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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-12-02
As Wealth Is Mensured.

us he richF
"Only moderately, he hahitnally
runs his arlo beyond the speed limit,
but he could hardly commit Il murder
and get away with it."-ChicaeO Inter
Ocean
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-12-02

= closed with Priscilla.
Died in the wintsr together; saw her
going and coming
Now to the grave Of the dead, and
now to the bed OF the dying.
Patient. courageous, and strong. and
said to myself, that If ever
There were angels on earth, as there
are angels IN heaven.
Two have / seen and known and the
angel whose name is Priscilla
Holds in my desolate life the place
which the other abandoned
Long have | cherished the thought,
but never have dared to reveal H.,
Being a coward in this, though valiant
enough for the most part
Go to the damsel Priscilla, the love
liest maiden of Plymouth,
Say that blunt old Captain, man
not Of words but OF actions,
Offers his hand and his heart, the
hand and heart Of soldier.
Not in these words, you know, but
this In short is my meaning;
am make. OF war, and not a n aker
OF phrases.
You, who are bred as a scholar can
say It in elegant language,
Such as you read in your books OF the
pleadings and wooings of lovers,
Such as you think best adapted TO win
the heart Of a maiden"
When he had spoken, John Alden,
the fair-haired. tacturn STRIPPING,
All aghast al his words, surprised, EN-
barassed, bewildered.
Trying to mask his dismay by treat
ing the subject with lightnass.
Trying to smile, and yet feeling his
heart stand still in his bosom,
Just as a time.plece stops in house
that is stricken by lightning.
Thus made answer and spake. or
rather stammeTed than answered /:
Such a message as that, | am sure
should mangIe and mar it;
II you would have 1t we'll done-I am
only repeating your maxim
You must do It yourself, you must not
leave II TO others."
But with the air of man whom moth
Ing can turn from his purpose,
Gravely shaking his head, made an
swer the Captain Of Plymouth:
'rrely the maxim is good and do
rot mean to gainsay IT,
But we must use II discreetly, and not
waste powder for nothing.
Now, as | said before, was never a
maker OF phrases.
can march up TO a fortress and sum-
IA mon the place to surrender
But march up to a woman with such a
proposal, I dare not.
I'm not afraid OF bullets, nor shot
from the mouth OF cannon,
Vut OF laundering No. point-blank
from the mouth OF woman,
That | confess I'm AFRAID Of nor am
ashamed 10 confess IT,
SO you must grant my request, for
sou are an elegant scholar,
Having the graces Of speech, and skill
in the turning OF phrases"
Taking the hand OF his friend who
still was reluctant and doubtful,
Holding Il long In his own, and press
ing 1t kndly. he added
Though have spoken thus lightly
yet deep Is the feeling that
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-12-02
No Use Expecting Il.

OF course woman mustn't eX.
pect full equality with the ruder
sex until she can attend n con
vention and not have her clothes
described. Washington Star.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-12-02

arms ne said.
my Hfe in skirmish;
Here in front you can see the very
dint of the bullet
Fired pointblank at my heart by a
Spanish arcabucero.
Had It not been Of sheer steel. the for.
gotten bones of Miles Standish
Would at this moment he mold. in
their grave in the Flemish
Enorasses."
Thereupon answered John Alden but
looked not up from his writing:
Truly the breath OF the Lord hath
slackened the speed OF the bullet:
lie in his mercy preserved you. to be
our shield and our weapon!"
Still the Captain continued unheeding
the words Of the stripping.
See, how bright they are Furnished,
as If in an arsenal hanging:
That is because | have done # my
self and not left II to others
Serve yourself, would you be we'll
served is an excellent adage;
So take care OF my arms. as you OF
your pens and your. inkhorn.
Then. too, there are my soldiers, my
great ,nvincible army,
Twelve men, all equipped having each
his rest and his matchbox.
Eighteen shilling a month, together
with diet and pillage,
And, like Caesar, ] know the name OF
each Of my soldiers"
This he said with smile. thatldanced
In his eyes. as the sunbeams
Dance on the waves of the sea, and
vanish again in a moment.
Alden laughed rs he wrote, and still
the Captain continued:
Look you can sec from this window
my brazen howtzer planted
High on the roof OF the church. a
preacher who speaks to the pur,
pose,
Steady straightforward, and strong
with irresistible logic,
Orthodox, flashing conviction right
into the hearts Of the heather.
Now we are ready. think, for any
assault Of the Indians;
Let them come II they like and the
sooner they try It the better
Let them come, If they Ike, be It saga
more, sachem, or powwow,
Aspinet. Samoset. Corbitant, Squanto
or Tokamahamon!
Long at the window he stood, and
sfTtt1lr 90 rod ~, the
Washed with cold gray mist. the
yapory breath of the east wind.
Forest and meadow and hill, and the
steel-blue rim OF the ocean,
Lying silent and sad, in the afternoon
shadows and sunshine.
over his countenance fitted shadow
like those on the landscape,
Gloom intermlngled with light; and
his voice was subdued with emo,
ton
Tenderness, pity. regret as after a
pause be proceeded.
"Yonder there. on the hill by The sea,
lies buried Rose standlsh;
Beautiful rose OF love, that bloome1
for me by the wayside,
she vas the FIRST to die OF all VIII
came in the Maynower!
Green above her is growing the field
OF wheat we have sown there,
Better to hide from the Indian scout,
the graves OF our people
Lest they should count them and sec
how many already have pershed,'
| sadly his face he aVerted and otrods
up and down, and was thoughtful
Fixed TO the opposite wall was a
shelf OF books aud among them
Prominent three. distinguished alike
for bulk and for binding;
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-30

The first bi-monthly butter-scor-
ing contest for 1911, held recently
in the dairy building at X. s. A. O.,
Manhattan, was the largest that has
ever taken place at that institution.
There were fifteen entries, which
means that twenty per cent OF the
butter makers of Kansas took part
More entries than this are expected
for the May contest.
The butter was scored by F. \
odell, who is a government dairy
expert, one OF the most noted but
ter judges in the United States. The
butter, on an average, was better
than that of the previous contests
Mr.. Odell commented very favorably
on the workmanship as whole and
said that the thing the Kansas but
ter makers have to work for is to
teach the Kansas farmers to i'm
prove the quality of their cream
Here is the men who had a score
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-30
The Board Appoints.

Editor Reflector: Under the COM
mission form Of government does
the mayor appoint the city treasurer
etc. Taxpayer.
The law reads: "sec. %. The
hoard Of commissioners shall ap-
point, by a majority vote Of all the
members thereof, the following Off
GERS to-wit: A city attorney, a city
clerk, a city treasurer, police judge
a city engineer, city marshal, a fire
chief and such other officers, as
sistants and employees as they may
deem necessary for the best inter-
ests of the city; but no such officer
shall be appointed until his term and
salary shall be fixed by ordinance
The terms Of all appointiye officers
shall be for two years, provided, that
they shall hold their respective Of
fieers until their SUCCESSORS are hp'
pointed and qualified; provided. EaA'
IN case Of appointment to fill 8 va
eauey such appolntee shall Orly serve
fsr the remainder Of the term fo'
which bis predecessor was appoint
Cd.
Sec. %. No person shall be ell
Chile 70 any sppointive office uIlesl
be er she shall be 3 bona iide resi-
dent Of the city prior to his or hel
appointment, except that the city
nay hire non-rssident expert EN-
pio,ss when deemed necessary By TIL
board Of commissioners.
"sec. "a. The board OF commits
sionsrs aba1 have power b. q mn
iority vote of an the members there
e 70 remove. for cause. the city a
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-30
WILL FRUIT BE KrLLEDq
Only Three Times Has April Failed
to Give Us a Killing Frost.

At this time Of the year there Is
always worry among fruit men as
to the chances of late spring frosts.
1t is a bad looking table-bad with
the apricot and plum trees in blos-
som and other trees threatening to
bloom at any minute. In fact two
nights with a temperature Of "a has
already killed part Of the apricot
crop, while the mldwinter low tenn
peratures have almost annihilated
the peach crop.
After April May is to be reckoned
with. May is not such bad month
as only two of them since 1895 have
given killing frosts. The first was
in 1907. but as fruit had been
killed before that time, 1t did not
hurt. On May /, 1908, tempera-
ture Of 10 completely killed all the
fruit.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-30
DIR. CoNKLIN is HONORED.
Elected County Chairman Of Horse
mems Association.

DR.. T. R. Conklin Of Abilene has
been elected county chairman for
this county by the Western Associa-
tion Of Trotting Horse Breeders.
His duties will be to represent the
Association locally In the securing OF
members and collecting Of moneys
due the association and In all other
ways furthering the purposes Of Its
organization.
This association is made up OF
prominent horsemen in all states
west Of the Mississippi, including the
whole state OF Minnesota.
Its president is a member OF the
supreme court Of Kansas; its board
Of directors include a capitalist at
81. oseph. NO.. an Oklahoma railroad
and oil man; q Kansas zinc capital
lst, and an Omaha editor.
The objects Of the association are
To improve the breed OF horses, assist
in securing needed legislation. bet
ter shipping conditions, etc. Mem.
bers who are ovsrcharged on freight
are entitled to mail It to the secre-
tary and have II adjusted.
Local horssmen who are interest.
ed should see the county chairman
and join. The initiation fee and
one years dues are only 81.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-30

torney, city clerk, city treasurer, pc
ice judge, city engineer, or the in
cumbent of any other appointive city
office or employment whatever, and
may by ordinance prescribe, limit or
change the compensation Of such Of
ficers or employees; provided, how
ever, that no fees whatever be paid
to or allowed any such officer or
employee as compensation for the
services thereof. The chief of po-
lice, chief OF the fire department, or
any superintendent or foreman in
charge Of municipal work may, with
the consent of the board of commits
sloners. suspend or discharge any
subordinate under his direction for
neglect Of duty or disobedIence Of
his orders"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-30
Dickinson Butter
Makes a Winner

OF 80 per cent or more.
Butter maker, John Stewart Crea-
merry Company, Clyde, 80 per cent
J. A. Beckman, Merritt-schweier
Creamery Company, Great Bend, "
per cent.
N. o. Nelson, Continental Cream
cry Company, Topeka, 90 per cent
George steffenson, Deer Creek
Company, AtchisOn, 81 per cent.
Butter maker, Acme Creamery As
oeiation, Abilene, 81 per cent.
a.. A. Oswalt, Jenson Creamery
Company, Junction City, 80 pei
cent.
H. ]. Binner, Hutchinson, 80 per
cent.
Tne butter was held at the col
lege six days and then shipped to
Chicago, where 1t was rescored by j.
G. Joslyn, federal market inspector
who is considered one of the fore
mcst judges Of butter.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-30

Word has been received here that
Henry " Poor. a graduate Of Man
ual Training High School at Kansas
City, but formerly Of Chapman, won
second place in the annual portrait
painting contest Of the Julian Art
School in Paris, at which he Is q
student. Mr. Poor is 20 years old
He vas graduated from Leland Stan
ford University last June and went
at once to Europe, where he studied
at salde's Art School in London, go
ing 10 Paris IN January. He will
spend the coming summer In kan
sas City and vii teach next winter
At Leland Stanford University.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-30
Fishing Restrictions.

The restrictions on fishing are:
Fishing may be done by rod and
line, or a three-inch mesh seine. But
one hook may be used on pole
line. No fisherman may use more
than one trot line, and it shall not
have more than twenty-five hooks.
Trot lines shall not be set within
800 yards Of dam or within 200
yards of the mouth Of any creek or
river.
A three-inch mesh seine may be
used, but not within 800 yards Of t
dam or 200 yards of the mouth OF
stream. The user of seine must
give a bond of $50 that he will not
violate the law. Fish weighing less
than three pounds caught by seine
must be thrown back. Minnow selnes
for catching minnows for bait, are
permissible.
Violations of the new law are to
be penalized as follows: First Of
tense, from IS to S25; second Of
fense $50 to 5000; third and each
subsequent offense, 500 to $500.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-30
MARKET DAY HERE AGAIN.
Street Auction Was a Feature Of the
Days DOlngs.

No that was not an open-air sec
ond hand store south Of the National
bank today. Those numerous arti-
cles there were sold at auction, for
today was market day. Scores
of farmers were in town taking ad-
vantage Of the bargains and many
Of them brought in products to sell.
Today's market day was a success.
The roads were In excellent con-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-30
The County Paper
and Its Mission

He had the air Of one who knew 1t
all as he walked over to the stove
and backed up to warm himself.
''What is your paper worth a
Year," he asked.
zone dollar and fifty cents"
"That," said he as he opened the
stove door and shot about half a
pint Of Horseshoe onto the Goals,
sis too much"
"Sure."
"Why, can get Kansas City
paper for twenty-five cents Q year.
Just as big or bigger than yours"
"Of course. Does 1t give any
news Of your neighborhood? VIII 1t
tell you when court is going to meet,
when a neighbor dies, or record any
thing about your family? How many
have you in your family, anyway"
me, the old lady and six children,
and they all read, too"
want the paper, don't they?"
"They are always telling about
something somebody else saw In
your paper. They want 1t and ]
thought If 1t didn't cost too much
l would make 'em present OF 1t.
But won't pay dollar and half
for any paper"
mo? Three cents a week Is too
much for you to pay for an hours
pleasure a week each for your SIX
children and your hard working
wife. II you would chew five per
cent less tobacco every year you
could pay for two copies"
well, won't pay it. Just the
same" and out he went. In five
minutes he was In the barber shoT
asking for the last issue. He sal
down and read every line Of It.
Then our whole soul filled with
sharp remorse as we thought Of th'
two thousand other hapless victims
who are paying a dollar and a hal
a year under the delusiOn that the!
are getting their moneys worth.
4
When the citizen n gathered tt
his fathers 1t is the country week.!
that extols his virtues and lay
wreaths of flowers upon his bier ant
consoles those left behind. 1t recordl
the arrival of babyhood and tells o
the bright prospects that surroun'
the happy couple as they start ou
on the journey OF matrimony. WheI
the sun is high and bright and pros
perity flows over the land 1t re
joices with the people and repeatI
again and again the story Of th'
best town in the best county In thu
state. When the drouth stalks dowl
the valley and crops are parchinI
in the hot sands, 1t sings songs O.
optimism and states authorltatlvel!
that the next issue will record
soaking rain. Bill Skies new barn
Jim Jumpers almost completed resi-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-30

Sunday was a typical spring day
IN Kansas. It opened with rain.
turned to a dust storm and ended
with frost and sleet. western Kan
sas had an especially hard day Of
It and vheatfields suffered. Locally
no damage was done.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-30
Mrs. LOper's Funeral.

The funeral services of Mrs. Dor
cas- Loper will be held at the Loper
home nine miles northeast of Abb
lene Thursday morning at 10 o'clock.
Rev. Mr.. Sheets will officiate and
the burial Will be in the Prairiedale
cemtery.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-30

dition and farmers began to arrive
early this morning and until two
o'clock in the afternoon.
Daredevil" Green is expected to
make a balloon ascension late this
afternoon IL the wind subsidies. % .
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-30
Are Many Restrictions

IlLLOVh NNSNs
Are Many Restrictions.
Rigid. restrictions are placed upon
time and manner Of shooting wiio
game birds. No wild game may be
shot at or killed while sitting on
the ground or water, unless wound
ed. No wild game bird may be snot
at or killed from motor boat Live
ducks maythot be used as decoys,
The faw, however, does not apply
Ito farmers who shoot birds when
destroy other birds or are ruinops to
fruits and grains.
The game bags for one day are;
snipe 10, prairie chickens IL,
quail IL, plover 12, wild ducks H.
wild gees 6, wild brant 6.
1t is absolutely forbidden for any
one to kill, destroy or capture any
eagle. Complete protection is award
ed the American bird. Complete
protection for six years is granted
Hungarian partridges, and English
Mongolian and Chinese pheasants'
Taking or destroying the nest and
eggs of a wild bird is forbidden.
Restrictions on the plumage on
women's hats are made in this sec
ton:
No person, shall, within the state
of Kansas, kill or catch or have In
his possession, living or dead, any
Wild song bird or insect eating birt
Ior birds, or purchase, offer or ex
pose for sale, transport or ship
within or without the state, any sucf
wild bird, except as permitted by thi'
act. No part of the plumage, ski
or body of any bird protected by thi
act, shall be sold or kept in the pos
session for sale, irrespective of whe
Ither said bird was captured or kille'
within or without the state.
! U la
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-30
a 81 nf ThnnIra.

We wish to thank all the kind
neIghbors and friends for their gen
erous help and assistance in our late
misfortune on Feb ~. when our
house burned down and since then.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Hoffman,
Elmo. Kan.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-30

Vera B. Tyler nlsd suit IN district
court today for q divorce from Frank
Tyler. she charges him with gross
neglect and abandonment and asks
Tor the custody Of their chiId.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-30

dence and Sam Slows remarkable
patch Of alfalfa find their way into
its columns. The doctor, the baker,
the candlestick maker-all Of them
appear In a never ending moving
picture before the eyes Of the peo-
pie every seven days. The man who
has wandered far from his fireside
picks it up, and again 10 spread be-
fore him the whole panorama Of his
boyhood's golden days. All for three
cents week and pay when you
happen to think about 1t.
The stern faced man Of millions
in his spacious office reaches out
eagerly every Saturday morning and
paws over the pile Of mail until ne
finds the dinky little paper with the
red label on it. The careworn woman
in the humble home on the far vest
ern claim glances frequently from
the doorway down the long winding
road at the close Of certain day
every week for the coming OF the
husband and father. She, too, is
looking for the same paper with
the same little red label on It. They
scan every item-the man Of gold
and the sad-eyed woman--and the
marble halls and the flush OF power,
and the dkngy walls and the gnaw
Of want, fade away and are forgot
ten. He sees again the swimming
hole In the bend Of the creek and
hears the shouts Of the boys from
the bank as they yell "chaw beef
She in fancy smooths again the
new blue frock as she sits in the
front room and listened for the foot
steps Of him as he comes whistling
down the walk. So they live again
the glorious days Of the old home
town--the man Of gold and the sad
eyed woman.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-30


'ris 8 thing Of sentiment. this
little old country newspaper. When
you want the story of valor told to
the world 1t sings the song. When,
perchance, disgrace paints the gcar-
lot letter on the family circle 1t lis
tens to the pleadings of the broksns
heart and whispers not Of It. When
1t does you favor you come in and
beg a few extra copies, but when It
steps on your toes you drop around
to lick the editor. Without your
dinky country paper your towns and
hamlets would be like the man who
threw kisses at a girl in the dark
he knew 1t, but nobody else did.
You might imagine you were alive,
but other people would have to buy
railroad ticket and come out and
see for themselves. Thus ends tre
brief tale Of the blooming old thing
that isn't worth three cents week.
bert Walker.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-30
To Enforce New Law.

The new law requires that the
warden shall name one or more dep
uty fish and game warden in every
county in the state who shall have
constable and police power to arrest
without warrant any violators OF the
law.
The ownership Of game and fisn
I is thus set forth.
"The ownership of and the title
to all wild animals, birds and tisnes'
both resident and migratory, in the
state. not held by private owner
shlps. legally acquired, shall be, and
are hereby declared to be IN the
g. ate"
The license fee for residents is 81;
for non-residents SIS. Such licenses
are good throughout the state. In
dividual resident owners need no IL
censes to hunt or fish on their own
premises.
The seasons for shooting wild AMI
mails are:
Fox squirrels from September to
January /. Gray and black squirrels
are protected entirely.
Muskrats, skunks, minks' rae
coons, opossums, civet cats, from NO
yember Is to March IS.
Beavers and otters are protected
entirely for ten years from the pas
sage OF the law.
Antelope and deer also have com
plete protection for ten years.
The open seasons on game birds
are: -.
Wild geese, wild brant and wilc
ducks from September l to April 80
Grouse and prairie chickens from
october / to November /.
Quail from November Is to Decem
Der /.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-30
Here Are Your
New Game Laws

The quail season was shortened up
fifteen days.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-30

Wise is the hunter or fisherman
Who stacks his guns and fishing rouS
hehind the door for a time ana goes
to reading law. And when he goes
hunting or fishing he might find 1t
advisable to carry with him a tape
Zine. a law book, and calendar.
The new Kansas fish and game
law. which will become a law within
4 few days, upon its publication IN
the official state paper, has q lot
Of new things in it which would pc
the part of wisdom for the lovers
of the chase and stream to learn ana
make known unto themselves.
The new law covers the fishing
and shooting sports Of Kansas as
completely as an army blanket would
cover 1O-cent piece.
/ Long has ii been the right OF any
person to shoot rabbits in Kansas
cotton-tail or jack-at any season
Of the year, without showing IL
cense of authority. That day has
passed. The man who shoots rab-
bit in Kansas hereafter will find 1t
advisable to carry license card. OF
course this does not apply to the
farmer who pours bunch OF lead
into rabbits on his own farm.