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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-12-03

New York, Nov. 27.--Late Thursday
the fog bank that has enveloped New
York harbor and vicinity for several
days lifted. revealing yeritable feet
Of steamers ard sailing vessels that
had been held up. Immediately an.
chOrs were raised and the vessels con.
tinued their voyages. No less than
26 ocean liners had been fog.bound.
The procession in from Sandy Hook
was almost continuous.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-12-03

4 New York, Nov. 2S.---With aim 50
deadly that an five shots he fre,l took
effect. William Kallebrun Of Jersey
City Friday night shot and killed bis
brother, Leo. and then his aged moth.
Or, Mrs. Victoria Kallobrun. Three
bullets were fred into tho body OF the
murderer's brother and two into his
mothers.
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Football player InIured.

Attica, Ind. Nov. 27.-During q foot
ban game here Thursday afternoon be
tween teams representing this city
and Upton. Earl Thomas, Attica's slaI
halfback. and was badly injured. Near
the end Of the game be vas tackled
and throyn and carried fron the asld
upcOnscioua and grave fears are ca
ttrtained fsE bis recovery.
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Want ! permanent rarIff commIs.Ioc

New York, Nov 2S. Resolutions
asking for the creation Of q permanent
national tariff commission were Fri
day passed BY the board Of directors
Of the Merchants association Of this
city. The association asks for ';an
early. comprehensive and thorough re-
vision Of the tariff"
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cssi.ilSH EHXIsE ~
vANcLEAvEss sTRIcTuRHs ON
TARIFF INVESTIGATION
COMMITTEE PLANS WRONG.
Head Of National Association 81 Man
ufacturers Wants . NonpartIsan
Tariff commlsslon--LlttIp In
terest 81 Fridays Session. NJ

Washington, Nov. 2e. 1--WE are full,
aware that the bill reported from til,
committee will be judged by the PEG
pie, not in the light or view Of those
wdse prophets or critics who are judg
ing 1t in advance, but in the light Of
what will be learned from the bill 1t
self and from an examination Of the
material before the committee"
In these words Serene Payne, chair
man Of the house ways and meant
committee Friday replied to the letter
from J. W. vancleave, president o.
the National Association Of Manufac
turers. crtticising the methods pursued
In revising the tariff. n
"Of course II you have no informa
ton at your disposal which would aid
the committee in the formation Of al
bill can understand your refusal to
appear. II you have such information
| cannot see why you do not accept
the invitation which has been extend
ed to you, and which IL still held out
to you, should yod reconsider your de.
termination" concluded Mr.. Payne.
In his letter TO the chairman Of the
ways and means committee which was
In reply to an invitation to testify at |
the tariff hearings, MIR. Vancleave
says, I'VE would rather bear the ills
Of the Dingley tariff than to be a
party to q tariff revision made in the
old manner. To appear before you to
plead for certain schedules would be
to acQuiesc In the unbusiness-like
methods of investigation against which
we protest. We have carefully watched
all the statements that have been
made by you and your associates in
recent years, and instead Of convinc-
Ing US Of the error of our ways, we are
more than ever convinced that your
present plans OF gathering dnforma
lion, on which the readjustment Is pro-
posed to be based, is wrong, radically,
lbsurdly, fatally wrong"
Mr.. Vancleaye sets forth his views
'egarding an expert non-partisan
ariff commission" and claims that it
8 impossible for the ways and means
In the limited time 1t has
It it's disposal to make an inquiry
which can furnish an adequate basis
or any such tariff as the country de-
hands.
There was little Of interest brought i
ut at Fridays session Of the commit
60 which was to finish up the hear
ne on the metal schedule. While au- !
Dmobiles are to be discussed fully at
later hearing, Charles H. Sheriff. Of 9
lew York appeared Friday for the !
automobile salon. favoring I
reduction on the tariff for automo- 4
les. o
He charged that there is an automo- q
lie trust which expects to get the o.
ily increased. Instead Of an infant d
dustry seeking protection at the :
lnds Of yeur honorable committee, :,
I'D Mr.. Sheriff., 1T could more prop. I
ly be called trust. The American
of automobiles are d.
ded into two large groups, one the \,
ssociation Of Licensed Automobile H
which Is organized !.
out the s0-called Selden patents, and by
9 other the American Motor Car "
association which does Dc
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'irst published ia Abilene Weekly Reflector
Nov. 20. 1908
Notice Of Appointment.

STATE OF KANSAS
County of Dickinson. ~
In the matter Of the estate Of william 8.
Kansas. M
Notice Is hereby given that on the 2Srd day
Of November, A. ID. 1908, the undersigned was
BY the Probate Court Of Dickinson County,
Kansas, duly appointed and qualified as adj
ministFatrix OF the estate OF " illiAm s. Martin,
deceased, late Of Dickinson County, Kansas.
All parties interested IN said estate will take
notice and govern themselves accordingly.
1913 MARY q, MARTIH, Administfafrix
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First Published In Abilene Weekly Reflector
November 10, 1908.
ACTION FOB DIVORCE.
In the District Court OF Dickinson County,
State Of Kansas.
STATE OF KANSAS, T.,
Dickinson County
Ora N. Himelburger. Plaintiff.

Lillian L. Himeiburger. Defendant.
Lillian L. nimelburger OF ClarInda, Page
County, Iowa. or otherwise, OF parts un-
known, VIII take notice that she has been
sued, In the District Court OF Dickinson
County. Kansas, 10 the above entitled cause
By the petition Of Ora N. Himelburger, fled
u said court, ON the 18th day OF November,
1903, and that she q required TO answer said
petition on or before the bth day Of January,
1909. or said petition will be taken as true
and the prayer thereof granted, diyorclnR
the plaintiff from the defendant, annulllne
the marital relation now existing between
the said plaintiff and said defendant.
The plaintiff ALLEGES Ia bis petitlon, two
causes Of action, Against said defendant;
First, groes neglect Of duty; second, txtFene
cruelty. The platrtih asks that be be d.
vorced nom the defendant; that the bans Of
mAtrlmony heretofore existing between the
plalnftf end defendant Be- dlSsoived and set
Aaidest that absolute divorces be dacreed b.
0RA N. HnrnrHEnonH.
]. PsCampbelli Attorney f1k Piaintid.
Atteef; ~ cples Clark District Court. lis
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Washington, Nov. 27.-The first
open declaration Of war against
Speaker Cannon BY Republican mem
Der Of the house was made Thursday
By Victor Murdoch Of Kansas, soon
after his artiYd in The capital. Mr..
Murdoch did not mlnce his words ID
condennlns the present speaker o.
tte house He said that whether bis
fnturs standing In the house be hlEA
% low Ne would continue to urge TAT
ne Bessg piths sPsaksr b curtallsd.
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Chicago, Nov. 2s.-Leslle Dudley
Carter. son Of the late capitalist ana
nnancier, Leslie Carter, and Of Mrs.
Leslie CarterPayne, Friday fiIed suit
to break his fathers will. This instrI-
ment left the estate to the testators
brothers and sisters. ignoring the son
because Of his allesiance to his moth
O. following her separation from MI.
cefter. q
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-10-10
The Farm the Ideal Life.

The country life has always been
pictured as q strenuous one, but Boil
ton Hall, a writer for the Circle,
describes it as an ideal place to live
the simple, transformations life worth
living, the happiest and more care
free of all. He says in part:
The simple life does not consist in
becoming careless and slouchy, or
wearing unbecoming hats, or in alien
ating the affections of ones spouse
by making ones self drudge.
1t consists in natural social sur
roundings, suited to cultivated tastes,
where parents and children can live
instead of merely making living.
The simple country life means
material reduction in the cost OF
living.
The home itself can be less prete2
tious and more commodious.
The modern American bungalow
gives the maximum of comfort and
dignity at the minimum OF expense
and is rapidly taking the place OF the
ordinary suburban or country home
Esthetically, the country means
stretches of field, meadow, and wood
land. liquid bird-notes. filmy gossamel
webs in the morning, cooling dews II
the evenings. the. perfumed breatl
of the blossoms and fruit, all oppor
tunity to get near to natures heart
| From the practical viewpoint
means to me working in the rich
blossoming elbowed EARTH" tilling tn
soil, producing what one eats, testing
the resources of nature first hand
winning vigor and a clean conscienc
from natural relations to the soil.
means knowing ones human neigr
bors and wild ones, as they reall
are; it means hours with ones family
well-earned rest; to be producer q
well as consumer and thus I'LL one
proper relations to mankind.
1t means further new opportunit
not only for me, but for those WI
have never had change. They hav
it now. A new boom is on. the farm
land boom; new development is b.
ginning, intensive agriculture; ne
discovery, the riches Of the soil;
new opening, the intelligent use
"the little lands"
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FARMING in
THE SOUTH
The Old Homestead.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

The Old Homestead.
IN the quiet shadows of twilight
l stand by the garden door,
And gaze on the old, old homestead,
So cherished and loved of yore.
But the ivy now is twining
Unframed DER window and wall,
And no more the voice of the children
Is echoing through the hall.
Through years of pain and sorrow,
Since first / had to part,
The thought of the dear old homestead
Has fingered around my heart.
The porch, empowered with roses,
The gables dropping caves,
And the song of the birds at twilight
Amid the orchard leaves.
And the forms Of those who loved me
In the happy childhood years,
Appear at the dusky windows,
| Through vision dimmed with tears.
/ hear their voices calling
From the shadowy far away,
And / stretch my arms toward them,
In the gloom of the twilight gray.
But only the night winds answer,
AS cry through the dismal air;
And only the bat comes swooping
From the darkness of his lair.
Yet still the voice of my childhood
Is calling from far away,
And the faces of those who loved me
Smile through the shadows gray.
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she desired, but with the distinct I'M
Outstanding that she was not the Hon.
orable Agatha Wyckhoff. In that case
Mrs. Armistead was to secure another
Agatha, and the girl who desired to
marry was to receive dowry amount
ing TO the full sum of the monthly
stipends which she would have re-
ceivcd had she remained at the castle
for the entire two years. The same
provision for her companions was
made in the event of the real Agathas
marriage before the expiration of the
time. If any young man proposed to
the real Agatha, ignorant of her
identity. and she accepted him, she
was directed by the will to produce
and wear upon the third finger of her
left hand the betrothal ring of her
mothers family, gold ring set with
big cross of emeralds, as proof of her
identity as the real Agatha. Mrs.
Armistead and all the girls were to be
bound by oath not to reveal the identi-
ty of the real Agatha, and each of the
latter was to be likewise addressed as
the Honorable Agatha Wyckhoff," by
suitors and servants, in order. to pre-
serve the secret This condition could
be carried out without fear Of recogni-
| ton by the servants, as the real
Agatha had not been in England since
her early childhood. Thus her identi-
ty could be easily concealed, and, by
this means, if any proposal of mar
| rage were made to her 1t would be
| from a man whose motives were not
mercenary, but purely those of natural
affection, which was the stepfather's
| object in making the will.
The will closed with the appoint
ment of executors and trustees and
then came the witnesses, the date, and
the place of residence.
Then we can stay in thus bully ole
place for six weeks" said Vincent
"Hooray!" He's such kid.
The secretary smiled at his enthus
iasm, and Vincent must have though
her smile very attractive, because h,
drew aside and began to talk to he
in low tones, while discussed the viii
with Mrs. Armistead, who seemed per
: fectly willing to impart whatever in
formation we desired. 1t was just lik,
Vincent to begin Irritation with thu
secretary. just as If there were no
six handsome girls Of his own station
in the castle. But anything feminine
will do for him as long as she has
sweet smile or soulful eyes. or som
other equally trivial attraction. He'
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Useful Medicine Bottle.

In Europe there is in common use
a medicine bottle with a glass stopper,
which has a tiny groove running down
one side of 1t, which corresponds to a
tiny groove in the neck of the bottle.
These are used for medicines that
must be dropped, such as nux vomica
and stryehnine. and. when the stopper
is turned with the groove toward that
in the bottle, the medicine drops out
easily and not too rapidly, but, when
finished, the stopper need only be
turned back so that the two grooves
do not coincide, and the medicine Is
protected from the air.
Thus it is not necessary to remove
the stopper from the bottle from the
time it is filled until the medicine has
all been used.
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AFRAID TO EAT.
Girl Starving on Unsolicited Food.

Several years ago was actually
starving" writes Me. girl. yet dared
not eat for fear Of the consequences.
Il had suffered from Indigestion
from overwork, irregular meals and
improper food, until at last my stom-
ach became so weak could eat
scarcely any food without great dis
tress.
MANY kinds of food were tried, all
with the same discouraging effects. ]
steadily lost health and strength until
/ was but wreck of my former self.
Having heard of Grape-Nuts and
its great merits. / purchased pack.
age. but with little hope that 1t would
help mel was so discouraged.
II found It not only appetizing but
that could eat 1t as liked and thai
It satisfied the craving for food with:
out causing distress. and II may
use the expression, 1t filed the bill.
For months Grape-Nuts was my
principal article Of diet. felt from
tho very first that + had found the
right way to health and happiness.
and my anticipations were fully ~
allied.
with its continued use regaine
my usual health and strength. To-das
I am wen and can eat anything like
yet Grape-Nuts food forms part q
my bill Of fare" There's q Reason =
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
N~onSr Hrg~S Dead ssTs1so nooA IN Wal.
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pERILs OF LIFE IN TROPICS.
Animals and Reptiles Alike Invade
Rest and Comfort There.

The perils of daily life in the trop-
les are almost inconceivable to dwell
ers in other climes. In a Borneo vii
lage, a man and his ten-year-old son
were sleeping in their house inside
mosquito netting They were on the
floor near the wall. In the middle OF
the night the father was awakened by
his son calling out. 1t was totally
dark and the father passed his hand
over his son. but found nothing amiss,
SO he turned over and went to sleep
again, thinking the boy was dream
ing Shortly afterward the child again
called out, saying that crocodile
was taking him. This time the Ia
Their, thoroughly aroused, lighted a
lamp, and found that snake had
closed its jaws on the boys head. He
shouted, and the snake, releasing its
hold, drew the whole of its body into
the house and encircled the body OF
the father. He was rescued by the
neighbors, who we're attracted by the
cries for help of the terrified couple
The snake when killed was found to
be Is feet long, and the head and fore
head of the boy was surrounded with
circle of punctured wounds produced
by the python's teeth.
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How Plants Grow.

Plants take nourishment from the
air through their leaves and from the
earth through their roots. The car
hon which they take in from the at
mosphere is the principal element IN
their structure. The green coloring
matter in the leaf with the assistance
CT sunlight mixes this carbon with
water taken in through the roots and
transforms them into starch and sugar
for the use of the plant.
Plants cannot take solid food. They
have to drink in the mineral elements
from the soil after they have been
dissolved in water. The richest sol
will starve a plant If there is moi
sufficient moisture to dissolve the
necessary elements and carry then
into the rootlets.
These are scientific facts. Wha'
do they mean to the practical farmer
1. That the roots and leaves OF
plant are it's mouth and stomach and
are essential to it's development. Ds
not injure them.
q. That plants should be giver
space to insure sufficient air and sun
light.
8. That abundance of soil waite
must be stored and saved for the u.s.
of the plant.
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Women Fishermen.

On the coast Of Holland. Belgium
and Northern France the fisherwomen
are a familiar sight. with their great
hand nets and quaint costumes. Many
Of the towns have distinctive costumes
by which their women can be recog-
nized anywhere. Those of Mana-Kirke.
near Ostend, wear trousers and loose
blouses, while their heads and shout
ders are covered by shawls- They
carry their nets into the sea and scoop
up vast quantities Of shrimps and
prawns, with an occasional crab or
lobster and many small fish. They
often wade out till the water Is up to
their necks. and they remain for hours
at time in water above their knees.
rarely returning until their baskets
are full.
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Live Stock Industry.

The live stock industry Is one OF
the very great industries OF this
country and will continue to be such
for centuries to come. The conditions
in this counry make the production OF
stock one of the most profitable OF
enterprises. The lands are as yet
comparatively cheap and hence will
pay a good profit in the business OF
stock producing, provided the right
kind of farming is carried on in con-
junction with the raising OF the live
stock. That right kind OF farming
must include the raising of a large
amount of roughage of such character
that the farm animals will eat 1t en-
tirely. If this roughage be corn or
some, other plant rich in carbon it Is
an easy way to transferring the car
bon of the air to the carcasses Of the
cattle. With some stock many q
farmer can collect from the air free
carbon and sell 1t In the various
products that come from the animal
world.
No matter how high-priced land be
comes, the farmer cannot afford to
forego the profits that would come &c
him from being able to grow herba
ceous plants of a rank nature and
transform them into q high-pricec
salable product.
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them the whole sum was to go to the
endowment of Presbyterian hos
pital at New Bedford, Mass, his native
town.
The will then went on to say that,
wishing to protec. the girl. who was not
yet 81 years of age, from fortune-nun-
tiers. her stepfather desired her, at
the completion of her education, to Sc
cure not less than three, nor more
than six, girls from is to % years OF
age. each bearing the name OF Agatha,
who would be willing to live with the
Honorable Agatha at her castle IN
Shropshire near Wye, England, Tor
two years: in return for which they
were each to receive generous
monthly stipend, enjoy luxurious
lodgings and rich fare, and to live a
life of idleness, with ample entertain
ment.
1t was further directed that, before
the girls left for England, some Eng
lish lady of rank or position be Sc
cured to dwell at Castle Wyckhoff In
the capacity of chaperon, in consider
alton of a handsome salary, this lady
to be, preferably, Mrs. Armistead. sis
ter of the real Honorable Agatha
mother. For the first year after Mr.
Bovd's death the Honorable Agatha
was to observe mourning by not go
| ing to London festivities; but during
this time she was to be permitted tc
amuse herself and friends by enter
tanning at the castle any young mer
of whom the chaperon might approve
| Mrs. Armistead (should she be the
chaperon securely was likewise
charged to keep the castle supplied
with guests, the best young men tina
England could boast, as her large &C
ouaintance permitted her to do. Eaci
visitor in the role of sutton for thu
hand of the Honorable Agatha wa
limited to six weeks stay at the castle
as Mr.. Boyd considered that length o
| time sufficient for him to find on
whether he loved any of the Agatha
or not and the sutton was not to max
his declaration until the very las
day of the six weeks allotted him, and
of course, was limited to one proposal
In the event of any of the young me-
proposing to any of the Agathas VIII
was not the stepdaughter of Mr.. Boyt
the will permitted her to marry him,
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The Irish az Potato.

The potato is native of the Andes,
particularly of Chile and Peru, and
some writer's claim that it was found
growing wild as far north as the
Toltec gorge in southern Colorado
It probably was first introduced into
Europe by the Spaniards about the
middle of the sixteenth century. In
1850 it was taken to England from
Virginia, where, however, it was
probably derived from a Spanish
source. Its progress in Europe was
slow, it's culture, even in Ireland, not
becoming general until the middle OF
the eighteenth century. but it is now q
staple food in most. temporary
climates.