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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-11-07
lFirst published In the Abilene Weekly Re-
Hector Nov. I, 1901
Publication Notice.
In the District Court OF Dickinson oonty,
State Of Kansas.
Hattie GRAY, Plaintiff.
william Gray. Defendant
To william Gray,

Yoh are hereby not 6ed that you have been
sued In tbe piatficf Oourf Of Dickinson Coun-
~, State pf Ahn.aa. By Hattie Gny, By hef
p1tifion Sled aealaBt t0u 10 aai1 court % the
ist day OF November, a. d. 1907, 10 an action
therein pending 10 which she ~ plaintiff and
vou are defeudahi and ibst yoa musi answer
said petfio1 - or bafore tbe e1ih DAG 81 De.
dltsoiviue The mafriefg cpntract hareiofofa
existing between fon nnd saia piAlnii4 and
granting her ~ ahgolute divorce from voc.
Rald actiod fof diFQfee = hfeaEht On the
grounds Of gr0es neglect Of dutF.
b. c. c. Towrrr. Piaistia.
Her Attorney.
WIsas.s ~ hsn1 nd zeal al, SD eaj o.
November. A. y. fo1f. -
lsEkLl n CoLL
isrk q he Districs lo1rt
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-11-07
". A.. STANLEY,
Advertised Letters.

AuVerJlbeu LeLterbs
The following is tbs list Of un.
claimed letters remaining in the Abb
lene postoflice for the week ending
Nov. 4, 1907. Have your mail adj.
dressed TO your street number and II
will be promptly delivered;
is. GESTLEMEN's LIST.
geOsen, Nm Kerkave, Joe
Murphy, james Steadman, WR
Tllden, Az
Arnold. Mrs Helen COnklln, Miss Rosie
Gillian, Mrs NJ A
CARDS
Bages, q b Letherman, Elizabeth
Rossent, ~ N Durell, Mis- EU
Dohnell. Carl Stanley, Miss Gladys
ksser, A M Hare, Geo II
Mitchell, lno Tyfrell, 81
Waddell, Fs Walker, } o
, PACKAGES.
Jevi', Mrs G sudhelmer. Robert
One cent will be charged for all ad.
vertised letters.
Persons calling for the above will
please say advertised" giving date.
RICHARD WAXING. P. NJ.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-11-07
MAKE IT YOURSELF.
Says Many Persons Here Can Be
Made Happy Again.

/ There is 80 much Rheumatism here
in our Deighborhood now that the fol-
lowing advice by an eminent author
Iity, who writes for readers OF large
Eastern daily paper, win be highly
appreciated by those who suffer:
Get from any good pharmacy one
half ounce Fluid Extr"c Dandeiion,
one ounce Compound Kargoh, three
ounces Of Compound Syrup sarsa-
parilla. Shake these well in bottle
and take in teaspoonful doses after
each meal and at bedtime; also drink
plenty Of good water.
1t Is claimed that there are few VIC
Tins OF this dread and tOrturOus dis
ease who will fail to find ready relief
in this simple homemade mixture,
and 10 most cases a permanent cure
is the result.
This simple recipe is said to
strengthen and cleanse the elimina.
tive tissues Of the Kidneys so that
they can filter and strain from the
blood and system the poisons, acids
and waste matter, which cause not
only Rheumatism. but numerous other
diseases. Every man or woman here
who feels that their kidneys are not |
healthy and active. or who suffer from
any urinary tryuble whatever, should
not hesitate 70 make uP this mixture,
as it is certain to do much good. ami
may save you from much misery and
suffering after while.
Or home druggists say they will
either supply the ingredients or mix
the prescription ready to take u our
readers ask them.
Iron Wanted.
Will pay rs cents per hundred for
east scrap irons heavy machine cast !
ngS only. 7I-6tScti C. W. PARKER.
FREE FARMERS, EXCURSION )
TO Cheyenne Wells, Nov. 10 win I
AIRY crowds to see cheap lands that Z
produce remarkable crops. Our 2
ct be are one fourth down. balance 10 3
i've annual payments. Our lands /
old last year for $500. this year !
500. hsxl year % %. Write today B
or particulars
81 MoLka LAND 90. y
]bsysnus Wells, Colo.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-11-07

The Racket has every Edison record
made, 1900 to select from.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-11-07
Iron Kanted.

Will pay rs cents per hundred for
cast scrap irons heavy machine cast
ihgs only. 74-6tScif c. W. PARKER.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-01-24
Historic Toy.

In independence hall at Philadel-
phia there is preserved among not
able revolutionary relics a quaint lit
tie doll dressed in the fashion Of
Louis XVI. Long before there was
a United States this pretty Parisienne
found her way over sea, carrying with
her into William PENIS woodland a
little of the folly and fashion of the
old world, for she was not only a
plaything, but the fashion platet Of
her time.
Can you picture to yourself the
countless multitude of dolls that has
followed in her way? In the last six
months, for instance, Paris sent over
to New York toys worth $21S,819-
and over half of that sum was repre-
scented by dolls. In recent years
France has lost a little of her SUI
premacy in the toy market. She can
no longer compete with Germany in
homely toys-the trifies that are sold
for a song; but in playthings of a
finer sort she still holds her own.
Not without effort, however. The
local authorities of Paris offer tempt
ing rewards for the invention of new
toys.-Vance Thompson, in Every
body's.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-01-24
MENACE TO ALL
Giant Mail Order Concerns
Are SnPping Country of
It's Wealth.
SMALLER TOWNS CRUSHED
BY Assisting in the Capitalization
OF Wealth, Patrons of These In
situations Contribute to Their
Own Injury.

Copyright, 1906, by Alfred C. Clarke
Every year millions upon millions of
dollars find their way from the towns,
villages and rural districts of the coun-
try to the Golfers of the mail order
houses in the cities, and go to the up
building OF enormous institutions in
the centers of population Naturally,
the sources from which the contribu-
lions are made suffer accordingly.
Figures ever tell better story than
words. Here are figures which tell
a story so stupendous that it's full sig
nlticance cannot be grasped in a mo-
ment, but the mere sight of which are
awe inspiring:
In the year 1905 two mail order
houses, located in Chicago, did bust
ness amounting in round numbers to
$SO,OOO,O00. In the year 1904 these
same concerns did business of about
$62,OO0,O00, a gain of $1S,000,O00 or
nearly 30 per cent. in a single year be-
ing thus exhibited.
These>fgures represent the sale last
year of one dollars worth of merchan.
disc for every man, woman and child
in the country by two catalogue houses
alone, and those operating from the
same central point. Dozens more OF
varying size and Importance are oper.
ating all over the country from coast
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-01-24
A PAPER Party.

Request the guests to come attired
in costumes made from crepe tissue
paper. These may be made by sew
ing onto cloth foundations, and it is
surprising to see what really artistic
and durable gowns may be evolved.
The men will probably have to con-
fine their efforts to waistcoats, ties,
ETC.,, but those fortunate in having
helpful mothers, sisters or sweet
hearts may get up very creditable
trousers and coats. Decorate with
festoons of paper strips and chains
made kindergarten fashion, paper lam
terms, fans, screens and Japanese
wall panels will transform the rooms
into veritable paper bowers. Of course
only paper flowers must be in EVIL
dence. When all have arrived choose
partners by matching quotations writ
ten and hidden throughout the rooms,
then the men are to make hats of
crepe paper, the frames being provid-
ed, and the girls will make aprons
and caps for the men. Provide plenty
of library paste, scissors and pins.
Use paper napkins and table cloth
with paper cases for salad, ices, nuts
and bon-bons. The prizes may in
clude a blotter, book, magazine sub
scription, deck of cards or a memoir
andum book.
MADAME MFPRT
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-01-24

opened the door. 1t was the type
writer girl.
81 have brought your play, Mr. Gill
roy; and may l come in a moment
| have something / want to say to
your"
Marcus placed chair for her and
closed the door, How homelike the
miserable room had become in mo-
ment! The lamp-light made glory
of the frizzy red hair that surrounded
the pale, Madonna-like face.
81 hope you won't think it liberty"
began Sophie, with pretty hesitation,
"but 1 know Tom Wesgate-the ia
nous actor, you know I type for him.
and l think your play would suit him.
Here is his address,"
Gilroy's face lit up-not so much
from the fact that there was a sugges.
ton of possible opening for his play,
as because this girl had taken kind
ly interest in him.
ct is very good of you, Miss-?''
"Deland," she put in, seeing him
hesitating for the name.
miss Deland," he went on. "It is a
new sensation to be SO kindly consid-
cred"
The second act of Captain Cane, !"
was just over, and Marcus Gilroy went
to the bar for a drink. He was faint
with an unreasonable joy. Some crit
les were imbibing near him and COM
menting on his play.
"Best thing for years." said one.
"Such dialogue-such situations-such
realism! Marcus Gilroy has struck
OIL
"How he has managed to employ
successful melodrama without sacri-
ficing the true"
Gilroy fed and paced the cool corri-
dor to calm himself. "She told me she
would be here tonight" he said to
himself Then he made his way to
Tom Wesgate's dressing-room.
Its all right, old mantle play
will do" cried Wesgate, clapping him
on the shoulders.
Come along, 1 want to introduce
you to my cousin-there is just time"
Mechanically, as in a dream, Gilroy
followed him. Presently he found
himself in box, and before him was
the typewriter girl.
She stretched out her hand. Her
clear grey eyes had a glad look in
them.
In his own were tears.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-01-24
10 coast and from border to border.

to coast and from border to border.
A fact not generally known is that
hundreds of concerns throughout the
country which now are doing business
through the regular trade channels are
awaiting only parcels post law to
unloose literature, already prepared
in many instances, which would pro-
iect them into the mail order field, and
this does not take into account the
hundreds and perhaps thousands OF
entirely new mail order concerns
which inevitably would spring into ex-
istence under such friendly auspices.
The two Chicago institutions re-
ferred to, already occupying immense
buildings, found themselves cramped
for room. One of them expended not
less than 81, 000,0 900, and probably more,
for new home. The other lately has
secured a new location and also will
expend at least $1,000,000 for an i'm
mense new building.
Anyone who will reflect even casual
ly on the subject must become inn
pressed that the influence of the mail
order business is toward the central
ization of wealth, and how enormous
a part it is playing in this direction
will be understood from a second
glance at the figures which have been
given above.
II. is due to himself that every patron
of the mail order house should inquire
honestly of himself what the final out
come is to be if the mail order bust
ness shall continue to make the great
strides which have marked its prog
ress during the last half decade.
1t is useless to repeat the well worn
argument of the mail order concerns
that they are selling goods enough
more cheaply than the merchants in
the regular channels of trade to leave
their customers more money than
ever to devote to home enterprises
and institutions. The fallacy of this
statement has been proved over and
over again by actual and minute COM
parsons of goods, as to their quality
and prices. TIE refute it finally and
indisputably by a simpler and more
direct method it is necessary only TO
ask the reliable business men OF any
of the smaller communities to show
the evidence from their books and ac-
counts of the harm the mail order
habit is doing their communities.
1t is a truth as old as the hills and
as certain as the rising and setting OF
the sun that no country or section of
a country can prosper unless the peo-
pie as a whole shall be prosperous
Such general prosperity as may exist
cannot be retained if the institutions
of the already larger and weather
communities are to continue. to be
built up by contributions that should
be spent at home from the thousands
of smaller communities.
The need of the country, desper-
ate need upon which the welfare OF
the individual depends, is for the
upbuilding and continued progress OF
the smaller communities, so that the
wealth of the country may be distrib-
uted over the entire country, and not
congestnd and controlled in large
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-01-24
A Noah's Ark Party.

This party will delight the children,
and if careful supervision is given
they may prepare the invitations in
imitation of paper Noah's arks. These
receptacles for the notes should be
made from light cardboard, about
four or five inches long Ask each
little guest to come wearing some
thing to represent one of the animals
in the ark; in fact, as these wooden
animals are so inexpensive one might
be sent in the paper ark and the tiny
guest would know exactly what she
or he was to be.
A huge ruff and a good big roar
would be ''lion" without doubt, and
a lot of white spots on a dark suit, or
visa versa, would be the zebra; an
elephant could be indicated by wear
ing a small trunk, and the rabbit by
abnormally long ears, or perhaps that
would best be the donkey. A game
may be played like "stage coach"
substituting the names of the animals
for the parts of the coach, and then
each child may be asked to name
flowers that have the name or part of
the name of an animal, for instance,
dandelion, foxglove, horseradish, etc.
Give small prize to the one who
names the most The places at the
table may be marked by spelling the
names with animal crackers and the
centerpiece large Noah's ark with
animals in procession. Animal cook
les will delight the children.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-01-24
Partisan Fancies.

It is certainly a season of pretty
dress belongings and season when
one must have pretty articles or give
up the attempt to be well gowned.
The French teach us very nice
ideas in this respect, for they have
way of purchasing beautiful little ad.
ditions to the wardrobe to be pre-
served and used year after year.
For one thing, every French woman
has this season a handsome metal
purse which hangs from the wrist by
a metal chain. Metal bags come
large and fiat, and lined with white
kid. They are in gilt, silver and gun
metal, and they are fastened with a
gold clasp which is set with a tur-
quoise matrix or with some other
pretty stone of the semi-precious vari-
ETY.. This little gold chain bag is car.
ried all winter with all kinds of fur,
and can be used for ones small be
lodgings where one could not possibly
carry ones purse.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-01-24
Some Ways to An1use
and Entertain Guests.
An Advertisement Party.

Now don't say, ooh! that kind of a
party is DID," for this is a new version
and lots of fun. In the invitations
request the guests to come represent
ing the advertisement which is en-
closed, of course only such lads" must
be selected as are capable of clever
portrayal, and they are legion. When
all have arrived present each with
number to be pinned on and pro-
gram containing the same numbers.
Allow half hour or longer for ascer-
tanning what is what" and "who is
who," then the hostess may read the
correct list. For prizes give some of
the articles represented by the guests.
Have the dining room decorated
with advertisements great and small,
the walls fairly covered, and the table
cloth may be ornamented with small
designs. The refreshments may be
entirely of advertised products, the
menu made out and the guests asked
to give their orders.
Amy magazine devoted to house
keeping interests will furnish an
abundant field for this part of the en-
tertainment. The place cards may be
white, with small "ad" pasted on IL
Illustrating the fad or liking of the
guest for some special thing There
is but little expense attached to an af-
fair of this kind
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-01-24
Tailor Styles Also
for the Small Girl

Even the girl of II may have her
little suit smartly tailored and with
the emphasis of style laid upon the
buttons, which, though plain, as be-
comes everything in tailor fashion,
are often very rich. Buttons, by the
way, figure very largely upon the
clothes that girls Of all ages wear,
from the tiny tot, with great fur but
tons set upon her coat, to her de-
butante sister, whose suit has it's
greatest beauty spot in them.
Plaids are even better liked for the
small girls suits than they are for her
older sisters. Often she wears plaid
dress, with thoroughly boyish top
coat of covert cloth or of melton. But
the little plaid suits are most girlish
and attractive and. best of all, from a
mothers standpoint, are preferable to
plain cloth in that they seem not to
spot or soil so readily
Like her older sister again, the lit
tie girls gored skirts are carefully
shaped-gored and made to fare Cir
cular models, for obvious reasons, are
tabooed for her.
AS to Jackets, they are loose, or, at
the highest, are little blouse coats,
belted in and clasped with plain
buckle.
Few of them are trimmed, braiding
being the usual thing where trimming
is used at all; or, following older fash
ions again, the collar and cuffs may
be of velvet-usually of a good, strong
shade; even a bright shade is good.
A favorite jacket for 12year-old is
very like the pony Jackets which were
so popular last spring, and Norfolk
styles are as perennial with her as is
the sailor suit.
Both double and single-breasted ef-
fects are good, only if she's chunky
little mortal, don't have a short,
double-breasted coat for her. 1t will
emphasize the "chunkiness' to most
unpleasant degree.
For separate coats, box coats, full or
three-quarter length, are usually worn
made of slightly rougher material than
were worn by even the young girls
last year.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-01-24
Tender Heart on the Bench.

According to an eminent lawyer
there is a custom in French jurispru-
dence that sanctions the consultation
by a judge in provincial courts with
colleagues on the bench, called 'as,
SCISSORS" when sentence is to be
passed upon certain classes of male
factors. What ought we to give this
rascal brother?" a judge in the de-
partment of the Loire asked the asses
sor on his right. Il should say three
years" What is your opinion, broth
err" This to the assessor on the left
Il should give him four years.
Whereupon the judge, assuming an
air of great berevolence, said: "Pris-
oner, not desiring to impose upon you
a long and severe term of imprison-
ment, as 1 should have done if left
to myself. l have consulted my
learned brethren and shall take their
advice. Seven years"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-01-24

amounts in a comparative few centors
of population.
The efo-e, the man who sends away
from his own community money which
he might have spent at home and per-
mitted fair profit to the home mer-
chant to be retained there for the
benefit of the community, is injuring
his community, and thereby the pros
poets for his own future prosperity.
In large number of instances he is
doing more than this. Unwittingly, or
unthinkingly, perhaps, he is violating
his own principles of right and justice,
for, at the expense Of his own COM
munity, he is needlessly contributing
profits to the capitalistic combinations
which he continuously cries out are
menacing the country.
The mail order giants direct their
energies particularly toward the peo-
pie of the smaller towns and the agri-
cultural districts. In hundreds of
thousands of the homes of these the
catalogue of the mail order house is as
regularly received as the home paper.
The man on the farm last year sent q
very large portion of eighty millions
of dollars to two of these institutions,
in one community, alone.
In all sincerity we ask: Admitting,
purely for the sake of the argument,
that the farmer or the resident of the
small community can save few dol
lars on some of his purchases, or even
that he could do so on all of them, can
he afford to continue to impoverish
his own community, upon which his
own prosperity, the very value of his
LAND depends?
If he will ask himself this question
and consider it soberly and fairly in
all of it's phases, including the many
which cannot be touched upon within
the limits of a single article, we think
his answer must be that he cannot.
The wonderful productivity of this
country has been sufficient to over
come the various adverse economic in
1uences which have existed during the
period of years in which the mail or
der business has accomplished its
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-01-24
BRING GOOD HEALTH
Or. William Pink Pills, Used After
the Grip, Arrest Fatal Decline and
Rebuild the System.


Any bodily weakness caused by
deficiency in the blood can be cured
by the use of DR.. Williams Pink Pills
because these pills actually make new
blood. After attacks of the grip the
blood is generally run down and the
patient continues to decline.
about three years ago." says Mrs.
Jennie Cowan, of us n. Henry
Street, West Bay City, Mich, Il
caught a severe cold, which ran into
the grip. / was confined to my bed
for two weeks. At the end of that
time was able to be about, but was
completely run down. / was so weak
l could hardly stand, my cheeks had
no color and / felt faint. My heart
would flutter and it was difficult for
me to breathe at times. Neuralgia
settled in the back of my head and
stomach and l suffered from rheuma'
t1sm in my shoulders.
Il had the care of the best doctor
in town but became no better until
friend told me one day how she had
been cured by DR.. Williams Pink
Pills and decided to try them. I
soon felt better and continued using
them until l was entirely cured. They
built me up again to perfect health
and / use them now whenever l feel
at all sick and they always help me-"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are inval.
unable in such cases, as well as in
other blood diseases, because they not
only drive off the germs of the disease
but build UP the system. The pills
have cured anaemia, rheumatism, af-
ter-effects of fevers, neuralgia and
many other severe disorders.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold
by all druggists, or sent, postpaid. on
receipt of price, so cents per box,
six boxes $3.50, by the DR.. Williams
Medicine Company. Schenectady, N. Y.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-01-24
The Puzzle Solved.

Some time ago merchant in Mar
blehead, Mass, was discovered in his
store at very late hour, and in reply
ing to inquiries, he said:
"My confidential clery is missing. "
"And what of it?'
"Why, I'm looking over the books,
but they seem to be all right"
"Have you counted your CASH."
Eyes; and it is correct to dollar"
Looked over your bank book?"
81 have, and it is satisfactory.
That's the puzzle, you see. He's
skipped, and I can't make out what
for"
"Been home since noon?"
mo"
perhaps he's eloped with your
wife"
He hurried home, and found this to
be the case.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-01-24
SLIGHTLY Mixed.

A travelling salesman died suddenly
in Pittsburg, Pa, and some of his
friends telegraphed the undertaken an
order to make large wreath.
Investigation showed that the tele-
gram ordering the wreath read as
follows:
REST in peace on both sides of
the ribbon; If there should be room:
We shall meet in heaven
The undertaken was out Of town,
and the new assistant handled tho
job. 1t was a startling floral piece
which turned up at the funeral. The
ribbon was extra wide, and it bore
the inscription:
Rest in peace on both sides, and IL
there is room we shall meet in
heaven"