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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-05-03
For Sale!


Choice farm Of 24o acres,
smooth second bottom land q
miles north Of Winfield, Cow
ley County, Kansas.
$50 acres in cultivation.
IS acres in meadow.
40 acres in pasture with
never failing spring.
8 acres good orchard.
2 good wells and cistern.
7-room house.
Large barn and granary, all
new.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-05-03
TOO MUCH RIRCTRICITY.
Misc Maggie Stillie Has 0 Marrow
Eecape.

Misc Maggie 6tillie Has o Marrow
Escape.
Miss Maggie Stillie, one Of the tele.
phone girls at the Brown Exchange.
had q narrow escape last week
about $3.50. One OF her duties was to
shut off the street lamps current.
Instead Of taking hold Of the lever
handle she touched . piece Of iron
connecting the current-wires and was
shocked into inconsistencies. The
other girls heard her fall and ran to
her assistance. II was some hours
before she recovered but except for q
badly burned hand which will pro-
baby always carry o scar, she is not
seriously hurt.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-05-03

The Republicans Of Logan township
will hold their township caucus to
nominate township officers ct the
same time and place As the county
convention primaries May "a. By
order Of committeeman.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-05-03
MIsuouRl FAOIEIo-AT ann1HazoA.
ABILENH's SOCIETIES.

A 2. AND A. M.-Beneyolent Lodge, no
"A g, meets AFSt and third Monday even
ma In each month ~ Masonic hall cQERe
Third and Cedar. Jacob A. Young, W. EsI J.
l. WoElsy, secretaFyi visiting oFsshfen Set :
come,
VEYOMAN'B BELIEF CORPS = No. 60
Wv meets alternate Wednesdal afAegs'
noonA 1t $40 o'clock In X. Of p. hall, AHl
Marion B. Kirk. prosid0ntl Mrs, Olive
Peters. secretary,
DoYAL ARoH MABONB-oyFus OhaptoR.
N No. q, meets IN Masonic hall She 49,
1nd and fourth Fridays Of each month
r. W. Morse, b. P.l Jacob A. Young, Beoy.
TRIPLE TIE BENEYIT ASSOCIATION
i Abilene Council No. a. meets on soaonA
and fourth Thursday evenings Of each
month. Vilitors welcome. Albert L. Young,
prosidenti John 0. Roger secretary.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-05-03

At the home Of the groom's sister,
Mrs. Phillip Gutsch, on Turkey creek,
Friday evening, occurred the mar.
riage Of Miss Belle Pugh, Of Tampa,
and Chas. W. Hoffman. Of Hope.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-05-03
LOOKED coon 20 THIN.
Frisco Refugees Had BOnntiful Lunch
at Abilene.

kAAAVV 1ssANl 80 AA&A 1vtAAeAhuA 1uIvA
at Abilene
Forty-sevea Frisco refugees hurry
ing eastward we're On the o. ?. noon
train. g. h. Forney. president Of the
Commercial Club. met them as the
depot with cans Of coffee and geusr-
ous lunch for each one, including
Belle Springs butter, cream and eat
ables.
at looks good to u.s." said one Of
the party. Over 1000 were on the
train that left Frisco but the others
have stopped of. These are going to
Kansas City. They lost everything.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-05-03

A Clear Brain and healthy body
are essential for success. Business
men, teachers, students. housewives
and other workers say Hoods Sarsa-
parillA gives them appetite and
makes their work seem easy. IL
overcomes that tired feeling.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-05-03

Most disHguring skin eruptionS,
scrofula, pimples, rashes, etc., are
due to impure blood. Burdock Blood
Bitters is o cleansing blood tonic.
Makes you Clsar-eyed, clear-braIned,
OlaRr.aklnnNd.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-05-03
Calderhead ct Herington.

The Grand Army Post Of Herington
has extended an invitation to Hon.
W. A. Calderhead to deliver the Me-
mortal address on the SOth day Of
May. -
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-05-03

Thousands OF acres Of western land
for sale in Thomas county, one Of the
best wheat counties in the state, by
Epeer & Coulson. Call and see thems
..-. 63-ti
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-05-03

Itching piles provoke profanity,
but profanity won't cure them.
Doan's Ointment cures itching, bleed
ing or protruding piles after years Of
suffering. At any drug store.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-05-03

Abilene Business Project That II
Proving Very Successful.

AwAWnS UunluoBB &T0Jeot xuAb ~
Proving Very Succsssful.
That Abilene'S business projects are
always q success 10 again attested BY
the following item from tho King
fisher, Okla, Times regarding the
National Concrete Post Co. OF this
city, Of which M. D. Bets has been
the successful manager. Not only In
the older states but also In the new
countries Isl proving great success.
We find that Mr., Bets has made Q
phenomenal success In the new enter.
prise which his many friends here are
glad TO learn as he has been . resident
Of this county since his early boyhood
and 10 one whose integrity has never
been questioned. The Times says:
We. the undersigned, have had
more Or less dealings with the Ma
tional Concrete Post Co., OF Abilene,
Kansas. and also directly with It's gen.
eral manager, Mr.. M. b. Betz, who
has been here the past few weeks In
Producing their reinforced concrete
post. We have received the opinion
Of many leading farmers in tho neigh
borhood which 10 universal In favor Of
the concrete post. We have tried IL
and can testify to Its merits and also
TO the simple process Of making them.
After once seeing them made any
school boy in his teens can make them
% readily % an expert.
Every farmer should have q SGT Of
moulds with which to make his own
posts for his farm right OF his home.
II has been demonstrated that the
cement, wire and staples cost the |
farmer under this arrangement mot to |
exceed 10 cents per post. Mr.. Betz
has been here but o few weeks and
has already transacted over one thous-
and dollars worth Of business here
with the assistance Of his agents
which shows the popularity Of the
new fence post. He comes here very |
highly recommended from home and
sdjoining counties and his dealings
with rs could not have been more
- kA1A knR~
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-05-03
PILES

Itehlne, Blind, Hlesfing or Protrudlng
Pilss pslesl ls,. refund Money y ~
boz lcnE nlaadinR. % . - "a deFA tlrst ap-
plication gives eane ald reg2 ~ n yoll
truruna hasn't e sad &c IN stamps ard
uifl y fqrgszdcd gost-paid b. Psad Ned
cina Ca, a.. flouia No
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-05-03
Aak for Allen's Foot. Ease, 4 Powder.

AK for ALIENS Foot-Ease, . Powder.
IL makes walking easy. Curel
Corns, Bunions, Ingrowing Nails,
Swollen and Sweating feet. At all
Druggists and Shoe Stores, $50. Don't
accept any substitute. Sample FREE.
Address, Allen s. OlmSted, Leroy,
NY.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-05-03

NoR cATARRH Of the nose, throat,
! stomach, bowels and more delicate
organs, be sure to take Hoods Sarsa-
parilla Is A RADICAL CURE.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-05-03

H. a. AomHWVub
Considering the character and finan-
cial standing Of the above named gem
tlemen, 1t is certainly splendid en-
dorsement Of the Reinforced Concrete
Post % we'll 90 Mr.. Bet7 and his COM
.pany. Each gentleman being citi-
zen in high standing and q practical
and well.to-do farmer, realizes the
merit Ofthe concrete post as is shown
by the amount Of sales already made.
We believe this post to be one Of the
greatest farm improvements Of the
present age.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-05-03

ITCHING. ooGlng, scaling Salt Rheum
J is cured by Hoods Sarsaparilla,-
the great and unequalled remedy for
everYs kind Of SKIN DISEASE.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-05-03

Winfield Is town Of 5000 people,
has excellent schools and two colleges
and abundance Of natural gas. Will
sell for cash or exchange for Dickin-
son county land.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-05-03
SANTA FE ROUTE,

No. 300 reaches Kansas City $50 .. a.
Through chair cars Abilene 70 Kansas
rect connection at Strong City for lpolst
in Colorado and California, also direct eons
nectiona for all points in Oklahoma ans
Texas. Fast time, good trains and best COZ
For further particulars call on or address
y. 8. Sails, agent. Santa Be. Phone u.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-05-03
To ouRE A ooLp IN oNE pAY

take LAXATIVE BRoMo QUIEINF TAB
lota All druggists refund The money n 70
fails % cure. r VI. Groves aignaf1fS q 10
each boz. &c
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-05-03
Santa Fe
Wishes "
help settle
your country.

Do your friends back East
agOOd turn By sending rs
list Of their names and adj
dresses. We will send them
descriptive land literature
shout your section Of The
Southwest.
Write today TO
cen. ColonIation Agent A. 7. 81
Fry
Railway E1.A.ngs OAis,gs
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-05-03
H. K. HUMPHREY.

Care Security Milling Co.. Abilene
Kansas.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-23

feminine charms he has so often and so
pleasngly portrayed in his verse, perhaps
it would be best not to tell his age 1t IS
sufficient to say that he is on the sunny
side of the half-century mark, and his
portrait gives no evidences of the raw
ages of time. He was born in Alabama,
the greater part of his life has been spent
in that state, and he still keeps his pic
turesque ancestral home in the environs
OF Tuscaloosa. OF late years a great deal
of his time has been spent in the east
the Mecca of all successful literary Amer
ioans-and he has been once or twice
abroad but he still counts Tuscaloosa his
home, and has spent some time there in
the summer and fall of the present year
preparatory to another European So
journ, which he expects to devote mostly
to Italy and southern France.
There was never a more popular man
in Alabama than Samuel Minturn Peck.
Personally he has not been so generally
known to the general public of the state
as some of it's politicians, but none IF
them has warmer or more disinterested
friends among its people. He is a great
social favorite in the cities of Birming-
ham and Montgomery, where he has Of
ten visited. His father was at one time
chief justice of the Alabama supreme
court, and his family IS one of the best
of the old regime in the noted Black Belt
region He is a man of ample build tall
and broad-shouldered, rudy of complex
len and of that wholesome and genial
temperament that makes and holds his
friends. He is a gentleman both by ma
ture and by culture, and these admirable
personal qualities add greatly to the in
terest that attaches to him as a poet
He is a graduate of the University OF
Alabama, and took a post graduate
course at Columbia university. His pub
LEGATIONS up to date include cap ard
Bells 1886; Rings ana Love Knots"
1892: Rhymes and Roses" 1885, Fair
Women of Today" 1896; "The Golf Girl"
1899, and Alabama Sketches 1902 All
of these are volumes of poems except the
last two. 1.-The Golf Girl is fiction and
alabama Sketches is a collection of
very pleasing short stories These have
had flattering sale, and were well re-
ceived by the critics. But it is as a writer
of verse on which Mr.. Peck's distinction
chiefly rests.
1t was in the early eighties that stray
bits of newspaper verse having MIR.
Peck's signature began to attract attel-
ton. Some of the poems he wrote at this
time as is often the case with fragmen-
tary rhythmic productions, lost his sig
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-23

known actress. The musician who COM
posed the air to the song appropriated
the words bodily without asking the au-
thor's consent. A large sum was realized
from the sale of the song, which all went
into the musicians pocket, and he mig
gardly refused to recognize Mr.. Peck 5
claim for any considerable part of the
proceeds. The poet had no recourse at
law because he was unprotected by n
copyright. The song is familiar to TIE
general public, but it bears reproduction
here as a specimen of the poets earliest
work:
THE GRAPEVINE SWING.
Whsn l was a boy on the old plantation,
Down by the deep bayou,
The fairest spot of all creation,
Under the arehing blue;
When the wind came over the cotton and
the corn,
To the long slim loop I'd spring
With brown feet bare, and az hat-brinl
torn,
And swing in the grapevine swing.
Swinging in the grapevine swing,
Laughing where the wild birds sing,
/ dream and sigh
For the days gone by
Swinging in the grapevine swing.
Out-o'er the water-lilies bonnie ard
DIlSHl,
Back-to the moss-grown trees;
l shouted and laughed with a heart as
light
As a wild rose tossed by the breeze
The hooking bird joined in my reckless
glee,
/ longed for no angels wing;
| was just as near heaven as I wanted
to be,
Swinging in the grapevine swing.
Swinging in the grapevine swing,
Laughing where the wild birds sing,
Oh, to be a boy
With a heart full of Joy,
Swinging in the grapevine swing
I'm weary at noon, I'm weary at night,
I'm fretted and sore at heart,
And care is sewing my locks with white
As | wend through the feve.ed mart.
I'm tired of the world with its pride ana
pomp,
And fame seems a worthless thing.
I'd barter it all for one days romp
/, And a swing in the grapevine swing.
Swinging in the grapevine swing,
Laughing where the wild birds sing,
l would l were away
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-23
PERFECT WOMAN MEASURE

vanity of the peacock and. the softnoss
of the down on the throat of the swallow.
the hardness of the diamond, the sweet
flavor of honey and the cruelty of Tie
tiger. the warmth of fire, the chill Of
snow, the chatter of the Jay and The
cooling of the turtle dove. All of these
elements are not found in one woman,
and never We're. The ancients disagreed
as to their ideal Venus, and so do mod
erns. There is no perfect type; no fixed
standard. The majority vote ruled in tie
olden time, and so it does today. This
vote has been taken by thousands o.
theatre-goers, and it has been recorded
in favor of Miss frankie Bailey Of
Bachelors Boston Bellies compHny,
coming tomorrow to the Gayety theati e.
While the company recently playing
at the Hub, Miss Bailey. accompanied
by Miss Hattie Mills. Manager JacS
Singer and Hugh p McNally, the well
known writer on theatrical affairs, went
to Harvard university, where Miss Bailey
was measured by DIR. Dudley A. Sargent.
the famous professor of physical culture
an International authority on anatomy.
He declared Miss Bailey to be one of tne
most beautifully formed women in Amor
lea, which means that she has without
doubt the best figure upon the Amerlcon
stage.
A few figures from the report will prove
of great interest to the intelligent reader
The numbers are in inches and decimal
fractions: Weight. 1S9 pounds; height
standing, 63; sitting, 34S; girth of head,
21.9; of neck, 12.4; of chest, So; of chest
QulD. 36.2: waist, 2S.7; hips, S7.4; thigh
GighD, 21.7; left, 21.3; calf UighD, 1874;
left, 1874; upper arm (righD. lis; left
ia; elbow TighD, "a; left, 9.3; forearm
Gight. 90; left, 9.3; depth of chest, 20;
of abdomen, IL; girth of shoulders, SIS;
| ~ Of nin . LON r N
of foot (righD, 90; left, 9.3; stretch Of
| arms, 6l2. The symmetry of Miss frankie
Bailey has thus been established by the
highest authority in the land.
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nature In making 'the rounds of the
press" and came to be variously credited
as they Travelled. 1t was something OF
this kind that first brought about an &C.
quaintance between Mr. Peck and the
writer of this article The latter was at
this time doing the editorial work on the
Birmingham Herald, since merged with
the Age The Montgomery Advertiser re-
produced Mr.. Peck's well-known poem,
1.-The Southern Girl" with an erroneous
credit, and the Herald, with assumed su-
perior knowledge said the poem was OF
northern origin, and tentatively. eH
pressed the opinion that it probably came
from one Peck of Milwaukee, who has
since become famous In more ways th9n
one, but not for rhymes of the pleasing
quality produced by the Alabama man o.
the same cognomen. The controversy
brought out a letter from the real au-
thor at Tuscaloosa, not fifty miles away.
1t also developed the fact that this poem
was first contributed to the New Orleans
for it, and a year after reproduced it
oneous credits it had acquired in its trav
els. The poem has since been very IA
mliar one, and is generally known to
readers of current verse.
Probably one of the best known, though
by no means the most meritorious, poems
Mr.. Peck has ever produced is Swinging
in the Grapevine Swing" Its lyrical
quality caused it to be set to music, an1
it had quite a vogue as a popular song,
being Included in the repertoire of a we'll
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-23
SAMUEL DlIN7URN PECK. A
SINGER OF SWEET SONGS
Poet is a Native of Alabama
and a Popular Man
CALLS TUSCALOOSA HOME
Is Related to One of the States Most
Prominent Families of the Black
BeIt-Some of His Best
Known Work.

Richard H. Yancey, in the Nashville
American.
Among the minor American poets of
today one very much appreciated and ad-
mired for the musical simplicity of his
verse, it's easy rhythm and apt sprightli-
ness of expression, is Samuel Minturn
Peck. The adjacent minor as used here
is not comparative. There are no major
American poets now. The muses., in fact,
have never furnished the western world
with a real master of SOMEONE whose
work compares in strength and symmetry
with that produced in the older lands be-
You'd the seas-and the greatest Ameri-
can poets are OF the past. This l take
1t, is a safe assertion that none will
hardly venture or even care to challenge
All the great New England coterie are
gone, aud Walt Whitman df he were
really a poeD and Sydney Lanier have
been some 20 years dead. I know of none
of the same class who has come to take
their places.
speak of Mr.. Peck as a minor poet
because his singiags have been wholly
attuned to a minor key. He is entirely
unpretentious and his verses have a
spontaneity suggesting that they were
born of love rather than ambition-loVe
cf song, of nature, of music and of
rhyme. They come of the pleasure of
giving them form and utterance rather
than any thought of the reputation that
the author might attain thereby. He mas
never write other than short POEMS
vers de socetie, lyrics and nature poems,
but these have brought him into favora-
HE notice throughout the country, and
he has grown seadily in the favor Of the
literary and poetry-Ioving public sinca he
first began to write.
AS Mr.. Peck hls by some chance, or
mischanca, as the case may be, remained
a bachelor, resisting successfully Those
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-23
Increase Mllsap's Endowment.

Jackson, December 22.-(Special.) y
The Methodists of the state of Missis-
sippi have determined, through their
conference recently held. to increase
the endowment fund of the Millsaps
college in this city by 100000, and
active work will be begun in that
direction at once. The success of the
church college has been wonderful, and
the members of that denomination will
see that the sum wanted is raised
having never failed heretofore when
called on for any sum, no matter how
large.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-23

M ANY men of many minds has
M been considered a wise saying
since the world began. 1t is
doubtless as true today as it ever was,
and means that it is difficult for all men
to agree concerning something that many
believe should be self-evident. The fact
is, we do not think alike, and probably
never will One man. especially admires
brunettes; blondes appeal with strangely
fascinating force to another, while the
various grades between the extremes OF
these types are charming to vafious
men.
Women of course, have also their dit
ferent tastes about tall men and short
men, fair men and dark men, thin men
and stout men, and so on all through the
long list. The same irreyocable princl-
pies govern as to perfection of beauty.
Really, there is no perfection of beauFy
either in lines or in coloring.
A great writer has said that to make 4
perfect woman, the head should come
from Greece, the shoulders from Italy,
the bust from Austria, the complexion
from England, the expression from
France, the feet from Hindustan and tGe
walk from Spain. In the American-born
woman, being a mixture of every race,
one finds the richest puchritude. She
seems to be the essence and the combina-
ton, the sum and the substance, the ui-
ion of all the factors used.
According to Hindu mythology, by
Twashtri when he created woman he
took the roundness of the moon, the un-
dulations of the serpent the entwininS
of climbing plants, the trembling of the
grass the slenderness of the rose vine
and the velvet of the flower the lightnss IS
of the leaf and the glance of the fawr.
the gaiety of the suns rays and the tears
of the mists, the Inconsistency of the
winds and the timidity of the hare, the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-23
Exciting.

From the Chicago News,
The headliner was busy getting up his
headlines.
Crush. Mob Riot Poliee' he
unused methodcally.
Great Scott" exclaimed the caller in
the sanctum. has there been another
outbreak in Russia ,"
"Oh, no. replied the headllner, 'T am
only getting ready to describe the seefes
at an Understandable wedding last
evening
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-23

If you are going east during
the holidays purchase your
ticket via Southern Railway
through Atlanta, now showing
over three hours the quickest
schedule between Birmingham
and New York.
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But fairest things
Have fleetest wings
And Peggy crossed the brook.

A number of these unpublished poems
are in a collection called Poems of Ma
ture." They are full of glowing descrln-
ton. rich in color and full of the music
with which nature abounds. One OF
these. wild Asters," begins with this
stanza:
In gold and purple galaxies,
Ye star the countryside
Ye twinkle in the autumn breeze,
And think We halfway hide
Your lustre in a cloud of green,
By modesty to gain
subtler grace to spell Ire scene,
Wild Asters in the lane.
1t has been said that:
Poets are all who feel great truths
And tell them. And the truth OF truth is
love"
Probably this was intended to describe
a poet of higher degree than Mr.. Peck 3
aspirations have reached. 1t is too exalt-
ed definition to fit the popular concep-
ton that associates poetry with song
the music of words 81 knew very wise
man. said Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun,
who believed that if a man were per.
mitted to make all the ballads he need
not care who should make tile laws Of q
nation" Such lifting lays as Mr.. Peck
has mostly produced are akin to ballads.
They have, at least the same relation to
the popular taste and exercise the sanls
widespread influence attributed to that
class of song But Mr. Peck has written
only to entertain and amuse. In fact, he
probably wrote without any preconceived
purpose, but because nature constituted
him ebullient of verse. His lays have
come like bird notes and are quite IS
clear and musical. He may not wear the
laurel wreath that crowns the immortals.
but he has added greatly to the pleasure
of his contemporaries. There Is AWAY
a note of cheer and happiness in what he
sings, and the world has been made
brighter for his living in 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-23

While it lasts. Grape Fruit
$500 per box, SO size. Clarke
Bros.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-23
"Vulcan" Siuns.

''Vulcan signs are the cheapest and
best-by the man who painted him at
the Worlds fair. Hermitage, of course.