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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-09
GRAIN STATISTICS

Total clearances of wheat and flour
were equal TO 81 600 bushels. Primary
receipts were 200, 900 bushels, compared
with 342, 600 bushels the corresponding
day a year ago. Estimated receipts for
tomorrow. Wheat. cars; corn. a cars, :,
oats, 81 cars; hogs. 1000 head
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-09

Our straw hats always get mead
Gray Bros e. Co.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-09
ACCOUNTS SOLICITED.
National Bank of the Republic

A thoroughly modern savings depart
ment conducted in connection with this
hank. Safe deposit boxes for rent. L. s.
Depository
Frank Knox, president; James a. Muir
ray, vice president; w. r. Earis, cashier;
E. A. Cuibertson. assistant cashier,
Capital paid in. 100000. Interest paid
on time deposits.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-09
CASH QUOTATIONS.


Cash quotations were as follows: Flour,
weak feed or mixing barley. 62@63c:
fair To choice mailing, 63Q65c. No. /
southwestern flax seed. S1.4S, No, l north
sl0.65. mess pork. per barrel, S20,S2tm
2O.35, lard per 100 pounds. sl1 T2i; short
ribs. sides Ooose). sl1,25@11.35S short
clear Sides (boXedl. S1l rs n u SO.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-09
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.

Total sales for the day, $50. 400 shares
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15
THURSDAY. APRIL is. 1908.
nEFENpING KANSAS.

BY way Of defending Kansas from
the reports which have been circu-
lated in California pointing out Kan
sas as a dead one" because Of the
prohibitory law, F. D. oburn, secre-
tary Of the state board Of agricul-
ture says: "In 1908 Kansas had
1855, 300 Inhabitants or the largest
number in the history of the state
ten years before, in 1898, was $780,
966 or a gain Of over 10 per cent In
that time. In the year 1880, the
year Kansas adopted the prohibitory
amendment, her population was $685.
O96. Those who emigrated to Kan
sas since 1880 doubtlessly knew be-
fore-hand and heartily approved of
the official ban on liquor. AS to the
wages Of the teachers In our public
schools, they have, according to the
records of the state superintendent,
never before been as high as now"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15
TOMORROW WILL OPEN
THE SPRING CARNIVAL.
Great Parker Shows are Fast Being
Whipped Into Shape.

Put on your glad smile for tomor-
row is Carnival day. The Great Par
ker shows will display their gigantic
show property upon the streets OF
Abilene, Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday of this week under the aus
pieces Of the Abilene Concert Band. The
mammoth animal shows with its I'M
tamable lion, PIN PIN, with his COM
edy bear, the baby lions, G. W. and
Con T., innumerable apes from Mon
keyland and many really bewildering
though pleasing features will be seen
including the exciting and sensational
performances of Essie Fay with her
trained leopards.
Beautiful Superba" which is de-
scribed as distinct novelty is headed
by a trio of Americas greatest dane
ers, Eta Louise Blake, julie Keith
Demo and Eugenia Paquin. The ward
robe used in "Superba" has been i'm
ported from Paris at a considerable
expense and includes gold spangle
dress weighing fifty three pounds.
Major Shippley offers the giant
snake Samson, positiaeay the largest
reptile in, captivity. Samson measures
over thirty two feet in length.
Another feature of unusual
strength and magnitude may be
found by visit to Casey the Piper"
or Johnny Corners Birthday Party.
Man, man, man, is the watch-word
at "The Old Maids Convention" Call
it a play, burlesque or whatever you
choose, it is a new carnival creation
and should prove legitimate hit,
the wise ones claim 1t to be one OF
the most humorous comedy hits ever
presented under canvas. Doc Pal
mer's merry Minstrels" with full
orchestra embraces a melange OF
melody and song of superior quality
and Dixie "steppers" of unusual abil-
ity.
Other shows Of interest to be seen
Is "The Home Of the Merry widow"
Pearl the fat girl; Jennie the mid
get; Parker's famous jumping horse
and many other at
tractive features to hold visitors for
hours.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15
From the Eidorado RepubII

From the EIdorado Republican,
slightly modified to fit local ccndi-
tons: What to read: II you have
the blues, read the twenty-seyenth
Psalm.
II your pocket book Is empty, read
the thirty-seventh Psalm.
II people seem unkind read the
fifteenth chapter Of John.
II you are discouraged about your
work, read the one hundred twenty
sixth Psalm.
II you are all out of sorts, read the
twelfth chapter Of Hebrews.
II you can't have your own way In
everything, keep silent and read the
third chapter Of James.
II you are losing confidence in men
read the thirteenth chapter of First
Corinthians.
II you desire to find out all about
how to live the Golden Rule Life read
the Abilene Reflector.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15
HOW TO ADDRESS LETTERS.
PostOffice Is Sending Out Instruc-
lions to Patrons.

To address letter properly looks
like an easy proposition but SO many
go astray every year that the gov
eminent is starting a campaign of
education to teach the people how
to mail their letters SO that they
will not end in the dead letter office.
Right here in educated Abilene,
the same trouble is had as elsewhere
and every year dozens Of letters fail
to get to their destination because
they are not properly addressed.
The government is sending out
cards telling the people how to adj
dress a letter.
The card not only contains printed
ilstructions-these are accompanied
by chart showing an address prop
erly written, with the stamp in the
upper right hand corner and ire
turn" instructions in the other upper
corner.
'Follow these instructions and
your mail will not go astray.
"Use ink in addressing letters or
other mail matter.
Write plainly the name of the
person addressed, street and number
postoffice and state.
Follow the model form shown on
the diagram, and IL the letter or
other piece Of mail matter is not de-
Iivered it will be returned to you.
more than thirteen million pieces
of mail matter were sent to Division
Of Dead Letters last year, a large
proportion of which could not be de-
livered because Of carelessness In
addresses"
1t is interesting to note that In
the model form shown on the dia-
gram, the name is written first, un-
der 1t the street number, under that
the name Of the city, and under that
the name of the state.
Occasionally some wise one adj
vances the idea that the government
is in favor Of writing the name OF
the state first, then the city, and so
on, placing the address exactly differ
emit to the form commonly in use.
The government instructions, how
ever, plain request that the form in
use be followed out.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Miss Grace Monroe returned from
Salina.
Miss May Curry spent last evening
in Salina.
J. M. Gleissner went to Joplin on
business.
Mrs. Nevins left for short visit
at Enterprise.
Mrs. H. Southworth and Miss Elsie
Southworth went to Topeka.
Mrs. j. F. Quinn has returned from
an extended visit in Texas.
J. w. Howe and Eldon Duckwall
spent last evening in Salina.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. knight re-
turned to Salina after a visit here.
Harold Eicholtz, Leslie Wagaman
and L. Bachus were in Salina last
evening.
Mrs. A. X. Ruse was called to De-
troit by the serious illness of her
nephew.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Brown returned
from a winters stay in California.
4ney expect to go to Pennsylvania
soon for a visit.
H. D. Lee and Charles Lee with two
motor cars and party of ladies were
down from Salina for supper at the
Union Pacific last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Beach, of San
Antonio, Texas who have been visit
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. H. W. King
left for Michigan to spend the sum-
mer.
Prof. Phillips, of the Missouri
state normal, Miss Gertrude Stunt
a teacher at Manhattan, DR.. J. ~ Nc
and Miss sarmer visited
Miss Josephine Campbell today.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15
FREE LECTURE ON HEALTH
Lecturer, Of American Medical AS
ISOLATION Is to Speak Here.

DR.. ]. N. Mccormack of Bowling
Green, Kentucky, secretary of the
State Board of Health and chairman
of the organization committee of the
American Medicinal Association, will
deliver an address at a meeting to
be held at the court house in Abilene,
Kansas, ON saturday, April II, at 8
p. m.
The American Medical Association
which DR.. Mccormack represents is
carrying ON a systematic campaign
for pure food. pure drugs and better
sanitary conditions throughout the
country.
AS the representative of the Ameri-
can Medical Association, DR.. Nc
.ormack has, in the last few years,
travelled all over the United States,
addressing audiences on popular top
les connected with this work.
The matter of the lives and health
of our people is of the greatest inter-
est to very one. 1t is to be hoped
that all public-spirited members of
the community, both men and women
will take advantage Of this unusual
opportunity and will be present at
the lecture.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15

The story is going the rounds that
a Junction city minister opened the
Sunday school class with the well
known hymn, Little drops Of water,
little grains of sand" In the middle
of the first verse he stopped the sing
ing, and complained strongly of the
haIf-hearted manner In which II was
sung. He made a fresh start: Nov
then" he shouted. little drops Of
water, and for goodness sake put
some spirit into It."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15
HOW DID IT GET AwAYP
Union Pacific Investigating Case of
the Mysterious Tricycle..

r. e. Cherry. roadmaster and H.
e. Richards, trainmaster for the
Union Pacific were here to investi-
gate the mysterious tricycle. which
was struck Sunday night BY passenger
No. 1O1 about two miles west of Abb
lene. The owner Of the machine has
been found, but he has no knowledge
Of how 1t happened to be out on
the track Sunday night.
his man is a signal repair man
who looks abter the block signal sys-
tenn. 1t was left by him at Abilene
Friday while be went out west on
1913. He claims that he left 1t at
Abilene, chained up and padiocked
90 that 1t could not be stolen. The
next he heard Of II, or rather saw Of
it we're the pieces which were left
after the train struck IL.
II is believed that It was stolen By
someone Who managed to get the
chains unfastened. Then the train
came up behind him. It Is thought
that he only had time 10 make his
escape. without saving the machine.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15
charlla Parker,a Wild animals

Charlie Parker's wild animals do
not live up to their opportunity as
advertising mediums. There was
that brown bear that escaped the
other day. The animal ought to have
rampaged through town, soaring the
population, climbing telephone poles
and finally having the fire depart
ment called out to subdue him. In
stead Of that he crawled under a
pile of chunk wood and was ignom-
inously dragged out by the hind legs
Parker ought to train his animals
better.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15
PsrI.erville Notes.

Richard Davenport, general mana
ger of the Parker Belle" show to-
gether with the Desmond sisters
pretty dancing girls of more than or
binary ability, arrived last night.
In alighting from a west bound
Union Pacific train last night, PEARL
the Parker fat girl, blockaded the
vestibule stairway Of the train for at
least three minutes. The usual ner-
vous passengers anxious to set foot
on the ground took the slOwness OF
Pearl in good spirits.
Con. T. Kennedy is a busy man
these days but always congenial to
all who approach him.
There will be band concert to-
morrow night by the Parker band
of thirty pieces under the leadership
of Director Eslick.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15

/ warn my countrymen that the
great recent progress made in city
life is not a full measure Of our civ
ilization; for our civilization rests
al the bottom on the whoIesomeness,
the attractiveness, and the complete
ness, as well as the prosperity, Of life
in the country. The men and women
on the farms stand for what Ia fund
amentally best and most needed In
our American life. Upon the de-
yelopment Of country life rests ulti-
mately our ability, by methods OF
farming requiring the highest intelli-
gence, to continue to feed and clothe
the hungry nations to supply the
city with fresh blood, clean bodies,
and clear brains that can endure the
terrific strain Of modern life; we
need the development Of men in the
open country, who will be in the fu-
ture, as in the past, the stay and
strength Of the nation in time of war,
and its guiding and controlling spirit
in time Of peace.-Roosevelt in the
Outlook.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15
STILL TWO CENT FARE.

The railroads having lines in Kan
sas have officially announced that
there will be no increase in the pas
senger fares in Kansas until the
cases pending in Nebraska have been
determined, and in case the railroads
lose their fight there 1t is unlikely
that there will be any attempt to
increase the rates in Kansas. Kansas
now has a flat two cent fare rate by
virtue OF an agreement between the
state board Of railroad commissioners
and the railroads and not because OF
any legislation on the subject. A
two-cent fare bill was defeated dur
ing the last session of the legisla-
ture.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15
LArzKE BREAKS THE RECORD.
Dickinson County Farmer Is Topping
the Wheat Market.

wheat reached the high point for
the present market bulge in juno
ton City yesterday. when the Hogan
Milling Company paid VIM. LatSke Of
Dickinson County $40 bushel for
a load OF No. 2 hard wheat. The high
est previously paid was S1.2s. Mr..
Latzke had 81 bushels on the load
and it brought him s1Os.20. There
Is very little wheat on the market
and Mr.. Latzke was the only one who
received $3.50.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15
Reflector Suits Him.

John e. Musser writes from Filler,
Idaho, renewing his subscription to
the Reflector and adds: "The Re-
Hector has been and shall continue
to be welcome visitor among my
list of newspapers. To be without IL
would mean isolation from the good
old state. To have it gives us perfect
and good clean news from the Sun
flower state. / wish 1t a long and
prosperous career. VIII be pleased to
give some news from this Northwest
land, The Great Inland Empire.
Thanking your for past favors, |
remain your John e. Musser."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15
Business College Notes.

Raymond Banks was recently mar
ried to Miss Alma swisher. of Gyp-
sum City.
Fred Ritter is now doing steno-
graphic work for the Belle Springs
Creamery Co.
n. NJ. Jensen secured a position
as stenographer in Albuquerque. New
Mexico.
c. E. Dwight, a former student,
win teach at Beaumont, Texas, the
coming year.
John Anderson, formerly a stud
ent, who has been keeping books and
solng stenographie work IN Mime
sofa, for the past two years, is visit
mig home folks.
A. n. Eshelman. Raymond White
and n. o. Hamilton were granted di-
piomas this week.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15
PLAN GREAT AlEETING.


State Sunday School ConventlOn TO
bc 1t Topeka May 3, g. ".
The 44th annual convention Of the
state Sunday School Association will
be held in the Auditorium at Topeka,
May S. s and z, 1909. Mr.. Marion
Lawrance, General Secretary Of the
International Sunday School Assoc
citation and Secretary Of the Worlds
Sunday School Association. 1.-THE most
loved and most widely known Sun
day School man on earth" will be in
attendance throughout. Mrs. AM
toinette' Lamoreaux Of Chicago, spe-
clalist in child study. will give se-
ries Of lectures. Prof Grant Colfax
Tullar OF New York City will direct
the music. Prof. w. D. Stem Of Ash
land, Ohio, specialist In organized
adult class work, will be present and
will direct q Mems Demonstration.
Other talent from abroad Is under
consideration. President Frank
Sanders Of Washburn College, Rev.
C. s. Nusbaum of Parsons, Miss
Laura B. Bayless. State Elementary
Superintendent, and long list Of adj
ditional Kansas names Of distinction
will appear in the final edition Of the
Every Sunday School in the state
Is entitled to representation. Last
year 1000 delegates came from 101
of Kansas. Indications point
to a much larger attendance this
year.
Entertainment will be in private
homes at the rate Of $1.00 a day or
50 cents for lodging and breakfast.
For programs and further infor-
nation address ]. H. Engle, General
Abilene. Kansas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15
THF Politics or PREJUDICE.

Mr.. William Jennings Bryan'a
weekly. commenting on the fact that
q spiritualistic medium has announce
| cd a communication from "Old Hick-
Ory." predicting great accomplish
ment for the Taft administration.
ironically declares:
"Old Hickory" must be greatly inn
pressed with the promise, so far
as concerns popular government, Of
an administration that begins with
the selection as cabinet officers Of o
number Of gentlemen whose activities
in recent years have been closely
identified with great corporations.
Taken by itself the paragraph
would not be worthy OF comment,
but typical as 1t 10 Of Mr.. Bryan's pol
itics and OF a good deal Of what has
gone side by side with intelligent pro-
test against existing conditions, 1t Is
significant. Crediting Mr.. Bryan with
moral sincerity, as we do, we dismiss
the implication Of demagogy in his
remark and call attention to the
mere faulty of the policy 1t ex-
presses.
Gentlemen whose activities in re-
cent years have been closely identi-
fled with great corporations" 1t ap-
pears would have been sternly shut
out Of the councils Of President Bry-
an. The general appreciation OF the
American people of Mr.. Bryan's judg-
ment in such matters is undoubtedly
one Of the prominent reasons why he
is not and never will be President
Bryan. The common sense OF the
average American teaches him that
the most competent and effective
men to fight the wrongful activities
,f corporations are the men who are
most thoroughly acquainted with cor
,oration law and corporate activities.
Making a reasonable allowance for
he effect Of association, the average
American is not willing and has no
'eason from experience of public men
o believe that men employed by cor
,orations are necessarily warped
morally and mentally so that they be-
ONE unfit to serve their country In
he enforcement Of the law against
corporate malefaction.
Mr.. Bryan's attitude is an exact
naIogue in the twentieth century OF
he Republican" fanaticism, which,
uring the Terror denounced men on
uspicion and class prejudice. The
ribune is radically opposed to cor
crate wrong-doing as Mr.. Bryan,
nd has proved it. But the Tribune
elieves that President Taft's admin
itratlon will periodically and effec-
yely work for their correctiou-far
lore effectively than Mr.. Bryan and
ny executive lieutenants he was
kelly on his theory to choose could Z
ave worked. Chicago Tribune.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15
FINE RO0K.

Ed. Coburn, secretary Of the KAN
sas board Of agricultural, has issued
the sixteenth biennial report Of the
board. It is a book of almost 1,lOO
pages. In addition to the agricultu-
raj statistics for the past two years
and summaries for the past twenty
years, the book contains hundreds
of pages of exhaustive studies Of ag-
ricultural topics Of interest to Kan
sans. There are reports and dis
cussions Of raising poultry, hogs, cat
tie, horses, mules and all sorts OF
papers on growing grains and feed
ing stuff and the best methods for
using them. The biennial reports
are regarded as the most valuable
book to the farmers published. 1t
is distributed free to Kansans, but
there are numerous calls for 1t from
all parts Of the country and from
many foreign countries. In many re-
spects It is the best report ever Is
sued--but Coburn always makes his
latest book the best.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15
lawrence Gazette: Here is fun

Lawrence Gazette: Here is a fun
ny story that Ed. Howe tells. Many
Of the Gazette readers heard Hamil-
ton Holt when he was here last week,
and all who heard him admired him
for his profound learning and his
worldly wisdom. Howe says that
when Holt was in Atchison he was
offered glass of buttermilk. He
said he had never tasted any, never
had seen any, and had never heard
Of 1t before. After tasting 1t, he
said 1t would be necessary for a man
to acquire a taste for 1t before he
could drink and enjoy 1t. Now you
think Mr.. Holt is not a very smart
man. But he gets ten thousand dol
lars year for editing a magazine.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15
NOW HAVE SIXTEEN ENTRIES.
Many Cars win Enter the New YORK
to Seattle Race.

Word has been given out that the
number Of entries for the New York
TO seattle race now numbers 10.
when the pathflnding car was IN the
city last Friday only seven machines
we're entered, but when the parry
reached ellsworth word was received
that the list numbered 16. It is ex-
pscted that about Is cars Win b N
ths acs which win Be run through
Abilene.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15
BROTHERHOOD HAD BANQUET.
MetIlOdists Had Interesting Gathering
at the Church.

The Methodist Brotherhood held
the first of its fellowship meetings last
night. The meeting was held in the
dining room Of the church and was
q dinner. Fifty men were present,
and every one pronounced the meet
ing a great success. The dinner was
provided by members of the Ladies'
Aid Society, and of the Epworth
League, and was a splendid Spread
]. M. Walters was the toast master
and the following program was car
ried out: w. D. Stem spoke on "A
Business mans relation to the
church," solo by Mr.. Crossley;
christian Fraternalism" by H. R.
Weyant; what should be our atti-
tude toward the boys" ]. A. Graves;
duet, Mr.. Crossley and Professor Red
field; Some Kansas Herods," Rev.
w. G. Coleman; solo, james Carver.
After this program each guest re-
sponded in a few words, expressing
delight at the work of the Brother
hood and especially the possible fell
lowship features of the work. A vote
of thanks was expressed to the ladies
for their splendid part in the banquet.
All men are wanted in the Brother
hood.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15

Western School Journal: In some
cities, we are told, children are
taught to pronounce cement" Gem
emit" Some reformer set this ineu-
phonious pronunciation in motion
fifteen or twenty years ago. The pop
ulatIons generally have kept on say
Cement The cement people
should place themselves in harmony
with the solar system.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15

The first game Of baseball of this
season will be played at the new fair
grounds between the Abilene and
City high schools Friday
afternoon; game scheduled to COM
mence at $3.50. Come out and root.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15

Fourteen years ago a man with
practically no money commenced the
manufacture Of Casearets. A couple
Of weeks ago he sold bis business for
one million five hundred thousand
dollars Like old P. T. Rarnum he
made his money by advertising.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15
Fortnightly Club Gave Dance.

About fifteen couples enjoyed a
dance last night given by the Fort
nightly dancing club at the X. P.
hall. Miller's orchestra furnished the
music and all report a good time.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15

Abilene did not get any appoint
ments but George Huffman says he
is pretty sure to be made state fly
inspector.