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Abilene weekly reflector., 1910-12-29
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1910
mnrRT,s A SANTA CLAUS.

In connection with the notion
wh,ch has been given birth In New
England to do away with SANTA
Claus and substitute Cor that senla,
gentleman the Quaker statesman ana
philosopher, BENJAMIN Franklin, Ine
Reflector recalls what the New YORK
sun had to say about Santa ciaus
back in 1897. A little girl had asked
tha editor, rs there a santa?" And
,ha editor wrote the following
eve take pleasure in answering
AZ once and thus prominently the
communication below, expressing az
The same tim, our great qualification
that its faithful author 10 numbered
among the friends Of the Sun:
Dear Editor-I am years olO'
some Of my little friends say there
1. NO Santa Claus. Please tell me
the truth, Is there a Santa ClausT
VIRGINIA 0'HANLoN.
.115 West o5th st.
..Not believe in Santa Claus! You
might as well not believe In fairles'
You might get your papa to ntre
men to watch in all the chimneyH
on Christmas eve 10 catch santa
Clans, but even II they did not, see
Santa Claub coming down. what
would that prove? Nobody sees
santa Claus, but that 10 no sign thal
there is no Santa Claus. The mos'
real things in the world are those
that neither children nor men car
see. Did you ever see fairies dancing
ON the lawn2 OF course not Du
that's no proof that they are no
Ahsre. Nobody can condeive lol
imagine all the wonders there ar
unseen and unseeable in the world
"You may tear apart the baby
rattle and see what makes the nois
inside, but there iS q veil coverlnI
the unseen world which not tn
stronges. man. nor even the unite
strength of all the strongest me-
that ever lived, could tear apart
only faith. .ancy, pssry, love- rc
nance. can push aside that curtai'
and view and picture the sunerniI
Desu'y snl glory beyoh'l. Is 1t a
real? All, Virginia, in oil tAis wori
taels Is nothing else real ahd abld
Ing
NO Santa Claus! Thank God; Il
lives and he lives forever A thou
sand years from now, Virginia, na'
ten times ten thousand years froI
row. he will continue to make gla
tLe hearts OF childhood.
''virginia, your little friends a.
wrong. They have been affected B
the skepticism OF q skeptical ag
They think that nothing can be whic
"a not comprehensive by their lit
minds. All minds, Virginia, wheth'
they be mems or children's, are Il
tie, In this great universe OF ou
man is a mere insect, an ant, In D
intellect, as compared with the boun
less world about him, as measur'
by the intelligence Cf capable
arasping the whole Of truth al
knowledge.
Eyes, Virginia. there is San
Claus. He exists as certainly as 10
ana generosity and devotion exiI
and you know that they abound Al
riye to our life It's highest beau
ana 10Y. Alasl how dreary won
be the world II there were no sar
Claus. It would be as dreary
II there we're no virginias. The
would be no chIid4ike faith thu
no poetry, no romance. to make :
erable this existence. We shot
lave no enjoyment, except in sci
and sight. The eternal light W
which childhood fills the world wo'
bs extinguished."
~rus--HHH---
Abilene weekly reflector., 1910-12-29

OF eourss the esRon Of the IN
rnrsent ptperr know mors about %
r,Hiursr c.ss As1 ths ccun'itea
tkal l,tn. ueetht 1irtYeg q ~
-..lI.4 M---.--
Abilene weekly reflector., 1910-12-29

i Ma, re or ac;ount to aE t ne
in this world, but in after years no.
body will ever be able to say that !
wasted any time pinning campaign
badges on the neighbOrs and carry
ing a banner In a parade.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1910-12-29

The Brown company has erected
a model street lamp post with five
lamps at Cedar and Third. The town
ought to have a hundred of them.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1910-12-29

Atchison Globe: Grant Gillete'
however, is not the only man VINO
would soon be wealthy If the federai
authorities didn't interfere with his
plans.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1910-12-29

Emporia Gazette: Every httie
while Grant Glllett tries to give a
new demonstration of the fact that
Won can't keep a good man down.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1910-12-29
WEDNESDAY, January Is
commencing at 1000 a. m. sharp
the following property:
10 head Of Horses

Team geldings and 6ryears DID,
bay horse 10 years old, bay horse,
gray mare 10 years old, grey mare :
years old in foal. gelding 2 years old
bay gelding years old, gelding !
vear old.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1910-12-29

john Keefer Of Hope writes:
mo getting along without the county
paper, the Reflector. / wish you all
a happy Christmas and prosperous
New Year"
Abilene weekly reflector., 1910-12-29

Marriage license: Laban Clim-
enhaga and Priscilla Bert, Of Noon
light.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1910-12-29

Charles Young who has been Ill
for sometime is much better and
able to be around again.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1910-12-29

Well, well, read this from the In
deneudence Reporter: Look out Tor
the insurgent, the alleged reformer.
Usually he needs watching. A few
months ago Senator Gore was max
ing wild charges that an attempt had
heen made to bribe him. Now 1t IL
said. he may resign on account OF hli
own misconduct"
Abilene weekly reflector., 1910-12-29

The social held at the Bonaccordl
school house Dec. % was enjoyed
by all. Boxes sold well.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1910-12-29

Mrs. J. C. Porter fell down the
cellar stairs at her home on North
Spruce yesterday and was badly
bruised. No bones were broken and
she is resting easily.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1910-12-29
AZ Abilene state Of Kansas, et the close of
" business, Nov. 10, 1910.

STATE or KANSAS. l..
County Of Dickin1on.
Up. n. glsiuuuor, eashior Of The aboge-
neinri bank Do aoiemnly sguar thel Ne
rRore statoment 4 true b tna to1 q ~
P.H. Glzn1zl. oaaaias.
su6u-rags sna ssors % ssfuls "a a.
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css5issios szplrsoslhs ~ 81 8
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Abilene weekly reflector., 1910-12-29

Wanted, girls, Union Pacific Ho-
20, 2Sd4tw1
Abilene weekly reflector., 1910-12-29

Marriage licenses; Ganson W,
Mcneil and Carrie E. Phelps, both
of Chapman; Charles F. Holzworth
Of Ell Paso, Texas, and Hubertine
Pinkham Of Abilene; Andrew J. Kean
and Rhoda A. Duffey, both of Abb
leue; Herman Koepsel and Florence
Timm. both of Woodbine.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1910-12-29

Hope Dispatch: Ralph Hemen-
way, who has been running the Eu-
dora News since last spring, has
turned the paper over to the owner
and quit the newspaper business for
the present. He will go into other
business the first Of the year in
Texas. His lease on the News has
expired and he could not find q news
PAPER for sale that suited him. hence
the change In business.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1910-12-29

FaER LUNCH AT NOON
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-08
Fortunes in Small Things

The philosophical MAXIM Nothing is
small or insignificant" is strikingly
realized in the history Of what seem to
be petty inventions. The man who
patented the idea of attaching rubber
tips to lead pencils realized over $780,
600 by his invention. The miner who
first attached metal rivet at each end
of the mouth of the trousers pockets, to
resist the strain OF heavy bits of ore.
made more money than if he had found
a gold mine; while he who first de-
vised the small metal plates to pro-
tect shoe heels realized s250,00O In a
few years. The glass bells to hang
over gasjets, and thus protect the CELL
ing from smoke, made large fortune
for their inventor; while the inventor
of the roller skate made over $1,000
600. The copper tips to shoes made
their inventor millionaire. and the
gimlet screw has piled up dozen for
tunes for its proprietors.
Even toys have made their inventors
rich, and fortunes have been realized
from the dolls that close their eyes,
dolls that cry, balls with return string
and puzzles; in fact, almost any de-
vice that sells in great quantities. how
ever insignificant it may seem, Is GER
tain to bring very large returns to
its owner.
1t is noticeable. however, that orig
inality is essential to success in all
games. The great inventions of the
country, such as the steam engine,
steamship, spinning machines and many
others, are continually being perfected,
until they now bear little resemblance
to the first model; but the public does
not seem to care for any Improvement
in small inventions.
Two of the greatest selling toys Of
the present century were the "ffteen
puzzle" and pigs in clover" They sold
by the millions. and were followed by
number of limitations, all very cley.
erly designed and some equal in In
genuity to the originals; but they did
not sell at all. The public curiosity
had evidently exhausted itself and
could not be revived.
There is also a great deal of chance
in the success of these little things and
the ephemeral character of their pop
ularity shows that they have no basis
OF real merit. In a single year, per-
haps inside Of six months, the craze
runs its course.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-08
A Novel Business Venture

Two boys came to my door-Berte,
whom I knew, and his friend, says a
writer in Good Housekeeping. I was
first greeted by the stranger, who in a
professional tone inquired, Does Mrs
Johns live here?" Whereat he re-
ceived nudge from BERTHE, who, with
an embarrassed laugh, said. Get out,
and Berthe Immediately began, "This
boy and 1 are going into business and
here is our card" handing me a neatly
printed card about five by eight inches
in size, which will explain itself: 'This
card is distributed for the purpose OF
helping housewives. Every day, il de-
sired, a boy will come to do errands
and odd jobs about the house such as
sweeping sidewalks, cleaning cellars
and back yards, polishing doorknobs
beating mats, shoveling snow, and
doing little odd jobs in carpentry. Serv-
ice between the hours Of to II a. M
and | to s p. m. on Saturdays, and on
other week days from $3.50 to $3.50 D. M
III you want any work done by us
please put this card in the window, in
plain view I'VE have five cents for
sweeping walks" sail the stranger
beat two mats for five cents, and for
cleaning cellars charge according to
a week" He said they would come
around twice a day, before and after
school, to see If my card was up. Soon
BERTHE told me that another boy had
been taken into partnership but that
l was to give money TO no one but him
self, as he was the treasurer. The idea
is good one
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-08
GgsE1s7 ~ - 2N o70as

This has been a very interesting and
successful contest and shows that a
great many juniors not only like to
take pictures, but know how to take
them and obtain excellent results.
Time was when the family album con-
tanning pictures of the different men,
bers of the household at various ages
was the only collection of pictures
found about a house. However, that
time has passed and now no house
seems complete without a fine coilec-
ton of pictures showing the owners
tastes and pursuits. If one travels
then camera is almost indispensable,
furnishing a picture record of the trip,
which few people ever have time to
write when travelling, and there are
likewise few who can write it prop
erly from memory or notes. If one
stays at home the kodak is equally
companionable, and who does not ex-
perience thrill of pride in showing
the results of his camera work-the
nature pictures, the pet animals and
playmates and friends engaged in
healthful sport.
What a delightful record of yaca-
tion week is series of pictures show
ing some incident in each days life
which enables one to recall those hap
py days at any time. Truly the camera
is great asset in the hands of an en-
thusast and a never ceasing source of
pleasure.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-08
A Real Cute Dog

good dog story is attributed to n
visitor to an English country inn on
market day. NOW he said, "I've got
dog here / wouldn't take f2O for.
You can believe me or not, but what
am going to tell you Is perfectly true.
In the early part OF last spring / lost
six ewes and could tlnd them nowhere.
One day about three weeks later as I
was looking across from my house to
the edge of the moor about two miles
away l noticed some sheep. / got my
telescope and assured myself that they
were mine. l placed the telescope In
suitable position and made Bob look
through it. After about a minute the
dog wagged his tail and looked at me
as IL he understood what / wanted
ana was of like shot In less than
two hours he brought the sheep home
safe and sound"
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-08
GUSSIE Il. Du BOIs,

Nv That would you think of cake of
w laundry soap that was A feet
high, feet long and IL inches
wide? That would be enough to wash
shirt waists and collars for a good
many boys and girls. If you were to
visit a soap factory you would see
hundreds of cakes of that size every
time they run the soap out of the
caldrons. but of course they never send
out such giant bars as that.
When you first go into a soap fac
tory you notice pleasant odor; you
are not quite familiar with it, but
you smell 1t plainly. OF course you
are not familiar with it, for it comes
from all the odors mingled into one.
Going on into the storeroom you see
hundreds OF tons of salt. carloads of
soda and great casks of oil, some Of
it from Italy and some from Greece
and India. as well as from different
parts of the United States. There are
also thousands of barrels of tallow in
these cool, dark caverns, and all wait
the magic touch of the chemist TO be
changed into articles of fragrance and
luxury.
In the workrooms there are huge
caidrons which contain masses of
the workmen are constantly tending
and testing. AS to the precise amount
OF oil and lye, of salt and soda. of
perfume and coloring matter, that is
quite the secret of the maker.
Common household soaps are mostly
soda and tailow, with more or less
resin; 1t is the resin that gives laundry
soap Its yellow color and most of it's
odor; 1t Is not used in toilet soaps at
all. Mottled soap is made by simply
adding coloring matter while ii Is liq-
uid. Marine soap. so called because il
will not only dissolve in fresh water
but in salt water as well. is made of
cocoanut oil, soda and water.
Much of the stock comes to the fac
tories in cars. some in ships; the taliow
in tank cars, the oil in casks and bar
rels, and the chemist determines Just
how much of each. by exact weight or
measure. is to go into the huge cald-
rons. Not only that, but while it is
boiling he tests and tries 1t continu-
ally with his delicate Instruments. even
tasting it occasionally; taking IL into
the finely furnished laboratory he puts
it to the closest tests--too much grease
and he adds more soda or lye. A little
more boiling and another test. All. he
got in too much soda, just a trihe, for
the substances do not always mix as
he thinks they are going to in the
boiling. So 1t goes; test for this, a
test for that, now TO try to see If il is
done. and at last the great bubbling
caidron Is ready to be drawn. You
see. to be soap boiler In one OF these
large factories. one must understand
chemistry as well as soap, for one
caldron represents a money value OF
at least $4,000 worth Of material.
The boiling Is done by means of coils
of steam pipes in the caldrons, and the
stirring is done by giant mixers that go
round and round, propelled by machin-
cry. When the boiler pronounees il.
done the soap is run out at the bottom
or the caldron into Son boxes in the
room below and left to cool. These
boxes are only clamped together. and.
when the soap has become quite stiff,
they are Knocked apart and the soap
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-08

her pony. and to Mildred Painter. III
Seventh avenue, San Francisco, for the
picture of the youthful sweethearts.
AS announced in ,ast Saturdays
Junior Call the snapshot contest closes
today and no more pictures will be pub
lished, so do. not send in any more.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-08
Ancient eyeglasses

Indeed, the ancients did have eye
glasses" said the schoolgirl, MY his
tory says, The Romans were extremely
fond of spectacles. New York Post.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-08

r HE prizes in the snapshot contest
are awarded today to Irene Norman,
2711 Golden Gate avenue, San Fran
cisco, for the picture of the goats and
kids in the pasture; to Hazel Hart
sough. Alto power house. Marin county,
for the picture of the little girl feeding
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-01-08
WILL NOT DISCUSS
PINCH0T'S REMOVAL
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE. ]

Portland, Ore, Jan. 8 %Franc1s j.
Heney, the San Francisco graft pros
ecutor refuses to discuss the removal
of Clifford Pinchot as chief forester
of the United States.
Heney is in Portland to assist in
the prosecution of Binger Hermann,
whose trial starts Monday on charges
of conspiracy in connection with the
Blue Mountain land frauds. When
asked to give an explanation con-
cerning Pinchot's removal Heney
said:
81 am a regular clam when it
comes to talking about the Balling-
er-Pinchot controversy. You see
am in the employ of the United States
government, and if talk too much
might get what Pinchot got. 1 have
nothing to say"
Heney also refused to discuss the
report more than that he is to appear
as counsel for CLAWS when the inves-
tigation of the case is made by con-
gress.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-01-08
LABOR LEADER
MAYOR TAKES SEAT TODAY

densof a number ofgreat municipal
problems which it must solve.
The appointments annuonced by
Mayor Mccarthy were as follows:
Michael Casey, commissioner of
public works; Richard /. Whelan,
board of education; Harry P. Flan-
merry, police commissioner; Joseph
F. Sullivan, fire commissioner; f. ].
Klimm, board of health; John P.
Hare, election commissioner; Frank
G. Mcdonald, civil service commits
sioner; y. G. Leffingwell, secretary
to the mayor; Edward T. Crosby,
mayors messenger.
The chairman of the committees
o fthe board of supervisors are:
John A. Kelly, tlnancier; William
G. Pugh, public utilities; Chas. A.
Nelson, public buildings; Thomas p.
O'Dowd, police licenses; John c..
Walsh, lights; Cornelius Deasy,
William p Haggerty, chairman of
the labor union party convention,
was elected clerk of the board of
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-01-08
Two Tickets in Field.

Two tickets will be in the field at
the annual city election next Mon
day. The Citizens Progressive tick
ct will be headed by M. Peterson for
mayor The candidates TOR council
men on this ticket will be: V. S.
Abraham, DIR. Charles Hines and
Felix Verhoeven; for treasurer, E..
Bf Sappington; for recorder, r. P.
Wirtz. On the Peoples Progressive
ticket will be: For mayor, DR.. e.
H. Brown; cOuncilmen, Professor A.
G. Iylor, Ed Seymore and Henry
Wirtz; for treasurer, L. G. Corl,
present incumbent; for recorder, r..
p. Wirtz, present incumbent.
There will be a straw vote to de-
termine the sentiment Of the voters
as to whether the city shall conduct
its own lighting plant, and the cleo
tion of the candidates on either one
or the other of the tickets will likely
depend on the belief of the voters as
to how each such candidates stands
in regard to the lighting question.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-01-08
Fifteen
MINUTE
SERVICE

The traffic manager at Salem of
the Portland Railway, Light C Pow
er Company, today resumed a
15-minute service on the South
Commercial street line. That street
has had a Commute service since the
snowfalls. State street, which has had
a half-hour service, will probably get
back its Commute service on and
after next Monday. This will give
Salem the fastest and best car service
of any city of its size in the North.
west.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-01-08
THE OFFICIAL AK.
CONTINUED from Page II

lam E Shythe of San Diego, a mem
Der of the committee of forestry
society of California, which sent a
telegram to Clifford Pinchot assuring
him ofthe backing of the California
friends of conservation following the
news of his dismissal from office,
said today:
"The news from Washington is
fairly thrilling to those who COM
prehend it's full significance. The
dismissal of Pinchot, it seems to me,
signalizes the formal break between
Roosevelt and Taft, the Inaugural
tion of a stupendous struggle be-
tween the syndicated wealth of the
nation and those who are fighting
to save our national resources for
the purpose of he fuure generations.
'The insurgen republicans, the
radical democrats, and he progress
siveindepenlens have now an issue,
and perhaps man, that they can
unite upon.
"Pinchot was Roosevelt's most in
innate friends in public life. He was
the inspiration of Roosevelt's west
ern policies-iTrigation forestry,
waterways and conservation gener-
ally. He has stood for these policies
inface of the president and the secre-
tary of the interior.
when Pinchot was Here in Sep
tember a friend remarked that his
attitude would probably cost him his
official head. Very WE'LL he said.
Let them remove me as soon as they
please l know l am right and l
shall not deviate an inch from the
pOurCa I am nurSI1iOps
I'm my opinion Clifford Pinchot
is not at the end, but only at the be-
of his career. His ideas will
prevail and his name will become
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-01-08

San Francisco, Jan. 8-Patrick IL
Mccarthy, the union labor leader,
became mayor of San Francisco at
noon today, su@ceedingMayor Ed
ward 3. Taylor.
The retiring board of upervisors
met and welcomed the newly-electel
members, who thereupon took charge
of the city's affairs.
William r. Haggerty, chairman of
the last union labor party conven-
tion, was elected clerk or the board
The committee chairmanships were
announced, showing that in each in
stance a union labor man had been
chosen.
With the board of supervisors or
ganized in this manner the new un-
ion labor administration has COM
plete control over the city govern
ment, representatives of all other
parties being in the minority.
Mayor Mccarthy, in his first mes
sage to the supervisors, outlined his
policies and laid lOwn a vigorous pro-
gram of action under which the ad-
will assume the bur-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-01-08
x 4 * X X X X SIS, %* X r X
= PERSONAL MENTION +
X X * * * X X X X X * X X X 4.

Adam Frohmer, of Silverton, who
has been visiting with Martin Smith.
of this city for the past few days, re-
turned to his home today.
Mrs. Fred Carey is in Malloy, Ore,
visiting at the home of Mr. Carey's
mother, Mrs. Emma Summer.
Allison B. Richards was a passeng-
er on the Electric this morning for
Portland to visit friends for a short
time.
Frank Ford has returned from a
business visit in Montana.
Fred Steusloff has returned from
a months pleasure visit in the East.
Mr.. Steusloff visited New York. Chi
cago and many other places of inter
est, and reports the weather Verv
cold in the Eastern states.
Robert F. Gunnison returned To
his home in Portland last night, after
visiting friends in Salem for a short
time.
Babe Needham, deputy sheriff for
this county, is improving nicely af-
ter a siege of the fever.
T. T. Young and wife, of Mill, City,
were shopping in the city today.
Attorney-General Crawford / re.
Iul luOu COudy lIOm COJJdSG lTrl Te,
where he went last night to actAas
a judge in a debate held in the hian
school at that place.
Mrs. Emma Sweet, chief clerk Of
Labor Commissioner Hoff, is on the
sick list today.
MissFlorence Logan left this NOR
ming for Portlan to spend Sunday
with friends and relatives. n
Mac Parker of.sGSREtlIa rAs'- ffs visit
ing Salem fTiaTus and relatives for
a few days
Jay Oliver and wife of Bellingham.
Wash, was in the city today visit
ing the state institutions. They leave
tonight for California to spend a few
weeks looking over places of inter
est.
Attorney George J. Lund of Port
land was looking after business mat
ters here today.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. McMarsters
OF Albany are visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Turner in Yew
Park for a week.
Chas. Ford left for Portland yes
terday afternoon to look after busi-
ness matters.
Zadoc Riggs, the local druggist.
has returned from a brief business
visit in Portland