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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-12-13
RARE CHRISTMAS ATTRACTION
Famous Louis James at Junction
City on Dec. 25th.

Seldom does an attaction bear th,
stamp Of novelty with as much grac'
and distinction as the coming presen
tation Of THE Merry Wives Of Wind
sor," and while the comedy is one o.
Shakespeare's happiest contributions,
yet it has the novelty of having been
played more seldom than any one Of
his numerous plays, fact that can
be accounted for by the lack of suit
able material to presentit it. 1t will be
at Junction City opera house Dec. 25th
with Louis James in che cast as Fall
staff.
"The Merry Wives of Windsor" re-
quires a strong cast to give it life and
vitality, and Louis James thoroughly
aware of that fact has engaged a
splendid organization to support his
own Characterization of "Sir John
Falstaff."
Nellie McHenry and Norman Hack
EFT are especially engaged. Then
there is Aphie James, Charlotte Lam
bert, ]. Arthur Young, Nathan Aron-
son, VIM. Chrystie Miller, G. D. Burt,
Lillian Lancaster, Anna Millward,
etc., etc. A special matinee will be
given at 2:S0 P. m. making it conven-
lent for out Of town people to see the
complete production returning on
evening train. t&c
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-12-13
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Senator Brewer went to Topeka.

Senator Brewer went to Topeka.
G. r. Pitts was in from Navarro.
G. W. Poister Of Logan was in th
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Hodge went t.
Chicago.
Mrs. Andrew Gross left over tn,
Santa Fe for California.
@. D. Evans Of Des Moines, Iowa, il
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. q. P. Snyder.
Rev. T. J, Fink Of Enid, Okla, ii
visiting his daughter, Mrs. Davis.
W. H. Young, the hustling real
estate agent Of Enterprise, was in the
city.
H. H. Huston returned to Illinois
after visit with Mr.. and Mrs. P. j.
Grove.
G. G. Winsler went to Brookville
on business for the Belle Springs
Creamery Company.
John Poore returned to Sylvan
Grove where has an interest in the
Sylvan Grove News.
F. F. B. Volkman, the popular man
ager of the Woodbine hotel, with his
daughter was in the city.
Miss Myra Rogers is home from
Lake Forest seminary for the holidays
She has recovered from her illness.
G. C. Brumbaugh Of Portis, friend
Of H. G. Lower, spent few hours in
the city on his way to Sharon Springs.
DR.. E. L. Garrett is home from a
visit to his old home in Illinois.
They must have fed him well. He
has grown fat.
Hon. M. R. Hoffman, member of the
Pennsylvania legislature and a mill
lionaire, returned home after a visit
with j. L. Engle, j. S. Engle and
other friends.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-12-13
Santa Fe Excursions.

Christmas and New Years holiday
rates. The Santa Re will sell round
trip tickets for the holidays at one and
one third fare to all stations. Dates
Of sale, Dec. 20 TO rs, Dec. 20, 81 and
Jan. 1st. Final return limit Jan. Z.
Home seekers excursion LIST and
Srd Tuesday each month, December
70 April inclusive One fare plus
taO0. rs. SAILS,
Santa Re Agent.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-12-13
The Christian Volunteers

Have located in this city at Gil
West North 4th street. The Volun-
teers mission is to help the poor and
needy to a better life Of living and
point them to God and His cause.
So let us not forget to pray daily for
our missionary workers and let us not
fail to give what we can to the cause.
Lieut.. Gen. Lawrence in charge.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-12-13
Box Social.

There will be box social at the
Bell Valley school house, located at
Holland, Kas., Dist. III, Friday eve
ming, Dec. 21sth. A short program
will be given by the pupils. Girls
bring boxes. Everybody invited. Mae
Eva, teacher.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-12-13
Will Meet Here.

The annual mid-winter meeting of
the executive committee of the state
Sunday School association will be
held at the Office in this city, Deem
Der ~.
The Dolores star., 1906-10-19
A full mtth Il
pnah 4 Gum Thtttg
BY HON. PAUL H. KENDRIcKEN.


nature tie appeal young for the opportunity
what he do.
We picture such condition that which the doors of
house small community might be closed the applicant for work
and that he would need kind Of pull In the
young large might be unable after the gent ine
discover any opening whatever for employment and of he u
do nothing without pull
These When has ability and
character the kind described hardly Usually such
young make opening himself he has that quality wh
call And make the start life with moth
ing but his push and his good qualities recommend him.
much better him that he should be budened with pull
The pull useful thing but is not for such he 1t dgne
benefit and frequently benefit the naturally dent young
who has plenty of ability honest and loyal but lacking push
requires develop that useful quality 1t the
of those who have influence pull to be ready extend knd
effort behalf of the young who needs little
make good
Pull of itself alone made much young
of itself alone has done thousands When
push Alone OF push with ability and integrity tw
things that important than push itself
Columbus needed pull to discovera world Watt perfect
Stephenson the locomotive Fulton the steamboat
they all had push abundance and the pull that
s; e: :; ';s::s @ : ':s ss' -
The Dolores star., 1906-10-19
WHAT WE OWE TO INSECTS.
They Are Of the Greatest Benefit TO
Growing Flowers.

Prof. Darwin said that II 1t had not
been for insects we should never have
had any more imposing or attractive
flowers than those of the elm, the hop
and the nettle. Lord Avebury COM
pares the work of the insect to that of
the florist. He considers that just as
the florist has by selection produced
the elegant blossoms of the garden, SO
the insects, by selecting the largest
and brightest blossoms for fertiliza-
ton, have produced the gay flowers of
the field. Prof. Plateau, of Client, has
carried out series of remarkable ex-
periments on the ways of insects visit
ing flowers. He considers that they
are guided by scent rather than by
color, and in the connection he is at
variance with certain British natural
lists. Whatever may be the attraction
In flowers to insects-as yet, it ap-
pears undefined-it is certain that the
latter visit freely all blossoms alike,
making no distinction between the
large. bright-colored ones and the less
conspicuous blossoms like those Of the
currants, the lime, the planetree, the
nettle and the willow.
The Dolores star., 1906-10-19
'M,v Ch05.ERr0va

To be q successful wife, to retain the
love and admiration of her husband,
should be q woman's constant study.
At the first indication of ill-health,
painful or irregular periods. head
ache or backache, secure Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
begin its use.
Mrs. Chas. F. Brown. Vice-President
Mothers Club, 81 Cedar Terrace, Hot
Springs, Ark, writes:
Dear Mrs Pinkham:-
''For nine years dragged through miser-
able existence, suffering with inflammation
and female weakness and worn out with
pain and weariness. lone day noticed state
ment by woman suffering as was, but who
had been cured by Lydia f. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound, and determined to try it.
AT the end Of three months was q different
woman. Every one remarked about it, and
my husband fell in love with me all over
again. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound built up my entire system, cured the
trouble, and felt like a new woman. am
sure 1t will make every suffering woman
strong, well and happy, as it has me-"
Women who are troubled with pain
full or irregular periods, backache,
bloating Tor fiatulence), displacements,
inflammation or liberation. that bear
ing-down feeling. dizziness, faintness
indigestion, or nervous prostratioD
may be restored to perfect health
and strength by taking Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
The Dolores star., 1906-10-19
Chr Lark nf
Gultu1:f III GnllrgrH
BY PROF. WILLIAM WATTS FOLWELL,
Of University Of r1innesota.

considerable attention. would be a
present-day public schools colleges and universities
cultured of all situations dis
fractions the old rule makes according trained
matters of polish they
and heart In spite of notable advances
schools doing much for
previous generations Abraham Lincoln taught
drawing the school of Andrew Crawford
Indiana.
The university present estate being merely the
college multiplied by ten twenty make little claim
superior advantages culture But the American university slowly
ascending higher When shall reegated secondary
elementary studies Of its first years will liberated for
proper the secondary schools thus enlarged c
may In the university of dreams
museums galleries. heaer pa1k gardens court l
u agencies Of the school may euiminstc
The Dolores star., 1906-10-19

white and clean to the point OF snob-
bishness.
There was an embarrassing silence
during which we stared at each other.
Il don't suppose you're as old as
am?" he began, with depreciation.
began to feel subservient at once
I'm FIVE" replied, mod est decision
in my voice.
"Pshaw!" he exclaimed, in open
disdain, glancing hurriedly at his mo-
TIERS disappearing figure. and then
running his fingers through his closely
plastered hair. When he got through
itslooked like wheat field after a
wind storm. I'm seven!" he boasted.
I've got on new slippers" l men
toned as an Offset to his superior
years. seemed somehow in the be-
ginning to have misiDterpreted his
character.
"Us fellers is gettin' up a show"
he remarked with nonchalant indif-
ference.
"Co-could go to it," 1 asked, sup
pressing my emotion.
He was the very playmate Of my
dreams and totally different from ia
mie, who had to have bread and jam
in the middle of every afternoon. On
reflection, it seemed as If my first i'm
preston of this stalwart youth was
based on my acquaintance with ia
mie, who, in addition to eating bread
and jam between meals. had declined
to go into certain adventure with
me.
You could be in the show II you
weren't girl" said this desirable new
playmate.
I bemoaned the restrictions on my
sex, but he broke out warmly, "I'll
see II can get you in. anyway" He
was evidently high official in the en-
terprise.
A tear trickled down my cheek,
causing him to exclaim. What's the
matter?" In reply several other tears
followed the first one in its course.
| Then he told me just what he thought
Of people who cried. 1t was much the
same as what thought of Jamie.
When he was gone my mother asked
me II 1 did not want Charles to come
to see me any more. replied quite
promptly and emphatically that did.
"Then why did you cry SO this after
noon?" she inquired.
1 could not answer because l did
| not know. But Nellie and Luella and
Miss Strain doubtless could have told
| mo that It was because had met =
| Chicago Daily News
The Dolores star., 1906-10-19
silver Market Boosted by Colorado
Men.

The increasing price In silver prom
ises TO restore Colorado to the prcud
place occupied before the panic Of %.
It is said that the rise in silver from AZ
cents an ounce in December, 1902. to
nearly 70 cents an ounce to-day, is the
result of the skillful marketing of the
white metal in this country and
abroad. Nearly all the silver product
of the United States and Mexico Is
sold through the American Smelling
and Refining Company, and authorities
on the metal market assert that this
and Refining Company, managed by
the Guggenheims. and authorities on
the metal market assert that this
company has been conducting such q
judicious campaign in the worlds
markets. which will probably send sill
yer to IS cents an ounce before many
months.
Apparent yerifcation Of this state
mept is found in the steady upward
movement Of silver since its price
touched bottom and a heavy blow was
dealt to the smelling industry, as well
as the entire West. Silver's average
price in 1901 was 5S.97 cents. in 1902 II
was 52.16, in 1908 1t was 53.57 cents,
and in 1904 1t averaged 57.32 cents.
In 1905 the average price was 60.35
cents, and for the first eight months OF
this year the average has been 60.35
cents. The increasing price and
steadiness of the market for silver in.
dicates that some powerful influence
is behind it rather than the usual fiuc
tuating demand from customary
sources.
The American Smelling and Rein
ing Company suffered severely from
the decline in silver, as the output OF
the mining districts was necessarily
curtailed. Under the new conditions
silver mines in such famous old camps
as Aspen, Leadville, Ouray, Creede. Sill
verton, Telluride, Rico. Georgetown
and Idaho Springs will spring into
activity again. Prospecting for silver
will be resumed, and new mines added
to the long list that in Colorado's
palmy days of silver mining made the
state famous. 1t is said that the
American Smelling and Refining Com,
pany has been working for dozel
years to SO influence the worlds sill
yer market that the great volume o!
business lost when the panic of '9s
came might be restored. 1t is a glor
ious thing for Colorado that the com
pany is meeting with SO much success
in its efforts.
The Dolores star., 1906-10-19
NO DAWDLlNG.
A Man Of 70 After Finding Coffee Hur,
Him, Stopped Short.

When man has lived to be 70 years
old with 40-year-old habit grown to
him like knot on tree, chances are
he'll stick to the habit till he dies.
But occasionally the spirit of youth
and determination remains in some
men to the last day of their lives.
When such men do find any habit of
life has been doing them harm, they
surprise the Oslerites by a degree of
will power that is supposed to belong
to men under 40 only.
Il had been user of coffee until
three years ago-a period of 40 years
and am now TO-" writes N. Oak.
man. Il was extremely nervous and
debilitated, and saw plainly that I
must make a change.
Il am thankful to say I had the
nerve to quit coffee at once and take
on Postum without any dawdling, and
experienced no i'll effects. On the CON
trary, commenced to gain, losing my
nervousness within two months, also
gaining strength and health otherwise.
For man of my age, l am very
well and hearty. sometimes meet
persons who have not made their
Postum right and don't like it. But l
tell them to boil it long enough, and
call their attention to my looks now,
and before l used it, that seems CON
vincing.
Now, when have writing to do,
or long columns of figures to cast up,
I feel equal to it and can get through
my work without the tagged out feel.
ing of Old Name given by Postum
Co.. Battle Creek, Mich. Read the
book. "The Road to Wellville." in
DkSs. There's q reason"
The Dolores star., 1906-10-19

ma DenlnQ tne linden. IL annoyed me
very much that my mother constantly
invited to play with me persons with
whom did not wish to play and for
bade me to play with others whom l
liked very much to play with-the lat
ter being chiefly the small members of
the tribe living In the alley back Of our
house.
In spite of my care in hiding from
him this particular visitor spied me
out and ran up to me-
/ saw at glance that he would not
do. The only men I could tolerate
were Rob. who spent all his time
incoming with Nellie; Bill. who was
forever dancing with Luella, and John
Munro. who. Of late, had taken to
talking about uninteresting subjects
with Miss Strain-my nurse-a situa-
ton which is apt to repeat itself in
ones life's history.
1t was because of this situation that
had been asking for brother. / felt
the need of contact with certain mas
culine qualities. l wanted to be bull
lied and spruned and teased. This
young gentleman, however. apparently
offered no possibilities. His hair was
flaxen and was parted In the middle
His eyes were baby blue and SO was
his necktie, which was about as large
as my sash. His face was pink and
The Dolores star., 1906-10-19

A new law of France provides for a
rest day." and even gay Paris is TAX
ing to the idea with relish. In fact.
the employees In some establishments
which have disregarded the require
ments of the law are in such earnest
that they have made a lively demons
tration. It is evident that great
many French people are more willing
to observe Sunday than has been sup
posed. And as the law is in the in
terest of good morals as well as good
order, there will be general approval
of those who seek to enforce It
The Dolores star., 1906-10-19
A Florida man has devised a scheme

A Florida man has devised scheme
by which he declares any man can
make his own ice at cost of ten
cents hundred pounds. the process
taking only five minutes. He adver-
tised widely that he would give the
formula to the world at the rate Of
two dollars a head. This beats the
cold and tedious business OF cutting
ice or building an expensive ice fac
tory from his standpoint, but the Unit
ed States postal authorities say the
only trouble with the scheme is it Is
4 fraud.
The Dolores star., 1906-10-19
Animal. Do with Little Water.

There are some animals which rare
ly drink; for instance. the llamas. of
Patagonia, and certain gazelles of the
far east A number of snakes, liz
ards and other reptiles live in places
devoid of water. A bat of western
America inhabits waterless plains. In
parts of Lozere, France, there arc
herds of COWS and goats which hardly
ever drink and yet produce the milk
for RoQuefort cheese.
The Dolores star., 1906-10-19

Some day there may be United
States Of Central America. A party
has lately been organised in San Sal
vador. the leaders Of which hope to
bring about = federation OF the Central
American republics. The experiment
OF federation has been tried once or
twice; but the people are better quail.
ned for It now than they used to be
The Dolores star., 1906-10-19

The year continues its earthquake
and volcano record. Emulous Of We
suvius and others which have been
displaying their pyrotechnic possibil-
tiles, La Soufriere, on the West In.
dian island of st. Vincent. has start
ed its internal fires and is giving an
interesting exhibition.
The Dolores star., 1906-10-19

The university of the
future will be a place
where culture will be put
upon the same basis as
sociology, psychology or
philosophy. The methods
of the Common schools
of the days gone by, when
little learning was taught
The Dolores star., 1906-10-19


Perhaps nobody eve1
has had a chance to get 9
good start in life without
some kind of pull. Thai
pull may come in the
form of a word of kindly
recommendation to em.
ployment by some inau.
entail man, or it may
II :
The Dolores star., 1906-10-19

A Georgia sheriff has prevented a
lynching by carrying the proposed VIC
tim away in an automobile SO swiftly
that the mob couldn't keep up. The
mob may try. however, to obtain re-
venge by having the sheriff PROSECUTED
for exceeding the speed limit.
The Dolores star., 1906-10-19

The London county council has
passed a law which makes the throw
ing OF banana skin on the sidewalk
a misdemeanor punishable by fine
Of 40 shillings. 1t generally costs
more than that to repair the damages
OF the man who steps on a banana
peel
The Dolores star., 1906-10-19

In 1904 the United Staes sold in
China fabrics to the value OF $4,7S2.-
141. In 1905 sales of the same goods
amounted to $12,566.O93. The boycott
seems 70 have satisfied the demands
OF Chinese patriots without al the
same time doing any great injury to
American merchants.
The Dolores star., 1906-10-19

An ordinance has been introduced
In the Mexico city council making the
skating rink license ten dollars week
and prohibiting the use of pianos in
such places OF amusement. II. says
the Mexico, Mo-, Ledger. there Is a
place ON earth calculated to make a
woman forget mother. home and
heaven It IL q skating rink.
The Dolores star., 1906-10-19

A negro who claimed to be 100 years
old Is dead in Illinois, AS he never
boasted Of having nursed Thomas JEFF
ferson he may not have exaggerated
his age. either.
The Dolores star., 1906-10-19

It Is said in New York that there
are seven dictators in the financial and
business world, and that those men
are John d. Rockefeller. ]. P. Morgan.
James J. Hill, James Stillman. George
F. Baker, Jacob Schiff and E. H. Har-
riman. These seven men represent in
terests that cover every possible
phase Of business enterprise in Amer
ica.
The Dolores star., 1906-10-19

New York burglars are travelling
around to business In automobiles. II
you wish to avoid being mistaken for
= burglar or capitalist, don't travel
In an automobile.
The Dolores star., 1906-10-19
Recently lamagno. the Italian tenor

Recently lamagno. the Italian tenor
and the greatest singer Of the age, de-
string to leave for his children some
record of his genius, had made, upon
specially prepared plates for reproduc.
tion in the phonograph. several rec
ords Of his songs. Two OF these rec
ords have been preserved in museum
in Paris. The plates were made with
great care and are sealed in metal
boxes. containing also chemical com.
pounds for their preservation. The
boxes are labeled and dated. One will
be opened so years from now and the
other at the end of a century.
The Dolores star., 1906-10-19

Thousands of Cinnamon are cutting
on their pigtails in China and one was
arrested for "mashing' in Chicago
lately. The yellow men seem to be ad-
vancing In the ways of civilization at
q brisk gallop.
The Dolores star., 1906-10-19

John Jacob Astor II . regular auto
cars than any other man in the United
States. and is constantly adding TO
His store.
The Dolores star., 1906-10-19

Damascus, whose pedigree is the
longest Of living cities. is losing its
character. An enterprising Belgian
company is cutting through 1t with an
elecfric tramway. and is sprinkling
electric lights In its ancient streets.
what IS more. the motive power for
theee installations is derived from
the harnessing of the river falls 22
miles on. - that no feature of the
modern invnsion is spared the place
wkence the Jew Of Tarus escaped In
I kaeket ever the wall. The British
ac1SSx conaul reports that az miles
uf1Ae tram line are already bstng lald.
The Dolores star., 1906-10-19

Where did you get such a cold
Johnnie:" Haven't any cold: I've
only got cold in my talk"
The Dolores star., 1906-10-19
Thr 6l1prrntr 0hligatintt
nf 6nntr B1ilntttg
By MARY A. LlvERr1oRE.

rule of the home is the
"A of "a may build castle palace" say;
Cobbe but, poor be he wise Solo
rich Croesu he cannot it into home Nc
~ masculine do that. 1t and only
La ,u all by herself she must prefers with
F help herwo house into home
~ requires high order of to be good wife, mother
departments possesses such combination of admirable
qualities both mental and moral that with training she might
make success in any business in life.
The duties of the mother begin long before her children into
and the duties Of the father also He needs to know that the
physical sins which he thoughess commit his early manhood
punished uy the person his child by the action of the
emoreess law of heredity
mother should all that teach of the parental
of being and of her Her acquaintance with physiology should
be the superficial knowledge the ordinary school college
should thorough exposition of the of her physical
being with clear understanding of the ygenc laws she must obey il
would grow healthy enduring womanood She should be taught
the laws of ventilation and of nutrition what constitutes heahfu food
and its scientific preparation the of infancy the nursing of the sick
in what that an scrupuus cleanliness consists which almost
prohibits called the doctors dirt disease from
crossing threshold The details of this necessary knowledge be
learned only practice and slowly But the foundations must be laid
early study The mother must dignity these matters the mind Of
daughter hem there pouring
such clouds of light pertaining all matters of physical life and well
being that the mothers of the future these respects ought to be great
improvement the mothers of the past and present
The Dolores star., 1906-10-19

LEARN EXPERT SHORTHAND
New, quick method; SIS to $25 posi-
tion guaranteed. Lesson free. Perniu
Business College Denver.
The Dolores star., 1906-10-19

The Office doesn't seek the man hall
SO often as the officer does.
The Dolores star., 1906-10-19
WOMEN WHO CHARM
HEALTH IS the FIRST EsseI1AL
II Helps wnen to Win and Hold
Mems Admiration. Respect and Love

Woman's greatest gift is the power t.
inspire admiration, respect, and love
There is beauty in health which il
more attractive to men than mere regu
larity of feature.