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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-08-25

gruniy. his hold on her hand tight
aning cruelty,
you are hurting my hand" she
said with little cry.
"You hurt my heart Is years ago,
retorted Melvin stubbornly. rs
After a long silence Adelia's voice
came family over the hedge. =, TOO.
placed note there-15 years age
and
"And?g Queried Mr.. Taylor.
Il never received reply to my
note"
"The- dickensl" Mr.. Taylor whis-
tied softly. Il never got It. Adelia!
DO you mean to say You never got Q
note from me the day after-after we
Quarreled."
Il never received any word from
you" Adelia's voice was tremulous
now. as she added. III you win re-
lease my hand"
He relaxed his hold reluctantly, and
Adelia slipped down In q crumpled
heap in the soft turf at the foot OF
the apple tree.
Go, Adelia," he said gently, 1t 70
too late for me to offer you any apol-
ogy for my long silence; wrote you
letter, asking your forgiveness and
/ placed It here in the hollow be-
lieved you were hard and unforgiving
when / did mot receive any answer
and grew more angry with you. IN
stead Of seeking an explanation. Your
little note, as well as mine, was prob
ably taken by some marauding cat
bird to build his nest in the hedge.
I think shall 60 away now--I have
been such fool / want to seek the
uttermost ends of the earth to try and
forget my folly!" His voice regained
Its bitterness,
There was long silence after that.
II am here, Melvin" said Adelia
may come overt" he asked in q
strange voice.
eyes," she said softly. but not SO
softly that his eager ears dig not
catch the longed-for. words,
Presently he was beside her, the
old boyish smile on his lips, the old
lovelight in his eyes, the old happi.
ness iii his face 4s Y af9,3s a@
AdeIla Gushing rcsily, leaned for
support; against the apple tree and her
dcwncast eyes dared not meet his
questioning ones, ~
'sNlll you forgive me. Adeliaf he
asked holding out his arms,
II you VIII forgive me, too" she
said Sweetly, turning q radiant face
up;t0 him vds 2i5t n .79t
ana then she came to him, all her
sorrows stilled, all her happiness re-
stored ,ten-fOld because Of the pain she
had endured. W
Overhead the April sky was cloud
less, undertoot the green grass wan
starred with dandellons: there In the
shade OF the beloved old apple tree
AdeIia's youth came back TO her. with
happiness and love and all the old
ideals. q
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-08-25
GERMAN COURT ETIQUETTE
How All Those Who Wish to Be Pre-
scented to Royalty Must
Proceed.

A woman Of position who wishes to
appear at the German court must find
a friend who will introduce her Of
ficially to the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
sort Of feminine lord chamberlain
who is an arbiter Of fate with regard
to court presentation. This dignitary
holds reception Of her own pre-
vious to the court, and would-be pre-
sentees must attend, as 1t were on
approval. If all goes well the aspir-
ant Is in due couree hidden to court
reception. Courts at Berlin begin at
nine. Full evening dress must be
worn. with trains, but no veil or feath-
ers and black gowns are not permit
ted. At the beginning Of the recep-
ton the feminine element is carefuI'
" "sorted" -married women in one
room and girls and debutantes IN an
other. and in this latter newcomers
out are placed on one side, and on the
other those who have already gone
through the ordeal The throne room
4 entered between double rows OF
pages in scarlet, and after deep curt
sies to the assembled royalties, the
ladies pass onward into the picture
gallery, whence they make their way
into another fine apartment where Q
band plays and the guests are served
with light refreshments.
The lady presented has now mott
sed her wish to be invited to some q
the court entertainments, A court ban
At Berlin is opened with much Gers.
mouy. The German emperor ana
a1nnress enter win their suites, and
the ambassadres5es stand about the
throne in the court circle. Their i'm
perial majesties never dance, but con-
verse with their guests In an
anuiable manner. BY the way, the en-
peror lays much stress on good dane
ing. ana win allow no one who Is not
an 1expert to dance at the palace A
eourt ofacial sits in . gallery and
vnteher the dancers, and should he DE-
tsot any eros IN either ladies' Or men
be. later on, communicates with me
ennperof. ami the eulprit IL noineo
ma he or she must become more pro
fcient before being again invited 70
ne palace. Times have changed since
The then Lady Randolph churehih
paio 4 vIist to Berlin in 1855. In her
memoirs she describes life at the Ger.
nan court as extremely modest and
almple But since that time Germany
ba. become more plutocTstc. Gefman.
have given up the Old traditions Of
Prurisan EinEachheit and nov prae-
t,se excessive luxury. At least thie
a 20 IN the court sst and n smart
Uocisty. The German empress owns
6Iamonds that are priced sl TO ana q
fsR million collars. beSdel ropes q
pe.ri1 nd othsr jsVsIs q lnss.inabis
rsIos Ana eoaisn n he oeat -
drurr b r1ffscliaa nd A rtyia +
rkat uonid rlscs NsV tclkn 7a',.
mona hrrss.st- o. - Eicllr1 "
I,r1fa1t.n rrl1c1. .414
o.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-08-25
HIDDEN DANGERS.

The greatest danger Of accidental
death is on the railroad. Out Of
every 100000 Americans, 10 are
killed on the rail. Water is the next
greatest peril, Of the same number,
nearly 10 meeting death by drown
ing. Fire is third In Importance Of
the agencies Of violent death being
four-flfths as fatal as water. lntur-
les at birth which the census bureau
classes as external violence, are The
next greatest danger. The average
death rate Of little ones fatally hurt
while entering the world is So
against So from fire, Mines and
uuarrIes are the fifth greatest peril
Horses and vehicles are the next
greatest danger, followed BY street
cars. which will little less than
four per 100000. which is little
greater than the danger from gas
which Is about the same as the dan
ger from poison. Firearms are moi
as deadly as you imagine, the perl
Of being accIdently shot being only
about three-quarters as great as thu
danger from gas or poison. Machin'
cry, the eleventh danger, kills two
Americans per 100 600. You arr
more likely to be killed BY maehln
cry than By sunstroke, and twice al
ilkeiy to be killed BY sunstrOke as b
Al automobile.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-08-25

the sweetest girl in the world. We
uuarreled a week before pur wedding
day-15 years ago wrote note
begging her to forgive me-"
Their voices died away as they
passed beyond hearing, and Adelia
still swayed to and fro in the grape
vine. Now her face was white.
So Melvin Taylor had made over
lures Of peace and she had never
known It. She, too, had written a
note to him and hidden It in their
true lovers postofice-a cup-like mol
low in the old apple tree that grew
in the lilac hedge.
Day after day, 15 years ago. she had
gone to the hollow--but there was
never a letter; and her wedding day
had come and gone and she had never
been a bride. Invitations had been
recalled, presents returned and bridal
garments hidden from sight, while
ldelia picked up the dull threads OF
everyday life and learned TO meet
Melvin Taylor now and then and greet
him with a cold little inclination OF
the head.
with a sudden impulse she left
the crane vine swing and sought the
old apple tree. The lilac branches
haa grown unpruned until their
smooth green stems quite hid the cup
like hollow.
Adelia stood on tiptoe and thrust
her little hand into the old letter box.
The hollow was empty save for a few
dead ana crumpled leaves and gatn'
erinR d moss. just as she Withdrew
her hand her fingers were caught ID
a warm, strong grasp.
with a faint cry Of alarm, Adelia
tried 70 jerk her hand away but m
vain.
who is itsr demanded Melvin
raylor's voice from the other side OF
the hedge. s1
Release me at once" COMMANDED
Adeiia angrily.
-Ont" IuoIG Na1 N-@AU--N~ :
his tone; but TIE grasp only tiehsened
n you have the iaintsst Instincts
Of 4 Tentlemaa," began Adelia after
q while.
T haven'tr returned Nj. Taylor
eoldly.
Adeiia leaned against the rugged
trunk Of the old tree, her white. out
stretched arm gieanins against ne
hroWn bark Her eyes were shining
me twin stars and her breath came
N little ghsps.
srWhat-ehat DO you vantf~ she
found courage 70 ask amer smother
Painful aiienee
9-Sersl va : mcnnntis Mediation
- fhen. = plncef ncf1 a hers
ir r,.I. go ~ hcrHr lrne'g'
.rur
IrII.l f11f'Tsl q wv y q.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-08-25
ROOSEVELT READY 10 START
He viii Travel s,Ass Niles Through
a statss and Make q Set
speech In Each.

Oyster Bay, Aug 22.-TheOdore
Roosevelt win start on a journey Of
5,4sS miles tomorrow, He will travel
through Il states. During his tour
be win deliver Il set speeches, one
for each state.
In addition 10 his set speeches Nj
Roosevelt WIN make many extsmpor-
ansous addresses from the rear plat.
form q his car Az almost svsry
point along he line q travel slAb
oraie preparations % retelse hin AZ
htlns Eada znt ifon start % Ahlla
n Vin y roftrnod ~ = achsluis
Which YIN hep hln ~ "a noto al.
rs he waking tooI
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-08-25
THERE ARE OTHERS
!. WITH CONTRACTS
BaIIingers Call for 40 Per Cent Of
Indians Receipts.
AMOUNT 10 ABOUT s5,4oO,OOO
Senator Gore Has Made t72 Changes
In His Testimony 40 Shown
BY Abstract Of tf
Testimony.

Sulphur, OK, Aug. zS.--Wepbter DAi'
linger OF washington holds 40 per cent
contracts which many thousand per
sons who think they should be on the
rolls Of the Choctaw and Chickasaw
nations. He told the committee that
he holds contracts with about 4,OVV
individuals. who should DO put on
rolls II given any kind Of hearing"
Asked By Congressman Campbell OF
Kansas If he had estimated what his
fee would be II these 1000 persons
went on the rolls, Ballinger said;
indian Citizenship Worth 5000.
albert J. Lee of Ardmore Is my law
partner. We estimate q citizenship
right as worth $4,000 to'S5,000. Plac'
ing it at $4,000. ii the 1000 persons
got on the rolls, our fee would be $l''
500 each, or $5,400,0Oo."
"That makes these other fees look
like 80 cents, doesn't it," asked Camp
bell. ,Is-
'Don't you think McMurray will be-
coming around and asking that his
percentage be increased In view OF
what you say" Chimedl in Congress-
man Miller Of Minnesota. riey
Ballinger declared that the cases !
has are very expensive to handle and
that the hazard ID great. He said that
he originally mad IA contracts, but
that about half 81 them were invall-
dated BY an adverse decision in tl'
Fleming case. He Joined in the laugh
at his expense over the size Of 1hfs fee.
He said his firm had borrowed about
.SS4, 900 to prosecute these cases. Bal.
linEer has been at work on them 70
years.
MeMurray on the Stand.
]. F. McMurray took the stand. In
response 8 to questions BY Chairman
Burke, he said he thought the Indians
should realize from the property coy
cred by these individual contracts
about S5O,O0O,OOO. This would give
him a fee on S5,OOO.OOO private his
contracts are sustained. Witness said
he had small hopes of realizing what
he thinks the property should bring,
He put a valuation Of $25,00O,O0O to
$50 900, 900 on the segregated coal and
asphalt lands, but expressed grave
doubt that anything like this amount
will be realized from their sale unless
disposed of to the government, the
state Of Oklahoma or to one concern,
He advocated having the government
take over the property as . conserve
ton proposition.
Hamon Makes Complaint.
Jake L. Hamon of Lawton arose and
lnformer the house investigating COM
mittee that he had seen transcript
Of the record Of its hearing, and that
Senator Gore had made liz changes
in his testimony.
II understand that Senator Gore has
made many changes" said Chairman
Burke, "but l want to say that the
committee will not premit any witness
to make several changes in his testi-
money. The only changes that we will
allow are such as are necessary to
correct the language used. Changes
will be made only after consultation
with the counsel Of Mr.. McMurray"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-08-25
STRIKE CAUSES COAL SHORTAGE
Unless the Miners Return TO Work
Soon the Situation viii Become
Critical In Chicago.

Chicago, Aug, 2S.-Unless the min
ers' strike is settled soon Chicago and
the West will face. an early coal fam
me. "The shortage in NprodAction is
already tremendous and the mines Of
illinois, Missouri and Oklahoma, have
been idle for ave months" said H. N.
Taylor. Chicago is dependent entire
ly upon Indiana mines and a few in
southern Illinois. There already is .
shortage in production Of about TO-
100000 tons in Illinois alone, with an
equal shortage in the other states"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-08-25
MURDOCH WOULD BE SPEAKER
A Friend Of the Kansas Insurpent
Says He Would Like to Get
"unele Joe's" Job.

Topeka, Aug. 2S.-shenield ingalls,
an lnsurgent and close friend Of
Victor Murdoch denied that the red
headed inconoclast" is figuring upon
succeeding Senator Charles Curtis two
years hence.
Murdoch has even higher views 40
cording to ingalls, who says he Is look.
ing toward the speakershlp and hopes
to take the place Of Uncle Joe" II the
fight on him proves - successful ~
the insurgents say It viii.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-08-25
DEMOCRATS WANT GAyNOR
Tammany Men Think He VIII Be
Nominated as Candidate for
Governor Of New York.

New York, Aug. 22.-Tammany men
returning from the meeting Of the
state committee at Saratoga are firm
W convinced that Mayor Gaynor viii
be nominated to make the race for
governor Of New Kork this fall But
they are not certain that he will ae-
ccpt and in the event he declines the
nomination they anticipate that
VIII name the candidate.
The Tammany men say that, while
the upstate leaders are all nursing
Rooms ami pushing the candidacy Of
favofite sons, they admit privately
bat Mayor Gaxnor really monopoliEes
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-08-25
FARMERs OWN THEM.

The poor, down trodden. Kansas
farmer who tills the Kansas soil that
the Biographies once said belonged
to the Great American Desert where
nothing else could grow except buff
falo grass and wild animals, are the
real Joy riders. They are the boys
who own the motor cars in the Sun
flower state. Here are the figures;
Motor cars owned March l by
citizens Of cities. ..,.,.', S'ell
Motor car owned March l by
Z farmers. .....'.'''r''' o'01o
Total cars owne d. ....,,., S,S4o
Average assessed value for
each car ..............$57IOO
There may be few Of the cars
credited to the farmers which do not
really belong to those actively en-
gagged in tilling the soil as they are
owned by merchants in small towns
and retired farmers living in small
towns where the assessment figures
are gathered without separating the
town from the township property
This will not change more than one
or two hundred cars.
The figures are those gathered by
the township assessors and reported
to the state lax commission.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-08-25
psnvsr Enfsr.aIns shor.hana Ms;.

Denver, Col. Aug. 22.-Ths twelfth
annual convention Of the National
Shorthand Reporters association.
which began hare today, has brought
70 Denver members Of The organl1a-
tion from an parts Of the country.
President Oscar L DstVener Of PIN.
sdsiphia called The association 70 Or.
def n lhs STATE supreme court nom
a ths capitol and after several "a.
ars,sA ~ reports 81 oleern we're
rso,ifst
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-08-25
THE FOREST FIRES
ARE |NCEND|ARY.
That IS Belief Of the Government
Agents. N.
10000 SQUARE MILES BURNED
The Property Loss Estimated a. e2os
100000 and 800 Lives Lost and
the Fires still
Burn.

Henena, Mont, Aug. 23.-FtVe tnou'
sand square miles Of timber land In
western Montana are eastern Idaho
are ablaze, and as much more terri
tory has been laid waste by the worst
forest fires In the history Of the
United States. The property loss 10
already $2O,OOO,OOO, according to care.
full estimates, and the desperate efforts
Of an army Of 5000 men to check the
flames have proved futile.
It Is believed that the death list
will be over 300 when the final ac-
counting is made. Fully 200 persons
have been reported missing, and the
known dead number more than 3d.
Three More Reported.
Three more fires are reported IN
GaIlatln county one Of which threat.
ems to destroy valuable crops In the
famous Gallatin valley. Two hundred
men have left Bozeman and Logan to
fight the flames.
Train service west from Helena and
Butte on all three lines is more or
less dem0ralized and hazardous as the
Northern Pacific, Great Northern and
st. Paul all report burned bridges In
yolving detours and transfers '
Spokane, Wash, Aug. 2S.-Twenty
persor- are known to be- dead as q re-
suit Of the forest fires within q radius
Of 100 miles Of Wallace. The death
list for the entire fire-swept district OF
Northern Idaho Is certain to reach 100
and probably more. It il impossible
at the present time to make an accu-
rate check on the missing.
Washington, Aug. 23.-Positiye evil
dence that many Of the forest fires In
Oregon are of incendiary origin has
been discovered by government
agents, according to q telegram re-
ceIved ct the ofIices Of the forest
service here from Mr.. Cecil, an asso-
ciate district forester.
No hint is given by the offlcial that
he suspects the purpose behind the
efforts Of the incendiaries 1t is GER
tain, however, that the fires will be
much discussed in the coming conser-
walton congress in st, Paul.
More Fire Fighters.
War department officials held .
conference in an effort to find means
Of sending additional fire fighters to
the stricken Northwest At the con,
clusIon of the conference long dis
patch was sent to Beverly. 1t is unr
derstood here that 1t is planned to
rush troops from distance to the
burning sections, but officials declined
to disclose their plans at this time.
One result of the conference was a
decision on the part Of war depart
ment to rush pack trains with medical
supplies and army surgeons into the
devasted regions.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-08-25

The telephone business is bscoEl-
ing Of inmense prOportions.The total
mileage d wire in the Bell system is
10, 4sO, O26 miles, The total number
Of stations is 5,142,ss2. Daily av-
erage of toll connections Is about
1925, 900, total daily averages OF
2O.442,OOO or at a rate Of about
6.5s2, 800, 900 per year. over 10000
cities, towns and villages are connect
ed by the Bell system.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-08-25

Judge Rees says that be ls aoso-
iulsly confident Of his election in
November, but does not propose to
lnke any chances, and win make an
active campaign. In this respect the
s,ilna Journal says Rees resembles
ttas ola colorsd gentleman Who On
beng niksd II hs did not trust Ia he
Isrd. replied. rTas ssh. I trusts p
o.r Isrd. tui doelnt trilis uie
tnr
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-08-25
,,.rmnksr. AaIina ! Good TIme.

Cedar Point, o., Aus. 23,-Devoting
themselves rather more to the pleas
ures found at this resort than to dry
business, the members Of the National
Hay association gathered here today
for their seventeenth annual convsn-
ton, which iAsts three days
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-08-25
nFItlsb cFuIusr Ashors.

-.o, Aug. 22.-The British Cruiser
Bodford, sailing with British squad
ron from Wei Hal Wei, China Tor
Narasald ran ashore south Of Korea
Japan warships have been sent 70 her
aid.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-08-25

Syracuse, n. r. Aug, 2s.-Fire en-
rinesrs from many cities Of the DATED
States and Canada met here today in
ne annual convention Of their inter
national association.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-28

stood that:
The negro, Steve Green, arrested in
Chicago, on charge of Staying Will
liam Sedlas, a wealthy Arkansas
planter, will not be Iynched If he is
returned to Marion for trial.
That he has sufficient force OF
men in Marion to protect the negro,
t. necessary
That In crisis he would request
thp governor Of Arkansas to order out
lbe militia to guard the Marion Jail
That he himself would protect
Green, even at the cost of his life.
"And also want TO say" said Sher-
iff Lewis. who was in Memphis yes
;erlay, that the people Of .Crittenden
county have no notion of lynclling
Green. They have shown themselves
TO be my friends; they believe in up
holding rather than destroying the
law, and am sure that If there
was even any mob talk ! would have
hundreds OF volunteers offering to
stand by me-"
Sheriff Lewis Is indignant over the
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-28
BIG MINERS FIRM.
OPERATORS DECLARE ONLY THE
SMALL OWNERS IN ILLINOIS
HAVE SIGNED.
Those Who Refuse To Accede To
Miners Demands Employ 51,529
Men--lndiana Mines Reap
Harvest.

Chicago, Aug. 27--Members of the
Illinois Coal Operators Association
made light of the recent dcfections in
their ranks and declared that all the
large companies in the state were
standing solidly together against the
demands Of the striking miners.
Claiming tnat they wished to give
the public all the facts the advisory
committee OF the association issued q
formal statement showing the condi-
tons throughout the state The state
ment shows that less tnan onethird
OF the annual output Of the state Is
being mined by the companies which
have settled. The total number Of
men at work under the new scale Is
20,471, according to the Operators,
and the combined output Of the mines
is l6,o53,222 tons per day
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-28

NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHRoRs


shopper Friday.
Capt. and Mrs James Bartleson of
Olmsted transacted business here Fri.
day.
Miss Viola Eicher left Saturday for
her home in Lebanon after few
weeks visit with Miss Flora Dough
erty on High street
G. S. Britton made a business trip
to Mounds Friday.
H. Calvin was in town Friday on
business
Mrs. Fannie Richmond of Cairo
spent Friday afternoon with Mrs. j.
w Johnson on Commercial avenue.
Samuel Blum of Mounds was in
town Friday on business.
Mrs H, Moore OF Mouncs was shop
ping in the city Friday.
Louis Miller Of Olmstead was here
on business Friday,
Rudolph Kraatz of Olmstead was in
town transacting business Friday
Mesdames w H. Filkins and Cal
Hoag of Mounds were in the city on
shopping tour Friday.
A number of out of town friends
of Mrs. VIM. Derr attended her
funeral in this city Friday. There
was one special car of Cairo friends
among whom were Mesdames C. b.
Mcknight, w j. Harelson, John 7.
Rennic, David Jones, Roy Somerwell.
Thos. Richardson, Gus Kline, Robert
Thornbury, - Prince and Ed Nord.
man; Mrs. Gertrude Moreland and son
Chas. Ort, Mrs. Parker and daughter
Miss Blanche. Mr.. and Mrs. Lon
Smith and daughters, Misses Nettie
and Myra.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-28
A NoTRE DAME LApYs APPEAL,

To all knowing sufferers of rheu
matism, whether muscular or Of the
joints, sciatica lumbagos, backache
pains in the kidneys or neuralgia
pains, to write to her for home
treatment which has repeatedly cured
all of these tortures. She feels 1t her
duty to send II to all sufferers FREE
You cure yourself nj home as thous.
ands win testify-no change Of eli
mate being necessary This simple
discovery banishes uric acid from the
blood loosens the stlffened joints
purifes the blood, and brightens the
eyes, giving elasticity and tone to the
whole system. If the above interests
you, for proof address, Mrs M Sum
mers. Box r. Notre Dame, Ind.