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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-11-03
SOLOMON.

Ed. Neil, while working on the
United Brethren parsonage, fell from
the roof Friday afternoon and was
badly injured. No bones were broken
but he was hurt internally and badly
bruised. He has not been able to
move his fingers since.
Earl Green returned home sick on
Sunday. He has typhoid fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. c. Wilson and lit
tie son left Monday for a months
visit with Mr.. Wilson's parents at
Newcastle, Ind.
Dan Mason; aged 81 years, who
lived few miles south of Cambria,
died Sunday morning at l o'clock.
Funeral services were held Monday
morning at 10 o'clock at the Catho-
lie church at Solomon. Interment was
in the Catholic cemetery.
Grandma Caldwell, aged about SO,
fell Saturday night and broke her leg
between the hip and knee. She Is
living with her daughter, Mrs. H.
KILLER, north of Solomon.
The Rev. and Mrs. Attree Smith
gave a reception to the members Of
their congregation Tuesday evening.
Dainty refreshments we're served by
the hostess and. very enjoyable ev-
ening was spent.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-11-03
HOLLAND.

Salome Jury returned from Ben
nington where she had been visiting
with her sister,.
Mrs. C. W. Bell spent Sunday at
Geneseo.
Martin Kamm and Vanet Larkin
of Skiddy were pleasant callers in
Holland on Monday.
Mrs. Enright spent Sunday with
home folks at Gypsum.
Emil Thorne and Miss Snyder of
Navarro took dinner at Shelters on
Sunday.
The Dunkards will begin series
of revival meetings Sunday at Hol-
land.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burkholder and Mary
went to Solomon Monday.
A few from here attended the
love feast at Newbern Saturday and
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-11-03
OAK CREEK

Little Ray Teare has been quite
sick with the hives. sal
The lovefeast at the Dunkard
church in Buckeye will be held No
vember 10 and 20 instead of and
6 as stated in last weeks paper.
MoGt people in this vicinity are
busy husking corn.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Probasco and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Durrin spent
afternoon at Hugh MUS
tard's.
Mrs, E. Daniel and daughter
Mary, spent Thursday night Of last
week in Industry with Mrs. ]. H.
Brown.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-11-03
wOODBINR.

Mrs. J. Gugler returned from her
visit with relatives and friends In
Indiana and friends are glad to see
her back again. Miss Jessie BOUCHER
did not return with her. she con-
cluded TO stay with her folks for
awhile.
Prof. WIN. 1sler Of Enterprise con-
Quoted the quarterly meeting At the
German n. 3. church Last Sunday.
Hs I. "a excellent prearhsr. in =
lev rs,ks ns rln girs iie,ure n
Ias sAafst sat p a|A fanePd n
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-11-03
II SPECIAL REELEoroE CORRESPONDENTS.

Hays City, where she is teaching
school.
Mrs. H. Keller Of Abilene visited
in this vicinity last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Mast attended
church here Sunday.
Miss Ethel Taylor and Mr.. Harvey
Brown were married last week at
the home of the BRIDES parents.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-11-03
2 head of Horses
2 head OF horses s and 8 year
ia
% head Of Cattle

good mich cows, three have
been fresh two weeks, one will be
fresh soon after date Of sale, other
two soon; all OF them good mixers
and well graded young cows; 8 good
coming two-year-old steers; l coming
one-year-old bull; ~ head coming
one-year-old calves, s steers, 4 heif-
ers; 4 fall calves These cattle are
all well bred.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-11-03
WILLOWDALE.

There was no preaching at the NJ.
e. church Sunday as Rev. Crippen
was called away by the death of his
father.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hobbs Of
near Niles, visited Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Blunderfield.
Miss Katherine Stewart left for
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-11-03
go head Of DuroC Hogs

60 head Of thoroughbred Duroc
Jersey hogs, IL head Of fat hogs,
weighing $50 pounds, several head
waying from 60 to 1875 pounds. A
lot Of fine brood sows and gifts, all
thoroughbred DurOc Jerseys.
20 tons alfalfa hay.
TERMs-All sums Of $40 and uD-
der cash; sums over $40 . credit OF
10 months on approved security win
be given at 10 per cent Interest; II
paid when due only per cent win
be charged. 2 per cent off for cash.
FREE LUNCH AT NOON
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-11-03

We have two new gasoline en-
gines we will sell cheap. L. H. Toll
yer & Co, 3d1t3w4t
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-11-03
% head Of Cattle
7 head Of Hogs
Six months old.
Farm Implement, Etc.

Set work harness. set driving bar
ness. Canton three horse riding pillow.
Canton disc, two-sestion steel har-
row, double row corn worker, Me-
CormIch mower, Western Bell lister,
rack wagon, buggy tongue. DeLayal
cream separator.
TERMs-All sums OF $40 and IN
der cash; sums over $40 q credit Of
10 months win be given on note
with approved security at 10 per
cent interest; Il paid when due only
8 per cent interest win be charged.
No property to be removed gntil SCI
tied for. Al
FREE LUNCH AT NOON
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-11-03

commencing AZ ~ q. M, sharp, thS
following property:
8 head Of Horses
Mare IL years old weight 1909
pounds, driving mare single or dou-
BILE IL years old weight 1925 pounds.
Sryear-Old weight 1850 pounds,
two-year-olds 900 pounds each, geld
ing and filly, 2 yearlings one driver
and one draft, spring colt.
90 head of Cattle
Six mich cows all giving milk
will be fresh in February and March,
two-year-old heifers with calf, 8
yearling heifers, yearling steers,
calves, 2 helfers and 2 steers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-11-03
Wednesday, November 3

commencing at II a. m. sharp, the
following stock:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-11-03
Public Sale Public Sale

The undersigned will sell at pub
lie auction at his farm, known as the
east half Of the old ]. w. Purdy
place, miles south and IN miles
east of Abilene, 4 miles south and
.3N miles west of Enterprise, on
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-23
Hartland Nature Club Notes

The field-meeting of the Hartland
Nature club. held on the Ottau-
quechee river at North Hartland July
10, was highly satisfactory in every
way and quite outdid any previous
one in the number and beauty of
the botanical specimens found.
The half-mile of river bank ex-
plored yielded perhaps ten or twelve
plants, new to the fora of Hartland;
such as water plants, vines and
handsome towering plants, one of
the latter being the great St. Johns
wort
Several glimpses of the Little
Green Heron we're greatly enjoyed
by the bird students, and the song
of the Olive-sided Flycatcher was
heard here for the first time.
Luncheon was eaten on shady
bank where the white flowers of the
arrowhead were profuse and where
great clunlps of blue harebells over
hung the stream.
The literary program given in the
afternoon included a good paper on
Shrubs That l Know" by Miss
Nina Martin, and a paper on Insect
Metamorphoses," by Phinias Whit
ing. of Harvard, which embodied
great amount of research. 1t was
illustrated by slate diagrams. For
this work the club gave Mr. Whiting
vote of thanks. So many plants
new to the fora of Hartland were
reported by Mr.. Underwood and
Mr.. Rugg that vote of thanks was
given them as reward for their
activities. The woodcock and the
alder Aycatcher were reported for
the Eshqua Bog region.
The next meeting will be held at
BONNEVILLE. Saturday, Aug, 20.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-23
OF Interest to Anglers

A Judge in Monroe county, Wis
consin, has handed down decision
Of more than passing interest. An
angler in pursuit of trout waded
a stream through private property.
The owner brought suit, alleging
trespass The court held that a
landowner had no right OF title to a
stream passing through his land, or
to the fish in that stream; that the
streams and the fish in them belong
to the commonwealth and that the
public has right to navigate these
streams, either in boats or by wading.
It was further held that so long as a
person following the stream refrained
from setting foot on the banks no
charge of trespass could lie.-Forest
and Stream.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-23
New Bethel Tannery Building.

E. A. Fisher of Bethel has let the
contract for the construction of the
new tannery to take the place of the
one burned April II, 1909, to L. ].
Robinson, Rochester contractor.
The yard and beam house is to be
81 by a34 feet and the finishing
room will be three-story structure
90 by Izo feet. This gives practi-
cally the same size buildings as
those burned.
The contract price is $1,000 and
the work is to be completed by
October 20. The citizens OF Bethel
have raised by private subscription
$1,000 as bond for the rebuilding.
1t is estimated that it will take about
$4,000 to replace the buildings and
install the machinery.
MIR. Fisher has already several car
loads Of machinery in Bethel and on
the way. AT the time it burned the
tannery was one of the largest in
New England, and manufactured
high grade product which was
eagerly sought after. About Ia5
hands were employed in the old tan
merry.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-23
Rutland Boys Fly

George and Charles Schmitt, son
of George Schmitt, of Rutland. have
succeeded in flying 200 feet in the
biplane which they built entirely
themselves.
In the initial tests the machine
rose from the ground about 30 times,
clearing perfectly bushes and small
obstructions in the meadow where
the trials were made, and there
we're no mishaps. The planes lifted
200 pounds with ordinary cloth GOV
ering and by using especially pre-
pared aeronautic cloth the young
men expect to do much better. They
will make flights at the next county
fair.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-23
Tn. Ant. and th. El.phan..

Eyewitnesses of the marches
which ants make aver that when
they come to an obstacle they go
through it or over it or take it with
them. They march as straight as a
Roman road. Human occupants fly
when an ant army takes its way
through house occurring on its
line of march. The legions pass on
and. destroy nothing but such as
will serve as food, but after they
have gone not beetle, scorpion,
a rat or a mouse or an insect or q
reptile of any size, shape or name
remains. All have been eaten by
the army. 1t is on record that one
of these moving companies was OBJ
structed in its passage by an ele-
phant 1t took the army eight
hours to pass that spot, and then
there remained nothing but the
picked bones of the elephant.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-23
Found $1,000 While Digging
for Bait

To go digging for fish bait and
find $4,000 in gold coin was the
good fortune of Melvin Place, a far
mer in Alton, N. Fl Mr.. Place went
to an old cellar and started digging
for worms. In a few minutes he
discovered an old wooden box, which
on opening he found full of bank
bills. AS the bills were in such
condition he could do nothing with
them. he at once sent them to the
treasury department at Washington,
where $4,000 worth of the money
has been identified by the numbers
and the cash sent Mr.. Place in new
money, The officials are at work on
the balance of the bills, and soon
Mr.. Place will receive more legal
currency. Where the money came
from, and how it became buried in
the cellar, is mystery to all.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-23
White River Horticulturists

An important step in the further
progress and development of the
White River Valley has been taken
in an act that has resulted in the
formation of the White River Valley
Horticultural Society. Its location
is South Royalton. and its member
ship to date consists in the main of
residents of that progressive com
munity. 1t is proposed to hold
annual exhibitions of fruit, flowers
and vegetables. The president of
the society is DR.. Deering, young
man and an ardent horticulturist.
Its secretary is Rev. Sherman Good
win, pastor of the Congregational
church in South Royalton.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-23
HARTLAND.
The First Safe and Sane Fourth

Hc ElTSt OaIS anu OdHe TOuTtH
The national returns of the first
widespread effort for safe and
sane" Fourth are in. They show
tnat this year there were but 40
deaths from celebrating, against 2l5
on July 4, 1909, and that the num-
ber of injuries has dwindled from
5093 to 1916. The doom of the old
fashioned Fourth, with its death
and disaster is sounded in the safe
and sane" statistics of 100 cities
where the day was nationally
observed, and where in every in
stance the number of deaths and
injured shows marked decrease
oyer last year.
Encouraged by the reports, the
American Association, which took a
prominent part in the movement
for more rational holiday, has an
nounced that it will exert it's efforts
for greater and even more positive
results in 1911. The near elimina-
tion of the toy pistol, and the cheap
revolver, which were forbidden in
practically all of the safe and sane"
cities, made itself felt in hospitals
everywhere. AS matter of fact the
forbidden firearms caused most OF
the serious accidents, mishaps from
toy cannon or cannon crackers being
comparatively few. One of the
curious developments of the day
was New York's single fatality, for
which the city's own fireworks were
responsible.
Two of the deaths contained in
the Fourth's mortuary table were
those of aeronauts. One of the
leaders in the movement was Provi-
dence. There we're no deaths and
only Is injured.
Vermont had singular expert
ence, as a result of the demand for
a rational holiday, not single acci-
dent being reported in the entire
state. The fire loss. throughout the
country, aggregated $9l5,070. a
year ago on the 5th of July, the day
of the celebration, it was $5I6,180
The total loss for three days of cele-
brating was $853,930.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-23
Is Worlds Record Cow.

With one day left to complete the
first six months of her years test for
milk production Josephine has a
margin over the worlds record for
that period of I ,2o4 pounds, or about
$50 gallons. Josephine is the prize
COW of the State agricultural college
at Columbia, Mo. and holds the
wor Ids record for milk production
for one day, one month and four
months. Josephine produced in one
m onth 2,96o pounds, as against the
p revious worlds record of 2,783
pounds. Her record for milk in one
day is 1902 pounds AS against the
previous record OF Io6 pounds.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-23
SHERBURNE

DIR. Ellis of South Royalton called
in this place one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. B. Farley of Mar
low, N. H., called at F. G., Spauld-
ing's Friday of last week.
Albert Sanderson of Mendon was
in town last Monday.
Mrs. Eunice Townsend of Wood
stock passed Sunday with her father
and mother here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tupper and Mrs.
Clifford were in Bridgewater last
Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Wilson is with her
daughter, Mrs Coburn, in Pittsfeld
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sawyer of
Briggs were guests at M. S Neil's
last week.
A. J. Upper and F. G. Spaulding
were in Rutland last Saturday.
F. w Spaulding and family are
guests at F. G. Spaulding's.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-23
Big Circus at w. r. Junction
Forepauahs and Sells Bros.
Coming August 6

The Forepaugh and Sells Bros.
Big United Shows, will on Saturday,
August 6, give two performances in
White River junction,
Not since the beginning of time
has an amusement enterprise 80 tre-
mendous in size been organized as
this one. Its magnitude is almost
beyond belief. 1t comes this year,
after an absence of several seasons,
with complete new equipment
from start to finish. 1t cost the
management $3,200,000. Ev ry
corner of the earth,has been searched
by the foreign agents of the, show
for novelties. The result is a per-
formance brim full of sensational
acts, the largest and the only com
plete ZOO in America, and three
mile ra a le.
This great circus is so years old.
It has always stood at the top among
all the amusement enterprises of the
world. This year it returns bigger,
better and more attractive than ever
On it's list of performers there are
$50 names. These great stars have
been gathered from European arenas.
Among them are the three Trybell
sisters, who present Human But
terhy" aeriel spectacle, which cleo
trified all Europe last winter; Carl
Handley and his company of German
acrobats; Paul Alvarez, of Spain, the
greatest head balancer on earth: the
Avalons from England, the best Of
all high wire artists; Capt. Webb
and his two troupes of trained seals;
Nellie Welch. of Australia, the only
woman double somersault eques-
trian in the world; Ada Bell Ed
wards, the worlds strongest woman,
and the wonderful Alvo family Of
aerialists from Italy. The greatest
trained animal act in all history is
presented by sixty-one horses They
appear at one time in one ring.
There are also the fifteen hest edu-
Gated elephants on earth. They
perform in company with three COM
panies of trained dogs
In the menagerie there are 780
wild animals. When it comes to
the street parade a description is
impossible, The great free pageant
must be seen to be appreciated 1t
is natural to expect this circus, above
all others. to present the best open
air spectacle. Never in it's splendid
history has it displayed such extrav-
agance as it shows this year.
The organization now numbers
1000 employees and has 600 horses.
1t travels on train over a mile in
length.
The greatest holiday of lifetime
is near at hand. Without a doubt
many from this city and it's vicinity
will see the newly organized Adam
Forepaugh and Sells Bros shows.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-23
Outdoor Play at Hartford

The Hartford Village Improve
ment association presented pageant
entitled THE Village at Play" Mon
day evening on the lawn of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles M. Cone at Hartford
village. Ora Watkins had charge of
the music and Louis S. Newton was
stage director The cast was local
and the principal characters were as
follows: Philan Thorpe, Lloyd H.
Bu9bee; Vanessa, Miss Florence M
Dutton; Herald, Rodney Darwin
The play was written especially
for the occasion by Hartford resi-
dent.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-23
SYRIAN DIVERS.
Wonderful Feats These Experts Per-
form In Deep Water.


form In Deep Water.
Perhaps there are no more ex-
pert divers than those of the Syrian
coast, who, it is claimed, employ no
other apparatus than heavy stone
for a sinker and light line where
by they come up "hand over hand"
Once certain American naval off,
GERS whose vessels were making q
somewhat protraoted stay at Bel.
rut were enabled to witness an in
teresting exhibition of the skill and
endurance of these divers. It
should be stated that the vessels
lay in sixteen or eighteen fathoms
of water.
A midshipman on duty at the
gangway one day raised his sword
belt too high, and the blade, slip
ping from its scabboard, went cir
cling to the bottom Of the sea. The
water at the spot was between 80
and 100 feet deep. A diver being
summoned, the point at which the
sword had fallen was indicated.
The Syrian stepped in his little
boat, pumped his lungs full of air,
seized his sinker, disappeared in
the water and brought up the
sword almost Immediately.
Another day a boas load of coal
was swamped beside the ship and
sank to the bottom. Other divers
came, located the coal and the
boat, and, descending time after
time in ninety feet OF water, they
placed the coal in bags and sue
ceeded in saving both the coal and
the boat. Officers timed these div
ers frequently and found that they
remained under water as long as
one minute and fifty-five seconds.
The most interesting and star
tling feat performed during the
American officers stay was accom-
plshed when a collier snapped its
cable and dropped its anchor and
forty fathoms of chain in twenty
fathoms of water. After being d.
rected to where the anchor and
chain lay the diver summoned di-
vested himself of his clothing, went
through his pumping process and
disappeared in over 10 feet of wa
ter. One minute went by; then a
second was called off, when the off,
GERS began to get nervous. But it
was not until two minutes and ff-
teen seconds had elapsed that the
diver came crawling up the rope
greatly exhausted.
He had found the chain, though,
had attached the grapple and the
rope and had succeeded in recover
ing both anchor and chain at the
first dive. 1t seemed to the officers
unbelievable that any human could
withstand the pressure of the wa
ter at such depths, not to speak of
the excessive variations of pressure
in the descent and ascent
of more than 100 feet within two
minutes and fifteen seconds.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-23

A Frenchmap was once arrested
at his lodgings. A lot of smuggled
foreign matches--the duty on for
eign matches is the prohibitive one
of cent per match--had been
found in his trunk. The judge said
to the man:
Foreign matches have been dis
covered in your possession. What
have you to say for yourself, miscre-
ant?"
"Pleasc, your honor" stammered
the prisoner, "it is true l use foreign
matches, but only to light our own
government ones with. Washing
ton Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-23
How to Protect Turkeys

A West Bridgewater woman says
that she has noticed lately several
articles about turkey-raising, and
says her own experience in this re-
gard proves that ''if turkeys are
thoroughly anointed with sulphur
and lard about the neck, no fox will
ever touch them, as that is where
the foxes always take hold"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-23
HARTLAND HILL.

Bert Dupuis is sick with appen-
dicitis, and under the care of DR..
Kidder.
Miss Lucy Perkins is assisting
with the homework at Frank Gill's.
Frank Cheny, Edith Goux,-E w.
Mossey and wife. BENZ. Marcy and
Artie Kneen went on the excursion
Sunday to Missisquoi park,
Dana Murgatory has moved to
Quechee.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-23
Aptly Described.

A railroad official tells story
on himself to illustrate the llegi-
bility of his handwriting.
S"Some years ago l sent out a cir
cular letter to various station
agents on the line of the Southern
Pacific giving instructions as to
the handling of certain kinds Of
freight. One of the points on the
line was subject to a peculiar situa,
ton, and / added some additional
instructions to the bottom of the
multigraphed sheet in my own
handwriting. A few days later I
received the following letter from
the agent / had addressed in this
fashion:
"fYours of the 18th inst, partly
In reading and partly in writing,
has been received at this Office. )"
.--Philadelphia Ledger.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-23
Vermonter Attacked by Fill
pinO Outlaws

Dean G. Worcester, American secre-
tary of the interior for the Philip
pines, was set upon by some renegade
Moros on the island of Palawan
Monday and escaped only through
the alertncss of his body guard, who
shot down and killed three of the
outlaws. The rest of them fled.
Mr.. Worcester was attending the
installation of the new governor.
He is native of Thetford, VT.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-07-23

The traction engine and two cars
to be used in carrying asbestos from
the mines at Lowell to the railroad
at Morrisville was started from Nor
risville for the mines last week.
Two cars, capable of carrying ten
tons each, are attached to the engine.
The roads are somewhat soft, but
when they are hardened "naviga-
tion" will be more regular. Crude
oil is used for fuel and steam is
easily kept up thereby. When in
running order it is expected that a
round trip can be made in ten hours.