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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-02-27
is 1T BEST TO PAVE NOW?
R. M. White Thinks Other Things
Are Worse Needed.

EDITOR REFLECTOR: l desire to an
nounce my hearty approval Of the sem
timent expressed in the article on
street paving written by ex-Mayor
Humphrey and published in your
valuable paper a few days since. q
4 While am perfectly willing that
the bank which | represent shall stand
the necessary expense Of paving Its
portion Of the streets, ! am fully con-
WINGED that there are other things
that we need much more than street
paving. do not doubt the good
faith of those who are urging this
movement, but it seems to methat it
would be very unwise for the city to
increase its indebtedness by making
improvements that stand third or
| fourth in the line Of our real needs.
In the first place, our streets are in
excellent condition greater part of
the time and there is no real need OF
street pavement. ! grant you that 1t
would be q fine Improvement If the
entire business district could be
paved. and of course we are all hoping
that it will come in time, but this
does not appear to me to be the OPP
perfume time. In fact, it seems to
me to be absurd for for city as poor
ly equipped as Abilene is to think OF
street paving as the first essential.
There probably not another city
in Kansas the size Of our town that is
as poorly lighted. Ny own home is
good half mile from the business
center and in coming down town l
pass only one street light and it is
we'll known fact that Third street is
not one of the back streets OF the city,
We all know that on evenings when
the moon is not shining tits not an
unusual thing to see lanterns moving
in all directions, simply to show Peo-
pie where the sidewalk is.
Our very excellent fire department
is SO poorly equipped that most Of us
are ashamed to have out OF town peo.
pie see our method Of getting to fire.
We are all proud Of our volunteer fire
department and yet we supply them
SO poorly that they cannot do them
selves justice.
The West side, the East side and
the South side have neither engine
nor hose cart within reasonable dis
lance, and in case Of fire the build
ings, in many instances, burn down
before they can be reached.
The idea that little street paving
is going to be- the means Of lifting our
city to prominence is not entertained
by many people. The businessmen
who wouId pay the greater portion Of
the expense, II the Improvement
should be made, are quite capable Of
deciding whether the investment will
pay or not, and they ought to be left
to decide IL for themselves.
believe in improvements and am
very DESTROYS that we shall continue
10 advance; but, as Mr.. Humphrey
has said, we have been ''gOing some"
within the last two years, and 1t is
quite necessary that we should con-
Iider the expense to the city as well
is to individuals.
II we have a surplus Of funds, let
is put it into some Of the things that
We need more than paved streets.
RIM. WHITE. ,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-02-27
okIahnmn,, shrInern h se,nlon.

ONIHHUHHU oHTIHUTH IN oUIIIVHs
Oklahoma City. Ok. Feb. 22.-The
shriners Of this state had a ceremon-
ial session here Thursday. After .
street parade they initiated IS noviceS
The meeting was concluded with .
theater party Thursday night.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-02-27

Fer Public Building a BsloIt Kan.
washington. Feb. 41-A bin sppro
pristing t1o,ooo for b liis for q post
ones bullllng Il Beloit, Kan. vas h
troducod n ne hoase Thursday b
Representative ReetoE.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-02-27
Crosby 9. Noyes IL Dead.

Los Angeles. Feb. 22.-Crosby 8
Noyes, the veteran editor Of the Wash
ington Evening Star, died shortly after
$3.50 D. m. Friday night At the Hotel
Raymond. Pasadena. where be has
been III for some time.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-02-27
Nervous
Indigestion

The action of diges-
ton is controlled by
nerves leading to the
stomach. When they are
weak, the stomach is de-
prived of its energy. 1t
has no power to do its
work. If you want per-
manent relief, you must
restore this energy. Dr..
Miles Nervine restores
nervous energy, and gives
the organs power to per-
form their functions.
TOR many years ! was an aeuts
times was 20 deapondent hfe seemed
ainosi a burden. ] tried an kinds Of
remedies and various phynlciane with
little or no relief ultn one night last
GUNNER NV d; No. Hersins aa ?.
rn1fs one more tIi1i ufich I did d
re purchns1 q one bottle q Nffyina
Esd one q Heart -curA y fsu oayS
I beam 10 fed better. which encolr-
aae1 ne - mueh that contlnuea ~
mfflclns unfH ] 80 takon more than
a dozen bottlea. ! am ygry much M
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hat nEFclni refusa1 n1Ia nrl1 u1n..
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-02-27
Pretty Styles, New Patterns


markets Of New York with all the new goods ana
This this than ever before Whether
YOU quality medium whether prefer the
advanced exclusive fabrics, rich
pertcto t andta tailoring
good and long fit medium close in back fancy cuffs on sleeves
mediu perfect fitting
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-02-27
Open Air for Young consumptIvss,

Open Air for Young consumptIvps.
Under the auspices Of the Alland
Institution for CoHsumptives an inter
eSting experiment was made at Vienna
during the summer 10 open-air treat
ment for young children infected with
tuberculosis. Forty.eight little pa
tents whose ages ranged between
four and 10 years were treated for Ave
months with very gratifying results.
At the end Of this time 40 children
were sent home apparently quite
cured, six showed very slight traces
of the disease and only two we're in
about the same condition as when
they entered, while their general
health was better.
These last eight cases had already
reached a serious stage when the
treatment began. All the children
had gained in weight from two to IS
pounds. The experiment will be CON
tinued with more patients next year.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-02-27
Wapuspsr Drops q Fight.

Lincoln, Neb.. Feb. 22.-The Mis-
souri, Pacific railway has surrendered
in the antl-pass fight with the state
railway commission. Attorney Wae
gener Friday afternoon sent a tele
gram cancellng all ANNALS.
Middletown transcript., 1908-08-15
RELIGIOUS HYSTERIA

On Monday a man died in
Philadelphia and with him were
two women and a child six years
of age. Instead of taking the
usual steps these two women,
held by an hysterical notion that
prayer would restore the dead
man and bring him back to life,
set about to pray over the body.
They were discovered on We'd
nesday indulging in their IRA
tional prank. They were ex-
hausted and objected to inter-
ruption by the police. One of the
women complained that they
we're interfered with and asserted
that. they were certain they
would succeed asking "Why
could you not have left him
alone ?"
This incident is not illuminat-
ing. 1t reveals the existence Of
a maudlin hysteria that BODIES no
good for the living and does not
serve the dead. When nature
has run it's course and the breath
has left the body there is nothing
to do save follow the usual meth
ods in caring for the dead.
Raising the dead is an idle dream.
Once dead always dead. Death
is just as natural as living, and
the pity of it is that so many
minds are being warped and
reason twisted by the teaching
that death is not fact.
Middletown transcript., 1908-08-15
NOTIcETO TAXPAYERS
OF
st. Georges Hundred +!

The taxable residents of st. Georges
Hundred, and all persons liable to pay
tax in said Hundred, are hereby notified
that the Taxes for the year 1908 are now
due, and the undersigned Tax Collector
for said Hundred, will be at the office OF
JOSEPH H. ENos, IN ODESSA,
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18th, 1908
From 900 A. NJ. to 1900 M.
AT HENRY CLEAvER's STORE, IN PORT PENN,
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26th, 1903
From l P. M. to P. NJ.
and at the County Tax Collectors Office,
South Broad street, Middletown, Del,
every Saturday during the month of
August from A. NJ, to 4 P. M.
Tax bills can be obtained by making
personal application to the Collector, or
by sending written communication en-
closing stamps.
EXTRACT FROM THE LAWS OF DELAWARE,
GOVERNING THE COLLECTION OF TAXES OF
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, SECTION ), CHAPTER
80, VOLUME 81, LAWS OF DELAWARE, As
AMENDED:
Section 3-Ihat on all taxes paid before
the first day of October there shall be an
abatement of five per centum. On all
taxes paid before the first day OF Decem'
Der there shall be an abatement of three
per centum. On all taxes paid during the
month of December there shall be no
abatement whatever. And on all taxes
unpaid on tine first day Of january FIVE
per centum thereof shall be added
thereto.
WALTER BEASTEN,
Collector of Taxes for st. Georges Hun
dred.
Middletown transcript., 1908-08-15
HISTORIC PoCKETBooK FOUND

A pocketbook which once held the writ
on which the notorious Patty Cannon was
arrested and brought TO the Maryland
and Delaware line before her commitment
to the Georgetown Jail, where she COM
mitted suicide by taking poison, has come
to light. The pockethook is in the posses
sion of Jacob N. Wilson, who lives near
Eldorado. Nd, a few miles west OF Sea-
ford, and was the property OF his father,
the late Jacob Wilson, who died in 1861.
Jacob Wilson, was the constable who
arrested Patty and escorted her to the
line between the states, where she came
over to the Delaware people. The pocket
book, however, has not remained all the
time in the possession OF the Wilson
family. Two hours after the elder Mr..
Wilson died in 1861, it disappeared and
with it went $3.50 which il contained.
Mrs. Wilson offered reward OF $25 for its
return or recovery, but the reward was
not as attractive as the contents and ii
came not back, nor was it heard OF until
a few weeks ago, when its present owner
was notified by the son OF gentleman
who recently died that he had the pocket
book and that his father had requested
that it be returned to Mr.. Wilson. Mr.
Wilson was further natified that the
pocketbook would be at the fredericksburg
Md, bank at a certain time, ano
promptly at the time named he found il
there.
The pocketbook is in excellent condi
tion and shows how substantial were the
materials used and workmanship OF thost
early days. Written on the interior in {
strong legible hand is the name Jacot
Wilson, and the date, February 9th, 1928
Middletown transcript., 1908-08-15
TOMATOES HARD HIT

That the tomato crop in this state,
MARYLAND and New Jersey is very inferior
this year compared with last year, was a
fact brought out at the meeting Monday
morning of the Tri-State Packers Associa-
ton, held at the Clayton House. Whining
ton. -
The matter was discused with a good
deal of string ness by the members OF the
association, and from the general indica-
tions observed in the States named
the supply will by no means meet the
demand this year.
The meeting was called to order
by W. O. Hoffecker, OF Smyrna,
president of the association. Among
those present were E. Greenbaum,
vice.president for Delaware; Charles
Wightson, vice president for Maryland;
G. NJ. Dasshiell, secretary and treasurer,
and Robert S. Fogg, of Salem, N. ].
The reasons attributed to the failure OF
the tomato crop were said to be the ex-
cessive hot weather and the recent heavy
rains. The prospects were said to be
very discouraging and their is nothing
that the association can do at this date to
remedy conditions. The work OF packing
has already begun in many instances but
the crop as yet has not been fully gather
ed. The most of the time of the meeting
was taken up with the discussion OF the
tomato, the other crops being reported OF
exceptional yield for this season, particu-
lar the peach crop of Delaware. The meet
ing adjourned about noon.
Middletown transcript., 1908-08-15
CHESAPEAKE CITY

Charles s. Ellison, Jr., was in Phlla-
delphia recently.
Ira McClelland, Of Baltimore, was a
visitor in town last week.
James Davis, of Altoona, Pa, spent
Tuesday with friends here.
Benjamin Hanson, of Baltimore, spent
Sunday with G. S. Woolley.
Miss Grace Steele, OF Rising Sun, is the
guest of Miss Corinne Berger.
Over seven hundred people went on
the COLCHESTER excursion Thursday.
Miss Eugenia Pearce, of Germantown,
is the guest Of Miss Mary G. Steele.
Miss Bessie Barwick has been enjoying
a visit to Philadelphia and Morrisville.
Mrs. Elizabeth Barwick, of Philadel.
phia, is the guest of Mrs. L. K. Barwick.
Miss MiIlie Cook, of Chester, is the
guest of Misses Augusta and Mary Baker.
Miss Virginia Atkinson of Port Deposit.
is being entertained by Miss Esther Banks.
Albert Murray, of Trenton, spent Sun
day with his mother, Mrs. Thomas Muir
ray.
Misses Hattie and Marie Foster, OF Cen.
tlegille, Del, are visiting relatives in
town.
Mr.. and Mrs.. John Stetler, of Phoenix
vile, Pa, are the guests Of Mrs. H. A.
Lindsey.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Gushing Smith and son,
of Ardmore, Pa, are visiting Mrs. Rich
ard stubbs.
Mrs. l. G. Ellison, of Kirkwood, visited
her mother, Mrs. Ida Bouchelle, on
on Thursday.
Misses Stella and Hazel Taylor, of Had
donfeld, N. j., are visiting Misses Lille
and Margaret Johnson.
Misses Edith Caldwell, of >Galena, and
Mabel Bateman, of Baltimore, are visit
ing Miss Mamie Jefferson.
Mrs. James Hopper aud daughter Alice
we're visitors in Philadelphia several days
last week.
DR.. and Mrs. EdwiR Graves and sons
Edwin and Reed, Miss Elsie Karsner,
Messrs. John Reed and Harry Howard
are cruising on the 'Sevarg."
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Robinson and son,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Banks, Mr.. and Mrs
William Snyder and son, Mr.. and Mrs
Alexander Govan, Messrs. John Govan
and William NAPLES, of Philadelphia, are
stopping at the home Of Mrs. Ida Bou'
chelle.
A delightful lawn party was given al
the home Mrs. R. A. Harriott on Satur'
day evening. The lawn was beautifully
Illuminated with Japanese lanterns,
where games were INDUCED in until a
late hour, when refreshments were serv-
ed. The guests numbered about forty.
Middletown transcript., 1908-08-15

sibilities are placed upon them; it
broadens their ideas and makes
them nobler and better. Girls,
as a rule, are fully as clear
headed as boys when young, but
if, as is the common practice, the
girls are brought up to do moth
ing, to think but little except of
dress and amusement, they fall
far behind the young man, at the
age of 20, in mental ability.
What is needed, is that at home
and at school, they be taught
that to shine in social circles or
to roll in wealth is not the high
est aim of womanhood. But let
them be taught to make a home
joyful and happy, and yet be pre-
pared, if necessary, for life's bit
terest struggles. Let them un-
destand thoroughly the details of
everyday life, the value of all
kinds of commodities used daily,
how to make a check, draft, note
and receipt. Let them be told
the truth about themselves and
about the world. They should
know something about the snares
and pitfalls that beset them Let
them be thoroughly impressed
with the fact that on themselves,
in a large degree, depends the
success of the men they marry.
Let them know how to cook, CIV
ing them a thorough course in the
kitchen. Let them begin where
their mothers left off, and we
shall have a generation of girls
strong, hopeful, ambitious and
self.reliant, that will elevate the
men, and make a harder and
more aggressive people, and
thousands of firesides happier
and better.
Middletown transcript., 1908-08-15
PICKLED PEACHES

Peel and weigh your fruit. and to every
five pounds OF it allow two and a hall
pounds of sugar, pint of vinegar and
spices-cIoves, cinnamon and mace-to
taste. Let the pickles lie in the sugar for
an hour and then drain off the sirup
which has flowed from them and put 1t
over the fire with half-pint OF water.
As it boils, the scum will and must be
taken off. When the ecum does not rise
any longer, put in the fruit. Boil for
about five minutes, remove the peaches
with skinner and spread on dishes.
Put the spices and vinegar with the sirup
and let it boil fifteen minutes. Arrange
your fruit in glass jars and pour the sirup
over it, Picked pears may be put up by
the same recipe.
Middletown transcript., 1908-08-15
MIDpLETOwN, DEL, AUG. l5, 1908
RRYAN'S HIRELINGS

"Dover correspondents nave
given the Wilmington dailies
glowing accounts of what is
termed the formation OF a
"Branchof the National League, \"
in Dover. But the facts show
that the accounts sent out of a
very lame effort to convince the
colored voters of Dover that 1t
was their sacred duty to vote the
Democratic ticket this year, were
in reality larger than the "Club"
formed, for the.latter exists only
in the Imagination of the afore-
said correspondents.
"a Baptist minister from
Washington, named Waldron,
who was "only interested in the
welfare of his race" but who en-
tirely forgot to say which of the
Democratic committees he was
employed by, was the chief talker
at a "mass meeting" composed of
exactly twenty-three men, count
ing the speakers and the janitor
in, held Thursday evening in
Knights of Pythias Hall. He was
preceded by John Bird, of Will
mington, who also claimed to see
a Star of Hope for the colored
voter shining in the Democratic
camp, and that Billy Bryan was
the Moses who was to lead the
race out of the awful and direful
bondage in which the Republican
party held it shocked.
"Waldron is a big man. but
there we're tears in his voice as
he described the horrors of
Rooseveltism, and showed how
all the ills which the colored race
are suffering, southern disfran-
chisement, Jim Crow cars, were
directly traceable to the National
Republican administration.
"He told his hearers that while
the Republican National Conven-
ton gave the colored men the
marble heart, and the icy mitt,
Mr.. William Jennings Bryan had
received them with open arms
and promised them that if they
would vote the Democratic ticket
they should have offices galore,
all the southern disfranchise-
ment amendment would be swept
away and that Pullman coaches
and parlor cars would take the
place of the Jim Crow vehicles,
Mr.. Waldron evidently saw that
his few hearers were not ready
to bow their necks TO the Demo
Gratis, as they did not enthuse
even a little bit when he men
toned Bryan's name, so he told
them his main object was to get
them to "divide their votes by
voting the Prohibition, the So
cialist, the Independent or any
old ticket that would help to de-
feat the Republican Party. =
Delda00Te Republican.
Middletown transcript., 1908-08-15
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Middletown transcript., 1908-08-15
Constitutional Amendment !!

An Act Proposing an Amendment to
Section 10 of Article 2 of the Constitution
of the State OF Delaware, relating to the
Compensation OF the Members and Pre-
siding Officers of the General Assembly.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the State of Della
ware in General Assembly met; two
thirds of all the members elected to each
House agreeing):
SECTION /. That the following amend
ment be and the same is hereby proposed
to Section Is OF Article of the Constitu-
ton of Delaware
That the word five" be stricken ont Of
the third line OF said Section 10 Article 2
of the Constitution, and the word "ten"
be inserted in lieu thereof, and the word
"six" be stricken out of the fourth line OF
Section 10, Article 2 OF the Constitution,
and the word twelve" be inserted in
leu thereof.
RICHARD HoDGsoN,
Speaker of the House.
ISAAC 7. PARKER, !
President of the Senate.
l, Joseph L. Cshsll, Secretary OF State
OF the State of Delaware, do hereby Ger.
tify that the above and foregoing is true
and correct copy of House Bill No. Sl2,
entitled "An Act Proposing an Amend
ment to Section Is of Article 2 of the Con-
stitution of the State of Delaware, relating
to the Compensation of the Members and
Presiding Officers of the General Assem-
bly," as the same appears on the enrolled
bill filed in the Office of the Secretary of
State, which said bill proposing such
amendment to the Constitution of this
State is published in accordance with the
requirements of the Constitution OF the
state.
In testimony whereof, l have
hereunto set my hand and official
seal, at Dover, this twenty y.fiftb
[sEALl day of July, in the year of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred
and eight.
Jos. l. CAHALL,
Secretary of State.
Middletown transcript., 1908-08-15
OUR GIRLS

It should be the aim of all to
give the girls just as broad a
business education as the boys.
1t makes them capable Of taking
care of the family if such respon-
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-05-01

Alaska and the mining camps, and about
the first of July many steamers will set
sail for Nome, carrying large quanti-
ties of all kinds of high grade produce.
Many fancy apples will go into the
Nome and Tanana districts this spring.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-05-01

Oregon and Eastern eggs are coming
in in larger quantities.
Poultry Market.-The Puget Sound
Commission Co., George H. Biggs, pro-
prietor, report better outlook in the
poultry market, with the removal OF
the contending factions who cut the
prices beyond all reason a short time
ago, and state that they are in the
market for a large number of early
spring broilers, which are in demand,
and bringing good prices.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-29
MISERY FROM INDIGESTION
VANISHES IN FIVE MINUTES.

ness, sick headache, nervousness, dizzi-
ness and many other similar symp-
toms.
If your appetite is tickle, and Moth
ing tempts you, or you belch gas or If
you feel bloated after eating, or your
food lies like a lump Of lead on your
stomach, you can make up your mind
that at the bottom Of all this there is
but one cause.
Call your stomach trouble by any
name you will, but prove to yourself
that the real and only cause is Food
Fermentation-Sour Stomach.
A case of Pape's Diapepsin costs
only so cents and tells plainly on the
label the name of each ingredient, to
show that these Triangules are as
harmless and pleasant as candy
tho each Triangule will promptly digest
5000 grains of food.
Prove to yourself, after your next
meal, that your stomach is as good as
any; that there is nothing really
wrong. Stop this fermentation aud
begin eating what you want without
fear of discomfort or misery
Your relief is waiting for you. 1t is
merely y matter of how soon you take
the first Triangule.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-29

eled for many years. Prior to coming
here, he resided at Ottumwa and tray
eled for the International Harvester
Company. Up to few weeks ago. he
represented the Sattley Racine Com
pany. of Des Moines. In his letter he
bids his wife goodbye. 1t is said that
Mr. Wherry has been somewhat dis
outraged of late, and it is thought by
some that he decided to locate in some
other place and start life anew. Mrs.
Wherry is a most estimable woman
and has the deepest sympathy OF a
wide circle of friends, to some of whom
she has applied for advice.
Many rumors are current since it be-
come known that Mr.. Wherry has left
home, some intima ting there may be an
affinity in the case, but such reports
lack verfication. Friends Of Mrs.
Wherry have advised her to consult
the county attorney in regard to the
case, and she may do so. She is nat
urally Frustrated as the result of her
husbands actions. Some are inclined
to think that Mr. Wherry may yet re-
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