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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-09-07
FLOYD BUTLER CELEBRATED
LABOR DAY WITH DRUNK

Floyd Butler wps hshared into
Justice Quinn's court this morning
by Sheriff Young on the charges OF
being drunk and disturbing the
peace at Talmage Labor Day. He
pleaded guilty to both counts and
was fined $40 and costs. Unable to
pay his fine, he was lodged in the
county jail.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-09-07
ABOUT PEOPLE.

H--@
E. J. Browning was in from sher-
man.
John Lesher left for a visit at
Lincoln, Nebr.
]. Bleakley left for short visit
at Leayenworth.
Miss Bertha Shulz left for "a short
visit at Enterprise.
Mrs. ]. s. Tiff left for short
visit at Manchester.
Mrs. E. F. Kneer and daughters
went to Manchester.
Mrs. W. A. Keve Of Falls City,
Neb., is visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. johnson OF
Solomon were shopping here.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Hodge return
ed from a visit at Denver, Colo.
Elias Woodburn left for iowa
where he will make his future home
Mr.. and Mrs. A. s. O'Dowd are
here from Kansas City visiting
J lends.
County Surveyor Hall is home
from an outing in Colorado and
Wyoming
Dean Malott is home from Michi-
gan where he spent the summer with
| his aunt, Mrs. Gulick.
]. McVaugh of Talmage was II
the city on business and made the
Reflector a pleasant call.
Mrs. ]. w. Miller returned to hei
home at Kansas City after visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H
Barber.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Rishel and chill
dren returned to their home at New
| ton after visiting Mr.. and Mrs. W
Il. Dilley.
Mrs. E. H. Rabe, who has beer
visiting her mother, Mrs. Sarah H
Riley, returned to her home at To
peka.
/ Mrs. G. w. Taylor and family
motored up from Pearl last evening
mrs. M. e. Perring returned will
them.
Misses Lillian and vesta sextor
left for Emporia where they will at
tend the state normal school THU
winter.
Mrs. C. A. Sherer, who has beef
visiting her sister, Mrs. J. F. Muir
ply, returned to her home at Chap
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Dwight and Sol
have gone to Keokuk, Iowa, wher'
Mr.. Dwight win teach in high schOo
this year.
Miss Elsie Musch and Misses EN-
ma and Lillian Wendt were in from
Elmo and made the Reflector
pleasant call.
Mrs. D. A. Goodwin and daughter
Irene, and son, Daniel, returned t
their home at Sterling after visit
ling Mrs. R. B. Hart.
Mrs. Eva Sullivan and daughter
Miss Ruby, returned to their hom'
at Mulhall. Okla, after visiting Mr.
and Mrs. W. E. Wesley.
w. e. and w. o. Fanson were II
from Talmage. They are old settler
of Dickinson. The former leaves thi
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-09-07
The Building Committee.

Great credit is due to the build
ing committee which had charge OF
the construction Of the new church
The members are: G. Hoffman
chairman; F. W. Karl, W. G. Froe-
Itch, C. L. Maier, Karl sieder, H. p
VIII, G.. Blanke.
These men fave been untiring In
their efforts at supervision and nave
done much active work. The dona-
tions came from all members llber-
ally. While some gave as much as
$4,000 all gave abundantly. The
businessmen of Enterprise outside
the church gave. nearly $4,000 to the
good work.
Enterprise has always been fore
most in its interest In church and
school work and this splendid build
ing is q monument to the German
Methodist congregation for when
deserves great commentator.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-09-07
For the Mothers.

An innovation that will be appre-
ciated is a Mothers room to the left
of the pulpit where mothers may
take their small children. 1t Is fin
ished in green panels and has couch
es, easy chairs and toilet room ad-
Joining. A door opening directly on
the pulpit platform enables the moth
ers to hear the services as well as
the congregation.
The pastors office opens on this
room. The Mothers room was fur
nished by the Ladies' Sunday school
class and the pastors study by the
class of young men. The carpet for
the church was furnished by the La
dies Aid society and the pews by the
Epworth League.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-09-07
RECENT REFLECTIONS.


RECENT REFLECTIONS.
Mrs. Maud Hopkins Hoag has
accepted a position in Cases dry
goods store.
Second hand self dump hay rake
Of Hodge Bros. wit
C. C. Sterl, the owner, is pre-
pairing to put handsome new front
in the Palace Drug Store building.
"A large number Of people went
to Carlton and Chapman labor day
celebrations. G. E. Rugh gave an
address at Carlton.
Marriage licenses: Edna Green
and Alexander R Smith, Salina;
Amos e. Shelter and Miss Selma 8.
Forslund, Enterprise.
Mrs. J. e. Bisby, sister OF Mrs.
D. e. Snider, has purchased w. j..
Ramsey's residence on Elm street and
Is moving into her new home.
Marriage license: Miss Elsbeth
Frey and H. r. Rennwanz, both Of
Enterprise. Miss Frey is the daugn-
ter of Postmaster ]. H. Frey of En-
terprise.
e. M. Blachley of Herington
who was recently appointed district
clerk by Judge King on account OF
the resignation of W. ]. Rowe, Is
now checking over the books, pre-
paratory to taking the office.
Fred Parks seems to be enjoy
ing himself in Lipscomb, Texas. He
writes: eve are having some fine
rains at present although it has
been exceedingly dry at times this
summer. Cattle are look fine. Wish
you all success"
Lost, on road or streets, diamond
shaped topaz brooch with pearl sets.
Finder leave at this office and re-
ceive reward. 2dlt1Wlt"
Marriage licenses: W. F. Moore
of Harrington and Miss Eupha Tay-
lor of Wesley; Geo. W. Barnes OF
Abilene and Miss Lena Rother OF
Enterprise; Frank A. Havener and
Miss Frances e. Neil, both of Solo
mon; Robert Topliff and Miss Blen-
da M. Anderson, both of Enterprise.
Good second hand disc drill, cheap,
a. Hodge Pros. wit
in the Kansas City Star of this
morning is a notice that the men,
hers of the Kansas City improve
ment club had gone to Chicago,
where they will inspect a new kind
of paving that is being used in Chi
cago. The paving is called sarco
filler, and after macadam base Il
laid OF rock the top filling is put
on, with dressing of asphalt called
sarco. This is exactly the same paw
ing as is now in Abilene's business
street.
Mrs. Hallam will sell at private
sale for next four Saturdays begin
ming Aug. 90, all her household
goods, buggy and single harness. 81
N. Buckeye.
24w4t25d5tF
Geo. s. Crazy writes from Gu
pertlno, California: H'I have beer
very Ill and am on a hay farm fol
rest. am improving in healtf
and am glad of q rest. This is
rich country, much like Kansas II
some respects, and the finest sec
tion of the state l have been in
MY sister, Mrs. J. P. Cress, from
north of Abilene, and Mr.. and Mrs
Ralph Cooley of Talmage, have Wis
tied me. / read the Reflector will
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-09-07

The Racket will sell only one ket-
tie out Of the window to customer
next Saturday. v1tedst
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-09-07

C. G. Sterl, the owner, is. pre-
pairing to put handsome new front
in the Palace Drug Store building
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-09-07
Friday, Sept. 18th
o HEAD OF CATTLE.

Four mich cows, 2-year-old heif-
er. yearling steers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-09-07
A Beautiful Auditorium.

Particularly beautiful Is the audi
forum which seats 500. 1t is 5Ox7o
feet but SO arranged that 1t seems
much smaller. The pews are ar
ranged tn semi-clrcles so that every
seat is equally distant from the pull
pit in the same range. making the
acoustic properties excellent. The
pews are finished in pure mission
and the pulpit furnishings are the
same. A choir recess is at the right
of the pulpit. The sanded walls are
treated simply in soft tones of cream
Their rough finish, the beamed
ceilings and stained glass windows
give a rich air to the whole. A
drop curtain divides the room In two
sections when desired.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-09-07

Mrs. Maud Hopkins Hoag has
accepted a position in Cases dry
goods store.
Second hand self dump hay rake
at Hodge Bros. VIII
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-09-07

man Methodlsts has been moved to
the rear Of the lot and is in striking
contrast with the new building.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-09-07

in church architecture and is a credit
to the congregation and to the city
of Enterprise. Set on the hill In a
central location 1t attracts much at
tention and this week is thronged
BY the members of the conference in
session. The visitors are profuse In
their praise Of the splendid structure.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-09-07

"A large number of people went
to Carlton and Chapman labor day
celebrations. G. e. Rugh gave an
address at Carlton.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-09-07
Many Memorial Windows.

One Of the beauties of the church
IL the array of memorial windows
Every window is of stained glass and
every one was donated. Some are
dedicated to individuals and some
given by classes of the Sunday School,
So generous was the response that
there we're not enough windows to
fill all the requests for donations
Of this kind.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-09-07
FARM IMPLEMENTS, ETC.

Mitchell grain wagon, farm wagon,
Moon Bros. surrey, single buggy,
Tiger grain drill, Defiance gang
pillow, moving machine, hay rake,
S-section harrow, 2-section harrow
walking pillow, lister, Canton cult-
vator, disc harrow, sets work har-
ness, set buggy harness, single har-
ness, stands bees and other arti-
Giles too numerous to mention.
TERMS-All sums Of $40 and I'M
der cash; sums over $40 a credit Of
10 months will be given on note with
approved security at 10 per cent In
terest; II paid when due only 8 per
cent interest will be charged. No
property 10 be removed until settled
for.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-09-07
Ample Sunday school Room.

The basement is fitted up for a
room and is well lighted. 1t is also
suitable for a social gathering place
and a fully equipped kitchen adjoins
It.
The entire building is heated by
hot water and lighted BY electric
light with artistic fixtures.
The building was constructed by
i'll. Kruger Of Abilene. The decor
ating was done by Prof. H. Stein
niger Of Enterprise and the attrac-
tIveness Of the structure is a credit
to all who had charge Of the work
Pastor Has a Home.
The parsonage just nOtsh Of the
church has been refitted and is one
Of Enterprises pretty homes. The
pastor, Rev. c. O. Meyer, who has
been IN Enterprise two years. has
hem very successful IN biz pastOFate
and is Justly proud Of the work Of
he congregation IN building this
hendsons church during his say.
ne man fgnms church pAioA
vns Ter To,n lke hons q he Ger.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-09-07

Marriage licenses: Edna Green
and Alexander R Smith, Salina;
Amos q. Shelter and Miss Selma 8.
Forslund, Enterprise.
The Washington bee., 1911-12-09
STAKED HIS HEAD.
The Wager Sir William ST. Clair Laid
With King Robert Bruce.

The Wager Sir William ST. Clair Laid
With King Robert Bruce.
Edwin Noble in ''The Dog Lovers
Book" recalls the historic story Of the
two famous deerhounds Help and
Hold, a monument to which can be
seen to this day at Roslin chapel.
The legend is that King Robert
Bruce while hunting upon the Pent-
land hills had several times started
a white deer, but had hitherto been
unable to capture it. 1t had always
so quickly outdistanced his own
hounds that he began to imagine that
it was gifted with supernatural pow
ers and could not be overtaken by
mortal dogs. Naturally his mobiles
agreed with him, as there was no one
bold enough TO affirm that he owned
hounds which were better than those
possessed by his sovereign.
There was, however, one exception,
William st. Clair, who wagered his
head that bis two favOrite hounds,
Help and Hold, would kill the deer
before she crossed the Pentland brook
Bruce accepted the challenge and wa.
gered the forest of Pentland moor
against Sir Williams head.
The white deer was reused by a cOu-
pie Of blOOdhOunds and given a fair
start before st. Clair released his two
favOrites. After a long chase, follow
ed by Sir William and Bruce on horse
back, the deer reached the brook, and
Sir William, feeling sure that he had
lost his wager, prepared TO give him
self into the hands of Bruce, but be-
fore the deer could get farther than
halfway across Hold had seized her,
and, Help coming up at the same mo-
ment, they forced her to turn back In
the end she was killed within the stip-
ulated boundary
The Washington bee., 1911-12-09
GIANT TREES OF JAMAICA.
They Shed Masses of Beautiful Silk
Cotton Every Year.

The silk cotton trees of Jamaica are
one Of the most striking natural fea-
lures Of this beautiful island. and Wis.
ttors express much curiosity concern
ing them. The fiber of the cotton is
too short for textile uses, but its quail
ity is delicate and fine.
The trees are most interesting in
structure. They reach a height of 200
or 300 feet. 1t is the largest tree on
the island, and the branches often over
hang more than an acre Of ground.
Some of them are centuries old, dat
ing back to the landing of the Span
iards. They have withstOod the trop-
ical winds of the region through the
adaptation of their structure. The
leaves are very few, and there are
heavy masses of roots.
This giant tree flowers once a year.
1t bears number of pods much the
size and shape of a cucumber. These
pods dry and burst, and out floats the
beautiful cream cOlOred silk cotton.
covering the ground and sailing in the
air for some distance. The seeds, of
course, are borne on the silky fla
ments. This cotton is used at present
only for pillows. Its use as guncotton
has been spoken Of
The trees are often felIed by the na-
tive Jamaicans and hewn into canoes,
which last for generatiOns.-Chri
Science Monitor
The Washington bee., 1911-12-09
Delhi and Ifs HisfnrL

Shah Jehan in 1851 built the present
city of Delhi, close to the old Delhi,
and made it the royal residence. The
Mohammedans still call it Shahtehana-
bad, the ''city of the king Of the
world" Nadir Shah, the Persian usurp-
er, captured it in 1879, massacred
thousands of the inhabitants and bore
away plunder to the value Of nearly
S1OO,000,O00, including the famous pea
cock throne and the great Kohinoor
diamond. The British first came into
control in 1903, when the Mahrattas
were defeated near Delhi by Lord
Lake. When the sepoy mutiny broke
out in 1857 Shah Mohammed BAHIA
dour, then ninety years old, took COM
mand Of the city and until the English
again triumphed enjoyed the imperial
state to which he had long been
stranger.
The Washington bee., 1911-12-09
THE CYCL0PEAN EYE.
II Exists Today In Certain Animals
and In Rudimentary Form
In Mans Brain.

The Greeks were. unwfttinplv very
near an anatomical truth when they
ascribed to certain monsters called cy-
clops only one eye apiece. which was
placed In the center of their foreheads.
The cyclopean eye exists today in
the Drains Of men in a rudimentary
form, for in the pfneal gland we find
the last vestges of that which was
once a third eye and which looked out
into the world. if not from the center
or the forehead, at least from very
near that point. There is alive today a
little creature which would put to
shame the one eyed arrogance and
pride Of Polyphemus and Argos and
Brontes and Steropes and all the rest
Of the single eyed gentry who, in the
days OF myths and myth makers, in
habited the fair Sicilian isle"
The animal in question is q small
lizard called Calotis. It's well develop
ed third eye is situated in the top Of
its head and can be easily seen
through the modified and transparent
scale which serves it as a cornea.
Many other lacertilans nave this third
eye, though it is not so highly organ
lied as it is in the species just men
toned.
A tree lizard which is to be found in
the mountains Of east Tennessee and
Kentucky has its third eye well de-
veloped. This little animal is called
the singing scorpion" by the noun
taineers- On dissection the third eye
Will be found lying beneath the skin.
It has a lens, retina and optic nerve
New York Herald.
The Washington bee., 1911-12-09
Hartman Told Him.

Hartman had an almost supernatu-
raj instinct for knowing what was
going on and who was doing it in the
mysteries of stock manipulation. Once
when Southern Pacific had been going
up fast, Hartman and various bank
ing houses buying in concert, he called
up on the telephone one Of his private
brokers. Somebody is selling" he
said. Eyes, sir" was the answer.
"Well, hand the market 25,0OO for
me-" Immediately he called up the
head Of a banking firm much inter
ested in the market who's selling
Southern Pacific? he asked. 81 don't
know; we haven't been able to find
out" was the answer. 'I'n tell you,"
snapped Hartman; 'it's your house"
And he cut off the connection before
any reply to him could be made.-Ex-
change.
The Washington bee., 1911-12-09
GUARDING THE KING.
Old English Precautionary Methods
When the Monarch Was
Taken Sick.

The law raises peculiar safeguards
round the person of the English SOW
ereign in case Of sickness. They are
mere surviyals in the present settled
order Of government, but at one time
the opportunity which the kings in
capacity afforded aspirants to the
throne or treason makers to shorten
his days at a minimum of risk of de-
lection made the precautions reason.
able
IF the king be taken sick" says
Coke in his Institutes" there ought
to be a warrant issue from the privY
council, addressed to certain physi-
clans and surgeons. authorizing them
TO administer to the royal patient po-
tones, syrupOs, Iaxitavas, medicinas,
etc. Still, none of these should be Civ
en- except by consent and advice Of
the council, and they ought to set
down in writing everything done and
administered, and they should COM
pound ali drugs themselves and not in
trust their preparation 10 any apothe-
cary"
Coke wrote thus of precedent in the
year 1910, and today the law is practi.
cally as he found it, although at the
present time III practice the privy coun-
ell simply hears reports Of the progress
Of the kings malady and leaves actual
treatment entirely to the physicians in
direct charge of the case.-Exchange
The Washington bee., 1911-12-09
Whistler,s White Lock.

AS long as the name Of James Nc
Nein Whistler lives among those who
saw him it will recall the famous white
lock which stood out so cOnspicuOUsIy
from the mass Of his black hair. It
was, as he used to say himself, well
placed" and was always treated from
the harmonious point of view to de-
velop its greatest effect in his appear
Rnce. One day when Dorothy Menpes,
daughter Of the we'll known English
artist Mortimer Menpes, was a baby
and was asleep on her pillow Whistler
went to see her. 4 white feather had
by chance settled on her head and lay
In spot exactly corresponding with
the white lock on his own head.
THAT child is going to develop into
something great" he exclaimed, ''for.
see, she begins with a feather, just like
meP'
The Washington bee., 1911-12-09
BATHTUBS IN MEXICO.
Made of Cemsnt, They Are Larger
Than Ours and Are a Luxury
In Hot Climate,

Unless you have been in the trop-
as" remarked the man who had Just
returned from a trip to Mexico, you
can't possibly realize how great a lux
ury cod bath can be. It's not that
the climate is necessarily warmer than
a New York summer, but the natives
have worked out the problem Of bath
ing TO its ultimate conclusions. They
have invented the ideal tub,
"On the great private estates in
Mexico baths are in use today which
were heWn out Of the solid rock cen
turies ago by slave labor They are
located for the most part in the yicin-
tty of running water and are fed by
bamboo pipes, but in many cases they
have to be filed by the old fashioned
method Of carrying a bucket to and
from the spring.
In the cities the so called stone
baths are made of cement The resi-
dences of all well to do people are
provided with them, and they are q
feature Of the native hotels. They are
usually about ten feet long by four
deep-baby swimming tanks, in fact.
THE tropical custom is TO ill the
baths late at night. By the following
morning the water VIII have acquired
a Hmpid CoOlness that acts like a tonic
upon the body. When one remembers
that near the equator it is almost as
warm in the morning as it is at noon
and that water taken direct from the
city mains is always tepid the advan-
tage OF the stone or cement bath is
evident. New York Sun.
The Washington bee., 1911-12-09
STRIPPED AND FL0GGED.
The Sudanese Go Through a Fearful
Ordeal When They Are candi-
dates For the Ackou Binat.

Is the black man more stoical or
merely less sensitive than we are?
"At a fantasia in the Sudan" says
Mr.. Edward FothergfI in Five Years
In the Sudan" Il have myself seen
the part that young man plays Of
his own free viii in order to obtain
the title Of ackou binat Cthe brother
OF the girls. This ceremony would
turn a ref0.ner's hair gray.
'aThe uen and the women Of a vii
lage sit round in a circle, leaving
space in the center of some six yards
in diameter. l describe it as 7 saw it
myself. The strongest man in the vii
lage is then picked out of the crowd,
and, arm=3 with a whip of hippOpOta-
mus hide, ne and the young man who
is to strive for the title enter the
arena. The women beat their drums,
and the men clap their hands to the
tune.
''The candidate for honor is stripped
to the waist. He stands with his arms
folded in the center Of the ring, and
the strong man dances up to him to
the tune which is being played He
brings the whip round with all the
force Of which he is possessed and
lands it on the bare back Of the man
in front of him. He dances away;
again he advances, and the operation is
repeated. This goes on until the num-
Der Of strokes previously agreed upon
have been dealt. In the particular
case 1 saw it was twenty-five If the
man who is being f1ogged winces, if
he so much as moves an eyelid as the
whip descends, he is disqualified and
branded as a coward until such time
as he may choose to undergo the op-
Grafton a second time.
"On this particular occasion he went
through with it like a Trojan. Indeed,
the man who was delivering the blows
got tired first, and the last three cuts
of the twenty-five were unsteady and
fickered round the ear and neck of
the brother I leave MY readers to
imagine the state Of his back when all
was over, but he appeared to be as
happy as a king, and certainly he was
accorded a great ovation by the as
sembled crowd of women"
The Washington bee., 1911-12-09
TIGERlSH TUNAS.
Wild Carnage When They Meet Their
Natural Prey, Flying Fish,

Wild Carnage When They Meet Their
Natural Prey, Flying Fish,
One time at St Clements we sighted
a feeding school of tuna, an exhilarat-
ing sight. A flying fish weighing &
pound and half or more would start
from the water and soar an extraor-
dinary distance, nearly out Of sight,
but every inch of that fight I knew
was covered by a big tuna keeping
his place just beneath the "fiier" and
ready TO seize it the moment it fell
into the water. This rarely failed.
The moment the fish began to drop the
tuna would spring at it like a tiger,
turning and tossing the spume into
the air with 4 splendid and electrify-
ing rush, a maneuver that was re-
peated all over the blue channel.
The sensational charge meant that a
school Of tunas had discovered school
Of its natural prey, flying fishes. at
once the lust for blood and food was
On, and the carnage was the result
have observed some curious scenes
at sea, but never have I seen fear so
forcfbly expressed IS by a school Of
flying fishes exhausted and at the
mercy of the voracious tunas. I have
had them gather about my boat and
cling tOs its keel as closely as they
could, while the air was full Of leap
ing tunas and soaring flying fish. At
such times when a school of sardines
Is rounded up the fishes are so terrified
that men have rowed up to them and
scooped them in by the pailfuI.-C. T.
Holder in Outing.