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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-17


"The mother who allows a 16-
year-old daughter to float around
the township in a top buggy until
2:22 a. m. with a counterfeit Of
weak Jaw and weaker morals merely
opens the front door to grief and
disgrace" says H. L. Ram in his
farm notes not written for farmers.
"If you don't know what company
your girl keeps or what time of
night she turns in, your roar when
the gosslps get busy Wih sound
about as pathetic as the wheeze from
a Jews harp. The girl who insists
on spooning with everybody in the
corporate limits ought to be packed
into the woodshed and relieved Of
her overflow Of affection with a No.
IL slipper laid carelessly across the
hiplets. We had sooner see a girl
kiss blind goat through a barbed
wire fence than have her change
partners six nights in a week in the
front parlor with the lights turned
low. You can't gold-briek a sharp
eyed suitor with second hand goods.
There are lots Of parents who are
tblng NJ against judgment DAY
tkh about az much show a. hair
l|ptel eirl IN = beauty shov, and
theIf children Vin rise % ana call
iksm hls-1ed Win re eaihnslatn Of
4 sal.llEl.l nAa q 4 .luh aahns :
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-17

! The testimony Of George W. Per-
kins in the steel trust investigation
Is highly interesting reading. espe-
,cially his scheme to juggle fifty
millions into the concerns Golfers,
as he puts 1t, without having to
pay out dollar" About year
ago Mr.. Perkins announced, in a
magazine, that he had made all the
money he wanted and proposed
hereafter to devote himself to public
and philanthropic causes. We should
think so.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-17

Joke from Osborne Farmer: what
Is the difference, Mr.. Bones, between
4 probate Judge and p district
iudge?." "The difference is that
you tell the probate Judge you can't
live without her tand the district
Judge that you can't live with her,"
The orchestra will now play "Papa'a
Getting Flossy Since the Six Months
Time Is Up"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-17

Two miles south Of Wilson, In
Ellsworth county, a mile of sandy
road is being oiled. Eighteen thous-
and gallons of oil is being used. 1t
costs four cents a gallon. The oil
is heated to a temperature of about
800 degrees and is then poured on
the road by means Of a sprinkler
something like a street sprinkler.
Here's a good suggestion for Dick
inson road makers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-17
Miss Dorothy Koch Of EllinwOod

Miss Dorothy Koch Of Ellinwood'
piucky, handsome, young and gritty,
made the round trip from the foot
of Pixies Peak to the top and re-
turn in I hours and S. minutes, a
record never equaled by a woman.
When Kansas girl Is fed on Kan
sas products, breathes Kansas air
and basks In Kansas sunlight she is
III to win records any where any
time.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-17
(First published in Abilene Weekly
Reflector August II, 1919
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF the Board Of County Commissioners
Of Dickinson County, Kansas, Held
July 5. Q. 2, 1911.

OF the Board Of County Commissioners
Of Dickinson County, Kansas, Held
July 5. Q. z, 1911.
Wednesday, July 3, 1911.
Board met Wednesday July 5, 1911,
all members present.
Commissioners ordered John Kuyat
(soldier) released from custody.
Checked treasurer's daily statements
with books Of county clerk.
Audited and allowed bills against
the county.
Commissioners ordered merchandise
stock ($S,SOO.00) assessed to M. D.
oGrady and said amount stricken
from j. A. Thompson's assessment.
Approved quarterly reports of Coun-
ty Attorney, Register of Deeds, and
Superintendent of County Farm,
Adjourned to meet Thursday, July 8,
1911, at 8 a. m.
Thursday, July 0, 1911.
Board of county commissioners met
at a. M, all present.
Board went to inspect bridges in
Newbern township.
Audited and allowed bills against
Board ordered compromise on tax
sales No. 1858 of 1908, lot 10, block 80,
for original tax of $7S.O5, and 1879
of 1908, lots and Z, blk.A11S, Herring
ton for $S774. Also, 1866 of 1910. 80
ny 40 1CVbb 6OuIHWCSL COl Hct VI blOCh
100, Harrington, for $69.SS and 207 Of
1910, 81 by IT'S feet, Benefits ad to
Harrington, for $15.17 to Belle F. Null
lin.
Approved report of Clerk Of District
Court.
Adjourned to meet Friday. July 7th,
1911, at a. m.
Friday, July 2, 1911.
Board met at 9 a. m., all present.
Audited and allowed bills against
the county
Minutes of last meeting were read
and approved as read.
Board ordered Cora Aspley taken
from aid list
Board cancelled old warrants
Commissioners appointed ]. F. Held
stab treasurer of Jefferson township
to fill vacancy caused by the death of
C. Barten.
Board adjourned sine die.
g. H. MCCULLOUGH,
Chairman pro tenn.
Attest: H. W. KING,
County Clerk.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-17

Judge Gary Of the steel trust tells
us that the uniform price Of $2S a
ton for rails has been maintained
for many years with no agreement
expressed or implied, between the
trust and what he calls 1t competit-
ors. The Judge Is evidently des-
perate Joker. His proper sphere Oh
labor IL the funny column.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-17
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THE LORDS OF ENGLAND.

II the present agitation over the
House Of Lords had come thirty or
thirty-flve years ago 1t might easily
have made England a republic.
Those of us who look back to the
tremendous upheaval of English
opinion in the seventies, led by
Charles Bradlaugh and Sir Charles
Dixie, and the strong set OF the
tide against monarchy, may we'll be-
lieve the present movement comes
opportunity for the royal family.
Anti-monarchial sentiment has dis
tinctly waned during the past three
decades, but at the same time there
has been steady and constant growth
in the direction OF genuine democ-
racy. The average Englishman still
dearly loves a lord, even though he
would clip his wings. Royalty seems
safe as long as it submits graciously
to the will of the people, and does
not seek to exercise its supposed" pre-
negatives"
victoria and Edward were wise
rulers, and King George, by his an
nounced readiness to apply the steam
roller to the lords, has shown him
self capable Of distinguishing the
buttered side of his bread. A few
divine-right utterances like those In
which Cousin Wilhelm delights, and
George v would awake some fine
morning outside the breastworks.
But he has the good sense to study
diligently the signs of the times,
hold his tongue, and help rather
than hinder the progress Of popular
government. Meantime England is
moving steadily toward the substance
II not the form of a republic.
The progress Of this evolution
affords an interesting study to all
who believe the people win eventual
ly rule themselves, whatever name
they may give to their government.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-17
rHE CURSE on THE sERWCE.

: THE CURSE OF THE SEHVAOE.
: Some mystery surrounded the sui"
! eide Of a young naval officer in a
: lNew York hotel few days ago, but
: hi was learned later that he became
3 |yexed because his wife upbraided
Z him for drinking so much. Perhaps
4 he was too sensitive, but no one
Z will contend that he had too much
3 sense. In the beginning, however, ne
Z was a bright young man Of perfect
3 physique, who could pass a better
4 examination than any youth OF his
. congressional district. So there we're
3 congratulations, and the other youths
4 LOT the district view with admiration,
& not unmixed with envy, the lucky
3 one who had drawn lifetime job
& at good pay; position which would
& insure him high social position,
3 steady advancement, and retirement
3 on a fine income from retired pay
: lin old age.
Similarly certain and desirable is
3 la berth in the army, but few years
3 ago q dispatch told Of young lieu
& tenant who had won distinction and
& a brevet for splendid service In act
3 lion. being cast out on the world for
& the same fault which finished the
& naval officers career in a different
9 way. From the lips Of army officers
& themselves we have heard that drink
& Is the curse Of the service.
& Yet army officers and navy off,
& GERS are not, as class, a bunch OF
& besoted, brilliant buns, differing
& from the others in the matter that
q a liberal employer sees fit to keep
3 them and pay them for 1t. Tradition,
q Ito be sure, puts something strong In
& the naval bunch bowl, and doesn't
& make lemonade the principal drink
3 at the army clubs, as 1t should be.
& But that fact need not discourage
& any youth who has ambitions for
Z a naval or military career; an hon
4 orable and desirable job as the game
q is now played, and not likely to be
& nut out of business by general arbi-
& tration treaties for few genera
tions.
In the official personnel of the
% army and navy, as well as among
~ the enlisted men, the curse of the
y service is only for those who fool
= with 1t. And this is true OF other
"a lines Of endeavor, which may be
n more strenuous and useful, but less
!, desirable for the men who do the
g work. True, the great corporations
"a are learning to clamp on the lid
more effectively than the govern
- ment has ever done. But, finally,
= whether In civil or military life, 1t
Ia up to the individual. To the one
"a who would make a fool OF himself
= there is always an open road or a
n key to the gate. In the first place
, everyone can take 1t or leave II
!, alone, and this status continues for
= those who leave 1t alone.-Atchison
IN Globe.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-17

The Manhattan property owners
are going paving mad and petitions
have been put into the council for
The paving Of Pierre street from End
street to Manhattan avtnue, or from
ire depot 70 the college grounds Al
% Ter the paving Of leavsnsorth
street. from sra to lith strsst. also
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-17

The Abilene Reflector is of the
opinion that "being blind does not
prevent Senator Owens Of Oklahoma
from being good deal of a dema-
gogue." Yes, but is Senator Owens
any more blind than any other DEM
ocrat?-Parsons Sun.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-17

The county fair should have The
same hearty cooperation from abb
lene az did the log rolling. II is
worth a great deal to Abilene 70
have a successful fair and Il TIE
town gives Il enthusiastic support e
yin havs a trsnsatous crowd kers
Tor the oceaaoa.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-17

Bring your poultry and eggs to
Green Bros, corner Second and Null
berry. Highest market price. 27wtf
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-17
THURSDAY. AUGUST II. 1911.

The Clay Center Times also is
with us In the anti-chautauQua-sa-
lutte campaign.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-17

Humboldt street from Srd to 18th
street. The main street is being
paved with brick from the river west
for distance Of nearly mile.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-14

strength for the final attack. They
could not afford to quarrel among
themselves at the critical moment, else
they would be repulsed and perhaps
defeated.
You men Of the press-the demo
cratic press-have been laying siege TO
the castle of the enemy. 70 has been
a long hard battle. It has looked al
most. at times, like we were literally
putting our heads against a stone
wall" but the combined hammering
has accomplished the desired end-we
have made the breaches I'm the walls
of the enemy's castle. / am not abso-
lUtely sure whether the breach comes
from the work that we have done in
using our brains for battering rams or
if it is the result of an explosion from
within" One fact is certain-the
breach is there. II is wide and high
and looks like we might safely walk
up and take possession without resist
ance from the common enemy. But
do not be deceived The enemy on
the other side of that wall is not
asleep. That breach will be defended
by warriors bold. marshaled by gen
erals who know all the arts OF defense
and attack. They will make a des-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-14

from the pockets of the people under
the pretense of protecting the game of
the state. and that nearly half mil
lion dollars Is drawn each two years,
to be expended to pay political debts
and that the rabbit shepherds" earn
their salary by herdins the voters at
the primary.
knowing these conditions TO exist,
the people are justified in the belief
that the Augean stables Of the Illinois
patronage system are filled with filth
and corruption. and we believe that
they are going 10 demand the election
Of d young Hercules, who will turn
the purifying waters of the river de
mocracy' through the stalls and man
gers and even the mOws and wash the
stables clean and place instead per
son who viii be found doing their full
duty for the money of the state which
they draw.
We have a splendid illustration OF
what the democrats will do when they
are intrusted with Official responsible
ties. in their action after the election
of the present national house of rep
resenj atiyes. With a democratic
speaker ard fair minded and conscien-
tious members Of committees looking
after the matter, the padded pay rolls
Of the former republican house were
weeded out The inccmpeten.s and
the idlers were Topped Of. Hundreds
Of useless Offices were abolished and
the total of the annual ray roll was
reduced by more than $4,000. which
sum was saved for the people by hun
esry and economy. investigations
were started which showed clearly that
The same system of extravaganza is
prevalent in every Department of the
government and the rcttenness and
filth that was uncovered smells TO high
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-14
EATS WHAT he LIKES
after TAKING FREE SAMPLE

1t will be welcome news to dyspep-
tics to learn of a remedy that, in the
opinion of thousands, is an absolute
cure for indigestion and all forms of
stomach trouble, and, better still, it
is guaranteed to do so. The remedy
is DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin.
We all know the value of pure pep
sin in indigestion, and add to this
some exceptional laxative ingredients
and you have truly wonderful rem
edy. Mr.. T. w. Worthy of For
sythe, Ga, got to the point where
he could not even eat or digest veg
etables and after many years of seek
ing he found the cure in DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin. Mr.. Rudy Kas-
ner of Moline, Ill, was in the same
bad predicament with his stomach,
took Syrup Pepsin and is now cured
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-14

Following is the address delivered
before the Democratic Editorial asso
citation OF Illinois by Representative
Rapp, the president of the associa,
ton, which met at Springfield last
week:
Fellow Editors OF the Democratic
Press: l bring TO you greeting and
good cheer The Waterman on the
lookout tower. when asked the hour,
replies that 1t is time that We grid
on the arnor Of truth and 90 forth 70
fight the battle that viii free the land
from the tyranny and oppression Of
the great corporation. the protected il
terests. the CRATER and from all who
would and have oppressed the people,
and he tells us that the Illustration
that comes from the rapidly rising
sun betokens that our contest shall
not be in vain.
You gentlemen of the untrammeled
democratic press and those ike you
all over the nation have not slept dur
ing the long, dark night that has en-
veloped the fortunes Of true demOc-
raCy. You have kept the watch and
have fed the beacon fires that have
cheered the hearts OF man. who would
otherwise have been faint Our work
has not been Of the spectacular kind.
We have not had much occasion for
gatherings Of this kind and We have
had little chance 10 do aught but plOd
and work and hope and he ever vigi-
liant 10 take advantage Of the faults
Of the enemy. II is 10 the fact that
We have been vigilant and brave; even
when our hearts were faltering, that
We can now look on the coming of the
approaching day with hope and conf
dence Of victory fl the conflict. But
our work is NOT completed Need for
still further effort lies ahead We
need union and council and a common
and energetic effort against a common
enemy. The way 10 victory lies along
the lines of vigilance. courage. union.
harmony and Q standing shoulder TO
shoulder for a battle that will he the
greatest thai the nation has ever seen.
# the enemy now seems broken and
shattered and confused. # il seems TO
ne in a condition that is hopeless and
that utter rour and ruin is staring it
in rho face. If viii still be we'll TO re
member that II has wonderful powers
of recupera,ion and that only eternal
vigilance VIII bring success and vic
tory.
Taking into consideration the con
fused and battered condition Of our
common enemy. who nave been in the
absolute control of our state and ma
ton for so many years, it is not i'm
proper that We should study the causes
which nave brought about the con
fusion and the signs Of rout and ruin
that seem certain to overwhelm them.
The continued. the growing, the ever
increasing expenditure Of public money
under the management Of the republi-
can office holders. until r. overwhelms
the taxpayers like a food OF extrava-
gauce; the appointment of incompe-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-14

costs less than you psy'
The 1903. cana full
pint ofVan Csnp's-costs
10 cents. The Coz. can
costs s cents. That's with
two-thirds of the water
evsporated. Your grocer
gets II direct from our
nearest DAIRY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-14
School Savings.

School savings at South Rock
Island and Sears for the past month
were handed in at the state bank I'm
this city today, the total being $41.31
divided as follows. Aiken street
schooI-Mary Huss' room. IS. Abbie
Burns's room $5.72, Lizzie Craw-
ford's room $3.50. and Mary
McCarthy's room 1854; Center sta
tion-Ruth Johnston's room $4.32.
and Julia McGinty's room $2.49;
Sears-Ella Dingledein's room $3.50
and Eella Mitchell's room $500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-14

Hundreds OF others would gladly tes
tify.
II is a guaranteed cure for indiges-
ton, constipation, biiousncss head
aches. gas on the stomach and similar
complaints. A bottle can be had at
any drug store for fifty cents or a
dollar, but if you wish to make a test
Caldwell and he will supply a free
sample bottle, sent direct to your adj
dress. You will soon admit that you
have found something TO replace salts
cathartics, breath perfumes and other
temporary reliefs. Syrup Pepsin will
cure you permanently.
For the free sample address DR.. w
B. Caldwell, SAL Caldwell building
Monticello. III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-14
Always On Hand

You can buy a months supply
of Van Camps at a time. Then
you have milk or cream when
ever you want it. No shortage,
no waste. An opened can keeps
until you use it up.
And you have milk without
germs without danger of infec-
ton. Mlkman's milk, unless it
is Pasteurized, has millions of
germs in every drop. Think what
1t means to serve on your table
an utterly sterile milk. You will
never serve any milk but Van
Camps when you learn the facts
about It.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-14
DRY SHAMPOO POPULAR.

A local druggist is authority for
the statement that most every wO-
man and many men are using the
popular "vilaue-orris root dry sham
poo" 1T is becoming a craze he
says, because Of the quickly per-
ceptible effect on the hair and scalp.
II simply transforms an ordinary
oily, stringy -reaking head
of hair into a most beautiful lus-
trous, fluffy and clean one. Mix to-
gether six ounces of powdered orris
root and two ounces antiseptic vi
lane powder. Keep in a jar or box
and frequently distribute a table
spoonful through the hair. Let re
main several hours or a night and
then comb and brush thoroughly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-14
GIVES QUICK ACTION.

A Heimbeck, druggist, 924 Third
avenue, reports that a single dose Of
simple buckthorn bark, glycerine.
etc, as compounded in Adler-i-ka,
the new German appendicitis remedy
relieves constipation, sour stomach or
gas on the stomach almost instantly.
Many Rock Island people are being
helped.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-14
Its Little Cost

This ideal milk, it IS strange TO
say, costs less than milkman's
milk. We save you the cost of
the daily delivery. And we save
you all the waste. In the aver
age home, the use of Van Camps
cuts milk bills right in two.
How can you cling 10 milk
wagon milk when such milk as
this rich, whole and sterile -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-14
Madam

Il is needless and wrong to take
chances on milk. You can get
the finest milk from high-bred
cows for less than you pay your
milkman. And it comes TO you
pasteurized-free from germs.
There is no better milk pro-
duced in the worId-nc cleaner
milk, no richer milk than you get
when you buy Van Camps. Il
Is always fresh and always the
same. A million homes are en-
joying it. Why don't you try it
IL yours?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-14

perate attempt TO save their city. for
It is the place where they have lived
in comfort and ease. at the expense
Of those on the outside for many years
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-14
Like Using Cream

This mix Is Is per cent SOLIDS per cent butter
fst When you use !, IN cooking 1t Is like using
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-12
Niue, The Savage
Island" Of Capt. Cook

(By Louis Becke in Sydney Telegraph
In The Daily Telegraph of the 10th
inst. Mr.. H. G. Cornwall, resident COM
missioner for the New Zealand Govern.
ment at the isolated island of Niue,
gave an interesting but all too brief
description of that place and its people.
Some supplementary particulars by an
old resident may add to throw more
light upon the character of the inhabit.
ants and the island itself than can
be obtained except by delving into
official reports since Niue was annexed
in 1901, or by referring to the records
of the London Missionary Society for
the past forty years.
The appearance of the island is by
no means attractive when compared
with such beauty spots as Tahiti or
Upolu in Samoa. 1t rises in most
parts almost steep-to from the sea,
faced with grim, stark cliffs of grey
upheaved coral rock. The inevitable
coco-palms certainly grace the fore
shores, especially on the western or
lee side, but there are no beaches, no
harbors, and no barrier reef enclosing
pale green waters within the line of
ever-restless surf. Short shelves of
flat rock stretch out here and there
along the coast; in other places the
cliffs start sheer up from the turbulent
sea at their bases.
Cook searched for harbor of some
sort on the lee side, but found none. At
a village named Tamagautoga his land.
ing party were assailed by savages
with the ferocity of wild boars," ana
the boats put off again after landing
two pigs as a peace offering. The pres
ent natives assert that their ances-
tors, never before having seen an ami
NAL larger than rat, were so terrified
at the appearance of the strange mon.
sters that they dubbed the poor ami
mails to death.
Long after Cooks time the Ameri
can sperm whalers began to touch
at the island, and a semi-friendly in