ground-over As bushels per acre.
Can't Dickinson beat thatP
Attend The Racket's sheet music
sale beginning Saturday, 80 copy.
"A light shower this morning over
Abilene and the central part Of the
county helped out some, 1t was the
best rain In over two weeks.
Married, OF the home Of the
BRIDES parentS Saturday, John Cor.
bett, superintendent Of schools Of Sa-
line county and Miss Nellie Eberhardt.
Write or phone Hodge Bros. for
copy Of their beautiful goth Century
m 'nure spreader catalogue.
Harry Trowers, the Kansas City
stoCkman. says he sa" Grant Gillet
In New York last week. Grant says
he will pay up when he gets enough
money.
Roy Romberger who could not be
handled BY his parents and in probate
court was found incorrigible and
sentenced to the Reform school. DE
will be good now.
Lost, north or northwest Of Abb.
lene, dark vest; pair glasses, ETC., in
pocket. Reward for return to this
Office. ~
"A Manchester woman built Q fire
to smoke the "mites" out OF q hen
house and set the house a6re. But
for neighborS' help the building would
have gone with the "mites."
ID. A. Sellman is manufacturing
a powder to put in grease while cook
ing to prevent itS scattering over the
stove. Those who have tried 1t say
1t is an article every housewife should
have In the kitchen.
Simon Shockey having sold him.
sell out Of house and home has not
decided where to 60. There Is a re.
port that be will go into the real es-
tate business 10 Texas where he can
make "Scads Of money" but we don't
believe that.
An axle lubrica.ed with Superior
grease will run more miles than with
any other grease made. For sale at
Hodge Bros.
John Shane ssys that near De-
cora, Iowa. where he was for week
with the Parker show, is large cave
that has water in it in winter and ice
in summer. II John wasn't q strict
prohibitIonist 1t would not be hard to
understand the story-as 1t is, Of
course 10 lie 90.
IS. P. Donmyer, the veteran
miller and merchant OF New Cam bria,
died Saturday. He was born in Cam
bria county, Pc, and came to Kansas
in 1872 locating at New Cambria.
BE was ct the head OF the Donmyer
colony and founded the town, giving
It the name Of bis native county In
Pennsylvania.
--Lswrence World: Dave Nslll Of
Dickinson county did not get the
wardenship, but he made many
friends. The World was prsjudiCsd
against Dave for some reason when
this fight frst came up, but 1t has
since learned that the main reason
, WIS because IL did not know him.
He Il mighty nne fellow and i'm
proves upon scquaintancs.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-07-27
CapOnize Your Chickens.

Mr.. Hodson is in this
vicinity for Seymour
g. Co. of Solomon for
the purpose of capon-
izing chickens and it
costs you nothing. 1t
pays to have them
caponized. Leave or
send word to John Ell
wick, Abilene, and get
particulars. SIT
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-07-27
be took the bunch Of cash, the best
horse and rig and bit the high places
for Nowhere to start over again.
TOMORROW,s WAITER.

Indications for Kansas for "a Hours
Beginning ct NOOn Today.
bulletin in REFLECTOR ONCE window.l
Local rains tonight. Friday Fair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-26

Ut is not so many years since the young person wearing spectacles was popularly classed with the one deform- ed" says Charles Lincoln Smith. The affliction was most painfully consplcu- ous when the young person chanced to be a girl. Beauty, kind heart and ac- complisments might be her portion they were as nothing in the general yer dict when spectacles weighed down the other side of the scales Spectacles were a personal disfigurement for which no taste or style in dress could compensate. The spectacle girl could never hope to be thought pretty even through her nat ural advantages were few. Her male ad- mirers were few. She was fortunate to secure a husband, however dull he was. Her disagreement allowed her no req sonable expectation of desirable suitors.
 Neither were the spectaced young men in favor as beaux. The more glasses in particular were considered the indi- cation of effeminacy and affection. The young mans glasses were not entirely fatal to popularity as were the young womans, but he was Q Napoleon of so- cial art who conquered in defiance of his affliction. Even old age accepted glasses under compulsion only, fighting off the evil day until the last possible moment.
 but SpectacleS Conquer.
 But in the face of this inte preju- dice the conquest of our race by the om- nipresent spectacles is one of the mar vels of the nineteenth century The re- markable increase in the use of glasses has given rise in some minds to an ap- prehension that the eyesight of the race is suffering deterioration; that civilization and modern methods of life are weaken ing a formerly perfect organ. This fear Is ungrounded. More glasses are worn be- cause the eye, it's needs and it's relation to the brain, are now understood to a degree undreamed of even three decades ago. The study of the eye-technically called optometry-has progressed by phe- nomenal strides, vieing with the modern phases of surgery.
 There is a commonly accepted assump- tion that the eyes of savage races possess no defects We are frequently told that the American Indian, scanning the glooms of the forest or the shadeless ex- panse of prairie had no need of spec tacles to assist his matchess vision. This is popular hypothesis, but well known authority makes the statement that four cut of five American Indians were af- fected by hypermetropia, which means that they possessed the power of adjust ing the eyes for long distance, but not for short. In other words, that while they saw naturally at long range their view of near objects was deficient With this assertion in mind the increasing number of spectacles need not excite aprehen- sion.
 ''It is rarely that the two eyes are found to be alike in either grown per sons or children. One eye or both, ire quently requires help. but when both are affected they seldom need the same
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-26

help. The purchase of shop glasses-lenses Of the same power for both eyes-is con- sequently preposterous for any age.
 Some Physical Effects.
 Physicians are discovering that other abnormal conditions of the body than visual may often be relieved by correct ing errors of sight. So close and intimate relations exist between the eyes and the nervous system that the field of disor- ders to which eye stram may lead is practically boundless. Disorders that ap- parently have no connection with the eye can often be traced to some optical de- feet either for cause or aggravation. At Bellevue hospital, New York, and Rush Medical college 1t is believed wise to in- yestigate the conditions of the eyes in any attack of nervous disorder. In head ache, vertigo, St. Vitas' dance, neural gla and in all diseases betrayed by nerv- ous symptoms 1t is claimed that more than a possibility exists that help may be found in removing some unsuspecting eye strain
 'arhe relation between the eyes and the nerve centers being so intimate, the use of my method of prescription glasses completely removes all nerve irritation, any sympathetic nerve disorder and It's train of evils caused by error of refrac- ton of the human eye.
 If you have blurring dizziness, neu- ralgia. headache, spots before the eyes, winking, trembling spells, cataract, burn ing and smarting of the eyes, various nervous and brain affections entailing not only positive injury to the sight, but untold misery call immediately"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-26
PARADE WILL BE
 IMPOSING AFFAIR Arrangements for Magnificent
 Ceremonies Complete THOUSANDS TO TAKE PAR l Estimated That 25o,ooo Visitors Will Be in Washington-FloraI splen-
 dors for the Inaugural Ball. Other Capital Gossip.
THOUSANDS TO TAKE PAR l
BY w. T. MANNING.

Washington, February 25.-The arr engagements for the inaugural ceremonies
 are now complete and it is not probable
 that any notevo1 'hy changes VIII be made in the programL as already decided up- on. Leaving the White House at about Il o'clock the President will be met at the gates of the grounds by Squadron A of New York mich will be formed in front of Lafayette square, At seventeenth street and Pennsylvania avenue the Presidential party will be joined by the Rough Riders. At the Treasuary Depart ment an escort consisting a division of the Grand Army of tho Republic will fall in line. The participation of the veterans to the number of several hundred is a concession to them, and wll be an en- tirely new feature. Heretofore they have seldom taken part In the morning events,