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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-24
TWO POINTS OF VIEW.

The difference between the rlch
mail order houses and the average
local merchant is this: the mail Or
der houses know that advertising Is
an investment, whereas the local
merchant too often imagines that II
is an item of expense!
That is why the mail order houses
are so hard to compete with Their
advertising goes on forever Rnq
draws like a mustard plaster.
Every newspaper man often hears
merchant say: II haven't any
money to advertise with Just now
The mail order foxy grandpa's
motto is different. His idea is tnls'
81 must advertise literally so as 10
get more business, to buy more ad-
vertising, to get more business
And the mail order man don't care
a whoop whether 1t is June or De-
cember. He knows that advertising
is his Observation-Disclosures Nation
aliSt.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-24

Lawrence Journal; A new issue
has been injected into Kansas poll
tics viii Davis, state auditor, mas
cut out the baths taken by the state
officials at any time except on sat
urday nights and then he insists
that the women do their oathins ~
home and the men go to the creek
II came about this way. Geo. Plumb
he Of an men. turned in a bill foI
a dollar for a bath in the middle o.
the week and the auditor turned y
town. Now Plumb is one Of the plan
people and for him to set this pat
tern Of mid-week bathing Is some
Ithinr that bis friends cannot explain
Possibly be had not been sole e
Fet home the Saturday night before
Al any nate the friends Of Pluml
feel that some explanation 3 du'
them.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-24

The Kansas City Star seems
little disguised with the congressman
from the Fifth district whom 1t sup
ported so heartily for nomination and
election. Discussing the wool veto
vote It says: ION the roll call to-
day Anthony and Campbell lined up
with the President. That was ex-
pected. Rees. elected as an insur-
gent. voted with the standpatters.
Jackson, Madison, Murdoch and
Young we're consistent, voting against
the veto. They took the stand that
II they voted for the wool bill Orisi'
naily there was no reason why they
should change now" MT. Rees ha'
voted straight with Uncle Joe on
practically ell the legislation before
congress.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-24
OLD FASHIONED HONESTY.

Some time ago there died IN clay
Center a gentleman not necessary 10
name but known by practically eV-
eryone in the county. His worldly
possessions were not great, but such
az they were they were intrusteu
to the care of a personal friend with
whom he held little in common save
friendship. This friend was re-
uuired to give no bond. No surety
was asked save the promise given
to one who was soon to pass away
Was that trust found Justified? II
was, and right to the letter, though
there was nothing "in 1t" save the
approval of the trusted ones own
conscience.
Some years ago a young feiloW
lust starting out in life bought a
small piece of real estate on time
The man who sold the land deeueo
It to the purchaser outright without
a scratch of pen to show that 1t nae
not been paid for, Hard luck came
The Young man lost heavily, through
no fault of his own. He had family
on his hands and eventually foun'
himself with scarcely a shirt to MI
hack. Did the man who had trustee
him lose out? Not a bit OF 1t. ;
took time and hard work hut ever!
cent of the debt was paid
Instances of this kind are not 81
scarce as one might suppose In thes
Idays OF mortgages and pullback note
and lead pipe cinches" OF variou
kinds, and personal honor is still I
be reckoned as an asset in the bust
ness as we'll as the social world
Clay Center Dispatch.
T. R. became a grandpa yesteI
day and the dispatches say he wa
so overcome he suspended editori'
work and spent the day at hom'
didn't the colonel expect his ow
family to take his advice3
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-24
ABOUT WOOL.

President Taft's veto OF the low
tariff wool bill showed his good
sense. Ex-Congressman Scott tells
a few things about wool:
The average weight of q yard OF
cloth out of which the common ALL
wool suit is made Is IA ounces, so
that there would be about three
pounds of weight in the average suit
IL requires 10 pounds of wool in
the grease" as the farmer sells IT,
to produce these three pounds OF
finished cloth. The average farm
price of wool during the past year
has been 10 cents so the farmers
share of the money that goes into
A. suit Of Atwood clothes Is $l.oo'
~ the entire tariff duty Is added
tn the price OF the wool 1t would
make a difference Of few cents
But the suit would be sold ready
made at $40 to $50 and made by q
tailor at $50 to $50. Does anybody
seriously believe If the duty were
wholly removed and wool sold cor
respondingly cheaper, that this dif'
ference of less than dollar would
appear In the price which the con-
sumer pays for the suit?
And even II it were deducted II
we could get for 1920, say, a suit
that we now pay $4,000 for would
we be warranted for the sake oil
saving that much once or twice q
year, in taking the chance OF ruin
ling a great industry? 1t is estima'
ted that not less than $550,OOO'OOO
IA invested in the sheep growing in
dustry In the United States. Tne
last time the duty was taken OIL
wool in this country, 1t did ruin the
Industry. At least the ruin OF the
Industry was contemporaneouS win
the removal of the duty, and the
coincidence is suspicious, particu'
larry as prosperity returned as soon
as the duty was restored. 1t might
not happen again. 1t may be tha'
the cut in the duty proposed In the
bill would not do any harm. But
isn't It a little singular that there
should be SO much excitement about
90 small a matter? Here are great
newspapers threatening the presi'
dent with all sorts of consequences
because he vetoed this bill, and ask
ed that we wait until the tariff com
mission which has been studying the
question for months, brings In iti
report And all for duty which al
the utmost can make a difference
Of but As to 90 cents in the price
of a suit of clothes that costs a.
the way from $4,000 to $4,000?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-24

E. S. Conway, one of the large
manufacturers Of Chicago, urges the
people Of this country to develop
their inland waterways for trans
portation purposes. build and main
tain barges and become their own
common carrier, thus Kidding them
selves Of "exorbitant" railroad freight
rates. Increasing their profits In
business and decreasing their cost
OF living. President E. P. Ripley
OF the Santa Fe answers Mr.. Con-
way, showing, essentially, first, that
American railroads are not eharg-
ing excessive rates, but the lowest
rates in the world; second, that those
countries having inland waterway
transportation have higher freight
rates; third. on the great lakes
where Inland waterway traffic Il
maintained. not ss much e 70 per
cent Of the vessels are owned and
operated by the people"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-24

lola Register: The Kansas City
star has had much biting criticism
of the machine politicians" Who
It assumed, were responsible for the
provision that the primary Jaw
should not apply to vacancies. Now
that It has been made clear by the
original records that Governor
Stubs himsdf lis responsible for
that provision will the Star apologize
To the machine politicians" or Will
Il extend its denunciation to covel
the governor?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-24

Ex-Gov. Hoch in Marion Record:
Eureka! Which means, guess, i've
found It," l thought Charleston,
Illinois, knocked the persimmons on
street paving mileage-seven miles
in a town of six thousand. But
Hoopeston, Illinois, more than dou-
bles this mileage, with about equal
population-thirteen miles OF DricE
having and one and ose-h1lf miles
of asphalt. believe this beats the
record in America. And the town Is
clamoring for more. Owners oil va
cant lots want paving, to give val
lie to their property. Hoopeston is
q remarkable town. 1t has never hao
hut one saloon, and that was w1ch
II was a village in 1871. So that the
old plea for the saloon, that 1t Is +
necessity to furnish revenue Win
which to pave the streets, etc. mas
received a solar pIexus blow IN
Hoopeston. Patriotism is at prem
lium in Hoopeston. The mayor gets
fifty cents year for his services
and the aldermen twenty-five cents'
and It is an unwritten law OF the
town that no citizen must refuse TO
serve when called on. Ninety per
cent of the people of Hoopestos own
their homes, and they are handsome
homes, too, as a rule. Two OF the
largest corn canning factories IN the
limited States are located in Hopes
ton. They expect to can fourteen
million cans of corn this year, and
are now at 1t. Seven thousand acres
Of sweet corn surround the town
THESE fourteen million tin can are
also made in the town, and beside
ninety million other cans are mad'
there and sold elsewhere. Five nun
ldred car loads of tin plate are con
lsumed every year in the Industry
mime hundred tons Of horse shot
nails are made in the town every
year.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-24

Saying he wished to provide
decent amusement place for the
young people Of Middletown, Connec-
ticut, the Rev. G. B. Gilbert an Epis-
copal clergyman, has rented Lake.
view Park, an abandoned amusement
resort, and will conduct 1t in an ideal
manner the remainder of the sum-
mer. Dances will be held there on
Tuesday and Friday evenings, I'M
der the personal supervision OF Mr..
Gilbert and his wife, the dances to
close promptly at 1880, thus insur-
ing that the young people will ar
rive at their homes long before mid
night. There is sense in this. The
churches will learn some day that
young people cannot be reached
rightly by preaching to them on Sun
day and turning them loose all week.
The small town is as bad as the big
one. The church should provide
harmless amusements for Its young
people.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-24

Last week we spoke of receiving
a letter from the Chicago Tribune
asking whether or not Taft ought to
veto the free wool bill, the free cot
ton bill and the so called farmers
free list bill. The Reflector answer
ed in the affirmative. The returns
show that two-thirds Of the Repub'
lican editors addressed did the same
and that 9s per cent of the Demo
erat editors replied in the negative
The insurgents ought to be able now
to see that they are in mighty bat
company.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-24
LEARNINa RIGHT FARslING.

The farmer in adopting scientific
methods in agriculture is doing only
what every other business man Is do
ing and he is doing 1t for precisely
the same reason, the only reason that
produces quick action and practical
results-that is, necessity. A few
months ago the railroads asked an
advance in rates that would have
meant a heavy tax on shippers. A
Boston attorney said If they would
adopt "scientlfic management" they
could save a million dollars a day.
OF course some of the old railroad
men said he was crazy. However,
the railroads did not get the advance
but they are adopting scientific man
agement. Why, nowadays, instead
of the donkey hoisting engine-not
to say the old "hod"-a cable con-
yeyor carries bricks and mortar to
the bricklayers at the top Of the walls
of skyscrapers. Common laborerH
even turn the bricks right side up and
right end to for the mason, so that
the cheap work may be done on the
ground by cheap labor, instead as
heretofore by the high priced men,
Scientific agriculture recognizes
that different methods must be prac-
ticed in different localities, even for
the same crop. This does not mean
that while one method produces a
prolific crop another method causes
total failure. But 1t does mean that
the right method produces that little
margin of difference that constitutes
the profit, the "velvet," and the dif-
ference in method does not neces-
sarily represent any additional labor
or expense; 1t often means only
knowledge properly applted-thatis'
science, Farmers who have spent
the greater part of their life in a
given locality take great chances
when they go to distant section and
undertake to pursue agriculture. Ev-
cry community has numerous ex-
amples of fairly prosperous farmers
who, having got the "wanderlust
and removed to other states have lost
their all.
Farm land always will be used
for farming, and the farmer who, be-
cause he considers his Land too high
priced. sells it to another for farm
ing purposes, is but tacitly acknoWl-
edging that he does not know enough
about farming to succeed where an
other can succeed. If he holds on
to his land and studies farming just
as every person in mercantile life
must study his business to be sue
cessful. he will see no cause to sell
out and go where land is cheaper
Oh the contrary, he will not only
realize profit and prosperity, but ne
will enjoy a contentment among his
lifelong neighbors and friends ano
in the community that he has aided
in developing that can not be meas
ured in dollars and centers.-Man'
chester Motor.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-24
,I0.o .han a third of the inherl

More than a third Of the Inherit
ance taxes collected by the state dur
ing the last fiscal year came from
non-resIdents. There is no conceiva-
BILE Justice in taxing non-residents
to support a state, but New YORK
started this vicious practice, and
other states. having an inheritance
tax followed, in self defense. Now
New York has repealed the vicious
nonresident provisions Of its Inherit
ance tax, and other states may con-
clude to do likewise. 1t is easier,
however, to start bad practice than
to abolish it.-Capital. And there
is even less reason why in a state
like Kansas, where small estates
have been earned by toll, the widow
should be taxed heavily because her
husband is dead.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-24
MIR. TAFT AND THE HOLE.

The president called the congress
together to pass the reciprocity meas
ure. Having done this the Demo-
Gratis and insurgents resolved to put
the president in hole. And so
they digged and they digged and
they digged, a big round, deep hole.
And then the President spread out
his long arms and gathered the
whole bunch in and made a rush to-
VIZ I'D the hole and now he stands
smiling on the brink and down In
the hole are Clark and Underwood
williams, Bailey, Bristow, La Fol-
lette and the whole bunch And
they can't climb out.-Leavenworth
Times.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-24

Dr.. Alexander Graham Bell, famed
inventor of the telephone to which
nearly every civilized person pays
tribute we'll deserved, has now In
v nted what he calls an ice stove
to help make summer heat endur-
able. 1t consists of box full OIL
ice and pipes through which the
chilled air is forced into any de-
sired apartment by electric fans.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-24

President Taft showed his usual
GOOD sense in vetoing the Democratic
WOOL bill which proposed to ruin the
sbeep industry Of this country IN
~ interest Of foreign wool raisers
The Democrats and those insurgents
Who are weak enough to be theiI
tools passed the bill not for am
real uurposs Of business help but
% enbarrass the president and maxi
thunder Tor ~ nsEi campaign. Th'
counsry WI approve Of the prosi
dsufs acdna.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-24
CHEAP INsoLENCE.

We stood In the ticket office OF
a depot the other day and heard a
timid old lady trying to extract In
formation from naughty clerk. 1t
took him longer to get rid OF her
by treating her snobbishly than II
would have had he given her the
information she desired and appar-
emily needed. He was insolent ana
supercilious. II his insolence had
been witnessed by superior officer
of the road, he would have lost mis-
Job Immediately.
We have often noticed that the
higher up the official is, In the
railroad service or any other service
which comes in direct contact with
the public, the more polite and court
eous he is. The reason for this IL
that the unfailing marks OF cheap
ness which the Almighty placed on
people are insolence and supercilious'
ness.
II every boy who works In a depot
or a store and every girl who works
lin a telephone office or behind 9
sale counter would just come to
realize that the insolent people are
ALWAYS low salaried people, that In
solence and superciliousness are
proofs of small minds, we would
lbae better courtesy and better man
ners everywhere. Wichita Beacon
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-24
THURSDAY, AUGUST "a, 1911
1T WAS AWFUL, MABEL.

1T WAS AWFUL Mn"'
Reference has frequently been
made, since the usurpation OF the
Second district congressional com
mittee, to the Fifth district, when
the political fixers tried to run John
A. Anderson onto a siding and nom
mate Andy Wilson. The writer
was in the Fifth district at that
time and If the same conditions
now exist in the Second district as
then dominated the Fifth there Is
going to be an eruption that will ex-
tend from Fort Scott to Kansas City
and the political hospital is going
TO be crowded after 1t is over. Will
sons friends in the Fifth district
made an alliance with the Demo-
Gratis and after Anderson was NOM
mated as an Independent ana
Wilson's privy council found that ne
could not be elected they entered
into a deal with the Democrats to
vote for Joe Lowe, the Democratic
nominee, and the morning OF the
election kilograms were sent out by
wilson's committee, which claimed
to be the REGULARS" to vote Tor
Joe Lowe. But 1t was impossible to
stop the stampede, and while that
was during the days when yellow
dog" politics prevailed, when the
votes we're counted Anderson had
more votes in the district than both
Wilson and Lowe, and carried every
county in the district.
There was more justice In the
nomination of Andy Wilson than
in the action of the Second district
committee, and his nomination came
more direct from the people than
will the nomination Of the candi'
date at the hands of the committee
Enough delegates to the Concordia
convention violated their instruc'
tions to defeat the nomination Of
Anderson, and the members of the
Second district committee have vio'
lated their instructions, implied II
not expressed, and arrogated &c
themselves the right to speak FOL
the people. With party loyalty ano
partisanship less marked than 1t was
when John A. Anderson swept the
Fifth district, what can be expected
in the Second district should this
committee persist in completing it'
act of usurpation?
This Is a matter In which the en-
tire state Is interested, not al
to whom shall be nominated bu
how. 1t is a question of fairness
and right that is as broad as thu
state and as deep as truth and right
eousness, and the man who take
that nomination at the hands o
that committee takes 1t with tn
mark of treason on 1t that absolVe
every voter in that district fron
amy allegiance to him. He will b
the usurping candidate Of commit
tee that had no right to nominal
him and there must come a cand'
date more direct from the hands @
the people, as was intended by tn
primary law.-Parsons Sun.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-24

Eleven years ago. in 1900, which
isn't so very long ago, l. NJ. Dawson
landed in Ford county with 500 In
money. a team of horses and q faith
in Kansas. And that was all, To-
day Mr.. Dawson owns 1854 acres
., fine farm land in southern Ford
county. has fine home near the
town Of Ford, and is worth 100000
Ne planked down $1,000 cash few
dsvs ago for some additional land
II was wheat that did it. wheai
and hard work.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-24

The Belleville Telescope issued a
handsome daily during the chautau-
qua and hints that it may make 1t
permanent. If the Telescope editors
want to trade such a snap as pub
fishing a weekly for the seven-days'
a-week Job of running daily they
have less Judgment than they will
have after they try it few months
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-24

Lawrence is sobbing sgain over
Quantrelfs raid. It has sobbed every
year since the affair was pulled off -
except one. That was when Dave
Leahy sent out story that the raid
ers would hold a reunion in Law
renee. Then It yelled and flourished
tonahawks.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-24

Few men, in or out Of public Of
flee. ever devoted themselves more
faithfully to their duties than Presi-
dent Taft does to his. Even when
he travels he takes his clerks along
and spends much Of his time die
tating correspondence, messages and
vetoes. His staff has no easy time
NJ n
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-24

West Third street is to be con-
graduated on being the first resi-
denes street IN town 70 set curb and
gutter. n VIII mako Il yet had
ronsr than 4 Il ana other streets
yin b sassr 70 ionov Il. srampls.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-24
T. A. PEABODY, Secretary
Philip I. Murphy, Director
L. R. Mcclellan, Sales Mgr.
Topeka, Kans., August is, 1911.

Philip l. Murphy Topeka Kans, August 49, 1911
H. R. Mcclellan, Sales Mgr
To Any Man or Woman Desiring Life Insurance:
have to say 1888, secured Wenypaynent ms c
dowment policy in Central Life Insurance COMPANY VI
oho made twenty payments of $685., paying ne
s33O4O Thirteen Hundred Thirty Dollars anu rory
have on this day draft for $2OO466 eIWo lhou %
ND Eavsx cens from c. Wyand general agent Tor tne
Union Central This policy paid $6746 over and above ne Cwen
nremiums that paid into the company ..oo,on
have had $4,000 90 1.-TWO Thousand Dolars) insurance p
satisfactory lnueeu
soo0o m (Two Thousand policy in the Union Cen
that be July, 1912; and also @OOVV N
Ino,orl no1cv that will be settled October, 1913
have been somewhat of strEent OF Lie insurance
and If were to additional insurance WIN any
(signed) PHILIP l. MURPHY
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-24

Henry Allen has touched The
wichita Essis IN its tsndsrest spot
Ia has Started = fight 70 defe.t
Vie nurdock fof ooneren
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-24

Would it be proper TO call the
quinistts Of young ladies who are
70 represent Abilene On Topskas
float nigh fivS"f
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-08-24
Actual Results of
Endowment Policy

NO. 1886 Central Life Insurance Company
Maturing August 49, 1911
Name Assured Philip l. Murphy
Residence Topeka, Kansas
Age Date of issue, Aug. ID, 1888
Plano Payment Life Rate Endowment
Amount $4,000. Premium $685. ..ooo.o
Premiums paid 70 on1 an
Maured Cash Value M
Cash Value Annuity for Life 49,
remember that nad inc
would paid.
Inat Ine aou"i 'O'' - ~ f $4,000
represents '"'u0 ,".... -, $2874.4O
Inat tns poi'' e"'o V0'A ~ ... 81 33O.4O
This an result and not an estimate 0onp z,as
enged with any doing business in Dickinson county
UNION CENTRAL LIFE INSURANCE CO'
|C. C. WYANDT, General Agent
Ia, ZOO 900 Insurance in force Dickinson County
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-12-18

rived half an hou, after the COL
lision.
When the rescue party arrived they
found the rear part of the Columbian
train telescoped with the silk train
and the cars piled high upon each
other and wreckage strewn on both
sides Of the track. That any one es-
capped is considered miraculous.
Digging through the wreck, the
rescuers found MANI of the injured
pinned down by the car seats, still
alive but unable to extricate them
selves Work was started to release
them. The emergency train arrived
and cranes were used to take off
some of the cars. This facilitated the
work of reaching the victims.
Two persons were found between
the crushed sashes of windows in the
sleepers attached to the train at
Aberdeen bound for St. Paul. They
were killed trying to jump. Another
body was found crushed under a
wedge of seats that had been toppled
into the aisle. Not two feet from it