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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-09-07
ACME.

Evans Markley of Abilene visited
at ]: G. Engle's last week.
Beatrice Engle visited her grand
parents in Abilene few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Del Bunker returned
to Beloit after a short visit with
their son Bruce Bunker's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Reed OF Man
chester visited Mrs. Reeds parents
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Rees and daugh-
ter Of Topeka are visiting his BROTH
er, Norman Rees, and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kean and
daughter went to Carlton Monday
to the barbecue.
Miss Habaner visited her aunt
Mrs. George Buchenan last week.
Misses Vesta and Lily Sexton left
Monday for Emporia to attend
school.
Miss Gladys Webb left for Chap
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HOPE.

Miss Margaret Mckay returned
from Concordia where she has spent
several weeks.
Mrs Ross Wilson, who has been
visiting home folks in Iowa, returned
last week.
Marion ohmart and family aud
John Brubaker and family spent
Sunday at Isaac strole's.
Harley McMahen of Nebraska Is
visiting relatives near Hope.
Oscar and Grace Reed and Bessie
Hurt of Ramona spent Saturday and
sunday at Daniel Reeds.
Jesse shank of New Cambria was
down visiting his sister.
Ed. Duderson went to Kansas City
on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nincehelser and z
NJ. Reed and family spent Sunday
at d. Reeds.
Ernest Jaeger and wife vent &c
HIllsboro to spend Saturday and Sun
day.
Avery ohmart's spent Sunday al
Jake strole's.
Charles Sellers OF Emporla Il
visiting In Hope.
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MOONLIGHT.

Ira Hosken's of Buckeye visited
at Harry Orders on Sunday.
Rev. Sheets and Rev. FRANKLIN
spent Sunday in Clay county near
Green.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kyner of Clay Cen
ter visited at E. N. Sheets a few
days last week.
Our students went to Chapman
Monday to enter D. c. H. s. for the
years work.
Miss Cassel of Ohio is visiting
friends in this vicinity.
John Reel has been on the sick
list last week.
Miss Frances Wingert attended
church at Zios on Sunday night.
A few of our people have beer
attending the campmeeting neal
New Salem church in Clay county
Miss Alice Engle went to Chapman
where she takes up her work as
teacher.
Jesse Brechbill's and Clarence
Yingst spent Sunday at Joe Bert
near Buckeye.
Abram Brechbill Jr. returned from
Topeka where he attended a camp
meeting.
Grant Balmer bought a tract o
land in Moonlight.
Moonlight school opens Sept. II
Ruth Engle in charge.
centerdale schools opens Sept.
with @. B. Burkholdcr as teacher
Avery Hoover's sundayed at Mel
vim craWford's.
Farmers are busy putting up II
prairie hay.
Harry Engle's two daughters spen
Sunday at d. H. Brechbilra
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Welded at Enterprise.

Enterprise, Sept. AT the beau
tiful home of Mr. and Mrs. F, W.
Rathert in Enterprise on Wednesday
Sept. 9Th, at 6 o'clock were married
Leara. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
'Rathert and Geo. w. Barcus. son
of Mrs. Isabel Barcus of Abilene
The ceremony was read by tie
Rev. D. W. Smith, pastor Of the First
NJ i. church of Kansas City, in the
presence of immediate relatives.
Preceding the ceremony Mr.. Harry
Fritz of Abilene sang schmid's yale
of Dreams" accompanied by Mrs.
John E. Taylor, sister Of the groom
To the strains of Mendelsshon's we'd
ding march played by Mrs. Taylor
the bridal party took their places.
The bride is one Of Enterprise IS
most charming and talented young
ladies. She is well known in En-
terrrise having spent her girlhood
there. Mrs. Barcus has been an
active worker In the Methodist church
and Sunday school and will be great
~ missed by all her friends and as
sociates.
Mr.. Barcus has spent ell OF hii
life In Abilene and Is a popular youns
businessman. He is in the employs
OF the Union Pacific. They will re
side in Abilene on East Sixth street
Their presents we're numerous ant
beautiful and testify in a small Val
to the esteem in which the couple
are held. Among the presents wa
large sum Of money from tn
brides t.ther. The best wishes OF
host Of friends 50 with them in thei
new home.
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ZION.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. e. Brechbill, Da-
vid Hoover and Miss Susan Page,
Harry Hoover and Clarence Yinst and
Ella Climenhaga and Beulah Zook
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. p
Bert on Sunday.
The Embroidery club gave a party
in honor of Miss Edith Frey's birth
day last Wednesday at the home OF
s. Ketterman's.
Some young people were enter
tanned on Sunday at G. H. MAYORS
Fifteen young people spent Sun
day afternoon with Mary and Ruth
Minter.
A surprise party was given In
honor Of Miss Minnie Lady's birthday
on Friday. About twelve were pres
ent.
A family reunion of the Frey chill
dren was held at s. Lady's on Sun
day.
Mabel Kreider and brother Roy,
Grace and Helen Grove, Ruth, Orpha
and Lizzie Zook, left Monday for D.
G. H. s.
Miss Edith Frey left for Emporia
today and her brother Christ for
salina where they expect to attend
school.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-09-07
DETROIT.

Mrs. G. c. Tilton returned from
her western trip last week.
Amelia Klamm left for Junction
City Monday where she attends high
school.
Miss Ethel Leach pleasantly en-
tertained fifty of her friends sat
friday night at her home north oil
town at a mask party. A very pleas
amt amusing time is reported. Mr.
and Mrs. O. C. Boyce won first prize
for the most unique costumes. Miss
Marian steelsmith got the BOBBY
prize,
Mrs. c. D. Wyatt and children oil
Enterprise visited at G, F. Kiamm
last week.
Ivan, the Oldest son of Mr. ano
Mrs. Defrance was operated on toi
appendicitis at the Beatrice hospi-
tail, He is doing nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. e. Swanger with
Mrs. Nichols and her mother, Grand
ma Huitt, autoed to Acme sunday
Mrs. Chester Leach of Kansas CITY
and brother, R. Simpson, OF topeka
we're guests at the Leach home ovel
Sunday.
Our town was well represented az
Chapman on Labor day.
A sister of Amos Bistline is mere
from Pennsylvania.
School begins, Monday the llth
Charles Leach was home satur
day and Sunday for the party.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-09-07
NEwBERN.

Rev. Adam Book of Ramona con
Quoted the Newbern services Sunda,
informing.
Charles Hershey Of Abilene wat
lin this vicinity few days last week
The surprise party at Burnworth''
Saturday night was well attended
Miss Alice Betz went to Chap
man Saturday where she will attend
school.
Ralph Baker moved on the John
L. Engle farm just vacated by H
Sare.
Miss Eva and Silvia Lin of Abb
lene are visiting with their sister
Mrs. Avery Engle, few days.
George Jury had the misfortune
of having his hand seriously hurt
Mrs. Mary Sheets who spent q
few weeks north of Abilene returned
home last week.
j. Avery Engle visited Sunday IN
Abilene.
Simon Wingard and family OF
Hope visited Saturday at s. H. Len
hert's.
Adam Book and daughter Mary
of Ramona spent Sunday at b. r.
Jury's.
Edith Lindemuth of Pennsylvania
visited at L. L. Engle's last week.
Alvin Engle made a business trip
in this vicinity this week.
Mrs. ]. B. Caskey and Mrs. Nancy
Lenhert went to oklahom@ TUESDAY
to spend a few weeks.
Rev. Homer Engle was present AZ
Newborn Sunday.
B. F. Jury had Bible reading sun
day evening.
D. S. Engle was on the sick list
last week.
MIR. Betz is carpentering over at
Dave Sheets this week.
Mrs. J. B. Caskey visited with hel
daughter Mrs. John Gish north oil
Abilene last week.
Mrs. s. H. Lenhert visited at .
B. Vineyards of Hope Tuesday
Joe Engle visited with Lester EN-
gle Sunday.
Mice Eta and Martha Easter spent
Sunday with Miss Ruby Burnwortn
Simon Wingard made a call a.
George Jury's Saturday.
Alzona Burnworth spent a rev
days at Fred Felbush's last week
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-09-07
NAVARRO.

Mr. and Mrs. Benz. Forney re-
turned from Waterloo, Iowa, Thurs
day. They have been visiting the
past month.
C, W. Griggs spent Sunday and
Monday in Chapman.
Mrs. Frank Grigg of salina visit
ed at C. w. Griggs last week.
Orion Rock and Earl Rodgers went
to Chapman Monday to take up their
work in the high school.
Miss Snyder, Miss orpha Myers
Mr.. Homler and Mr.. Kauffman at
tended campmeeting at Woodbine
last Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Benedict and family of Hope
took possession of the hotel Mon
day. ]. Miles moved into the Win
gerd property.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-09-07
CHAPMAN BOY FORGED
MOTHERS NAME ON CHECKS.
w. J. Lacey Is Now in County jail
Awaiting Hearing.

w. j. Lacey, a Chapman YOUTH
was arrested Labor Day ait Carlton
charged with forging his mothers
name to checks on the Peoples State
bank at Chapman and is now In the
county jail awaiting his hearing In
Justice Quinn's court Saturday
Young Lacey had some trouble
over checks he had cashed at juno
ton City, Hope and Carlton. Then
he came to Abilene and cashed q
check for $40 at H. G. Lifts clothing
store. The check was made out 10
w, ]. Lacey and bore the signature
of Mrs. Annie Lacey, his mother
The bank at Chapman turned down
the check saying that 1t was no good.
A warrant was then sworn out for
Lacey and he was arrested In CARL
ton ON Labor Day.
His mothers name was forged to
all the checks cashed and each call
! ed for $40 on the Peoples State
bank at Chapman This is said to
be the way he worked his game.
Young Lacey forged a check for $40
at Hope and after 1t was turned
down by the Chapman bank, he went
to Carlton and cashed another check
for $40 which he paid to the person.
taking his check at Hope, thus avoid
ing trouble. He repeated this cou-'
pie times and not until he came to
Abilene was his game checked.
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MI. lola Laney enters the senior

Miss Lola Laney enters the senior
YEAR of the high school.
Dill Gulick is visiting friends In
town for Few days.
The old settlers picnic Will De
held in the grove Sept. 18th
The Lake-Norman entertainers
will give high class muical en-
tertainment in the Talmage nall
Sept. 14th. A large crowd should
hear them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lockhart of Eskridge
we're guests of w. B. stevensons
family Friday.
Mrs. E. L. Knostman of Manhat'
tan will talk home missions on Sun
day evening, Sept. 10th.
Rev. Stevenson was called to Win
chester to attend a funeral OF one
of his former members.
Mrs. B. G. Burdick and son re-
turned from a two weeks visit II
Hiawatha.
The ladies of the church are re-
ouested to meet at the parsonage
Saturday afternoon. Mrs. KnostmaI
viii talk.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-09-07
DONEGAL.

Rev. Adam Book Of Ramona
preached at Belle Springs on Sun
day evening
Preaching services at Eureka
school house were conducted by j.
N. Engle Sunday morning.
Miss Alma Cassel of Brookville
Ohio, Is visiting at the home of J.
N. Engle.
Gertrude Engle, Mabel Hoffman
and Criste Engle began work at the
Abilene high school Monday.
Miss Bertha Shank returned Sat
urday from a three weeks stay will
her cousin in Abilene.
Mrs. ]. E. Musser, formerly Of
this place, but now of Filler, Idaho
is here visiting friends and relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lenhert visit
ed at J. M. Gish's Sunday.
S. M. shockey and wife, Everett
Shockey and wife and Miss BESSIE
shockey of Abilene were Sunda!
visitors at A. L. Shank's.
Miss Edith Lindemuth leaves Thu
week for her home in Pennsylvania
after spending over two years IL
Dickinson county.
Homer Engle will leave next Mon
day for Mcpherson to attend school
Born; Sept. Srd, to Mr.. and Mrs
Lee Conner, daughter.
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SOLOMON.

A baby girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. j. T. Riordan Wednesday morn
ing.
Mrs. s. s. Churchill returned on
Thursday from visit with relatives
in Morrill,, Kansas.
( Mrs. Robert johnson and son were
Visiting in Abilene Friday.
Mr.. Armstrong and family, who
have resided in Solomon for several
years, moved to Minneapolis Mon
day.
A ball game played Monday by the
young men of the Methodist and
Presbyterian Sunday schools. The
game was a victory for the Metho-
dists. the score being IA to 3.
L. G. Porter is on the sick list,
George Evans received three cal
loads of cattle to feed Wednesday
Mrs. Hull, who has been visiting
at the home of her daughter, Mrs
DR.. Collins, left Thursday for her
home in Bartlesyille, Okla.
Mrs. Reese and sister, Mrs. Preas'
ant and son Clarence, of Downs, are
visiting at the home of their parents
Rev. King and family.
The United Brethren Sunday schoo
held picnic Thursday in Carruthers
grove. A delightful time was spen'
by all.
Ross Milham, the fourteen-year
old son of Charles Milham had hi
right arm broken Thursday. He re
ceived the fall while skating at thu
rink.
Mrs. McGerry and daughter, wh'
have been visiting at the home o
Mrs. Hahoney, left Wednesday To-
Denver.
Solomon has new skating rink
Mrs. John Haddock and children
left Tuesday for Lost Springs, wher
they will visit for a few days witt
relatives.
DR.. Erwin returned Tuesday from
sabetha. He reports his son Jim
who was quite seriously injured, a
getting along all right.
Mrs. Thad Mccoy is enjoying
visit from her sister, Miss Haze
Boyer of Verdi.
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DETROIT ROUTE 2.

The Willing Workers will meet
with Mrs. Bert Long Wednesday,
September 9Th, at ten o'clock.
Born, Sunday morning, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam Cunningham, a ten pound
boy.
Grant McCarty, Loren Long, Grace
Long and Sarah Long enrolled at
the high school Monday.
Nearly every one in this neigh
borhOod went to Chapman labor day
and a fine time is reported by all
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore sandquist
of Enterprise spent Sunday at Ed
Leache's.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-09-07
TALMAGE.

Mrs. Wright and children. sister
Of Mrs. Cornell. and Miss Ella Gaff-
uey. a niece, are here from Missouri
for a few weeks visit
Miss Mildred Ramsey left for
Chapman where she viii enter the
Junior year Of the high school.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-09-07
First published in Abilene weekly
Reflector September 7, l9ll.)
,,,,,r,rr, on, appoTNTNIENT

State Of Kansas, Dickinson county
IS:
In the matter OF the estate Of John
F. Heiens, deceased, late Of Dickin-
son county, Kansas.
Notice Is hereby given that on the
5th day OF September, A, d. lsIi,
the undersigned was by the probate
court Of Dickinson county, kansas
duly appointed and qualified as az
mlnistratriK Of the estate OF Jonn
= Heiens, deceased, late OF Diekin-
son county, Kansas All persons IN
teregted n said estate win take NO
tics ana govern themselves accord
ingly. anna Ial i,t,.sS.
at Aominis'i ~ -
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-09-07
WALNUT GROVE.

Miss Esther Duffy returned home
from Iowa Saturday.
Quite a number from this viein-
fly are going to Chapman to school.
Marvine Zeigler of Chapman came
home Monday night to do a few days
work here.
Irvan cakerice left for Iowa on
Tuesday.
The ladies' aid society met at
Rev. Cakeriee's Wednesday after
noon.
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The Pioneer Produce Co. pays the
Butter Market.

Chicago creamery 2O-26c, dairy
1920.
Kansas City Creamery, 25c. firsts
23c.
(Prices for creamery butter at
point named for week ending today
Dickinson county price IN cents
less than New York and IN cents
less than Chlcago.)
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nan to attend school.

man to attend school.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. L. Bates Of Okla
homa attended the picnic Friday and
was shaking hands with old friends,
The neighbors and friends gave
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W, Edgeman q sur
prise party Monday evening. Every
one present had a pleasant time.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-09-07

Don't fail to see those White
Lined Kettles in the Racket window
for Saturday. You'll miss something
worth while If You do. wlt6dSt
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-09-07

The Racket has White Lined Gov
cred Kettles in their window for
Saturday at 80 cents. They are
dandies too. wlt6oSt
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-09-07

Free q school bag with every pur-
chase Of TESTED school shoes at
the Blue Front Shoe Store. w6d4t
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-09-07

Dr.. W. T. Triplett's dental office
moved to new Abilene National Bank
building. upstairs. 4dtfwtf
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Poultry Wanted.

10000 lbs. of poultry wanted at
once. We will pay the following
prices: Hens SC, springs 1Oc. j.
w. Elwiek Poultry House. 27wtf
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Good, rebuilt second hand mower
at Hodge Bros. W.
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LOCAL MARKETS.

(Grain markets corrected every
Thursday morning by Abilene Milling
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| whom the bugbear of probable inva-
sion by Germany is ever matter of
anxiety.
The last four lines of the Seer's
rhymed intimation of coming disaster
deserves consideration together:
when Neptune's back with stripes is red
The sickly Lion shall hide his head.
When seven and six shall make but one
! The Lions might shall be undone."
Possibly these four lines foretell ter
rible battles on the sea, Neptune be-
ing the NEUROLOGICAL god of the ocean,
and prophesy naval war in which
the waters will be literally ablaze with
the red stripes shooting from the
lannon's mouths. Or reference may
be had to the planet Neptune, instead
Of the sea god-that heavenly body
which of our planetary system is che
furthest away from the sun. being
2,745, $685. 900 miles distant Within
the last few years astronomers have
expressed the opinion that Neptune.
like Saturn, has red or bright belts
about it, and If the telescopes can be
made more powerful these red
stripes will be in view. 4 Is it then
that we may expect "The sickly lion
shall hide his head?"
Or it may be that the last two lines
refer to the United States, or else
indicate the death and numerical des-
ignation of King Edward VII. In the
| first instance seven and six make 13,
the generally accepted symbol of the
! United States represented in the
stripes of the flag. when seven and
six shall make but one" might stand
| for the time when all the territories
now under our flag shall all be admit
ted to statehood, and all these new
governments be represented on our
national standard.
Or the lines might have direct refer
ence to King Edwards death. The
seven and six may well indicate Eng
lands Seventh Edward" or spelling
out the two words we have: 8 1. E 2.
va E4, N 5, T 6, H Z; and E 1, D 2,
w g, A 4, r 5, D 6-showing clearly
the seven and six numerals forming
one king. Upon his death THE eng
lish) Lions might shall be undone.
In connection with the final predic-
ton it is not too much to say that
England has not for years been in such
an unsettled state politically or called
upon to face so many perplexing prob
lens.
Edward seventh of the name, the
Peacemaker, sleeps with his fathers
and George v. mounts the throne OF
his ancestors. while from all parts OF
the great empire people gather to do
him homage. What of the future!
Has the might of England passed
away with the life of her peacemaker,
or is one prophecy to prove false
where so many other predictions made
by the mystic student. of the stars in
the long ago have been fulfilled to the
uttermost?
Copyright. 1911. by w. G. Chapman,
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The Lion shall crouch beneath their
might"
This could be accepted as referring
to the united forces of the colonists
(the Dove), and the French (the
Cock, at the final engagement before
Yorktown. This siege and battle re-
suited in the American victory, and
therefore the union of Americans and
French resulted in the Lion" being
compelled to crouch beneath their
might"
when the Cock shall guard the Eagles
nest,
The stars shall rise-all in the West"
Here we find an allusion to the sub
sequent history of the three nations
American, French and English. When
independence was recognized, the SYM
Dol of the United States appeared in
the form of bald eagle, "The bird of
freedom and imperial power"
The second test of martial power be-
tween American and England came in
1912, and on both sea and land we
suffered severe losses, the capitol at
Washington being destroyed by the en-
envy and the city itself falling into pos
session of the British. But the shield
ing attitude Of France toward the
eagles nest (the young republic rep
resented by the American eagle) made
it possible for the states to attain vic
tory from what the world had almost
pronounced defeat. The New Eng
land states were never in sympathy
with the war, and, indeed, an interest
ing non-national page, bordering on
occasional attitude, falls into the his
tory of the puritanic section of our
country. The invasion of Canada was
decided failure. Hull's surrender
has always been considered unsatisfac-
tory and totally unnecessary; he was
court-martialed and sentenced to be
shot; but his Revolutionary military
record saved his life and he was par
doned. The brave Captain Lawrence
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: On the Chesapeake gave as his dying
words the order, Don't give up the
4 ship" but fate compelled his crew to
strike their colors. The Essex, the
first American frigate to sail around
Cape Horn into the Pacific, found a
British vessel waiting for her, and In
the battle which ensued the enemy
came off victorious. In the midst OF
these disasters the New Englanders
were disregarding by majority of
votes what the national government at
Washington decreed. They quietly and
secretly published a most unsatisfac-
tory report that was supposed by
many to have had its origin in an at
tempt to break UP the federal power.
The south and middle west were 10y
al to the federal edicts. Jackson's mar
velous victory at New Orleans, while
possibly one of the most pronounced
military successes in the history of
civilized warfare, was achieved after
peace had been declared, and hence
cannot be said to have had any bear
ing on the ending of hostilities The
/
about through French influence, as be-
cause of the military conditions ex-
listing between England and France,
the British found 1t iinpolitic to fol-
| low up the American campaign, al
| though the war was in their favor
Here, then, is an apt illustration of
how the French (the Cock) protected
the Eagles nest (America) So much
| for the first line; the next is espe-
cially prophetic:
| '"The stars shall rise all in the West"
Immediately after the war of 1912
| the stars began to gather in our flag,
and they all came from the west for
| it should be remembered that in those
days any country lying on the sun
down side of the Allegheny mountains
was considered west. Hence the open
ing up Of the great western terri
tory with the immediate admission Of
the new states brought forth the
rise of the stars all in the west" I'M
til this day, when the flag has since
1912 seen 80 stars rise in the west.
"When ships above the clouds shall sail
| The Lions strength shall surely fail"
II requires no great stretch of i'm
agination to apply the above lines to
the nresent era when aviators are the
heroes of the hour, and long continued
flights in airships have ceased to be
a novelty. And one might take the
failing of the lions strength" to re-
fer to the lessening of the British
navy's far famed power when confront
ed with the possibility Of attack by
enemies floating in the air. When
certain Frenchman not long ago cross
ed the channel in an airship and land
ed safely on British soil, great was the
alarm manifested throughout the
realm of King George. The event al
most caused panic among those to