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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1883
Page
3
A crooked crocodile hosts a dinner inviting a lion fox leopard and others. The guests fear traps in the feast. The fox is slain by the leopard after prideful boasts, and the lion reveals the plan to avoid waste. The tale ends with the lion declaring himself king of the feast.
In a May wedding a couple vow to love until death. Years of estrangement and pride follow as Captain Humphrey Carbonel returns maimed from war to a reconciled Emma, who had longed for his touch. Death intervenes first, then life, and forgiveness seals their renewed bond.
The piece recalls Doctor Newton once famed for cures without medicines in his St. Mark's Place office near Cooper Institute. Crowds gathered daily as he claimed to cure by a rough touch, leaving behind walking sticks and crutches as proof. Reports were skeptical, and he moved away years ago.
The expose of the 1880 Republican campaign draws fierce Republican denials as fiction, with critics arguing Dorsey’s charges are revenge fueled yet still connect to known facts. Historians note Dorsey knew more about campaign ways and means than most, and Garfield’s circle showed signs of demoralization and panic.
A New York World reprint defends the Republican Party with a litany of alleged past misconduct by GOP officials, arguing the party remains the champion of free ballots and pure elections. It cites funds spent to influence Indiana and New York campaigns, names officials tied to scandals, and notes punishment within the party while warning of Democratic rapacity. A closing note mentions a New York girl collecting newspaper headlines.
The colossal statue designed by Bartholdi stands in a Paris workshop, with eighty to ninety artisans at work. The chest portion nears completion while the left hand and other parts are shaped from copper sheets, with impressions and molds crafted from stacked planks and wood frames. The head has been shown publicly in 1876 and the right hand recently returned from America, destined for transport to New York in over three hundred pieces.
A Chicago Herald anecdote quotes an old prosecutor who traps thieves who lie on the stand. He recalls testing a thief’s honesty by asking how many people were in a room. the thief answered three to four hundred, then swore intent to convict for perjury. The trickster’s clever retorts turn the trial.
Do not let weeds deprive plants of food and moisture as they grow. When small, weeds can ruin more in a day than ten after they are rooted and covering the ground.
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