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

HAPMAN, May 1.-The Dickinson
county high school had holiday to-
day to celebrate its victories at EN-
poria. A jubilee will be held tonight.
The twenty-five students who went to
Emporia for tho contest and BALI
game are enthusiastic over the treat
ment given hem BY the State Normal
School aS we'll as over the victories
achieved. Although our Mr.. Grigg
was the youngest Of the seven repre-
sentatives Of the many county high
schools, he won by good margin.
II will be remembered that AbEam
BreChbill was strong winner in this
contest last year. The D. @. Il. 8.
has competed four times, taking first
place twice, second once and third
once. Its record 10 now the best Of
any Of the competing schools.
On Saturday the ball team defeated
the Emporia high school In q splendid
game with the score Of 4 TO 8. At
the close Of the third inning. the
score was 2 to 2. Neither side could
add to It's credit for the next five inn.
ings. In the 6rst half OF the ninth,
Emporla scored one and was sure Of
victory. Amid great excitement the
D. G. Il. s. went around the diamond
twice and won. Last year at Law.
renee our team defeated the K. U.
Freshmen II toe.
The EmpOris Gazette hAd thsae
notes on the game; The Dickinson
pitcher had lots Of steam, but Couldn't
work his air, and as a result be re-
ceived good many jolts. His name
wasn't learned, but on account Of the
large number Of high balls he served
during the game, 1t 10 thought be was
Of Scotch parentage. wasn't it
grand, " exclaimed 0 Dickinson county
school-msrm after the game. "The
boys done noble," answered On En-
poriA high. az he lodged back In the
crowd. Evidently the Dickinson boys
have travelled before, for when the
players came In from the field at the
end Of each inning they put their
into q sack and the
manager sat on 1t till they we're ready
to 60 out again.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-05-03

The tax ferret injunction case was
argued before Judge Moore and q de-
cision rendered against the petitioner,
Edward Makins.
The county commissioners have a
contract with N. W. Moir & 20. Civ
ing them 2b per cent Of all taxes not
reported that they can fad. The
firm has been working on the books
for 18 months and have uuearthed
about $4,000 in taxes. The injunction
was brought to prevent the commits
sioners from paying to the firm its 26
per cent on the ground that the com.
misSioners cannot pay anyone except
regular officer for collecting taxes.
Probate Judge Rankin granted tenn.
porAry injunction and this hearing
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-05-03

this kind is illegal"
The decision not only invalidateS
divorces Of the South Dakota kind,
but divorces granted in other StateO,
where both husband and wife were
not at the time residents OF the state.
An Abilene attorney construes the
decision to mean that such divorces
are effective within the state in. which
they were granted, but are not bind.
ing In other states. Justice Brewer,
Justice Harlan and Justice Brown
united in q dissenting opinion. II
these three don't know the law, how
Is some poor woman who divorced a
runaway scalawag oiA husband and
later married someone else, to know
the lawp One effect Of the law will
be to give attorneys lot Of new busi'
ness in settling property complica-
tions.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-05-03

tuey were rorced to IRE on the crown
which had swelled into thousands. The
greatest excitement was caused in the
many mining villages Of the southern
coal fields when It became known that
mine workers had been shot down, but
Monday night the affected territory
was comparatively quiet
While It is believed that a score Of
persons were injured. only ten are 90
counted for.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-05-03

Dvzn pruugnt against him In the course
Of which he exhibited much OF the
fiery impatience which marked his
discourses In times past.
"They say | have taken the peoples
money, do they?", he shouted. An
swers Of ''yes" and mo" came from
different parts Of the audience. A
man in the rear more persistent than
others was singled out by Dowie.
Pointing a trembling finger at the
man, Dowie continued: Let that man
stand up and give his name. Let him
tell what money l took and when."
With all eyes focused upon him the
man shrank in his seat. A guard was
ordered to compel him to stand but
he stood in shamefaced silence. Their
1t was that Dowie rose to his feet and
demanded that any Of those present
who had anything to charge against
him to do so then and there.
Displaying great emotion Dowie de-
scribed the sorrow be felt upon re-
ceiving the news while in Mexico Of
the revolt among his people. He de-
clared that he could not sleep until he
had learned the worst, and that
his cup Of grief was full when he
found that his wife and son had de-
serted him.
Then he paid tribute to Mrs. Dowie.
MY wife has some noble qualities"
be said. "She was misled and imposed
upon. They used her until they were
through with her and then cast her
aside. My son played tricks upon me
which be ought not to have done, but
he, too, was deceived"
Dowie made bis first appearance in
the tabernacle at $3.50 Sunday morn
ing when he conducted a prayer and
praise service. About one hundred
were in attendance. voliva had cali
ed q similar meeting at that hour. al
90. which was largely attended Dowie
has taken up his abode In Shiloh |
house, where he intends TO remain In
retirement at least until after the
decision Of the court on the matter |
Of bis injunction against Voliva and |
others NEXT Thursday.
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FIRED UPON MINERS
state Troops In PsnnsyIvania Shot
Several Men while Defending
Themselves from . Mob.

Mount Carmel, Pa, May 1.-The first
serious collision In the anthracite coal
regions since mining was suspended on
April occurred here Monday between
q mob Of idle mine workers and q pla-
toon Of the new state constabularly
force and resulted In the injuring Of
probably 20 men, three Of whom viii
likely die. The disturbance was caused
by an attack on q detail Of the state
polics BY several hundred foreigners,
who became incensed at the presence
Of the constables. They threw stones
at the policemen and otherwise endan-
gered their lives b such an extent that
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Dairy Interests To
Be Made Prominent.

handle have not been definitely de-
cided upon, but 1t is very likely that
Mr.. BormAn will handle Dairy sub
ject, and the other two something in
the line Of pertinent interest to the
farmers. This ought to be q red
letter day for the Dickinson county
farmers and the Fair Association as
we'll.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-05-03

san Francisco, May with no i'm.
mediate prospect that conditions will
be SO normalized that the community
will be able to feed and take care Of
Itself, the supply Of food on hand OF
under way is becoming distressingly
small. No man connected with relief
AFFAIRS is willing to hazard an opin-
ton as to when relief work may be
abandoned. Yet Mayor Schmitz in-
formed the general committee Monday
morning that from information in his
possession 1t appeared that 700 car
loads of food and supplies Of various
descriptions had been distributed since
che morning Of the earthquake on
April 18, and the Southern Pacific, the
Santa Fe and other transportation
lines had information Of only 1903 cars
on the way.
'Tf," said the mayor, "this informa.
ton is correct, and have no reason
to doubt it, we will soon be worse of
than we were a week ago. If the In
formation has gone abroad through
the country that we are amply sup
piled 1t is most unfortunate, for 1t is
apparent that we are not. 1t is not
even known how much money we can
depend upon with which to purchase
supplies, for you have heard from Mr..
Phelan on several occasions that part
at least of this money subscribed by
individuals or companies in the East
Is being disbursed through private
agents here.
Chairman Phelan, Of the committee
on finance, supplementing the remarks
Of the mayor, said he had as yet re-
ceived no reply to his telegram to Sec
retary of War Taft asking what the re-
lief committee might expect out OF the
fund of s2,5OOOO0 appropriated BY
congress, and in absence Of such reply
continued to assume that this money
would be available. He had infoTma-
ton, however, that the 100000 trans
mitted Saturday by Secretary Taft was
given by him as president Of the Ma
uonal Red Cross and was in no sense
q contribution from the government
Basing his calculations upon reports
received within the past "a hours, Gen
Greeley stated Monday morning that
the entire available food supply. In
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Union Paeiao Denies Rumor.

Omaha, April 27.--The reports which
have gained circulation that the Union
Pacific railroad is 80 tied up IN han.
ding relief supplies for San Francisco
that It cannot handle other freight Is
'sclared to be entirely erroneous, a.
he Union Pacific. Notwithstanding It's
efforts IN forwarding food and other
supplies for the relief Of the suffer-
ers BY the calamity In San Francisco
and vicinity, Is moving eli its freight
IN both directions with facility and
.lspatch.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-05-03

T. A. Borman OF the Continental
Creamery Co. has just written to the
president Of Fair Association, that he
has arranged with Prof. Holden Of the
Iowa State College, Prof. Ten Eyck OF
the Agricultural State College, who
with himself will be the speakers on
the program farmers day at the
Dickinson County Fair, October 9th
The subjects these experts will
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-05-03
10 Arola rsfaI complle.t,on.

washington, April 2s.-Secretary
Taft has telegraphed Gov. Pardee Of
California, q suggestion from the presi-
dent that in order TO avoid any posi-
bic legal complications the governor
should call upon the president formally
for the use Of United States troops IN
san Francisco.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-05-03
KuroDatkin PubIishes nsnoirI.

huFoDhtkIh FubIIHhea MemoiFas
Moscow, April 30.-The memoirs Of
Gen. Kuropatkin, a voluminous work
covering the Russo-Japanese war, is
being published here under the super
vision Of It's author. The volumes
give a defense for Kuropatkin's STRAIT
egy IN all the Important battles Of the
war and criticise 80 freely the lack
Of support given the general in high
quarters IN ST. Petersburg and the con-
duct Of certain Of his subordinates that
the author thought seriously Of pub
llshinE the work only posthumously.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-05-03
County High School
Wins at Emporia-

Frank Grigg Of Chapman, repre-
senting the Dickinson county high
school, won the Irrational contest at
Emporia last night. Representatives
were present from oil county high
schools Of the states. A large dele
CATION went from Chapman. His
subject was "The Mission Of the
Prophet.
Mr.. Grigg is less than IA years old
and surprised all by his talent. Wal.
do Vaughn Of Sumner was second,
Erret Ballou Of Atchison third.
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he deserved.

he deserved.
Q. s. Bowman, president Of the
County High School Oratorical Asso.
citation, presided over the meeting
and ladled out the water from the
Normal's silver tankard that is
brought out on these occasions.
The contest was an exceedingly we'll
ordered affsir, the delegates only po.
litely cheering their iavorites at the
beginning and close Of the contest.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-09

ward home. How glad she was to find
herself at last floating through an open
window into her own room. And the
moment her feet touched the floor of
from her shoulders dropped the cloak.
she laid the sleeping child on her bed
ana rang for her old nurse.
Mercy on usp' cried the nurse "Wh-r
is this the Princess has brought home
with her?'
Then the Princess told her the whole
story. and after that went 10 see her
father.
Il suppose he will be dreadfully anx-
tous about me-" she thought
But, 10 and behold! he was still sit
ting calmly in his roo Il, and the court
Jester was with him.
SO you are back, my dear?" he said,
with a twinkle in his eye. And how did
the cloak fit, eh?''
'Oh, fatherr cried the Princess, don't
tease, If you please; but tell me what is
that terrible cloak2"
1T Is the magic cloak of Justice"
said the King" and 1t Furnishes and re-
wards so strictly that / keep IL locked
up. You see, IL took you at your word,
and made you heard rather than seen"
oh. and that is the reason why every
body screamed and ran away. 1 see"
said the Princess. well. 1 don't won
der, I'm sure. But why did it bring me
back?'
because you were good again. Of
course" said the King.
"Oh, / seei I was good to the .tttle
boy. Well, I promise you. father, dear,
/ am cured Of stubbornness. once and
for all"
And she was. too. E.D.F.
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Some Good Games to Play

line. he first .clasping her waist and the
others clasping each others waist in
turn.
Then Mr.. Fox and Mother Goose hold
the following conversation. Mother
Goose beginning:
What are you doing this fine morn
ing?"
What are you after?"
After an appetite for my breakfast"
fast?"
"A fat goose I'll have for my break
'Where1I you ,et ft?'
II see your little geese are handy, so
III satisfy myself with one Of yours
Catch one If you cam
Then there is a lively scene Mother
Goose spreads out her arms and the lit
tie ones cling tight. But they must not
Mr.. Fox lodges around and snatehes
all the geese he can capture.
The game can stop here or can be con-
unued, thus:
Having put his captives I'm his den
located wherever Ae sees H. MIR. Fox
can repeat his conversation with Moth
er Goose. Then, while he is lodging
around trying TO catch some of the
geese, his captives can make an at
tempt to run back and join the Mother
Goose line again. II they succeed I'm
doing so without being touched by Mr..
tured
But If touched by him while trying to
escape, they must return to the den and
wait for another opportunity To escape
Two players Join hands, holding them
up as an arch for the others to march
through. All the players sing the two
following verses:
"Hark, the robbers coming through
Coming through, coming throughi
marx, the ROBBERS coming through
My fair ladyi Tor gentlemanD
What have the robbers done to you.
Done TO you, done to your
What have the robbers done to you.
My fair lady? Cor gentemanD
Just as the second verse is finished
the player then going through the
arch is stopped, and one of the play
ers forming the arch sings the third
and fourth verses, as follows.
You have stolen my watch and chain,
Watch and chain, watch and chain.
You have stolen my watch and chain,
My fair lacyl Cor gentlen and
Half dollar you must pay.
You must pay. you must payl
Half dollar you must pay,
Ny fair lady! Cor Io1tlemanD
Then all sing the fifth verse. as
follows:
Half-a-dollar we cannot pay.
Cannot pay, cannot pay
Half-a- dollar we cannot pay,
My fair LADY, Cor gontlemanD
The last verse is sung by the one
who sang the third and fourth ver-es,
and he seizeS the nearest person in
the marching line and makes him
prisoner as he sings:
Off to prison you must go.
You must go, you mus go.
Of to prison you must go.
My fair lady! Cor gentlemanD
The next time the other PLAYER
forming the arch sings the third
fourth and sixth verses and takes the
prisoner. In this way two equal sides
are at last formed. and then they
proceed to tug against each other,
and the strongest side wins the game.
Divide by Four.
A boy is sent to the grocer's for a
pound of rafsins, and on his way
home meets three other boys How
many times did the four boys go into
the pound?
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Experiments Of
Tom Tit
- eat, boys and girls. Let's eat
. y knives and forks. How? Oh.
baf fc ~ frfc

- UPPOSE we first have something TO
eat, boys and girls. Let's eat
~ knives and forks How? Oh.
that is the trick.
Ask one of the friends present TO
lend you knife, which you must cover
with both hands. the end Of the ham
die excepted. And setting the point to
your eye, say SOMEBODY. please
strike the knife with his fist"
But nobody will; because IL is such
a dangerous thing TO do. Then, set
table. look about you and say: What!
will nobody strike it in?' Mean
time, let the knife slip Into your
lap, then make as if you would slap
with one hand and strike II apparent
~ the knife) with the other.
Then make few wry faces. saying:
Now let some one put his fingers in
to my mouth and pull ii out
While the folks are trying to make
out whether you are serious or are
simply plotting to bite their fingers,
pocket and make the mystery seem
all the more mysterious when some
one finally investigates your mouth
Next, let's try the magic bell and
bushel This is fine trick IL you do
it right
The bushel aust be turned neatly. like
the trick eggboXes that you have seen,
IN order that one may not easily dis
cover where il opens. And you should
have false lid to clasp on and off,
Upon the false lid paste some bird
seed. Then have a true lid 70 clasp
neatly upon the false one, and an arti-
fetal bell 10 go with your busheI
You may make your bell of wood or
brass. 1t must be made to unscrew at
the top, that il may hold as much seed
as your bushel will when il is filed:
and you should have the handle of the
bel. made with spring, so as TO let the
seed fan down at your word OF COM
mand.
Work the trick as follows (be sure TO
fill the top of your bell with seed be-
fore you begin 10 perform, and hold the
bell by the handle):
Ladies and gentlemen you should
say, you see that | have nothing in my
bell nor in my bushel. Therefore, L will
fill my bushel with seed"
Then fill il and clap on the false lid
Nobody Will know any better) Then
ask anybody in the con- Eany to hold the
bushel in his hands, and say that you
VIII command the seed under the mag
ical bell.
So. clasp the true lid on, and then
ring your bell; and. sure enough. the
seed will apparently have cone out OF
the bushel into the bell, to the mystih-
cation Of the beholdeTs.%
Now let US try the mysterious egg
trick:
AN egg can be shown in a bot
tie with a mouth too narro'r for ii to
have passed through. How did it get
there? When an egg is soaked in equal
parts of strong acetic acl1 and water IL
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-09

IL you want TO represent king. make
a cardboard crown; If a soldier, make
cardboard sword; IL a captain. make
cardboard visor for the cap (see Fig.
g.. and Outline a collar with your paint.
For an Episcopal clergyman you can
make the rim of his low fat hat out OF
cardboard. Gig. ~
Whittle arms out OF stickA and bore
holes in the sides of the spool to stick
them into. Make the hands out Of chew
ing gum.
These are only few OF many good
suggestions that might be offered. You
do not need any more, however, for you
will have plenty of ideas of your own
figures of girls and ladies. for instance.
Nova game.
Take marbles and flip at them to see
how many you can knock down at
lick, or make a sort of bowling alley
and bowl at them with marbles 1t Is
great funi
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w Ow many, many empty spools
II your mothers throw into the
n n waste basket, boys and girlsi
Beg them not to do so any
more. as you can make good use OF
them. They will serve you for hun
dred different toys that you can invent
with your own sharp wits-things that
you couldn't get for love or money from
the shops.
Take your collection OF spools and
make the toys pictured here, first After
that you can very easily invent toys or
your own design.
And it is such fun that you Will keep
the thing going for many a summer-till
you are grown up, IN fact. And even
then you will probably keep 1t up to
amuse your little friends.
You need a good jackknife, paste pot
and some black paint Cor black ink.
Take a spool, cut slit In 1t FOR
cardboard nose triangular shaped); put
this spool on top Of one or two other
spools, as you please. and keep them
firmly together by means OF wedge
Whitfield out OF a stick. Gig 1 and Fig.
p
With your paint. black up curve to
serve for a mouth Cor paint teeth II you
feel like iD: make the outline or eyes ana
ears and paint in whatever you want by
way of whiskers and hair.
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Bennys teeth fairly chartered.
Then the barber wiped his head with
his towel and walked him back TO the
regular barber-chair. And, drawing up
d queer-lOOking machine, lighted a gas
jet somewhere under IL; and the next
minute a fan began TO zip-whirr-r-r bus
lily behind Benny's head.
''Whewi" calculated Benny. THAT
feels like the north windi"
oh, it won't feel that way very
long! said the barber. The gas heat
Will soon make Ii warm"
Which IL did, sure enough; and then
II felt like he south wind. And now
the barber did such an odd thing-he
connected q piece of hose with the fan
nIng machine and turned this south wind
on Benny'S hair, just as through the
other hose he had turned on water
In about five minutes Bennys hair
was perfectly dry. And the barber
dressed and parted it neatly, so that by
the time his father came back he scarce
" knew hrs own son.
And no wonderl For the ourth pic
ture shows the way Benny looked.
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n 5 THEY sat at the breakfast table
"A one morning. the nrst picture
~ shows the way Benny looked.
Mercy" said mother, Benny
certainly must have his hair cut. lie
doesn't look pretty any more. can
you take him in 20 the barber s. father
dsar?"
Yes" said father. wen go directly
So Benny and his father went down
10 the city, and pretty soon they reacheu
The BARRIERS parlor.
This little fellow wants sheatHlS'
All right. sir. answered the barber.
Yes you might rs WELL" said father;
Now Benny, III 'sa1e yH ,'lo heae ioi nan
Sit down IN tins CHAIR, Sdlu the pdt
Der. And so Benny climbed into chair
before a great big mirror.
Then the barber took a pair OF sharp
shears. and clip-clip-clip of came ever
SO many long locks OF Benny's hair.
My. my. / didn't know had 50 much
hairi" said Benny.
Better take a nice long lock home 10
your mother. Benny said the barber.
you will never nave any more hair ike
this, you know
Then the barber took a bottle and
shook IL and shook 1t and squirted lot
OF stuff out into his hands and then ran
''Je-ru-Sa- lent! exclaimed Benny.
you're making a snowfall OF my head"
Ard you boys and girls would have
thought so. too. II you could have seen
him.
..Ha! har' laughed the barber "You
may look like snowfall, but you don't
feel like one this warm day. I'll war
rant"
You're right, l DON'T said Benny.
Then the barber told him TO go over
TO another part OF the room where there
was a reclining char and at the head OF
3. big basin
sit down and hang your head back
over the BASIN, directed the barber and
Ben~y did as he was told.
Then the barber connected n piece OF
rubber hose, turned on the water, and
Gee whiZ" gGsDed Benny. what are
you doing TO meY
''Oh, Just rirsng the soap out OF your
hair" laughed the barber, as he turned
the nozzle OF the hOse here and there all
over Benny's head
Ugh. it's hot!'
'Oh. never mind. t'll soon be cold"
"Oh. that's better, / like that" re-
turned Benny. as the barber made the
water little less warm. After that he
made 4 cool and finally so cold that just
for the second or two that ii lasted