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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-29
THURSDAY, july %. l9O9.
THn TARIFF COMNnTTEE.

The selection Of Congressman Cal
derhead as a member Of the confer
ence committee to settle the differ
ences between senate and the house
on the tariff bill seems to be very
satisfactory to the House OF Repre-
sentatives. No member paid any
closer attention to the hearings all
of the way through from the time
they commenced, or to the debate
since congress men than he did. He
was one Of the most influential mem
bers Of the committee that prepared
the House Bill with the schedules
covering the thousands Of items eff
fected. He carefully and intelligent
" looked after every item touching
the interests of this district and all
other districts in Kansas. He care
fully studied the bill as a whole and
its effect upon the welfare of the en-
tire nation. He is protectionist but
is not stand patter asking for the
highest rates on everything. He said
in his campaign repeatedly that he
was ready to reduce the tariff where
ever he could DO SO without In
Jury to American industries or with
out lowering the wages Of American
working men. Hunureus of reduc-
tons were made in the House Bill,
quite a number Of them at ais in
stance. After the bill went to the
senate numerous amendments were
made increasing the tariff on many
items. The conference committees Of
the two bodies are now in session ad-
justing the differences between the
house and the senate. Mr. Calder
head was selected as member Of
the House Committee because he was
equipped with the Information and
the ability to meet the arguments Of
the senator's in this contest between
the House and the Senate. The house
Is wonderfully interested In the re-
suit and the members who have been
chosen to represent them are ac-
knowledged to be their strongest and
best informed men, This recognition
Of Mr.. Calderhead's ability is an
honor that is appreciated by his
friends in the district and in the state.
It classes him well up among the
leaders in congress whenever there
Is important service needed. -Marys-
vile News.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-29
"a pTCTTTREs FOR HIM.

Dang II all, said a Topeka news
paperman, the other day, Il want I
picture Of Congressman Calderhead.
Forget IT," said one Of the Older
correspondents. "You can't get one
There are none"
This little conversation Is aplty IL
Iustrated in this piece Of Ralph
Faxon's;
You may have observed the picture
Of Representative Coloerhead was
missing in the gallery Of neatly-ar.
ranged conferees most OF the papers
are printing these days. That is be-
cause Mr.. Calderhead never had HE
picture taken-when he can help it OF
sees the photographer first His aver
sion to a photograph almost amounts
to mania. Once the men who got up
the congressional directory thought II
would be fiRs to print in groups the
pictures q ne state delegations, A
nice, dayss sank spot stood where the
Fifth district members likeness
should. Once. Bergman, the famous
Washington cartoonist, called on Cal
derhead at his hotel and vainly spent
the evening trying to draw him una
wares 50 that be might get a cut for
the washington Star and for g syndi-
cate. caldsrhead was wary, hil
Scotch blood leading him suspicion.
Finally Bergman, who is as quick as
a cat, got the Fifth district member
IN exactly the position he wanted, and
ukstched him IN an instant. Mr.. Cal
derhead never iorgave Bergman.
much a. be admired him. Berry
mans drawing was fine. and the cut
made from Il is the only one extant Of
TIE man from Marysville.-Kansas
City Journal.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-29

w. j. Bryan received little rise Of
the three hundred dollars for his lee
ture at Pittsburg, Kansas, last week.
AS he is filling like engagements al
most daily, he is in no danger Of go
ing to the poorhouse, and in fact,
can console himself that he was so
fortunate as to lose out in the last
election for at the rate Of three hun
dred dollars per day and expenses, he
Is doing better. financially than he
possibly could do If he was located
in the white House, and besides, the
country is well satisfied also, for
while his lectures please and perhaps
instruct, they are harmless to the
country at large and this could not
have been said Of his policies II he
had been elected. Newton Republic
can.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-29
RAISE CHILDREN 10 DO WORI

i =
Speaking about Kansas Russian
settlement in Ellis county, the Wash.
ington Herald says.
"A large portion Of the population
of Ellis county, Kan, is made up oi
Russians, who have no knowledge Of
our banking system or disposition To
learn anything about It." said vii.
liam B. Wilson. a banker Of Hays
City, Kan, at the National.
"These Russians do their own
banking. Their strong box consists
Of a tin can or an old boot, and their
safety deposit vault Is 3 hole under
the barn or in the cellar.
zone secret OF the money-making
ability Of the Russians Is that they
raise enough children to do the work.
They employ no outside labor to
speak Of except in harvest time, and
then not very much. Again, they are
not only frugal, but very plain livers
and dressers. They wear only enough
to hide their bodies in summer and
to keep them warm in winter.
Fewer socks, per capita, are worn
in Ellis county than in any other
place In America. ARussian cannot
understand why socks and boots are
both necessary. Neither are they in
clined to recreation. An amusement
concern would starve to death among
them.
''The Russians have one trait that
Is repugnant to Americans, and that
Is their treatment Of the daughters.
No Russian girl gets q share Of her
parents property. 1t all goes to the
boys. As a rule, the family hangs to-
gether like beeswax- The father
handles all the funds. When q boy
gets married or is deemed competent
to start out for himself. the old man
sets aside a quarter section OF land
for him. This Is repeated 70 the
others boys as they get old enough
to branch out, But until that time the
father keeps all the money and buys
their clothing for them and feeds
them.
"The girls are always provided
with good homes and plenty to wear.
such as It is, but they never set any
farm. After the boys are all prOvid-
ed for and the old man has still land
left be divides It up among the boys
in his will. The only show the girls
have is to get married. that's What
they are for. 80 the parents aver.
They marry young"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-29
THE NIGHTIE AND INITIATIVE

Speaking Of the rise Of the plain
people of Switzerland, W. A. White
Of the Emporia Gazette, says:
Switzerland Las its prosperity and
thrift. One sees new houses every
where-new houses Ct from five to
ten rooms. These are obviously
houses Of the middle class people
like us Emporia people-just folks.
All over Switzerland the bright roofs
of the new houses indicate the
growth of the middle classes. They
are climbing up from below faster
than houses can be built for them.
The poor-who are Of course always
with us-are not evident N Switzer-
land. There are no more peasants.
As we passed through Switzerland
on the railroad during three differ
emit days-i in three separate directions,
we saw no peasants. The women in
the fields we're always helping their
husbands-not working alone. And
what is more these women in the hay
fields were well dressed. We saw
hundreds of Swiss women pitching
hay who wore millinery--wide white
straw hats with wells tied around
them; such as Emporia women wear
when they get in the surrey and come
down to Commercial street for their
morning marketing. But what more
than anything else proved me rise of
the people, was the fact that upon
every clothesline where a. washing
waved in the breezes, was fathers
nightie! No peasant wears a night
shirt. When a man arrives at the
political estate of a nightshirt he has
entered into his full patrimony as
"the heir Of all the ages" Civili-
cation can do little more for him.
1t may ameliorate his lot by casting
him into the pajamas. But the diff
erence between pajamas and a night
lie is not essential. It is the assump-
ton of the nightie in the first place
that marks the man as having arriv-
ed ''in the foremost files Of tife."
and the canton flannel, pain sack,
narrow-tailed nightie Of father in
Switzerland, waving proudly beside
the simple muslin gown Of mother
and the low-necked, lace-trimmed
nightie Of the girls, marks the rise
Of the Great Plain People Of switzer-
land more surely than do constitu-
lions and laws and political privil-
egs. The nightie and the initiative
and referendum go arm in arm up
Lofty Heights!
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-29
NEwsPAPERs OR PREACHBRsg

In "The Pilgrim Scrip" In the
August American Magazine is 70.
markable letter signed IAN American
Woman" The letter Is quoted in part
as follows:
"Like many women, am interest
ed in the problems of the day. Like
or unlike them-I do not pretend to
say which, am not intensely inter
ested in what the apostles thought or
said or did. / am not actively inter
ested In Biblical Interpretation OF
any kind. / say this not in the spirit
Of sacrilege. am simply stating a
fact which am not in the least
ashamed. But / am, very much in
terested indeed in the industrial prob
lem, the sex problem, the oprob-
lem, the problem Of municipal cor
ruption, of immigration, Of -Ae fran
chise, in any economic or sociological
investigation. Although not mem
Der of the socialist party, ! am in
tensely interested in the growth of
socialism. But If wish to learn
about these things, / have to go to
the newspapers and magazines.
"Mr. William James said in an ar
ticle printed over a year ago that
the better class magazines, such as
The American Magazine, McClure's,
Golfers and in its way, The Worlds
Work, offered the college graduate a
supplementary college course. One
could perhaps go farther and say that
these magazines have replaced the
minister in the American home.
again If l want to see some Of the
problems / have mentioned presented
in more striking form have but
to attend one OF, dozen plays re-
Gently produced in New York.
"In brief, the churches are mort
bund in their relation to social prob
lens. The magazines, newspapers
theatres are wildly, whitley alive to
them"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-29

other commemorative the old plan
sent to the Senate men Of commlnd,
new rule, in Ohio. New York and
ing influence and pure priyate ne.
The result has been 10 open the
eyes Of the people to the misleading
influence Of these false lights. There
IL a notable reconstruction Of public
opinion, a waning Of the Influence %
progress backward to BourbonIsm
and PopuIism, and a spirit which
favors rapid return to the true Ameri-
can principles under which IN the
main the country has made great
progress for over q, century.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-29

Lawrence Gazette: Here Is q
funny thing about modern reforms
and reformers: when one gets caught
he not only openly and defiantly de-
tends himself for grating, but al re-
form newspapers back him up in It
Note the case Of +. J. Heney who
drew s2s 900 from the government
without doing q stroke of work %
earn IL, and note bis defiance and the
bslIrerent attitude OF the Tcpeka
Capital, wichita Eagle and other re-
form papers in defending him. any
thing goes these days. no matter how
rotten or corrupt it may Be. Il Il has
the Reform brand on t.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-29
WHERE DOES THE WHEAT GO
Where does the wheat 60?

| b. WHDIC uOCb SAC HAO0s 6Os
People who live in Kansas, where
| the big crop Of wheat is grown, veal
after year, know that the grain goel
somewhere and is finally made into
flour and consumed. somewhere in
the world. But few people realize
where the wheat really goes that is
grown in this part of the state.
Saturday w. T. Martin, travelling
freight man for the Pennsylvania rail
road was in Hutchinson trying to in
duce some Of the wheat marketed in
Hutchinson to take ride over his
lines. And he succeeded. From one
of the large elevator companies he
got for his road consignment. OF
about thirty cars, to go to a big mill
in Philadelphia. This is one Of the
big milling concerns in the east that
gets its wheat from the big yields In
the Kansas fields. 1t pays the price
ana takes wheat by the train .cad
direct to its mills where It is made
into flour and sold to the rhiladel-
phians. And this big mill, along with
hundreds Of others In the east, buys
lots Of wheat out this way, direct
from the local elevators. This con-
Germ had bought good bit Of wheat
at Great Bend and Earned and the
Pennsylvania Railroad has sent Mr..
Martin out here to seure the con-
signment over that line east OF Chi
cago.
TO be sure there is a -. Of the
Kansas wheat ground into flour in
this state, now. But it is not nearly
all or even a great part of II made
into flour at home. Instead 1t is
shipped to other milling centers in
the United States and to European
points.
Lots Of the Kansas wheat, grown
on the farms around Abilene and
all over Western Kansas, goes direct
to Galveston where It IL exported d.
rect to Liverpool and ground there
into flour. And still q lot more Of the
flour made at home from Kansas
wheat is sent BY way Of Galveston for
export to Europe.
Kansas raises 90 much wheat and
flour that she must find . market for
II In all corners of the world. Lots
Of the flour made here finds custom
ers on the west coast Of the United
States and a great deal Of It is con-
sumed in the mountain and prairie
country to the west and southwest.
Kansas wheat makes the best
flour in the world. It is from the
finest quality Of wheat grown in any
large quantity IN the world. Kansas
-four is well known. II is being made
more and more every year at home
and its market is extending.
But the wheat grown on Kansas
farms, goes 70 ell parts Of the eoun-
try. Freight men from eli railroads
IN TIE east are here % set large ship
ments routed thsir vay. for there e
money n hauling Kansas wheat, 10
matter Vdel1 g golA ne quality d !
.'rt1. SEA laaett b naks lhs raiI-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-29
concordIa Kansas: The editor

concordia Kansas: The editor Of
the Abilene Reflector thinks the
abolIshment Of the drinking cup on
the railroad trains in Kansas Is soins
to be hard on the fellow who has
been IN the habit Of using the Pull
nan car glass for his toothbrush. We
used to have an editor In northwest
Kansas who could not be Get back
By this new rule. IN q practice be FOL
lowed. One time the editors had q
special train for q trip to Galveston
and every morning that Washington
County editor iishsa bic false tseta
out Of tho drinking water tank. where
be had put them 70 soak over nieAt
Hor would cruntine stop thst iai-
lows inrrs~tr1soal
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-29

The Concordia women who are
begging old newspapers to fill a car
for which they expect to get $3.50 can
learn something to their advantage
by writing to the Abilene library
association which tried that path to
affIuence.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-29

Senator Gore has had q revelation
on party fealty." hs says that in
Iowa TIE Democrats should help
elect the Republlca. congressman
and IN return the progressive" Re
publIosns should help elect Demo
Gratis el1tEhers. AZ q Democrat
stands abort - much chance Of b.
ms elected IN Iowa e. HAIRY Orchard
loc1 81 being prsllisut ne scheme
~ iin, On, Tor ne peuoeItll
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-29

The Manhattan Republic says:
"The Republic believes that Stubs
is a great man" This is too modest.
What the Republic really believes is
that Governor Stubs is the greatest
man ever known in history or ever
to be known in all the ages to come.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-29

The Star calls upon the nation to
arise and stop the upbuilding OF great
fortunes. However, 1t is understood
that few hundred thousand dollars
gathered by printing a couple mighty
good newspapers every day in the
year does not come under any rule Of
This kind
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-29

A Kansas paper remarks that It IL
not likely much will be done to the
Topeka club because that clubs bat
ting average is very high in topeka
politics.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-29

Frcm the dispatches sent from Az
RIGA Roosevelt seems to be preparing
70 tart "the greatest show on earth"
when he gets ali his animals home.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-29

The Democrat says Il viii pull
some facts and figures On the News
ii It wants them. Brace up. Joe. and
defend yourself.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-29

! The EneIIsh are not sleeping wen
these plrhtA one possibility that an
slrship from France viii drop . few
bombs into the middle Of dear old
r.uunon ana blow Il into smithereena
4 ons ioks that Johnnis Bun can
appreciate.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-29

As we understand It Mr.. Heney
had the same kind Of a Job that Mr..
Bristow wrote about to Senator
Long, asking for one for himself.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-29

Twelve cars Of esss were roasted
IN 9 fire in a cold storage plant
down at Kansas city. This will Be
mighty discouraEing 10 ne Kansas
hens who furnished ne eggs and
Who we're inst nov plu1arlnE % 80
n q vacation durlns August
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-29

July Is more than half gone now
and yet Kansas shows no signs Of
going into liquidation or bankruptcy
because Of a lack Of a special session
Of the legislature. Kansas always re-
covers from every financial and NOR
al shock. and she is particularly act
i've in resuscltatins after a failure "a
have a special session Of the legisla-
ure
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-29
..pROCREssrVE REFORM

party who 40 mot see through ING sup
terfuge.
What 70 the trend Of tnousns up
permost IN the contentlOn u sues'
falsely called Kepupicans! Directl'
toward Democracy' toward DOufDon
ism on this nann' toward ropuiisl
ON tnat That y maniles'V true /"
all VINO take sne trouDle " ~
4 SENATOR La Foliette u ~ tne leA'
OF those VINO Deiolg 70 TINS WINS
OF tne hepuDncan party az -
ike Wiiliam y Bryan IN ms opiuivn'
tnat tney might eAcnanse Spee.ne,
ana NO one DC the wiser' Ahcy n.sn'
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The crabwlse progresslves Llno
gall ana bitterness ~ TINS, Flrst
they attack the senate wnlcn tney
would elect BY direct vote. Then
Ia n nnhhmn Enn0rfEfl-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-29

road company certain that the fare
will be paid.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-29

There is this to suggest to the in
surgents in congress from Kansas
and elsewhere; II their own party
cannot get what they want for them
let them resign and help to elect
democrats in their places. The demo-
Gratis viii surely cut down the tariffs
II given q chance.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-29

A flying machine has succeeded
in attaining a speed Of more than
fifty miles an hour. However, II a
trip at that rate had to be made from
San Francisco to New York, the aver
age man would prefer to walk.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-29

SOME KANSAS PARAGRAFHERs.
An Abilene Businessman who was
kept at home for two Weeks had all
the exchanges Of one newspaper Of
flee sent 70 him daily He wanted 70
study up On current Kansas history,
Il was surDFiaed,g said be. 10 sse
how many good papers are published
In Kansas. They show hard work
and clever work and I doubt II there
Is q better or higher average Of every
day writing on country town papers
anywhere than in Kansas"
One important and popular change
in Kansas papers IN the past few
years has been the Substitution Of the
paragraph for the heavy" editorial.
Once scores Of papers printed edi-
torials 4 column In length every day.
Nowadays such editorials are used
only occasionally and the papers
have paragraphs instead. Among the
writer's Of these are many clever
newspapermen whose work would be
a credit to city papers. Each has his
own style and choice Of topics and
our readers may like to read samples
Of their everyday work. This first
selection will be followed by others.