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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-11-28
Commissioners to Convene.

The state convention Of the county
clerks and county commissioners Of
Kansas will be in Salina on Dec. IS
and 10. These are two separate or
CARNATIONS, though they generally
meet In the same town, and on the
same dates, and their conventions are
entirely separate. There are lOO
clerks and Sl6 commissioners in the
state. Last year the assemblies were
held in Topeka and about $50 dele
gates were In attendance. The Saline
county officers who belong to the or
CARNATIONS are making arrangements
for meeting places, hotel accommoda-
tions, etc. The programs and other
features will be announced later.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-11-28

Mrs. J. F. Rolls died at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Asling, III East
9th St., early this morning. She was
the daughter of Mrs. G. r. Rubin and
sister Of Mrs. J. W. AsliDg. Funeral
services Wednesday at l O'Clock at
residence, III East 9Th.
Mrs. Rolls was born June 4th, 1877,
at Donegal, and died in Nov. rs, 1907,
aged 80 years, 8 months, 20 days.
She was married to John F. Rolls,
May 5, 1897; was q member Of the
German Baptist church Of Lorraine,
Kas., was a true Christian, faithful
wife and loving mother. She leaves
a husband, daughter, mother and five
sisters.
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Junction City Team Scared ,,,L

The manager Of the Abilene high
school football team received word
this morning that the Junction City
boys would not play here Thanksgiv-
ing. As all the arrangements for the
game had been made and everything
demanded by the Junction City team
had been granted, the only reason
that can account for their action is
that they have had bad attack Of
trembling in the knees.
The local players have other teams
in view for Thursdays game and
every effort will be made to get one Of
them here. Among those from which
q choice will be male are st. Johns
Of Salina, Concordia and the second
team q the Agricultural college at
Manhattan.
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Center Township. Sunday Schools.

Center Township, Sunday Schools.
The annual convention Of the Cen
ter Township Sunday School Associa-
ton will be held In the U. B. church,
Detroit, Dec. L, at 1880 p. N. The
program is;
i:sO-sOns and Devotional Service .....".
............ .s.......-.........-.J. Z. btaat4
f:S-The Greatest Needs OF the Sunday
School. Miss Jessie Dunlap
Song. z. MESS.
S.oo-The Spiritual Ihhuencs Of the sur
day School. ..............Prof Q. n. Ellis
Solo. from eWsdish Mission 5. ..
a.sO-Ths Rncisnt Tsachsr...... .ReV. Moody
sons. I. n EAs.
a:s5-Homs rtuent................-.
...as........Dt Rota. coaHty President
eong.
s.so-EhatHslpsas. 8. Teacher should
Uss.......-.......,...ura L. n. Morschef
as -nouhd rabls and A6dru.s.
........-......-g. q. En1ls. STATE sec'y.
So Eeetion Of o@een.
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ABOUT PEOPLE.


Geo. Dillon Of Hope was in the city
NJ @. Hemenway was up from
Hope.
Jacob Thomas was in from North
east Dickinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Case are home
from Muskogee.
G. Sick was up from Hope on bust
ness and called on the REFLECTOR.
L. F. Linde was up from Enter
prise and called on the REFLECTOR.
n Mrs. E. J. Winsler Of Buckeye left
for visit with relatives in Topeka.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. X. Strother are up
from Galena and will spend the winter
with relatives here.
J. J. Kugler returned last evening
from Kansas City where he went With
q shipment Of hogs.
Seth Humphrey who has been visit
ing his brother, H. X. Humphrey, left
for bis home in Boston.
Theo Sanquist and John Kirchner
were up from Enterprise and called
at these headquarters.
W. H. Hanson, superintendent Of
the Collins & Han.en rancho, was in
Kansas City Monday with shipment
Of young stock.
Secretary ]. H. Engle is home from
Denver where he made two addresses
before the Colorado state Sunday
school convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Minick were in
from Hayes and called on the REFLEo-
TOR. They will move on the Andy
Gross farm in few weeks.
Mrs. Augustus Zahner and daugb-
ter are here from Topeka to spend a
week with Mrs, E. E. Hazlett. Mr..
Zahner will be here for Thanksgiving.
Herman Will and Henry Roehrman
were in from southeast Dickinson and
made the REFLECTOR pleasant call.
They are both old residents and re-
called old times with much interest.
p III f A-a--sO~@-
Don't fail to attend the Racket's
holiday opening Saturday. 7S-2t&c
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Enterprise Wins Game.

Saturday evening the Enterprise
Normal Academy boys came up for a
game Of basket ball with the boys of
the business college and won by a
score Of 81 to IL. The game was
played in agricultural hall at the fair
grounds and was attended by a good
crowd. The visitors were larger than
the home boys and plainly outclassed
them. Especially good was the En-
terprise center to whom the victory
belongs.
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New Firm Of Doctors.

DR.. H. P. Mera has formed a part
nershlp with DR.. NJ. Kirsch under the
irm OF Kirsch & Mera. DR.. Mera
comes here from Santa Fe, New Mex
leo, where with brother, he owns a
tdberculosis sanitarium. He comes
highly recommended as a first class
physician and will take rank as one
Of the leading doctors Of the city.
The doctor and family reside at Al
West Sixth and Abilene people will
give them hearty welcome.
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For Sale.

Fine piano at less than half price,
also bedroom furniture, parlor chairs.
couch, etc. Mrs. ?. NJ. Gillette, 1902
Pine St.
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Advertised Letters.

The following is tbs list Of un.
claimed letters remaining in the abb
lene postoffice for the week ending
Nov. 20, 1907. Have your mail adj
dressed to your street number and II
will be promptly delivered:
GHNTLEMEN's LIST.
Baum,Hw Cannon, Logan 8
Chandler, 7 H Hogglns, Philip
Miller John morrill,. ID u
Murphy, John V
Brightly, Miss Anna shirk, Miss Minnie
e, FOREI0N LBTTERs
Fajei Vno Loscavo. zuiseppe
Ramlres. Apolinar
Barrett, DrFL Rerkey, il
Oerroll, Miss Nora Curdy, Mn
smith, Ned Hynss Jack
One cent will be charged for all ad.
vertised letters.
Persons calling for the above will
please say advertised" giving date.
RICHARD WAXING, P. N.
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GETS NINETY DAYS.
John Peterson Sentenced in JUS
tees Court.

REFLECTOR readers will remember
that John Peterson arrested last
week on charge Of drunkenness and
put in the city bastile, proceeded to
make things lively by brerking every
thing breakable in the jail. A charge
Of malicious destruction Of public
property was made against him. To-
day he was found guilty and sentenced
in justices court to 90 days in jail
and pay 1925 tine and costs.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-11-28
Broke His Arm.

This morning A. Lightner broke
his right arm above the elbow. He
was butchering and fell from low
trussle. He is resting easier but ow-
ing to his age, about "A years, it will
be some time before he can have the
use Of it again.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-11-28

Services will be held in the Re
formed church next sunds, morning
and evening. The pastor, Rev. John
A. Leuzingsr viii preach At II =, m,
the subject viii be: The Work Of
the Church. " and in the evening at
7.sO, the subject Masters Of Self
will be considered. You are well
come.
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RECENT RbFLEUTIONs.

j. D. Haskell has moved to bis
residence at Buckeye and Eighth.
The Parker shops closed Saturday
NIGHT for an ipd.tinate ueriod 10 make
Irepairs. etc.
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weather and hoping that II will last
over Thursdav VA
po,n MI 81 y ~ ~ ~.
rn.nns, w.o.m.n d.n.h,sr
Thsv u,,r !. ,s III as,.., t,nd'so I, /.
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rainy season Is no' ~ i"ii 'i@''' 'f''
Agents Of this company are making
as high as $lOO weekly sellhg our
new Accluen0 anu olcAneSs Poioy'
monthly premiums "r''e' DAuAetS
Acciuene INSURANCE. OonPauy' 20
Molnes' Iowa. ssrVSlS
The steam pile driver at work at
the Belle Springs Creamery's new ad-
dition is creating quite q lot Of inter
est, there is always quite crowd Of
lockers on while the big machine is at
work. 1t certainly sends the piles
down In quick oroer.
The members and many friends
II the Reformed church held an in
'ormal reception at the church Satur-
lay to greet the new pastor, Rev.
4euzinger. Mrs. Leuzinger will be
,ere as soon as a residence can be
occurred. Services we're held both
morning and evening by the new
pastor.
%. B. Landes has done the town
good service in showing II the hand
Omest line Of mission furniture this
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LIBRARY BENEFIT.
Friday Evening and Saturday Mat
inee Dec, 81.

The House That Jack Built" will
be given at the seelye theatre on the
above dates by Abilene people which
insures nnaagglDg interest through
ont The following Is the cast:
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AchIna plaque free With . purchase
Of oas dollar q ths Racksts holiday
Saturday.
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of the Sierras held for the 94rI a., a.
lection which was as deep and as shi5-
Ing as though she had been his sister
It was while the two were fleeing
from a trOup OF soldiers that the Min
nchaha OF the Rockies met her death.
Both she and Miller rode their horses
over the banks OF a river. she IN the
lead Miller's horse after battlins with
the raging torrent for many wearv
minutes made the opposite bank. When
he had regained consciousness after
having been buffeted about By the
waters, Miller with distracted gaze be-
gan 10 scant the waters for some sign
OF Paquita- Finally after searching I'D
and down the bank ne discovered her
body lying partly in the water and
partly on the grass at the edge Of the
stream. He lifted her tenderIv 10 the
bank and kneeling beside her spent the
long hours OF the night in a weary
vigil In speaking OF all the thoughts
that rushed through his brain as he
sat beside the frail form, whose sole
covering was the light OF the great
white moon that rose I'D and rolled
along the heavens and sifted through
the boughs falling in lines and spang-
les across the face and form OF the
dead" he has said:
We had starved together. stood by
the sounding cataracts. threaded the
forests, roamed the river banks to-
gether; grown from childhood. as X
were. together But now she had gone
away, crossed the dark and mystic
river alone, and left me TO make tbs
rest OF the journey with strangers
and without a friend
Why. We had watched the great
sun land. Ike some mighty navigator
sailing the blue seas OF heaven, on the
flashing summit Of Shasta: had seen
him come with lifted sword ana shield.
and take possession Of the continent
or darkness; had watched him in the
twilight marshal hts forces there for
the last great struggle with the shad-
ows, creeping ike evil spirits through
the woods. and. like the red man.
make a last grand battle for his old
domlnions- We had seen him fan and
die at last, with all the snov-Deah
erimsoned in his blood.
No more now. Pacuita, the ohild
Of nature, the sunbeam OF the forest
lay wrapped IN darkness"
The magic poetry IN these prose
lines Of Joaquin Miller are the indax
TO a character that has made him ths
D'Artagnan OF the Western world
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Charming Complete Story trategn

The girl thought over the difticui'S
for some minutes. then impatienoe
overcame elaboration. and she saiu'
What are you poling there at' IAN
YOU do somethlng7''
Tabby smiled inwardly as ne Slowly
crawled out and regained a perpeh-
dicular attitude. He looked about him
for a moment. and, as a happy thought
seemed TO occur to his energetic brain,
suggested that there was an empty
car standing only 100 feet away, with
its nose toward them.
do go and see II anyone is in charge
of #. There Is not a minute to be
lost" urged the girl
1T looks like private car, and a
racing one at that. But I'll go and
see. Miss" Tabby proceeded TO nego-
tlate terms with the hairy-coated
chauffeur. and presently drew up with
him at the distressed malden's side.
Tabby explained that he had prevailed
upon his fellow driver to convey the
lady to her destination. Miss Glegg
climbed into a seat beside the hairy
one, who so far had preserved silence
les very good Of you 10 pull me out
Of the difficulty" said the girl as her
new driver was about to start his
auto.
mot at all. Pleased to be of any
assistance 10 a fellow-motorist in dis
tress. When the fellow is lady, the
pleasure is doubled"
There was a curious look on Alice's
face as the man spoke. She felt sure
she had heard that voice before-or
somethIng like it-sOmewheTe. Silence
ensued for some minutes. Both peo-
pie were thinking hard. One tried 70
probe the past, the other wondering
what the future had in store.
But a diversion was within call. 1t
suddenly occurred to the girl that they
were travelling very fast-so fast that.
according to Tsbby's information. Egg
ham should have been reached.
What place is thisg' she asked. as
they struck the outskirts of what
promised TO be a town.
Windsor % The speaker could not
trust his voice with more than word
at time.
Windsor! What d'you mean2"
For answer the man only forced the
running. and in less than a breathing
space Windsor was left behind. His
fair charge was now genuinely alarm
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marked casually. as he produced a
bunch Of KEYS from a jacket pocket
and inserted one in the front door lock
They wandered through the vacant
rooms together. He explained his Ideas
OF how every apartment. nook. and
Granny should be furnished. and soon
had the satisfaction Of finding that his
companion entered whole-heartediy
into discussing the prospective ar
rauEements. Whatever she suggested
he was careful 70 accept as excellent
I'm every way. AS they regained the
open he linked an arm into one Of hers.
Shall we make a tour Of the prem
ises now. or have you had enough7'
No. not at all. Let's 60 on the
lawn" They went on the lawn and
turned TO have general look At the
house they had left,
well. what do you think OF it7' he
asked
y think it's perfectly delightful"
Suppose we have a seat There's
rather roomy-Iookins garden chair
Just big enough for two"
Willie. Why do you keep me here
when you know / ought to be at
OWlscotec"
Il venture to think you are better
here than al OWlscote. Perhaps well
20 there later on" They had reached
the garden chair. II coli you I had
just bought that house. London is not
satisfactory in summer. and thought
how pleasant It would he 10 spend the
beautiful long evenings here on the
river-on she lawn" He had taken
her hand. Alice, dear, I've never yet
tasted the happiness hope to have
here before long. II les with you to
make a fellow happy or wretohed-
told you / bought The FRS 70 spend
my honeymoon in. VIII you spend it
with me7''
Yes. Willie. 1 viii You're the
dearest boy I ever met"
Now for Major Ampthili and Owls
cots." said Manville about half an
hour later, as he locked the front
door OF The FRS preparatory TO
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ever since. He took the name -JOa-
quin" from a Mexican brigand. Joa-
quln Murietta. whom he greatly ad-
mlred and In defense of whom he
had written a paper.
Miller returned TO America with an
established reputation. He made a
second trip to London in 1875, publish
ing Songs of Sunland" and "One Fair
Woman" He then returned TO New
York, and subsequently settled In
Washington. where he entered upon
journalistic career.
The East was too circumscribed for
the poet, who had been reared in the
free air OF the Pacific, however. and
in 1851 Joaquin Miller returned 10 the
land OF HIS earliest adventures. He
bought a home at Oakland. Califor-
MIA. overlooking the Golden Gate. and
has maintained his residence there
ever since, although he stays at home
only a short period out Of each year.
The wander-lust is IN Miller's blood
In spite of his fifty-six years. in 1887,
when the Alaska gold fever struck
the country, he was among the pio-
neers to make the trip up the frozen
Yukon Scarcely had he returned
from his adventures in the Arctic re-
gsons than he set out for China. and
was among those who marched on
Pekin 10 the relief of the members OF
the various legations held in the
Chlna's capital at the mercy Of the
boxers.
In all of Mr.. h,llers wanderings he
has never found race OF men Tor
whom his whole soul seems 70 go out
as Il does 10 the Indian. or them he
has said: "AH that am or ever hope
to be | owe 10 them. I owe no white
man anything at all. The Indians are
my true and warm friends
one OF the most touching and TO
mantle incidents in MllleF's entire lie
which teens with adventure and with
auixotic deeds. is the story OF pa
auita. the Indian maid with whom he
was associated for 50 many years in
his early youth. He was one Of a
party OF white men who had attacked
and devastated an Indian village All
the men and women had been slain,
and fsW OF the brutal members Of
the command. drunk with human
slaughter. had begun 20 slay the hep
less children. One hardened cam
paigncr. diving beneath "A demol shed
lodge, dragged young girl out by the
hair She was only "a child. and was
almost naked with demoriacal grin
the fighter placed the muzzle of his
pistol at the child's templs. and was
about 10 pull the trigger. as he had
done a few moments before i'm the
case Of an infant few months old
Before he could put his idea into exc
cution. one Of the party. beneath
whose rough exterior still beat a bu-
man heart. rushed forward and struck
the brute to the ground. saving the
child.
In after years the girls defender.
realizing that his heart had gone out
10 the Indian maid. suddenly left
camp. never 10 see her again. II was
a case OF chivalric remuneration such
as is rarely, if ever. seen In this age,
but which was the rule rather than
the exception in the days of the early
crusaders, and when the troubadours
fourished in Spain.
Miller grew up with this Indian maid.
and in his writings he has often de-
scribed the beauty, grace. and wonder
full charm of native manners OF this
Paquita. From all that he has said of
her the reader gathers that the poet
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20 a standstilI. The driver turned in
his seat and removed cap and goggles.
"WiIliev' The girl hastily corrected
herself. Il mean Mr.. Manville."
You know you don't mean anything
Of the sort" He looked at her quietly
lingeringly; his tone was hrm- Then
he rolled of his seat into a standing
posture on the road. Leaning easily
against the side Of the vacant seat he
smiled as II nothing In the world was
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- or merely the few frag-
mentary "reminiscences
which have been given TO
the readers of this paper
ducfng the last two
months embrace all the
romantic episodes in the life OF the
Poet OF the sierras." Joaquin Millsr's
whole life reads like one OF the most
startlilg stories taken from the
Arabian Nights" or Of a moderniZed
knight OF King Arthur's round table
Born In the Wabash district OF In
diana. on November 10, 1871, Cincin-
natus Heine Miller was taken 10 the
Oregon country by his father,
learned school teacher, before he could
be trusted without a nurse His early
boyhnod was spent in that far West
ern State where the word restraint
was unknown.
At thirteen years Of age he was
mounted on wiry pony, making his
way all alone over the mountain trail.
bound for the gold mines Of Cali
fornia At that tender age, when the
majority Of boys are playing marbles
and spinning tops, young Cincinnatus
WIS pushing his way through snow
clad gprges. on his way TO seek for
tun, and to find those adventures Of
which he had dreamed since he first
c.tuzht the indehnable breath and
breadth OF the Pacific slope
While making his way through
northern California the boy happened
To meet a hardened mOuntaineer. who
went under the pseudoynm Of Noun
tain joe" The loneliness or the hills
made them fast friends. In the
course of a dav or two the December
and May" wEnderers> came upon q
band of adverturers composed of just
such spirits as themselves.
If young Miller had left his father :
home hoping to find excitement in
California. the fates were unusually
ready in answering his prayer. for it
was only a day OF two after the
Youthful Indianan had Joined the
band of 4dventurers and prospecting
miners that the party upon return
ing TO camp one afternoon after a
days exploration. found their tents in
ashes and their supplies all gone.
IN those days every man was law
unto himself. and there was no
thought OF seeking Federal aid The
only way Co deal with the Indian prob
lem was 10 suteT upon the warpath
whenever the white men had a griev-
anee. OF supposed grievance. The
whites immed ately set out to trail the
marauders. IL was Miller first cam
raign and in SPEAKING of his impress
sions. he says that in hunting 10 death
his fellow beings. there was a mingled
feeling of dread and exultation that is
altogether understandable.
When the Gepredators were found.
the whites depioyed their forces. and
with Mountain Joe ds the command
in-chief stealthily drew near the In
dian band. Miller was hiding behind
an immense pne, when the order IL
rush the enemy MAS given. The boy
obeyed the command like a veteran
The Indians were temporarily routed.
When the whites Teassembled, how
ever. il was found that Mountain Joe
was missing. In fe@ moments word
came that he had been wounded. As
his comrades wrapped their blankets
about them for protection. preparatory
To- making another attack. shower
Of arrows fell among them. Miller
dropped senseless To the ground. ae
SAYS he felt no pain, only a great
numbness, and he could not see. The
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new purchase. VIII yosi come2' WI
liam ManyiIle played his hand we'll
The Fun OF force was over; he was
now dealing winning car6s OF concilia-
ton and Difference.
Alice felt THAI the beginning Of the
sent to accompany him. lie jumped on
board and steered the auto TO the
front of 2 pretty house sISirted hv ~
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'willie-will you do me a fayor-the
only one IN ever ask?"
Alice, II it's going to be the only
favor you'll ever ask OF me. / have no
hesitation in saying cannot grant it"
What am l 10 do?" the girl audibly
asked herself.
Il know you want TO 20 10 the ma
jor's. But just think how long i've
been waiting for this netting. Give me