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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-11-19
Kansas' 0il Outlook.

Reports indicating rapid exhaustion
Of the natural oil supply Ia the east
ern states have been current 1T times
In recent years. Facts are now dis.
closed by the Standard Oil company
which leave no doubt about the cor.
rectness Of such statements. The
Pennsylvania and Ohio oil fields ap.
pear to be nearly exhausted, and
those Of West Virginia are failing
rapidly. Indiana still shows . con-
siderable output but there is evident
diminution in the supply. No new
oil fields appear to DO discoverable,
as the Standard Oil company has
prospected every promising section in
the eastern states. As Consequence
OF the shortness Of supply and the
gloomy outlook, the Standard has
notified independent refiners that II
can no longer furnish them with crude
oil. Some Of the retiners have al.
ready suspended business and quite q
general suspension is expected.
California and Kansas are now re.
garded as the American oil producing
states Of the future. The Texas pro.
duct is uncertain, as experience has
proved, and no reliable estimate can
be made Of 1t as an industry Of the
future. The Kansas oil deposits,
however, have been worked In places
for many years without any evidence
Of exhaustion In the general field.
1t Is from Kansas that the oil supply
Of the future must largely come, and
the industry must expand in this
state In proportion to the natural in.
crease In demand and the decrease in
supply from the old oil fields in the
EAST.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-11-19
THURSDAY, NOV. 10, 1908.
Brewer for STATE ssnavor.

.
The Clay Center Times. the Raput
lican paper Of Clay county, has th
following good words for an Abilsn
man which will DO heartily endorses
BY all Of Dickinson county. No bet
ter choice could be made and 90 1t Il
Dickinson's turn to have the nomina
tion the suggestion is particularly
applicable:
"Mr. J. 3. Brewer OF Abilene will
be candidate for state senator from
the district composed Of Clay and
Dickinson counties, II the wishes OF O
good many Of bis Abilene friends
availeth much. He is the logical
candidate, all things considered. He
lisa young man Of splendid practical
business training and success In
life. A year ago when be decided to
enter county politics he carried into
the srme the practical business
which he had been learning in hard
school. He applied them together
with the energy Of youth, and the re.
suit was the best campaign our neigh
Dor on the south has had in many
years.
"He went to Abilene shortly after
II ceased to be COW camp; has been
there ever since; knows lots Of people
In the south part Of Clay, few In
Clay Center, and every one Of them
speaks we'll Of him..
"As q guess, The Times will say, |
that so far as Clay county is con. |
cerned, he would be very acceptable
candidate. Next year will Do Dlckin-
IONS turn to name the senator. Clay
Will not ask more than the privilege
y exercising q veto II the man sug-
yested is unsatisfactory, but judging
rom the talk we have heard on the
'treets and from the south country
We would say that Mr.. Brewer Is the
prime favorite at this time"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-11-19

The Junction City Union wisely
says: ut is the height Of folly te
oppose the extension Of the rural fres
delivery service in any locality wher.
routes are petitioned for. The growth
Of the system In the past three years
has been phenomenal and Its perma-
nency is as certain as anything can
be In this government. It is here to
stay. andsthe only wise course on the
part Of those who may think their
interests are injured is to adapt their
circumstances to it." II Junction
had taken that position at first it
would have few delivery routes in
stead Of being out in the cold, cold
world.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-11-19
A REPORT ON WAGES
Statistics on What Employees Earn
In Manufacturing Plants.
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ORDNANCE
Gen. Crosier Tells Of the Experiments 10
Improve the Military Armament-0ov.
Hunt Reports ON the Condition Of
AflAlrs in Porto Rlao.

Washington. Nov. 13.-Tha canaus
bureau yesterday PROMULGATED 4 "a
port on wages Of employees in mann.
featuring establishments IN the limited
States. From the actual nav rolls of
72O manufacturing establishments am-
ploying In 1900 about 25O 600 emnlovea
S0l different OCCUPATIONS IN ~ indns.
tries have been tabulated. In the cot-
ton manufacturing industrv between
| 1890 and 1900. wages Of both man ana
women increased IN the Nav England
states but showed little change X tbe
south. There was an increase ~
wages of botb man and woman n tho
wooden Industry IN New England In
the aRricultural imnlament occ,no.
tions involvipg metals tha nantr.,
states increases ~ vsoas have a.
cnyved WITH few svcantiors Wa.
IN furniture sactor,os dacI,naa ~ a.
middle statas thoss ~ cah,ra, n,sI
ers remaired statiorarv and Sr,shars
slipbtIv Increased Si,sht ,rorsasas
arc ronortod ~ ,ha ,r,,ho- 49, rIsnIns
mills a. csntro, ana pao,e. 49, 80
IN csyri.en ana ~. enr s.cto,,as q, -
middle ana cantre, s..tss r. Az
sc,,rdr,a~ 80 -.atsI ,.n~,.s-- ,.s,.s
wsrns a.. nj h,.sas. q az psoIsa 80
,o,rs.. - az s.,,.s - -, 49,. oAo ~
Tn - - 49, 49, $3.50 -,
,,sn,,,.os'.-n ,.a,,,s. M NJ. s ss
nrddiins srrrscss -o,,,n~ s,,,,s $3.50
msr corys-tor~ a. ons, haa,th a.
49,. =, ~. ,,,Sa,s -..... 49, Ia
az ~, :. ~ - . J. 49, 49,. s sus n ~
70 Az IN T 100 ana from - ~ ~ ass IN
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-11-19

According to the Western sOhoo
journal teachers are scarce in Ksp,,,
this year, because
!. The damage caused BY flood.
and the great wheat crop, have Gre.
aied an unusual demand for ma.
ohanics and laborers.
!. The minimum age required fol-
teachers has been raised from sixteen
% eighteen years.
8. The temporary osrtIic... wa,
dropped BY the last legislature, and
feAohers coming from other place,
amer the regular examination have
no opportunity to be examined.
4 The great activity in busius..
draws young people from the school.
room to other ocouPatlons.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-11-19

Another formerly-of Kansas man
VINO has scoredi Arthur 7. Vance,
editor OF the WOmans Home Com.
pAnion' who has developed that maya.
zine zine into one Of the nations mos,
popular publications, livsd at cawker
City when a boy. He now has =
sumPtuous office in New York CITY
and ranks with the great magazine
editors Of the country.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-11-19

IHt tA'|1AIlttH1@t
The shameful record 81 he ma
chins-mapagod lsglelaturs % not 70
ell written, apparently. The rsvsla
tons Of the past few days have beer
startling in showing that forgery ant
scandal are added to reckless sxpendi
ture and partisan disregard Of thu
people Of Kansas.
Gov. Bailey. Cy Leland. Mr.. Albauzh
and the other machine leaders who
managed" the legislature .'in bar
mony with our administration have
Almighty serious reckoning with the
psopls. IN
Tho auditor Of state has begun an
Investigation Of the padded pay roll
Of the house. Il 10 an intermins bic
task and 1t will take the aid Of OK.
ports to unravsl the tangle. Already.
he has found evidence that Of the en-
ployees appointed by the speaker on
the third, seventh, eleventh and four
tesnth days, twelve never signed
the oath and were not sworn 10 BY
the speaker.
In the case Of Sid Brakeman Of e.
Dorado In whose name 900 WAS drawn
no testides that hs was not within o
hundred miles Of the state capital ct
the time he was alleged to have taken
this oath. II will be observed that
tho house journal fixes the dateaof the
oath ON January 20 and that Speaker
Pringle certifes that 1t was made on
January IS. This may have been q
typographical error, and then again |
Il may have been q date.back, with |
the idea Of giving the man who i'm.
personated Sid Brakeman more money.
The speaker contents himself with the
statement that his name was forged
Or that someone impersonated Blake
nan. No one else offers an explana-
ion Of what is clearly crime on the
'art Of somebody. Nor as yet has
here been an exploration to determine
ust how much Of this sort OF thing
he "Pringleized" house was guilty Of.
t Is b,glaalag to look as tho ugh
be gang who manipulated things in
he Kansas house was guilty Of more
han bleeding the public treasury by
leans that were merely shady.
1t was Speaker Pringle's business
D see that the records were right.
eing merely the machines tool he
'ems to have known about as much I
what was going on as would q
OGDEN man.
zant Of any Of the doings which
ain the record.
The people Of Kansas may as well
AXE up their minds right now to
con up the machine slate. That :
nd Of government comes too, high.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-11-19
SCARE IN A THEATER
A Panic Narrowly Averted In a
Kansas City House.
A FIGHT in THE GALLERY THE CAUSE
Two Boys Came TO Blows and the gpeotn-
tors Said Eight Fight" and the
Audience Mistook the Cry

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. ia panic
at the evening performance of Ellis
Absent Boy" at the Auditorium theater
last night was narrowly averted by
the prompt action Of the managers.
Two boys in the gallery came to blows
over the possession Of o seat and sew
eral persons in the gallery shouted
Fight! Fight" As frequently hap
pens in such instances the spectators
in the balcony underneath and those
in the parquet mistook the cry for an
alarm Of fire. There was a wild scram-
BILE In the big crowd of Sunday night
visitors to escape. Shouts of Fire"
increased the clamor, which for mo-
ment looked as though 1t would result
seriously. In the midst of the excite
ment o. d. Woodward, manager Of
the theater. who was seated on the
right side Of the house, and Arthur
Keel, treasurer Of the theater, who
was standing in the center aisle, rushed
to the front for the purpose Of discov-
ering the cause Of the disturbance.
Upon realizing that the alarm of FIRE
was false they stood up on the seats
in the front row and, raising their
hands for quiet, asked the audience
to keep their seats.
The scare took place in the middle
Of the second act Of the play. Harry
Corson Clarke, the leading man Of the
company, was on the stage at the
time. In an instant he saw the real
cause Of the trouble In the gallery and
1t the same time realized the fright
hui consequences which were likely. to
snsue from the panic-stricken audi
snce. Rushing to the front Of the stage
be pulled his wig from OF his head.
First be attracted the attention OF
hose attempting to rush out Of the
rouse and then he began ~joshing" the
.roWd. fIll
Come back and get your moneys
Forth." he cried. Nothing doing,
'oys." be added, As the crowd heal
ated.
II was q good-natured crowd, a. All
lg crowds are. and when the MEMBER
II saw their mistake they laughinefy
ook thar seats again and then an
landed Mr.. Carka Nobody was IN
Irsd and everybody stayed I'm the end
The psrfomanoA
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-11-19

sallna Sun; Judge O. L. Moore
was turned down for the appointment
to the judgsshiP Of the Eighth dis.
triet' because Dickinson county does
not stand In with the machine pollii.
clans. The Bailsy-L Gland crowd DON.
propose to give any quarter. or any.
thing else, to anyons not a supporter
Of the machine. II Bailey insists on
running. or perhaps We should siy,
Il oy insists on running Bailey, the
chances seem two 10 one, al this
writing TIE party vim b defeated.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-11-19

Bill White says the I'd Hoch talk IA IN the
interested Senator Burton Atchison Globe,
Il Is in the interest Of clean politics
Tor the good Of the Republican party.
Mr.. White probably means that such
politics is also Mr.. Burton's kind as
well as Mr.. Hoch's.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-11-19

mas SuDmIrred MS annual report 10 Tn,
chief Of staff Of the army. It deal
infinitely with many experiments Il
improve the military armament. Or
the subject of the United States maya
zine rife, Gen. Crozier says that the
results obtained from the few which
were made by hand were so satisfac-
tory as to secure the approval Of the
/ secretary Of war for the adoption Of
this pattern. The reduction Of the
length Of the barrel from 30 to "a
inches, Gen. Crozier says, met unani-
nous approval in all branches of the
service. The general design and bal
listic qualities Of this rifle, the report
states, are markedly superior to those
Of the present service arm. Gen. Gro
zier says that no automatic musket
of satisfactory mechanical action has
yet been presented. Nor does he
think that the experiments with auto
matte pistols warrant the abandon
ment of the present service revolver
for any Of the types tried.
The heavy armament Of the seacoast
defences Gen. Crozier reports to be in
a very satisfactory state Of advance
ment, but says that the practice which
produces skill in the use of the arma-
ment have now an importance greater
than that Of new installation.
Gen. Crozier dwells on the impor-
lance of proper defence Of our insular
possessions. saying:
ut may be, and probably is true
that permanent possession Of the is
lands could not be maintained con-
tinuously against an enemy COM
handing the sea approaches thereto,
but in the vicissitudes of war the con-
tingency must be contemplated Of a
loss Of sea power In particu-
lar waters and the necessity recognized
Tor providing against the occurrence Of
complete disaster during such inter-
val, so that It would seem the part Of
prudence to provide works
which should enable smaller force
o hold out against larger one for a
imeH
Hunts Report on Porto Rico.
Washington, Nov. 13.-In his annual
'eport on the condition of affairs in the
sland Of Porto Rico, made public yes
erday, Gov. Hunt says that the situa- I
ion Is one Of hope and that there IL {
Irogress and Improvement with q
trong current in favor Of American
sm. Many Of the people believe, he I
avs, that the present form Of gov
rnment can be preserved for some c
line, the natives feeling that II Is lib
raj IN its extension Of political au- '
onomy and general In Its financial b
enehta b
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-11-19

We publish today some intsTsstipe
factsabout the leader ia the creamery
industry ~ Dlckipscn ooapty. Au
institution thss pa,s out ssoO.ooO in
cash annually and has been doing II
for decade 10 worthy Of commenda-
ton. Dickinson county has earned
the name Of the greatest dairy county
In Kansas. itself the leading dairy
state Of the middle west.
LISA good honor to possess. Dairy
ing 10 q profitable business because
1t takes nothing from the soil. Dairy
log tends to the maintenance Of the
fertility Of the land upon which It 10
carried on. All the products Of tho
farm come primarily from the soil or
from the sir. II man sells those
products, the substance Of which
comes from the soil, he 10 ceiling his
farm piece.meal. This To- exactly
what the grain-sellsr does; the stock
man aud stock-feeder do tho same
thing TO much less degree. Adairy.
man soils absolutely nothing from bis
farm which would be Of any value II
left in the soil The carbon, hydrogen
and oxygen which make up butter
comes altogether from the atmosphere.
and the man who carries on dairying |
sells from bis farm manufactured
product and be has left In bis soil all
the fertility that 1t originally con.
tanned.
Dairylng 10 profitable because the
iairyman has little invested. We
must raise cattle. The COW In a
tense is not part Of bis Investment
n the dairy business. All that is in
rested Is the small amount Of feed
which she eats In month or six
weeks, at the end OF which time he
,ots his return from the creamery.
On the other hand. the man who
aises and fats o carload Of steers or
tho raises 3 drove Of hogs invests
,ore and more In them every day for ]
year, or two years, or longer. His
lvestment is subject to changes Of Q
rices, the disease peculiar to the
nimals and other disasters. The
Airyman has little or nothing in
ested; he has almost immediate re- .
rms from his feeds and there 10 little c
no probability Of loss In the bust. <
sss.
Dairying has bought more homes,
I'D more mortgages. and brought d
ore property than any one agency !
Dickinson county. We hope to !,
Q its development continue. il
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-11-19

Gov. Bailey's comment on the reve-
lations Of legislative employees paid
when no service was rendered is that
they are "merely Irregularities. n
This is about what was expected of
Bailey. He wouldn't offend Cy for
anything.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-11-19

Senator Burton's bill to give Abb.
lene 100000 building is exactly the
right thing. Abilene's growing bust
ness and Its Importance as a mail and
trade center make such an addition
to Its equipment necessary.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-11-19

The boast Of the few machine pa
pers that the Democrats are not quot
ing them is Offset by the fact that Re-
publicans are not quoting them
either except for the purpose Of
removing strips Of hide from the ma
chine,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-11-19

Speaking Of prosecuting officer
who terrihes evil doors, what's the
matter with @. G. Tovnsrf Every
defendant on the criminal docket for
six months has either pleaded guilty
OF made 20 defense.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-11-19
Hunts Report on Porto Rico.

ST PauI. MINI. Nov. I7.-At ne
conclusion Of the national butter-mak-
ing contest, which has been going on
for the past year. Minnesota again won
the national championship. e. she has
twice before.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-11-19

LATEST thing In calling cards either
printed or engraved hon 7Sc to ss.5c
PEI 100 At the REELroroE omos.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-11-19
- - = ss-=..

PariA. Nov. iz.-In . duel vim
swords yeItsrday, arising from 3 guar
rel Henri Lauuer. = lawyer of To-
louse, vas killed b. his nnlagoB<
charin rbslsL a RsriA
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-11-19

Fire IN the American straEboard
eompany's building At Philadelphia
did 10000 damage
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-07-30
A New Story Of Eben Holden.


oval" said Uncle Eb thoughtfully.
Il member one year, the day before
Christmas. my father gin me two shll'
lin. | walked all the way T. Salem
with il. went in a big store when
come 4 the city. See s. many things.
couldn't make up my mind Z buy nuth'
in. | stud there feelin' NV a pair o.
skates. They wuz grand-all shiny.
with new straps an buckles; did
want 'em awful. but | didn't hev
enough money. Purity soon see lee
tie bit NV a girl In a red jacket lookin'
al a lot o. dolls. She wuz ragged. an
there were holes In her shoes, an she
did look awful poor an sickly. Shed
go up an put her hand on one o. them
dolls dresses and whisper:
"'Some day she'll say; some day
Then she'd go TO another an fuss a
minnit with its clothes an whisper
Some day Purity soon she asst II
they had any doll with blue dress on
fer three pennies.
"'No, says a woman. says she. the
lowest price fer a doll with dress on
is one shillin'.
The little gal she ies looked es If
she wus goin' L cry. Her lips trem'
bled
T'some day I'm goin' T. hev one
said she.
II couldn't stan II an so slipped up
an bought one an put II In her arms.
i neverll fergit the look that come into
her face then Wal, she went away an
set down all by herself an II come
cold. an that night they found her
asleep in a dark alley. She was hold
in the little doll with a blue dress on.
The girl was half-dead with the cold,
an there was one thing about II all
that made her famous. She he'd took
on her red Jacket an wrapped II round
the little doll"
ITS one OF those good old stories"
said I. "Of course. she died and went
to heaven"
mo" said he. quickly, "she lived an
went there. Ye don't hev Z die 4 go
TO heaven Ye've crossed the boun-
Diary when ye begin Z love somebody
more n ye do yeTself II L ain't no
body better n a rag doll."-Irying
Bachelor. in Lealie's Monthly for Au'
gust.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-07-30
TrIb for sale at Daniel Fry's.
Mus, Be Sold. a aaroaln.

Lucy ]. Kerns offers for sale ais
acres ~ miles northwest OF Stayton,
Marion county. $50 in cultivation or
meadow, running water, two good
wells, good house. barn and orchard
at $50 per acre VIII sell for one-half
purchase price paid down, the balance
secured by mortgage at per cent.
Possession given at any time. For
call on Lucy ]. Kerns. at
Oregon. or George S. Down
ing, Salem. 7-17-1m
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-07-30
Use TrIb for Liquor habit.
Your stepmother.

Is still here, and as busy ~
ever. When your clothes are worn
and dirty. or the buttons OF,
take them to her, at the Salem Dyeins
and Cleaning Works. Repairing and
refining; new velvet collars put on
overcoats; also four suits a month for
81. Called for Ind returned.
MRS. @. II. WALKER, Prop.
1886 Commercial Street
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-07-30

For sale--9O-aore farm in Marion
county. Y mile OF Santiam river. In
good settlement. Fiveroom house,
barn and necessary outbuildings.
Well watered with spring water at
the door. Ten acres OF fruit OF all
kinds. principally winter apples. A
fine fruit and dairy farm. with lots
OF out-range; within u mile OF rail
road. school, church and business
town, with large monthly payroll.
This Is q beautiful farm OF good,
black. productive land. and II sold
at once will take $4,000, with half
down, and the balance from 3 to
years. at per cent interest. I'm.
mediate possession. For further
information address J. E. Ray. Mil
City, ore. 6.3.3ms
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-07-30
Trlb for sale by all druggists,
SURE CUBE FOR PILES.

Itching Piles produce moisture and
cause itching. this form. as well as
Blind. Bleeding or Protrudlng Piles
are cured by DR. Bo-san-ko's Pile Rem.
edy. stops itching and bleeding Alb.
serbs tumor8 soc a jar at druggists.
or sent by mail. Treatise Free. Write
me about your case. Dr. Bosanko,
Philadelphia, Pa. For sale at DR..
stones drug stores.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-07-30
7241n

The state land board has received its
first block of school district bonds
purchased under the new law permit
ting the board TO invest the funds In
It's hands in that class of securities
The bonds received are those Of dis
trict No. 1, Clatsop county. There are
35 of them. for $1,000 each, and they
run 20 years, at per cent Interest
payable at the option of the district ar
ter 10 years. The interest is payable
semi-annually. and each OF the bonds
has attached TO II 40 interest coupons
The securities were received yester
day. and are today being checked be
fore they are accepted, and the loan
will be made as Of August LIST.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-07-30

Protection Lodoe-No. 2, Ancient Or.
der United workmen, meets every
Saturday evening In the Holman
Hail. corner State and Liberty
streets. Visiting brethren welcome.
j. O. Graham, M. W.; J. A. sellwood
Recorder
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-07-30

II you want a nice fresh cake just try
Strong's restaurant. all kinds. We also
give you the best meals that are TO be
had In the city. cod
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-07-30

For saIe.--A good work horse. about
or 10 years old. weight 1850. Call
two blocks east and four blocks
north of the North Salem school. N.
o. shantz. 6-2s-tf
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-07-30
White.

The modern innovation OF white
casket. white hearse and white horses
no doubt has come to stay. especially
In the case of the obsequies OF people
below middle age. Enterprise, fore
sight and business tact has brought
our Capital City up to date in this re
spect Kind treatment and best Of
services guaranteed.
w. T. RIGDON.
7-24-1m 142 Court Street.