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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-09-03
Latest Of Optical Treatment.

VIM. L. Cooley, the optician' mas
added to his optical department one
Of the latest up to date scientific oPtl'
col Instruments. 1t is called ME-
DIAMETER. 1t detects and cOrrects all
errors Of the eye without the use Of
drugs. The principle employed y
what is commonly called the Fogglng
System or putting the eye at rest IL
interested it will pay you to call anc
see it and let him demonstrate 1t te
YOU. He has the largest stock o.
optical goods in the city EfE'
TESTED FREE. Glasses fitted. Salts
faction guaranteed. He is here every
. day in the year to make guaranty
good and that is what counts. S-2t@'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-09-03
A prnrressive House Party.

Miss Grace Brewer is entertaining
house party of Washburn college
girls who have been having delight
ful series Of such events. The party
consists Of Misses Brewer, Irene Fen
ton, Junction City; Laura Hare and
Layernia Ehrsam, Enterprise; Ethel
Hollinger, Rbinehart; Blanche Taylor
Topeka. All spent two days with
Miss Taylor, and three days with Miss
Hare. After three Jays visit here
they 90 to Miss HOllinger's, which
ends the series.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-09-03
They SHmpathized.


An Abilene man was walking along
this morning wearing very doletul !
face. His head dropped as be walked
and from time to time he heaved
great sigh. A friend seeing his as
tress and fearing that the man hsa
lost dear relative, said: "Ihats al
right, old man, cheer up" The otner
only sighed the deeper. "Well' Wna'
is the matter, anyway, old man; come
tell me-" said the friend. The other
sighed once more, waited moment
before he could speak. overcome BY
smotion, and then with q gulP, said
..Peachss. She's put up 200 cans Of
them Then the other man who had
just passed through the putting up
season. realized the Others condition
and silently grasPed bis hand for :
fellow feeling makes tie whole world
kin.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-09-03
n.,rnlt 10 Bar SUNDAY RasebaII.

Detroit, Mich, Aug. 27.--Sunday
professional baseball will be barred In
Detroit as result of the action taken
Wednesday by Prosecuting Attorney
Yerkes, at the request of the Sunday
Observance committee of the local
Pastors union. On receiving the pas
tors petition, the prosecutor called
upon Police Commissioner Smith to
inforce the law against Sunday base
bali and the latter promptly agreed to
do so
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-09-03
HOW 70 GET Good LIGHT.
Illuminating Effects Explained Dy
an Expert.

kAlUAMANoNAAAO LIZ
an Expert.
Did YOU ever hear Of an illuminat'
ipp enginesrP He's a real live man
strictly product Of modern times
within the last two years to DC ex-
plicit.
II. P. Struven, western representa-
tive OF the Holophane company with
headquarters at Chicago is one. He
rave an interesting discourse on IL
Illuminating engineering last evening
at the office Of the Union Electric
company. He explained the different
kinds Of lighting, in the homes
streets, public buildings and stores
He stated that light is perhaps more
wastefully used than any other neces'
sites If life, and that fully fifty per
cent Of the light being used and paiN
for in this country is being wasted
owing to the fact that it is not being
properly directed.
One reason that SO much light IL
wasted is that frequently too much Of
the light goes in directions where il
ia not needed and too little in direc-
tions where it is needed. Light COM
ing from lamp is a tangible thing
as for example water coming from Q
hose. No one would think of trying
to wash windows, flush off paverents
or do similar work calling for con
centrated stream Of water with a hose
fitted for lawn sprinkler which
throws a gentle spray in all direc'
tions. Nor would one think OF using
nozzle giving powerful stream or
flower bed or newly made lawn.
The light thrown in different direc'
tions around lamp can be modified
with globes and reflectors just as the
directions and character Of a stream
Of water issuing from a hose can be
modified by nozzle.
This point was brought out very
distinctly by the street lighting reflec'
tor that was mounted at the corner o.
Second and Mulberry streets, las
evening. The effect produced wa'
remarkable. The maximum amount
Of light was thrown up and down tn
street. the center Of the street wa
brightly illuminated while only
normal amount Of light was throw
upon the sidewalk; thus making |
pleasant to the residents. In weei
or so the two blocks on West Thir'
street between Mulberry and Elm
streets will be lighted with this nev
device.
Mr.. struven has lectured before
number Of municipal bodies through
out the country, and everyone wn'
was present last evening was mucl
interested in the effects produced.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-09-03

w. a. Birch, one 81 the county's
EXPERT roadmakers IL doing some
needed work On the bill northeast o.
town.
--Emporia Gazette: Mrs. 3.
Stricken Of Abilene has bought the
Frank Tucker place at ll07 Merchant
street.
--Imri Zumwalt, the talented edi-
tor Of the Herington Sun, will be one
Of the Harrington high school teachers
this year. He will continue to edit
the Sun.
Mrs. L, Lille Noting who form
erly lived here and whose husband
died in Denver some years ago was
married there to Gurnsey Walker the
other day.
George Gleissner was one OF the
reception committee at the Topeka
Bryan meeting. George commenced
shouting for Bryan in 1896 and has
never quit.
Prof. L. A. Parke, who was prin-
cipal Of the Hope schools term or
two several years ago has been elected
to the head Of the commercial de-
partment Of the State Normal School
at Emporia.
Samuel Freeman brought to town
some Of the biggest, incest apples
that have been seen lately in these
parts. They were raised on the Free
man farm west Of town.
Frank Pennington probably
caught more fish than any Of the va
cationists in town this summer. He
was on the Fraser river in western
Colorado and there was all kinds Of
game and good fishing.
Five touring cars made trips to
Junction City Sunday driven by G.
A. Rogers, c. A Case, E. H. Forney,
c.. L. Brown, F. W. Parks. Miss
Maude Rogers returning from visit
at Muskogee met the party there AND
returned with her father.
Mrs. Robinson who resides about
seven miles south Of Solomon, had
narrow escape from instant deatt
Wednesday evening. A COW that sh'
was milking and another one standing
close by were killed by lightning, ant
| Mrs. Robinson was rendered uncon
scious. She was soon revived, how
ever, and is rapidly recovering from
the shock.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-09-03

Tulsa, Ok, Aug. 27.-Engineers
have begun work on the plan to re-
claim 1900 acres Of marsh land in
the Arkansas river valley south Of
Broken Arrow, lying in Tulsa and
Wagner counties. The tract is sit
uated in the most fertile farming
region Of the state. Previous efforts
TO reclaim the land proved futile, but
the plan under way bids fair to be
snceessful.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-09-03
Ma,,aehuastts eoeIaIIsts NomInass.

Boston, Mass, Sept 1.-The Socialist
party at It's state convention Monday
nominated q complete state ticket
beaded By James =. Carey Of Haver.
hin, Is candidate for governor The
secrstary's report stated that the party
had made q net gain Of 81 Per cent
d nsnbsrIhip during ne past ysaF
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-09-03
strsyed August 18th.

The agricultural colleges were en-
doved 10 promote the liberal and Prae-
ti,aI education c; the industrial class
- II interested in agriculture, ne
chauiu arts, OF domestic science, WIG
for complete catalogue Of the ksnsas
s,ste Agricultural College. AodlesS
Pre-. r & Nichols, 1AnhattAn, Kan
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-09-03
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mr. anu MASs W. W. AA~
to Pearl.
Mrs. W. @. Seaton is visiting rela-
tives here.
JH. Giles returned to his rancho
in Wyoming.
J. W. Fleming Of Enterprise was an
Abilene visitor.
Charles Cans is home from his va
cation spent in Ohio.
Miss Altha Randle Of Hope is visit
ing Miss Alma Waring.
Geo. Middleton Of Woodbine was q
pleasant REFLECTOR caller.
P. L. Calene Of Enterprise was q
pleasant caller on the REFLECTOR.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. P. Houtz Of Will
lowdale left for Indiana for visit.
Mrs. Arthur Wilson is down from
Burlington, Colo, visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. W. Brennaman and
children are home from a visit at To-
peka.
Misses Lena and Emily Swick re-
turned to Atchison to attend Midland
college.
G. E. Etherington left for Clay Cen
ter to see Mamie H. win the races at
the fair.
Rev. E. H. Van Leon who has been
conducting revival services at Bonac-
cord left for Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hoon went to
Lincoln, Neb., to visit relatives and
attend the state fair.
J. E. Vanderbilt is home from New
York where be bought a fine line OF
furniture for his big store.
Miss Bessie Parks, Of Holden, Mo-
who has been the guest Of Miss May
Flenner left for her home.
CT. Estes returned from a three
weeks trip to Colorado, most OF the
time being spent on the Fraser river
Miss Mabel Cuthbert is home from
Topeka. She has resigned her posi-
ton there and will remain in Abilene.
Alpha Brummsge left for Liberty
Mo-, where he is physical director in
william Jewell college for the coming
year.
Commissioner B. D. Fry has gone
to Toledo, Ohio, to attend an old
soldiers reunion and visit relatives
there.
Miss Mary Kepner left for Wakeeney
where she teaches school the coming
wear. Their term begins next Mon
day.
MIR. and Mrs. E. B. Malott returned
from their trip to Indiana, MISS
Annie remains in Kansas City for Q
few days.
Miss Ruby Johntz left for Quincy
Ills. to attend business college. She
will visit her brother, Charles, in
Kansas City.
Lieut.. VIM. Amsden, formerly an
Abilene boy hut now in the u 8
navy, was in the city over night Wis
iting old friends.
Miss Ella Eagle returned from the
eastern markets where she made ex'
ten sive purchases Of fall millinery fol
her popular store
| Miss Achsah Campbell who hal
been visiting in the East all summer
returned home. Mrs. Bernice KeeC
accompanied her.
E. j. Browning returned from
months trip to the northwest visiting
Idaho, Seattle, Portland and othel
points of interest.
Miss Katherine Percy Of Galesburg
ILL.,, is the guest Of Miss Helen sterl
She is the daughter Of an eminen
surgeon OF Galesburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sellman and Mis-
Anna Peterson from Gypsum have re
turned home from few days visi
with Mrs. Thomas Dill.
Mrs. Sage Of Washington who ha
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. A
M. Ward, left for home. She has jus
come home from Epworth Heights
Michigan.
Mrs. H. w. Ballweg returned L
her home in Springfield, H., after
visit with relatives here. She wal
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-09-03

For sale, house. lot and barn, cor
nsr Olive and 9Th. Apply TO ". b.
Hansen. phone 1855. Abilene.
s-I9A522'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-09-03
Don't Fail to See M0Ore'S Glass Oven Door
THE PRESENT DAY WONDER or EVERY HOUSEWIFE

before have had the opportunity OF possessing range
yenon you the condition of
baking having the door During this demon
ation the charge will all of food and
bake right your and will be enabled its
don every minute After seeing this wonderful feature
YOU will kitchen less
during baking as well less labor and inconvenience
Besides wonderful GLASS OVEN DOOR the lady demonstration
will show possible cook and boil milk right
Of the range without orching-a impossible without MOORES
ANTSCORCH COVER will is bread and
hroi meat by means HINGED TOP You will be able to
tell the temperature by MOORES OVEN Their
MOMETER regulate the temperature OF
your the time consuming less fuel through the use OF
MOORF,S And all will
lust how long of food and the
ouired you MRS RORERS THERMOMETER GUIDE at
service
salesman from Company will be present during
this showing detail of those
the lady demonstration will entire sasfac
ton produces possible only have OF
MOORES RANGES in your kitchen
Don't forget friends will be here You will
forget this exhibit you will be convinced that MOORES
RANGE will be needed in your kitchen
|WINICK & TAYLOR
ARTI ENE KANSAS
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-06-19
SPARE BllllK'S LIFE
sntaiTS orosH 20 s~s,r
tettos 90 " . coVHY
APPEAL
STING pRtpAhtp
lsu fsT~siis ess nssS asta sns
gss'y,r,Hg Hssay TO- ".
HsnVire

Chicago. ~ Federal Juiso iah
dis FRIDAY granted a Fupfios- q"
Herman uillib. who vas H. have been
hanged at ~ o'clock FRIDAY morning
for Milling the NrSai family Tho re-.
prievc Ia Ia sivs the attorneys q
chance TO perfect an appeal.
Tho court ordered the sheriff ~
Cook county no, to carry on, ans or.
ders for the execution Of Biillk until
tho uHitcd States supreme court has
acted on the case.
Edna Billlk. the condemned mans
~lo'ycar'old daughter. pleaded with a
crowd Thurrday night To try to save
her fathers life. and then tainted. In
stantly ten persons. all ~innucntis,
arose In the audience and volunteered
to 10 to Springfield by the FIRST train
to plead with the governor. They
did 80.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-06-19
suFFRAeETrE DEMONSTRATION.
10000 Women viii Parade Streets
Of London.

London-The suffragettes Sat
urday afternoon held the most
imposing demonstration they have
yet attempted when 10000 women
from every part Of the British isles
and from the colonies, the United
States and several Of the European
countries will march from the
Thames embankment to Albert hall,
where they will hold a meeting. Fea-
lures of the procession will be 500
banners s%ymbolical Of woman's
sphere and women famous in the
worlds history.
Millicent Garrett Fawcett. Ii. D.,
widow of the Right Hon. Henry Faw-
cett, was to have led the procession,
but as a compliment to her American
co-workers, she has resigned the place
of honor TO two delegates from the
United States, DR.. Anna Shaw and
Miss Lucy j. Anthony, who will be in
the first carriage.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-06-19
KILLS TWO AND HIMSELF.
Man in a Jealous Rage Kills Friend
and Landlady.

Denver, Colin jealous a G
Friday night, Charles f. Byers
shot and killed Mrs. May E. Boren,
landlady of a rooming house, followed
this up by numbering Edward Smith,
and then followed himself. Byers
and Smith were dodgers at the room
ing house conducted by Mrs. Boren.
Smith was a recent arrival, having
come at the solicitation of his friends
Byers. Thursday night he made &C
cusations against Mrs. Boren and
Smith, and as a result was ordered
from the house by the woman. Friday
night he was granted an interview
with Mrs. Boren, and the shooting fol-
lowed. Mrs. Boren came here two
years ago from Howard, Kas. A year
ago she was divorced from her hus-
band, j. P. Boren, who still resides
with two OF their children at Howard.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-06-19
LUslTANIA BREAKS. RECORD.
Clips Seven Minutes OF High Mark
Set by M~auretanIa.

New York-Smashing all trans
Atlantic records by seven min
utes, the Cunard liner Lusitania ar
rived in this port Friday, making the
trip from Daunt's rock to Sandy Hooi;
lightship in 4 days 20 hours and 8
minutes, clipping from the record run
made by her sister ship, the Maure;
tania, which covered the distance In
4 days 20 hours and Is minutes.
Not only did the Lusitania break the
record for the length of time in COY
ering the course, but she broke every
record for the days run, averaging on
the trip across a speed of 24.s8 knots,
against that Of PASS made by the
Mauretania.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-06-19
KILLS WIFE AMI SELF
FIRST SAVES iva so va CAN
TAKE ".
THEY oUApRtlsD OVER OTHER MEN
She Swallows Polson-pssth Pact and
Pistol Shots Quickly
Follow.

Willoughby. ohio-Thst Charles
y. Corlett, president Of the Cor
lett Engineering Company. aaved his
wife's life only to take II himself was
developed at the inquest on the body
Of the murder and suicide before Cor.
one Amidon OF Lake county here
Tuesday.
Corlett's Office was In Cleveland,
but he lived here with his wife at the
Kingsley hotel. Coriett was 40 years
old. his wife 35. She was a beautiful
woman. he a brilliant architect and
engineer, who had Just completed
plans for the $4,000, 900 Andrews In.
dustrial Home at Willoughby. provid.
ed for in the will OF w. C. Andrews
OF New York City.
The double tragedy followed q bit.
ter quarrel extending over several
days. in which Corlett accused his
wife Of receiving attentions from 9th
er men. Corlett came from Cleveland
early Monday afternoon. At 4 o'clock
a physician was called to the Corlett
apartments and succeeded in saving
Mrs. Corlett, who had taken corrosive
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-06-19
Sees Sun from Cell.

The doomed man sat in his cell un-
I'll 2 o'clock Friday morning with Fa-
ther OCallaRhan. When he arose at
6:l5 he went at once to the window
OF his cell.
Then Billik's wife and daughter and
little son came. They were not per.
mitted to see him. They said their
farewell when they visited the con
demned man Thuprsday. The compile.
ton of the scaffold was rushed FRIDAY
morning, and at an early hour every
thing was ready for the execution.
Billik was convicted OF the murder
OF Mary Zrzal. % years old. on Jul,
is. 1907. Besides this case. on which
Billik was tried, he was u OF
poisoning four other members of the
Irzal family between March &c. 1905.
and Nov. 30, 1906. The evidence pro-
sented by the state showed that Billik
went to the home of Martin Vrzal. q
milk dealer, and that a remarkable
series of deaths in that family fol-
lowed.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-06-19
w QUITS BERLIN.
Deeply Chagrined Because Of scant
Courtesy Shown Him.

Berlin-Charlemagne Tower, for
mer United States ambassador at Der
lin, left Thursday for Paris.
Il never expect to revisit Germany
he said, just before taking his train.
This parting affects me terribly, az
the happiest days of my life were
spent in the embassy here, yet nder
the conditions of my farewell | feel
that | could never return. | shall with
draw from public life. | am through
with 1t all, though | wish | might
have withdrawn under more favorable
circumstances"
Tower was plainly much depressed.
Scant courtesy was shown him at his
leave-taking. Only the members OF
the embassy who were in duty bound
to see him off were present, and
Tower felt keenly the absence Of n
more hearty farewell. Mr.. and Mrs.
Tower will travel in Europe for four
months and will return to the United
States in the fall.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-06-19
SEES A FRENCH PLOT.
Editor Talks Of Killing of S%teinheil,
the Artist.

Paris-The declaration of Henry
Rochefort, editor of the Patrie,
that the recent murder Of Adolphe
Steinheil, an artist, and his mother.in.
law, Nine. Japy, was a political crime,
has aroused a storm of comment and
today Rochefort is being called on
either to prove his assertion or re-
tract.
The police laugh at Rochefort's
statement and say they are but part
OF his plan of opposing the Clemen-
ceau government at every opportu-
nifty. Rochefort asserts that Parisians
are menaced by a sort of Malta, and
that the moment any citizen becomes
possessed of information of a damag.
ing character against the government
ne runs the risk Of being murdered in
short order.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-06-19
CONSCIENCE FUND INCREASED.
Man Returns Money Taken from Gov
eminent Years Ago.

Washington, d. C.-Secretary
Cortelyou has received In an
velope. p~ostmarked Jersey City, a
conscience contribution of $4,000,
which has been turned into the con.
science fund of the treasury. In an
unsigned letter the sender says that
many years ago that he and another
mar took a considerable sum of
money belonging to the government
and that this $4,000 makes a total of
$4,000, or fourfold the amount orig
inally taken by himself. This sum,
he says, has been returned to the
treasury from time to time, covering
a period of severai years.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-06-19
BETTING BAN FOR DENVER.
suehteI Orders Attorney General to
Enforce the Law.

Denver, Colo.-Governor Henry A.
Buchtel announced Monday that NO
betting will be permitted in connec-
ton with the Overland Park race
meeting. which begins next Saturday.
In an executive order issued Monday,
the governor directed Attorney Gen.
eral William H. Dickson, In the event
of failure Of the mayor and district
attorney to enforce the law, to take
the necessary steps to prevent book
making or any form of gambling at
Overland Park and to enforce the laws
throughout the state against gambling
and prize fighting and for regulation
of saloons.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-06-19
RIVER BREAKS
THROUGH DIkES
scHULEMBuRG lEvEE BROKEN
AND 1000 ACRES OF FARM
LANDS FLOODED.
FIVE FEET DEEP IN VALLEY
stage at ST. Louis win Be "a Feet on
Thursday, Forecast Says
: mississippi Is Now
32.4iFeet. .:.

st. Louis, MotTAided by batter
ing whitecaps, driven by a stiff wind,
the Mississippi, with sullen boom and
roar, tore through the Schulenberg
levee at Missouri Point, opposite AL
ton, early Monday, %inundating more
than 2,eoO acres OF the richest farm
land toya depth of 5 feet.
Forty men, who fought in day and
night patrols for two weeks to protect
the leveei hurried to care for their
familiessand household effects when
they saw hope was gone. Live stock
was driven TO the Highland and fur
niture stored on secend floors. The
loss wtHVfeach thousands Of dollars.
1t was the most serious crevasse OF
the food in the district bounded by
the confluence of the Missouri and
Mississippi. The battle to a v the
little brown thread" was spectacular.
Saturday night the river had en-
croached to the top of the levee. Sand
bags were piled at threatened points.
Patrol Discovers Danger.
olCS inc NaNCS. GuC Oul n tlhs .lltlcs
As the water seeped through a patrol
discovered the danger. Plank mats.
b%rushwood and logs we're driven in
front OF the spit. They held until re
vetments could be thrown up. 1t was
temporary victory.
The situation Sunday was critical,
but by almost superhumsn efforts the
plucky patrols held the river at bay.
Then the river gained an ally. A
breeze. allowing II miles an hour, be-
gan driving from the northeast. 1t
piled the angry Mississippi against
the heavily strained levee on the Hen
ny Settles farm.
Reserves were hurried there. By
light OF torches and lanterns the fight
was renewed. Relentlessly the river
gained. At a. m. Monday it made
the first gap in three-mile embank.
ment. A half hour later nearly every
vestige was swept away.