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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-11-05

Emporia Gazette: Curtis deserved
. denomination and he viii! get 1t.
ALI the fellows will &c. who are after
the Injun will be good licking, and
the delegates to the state convention
will be against the Bailey organisa.
tion Of the state convention. 1t was
poor politics. and poor common sense
to start tho fight on Curtis. He Is Q
good, capable congressman and he
should be let alone,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-11-05
4, Il would Be Dictator.

u = n = !. az a l<-sA.4a -
publiesu ., organ OF Gsary IcoRnty. dis
cqssss ioIlo~s "a GOV. ] BaiIsys
aimsy eXcuse for his action In the
appointment 10 this district t!;;.
"Governos Aisy has deemed it DEC;
4ssary to submit himself to an inter,
view for ths purposs ot Offering s e.
excuse Tor ignoring the request and
indorsemsntlof ninety per cent ofthe
people Of this district In the appoint
msnt n I judge % fIllthe vacsnsy for
nsxtyear. The purpose Of his excuse
Is that at some time, BY some one pc
he'd "bssn told 1t has been customary
In tie district V rotate the office,
giving each man two terms. and the
place went to Dickerson solely because
I thoughtit belonged to Marion this
time. !" It has been said that - poor
excuse 10 better than none. f" but when
the excuse 30 decidedly exhibits tho
long ears on tho animal, II proosp'y
Is worse than no excuse. on mon
1.-The dimsilness oi re excuse g! oe'
comes very transparent wnen ~ y
remembered that Marion county mas
only been In this district since 1880
and that tho Republicans have nov
bad Q judge IA NE district since leaz
until Judge Moore was elected Ans
fact - that Governor Bailey tAl ac1ing
under the whtP q Le M ana e,
baugh h's .pn nN saNai 70 ~ y u.O.s
tot q ne sI keppo y 'aa parry = ess,y
district ana county Of .ne s y. az
not only seeks 70 dictate VINO .i snai u
hold Office Ice, n the ssste and the ..'. a's'
tricts, but ne Is trying 70 o'o's'e
whom the Republicans snail elsO' i0'
their county oiiioes' ,.s
"He mas come lnso our lln'slSl e'e
trict, and iastne q q grantsing .ne y.
quest OF nine-tenths OF the people o.
the district ana permitting inc PeoPio
to make change when they desired
TO do 50, has told us that he and To-
land know more about what the Re-
publicans o. this district should 40
than we know ourselves. he says to
Us: "You Republicans up there In
that prairie grass country don't know
your own business; you are . set Of
chumps, you think you want a GER
tain man for Judge; Cy and I know
better. You fellows have got to ro'
tate and you have 70 rotate when'
how and where l and Cy dictate. II
Is to the interest OF Cy and Me anc
the Machine luss ~ .nls Af';O4,e.
s,me 'A 49,, 49,, .h., ro.,,e
.hs ofIIcs II Judge; therefore the Be.
publicans of that district will now pro.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-11-05

The Manhattan Nationalist, ma
chine paper, says; fOne or two
things may be set down as perfectly
evident. The more quarrels that Cy
has with Governor Bailey, the better
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-11-05

Ths RnPpsiss Carte 40 NJ 2.
a.. Wysndolts boealipg easi. ;s,fhe
IN Is ooAS whsh Gov. Bkilsy
snould tara HE 30 % iAs Ps'fls.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-11-05

The Tammspy. tiger smiles again
The Democracy vii! be glad 70 have
the crittsr 10 Ito business next year.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-11-05

Salina Sun: Judge Moore, Of Abb
lene, at the behest Of Cy Leland, was
turned down by Governor Bailey IS
Judge Of the district court, and ]. T.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-11-05
| TAURsDAY.N 1903

Aberdeen, Washington, ought TO
take something, for the frs habit.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-01-07
ROOT UNFORTUNATE IN CROWDS

Secretary of War Has Been Roughly
Handled in Spite of His Dignity.
Secretary Root seems to be particu-
larly unfortunate with crowds when he
goes away from Washington or New
York City" remarked War Depart
ment clerk the other day, land the only
explanation can give is that he is not
so we'll known in other places. He ac-
cOmpanied President Roosevelt to Sea
Girt to review the national guard of
New Jersey several weeks ago, and be-
coming separated from the party was
unable to join it in the reviewing stand.
In attempting to do so he was roughly
handled by the guards. who wouldn't
listen to his statements, and he finally
gave up in disgust.
Later he had simila: experience
in Indianapolis, when he was accom-
panying the party carrying President
Roosevelt from the hospital where he
was operated upon to the train which
was to bring him to Washington. Col
onel Russell Harrison, son of ex-Presi-
dent Harrison, was in command of the
local troops at the station. The usual
crowd was present and the more Curl
GUS pressed forward to get a better
view of the President on his litter.
This worried the President, and he
asked one of the policemen walking at
his side to keep the people back.
Colonel Harrison overheard the re-
quest and at once took steps to enforce
it. Throw 'em back hard he shouted
to the soldiers who lined the narrow
lane kept open for the President The
order was obeyed literally. and one of
the first to feel its effects was Secre-
tary Root, who was hustled back for
about twenty feet The soldie: who
was doing the hustling replied to the
Secretary's excited remonstrances that
he didn't care who he was. Colonel
Harrison had ordered him to put the
crowd back and he was going to do it.
The War Secretary was finally rescued
from his predicamert by a secret ser
vice man and eventually reached the
President before his train started
Secretary Root and Colonel Harri-
son are not good friends says the
clerk. according to the Washington
Star. but do rot think that fact had
anything to do with this incident"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-01-07
Most Ancient Mines.

Primitive Inscriptions from Southern
Chaldea mention expeditions sent TO
the Land of Magan for the purpose of
obtaining hard stones with which TO
make statues. The date of these in
scriptions cen only be conjectGred. but
circumstances point to their being at
least 5000 years old. Apart from them
there are records which show that so
early us 1880 e. G. the Chaldeans were
in possession of both Sinai and. the
gold producing land of Melukkah. or
indian. where recent expeditions have
discovered extremely ancient mineral
workings. containing mining tools dat
ing back some 1000 years. These
mines, which yielded copper as well
MS gold, appear to have fallen into the
hands of the first of the Pharaohs, for
the very earliest Egyptian records yet
discovered tell of the expulsion of for
eign miners from the Sinaitic penin-
sula
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-01-07

is it the addition of flour. etc. to the
skimmilk that gives the fattening pow
ers? There is some reason to doubt it.
Calf feeders. apparently reliable, have
claimed to fatten calves Oh lear sep
arator milk from which HeaI " every
trace of cream has been removed.
Scientists, too. have about concluded
that the animal can heat its body and
lay up fat from II strictly protein food
like skimmilk or lean meat. That is,
IL there is no starch or fat in the food
the digestive organs can use instead
the protein or flesh-forming matter. OF
course. a greater amount of the food
will he needed, and this idea Is borne
out by the well-known fact that calf
will drink one~third to one-half more
of sweet separator milk than of the
whole milk fresh from the COW. But
even so, ii is much cheaper TO use fif-
teen quarts of separator milk at one
half cent per quart than ten quarts
whole milk at two to five cents per
quart. Tho addition of floor to the
skimmils seems help and costs little.
In those days of thirty-cent butter. it
is well to turn as little of it as posi-
BILE into seyen-cent veal. OF course.
some little skill and. experience are re-
quired. A calf fed on sour milk will
not eat enough to fatten. and is likely
to scour. Such calves are classed as
"skimmilks" and bring only about half
prlce.-American Cultivator
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-01-07

1t may he laid down as a given rule
that the longer you ehurn the more
water will be retained in the butter.
says l.. S Hardin in Jersey Bulletin.
On this question the Wisconsin station
reports that in trials, stopping the
churn when the granules were from
the size of clover seed to the size of
grains of corn. the average water con-
tents of the butter churned 10 large
granules was 1880 per cent and OF the
butter churned To small granules u II
per cent. with. of course, similar work
ing and sailing. The old style of
churuing until all the butter formed
in one large lump put the greatest
upantity of water in it, which had TO
be worked out ut the imminent peril
Of It's grain Conclusion: To make
dry. long keeping. well-flavored butter
stop the churn when the butter breaks
To the size of clover seeds. and wash
the milk out with cold water; Their
press that water out with as light
working rs possible.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-01-07

Harrow for vineyards and Orchards
To the constant working of the SOIL
the pulverizing of clods and removal
of the weeds is due in large measure
the productiveness of the best orch
ards and vineyards. and If this work
be done with an ordinary cultivator 1t
not infrequently happens that the ma
chine comes In contact with the trees
or vines. injuring the bark and endan-
sering the life of the trees. 1t is the
idea of the inventor in introducing
the cultivator here illustrated to pro-
vide a machine especially for TINS
class of work. which will enable the
driver to run In close proximity TO the
trees or vines. and even come In con-
tact with them. without injury to the
bark. In manufacturing this machine
a circular frame of channel iron is
used as a mounting for the teeth, with
spokes leading to. central hub. the
latter being connected directly to the
beam OF the cultivator. The outer
edge of the circular frame is grooved
to receive a cushion. which Is made by
winding soft rope, felt or rubber into
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-01-07
HARD COAL IN CANADA
En- p1orers Find Twenty-nine Work.
able Seams in British Columbia.

Il
abe Seams in British columbia.
The Canadian Pacific Railway Com.
pany has had a party of Surveyors and
explorers in the Flathead valley dur.
ing the past summer locating large
areas Of coal, and making surveys for
branch line from different points on
the Crows Nest Line to the coal
fields.
preliminary line has been run from
the Morrissey coal fields in south.
easterly direction down a tributary OF
Lodge Pole creek. thence east to the
headwaters of the Flathead River.
Another trial line has been run from
a point on the Crows Nest branch rail-.
way, near Elko, south down the Wig
wan River. thence north and east to
the Flathead. The objective point OF
these trial lines is the immense coal
areas of the Flathead valley.
The explorers of the company have
discovered seams of coal near the head.
quarters of Lodge Pole creek. on the
10000 acres of Dominion coal lana.
The quality of the coal is said to be the
same as that found on Morrissev
creek.
Between Lodge Pole Creek and the
headquarters of the Flathead River.
the explorers have discovered some
twenty-five seams Of workable coal.
varying from four to thirty feet in
thickness. At the point of discovery
of these seams, workmen have run
open cuts and faced off the seams,
ready for taking out coal as soon as
the necessary means of transportation
is afforded by the construction OF
branch lines in the Flathead
Seven other workable seams have
been discovered and faced on, similar
to the above twenty-five seams south
and east of Lodge Pole creek.
The district where these large bodies
of coal have been discovered lies on
the western slope of the Rocky Noun
an old-time pack trail much used by the
Indians entering the district from Al
berta
In addition to the coal seams located
by the Canadian Pacific Company, says
the Winnipeg Free Press, a large area
covering territory of nearly POO
square miles. has been located, and
coal found upon every location. demon
strating the fact that the coal areas OF
southwest Kootenay are of vast extent
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-01-07
Wide Tires and Good Roads.

One of the greatest aids to better
roads is the use of wider tires on the
wagons. No matter what kind of ma
terial is used for the construction Of
the road. the width of the tire is OF
vital Importance 1t is also vastly to
the interest of almost every farmer
from an economic standpoint to have
at least or finch tire in place of
the old-fashioned narrow tire. The
loads will draw more easily about his
fields and on almost all kinds of roads
The wide tired wheels are much
stronger and more lasting and present
much less trouble in the shape of loose
tir'ss. In many sections their economic
advantages are being recognized and
they are rapidly replacing the narrow
tire. This transition should be hasten
Ell as rapidly as possible All new pur-
chases should be of the wide sort. So
thoroughly has the relation of wide
tires to good roads been recognized
abroad that laws have been passed
regulating the width of tires. In Ger
many finch tires are required In
France traffic tires must be from to
10 inches wide, according to the
weight of the load. and the front axle
must be shorter than the rear axle. to
prevent tracking" In Austria wag-
ons carrying more than two and a
quarter tons are required to have tires
at least 1-3 inches wide and every
load over four and half tons must
be carried on tires of 81 inches in
width.-Pralrie Farmer
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-01-07
Decline in Dairy Exports.

official figures show quite decline
in our exports of dairy products, says
National Stockman. 1t may at first
seem deplorable that great export
trade in these products cannot be
maintained, but closer study will leave
small reason for regret. A big export
trade in butter and cheese Is based
on low prices and cannot exist other
wise When prices here are good, they
are too high for foreigners, and they
cease to buy largely. All efforts to
stimulate the export trade have been
futile in the face of this fundamental
fact and always will be. Inferior
products have done much to injure our
trade i'll dairy products abroad, but
that is the only quality that could be
secured cheap enough to suit the fCr-
eigner Fraudulent products are no
longer drawback. and If our export
trade does not increase it is for the
good reason of dollars and cents In IA
vor of the home market.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-01-07

Indeed" said his wife. slowly. This
Is news indeed They will soon, no doubt.
become prosperous. ard their goof name
be restored, and then, when the, shall
have come in for their estate, tine whole
will have been long since forgotten. This
they will owe to you" she said, turning
to her brother.
Perhaps yes, or perhaps no" ne said
careessly. ''ft might be better to let
the matter rest as it is But justice ought
to be done even if the sky fall. / pre-
sumo" he said to Lucy, your friend Mr.
Tom Burton knows Of this discovery by
this time, and will be forcing me to come
! forward and clear his good name | shall
do nothing but what | am compelled to
DO: and they had better consider this"
There was n quiet and almost good
natured Indifference in the way in which
! he spoke these words. that might have
j made an older and graver mind than
/ Lucys feel disturbed. She, however, felt
not little triumph at having produced
/ the effect she hoped for without offend
/ ing him; and when she got home she sat
/ down to her little writing table and wrote
| off to her lover the following eager let
ter:
| my Darling Tom--Al goes well. To-
dav the subject came about quite nat
~ when | was up at Abbeylands. |
saw my opportunity, and started the little
discovery we had made. The two were
utterly confounded. and your uncle, who
( is really fast coming round, behaved
nobly, and stood by our dear old Ned.
| She was furious. Ralph did not deny it,
and, as I told you. did not seem iii the
/ least angry with me- AS | understood
| him, he does not seem to wish to be drawn
into the business at all. but is willing to
speak out if necessary. and clear Ned.
can see what is working in his mean
soul He feels that he has more chances
in the futlre than in the present, and
that he prefers to hold by those whose
day may be coming than by those whose
day is passing away.
Now for n little plan that has come
into my head. The Abbeylands flower
show will take place next week, when all
the people about here will attend. 1t
will be held in the large room of the
school house. and in the garden attach
ed. know Mr. Ralph will be there. he
is so full of vanity, and so eager to show
himself Suppose that you came here,
went up 10 MN DeloFe then( All, ana boid-
ly called on him tn speak out file Us a
coward, and would be afraid to meet your
eye, and from the very suddenness of
your appearance would be thrown off his
guard. We would have the groom that
saw him at the window, ready waiting.
He likes me. and would not be afraid to
say what he knows. Write and say that
you will come Oh! am convinced that
our dear Ned will be set right in some
way. Ever, dear Tom, your
LUCY"
Such was our Lucy's plan. She was
very pretty, eager little thing. very en-
gaging and inviting. But she had nothing
/ Of the diplomatist in her. and would never
have negotiated a treat.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-01-07

remvscd if you do not leave this place
yourself"
Taking no notice of his threat, Tom
turned to the others and said:
! you hear him. You all know my
fathers unhappy story. This man, it can
be proved, was looking on at the whole
I accident, saw the poor child fail from
/ the window, and yet has kept back, when
n word from him would have cleared my
/ father"
] There was much establishment IN the
circle crowding round at this sensational
declaration. Lucy felt her heart beat
ing. Tom looked so manly while thus
throwing down the gauntlet for his faith
er's reputation
Mr.. Ralph was looking round. and saw
her, and his face assumed a malignant ex-
preston.
1T IS curious idea" he said. bring
| ing this subject forward at a flower show.
II must strike you that there is something
very inappropriate in the notion"
You must answer if you have a spark
Of honor"
Il think" said a clergyman. gravely,
che shortest way would be to answer
the question, and finish this distressing
scene"
so be it, then" said Mr. Ralph, care
lessly. Here, then, is my answer.
was looking out when my sisters poor
child fell from the window"
Il was right, you see" said Tom, look
ing round.
But / did not come forward at the
inquest for particular reasons. / did rot
wish to deepen the 7uspicion against your
father. All / can say is that he was
there at the window with the child. and
see no reason why he could net have
prevented its falling out. There, you
have it all out now"
Lucy felt her heart sink. and it flashed
upon her that she was accountable for his
fresh blow. Tom, bewildered and over
whelmed. could not say word. Mr..
Charles Hunter, seeing graceful open
ing. now interposed. showing his tact"
in putting an end to disagreeabe sit
uation.
''. think" he said, this painful matter
Ind better be adjourned to some other
time aud place. | am sure / may leave
it to the good taste and good feeling of
Mr.. Thomas Burton, who has received
an answer to his question. to choose some
other place for its discussion"
Tom replied: You are right. This is
only fresh move in the game and .
shall 60 But tell every one here who
heard what has now passed that this is a
wicked organized plot, and that the truth
will one day be revealed"
ITO he continued
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-01-07
Carrying a Lantern.

How many people have tried carry.
ing lantern on a dark night while
out driving and have found it unsatis-
factory? The manner of carrying them
usually blinds the horse and also the
driver. If put on the dashboard the
shadow of the horse is in the way and
the horse is continually lodging his
own shadow. If held in the hand it
blinds the driver and the horse expert
ences the came difficulty. Tie best
plan is to get an extraordinarily heavy
strap and buckle the lantern to the
throat latch of the horse and there
will be no trouble unless the flame
should occasionally become extinguish-
ed. \ good lantern will withstand this
treatment. Try 1t.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-01-07
AT RAILROAD CROSSINGS.
Accidents Usually Caused by Effort t,
Peat the Train.

Accidents Usually Caused by Effort to
Peat the Train.
THE accident to the President" said
an experienced Washington railroad
man recently, "calls up point about
travelling In this country that should be
emphasized over and over again I'M
til it becomes fixture in the mind of
the ever-hurrying American public,
though | doubt if advice and terrible
object lessons will have the desired
effect
"ln this country il seems to be the
one thought of all who walk or drive
over railroad tracks TO get over be-
fore the train comes instead of wait
ing until the train has passed 1t
does not appear to matter whether the
train is one yard or one mile off, the
hasty twentieth century American
wants to get over first and in these
two words lie the secret of the many
distressing accidents in this country
and their absence in the slower-going
European countries.
"One notices in cities the same spir-
II OF haste in men. skipping in front Of
an approaching street car, just miss
ing the fender by an inch, and some
times not missing it. with consequent
loss of life or limb. We see the same
spirit in women when there are sew
eral together trying to cross the street,
all running ahead of the car like a
or Of In q
mill pond.
THE best succlnct advice that a
railroad man car give. and in a form
that ought never to be forgotten. is
contained in the three words, stop,
look and listen. upon reaching the
crossing Of any railroad. whether troll
ley or steam. There are whole books
in these expressive words. If we
stop we are safe for the moment Ii
we listen, we are doubly safeguarded
indetecting the rumble of the approach
ing train. or in hearing the whistle the
engineer is supposed to sound ut the
| crossing. but which he sometimes for
gets and If we look we will see the
train. or the smoke from the engine
If the wind should happen to. be the
other way and block the sound of the
whistle
In driving in the country we SC
often hear one or more of party eX
claim at railroad crossing. oh, lets
| hurry up ana get over before tn. train
| comes This hasty thoughtless sug
| gestlon to the driver has meant the
| death of hundreds of such needless
! people and others who may have beer
| In the vehicle who would have cOun
! scled remaining ON the near side of the
| track until the train passed or it was
| demonstrated that none was near
| People in vehicles arc az rule. as
was the case in the Presidents car
riage, helpless as on board of "A ship
| and completely under the control OF
the driver \ driver will often take
chances that his passengers would not
ana if the engine skins the tailboart
| of his wagon he laughs ut the frigh
of those in the rear seats.
Elevated crossings viii in time di
m!ulsh these accidents near cities,
concluded the railroad man, accord
ing to the Washington Star, but thu
day of the universal abolition of tn,
| grade crossing is unfortunately dis
| tant. Until then never forget at rail
road crossings to Stop, look anC
listen -