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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-03
Ro0anVELWs nrrUnN.

The reception TO Mr. Roosevelt III
New York city next June AZ which
President Taft has been invited to be
present contains large possibilities
OF embarrassment for both. Huge
crowds are remorselessIy accurate in
the expression Of favor. While the
individual host may try to distrl-
butte his mods Of courtesy among his
guests. a great city which Is acting
in that capacity makes known what Il
thinks Of one man, by comparison
with another, as clearly az does the
fiye-year-old boy at the table who
gets chance to speak.
On state occasions In New York at
which 1t fell to the lot Of ex-Presi-
dent Hayes and ex-President Cleve-
land to take part. the relative great
er applause for the latter was SO en-
barrassing to him that he was put
to his trumps to explain It away To-
the Ohio champion. Mr.. Cleveland
used to say: You must remember
General Hayes, that this is demo-
cratic city, these people here are all
Democrats, and ! am Democrat,
and SO they applaud me- I should
get the opposite treatment out in Re-
publican Ohio" This was probably
not altogether the case, but 1t was as
courteous an explanation as could be
devised.
Regardless Of all efforts to keep
politics out Of this reception, and to-
subordinate the return from Elba"
idea, a blind man can now see that
Roosevelt would be the preeminent
hero of such an occasion, with the
real President of the United States
in decidedly secondary position, SO
far as the plaudits of the multitude
are concerned. This would be quite
as embarrassing to Mr.. Roosevelt
as to anybody else He has done every
thing in his power. including his
trip itself to distant Africa, to elm
mate himself from our national con-
Germs. 1t will be increasingly diff
cult for him to do SO on his return
to this country. 1t is too bad he
cannot be made Director General Of
the Panama Canal in order to give
him an interest Of his own apart from
those of our home politics.-Bost
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-03
BOYS SKIP HIGH sCHooL.

Statistics Just compiled BY Prof.
W. II. johnson. head Of the depart
ment Of high school visitation Of
Kansas university, show that there
are al,076 pupils IN Kansas high
schools this year. These figures rep
resent al inereaye o. 20 per cent
since the year 1su7-1sos. when there
were 1887 enrolled. There ere
li.fs7 leaeaers y the zs2 hlkh
sehools The pum1eF # ipslEnesqgI
has Increased Ie psf cent a the lat
year ana their average salaries have
hen advanced an average Of about
~ ! month n TIE sane time.
me number o. herr vho flniHh
thslr hish school eourss e o. re DE-
crssna. however. and cnlg oHe-third
Of tie nth school seniors thls year
are boya Last year ne boyn made
up 81 per cent Of the hlen school
senior classes
ms question Of the boys ia one
that is causing high school inlsrue-
tors a great deal Of WORN a ne
present tine. mfsa figures nor
hat tie manual training elszFe1 hase
rot been abs 70 cheek ne s1eina
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-03
A GOOD RULE.

The great trouble with rules and
regulations in schools, business
houses. or any place for that matter,
Is that they are too long and are,
therefore, not respected. In 1865
the Kansas State Agricultural college
had a list Of fourteen rules Of con-
duct for the students. They were
long and unwieldly and not dog
cared" to death. John A. Anderson
became president. He scanned those
fourteen rnles carefully but quickly.
Then he took fresh sheet Of paper
and wrote this thereon. "Bshave or
Leave" The fourteen went Into
the waste basket and tho Anderson
nkaaa vent into effect and did q big
businass--KauHaa City Journal.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-03
nrnLa no Hoop-uARvINa.

More than thirty Of the University
Of Kansas girls are enrolled IN the
niaidki arts eoarse. Assparats room
hss been nsted np IN Fowler Shopl
for this worn and special care q be-
Ihe taken b make ne course Of
riSst practical Rsrth. An members
~ ne school Of Fine Afis Who are
slinr the course are supposed 70
orlrinnts their own designs oihsra
Is tto eourIs are given models and
,forns 70 copy. No Universally
ill d buine given for he work
Itlt term, but nsz, year q vii AZ
81 AZ fegaitE credit course.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-03
a FARM SCHOOL ALWAYS OPEN.

/ 4
Farming IS q money-making bust
ness according to the Facts and fig
ures IN sight, ana city people are IN
terested IN the subject to an unusual
extent. Young men looking around
for what are called openings" nave
scarcely included agriculture IN the
list. It mas been harc 70 retain Iarm-
Eer's son IN the business. me cal OF
the city has been powerful ana the
call OF the farm but little needed. For
many years the farmers have been
asking for more help, but often with
out success. At harvest time extra
inducements have been offered, and
some young men have responded dur
ing the college vacation. But the de-
mand for workers on the farms Is stin
lively, and there seems to be scarcely
% limit to the opportunities IN that
quarter. 1t is an excellent chance 70
gain practical experience, ana 2 rev
years diligently spent on q farm
with fair wages and board, should
qualify a young man to go into busi-
ness for himself, and not necessarily
as q tenant. He should be able 70
buy or homestead some acres Of his
own and apply the positive know
ledge he had gained.
Farming IL DOW Q pursuit With,
many branches. and the rangeaof
choice is wider than ip any other vo-
cation. The variety IN location - ~
most infinite. A man may raise
citrus or other fruits on irrigated
land with but little labor, though
in this ease more capital - greqgga1F
ne could grow almost anything n.
Missouri where land, both improved
and unlmpr0ved, y OF flne quallty
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-03
THE Jaw Is PLAN.

Twice We have printed the Law re-
latiys to dragging the country roads
but so far IS We know, none Of the
townships Of this county take the law
seriously-at least Il ls not obeyed.
The Law says # shall Be the duty
Of the township board 70 desigpats
certain roads as drag roads" and TIE
board shan provide dfass. and that
certain compensation shall be allow
Cd for the work Of dragging, ana %
forth. obedisnes % tie statutes win
80 q long ways towards solving TIE
good roadl question hil spring.
TovnSkip boards are no doubt willing
% DO he things demanded Of them.
and II the roads are not properly car
"a for q Il faux Of ne people alone
II the farmers want GOOD roads they
can have them. And they can 81
them cheaDly. TOO. An iheT need 3
DO 3 70 AK their teansAip hoarda
to fellow he iav.-c.utsF Le1gsl.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-03

Edvara Pavson wsntOa. We ngld
pedestrian, who has upteTlaisR ~
cover he distance q 3Sso niles be-
tween Los Angeles qnd New YORK.
on foot. within ninety days. Il schsd-
nled 70 make Strong CITY Mar 20.
stopping for the niskt e PlYmouth.
1879 miles from Lios AnGplDs. r is'
RIp aorean to oecsp wan n NiHely
nsTn." and, slrsedy, he = o. the var.
ne uill become Z BIT tirst sn rouis,
for even The lsgl Of . youth Of q
complain n long journeys; bat vet
Of tho Missouri river he freausnily
uir have he comfort Of ne gooa
cheer Afforded b the fnmous Harry
botela which rirsw ne way. ana uat
= a sood tssi. especially "a ne dsi-
en-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-03
THURSDAY, MARCH 3. 1910
nrYIMG LAWSUITS.

Il IL unfortunate that the city ad-
administration persisted in holding an
election to change the form Of gov
eminent when the preliminaries are
clearly illegal and SO admitted. win
the paving contracts and taxes IN
view. with many extensions Of pubic
matters in prospect It looks like bad
business policy to put the city IN
the position Of having to defend the
legality Of its officers positions. The
city Of wichita a year ago found
that only two publications instead Of
three were made in calling Its COM
mission election and the courts held
It illegal, SO the city Recommended
proceedings. Abilene proposes to go
ahead with NO legal publication at ALL
The mere fact that the officer who
was charged with publishing the mo-
dice and made a bad bungle OF It IS q
part Of the administration is no ex-
cuse for the city buying lawsuits
which are very expensive.
when attorneys like Judge Moore
and s. 8. Smith say that the pro-
ceedings are illegal and that bonds
Or taxes incurred cannot be collected
ii becomes a business proposition
Not q bank in town would buy bonds
that are likely to have lawsuit at
tached to them; not big outside,
corporation will pay q paving tax
unless it can be compelled to 90 70.
al any rate q cloud over the legality
III the new form Of government means
hundreds Of dollars extra taxes for
slns people To pay IN the end fighting
lawsuits. II never pays an individual
% buy a lawsuit and II does not pay
u city. A frank and manly way would
have been to admit the error, set Q
new election date and have absolute
legality Of proceedings.
The city administration owes u 70
the taxpayers to make legal test
Of the election and proceedings before
the new commission form Of govern
ment is put in action. It Is not good
Judgment to invite possible entangle-
ments and expensive litigation sim
bIy because one lawyer guesses II
viii be all right. The taxpayers are
assessed heavily now and will not
take kindly to having the city in
VOWED in unnecessary expense. As
single instance 1t Is proposed to-
tax the Union Pacific railway COM
pany for paving four blocks on Sec
ond street. Does anybody think that
bill can be collected unless every
step Of the proceedings is absolutely
iegal2
The time to settle the matter Is
now. Guesswork is mighty poor
basis for city government.
-f.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-03
w. SCHUERMAN

There ought to be a moral some
where in the story Of this actors
life. It is harder to break some
men iust as It is harder to break
some colts. But It is 80 much more
sensible in men to be agreeable at
least half the time. Men think more
of other men who are agreeable.
Clement was clever. but he was a
crouch whose habit bred unklndly
feeling and damaged not only himself
but all his friends.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-03

They tell up in Brown county Of
a clerk who showed 40 styles Of ging-
ham to a man whose wife had sent
him to the dry goods store on an err
rand, and to every pattern the man
said. my wife said she did Mt want
anything like that" The clerk put
the last piece back on the shelf. Sir
he said. you don't want Bingham.
You want a divorce"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-03
A TRAGEnY 10 or CROUCH.

Abilene people well remember
Clay Clement who played here twice
at the theatre. He died the other
day in Kansas City and the Leaven-
worth Times tells thus the story Ut
his life which carries with It a les
son: Clay Clement was . great
actor. His characterizations In "The
Old Dominion" Southern Bellies, !"
1.-THE Servant in the House." and even
in Sam Houston" the play which he
wrote and which came near to ruin
Ang him financially, were lnimitable.
Clement Geiger was the actors
name when be was a boy. He lived
on q farm in Central Illinois. His
parents were sturdy, honest and
wealthy Germans who had ambition
for their sons to become merely hon
est and industrious Americans. So
they advised school, Glenn quit high
school because he was angered BY
the actions Of d teacher. He went
to the university but quit it on ac-
count Of a spell Of bad temper. He
started to business college In Chi
Icago. The result was similar and
for nearly two years he attended a
school Of acting in that city when his
parents and his friends believed him
to be in business college. But he
became famous and weaitny-thus far
his temper having helped broaden
and illuminate his public career.
But there came a decline and there,
as before, the frame Of mind began
to help push. But it pushed down
ward. Clement was boozer. He
began to have disagreeable nature
and opie Read. who was his most In
innate friend, warned him and repeat
eddy wired him to "cut 1t out" Read
being an expert at character reading,
was "wise''-as the sport writer
would put ito the disintegration
OF character. The actor, while en-
Toying the height of his reputation,
went to hear new play one night In
New York. He recognized some
lines and actions that were apparently
plagiarisms on his own works. He
failed in getting legal action against
the author Of the play, and in huff
he quit his company, denounced the
stage and went to live on ranch in
Texas.
In the meantime Geiger's parents
died and Glen still tyrannieal at
heart, quarreled with his brothers
over the affairs. This, as might be
expected, ended in a tempest and
ne actor denounced his hin and re-
fused % take part in the settlement.
a short tine afterWard IN speaking
Of Il to a friend Of the family be
aaids Don't call ne Geigerl ! paid
fifteen dollars to have my name
eksngsd % Clay Clement and
eoalsh't have done It II I didn't liko
the new name bsttsi "
Adverse. renarriage. another the
atricaI voasure r. q star. a fsllure.
ahd then cIhy Clement 'shirsd OUT
70 other actors. He became more
Undesirable than ever and finally his
death closed TIE incident He had
neither family nor money LEFT him.
NtoEsthof there was nor much Of
happiness u TIE mans. life on ac-
count Of ne ehiltlsh ssubbornneas
non ahich Be seemed enable %
make himself iooss.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-03

Concordia Kansan; We may be
sacrllegious, but somehow or other
we cannot get it into our head that
a preacher who doesn't know how to
spell the simple words that go into
a church announcement, can tell US
much about "the plan of salvation. !"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-03
QUITTING THH INsUHANCE RATES

QUITTING THE INSURANCE. RATES
As evidence that insurance rates
| are too high may be taken tho action
Of the insurance commissioner who
has ordered an average IAN per cent
reduction in the fire insurance rates
on residence property in all the cities
| Of the state. 1t does not apply 70
farm property. The reduction
amounts to II per cent on residence
property in cities Of the first class,
| il per cent on residence property in
the third and fourth class towns and
I12h per cent on residence in the
fifth and sixth class cities.
This reduction is brought about
by a general oyerhauling Of the gen.
eral basis schedule for dwellings, pri-
vate boarding houses, private barns
and flats.
Where the fire protection Is re-
garded as efficient, cities are rated
on the basis of first and second
classes. Topeka, Atchison, Leaven-
worth, wichita and Kansas City are
examples Of the first and second
class, in which the average reduction
/ is II per cent.
In the third, fourth and fifth and
one-half classes, Of towns, where the
average reduction is IA per cent the
benefits apply to such towns as Abb
lene, Emporia, Independence. Law
renee, Anthony, Newton, Chanute,
Concordia. Hiawatha. Manhattan.
Dodge City and salina.
In the fifth and sixth class towns,
Ada, Americas. Alma, Usage City.
Baxter Springs, Chapman. wakeeney,
st, John, Lacrosse. Marquette and
Meade. the average reduction is IL
Iper cent.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-03
Tha Ahilana Reilector gaya

The Abilene Reflector says that
chas. A. Case win Be renomlnAted
Tor the Legislature without oppesl-
ton. This Is q most unusual thing
thls year. The great majority Of
the members Of The late ieslslasprs
win either be Healped Or scared to
death. ana win have 70 make the
fight Of their iives But 4 any msn-
Der Of that body deserves . reward
for hia work and . denomination Il
he wants II that one d Charley cess
Of Dlckinson.-LAVrencs Gazette
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-03

-Four raah Democrats want to run
for congress m eAis district ana en-
bunshsd together oOuld not carry
more than one county. The candi-
dates aros @. D. Bowling % Belle
VIE, W. D. Vincent Of Clay Center.
A. shearer Of Frankfort ana q. T.
H,iterinr Of Buaitia
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-03
OTFTCIAL PAPER OF DICKINSON
COUNTY.

Cuaranteed Largest Circulation Of
any Paper Published in Dickinson
County.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-03

Nntered e. second class mail MISTER
a the pOstofflce At Abilene. Kansas
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-02-06
TRY. TO ARRANGE A
DRY: farm congress
DIRECTORS COMMERCIAL CLUB
WILL HOLD MEETING TUES.
DAY EVENING.
DAY EVENING.
Is Not Annual Meeting of National
Association But Meeting for the Lo-
cal Peoule.

The Commercial club is going to
make an effort to hold meeting for
the discussion of dry farming methods
here this spring. There will be a
meeting of the directors of the club
Tuesday evening when the matter
will be discussed, and if it is determ-
ined to hold the meeting the date will
be settled on and some speakers Sc
lected.
1t is planned if the meeting is held
to get some of the best speakers pos
sible to tell of the methods used in
dry farming. There is a general I'M
preston that the term dry farming
is applicable only where there is a
scarcity of moisture, but this is not
fact and the term merely indicates
method that has been worked out
for the conservation and proper dis
tribution of moisture.
The work has met with success III
other parts of the country and there
is no reason why it should not in
crease the already we'll known pro-
ductiveness of the state of North Da-
kota. There is much good to accrue
to city and vicinity from the hold
ing Of these meetings and it is to be
hoped the Commercial club will be
able to see that the meeting is worth
the effort and expense necessary to
make it a success.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-02-06
SMOOTH WORK BY At
INSURANCE SOLICITOR
SELLS STOCK IN NEW COMPANY
AND PROMISES ENORMOUS
DIVIDENDS.
Insurance Commissioner Cooper Says
Agent 10 Exceeding the Limits Of
tho Law.

There have been numerous reports
about the state recently about an
agent who is Offering a fine looking
proposition to prospective prn'chas-
ers OF stock in q new insurance COM
pany. Commissioner of Insurance E.
C. Cooper informs the Tribune as
follows:
"The department has been inform
ed that a certain party has been sell
ing stock over the state in newly
organized life insurance company and
making verbal agreements with the
purchaser in connection with the sale
of the stock, whereby he is to take
certain amount of insurance in the
conn any when it begins business. The
agent also represents to the purchas'
err prospects of enormous dividends
on the stock he buys. 1t is well
known fact among men acquainted
with the insurance business that a
newly organized insurance company
honestly managed, cannot pay divi-
dends to stockholders for several
years. Prospective purchasers should
therefore not be mislead by such
pIOulScS. IL iO4uHC0 ySoAo Va WI ~
to build up an insurance company.
! This agent is violating the laws of
the state in soliciting insurance in
connection with the sale of stock. No
person is permitted to solicit insur-
ance of any kind until he is furnished
with an agents license from this de-
partment, and he can represent only
such companies as have been admit
ted to operate in this state. Since
this agent has no license and his COM
Dany is not authorised to transact an
insurance business in North Dakota
he is obviously violating the law, and
if complaint is made. any states at
torney will start an action against
him. He has had the right to offer
his stock for sa1e. but there must be
no arrangement. either verbal or in
writing, for insurance in connection
with the purchase Of the Stock
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-02-06
VALENTlNES-AT kNAPPEN'S
ICE RINK RACES.

The following racing program was
given at the st. Marys school rink
before an appreciative crowd:
One-quarter- mile race-Paul Wach-
ter first; John Homer second; Arthur
Brown third.
300 foot race-William Clifford and
Paul ;Halloran, first; George Morris
second.
Obstacle race-Paul Wachter, first;
Frank Ritchey, second; Frank Bur-
bage, third.
Backward race-Arthur Brown.
first: William Clifford and Paul Hal
loran, second; John Ehli. third.
The association is making arrange
ments for another racing event.
w. NJ. Laist. starter: Charley Casy
time keeper: Fred Burbage, referee.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-02-06
AGRICULTURAL
COLLEGE NOTES.

Prof. O. o. Churchill has just re-
ceived a complete set OF samples OF
the leading corn varieties of Kansas,
Nebraska. Indiana, and Illinois. HE
secured these at the Omaha Corn
show, and will use them in his class
demonstration work. The FUNK
Bros, seed merchants at Blooming
ton, ILL.,, have also sent a full set or
the samples of corn that they handle.
Prof. Churchill, while at Omaha, also
secured a complete set of samples of
rice from the grain to the finished
product, and also the cotton from the
field to the finished product; also
samples OF kaffir corn and the sOr-
ghum.
Miss Hoover, Dean of Women, has
been sick for several days, but is
about we'll and will meet her classes
regularly on Monday.
Pres. Worst has had severe cold
which has made it necessary for him
to cancel his lecture for the Com
mercial club on Tuesday and also
mis- address before the Builders and
Lumber Dealers Convention at
Grand Forks He is now better, and
will address 1.-The Grand" Free Lee
ture Association Sunday evening on
"Was Lincoln a Man of Destiny?'
Feb. 18th he gives an address on
"Lincoln" at Cavalier.
Prof. Richards of the Animal Hus-
bandry Department has just receiv'
ed a letter from the Brandon, Mani
toba Midwinter Fair and Fat Stock
Show, requesting him to Judge the
horses. This is one of the big Can
adian fairs and will be held March
9Th to 18th.
Saturday evening the first of two
championship games in basket ball
between the North Dakota Agricul-
tural College and the Fargo College
will be played at the Fargo College.
These two games will settle the state
championship.
At the commencement program OF
the Farm Husbandry Course, E. B.
Stewart, Supt. of the Langdon Sub
station, will deliver the address,
what We Owe to Rural America
The editor, on visiting the stock
judging classes, found that a stock
Judging pavilion is needed very
much. The stock judging at the
present time is carried on through
out the whole day and on Saturdays
in order to accommodate the large
number of students. The classes are
entirely too large, and are working
under a great handicap. Prof. Shep.
perd has been very patient, but de-
serves to have the best facilities for
carrying on this work. No one Is
better posted on this line of work
and its needs. which statement is
further emphasized by the fact that
he has had charge of the students
Judging contest at the National Fat
Stock Show for the last five years.
President Worst, Prof. Martin and
Miss Hoover gave addresses at Fer
gus Falls, Mimi, at the Agricultural
Lecture Course given by the High
School for the students and farmers.
Pres. Worst's address was on MANS
Dominion over Nature"
Prof. Churchill states that he IS
receiving a great many letters every
day making requests for soil inocu-
lated with clover germs, showing
that there is a great interest awak'
rening in this subject as result OF
the Farmers Institute work.
Bulletin sc, entitled Some Ready
Mixed Paints" and issued by Prof.
Ladd and Abbott, takes up the an
alysis of eastern ready mixed paints.
The results show very plainly the
eastern paints are even OF lower