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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-07-14
ANcHoRINo 4 SANE DyNE.
Vegetable Growth Prevents It from
Spreading and Enguldng
Arabic Land.

The shifting sand dunes that abound
in many places along the %seashores and
In the neighborhood Of the great lakes
Of the country have long been looked
upon as a nuisance by people generally,
for not only are they barren and utter
ly useless themselves. but they fire.
quantity shift their location, being driven
hitler and yon by the raves or the
winds, and not in~frequently trespass
upon and destroy arabic tracts neal at
hand. But so much attention has been
| directed to the work that is being done
In retaining the arid and semiarld
lands Of the west that the reclamation
work along the Atlantic coast is almost
entirely overlooked. The familiar sand
dunes, characteristic of the coast from
Cape Cod to Cape Fear, while perhaps
artistic, constitute a menace to adjacent
cultivated lands and are useless In them
selves. Massachusetts,. at considerable
expense, has been endeavoring to re-
claim the sand dunes that form so large
a portion Of the Province lands" on
Cape Cod.
1t has been found that sand is readily
bound together by grass roots, and that
If sturdy varieties Of grass suitable for
sandy soils are planted and cared for
while obtaining a foothold and matur-
ing they will gradually cover large areas,
Transforming them from shifting,
lands into veritable fertile
fields. Many years of fores-
try work in Europe have shown that
after the grasses have made a start trees
can be successfully raised on these erst-
while sand piles, which may thus be
made to yield a revenue. Some Of the
most extensive and mobile sand dunes In
the United States, however, are found In
The west, and 1t is the ambition of the
bureau of forestry to cover these with
permanent forest growths.
Along the Columbia river, in Wash
ngton, the sand is very light in charac-
er, owing to the large proportion of
MICA It contains, and consequently is
'asily blown about by the winds. In a
of the lower Columbia river val
great orchards have been actually [
ngulfed with the shifting sands, and
he railroads have experienced great |
if1culty In maintaining their tracks in ;
his district In passable condition. In
to make a practical test as to the l
est method of treating these dunes a ]
trip of land on the Columbia river, be- /
ween Willow creek and the John Day !
Iver, has been set aside by the govern
lent for extensive experiments based '
the work done in Massachusetts,, re- Q
'rred to above. In the east tree-plant-
lg plans for owners of sandy tracts are
cling prepared, thus extending the scope y
the practical cooperation begun by
lie bureau Of forestry. Il
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-07-14
IS 1T WILLIAMS BODYp
Report from Junction City That 1t
May Have Been Seen,

JUNCTION CRY, July "a mar
who had been watching the water at
Hogan's mill yesterday informed
Mayor Thompson that he had seen
the body Of a woman 60 over the dam.
An investigation was made but no
trace OF a body could be found. The
and others ct the mill had
seen nothing but driftwood 60 over
the dam. No person is reported to
have been drowned In the river west
II here recently except the man who
ost his life at Abilene Sunday. The
nan says he may have been mistaken
'pd that the body mightthat Of a man
IS it was entangled with drift and
'ould not be clearly distinguished.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-07-14
FIRST TRAIN IN.
Union Pacific Brought Kansas City
Mail This Morning.

From Saturdays Dailyl
The first train from Kansas City
since Wednesday evening came in at
IL q. m. 1t went to Atchison over
the Missouri Pacific tracks, to To-
peka over the Santa Fe, to Manhattan
over the Rock Island and here over
the q. P. 1t brought Friday NOM
ing's Kansas City Times but no other
papers Of late issue. Another train
started this morning and will get
here tonight sometime. The Denver
train was 4 hours late.
The Santa Fe passenger ran north
from Hymer, 20 miles this side Of
Strong City. on time. The south.
bound went through on time and ex-
poets to reach Strong City, Salina
branch In operation.
The Rock Island reports trains run.
ping on all lines except south Of
Wichita aud ready to take care Of all
The train from Herington
will be IN tonight
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-07-14
Matter Of Opinion.

"I-aw-have a conundrum fob you,
Miss Cutting" said young Sappington.
Indeed" she exclaimed. What
almanac did you borrow 1t from?"
"T-aw-made 1t up meself," he as
serted. somewhat testify. why are me
-aw-clothes like the moon?"
81 suppose you think" she said. slow
ly, ut Is because they have a mar in
them; but 1t might be well for you to
remember that opinions differ. MI. Sap.
pington."-Chicago Daily News.
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A MARY'S LAME MYTH.
One Story of How the Long-Familiar
Rhyme Came to Be
Written.

Who wrote Mary Had a Little
Lamb?" If you answer quickly, you are
must likely to say, Mother Goose, Of
course" That is not so, writes Richard
Hale, In Mary Had a Little Lamb and
Its Author" In Century. Mary's lamb Is
. more recent production-so recent, in
deed, that It is strange that controversy
can have already arisen about its au-
thorship, but such Is the case. 1t was
written at some time In the first third
Of the nineteenth century. And by
whom? sincerely believe and think 1t
can be proved, that 1t was written by
Mrs. Sarah Joseph Hale. as she says
It was, and not to Mrs. Mary E. Tyler by
one John R%oulstone, as Mrs. Tyler says
1t was. l am not ven sure that Mrs.
Tyler says that.
To make my account Of the facts carry
10 the reader the conviction Of truth
which I feel myself. l must try to be
more than fair to Mrs. Tyler. Here,
then, is her story as told by her at diff |
ferent interviews reported In the news
papers. and told when she was a VEN
cradle old woman In Somerville, Mass.
II 1t loses anything by the omission Of
1t loses, perhaps, the color and
effect given 1t by her obvious and honest
belief In her W story. Since no one
can doubt that belief. | think that these,
which are substantially her very words,
give truly all she would herself have
essential.
She wa Mary 3. Sawyer. Of Sterling,
Mass, was born In 1906, and was about
II when her brother persuaded her to
AXE her pet lamb to school. The lamb
vas discovered by her teacher. Mary
lerself then took the lamb out and tied
t In a shed until noon, when she united I
and 1t followed her home. John Roul-
tone. a student living with his uncle.
be parish minister. was visiting the
chool that forenoon, and the next day
70 came to the little old schoolhouse and
anded Mary q slip Of paper upon which
Tere written IL lines, which are, she
avs, the original lines. These were in
form OF three verses OF four lines
Ach. and these Mary lost and never .
new what became Of them" That :
ould be, In 1917. When the written y
,py had been lost for nearly q quarter c.
a century. and many years after the o,
eath OF the lamb. Mary was surprised to i
'ad a poem BY Mira Sarah Josepha Hale Al
at contained three verses Of eight lines p
Ieh. and the irst II lines Of which we're !,
Ie same a. those written by John Roul- a,
one In lsl7-"for Mary had them In Il
II memory" Mira Hale is said to have a
Ided the remaining lines. Such ls MIA tr
story. M
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-07-14

Alexander Hamilton accepted Allen
Burr's challenge to a duel a hundred
years ago this summer because he was
afraid people might think he was q cow
ard II he did not. To-day the whole
country would laugh at any political
leader who would challenge an oppon-
ent, and would regard the acceptance of
the challenge as an act of moral coward
Ice, more worthy Of condemnation than
physical cowardice.-Youth's Compan-
ion.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-07-14
Uniforms q Armr omean

ne similarity Of army onicen' uni
forms TO those Of the rank and nla 70
sorted toin ordsrto bafas the sharpshoot-
era has It's disadvantages II 10 con-
plained that the -gAllopefs. carrying or
derS. are unable to md readily The on
eers to whom tie orders EAOuid bsdsuF-
epad
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-07-14
GRADUATION DAY FINERy.
Articles for Which Hundreds Of Thou
sands Of Dollars Are Spent
In New York City.


THIS years graduating classes II
tne various o OF new YORK city
VIII expend several hundred thousand
dollars upon the mere accompanying
DECORATIONS and paraphernalla OF gra'
duauons, reports the New York Sun
between proper clothing Tor the &C.
casion' ciass Photographs, engraved In
Vitations n the accompanying per-
sonal cards, postage, class dinners, and
many Instances d speciai lee tor tn'
uipion'a i'seii, tne graduate, u Ine eno
VI q ions anu pincnins struggle ior u
uesree or some o.per evidence OF wors
ccompi'sneo Illus tne graduating sea-
SOU one VI embarrassing expense.
LUCKILY ior Graduates Oh whenever
seA, eoou .as.e al ye. oecIees tnat tne
uIe'e VI 'ne efauua.e Snai 10 silnpie
anu ~ineApensive inis ID usually true
VI tne pretty gowns tnat the young
"n wal anu' i~o,'unaoeiy iol tne
mn, 'ne srowins lasnion Oh sraauat-
ha = - aapna nu eo"n nas u.u ou' "
49,, "n 'n"n q" GA
IT,"
.,a y, ~, "ar.aa WY. a. %0
ao,na ,,otho. =. - a"n-
thot ,ha 100000 ~. .arnH Inv,
t,.rdo ~, sa1.a.,o, ~"
houeh, sor ! tars do,,a. t,"Hs %
uuoh ioss ond 80 en.Na
Gown hoe sarnod na.han. 80 LII.
% rn,Amo.aS ' 40" '0o
ai .Apenses are not 30 easiiy es-
49, oio VI 1883 eiaoorate en-
sso wnton s~lauua.inE
.H" - nlany Eases seno oet " tnelr
iiienus are expensive ano IL ID q lucky
poon uate WHOSE class Is large
on leeon uown VI inulVioua
tuis eApense 10 u minimum.
'ne sano WIN Tue ciass photo-
e."pn' ~ nomeser, 'nere ID d general
eAenanee VI ,nu'Viuuai pnotograpns'
49, ~ us ioonl nay De ioE-
wv e''e
an ovei Tue East ! photographers
olet Spec,ai Verms 10 graduating
oaSSes' anu Inc SHOW frames OF East
sue pno'osrapners are ruli at his sea-
'on u capped ana gowned young per-
singly and In class groups.
olass suppers. or Danquets, as the
new Graduates delignt TO call these
are usuaiiy OF moderate cost; =
Out q rev OK tne poorer graduates usu-
1iy absent themselves upon these &C. .
'asions IN oruer 10 avoi an expendt- I
Lure wnicn tney cal Ill AFFORD. The ,
lass Dali "nlcn Is common IN the =
Iuiai' coileees ana Is usually given to \
me graduating class by the juniors, ia :
Anusuai IN new YORK. n
NO soosor otho~ 49,. e,1u b
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-07-14
Circus Men Favor small Towns.

Oircus mel 1eVoK DmhiA 4V"Hs.
Small towns for circuses." said M.
J. Bowling. the press agent OF the
attraction which was in Louisville
recently, ARE more profitable than
cities the size of Louisville. The rea-
SON for II is that the country for
miles around sends In Its inhabitants
whenever a circus Is In a small town.
and the expenses are very much light
er. Practically no tickets are given
away. taxes and licenses are low, and
the rent Of the grounds is light. In
a town the size Of Louisville even the
water that your stock drinks costs
you, and the grounds also cost money.
For my part. I much prefer playing
in a small town. as the troubles are
much less numerous. Louisville our-
Ter Journal.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-07-14

rWhen ! can't see danger there 10 NO
danger That's the logic Of the ostrich
which hides its head and exposes its
body to the hunter. There are not Q
few people who seem to have gone to
the ostrich to learn logic. The most
dangerous enemies Of humanity are the
enemies which can't be seen, the disease
breeding microbes which infect the
blood. II is harder to get the microbe
out of the blood than to keep 1t out, but
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-07-14
Reached Its Highest
Point.
TRAINS ARE RUNNING AGAIN.
Reports from Kansas City Are Still
Bad-Topeka Has Less Water
Good Prospects for Regular Mail
Service.
Special TO the Reflector.

Special to the Reflector.
KANSAS CRY, July s.-The height
Of the river is believed to have
reached here this afternoon. The
merchants had ample warning and
got mott Of their goods out Of the
way Of the high water. The whole
sale and stockyard districts suffer
most but the loss will not be one
tenth that Of last year. The rivers
have been about stationary today.
AT TOPEKA.
Special to the Reflector.
Topeka, July 9.-The Kaw fell four
feet last night and is pretty well run
out Of the streets except in low places.
The danger is thought to be over and
train service Is resumed.
AT JUNCTION CITY.
Special to the Reflector.
JUNCTION CRY, July 9.-The
Smoky Hill river is over the Katy
track south and the electric line north.
Four river bridges r cut of and
flood is on three sides OF town. Sew.
eral thousand acres OF wheat are I'M.
der water. A single farmers loss is
$40, 900.
LOCAL CONDITIONS.
The Smoky Hill is about station.
ary with slight rise during the night,
o%verlowing more territory. The
stream is yet high at Solomon and
but is falling west Of there. At
the rise was four inches
ind the bottomlands east OF there are
lnder water in large areas.
The creeks are falling fast and will
y tomorrow be in their old channels.
Fair weather and warm sunshine
ave done much to help the outlook.
Fully 1000 or 1900 acres Of wheat
, under water east Of town. The
ingham, Case, Warfeld, Lands,
ckers and other farms are all suf-
ring.
IvEh BULLETINS, 6 P. NJ. to 8 A. M. l
Smoky Hill-Brown's mill, station. :
at 20 feet; Sand Springs, up 2 ,
ches, stationary "a feet, 2 inches; /
llina, up l inch; Lindsborg, down 5 7
ct, heavy rains; Ellsworth, falling :.
St. y
Solomon r~iver-Minneapolis, up 2 d
et, rain; Beloit, down 6 feet.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-07-14

ceivable kind make their ap-
pearance. and Eczema and
Tetter-the twin te1rors Of
skin diseases-Nettle Rash,
Poison Oak and Ivy, and
such other skin troubles as
usually remain quiet during
the cold weather, break out
afresh TO torment and dis
tract BY their fearful burn
Ing, itching and singing.
A course Of S. S. 8. now will
purify and enrich the blood.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-07-14

does both, by puri-
flying the blood
and then keeping
1t pure.
II there are
eruptions on the
skin, boils, PIN
pies, sores or other
signs of impure
blood, use Doctor
Pierce's Golden
Medical Discov-
cry, W hich will
purify the blood
cure n .
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-07-14
SKIN DISEASES
The OuscroPping OF Bad Blood.

while not always painful these are aggravating beyond
M snmm.. WIN lew exceptions they are worse in spring
s .S !. a.s Wnen the system begins to thaw out and the
sEin IS Isacting and making extra efforts to throw off the
R1lsons tnat have accumulated during the winter months
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-07-14
HAPPY WOMEN.
Plenty of Them in Abilene, and Good
Reason for It.

wouldn't any woman be happy,
After years OF backache suffering,
Days Of misery, nights Of unrest,
The distress OF urinary troubles,
she Ends relief and curef
no reason Why any Abilene reader
Should suffer In the face OF evidence like
this.
Mrs. Christina Mcdonald Of ll4 W. South
9nd st., corner OF Walnut St., says:-"It is 30
long ago since l first had backache and kid
ney complaint that l have forgotten the
date. Ordinary language fails to describe
what l have suffered, for the attacks varied
from q dull ache to twinges Of acute pain
whenever l brought the slightest strain on
the muscles of my back. TostOop. to straight
en- after STOPPING. to lift anything, often
caused positive torture. sent my son to @.
E Northcraft & Co. drug store for Doan's
Kidney Pills. 1 had been reading about
them curing all such complaints commonly
known as kidney trouble and l commenced
the treatment with considerable faith. A
few doses arrested the annoyance, and when
I stopped I was free Of backaehe."
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eruptions which ON from it.

eruptions which come from it.
any blood was all out of order, and I had to 70
10 the doctor writes Mrs. James X. Moss, New
London, Stanly Co., NC. Vile gave me medi-
cine which helped me for a short time. In the
winter of 1896 1 got worse than I had ever been.
My tonsils were enlarged and my neck swollen
all out Of shape; my throat was sore and ! could
not cure II. My husband went for the doctor,
but he gave mt no encouragement. He helped
me a little, but II did not last long. He attended
me for twelve months, when I Heard Of a lady
whose condition was like mine, who was taking
your medicine and was getting well. So I &c.
cured some Of the medicine and began taking Il.
In one week / was able to do my cooking. when
I began taking the medicine / could sit up only
a few minutes at a time, and ! could rest or sleep
only a little while at a time. My throat was %
sore at times l could not Gven swallow sweet
milk, and my tonsils were full OF little eating
sores. My left side was swollen out OF shapo
and ! could hardly get my breath. The doctor
said would not get well, but three bottles Of
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, three |
bottles Of his Pellets, three bottles Of Dr. sage's
catarrh Remedy and the use OF salt water did |
the work and cured me-"
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con.
stipation and its consequences.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-07-14

A trestle at Nlnteenth and Grove
streets, Kansas City. Mo-, collapsed
with seven cars heavily loaded with
sand. iniuring five narsoA=
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Canton. Ohio, August g, Q
y. 10 G rood medicine. I keep u N tha
noase al the while. It is an excellent tonic 10
I've strenFtn 20 the system and tone 70 All enc
oIssns; ~ e1ves appetite and energy and makea
ons Ieel oetter In every way. have found N aiso
IN SIoehent blood purifier. For months / vac
troubled with an itching skin eruption on ths
nee, eno trieo SPECIALISTS and many remedies to
gsts cure, but 9. 9. 81 IL the only medicins thst
seemed 70 relieve. I am nov comparatively fres
ofthts eruption I think q great deal OF vonY
medicine, believing 10 TO be the best blood purI.
hef and tonic known % the world to-day.
1880 East Seventh 81. "AA'
and tone up the general system. and
ID the bodily impurities through the proper
Is. The skin, with good blood to nourish h.
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or our book on diseases Of the skin, and witt
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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1904-07-02
ANCIENT CHAIRS.
The seats I sed by the EEyptians In
Early Historic Times

Sat, :i.ure or les .r>.I.i,li,.c stools
Il.at =. seats without backs wer.- Il.
genera. U.s. aI:i.iIic :.;.t.ri.> Possessing
a c..r;i.. ,i,.r-e =: civilizations IL ,,r..-
hi>-ur!,. times. What tio>. v.r.. Ike
IN In. early historic i.-riud W. hll"W
fr,,r.l IA examination " E-y;Ii:..
u,nCnle.!'>. frpIi Il study ii ',rr-h
vases "r from EU,ruriaii W Roman an
t.,.u.t..> that are stored II Eu-";,-,.a
mu>-j:in> The Egyptian deit!.> are
seated generally Oh granite blocks. t!.-
backs II which are raised a f..yy Inches
only giving distant reSenlblau"" e.
q chair. That the Egyptians had seats
more comfortable for dOmeSti. us. =
possible. but We have every Reason L"
suppose. although they po>>e>>,i Il
high degree Of civilization. that their
idea Of home comforts was not tia, OF
modern times.
The common people probably sat on
blocks OF stone or wood or sprawl led
about on the ground with some sort of
carpet that also served for bed. The
Etrurians. ancient inha bitantS Of Italy
before the arrival Of the Romans. ap-
pear to have preferred the reclining
posture in which they are usually rep
resented on the sarcOphaguses in the
museums
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1904-07-02
WHEN you CAN'T SLEEP.
Just Pretend Tou Don't Went to and
l0u'n Soon Drop On.

Just Pretend fOu Don't Want t0 and
lou'M Soon Drop On.
When We are kept awake from our
fatigue the first thing to do is TO say
over and over 10 ourselves that We do
not carr. whether We go to sleep or not,
In order to Undue ourselves with a
healthy Indifference about 1t. Ii will
help toward gaining this wholesome
Indifference. Ia say: Il am too tired to
sleep. and therefore the first thing for
me TO do is 10 get rested in order to
prepare for sleep. When my brain Is
we'll rested it will 20 To sleep: it can
not help it, When it is we'll rested 1t
will sleep just AS naturally as my lungs
breathe or as my heart beats"
Another thing to remember and it Is
very impor,ant-iS that an ovcrtire1
brain needs more than the usual nour-
iShment Ii You have been awake for
an hour and il is three hours after
your last meal take half cup or a
cup Of hot milk. Ii you are awake
for another TWO hours take half u cup
more. and So. at intervals Of about two
hours. So long as you are awake
throughout the night. Hot milk Is
nourishinS and sedativp 1t is not
inrOnvenient 10 have milk by the side
of ones bed. and 4 little saucepan and
q spirit lamp.-I-eslin's Weekly.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1904-07-02
WOODEN BREAD.
Il IL POaSible to Make o Palatablo
Loaf From Sawdust.

1t IL Pos~ible to Make q Palatabls
Loaf From Sawdust.
As long ago rs 1874 Professor Aute
nth of Tubngen succeeded i'll making
a tOlerably good Quartern loaf out VI a
deal board. Everything soluble was
removed by macerntiOn and boiling:
the wood was then reduced to fibers,
dried in an oven and ground. when 1t
had the taste and smell Of corn -four.
A sponge was then made by the addi-
tiOn Of water and the sour leaven OF
corn -four. and il Was bak ed and found
to be better than compound Of bran
and corn huskS.
Wood flour boiled in water forms
also nutritious jelly. which the pro-
fessor found both palatable and whole
some in the form Of Cruel. dumplings
and pancakes.
Professor Brande has also recorded
tn" making OF bread from woody f1ber.
H. says: BEFORE me is specimen i'm
ported from S~eden. Seeing the close
relation between the composition Of
starch and lignine. the conversion OF
the latter into bread does not seem %
remarkable" He also cannot praise
the quality Of such bread.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1904-07-02
Spots on the Fur OF Animals.

Although we are told that the leopard
cannot change his spots. IL is certain
that the markings on the fur Of some
animals do change. Especially is this
t;7,e where the animal has a distinctive
winter coat. This change has been
studied by Barrett Hamilton. a British
naturalist who is Of opinion tina,
Whitening Of the fur generally &C
companies development OF fatty tissue.
which is manifestation OF insufficient
OXIDATION and hence Of atrOphy. which
shows itself in IA whitening Of the hair.
In some animals man for instance
this atr"phy IS manifested by badness.
That fat men are often bald - thus
something more than coincidence
Success