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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1887
Page
3
A brief Abilene Reflector verse urges readers to decorate graves of brave soldiers. The poem from May Day 1890s sentiment stresses honoring virtuous deeds, planting seeds of remembrance, and letting noble spirits guide the living toward heavenly paths.
The Sphinx, famed as a prehistoric monument, stands amid shifting sands and ancient lore. French engineers press to uncover its hidden amphitheater while Thothmes IV’s stela and temple ruins reveal the enduring worship of Isis Sokar Hormakhu. The statue’s age predates pyramids, with claims it may be Egypt’s oldest monument and a site of sacred necropolis lore.
In Chambers' Journal, Flinders Petrie notes Thutmes dreamt the god Hor makhbu Khafra spoke promising him dominion over Egypt with both crowns, wealth, and long life. The king awoke, kept the words in mind, and learned of temple honors and the statue of Tum Hor makhu. Visitors later flocked to Busiris to witness the marvel.
A boy about twelve sits at the Omaha depot crying and exposing a revolver as he recounts running away from Marion Illinois. He idolized Dick Dagger, the Rock Island scout, but longs to return home. A kind reader feeds him, then a grave father arrives to take him back, ending the tale with a message about homesickness and reconciliation.
An appendix to the Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies returns lists British trades unions with their founding dates funds incomes and membership. It notes the Steam Engine Makers Society of Manchester as oldest, the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners as largest by funds, and the Amalgamated Social Railway Servants and United Society of Boiler makers as major bodies. Other unions across towns show diverse trades and even women’s organized groups.
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