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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-03-01
Arkanras City Traveller; Th


Arkanras City Traveller: The Abb
lene REFLECTOR has sprung the can
didacy Of s, s. Smith Of Abilene, mol
for attorney general as was expected
but for associate justice Of the state
supreme court. This iS something Of
. surprise as 1t was expected a Fifth
district man would be sprung for at
torney general and that Smith would
be the man. Smith, however, will
seek another Office. In as much as
there are to. he four justices elected
This year bis chances ought to BE-
good. Smith has been county Attor,
nsy Of Dickinson county Eve terms.
He Is popular in bis county and has
been q party worker for years. HiaI
ability Is unqueStioned and bis luts-
gritty beyond reprosch.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-03-01

Charles Barnes, assistant supsrin.
tsudsnt Of insurance, Is q candidate
for the Republican nomination Tor
insurance commissioner and no better
choice could Be made. Mr.. Barnes is
one Of the young men whom the Re
publicAns Of Kansas can afford 10
honor. He Is clean, . hustler, :
arst-Olass Insurance man. and Do
serves the position. He ought 70
win and d0ubtIesI win DO 90.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-03-01
CHEEvER.

Misses Lille and Grace Mustard
visited friends near Manchester Fri.
day.
Jim BroadioOt has moved into bis
new house.
Mr.. Gish. Of Nebraska, moves into
J. b. BroAdiood's house this week.
MI. and Mrs. Hugh Mustard visited
at Buckeye Sunday.
harvey Simpson moved into this
vicinity last week.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-03-01
TRADES DISPLAY prEAsRD.
Good Representatives Of Firms 81
Chriatian LadiAa, Entertainment.

Good Representation Of Firms Z
Christian Ladies' Entertainment.
The Seelye was we'll iilled last nigh
to see the trades display and carnivs
given under the auspices Of the ladis
Of the Christian church. Carroll z
johnson VAS the director and firms o
town were represented appropriately
aS followsi
Abilene Plumbing Co.. Miss Stark
Lifts, Opal Law.
DR.. Barrett, Mrs. Barrett.
Abilene Greenhouse, Miss Van.
0strand.
g. G. Anderson, Edith Anderson.
Racket, Nellie Dobson.
Cases, Kate Robb.
Electric Light Works, Mrs. meal.
lister.
Olney, CASTOR q Co., Lucille Cooper.
Reflector, Florence Welch.
Baker Bros, Miss Murphy.
Buckeye Market, Miss Oldeu.
Nusz, Miss Drisko.
Security Mills, Miss Swisher.
Pioneer Produce Co., Miss Link.
letter.
f. b .
Iliff, Edna Norman.
Prendeagast, DoIlie Campbell.
Arcade, Marjorie Wilson.
Minick & Taylor, Miss SteelGmith.
Chronicle, Helen Sterl.
Vanderbilt, Miss Olden.
Sand Springs Ottliug Works, Ada
Reilly.
d. A. Lott, Lura Campbell,
Eicholtz, Miss Reese.
Z. Viola, Mae Wilson.
Lloyd, Miss Brown.
ShoCkey & LandeS, Mrs. Pearl Baker. |.
Palace, Elsie Shull.
Townsend. Mrs. r. E. Rice. II
Hubbard, Naomi Yeager.
Pinkham, Bessie Lehman. II
Forney, Minnie Moriarity.
A. Lenze, Laura Shearer.
Rice, Johntz & Nicolay, Anna
kiles.
Crsmer 8 Kruger, Grace Good Twin.
Belle Springs. Vera Stanley.
Abilene Mills. Pearl Spangler.
Badger, Miss Chrissman. :
Baker 8 Wallerstedt. Faye Kubach.
Pepper Bros, Lois Crawford. l
A number Of Specialties, choruses
d novel features added to the inter
Of the entertainments. II will be
ven again this evening.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-03-01
Dairy Train ait
9 a. m. Saturday.

A late announcement says the StatelDairy
train schedule has been changed and the train
will be here at 8 a. m. sharp. Saturday.
March 8.
A session Of the State Dairy Association
will be held in A. Q. U. w. hall at that hour.
Everybody invited.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-03-01
lEssshal Iraoksy's Fine Record.

The Kansas City Journal say
United States Marshal Mackey iS q
candidate for re-sppoiptment and Will
be fortified mot only with some strong
political hackers. but also with fine
official record. A government In
SpeCtor, who made the rounds recent.
y, reported to, the department ct
Washington that Mackey's Office was
tho model marshaI's Office Of America.
This Is NO surprise to those who
know Mr.. Mackey. BE is one Of the
Vests finest gentlemen. the kind that
men like Roosevelt like to honor.
disappointment will be
made on the ground Of merit.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-03-01

junction City Union: In the list oil
the states political jobs, the Fifth
district Is credited with having two
Republicans in the supreme court as
associate justices. 1t hasn't. 1t did
have, but one man has been q resi-
dent Of Topeka for good long time.
But s.. s. Smith Of Abilene will proba-
ply be candidate for the place this
year. There are four associate
justices Of the supreme court to be
elected this year. Mr.. Smith is a
neighbor Of ours and he is q man who
is well deserving Of the support Of
this county. He is we'll qualified for
the place. He has been county at.
torney in Dickinson county for five
terms and has made splendid record.
He lie we'll known in this district and
would prove one Of the strongest
candidates that could be up In the
Fifth. This wsek Mr.. Smith author
lied the statement that be will not be
a candidate for the Republican nomi.
nation for attorney general, position
hat has been urged upon him by
many Of the leading papers and poll
icians Of the state.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-03-01

In view Of Henry Aliens admission
that he and George Clark divided the
state printing profits, Mr.. Clark
probably hopes no one will recall his
interview in which he stated positive
ly that they didn't.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-03-01

Concordia Blade: After reading
the report Of that Riley county Re-
publican committee meeting we must
conclude that the "unanimous" de-
mand that John I. Hessin be Candi-
date for congress was onlysa pipe
dream sent out by Manhattan paper.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-03-01

Ru'siA's recent defeat has 90. dis
oourugsd her from continuing ia Be-
studies Il the art Of var. A dlsiln.
euiihsd Ohcsr Il shs RussIaa irny
ls, ivsl cone % thii sOustfy iroa
Assosas oftAs lass var % nsks |.
stady oinslhcdI Of nsrial nssigallou.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-03-01
ACHTUNG.

Ich Pcehrc mich hermit crgebcust auzuzcigcn dass ch
mich ais Agent fuer Stadt u,d Land Eigcuum her
ncdergeasseu habe
Wcuu Thr Euer Land verKaufeu evoltb Kommt I.u
Mir ch babe stet Licbhaber fper dasselbe. Teh babe
cderzct ggen CUTE Hypohck Geld auszuIcihc auch bin
ch in der Lagc Euch gcgcn Fcuer, Smrm und ufaI Flu
versieheru.
Versashm uich Bel mir vorzusprecheu Meiu Gcehoets
local cendct SIGH Fred Broughtons Music Store, vsvis
VIM sReaectors'
Geschaltzteu FusPrch erwarteud zschne.
Hochncbssnd, Y
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-03-01
No Resin for Crumm.r.

5. Q. drummer Of Republic, candi
date for auditor. has issued card
saying; 81 have noticed in the daily
papers the account Of q Republican
congressional mass meeting, held d
Beilevills on the goth tinstant. and /
note that my candidacy for state
auditor was endorsed, for which i am
duly grateful. / notice. too, that Ii
is the intention to organize Crumnsr
and Hessin clubs IN Republic county.
While | appreciate the motives which
prompted my friends In this matter, |
trust that so far as | am concerned Or
80 far as my name may be used, that
this move will not be made. IhAvea
high regard for the ability and loyalty
Of all the gentlemen who have been
mentioned for congress In our dis.
riot do not wish to have my
name so coupled with any as to give
he impression that l am booming
my particular candidate. l do not |
hink Il necessary for those who have |
iaown ne for twenty-five years to
IrgADizs IN order to carry Republic
onhty for me. lam candidate for
uditor Of state and hope il will b
be pleasure Of my friends to aid me
a avoiding any onlangIiug alliances.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-03-01

les Arrss good i,rn land ana pa.
inrs 100 tprss n wheat Good
buIldings, water sle Is mIiss
noTihEssl q Abilens, Aadros, s9t
Noble. okiskoha City. OF.
ift4if22oa
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-03-01
SOLE By
MINICk y TAYL OR.

closures which may be made iii litisa-
ton. From another source 1t was
learned. however, that the McCurdys,
father and son, and members Of the
firm Of Raymond 6 Co., are preparing
to throw inside facts before the public
in these suits Both of the McCurdys
feel that they have been made the
scapegoats for many Of the things that
have happened in the Mutual. Ricn-
ard A. McCurdy and his son both feel.
It is said, that when all the facts in
the Mutual are known they will not
be blamed for many Of the things
which are held against them now
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-03-01

I'uAiding Trades workmen strike.
East st. Louis. Feb. 27.--About 500
carpenters and 1000 other men iden4-
lied with the building trades went on
strike here Monday to enforce de-
mands for increased wages. when
the carpenters demands were pre-
sented recently the contractors agreed
to accede to them provided the car
penters would agree not to 60 out
on any sympathetic strikes within q
year, The conditions were refused
by the carpenters and "a general
walkout ensued Monday. VIII
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-03-01

ncrnine ~ =, 2. onea rl,lu snd eosLi
Ir1u HknEn.
lf1i,. fo- ele..ssy bitiif - "a,
. ee.,se ~ - ~ .s'l t9.lI nlr'til1l
* 1l11 ~ - 0 I.iS5.l
Eanlas our-Esa1 t.r,fatus nj
.s.-o+oI~auG ne Essi dal,1 \
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-03-01

Rev. Mr.. Huckleberry Of Clifton IL
said to be almost as popular as Rev.
Mr.. Husband OF Chapman.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-03-01

8 Holi'b barber skoR undsE AtaSns.
saso1el bssk. mon e,1ll.lly located
d .Aa ally. 1oa ~ iaNlsd s ssiII
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-25

Hundreds of old bucks in the Indian Territory
are literally dying from broken hearts because they
are hedged about by too much civilization. They
don't want 20 farm and they don't want TO, take
allotments. They Just want 20 nsn and hunt.
~-Commtssioner TAMs BLxBH.
This may be the best Of all possible worlds,
but it is most unsatisfying to some OF US,
white as well as red. There are white
bucks who Just want to fish and hunt
but force Of circumstances keeps them on
the reservation, that is 70 say, In the store,
the office and other prisons made necessary
by civilization. We speak Of it as -the call
OF the Wild
Civilization Is comparative. To the red
man 1t. means an allotment and trousers;
to the white man restraint Of his liberty,
at work which he would rather not do, with
an occasional release "to fish and hunt
As the white mar car have too much civil
~ization, he sympethizes with the noble red
who wants none TAMs BIxBY proposes a
SOC, 900 acre lot for the old bucks among
his charges TO fish and hunt in perpetually
nc allotment, no store clothes, no garden
tools, nothing but loafing. 1t is rational
idea for a man born an Indian who does
not wish to be- white man. Perhaps it is not
practicable; indeed, we think no genuine old
buck would want TO stay On a 800 900 acre
lot always. 1t sounds combining to q child
of nature. But in our far flung national
domain, which was once the Indians, there
ought to be room enough for the experiment.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-25
AS 1T SHOULD BE.

WARRINGTON, Dec. PA review ~ the
changes made in the diplomatic service
during g the present session Of Congress shows
that with few exceptions the appointments
are either transfers or promotions. Most
OF them have been promotions. This is as
IL should be.
There has been no greater fault in the SER
vice than the common practice Of showing
new people. inexperienced and too often quite
unfit. into the higher places over the heads
Of men whose qualities have been tested by
experience in minor posts or subordinate
positions. The incentive to faithful endeavor
which lies in the hope of promotion has been
lacking; and the service has undoubtedly
suffered by reason OF its absence. The Con-
sular Reorganization bill Of last winter sought
to make promotion a rule in that depart
ment, but the provision was cut out. mainly
on the ground that It tended to n restriction
OF the right OF appointment vested in the
Executive. The same point would be raised
In any attempt to introduce such a rule into
the diplomatic service.
The choice between promoting deserving
men'already in the service and appointing In.
experienced men in payment OF political debts
or for any other reason rests with the Execu-
tive. Out OF eleven names sent in for con-
hrmation within the last few weeks nine are
promotions within the service. The other
two are Mr.. Fox. formerly director Of the
Bureau OF Republics. who is to be Minister TO
Ecuador. and Mr.. Squiers, formerly Minister
to Cuba and now assigned to Panama. A
similar practice appears in the appointment
Of nearly a score OF men to secretaryships
Many Of these appointments are promotions.
and nearly II not quite all the others are trans
fers which will benefit the service by broaden
ing the incumbents' experience.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-25

sponsibility should be demanded by the
Duma it would be conceded. Had he
taken a firm stand at the outset with
regard to the limitations of the forth
coming assembly, and had he at the
same time striven to cur a Govern
ment majority, it is unlikely that the
Duma would have undertaken to carry
things with so high a hand. But, as we
have said, there is reason to think that
Count WITTE had not formulated dis
tinctly the relation which under Russia's
peculiar conditions ought to exist be-
tween the peoples representatives and
the sovereign.
Premier SToIYPIN, on the other hand,
knows exactly what he wants, and how
far he means to go. He has made no
secret of his intentions, either, and the
new Duma will do well to take them into
account II it wants to be a long lived
assembly.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-25
The Saint and the Post once.

1t was the Dead Letter Office for the
Kringle. Appeals to the saint by the
little people who believe in him were not
delivered to societies and individuals
who craved permission to respond to
their appeals in the spirit of the season
and keep alive the beautiful faith of
childhood.
The mail OF the saint is heavy at
this time of open hearts and purses. His
correspondents do not write very plain,
but they are tremendously in earnest
and there's no mistaking what they
want. Sometimes it is pathetically little
and curious, a tiny toy or something to
wear that no child should be without.
The writers address the saint as if all
the grownups knew him and the post
man would surely find him; but they
seldom tell him where he can find them
or sign their full names, for they sup
pose he knows all about them. And they
never harbor a doubt that what they
ask for the saint will send them. There
is sometimes, although there ought not
to be, a cruel awakening, and the little
people cry themselves to sleep because
their good friend has forgotten them.
The letter written in the cramped hand
and in the simplifed spelling with so
much hopeful labor lies in the Dead
Letter Office and will never come back
let us hope not, although the sender
has been neglected. II the address of
him or her was enclosed it would be a
stupid postman OF a hard hearted parent
who should place the message that failed
in the faltering hand Of young innocence.
But according to the rules of the Post
Office Department the letter must go
back IL the saints petitioner was
practical enough to enclose name and
address.
The Department itself must be very
practical and it hasn't time, % is it its
province, to sit in judgment. No post
master can be authorized to turn over
the saints mail to whom he likes, for
this is a world of wiles as well as of char
ity. There are some people wicked
enough to work the Department for
their own selfish ends, and they ought
not to be allowed to put their unhallowed
hands upon the sacred tradition. Then
there must be no tampering with the
faith OF childhood; it is a proper prin-
ciple that the names of the saints corre-
spondents shall not be revealed to a
curious world. There are some sordid
souls who would coin thesimple confidence
into money. So the benevolent who
would play Santa Claus truly must be
disappointed. They cannot be sifted
out from the designing by any inevitable
process.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-25

onAcer made instant pursuit and that other 0nhcers
followed with q bloodhound The bloodhound
overlook the nrst onncer. ran him up . tree and
kept him mounted on a limb all night. Not long
ago a convict escaped from the work on the Wilkes
boro Jefferson turnpike: two ofhcers followed him
with q bloodhound: the animal took up with the
convict. and when the ofncers arrived the blood
hound turned on them 30 savagely that they had
20 kin him. Meantime the convict escaped again.
Just after the Lyerly murder in Rowan they sent
for bloodhounds.' as the phrase goes; the beasts
got on the track OF q rabbit and their owner liked
never to have found them. And they failed to
catch the rabbit. Mr. CT WATSON had q case In
court in which a bloodhound was . chief witness.
II was a case Of arson. T1s bloodhound was put
on tho trail of the criminal and freed the principal
witness for the prosecution. Mr.. wArsoN's re-
marks are not printable"
We appear as chorus only TO remark
that the cas- Of the rabbit proves the
bloodhound's fondness for innocent and
healthful recreation. Even Mr.. BRYAN
hunts jackrabbits when he is tired of
hunting the octopus. The other cases
reveal the unsupported sense of humor
Of the bloodhound and must greatly in
crease his reputation for high intelli-
gence. For it's the sport to have the
officer hoist with his own bloodhound.
In the next scene the bloodhound
satirizes the methods Of two-legged
detectives:
AT Wilson . few nights ago 9 burglary was
committed. The good of1ces of a bloodhound were
invoked, and out OF a crowd of negroes he selected
GARRETT DUPREs. who had not been within three
miles Of the scene Of tho crime. but who was
arrested and, OF course. discharged
The bloodhound did exactly what a
New York detective would have done.
Somebody must be arrested, some inDo-
cent person. That arrest will make the
guilty person believe that suspicion is
barking up the wrong tree. The next
instance is really irrelevant:
Chief W. S. ORR of tho Charlotte nro depart
ment gave $3.50 for two bloodhound pups, trained
them ten years and spent 1900 on them. One of
them went deaf in both ears and was killed. The
other he gave TO a country Niger. who presently
brought him back. saying that he wouldn't even
tree squirrels. and wasn't--to quote the niger
exactly worth a hurrah in he'll"
A bloodhound is subject to human
infrmities. A deaf, dumb and blind
bloodhound would be a perfect .detec-
tive. Chief ORR should have sold his
treasure to the police. The hound that
wouldn't tree squirrels deserved praise,
not blame. His finer instincts had been
cultivated. He hated cruelty to ami
mails. Probably he would have no OBJ
jections to hunting with a camera.
The Charlotte cynic says that sin
stances could be multiplied Multiply
them by a million, and they would be no
Encouragement to the Arkansas City
horsethief hunters. The bloodhound is a
keen humorist. We hope those Kansans
are good climbers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-25
rs THERE A SANTA CLAUSY

Reprinted on thfs Christmas morning at the request
Of mann friends or THE SUI. Of Santa Claus or
the laae Vtrgini1S Of yesterday and fo-ddy' ana
of the author Of me essay, the late F. 2. Church.
We take pleasure in answering at once
and thus prominently the communication
below, expressing at the same time our
great qualification that its faithful author
is numbered among the friends of The
SUN:
DEAR EpIroR: l I'm s years old.
Some of my little friends say there Is no santa
Claus.
papa says yf you see it in THE SUN It's So"
Please tell roe the truth; is there a Santa CLAUSE
VIRGINIA O'HANLoN.
IFS WEST NINETY-FIFrH STREET.
virginia, your little friends are wrong.
They nave been affected by the scepticism
OF a sceptical age. They do not believe
except they see. They think that nothing
can be which is NOT comprehensibleb by their
little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether
they be mems or cbildren's, are little. In
this great universe OF ours man is a mere in
sect, an ant. in h isintellect. as compared with
the boundless world a~bouthim, as measured
by the intelligence capable of grasping the
whole of truth and knowledge.
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He
exists as certainly as love and generosity
and devotion exist, and you know that they
abound and give TO your life its highest
beauty and Joy. Alas! how dreaTy would
be the world if there were no Santa Claus!
IL would be as dreary as if there were no
VirCinias. There would be no Childlike
faith then, no poetry, no omanc to make
tolerable this existence. We sbould have
no enjoyment, except in sense and sight.
The eternal light with which childhood fills
the world would be ~extinguished.
Not believe in Santa Claus! You might
as we'll not believe in fairies! You might
get your papa to hire men to watch in all
the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch
Santa Claus, but even if they did not see
Santa Claus coming down, what would
that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but
that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus.
The most real things in the world are those
thai neither children nor men can see. Did
you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn?
OF course not, but that's no proof that they
are not there. Nobody can conceive or
imagine all the wonders there are unseen
and unseeable in the world.
You may tear apart the baby's rattle and
see what makes the noise inside, but there is
a veil covering the unseen world which not
the strongest man, nor even the united
strength of all the strongest men that ever
lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy,
poetry, love, romance, can push aside that
curtain and view and picture the supernAl
beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real9
All, Virginia in all this world there is nothing
else real and abiding.
No Santa Clausl Thank God he lives, and
he ives forever. A thousand years from
now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand
years from now, he will continue to make
glad the heart Of childhood.