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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-12-31
Chrlstmaa for the poor.

New York, Dec. 24.-A million and q
half men, women and children
throughout the country, including 1885,.
900 in Greater New York city alone,
will be supplied with dinners, and up
wards Of 1000 destitute New York
children will be given toye suited to
their ages, on Christmas day from the
proceeds Of this years Salvation Army
kettle contributions.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-12-31
WIN Discuss Modern Society

Atlantic city, N. j.. Lee. 2s.--The
influence of modern society on family
life will be discussed by the American
Sociological society, which holds its
third annual meeting here this week
In conjunction with the twenty-frst
annual meeting Of the American
Economic association, the American
Statistical association and the Amer.
lean Association for Labor Leglsla.
tion.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-12-31
Found smuuuIed Chinese.

FL Paso, Tex, Dec. 2S.-Employes
Of the Southwestern railroad Saturday
found II Chinese in box car at Du.
ran, N. M. The aliens were taken
into custody. The Chinese were plen.
tifully supplied with water and pro.
visions and had been sealed In car
billed from Redlands. Cal, to Chicago.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-12-31
The Pope Sees a Vision.

Rome. Dec 2s.-The Italia publishes
a report, which has caused a sensa-
tion in ecclesiastical circles, that
Joan Of Arc recently appeared in
vision to the Pope and addressed to
him solemn words Of encouragement
exhorting him to continue ais present
policy which she promised would
shortly be crowned with triumph. :
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-12-31

TOMMY BURNS DEFEATED BY
JACK JOHNSON FOR HEAVY
WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP.
THEY FOUGHT IN AUSTRALIA
The Fight Was Stopped In the Four
teenth Round by the Police
Decision Given to John
son on Points.

Sydney. N. s. w., Dec. 25.-Jacl
Johnson, the big negro from Calves
ton, Texas, is the worlds heavyweight
champion pugillst. He won the title
Friday in the big arena at Rushcut
ters Bay from Tommy Burns, the
French Canadian, who had held II
since James J. Jeffries relinquished 1t,
and after chase of Burns that led
half way round the world.
The end came in the IA round when
the police, seeing Burns tottering and
unable to defend himself from the
savage blows of his opponent, merci-
fully stopped the fight. Previously 1t
had been arranged that II the police
interferred a decision should be rem
dered on points and Referee Mcintosh,
declared the big black man winner,
for all through the fight he had shown
himself Burns master in every style
of fighting.
Burns, in an interview after he had
gone to his dressing room said:
Il did the best / could and fought
hard. Johnson was too big and his
reach was too great"
Jack Johnson is the first negro who
ever won the worlds heavyweight
pugilistic championship-in fact he Is
the only negro who ever was per
mitted to battle for the honor. He
was born in Galveston, Texas, in 1878 |
and began his ring career in 1901.
He is 6 feet TX inches In height and
weighed at the ringside close to 100
pounds.
Burns was born in Hanover, Ont, in
881, and started fighting when he was
o years old. He is feet IN inches
n height and weighs when trained for
attic about ITS pounds. Burns al
1ays Vas a rough and ready fighter
1ho delighted to sail in and mix
hings with his adversary. Favored
nth great length Of arm-his reach
TAN inches-Burns has
roved himself bad man at close
ange. Despite the fact that johnson
Vertopped him in height by 61s
lches, Burns had the better of the
rgument in reach by TX inches.
A purse of $4,000 was hung up for
lie battle, which was scheduled to go
} rounds. OF this amount, Burns de-
aEded and received $4,000, this sum
} be paid him despite the outcome of q
e fight. Johnson had to be satisfied
It'll $4,000 and return tickets to Lon y
N for himself and his manager, Sam 7
fitzpatrick. ~
According to reports both Johnson
d Burns bet heavily on themselves
the prevailing odds, which slightly
vored Burns at the ringside. The
'hters were trained to the hour and
lght before what probably was the
'gest crowd that ever witnessed a u
gilistic contest. Burns did his =
lining at Darling Point, while John n.
a got in condition at Marley, sea "'
lie suburb.
In courage, Burns was bulldog al
ys: Johnson, it was said, by some, nj
d yellow streak" In none of his II
my battles, however, has 1t been &C
wen that Johnson would not take re-
ID beating. Neither Burns nor w
lnson, however, have been consider ~
men of the stamn of Jeffr,es Sui. 20
~ -
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-12-31
A New POrtuauese Cabinet.

Lisbon, Dec. 26.--After vain efforts
By several other leaders, Arthur AL.
berto de campos Henriques. who was
minister Of justice in the Ferrelra cab.
met Friday formed a new ministry,
taking himself the Portfolio Of minis
ter OF the interior.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-12-31
RecoanIze Haitian Government.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-Instructiona
were sent by the state department
Thursday to American Minister Fur
miss at Port Au Prince to accord recog
milton to the new government Of
Haiti, headed by Gen. Simon.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-12-31
unI.sd s.ates Second Ia Naval pow,r

NNNNhA w. NNGNNA FgWNNa
washington, Dec. 24.-The United
States nayy stands second among
those Of the great world powers, &C
cording to the navy year book, prepar.
ed by Pitman Pulslfer, clerk to the
senate navy committee. Germany
follows third. while France has drop
ped to fourth place, and Japan Is
NTH. The book win show that Great
Britain has 81 nrst class battleships
with 4 tonnage Of slo.sSo, the United
States 81, with a tonnage Of lls, 7se;
Germany 81. with q tonnage Of ill.
iss; France 20 vita q tonnage OF S5f.
lSa. and Japan Is. with a tonnage q
5s.ttt.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-12-31
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children.

Successfully used by Mother Gray,
nurse in the Children's Home in New
York, Cure Feverishness, Bad Stom-
ach, Teething Disorders, move and
regulate the Bowels and Destroy
Worms. Over 10000 testimonials.
They never fail. At all Druggists,
26c. Sample FREE. Address, Allen
S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-12-31

The pope Wednesday received Right
Rev. Richard scanell, bishop Of
Omaha. in private audience
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-12-31
First published in Abilene Weekly Reflector
december II, 19OS.I
Shenff's Sale Under Execution.
STATE OF KANSAS, lss.
Dickinson County, ss'
State Of Kansas IL Rel

Vs.
Joseph E. Badger. Augusta Miller and -
Lancaster whose first name is unknown.
By virtue Of an executio. to me directed
and delivered, issued out Of the Eighth Ju-
dicial district court of the state of Kansas.
sitting In and for Dickinson county, in said
state, will, on Monday, the 18th day Of jan
uary, A. D. 1909. at the hour Of ten O'CLOCK a,
m. of said day at court house door n ADJ
lene, In the county and state aforesaid, offer
for public salerand sell to the highest bidder,
tor cash In hand, all the right, title and In
terest OF the above named defendants in and
TO- the following described real estate, to.Wit:
Lot number three (3) In block number three
(O Original town ofAbilene. Dickinson OOun-
ty, Kansas.
Said property levied on and to be sold as
the property of the above named defendants.
lb6 J. B. FAVOR,
Sheriff.
sherih"s flce, Dickinson County, Kansas.
Dated Dec Il, 1908.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-12-31
First published in Abilene Weekly Reflector
December II. 1905
Publication Notice.
In the District Court of Dickin,on county,
state Of Kansas.
Stella Jones. Plaintiff,

Oliver t. Jones. Defendant.
To the above named defendant. Oliver
I. Jones:
You are hereby notified that you have seen
sued in the District Court, OF Dickinson
County, state OF Kansas, by said plaintiff
18th day Of December, 1v0s. wherein she asks
for divorce from you, upon the ground OF
abandonment; that unless you answer or
demur 70 said potttlon on or before the aist
day Of January, A. D. 1909, said petition viii
be taken ns true and Judgment rendered
against you granting said plaintiff divorce
from you. sTELIs goSES
By Ser SttOrney. s. 8. slHrz. ias
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-12-31
Public Sale
Friday, Jan. 10,

commencing at 10 a. IN. sharp, the
following property:
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-05-07

The Largest Bona Fide
Circulation Of any Pine
3luf Newspaper.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-05-07
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE;
Ny Carrier.
DAVIS GIVEN 4 FROST.

Hon. jeff Davis of Arkansas, the
-low combed rooster Of the Ozarks.'
was given most delightful frost"
in the hall of the United States SEN
ate last Saturday. The country, there
fore, has right to rejoice and TO hope
that the lesson will satisfy the Hon.
jeff.
"The low combed rooster" as he de-
lights to call himself, wrote speech
requiring two and half hours to read,
and in which he denounced everybody
and everything in general and the rich
folks and the newspapers in partic-
ular. There's no doubt about him cali
ing them names-harsh names, at
that.
But the joke of it all was, that if il
hadn't been for the very newspapers
including the Associated Press, which
JEFF denounced in such bitter terms
the country at large would never have
known that JEFF Davis arose to read
his speech, prepared and given to the
press in advance, every senator buI
fhree left the chamber. One who re.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-05-07
PAVING DISTRICT NO. IS
SpeciaI Assessment.

The tax books for the collection oil
the special assessment upon the real
property in Paving District No. Is
(West Barraque street, in the city oil
Pine Bluff has been placed in my
hands.
All owners Of real property lying
in the district are required to pay
their assessments to me within thirty
days from this date.
If such payment is not made action
will be commenced at the end OF that
time for the collection of such assess.
ment and for legal penalties and
costs.
Given under my hand this 10th day
of April, 1908.
A. G. RUSSELL, City Collector
Office City Hall, 9 a. m. to u m.
4:10: d30t
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-05-07
COTTON MAKES
A BIG JUMP
Sensational Developments in Liverpool
and Adverse Weather Map Causes
Cotton to Go One Dollar a Bale
Higher ON New York Market.

New York, May 6.--Upon sensa-
tionally high Liverpool and a bad spell
of weather i'll Mississippi and Arkan-
SaS. our market opened a dollar a bale
higher and has held the advance to
this writing. Advices from Manches-
ter We're more favorable and spin
hers there We're thought to be cover
ing against sales of goods made at
lower prices. Sales in Liverpool We're
$4,000. making $4,000 bales this week,
and the statistical strength of the near
positions in that market has much to
do with the active short covering and
the big Philadelphia spot house was
said to be heavy buyer. There was
Ia little better feeling in the dry goods
trade locally, but this was offset by
he shutting down of 46 hard yarn mills
in the Caroinas for 60 days. Our pri-
vate wires report torrential rains in
Mississippi and Arkansas last night
and there is much complaint from
Alabama of too much rain, but Texas
seems to be doing fairly we'll. Presi-
dent Taylor of the National Ginners
Association issued another urgent ap-
peal to farmers 10 reduce acreage.
This is largely weather market dom
mated by important spot interests in
Liverpool and New York and looks as
though the trend would be higher for
a while. The public so far, however,
have not entered the market on the
long side to any extent and the anti
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-05-07
PlTTsBURG LABOR TEMPLE
Project Takes Definite ape-Buildirg
TO Cost 100000

y
to Cost 100000.
pittsburg's new labor temple, the
building of which has been under CON.
sideration by the labor unions Of the
city for several years, seems at last
about to become reality. A reorgan
izatIon Of the committee having the
matter in charge has been erected, and
that body is now composed Of twenty
one members, who represent large
majority Of the labor organizations.
who have Joined the movement
The proposed temple will be a six
tory structure and will be erected at
cost Of 100000 1t will contain Of
Ices and meeting rooms which can be
lsed by any of the unions that are rep
resented in the Labor Temple COM
pany. There is also to be an immense
hall on the top floor Of the structure,
where conventions may be held, some
thing which has long been needed in
this city. Free baths for the use of thu
members Of the unions interested WIN
be placed in the basement, and a libra
~ and large club and billiard room
and bowling alley will also be fitted
up in sumptuous manner. A feature
OF the building will be q free employ
ment agency. operated for the benefit
of the laboring classes. This will occu
py portion of the first floor, together
with a restaurant and number Of
storerooms, which rvill be rented. Dor
mltories, free of cha-sc to the mem
bers. will occupy parta of the upper
floors. and lodge rooms and Offices viii
be provided for the various orgauizN
tons
The capital stock OF the company Is
100000, and 1t has been divided inta
shares of SO each. Nearly half of the
stock has already been bought, and Il
Is thought there viii he no trouble %
sell the remaining part OF it, The com
mitten will allow no individual to hold
more than Il hundred shares. and only
men who are in good standing in their
unions are allowed 10 become stock
AAl.lnrS
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-05-07

<Sred At losiotfce u, Pine B!uG,
ark, 40 sveoud class mail matter
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-05-07
THE POSTOFFICE DEPARTMENT.

Although the commission in con-
gress, appointed to look into the meth
DDS in vogue in the postof1ice Depart
ment, has reported some sensible rec
concentrations it is doubtful il con-
@rcss will do anything With them, as
that body usually pigeonhn,ea cOmmis-
sion recommendations, or otherwise
renders them of no effect
This commission, however, vas
made up of business experts who land
cd at once upon the cause OF the unto
ward expense and aVkwardness of the
methods i'll use. In its ultimate de-
duction this cause is traceable to gov
ernment ownership, but the commits
sion did not proceed quite this far 1t
satisfied itself With pointing out the
fact that cumbersome methods existed,
ana recommended the followinG as a
partial remedy:
That the actual direction Of the
business OF the postollice department
and postal service be committed TO
an officer with necessary assistants to
be appointed by the president so as to
insure the continuity Of efficient SER
vice, and that the postmaster-ge general
be chargeable only with general sup
ervisory control and the determination
of questions of policy"
In view of the fact that the postof-
flee department. conducts a cash bust
ness OF over $200,000,000 a year, it is
only reasonable. ana certainly in line
with modern business methods, to put
this feature of the department into
hands more on less separate and dis
tinct from those controlling the other
interests involved Ii must be remem-
berel, TOO, that this department en-
ploys a host Of men. larger than the
standing army OF the United States.
Harper's Weekly figures the number
employed in this department as $780,
1856 souls. or this number only 15,207
or 50 per cent, are civil service en-
ployes. thus showing the hollow mock
cry Of this service.
The approximate average rates Of
compensation for different classes OF
employees are as follows: Executive
S1.9S3; professional, technical and
scientific. $1.375; miscellaneous, ST.
221; mechanical, 1859; clerical, 1888
and suhclerical and manual labor, $711
In the clerical class, it is interesting
to note, the approximate average
compensation for women ($950O is
practically the same as that for men
($953.)
Thus it is seen that this department;
is not only a mammoth, but most in
tluential as political factor. Success
sive presidents, to their credit be il
said, have from time to time attempted
to protect the people from the political
power of this enormous department.
but these efforts have been neither Wig
orous nor continued. and today th;s-de-
partment Yields entirly too mich po-
litical influence for the popular good
! True. postmasters, nominally. take nc
part in politics; but actually they
shape many and many a political for
tune.
| The commission would remove the
postoffice absolutely from politics and
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-05-07

.s j. 4, !, i. =. ~ g i. :. &. i. ~ q q. %
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-05-07

MANNED was Jeff's colleague from Ar
kansas. The other two were repub-
LEANS, who spent most of the time
conyersing about other Matters ac-
cording TO the later news dispatches.
Since that young Little Rock attor-
ney punched the "loW combed zoos
tors head few weeks ago and made
him run like a turkey instead Of
some other kind Of fowl, The august
United States senator does not seem
to take so very kindly to The mouth
ings of the duck from the OZarks.-
Shreveport Journal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-05-07

make of it devotee to business; but
though congress will talk and talk and
agree that this is excellent in every
respect, it will never make any visor-
ous effort to bring about the change;
for, after all, congress is political, and
politics does not willingly cut off its
feeders any more than does the othor
interests of country annihilate fhe
things that tend to their aggrandize-
mcnt.- Commercial Appeal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-05-07
Must Comply With
Commodity Clause

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
Washington, May 6.-The Senate to-
day directed the commerce commission
to report as to whether any railroad
has complied with the commodity
clause of the Hepburn law, prohibit
ing them from carrying own coal or
material not used in own road con-
structiOn.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-05-07
BeImont's Horse
Wins In England

London, May S.-August Belmont 5
Norman III today won the 1000 gum
cas- race, most classic on the English
turf. King Edwards Perrier, the ia
Vorite in the race, was unplaced. Sev
enteen horses ran. The betting was -
to 1 against Norman III.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-05-07

'uture laws in the South restrict buy
ng from quarters where support
should be looked for on bad weather.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-05-07
New York stocks Up,

New York, May 6-Fractional adj
vances were general in the opening
stock market today, exceeding IL in
Texas and Pacific Union Pacific rose
and Denver and Rio Grande and
American Locomotive II. Dealings
were on a large scale and showed con-
siderable animation.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-11
A RARE DISEASE HAS
APPEARED ONCE
MORE
Especial to The Sentinel. ]

Especial to The Sentinel.
Philadelphia, Pa, Sept. 11.-For
the fifteenth time in the recorded
history of surgery, case of aneur-
ism of the abdominal aorta was noted
when Elizabeth August. IL years old,
was taken to the Jefferson hospital.
1t was thought that she had appendi-
citis, but the operation disclosed the
true nature of the disease, one of the
rarest known.
Doctors Nassau and Warren of the
hospital, who were operating, at once
telephoned a number of prominent
surgeons, as the case is the first that
has been known in Philadelphia, and
fifteen responded
The malady is incurable and the
child died soon after the operation,
many surgeons attending the post
mortem.
One man, stricken with the dis
ease, is known to have lived AZ days,
but his case is said to have been ex-
ceptional.
The disease is an enlargement of
the aorta, the greatest blood vessel
in the body, and is caused by a weak
ening of the walls of the aorta. The
result is a sort of humorous growth,
and the present is the only case that
has been known where child so
young was a victim.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-11
To Cost 100000

Local men well known in the busi-
ness world today filed the plats and
maps of series of large irrigation
projects to be constructed in the Big
Park country at an aggregate cost
of more than 100000.
The plats are of the Big Park
bitches and reservoirs Nos. l., and
3. j. F. Sleeper is the engineer
The ditch is to be 1920 in length
and is to have a large carrying ca
pacity. The headgate will be on one
of the banks of the Little Dolores
river. The ditch will cost approxi-
mately $4,000.
The dam of reservoir No. l will
be so feet high, of No. will be 20
feet high and of No. will be 80
feet high.
The total capacity of the No. 1
reservoir will be 1913, ,279,613 cubic
feet; the capacity of No. will be
1S.433,300 cubic feet. and the capac-
ity of No. 3 will be 45.1S9,20O cubic
feet.
The three reservoirs will be erect
ed at a cost of about $4S,000.
w. Guy Boyer and E. L. Green are
the claimants of the water and Will
have the projects built.
Several hundred acres OF nne land
will be watered.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-11
CHANDLER TO BE
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE
Especial to The sentinel.l

New York, Sept. 11.-That Lieu
tenant Governor Chahler will be Civ
en- the democratic nomination for
governor of New York by the demo-
cratic state convention next week is
the declaration of politicians who
claim to be 'in the know"
Chanler was formerly Hearst
man: but. like all the other followers
of the newspaper politician, has de-
serted his chief, now that he has Sc
cured an office, and has returned to
the democratic fold.
Reports that David b. Hill might
be selected to head the democratic
state ticket are vigorously denied by
friends of Mr.. Hill. They say that
his retirement from politics is per-
manent and that he would under no
circumstances consent to the use of
his name.
At the democratic headquarters in
this city a statement was given out
that Bryan is certain to carry the
Empire state by at least 100000.
Democratic politicians scout the
statement of the republican cam
pafgn managers that the independ-
ence party vote will be so large as
to preclude the possibility of a demo-
cratic victory.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-11
They Will Meet
TBy Associated Press. l

Chicago, Sept. William J.
Bryan and William II. Taft. rival
candidates for the presidency of the
United States, will meet at Chicago
on October at banquet to be CIV
en- by the Chicago Association of
Commerce, according to the an
nouncement made here today by w.
ID. Moody, the business agent of the
association.
The speeches to be made on this
occasion will be non-political
In addition to Messrs. Bryan and
Taft. it is expected that the COVER
nors of eighteen states and a num-
ber OF congressman and senators will
be present at the banquet.
Both Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Bryan have
accepted the invitation to attend.
The coming together of these two
men is made possible by the deem
waterways convention. at which
from 5000 to 5000 delegates are
expected to be present.
1t is hoped also to secure the At :
tendance of ]. Pierpont Morgan.
1t is believed that this will be the
first time in the history of the coun-
try that the two leading presidential
candidates have met during cam
paign.