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Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-27
TEXT BOOK CASE BEING
HEARD BY SUPREME COURT

The suit filed by e. R. Simon
| county attorney of Shawnee county
seeking to have the action of the
state text book commission at its
May meeting declared invalid because
of the adoption of "split series" of
text books, is being argued before
the supreme court. The case is be-
fore the supreme court on the de-
murrer filed by Attorney General
Dawson, representing the text book
commission, which RAISES the is-
sues in the whole case and the ruling
on this demurrer will finally settle
the controversy as to whether the
action of the committee was legal.
The matter goes before the court in
this form through an agreement of
the parties to suit in order that the
controversy may be speedily settled
and the text book commission know
in ample time before the beginning
of the next school year whether the
commission must meet again and
adopt uniform series of readers and
biographies.
Early this spring it was reported
that the school boards of over 20
towns were to have suits brought
against them for allowing the elsey
of supplemental text books. Abilene
was in this list but only one case
has been tried and that was in Shaw
nee county.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-27
WELL TOLD. :
BY An Abilene Resident.
THE END.

The following has more interest
for Abilene residents than 1t other
wise would have because Mr.. Kline
is one of ourselves, citizen of Abb
lene. If it prove of assistance to
but one person in Abilene 1t will
have been worth telling.
e. d. Kline, 216 e. N. Fifth street,
Abilene, Kan, says: II advise any
one who is troubled by weak kid
neys or backache to use Doan's Kid
ney Pills, for l consider them the
best kidney medicien to be had. In
1901, gave public statement in
their praise and at this time gladly
confirm it. My kidneys were In
active and the kidney secretions
passed too frequently and contained
sediment. / had an almost constant
backache and often became dizzy and
nervous. Despite all my efforts for
relief, steadily grew worse until
] procured Doan's Kidney Pills ct
G. E, Northcraft g. Cos. drug store.
On using them my strength and en-
ergy returned and the pains in my
back disappeared. Doan's Kidney
pills deserve the entire credit for
my cure"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster dilburn Co., Buffalo.
New York. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the Doan's
ana take no other. ~
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-27

n
fear We cannot find much sup.
port for our ethical system IN the
wild nature. says John Burropgha
in the Century, ! know my friend
Thompson Seton claims to find what
we may call the biological value Of
the Ten Commandment in the lives
OF the wild animals; but can not
make his reasoning hold water, at
least not much of it, Mr.. Burroughs
continues. OF course the Ten Com
mandments are not arbitrary laws.
They are largely founded upon the
needs OF the social organism; but
whether they have the same founda-
tiOn in the needs Of animal life apart
from man, apart from the world Of
moral obligation, is another ques-
tion.
The, animals are neither moral
nor immoral; they are immoral;
their needs are all physical. 1t IL
true that the command against mur-
der is pretty well kept by the higher
animals. They rarely kill their own
kind; hawks do not prey upon
hawks; nor foxes prey upon foxes;
nor weasels upon weasels; but lower
down this does not hold. Trout eat
trout, and pickerel eat pickerel, and
among the insects young spiders
eat one another and the female spi-
der eats her male IL she can get him.
There is but little II any neighborly
love among even the higher animals.
ey treat one another as rivals, or
associate for mutual protection. Ono
COW will lick and comb another in
the most affectionate manner, and
the next moment savagely gore her.
Hate and cruelty for the most
part rule in the animal world. A
few of the higher animals are mo-
nogamous, but by far the greater
number of species are polygamOus
or promiscuous. There is no mat
ing or pairing in the great bovine
tribe, and none among the rodents
that l know of, or among the bear
family, or the cat family, or among
the seals. When we come to the
birds we find mating and occasional
pairing for life, as with the ostrich
and perhaps the eagle.
AS for the rights of property
among the animals, / do not see how
we can know just how far those
rights are respected among individu-
ais of the same species. We know
that bees will rob bees, and that ants
will rob ants; but whether or not
the chipmink or one flying squirrel
or one wood mouse will plunder the
stores of another do not know
Probably not, as the owner Of such
stores is usually on hand to protect
them.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-27
SIXTEEN HOURS OF DAYLIGHT.
This Was Longest Day Of Year
Summer Commences To-day.


This .twenty-first Of June was the
longest day OF the year and the
summer season was officially opened
this afternoon at / O'Clock central
time
The earth will reach its shortest
distance from the sun during tn an
nual travels around its orbit today
and has commenced its march away
from the lumlnary, reaching its great
est. distance from the sun on De
csmhet 81. with the Inclusion Of
the dawn and the twilight, the total
amount of daylight today will be rs
hours Incidentally, tonight win be
the shortest might Of the year.
Although the base ball pennant
races started more than two months
ago and straw hats have been worm
90 long that they are beginning to
look faded. the official summer aea-
son did not commence until lies
o'clock this afternoon.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-27

who, with his shoulders shaking and
his hands clutched at his chest, was
moaning with pain and love by turns.
Eyes. daroga l felt her
tears fiow on my forehead on
mine, minei ~. They were soft
(. they were sweet! They
trickled under my mask thet
mingled with my tears IN my eyes
ss,. they moved between my lips.
Listen deFosa Iistsni topwhat
! did. 4 n. ] tore on my maak 90
- not to lose one Of her tears f.
and she did not run awayI
And she dld not dial S.ess she re.
manned alive. weeping over me- with
me. We cried togethsri thaFe tsStet
all the shappinGtnr sshea w6FldE can
ofgerlss isll t. .loti .dn sai
Ana Ertk fen into I chair. choking
Doti nEeAbn ss slss uas,ee 4.
"Ah. am not going 70 de Pet !,
presently I ahall bac1. : ! hut let me
cryt1g.. llIiSten, dard !.
listen to this, -. Wins was at
her feet heard her say,
Poor, unhappy Efiki' ' And
shs took my hand! had Be.
come no more. you know. than . poor
dog ready yto die for her. i
mean It, daro6al -. I held "a
my band . ring. . plain sold ring
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-27
Move On Nowi

says a policeman to a street crowd
and whacks heads If 1t don't. Move
on now" says the big, harsh mineral
pills to bowel congestion and suf'
fering follows. DIR. Kings New Life
Pills don't bulldoze the bowels. They
gently persuade them to right action,
and health follows. 25c at ]. M,
Gleissner's.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-27

A sprained ankle may as q rule
be cured IN from three to four DAYS
by applying Chamberlain, Liniment
and observing the directions with
each bottle. For sale By ell dealers.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-27

Constipation causes headache, in
iigesticn, dizziness, drowsiness. For
. mild, opening medicine, use DoAn's
ReguletSs Csc box at all stores.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-27

RrcfWec. ooEing, scaling Salt Rhsum
B Is cured by Hoods sarsaparilla--
the great and unequalled remedy. foz
every bind Of SKIN DISEASE
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-27

"Had dyspepsia or isldigestion for
years. No. appetite. and what I did
eat distressed me terribly. Burdock
Blood Bitters reached the caues. -
!. ii. walker, sunbury. Ohio
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-09
My Paper Bag Cooking Experiments
ey Martha MecuIIoch \

BY Martha McCulloch Williams.
When Soyer's paper bag method of
cooking was first brought to my at
tention by friends. who. rightly OF
wrongly. seem to have high opinion
Of my abilities as a cook. admit
that I was skeptical Of its practical
bility. Indeed, was more than that
was rather firm in my belief that It
could not prove out But was in
duced to put the system to a trial
and, 10 and behold!--the very first
trial made me an enthusiastic follow.
er of NJ Soyer Since then | have
been doing all my cooking by the
Soyer method. and each succeeding
day more than ever convinces me
that any woman. simply by following
Soyer's general directions. and using
that good common sense and care
which are essential to all good cook
ing. can master the Soyer paper bag
method OF cooking In q very short
time. and will find 1t a great boon
both to herself and to all the mem
bers OF her household.
Following M. Soyer's general direc-
tons for paper bag cookery. speed
lily learned that there are sundry com
mandments to be observed while pur-
suing his method OF cooking.
The first and greatest of these is
TO get the right bag. which is made
specially for cooking. Is parafined.
odorless even when crumbly-crisp.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-09

sanitary and to be had in sizes big
enough to hold a Thanksgiving tur.
key. or tiny enough for single chop.
Next nearly as important is to
grease the bag inside literally, using
butter. lard, oil. drippings or a very
fat rind of bacon.
Use a footed wire broiler. or very
open grid-shelf. in the oven. All pa
per bag cooking is done In the oven.
II a gas oven, It must be lighted eight
to ten minutes before putting in the
food and kept at blazing heat until
the bag corners seorch lightly; then
slacken the heat third or even hall
throughout the rest OF the time of
cooking.
Be sure TO lay the bags in the oven
with the seam uppermost, especially
II water has been put inside. Seams
win steam open now and then--if the
opening is downward there will be a
leakage and much bother.
Finally, 1t is important to renem-
Der that all manipulation, seasoning
and fiavoring of food must be at
tended to before it ia put in bags.
There can be no stirring or tossing
in the course Of paper bag cooking,
Nor must a bag be opened at any
time during cooking: such action Is
absolutely unnecessary II directions
are faithfully followed.
Copyright. 1911. by the Associated
Literary Press.)
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-09
Severance Of Marriage Ties ir
Norway Easy to Procure.
New Jaw 10 q BlessIne-Its Enact
nens Has Not Been Followed by
Rush Of the Dissatisfied
10 Courts.

Lonion.-Norway has now solved
che divorce evil. a correspondent
writes. At least so declares Fru Ella
Anker, one of the leaders of the Nor
wegiai women's movement and a sis
term aw Of Herr Johann Castberg.
minister Of justice In the last Nor
wegial cabinet. Herr Castberg framed
the law Of 1910. which is believed to
have accomplished the miracle. Fru
Ankef has come to England to tell the
Englii'hwomen OF the success OF her
sex n Norway. and so struck with
her accounts have been many influen.
tial v'omen's organizations that they
have decided to agitate for an Eng
hsh divorce law modelled on the Nor.
wegian measure.
II was with the hope that Fru Ank-
er's knowledge would be Of some as
sistance to you In the United States.
found ering as you are in a divorce
mare from which few are in agree
ment as to the surest way out. that I
have had the following interview.
80 AANcA - Su6AIs picdSdut
faced. rosy complexioned. typical
andinavian woman. with an engag-
Ing freshness of manner. She speaks
English almost without flaw. but is
troubl I'd. from an interviewer's point
of view. with an amount Of modesty
AID self-deprecation that is almost dis
connecting.
But what she lacks in self esteem
she more than makes up In her en-.
thusiasm for the cause OF women. She
is, Ike most Norwegian women. alb
solutely sure that the beginning of the
brighter era dawned in her country
when partial adult suffrage was grant
ed to her sex. Certainly. declares Fru
AnkeI. the women we're the deciding
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-09
MASSACRE OF INDIA LEPERs
Victims Were Assembled by Chinese
Governor and Shot Down by
Soldiers.

Calcutta.-The mission to lepers in
India and the east Is responsible Tor
a tragic story OF the massacre OF a
number of lepers in a district near
the French frontier IN China
According to this story. a military
commander OF a district induced the
lepers to assemble by the announce
ment that a distribution OF rice would
be made A large number gathered.
bringing with them many children
Arrived at the rendezvous. the Iep-
ers were surrounded by soldiers ana
shot down Dead and wounded were
then shoveied into deep pit already
prepared and Kerosene oil poured
over them. the whole mass then be-
ing set on FIRE
few who escaped were hunted
down on the hills and killed
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-09
FIGHTING THE BUBonIc FLEA
Ten Thousand Squirrels Found In
fected With Plague In
California.

observation-disclosures Speaker Can.
non is trying to find out how much II
costs per squirrel or per flea" to
drive the threatened bubonic plague
out of California. In hearing before
the house appropriations committee
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Robert c. Bailey said $4,000 a month
is now being spent In California In an
effort to eradicate ground squirrels.
which carry the flea that carries bu.
oonic plague Including the fight be-
gun 10 1907 against the rats in San
Francisco Oakland and Rerk ely the
government has spent more than
81. 000. 900.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-09
Prince Too Huge For Van

The high sounding titles of Naushad
ALI and of his uncle. the rajah: his
presence at the British coronation.
and the fact that he is invariably ac-
companied by girafte-likc servant
seven feet high in Indian costume.
threw the usually suspicious jeweler
off his guard
The thinness of the servant and the
largeness of his master have been
brought out in most picturesque con
trast. for so devoted Is the servant
that he insisted on going to Jail with
his master. His family has served the
princes family for 300 years.
It seems that as the prince was TAX.
ing shinp at Marseilles without having
paid for the jewels or returning them
he was arrested. Hence the black ma
ria. He is at least three times as
big as the average Frenchman. so on
the request of his American lawyer.
Frederick Allan. the city Of Paris is
forced to build black maria of triple
capacity for its pompous. princely, and
most interesting prisoner.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-09

most accurate method: but experi.
ence win soon teach the cook ~
is required. and the color assumed "
piece Of paper placed in the oven
viii at once tell whether It is too hot
or too cold.
In the case Of coalheated stoves
with solid shelves a wire broiler
should be used. This should be
placed on the shelf with the bag con-
tanning the food. It Is necessary to
emphasize the fact that. except In
the case of pies. no dish should be
Used
How to Know when the Food Is
Cooked.
II the timetable Is adhered to, the
bag may be taken out of the oven In
confidence that the food Is well
cooked. But IL from any cause the
heat declines. 1t is very easy to find
out whether the food is properly
cooked. Except In the case Of yege-
tables, a little hole can be made in
the bag by which the food can be
seen and judged as to whether II is
cooked OF not. This viii not initiate
against the cooking Of the food In the
slightest In many articles, however,
slight touch of the bag win indicate
to an ordinary cook whether the bag
Is ready to be served.
Dangers to Be Avoided.
Cooking generally has its dangers.
like other occupations 1t 10 the
beauty of this system that the dan
gers are reduced to a minimum. One
does not require every now and then
to open the oven door ito see how
the roast is getting on" The oven
is doing its work. because the whole
force Of the heat is playing upon the
bag and ensuring every part of the
food being properly penetrated.
Nevertheless. care should be exer-
cised when opening the oven.
Care. again. should be exercised In
taking the bag out of the oven A
plate should be placed gently under
the bag about couple of inches. and
the bag drawn completely on to the
plate with the fingers. The bag
should be ripped open from the top
and the fragments thrown at once
away.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-09
.MMN

before a magistrate and ask for an
order He sends them to the concilia-
ton board. permanent institution for
mediation In all matters Of judicial
conflict. If the officials of the con-
Citation board find ii impossible to
change the minds of the couple the
latter are granted a separation order
At the end OF one year the ministry
of justice is compelled to make the
divorce final II it is demanded by
either husband or wife
'1nfidelity on the part of either hus-
band or wife has been a ground for
divorce In Norway since 1880 II is
still considered a crime. and the Of
fender can be punished with penalties
and Imprisonment on the request Of
the other party But few divorces are
nowadays obtained on this ground. the
couples preferring to come to an
agreement and give no reason for
their request for a divorce In 1910
Of the $50 divorces 237 we're granted
on the grounds Of separation de facto.
131 by mutual consent. eleven on the
ground of insanity. two for bodily un-
fitness and only nine for infidelity
after separation and divorce the
common property is divided equally
between the husband and the wife"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-09
FREE DIVORCE HERE

factor in putting through the law that
is now likely to serve as a model for
other countries.
First ! want to make clear" said
Fru Anker. that this law which has
done so much to solve the divorce
evil In my country was one of the
direct results Of the enfranchisement
OF my sex. The law was passed by a
liberal government. but 1t had the
support Of all parties. II Is based on
the principle that mutual love between
the husband and the wife is the only
moral basis for marriage. When that
feeling fails or is seriously shaken 1t
Is absurd to bind the two together
any longer. The law ought then step
In and provide the means for d.
vorce. Our law provides admission
to separation as the preliminary to
divorce when both parties request it.
and similar relief when one requests
1t on such grounds as to make It prob
able that mutual good will is ruined
II there is agreement between hus.
band and wife. the law grants a d.
vorce without inquiring into the rea-
sons. but as security that the step has
been well thought over before action
II provides that a year Of separation
must intervene between the applica.
ton and the actual granting OF the d.
vorce. II the request is made by only
one party two years Of separation
must precede the actual divorce
In my country divorce is not looked
upon as a disgrace. but rather as a
relief from an unfortunate state of ar
fairs. It is kept out of the courts as
much as possible. the machinery be-
ing largely in the hands OF admins
trative officials The proceedings are
very simple and extremely cheap
The cost varies In different cases. run
ming from a little less than SIPS to
s25 It is not necessary to employ
lawyers II is the duty OF the admin
istrative officials to make their own
investigations and to collect the nee.
essary information. to settle the ques-
ton Of money and to arrange for the
care Of the children
when a husband and wife agree
that they want divorce they appear
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-09
A PAPER. BAG DINNER.

Roast Beef, Round, Ribs, or Sir
loln.--Grease well with drippings, but
do not season. Put in bag. lay on a
wire broiler. and cook In a moderate
oven. For a three-pound joint allow
forty-five minutes; for seven-pound.
one hour and twenty minutes.
Lima Beans.-Take q quart OF Lima
beans. add two ounces Of butter. four
ounces of diced ham. a little sugar
and salt. good teaspoonful Of -four.
and few sweet herbs tc taste Put
in paper bag with half pint of
water. seal up, and cook for an hour
in a moderate oven.
Baked Potatoes.-Thorough wash
twelve good-sized potatoes Make a
few small Sits in them, but do not
peel Place in paper bag. with one
tablespoonful of water. Seal and cook
thirty-five to fifty minutes. according
to size.
Tomatoes.-Place six tomatoes In
boiling water for twenty-five seconds.
Peel. butter your paper bag. put In
tomatoes with salt, pepper. suspi-
cion OF sugar. and a small piece OF
butter. Put the bag on the broiler
after sealing, and cook for twelve
minutes in a hot oven.
Apples a Ia Duehesse.-wash and
dry ten large apples. Core them. put
stick-cinnamon-only bit-in the
place of each core. and pour over
them tablespoonful of rum Put in
buttered bag. and bake on the
broiler thirty minutes. When quite
done dish up. remove the cinnamon.
and fill the centers with jam--straw-
berry. raspberry. or apricot. Cover
with stiffiy whipped cream, sprinkle
with chopped nuts. and serve. or set
on Ice till wanted. Use sweet apples
and let them cool before adding the
jam and cream.
Copyright. 1911. by Nicolas soyer.l
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-09
Special "6Iaek Maria" Built for
RaIah's Gigantic Son. Accused
Of Stealing Pearls.

Paris.-Paris is convulsed with
laughter because an Indian prince, who
attended the coronation of King
George and Queen Mary of England is
so bulky that he cannot enter the
Paris black maria. and the city coun-
ell has been compelled to build spe-
cial polio conveyance for the big
brown man from India His name is
Naushad Ali. and he is member Of
the provincial parliament of Oudh and
a nephew Of Rajah Sir Mohammed Ia
baddreg Raoul Khan of Jehangi-
rabad.
The reason why this mighty man OF
many distinctions has been connected
with the black maria is because Of
his fondness for jewelry. A jeweler
named Meyer sent him a rope OF
pearls for inspection. the prince hav-
ing written: please let my score
tary select jewels to the amount Of
$4,000"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-09
Decline In Natural Increase Of Popuia
tlon Such as to Cause Grave
Concern.

There has been a striking falling OF
In the natural increase in the popula-
ton Of England and Wales this year.
In q report issued BY the registrar gen
eral Of the United Kingdom it is shown
that in The quarter ended September
80 births exceeded deaths by only ST.
645. as compared with l23.022 excess
Of births over deaths In the CORE
spending quarter of 1910 and l23.309
and l24.054 In the third quarters Of
1908 and 1909. respectively. The num-
Der Of births registered in England and
Wales In the third quarter of 1911 was
e22.601. a rate Of IA annually a thou
>and population. or 20 thousand be-
low the average birth rate In the third
luarter Of the ten preceding years.
II was the lowest birth rate ever reg
stored in any third quarter since the
establishment of official registration
70 four large cities Of the United
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-09
Priest Gets Restraining Order Against
One for efianee-Menaees Peace
Of Congregation.

Pottsville, Pa Declaring that
Stephsn Pecuch. Of Minersville. sits
in the front pew at nearly every serv-
ice in St Georges Greek Catholic
churcil OF that town and grins often
sively and disrespectfulIy at the priest
and vorskipers. and that Pecuch
struts out of the church before the
services are completed In an often
sive, nsolent, disrespectful. belIiger.
ent. i,reverent and defiant manner.
menaeIng the peace Of the congrega-
ton" Rev. Andrew ]. Kaminsky pc
titIoned the schuylkill county court &c.
day f,r an injunction to prevent
Pecuci frcm entering the church or
any part Of IT,
she IN Murphy served the injune-
tion lite this afternoon on Peeuch.
and tie community awaits the out
come There has been opposition
shown against the priest. even to an