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The daily Alaskan., 1912-12-16
MADAM, AM SANTA CLAUS"

house cause we were SO poor, And I want a stocking full of toys, like the ether boys, and a new sled, and pair of skates, and | thought if I saw Santa Claus I'd ask him"
 Here a soft voice from the window called "Liouell LionelT' and the ap- partition slipped down from the gate and ran away
 "A cunning little roEueT thought Mardlfeld. santa Claus, eh7 An old gentleman with a long white beard ha! hal ha! And I might have had just such a chubby rascal of a grand son as that if only-I wonder lf they would object to my adopting himl Santa Claus. ehY Well. believe | win turn Santa Clans for onceT'
 The stars were shining out, tiny points of gold. through the darkness of the Christmas eve. when Mir. Mardl deld knocked at the door of the little cream colored cottage.
 "Come inr' a gentle voice called, and Mardifeld, groping bis way through semillghtcd hallway. found himself in the presence of a sweet faced woman, in a pillowed chair, her fingers busied in some piece Of knitting.
 Madam. said he, lowing courteous ly. 'T am Santa Clausw
 And then he told her the story of how little Lionel had accosted him In the morning
 "You are very kind. sir" said the woman tremulously. We are poor-so poor, in fact, that the barest necessa. ries of life are sometimes beyond our reach-and little Lione's dream of San ta Claus must have gone unreallzed 1T 1t were not for your thoughtful con. sideration."
 She smiled faintly, with a motion of Der white transparent hand toward the chimney, but as Mir. Mardiaeld turned round to look he started as if smitten by some sudden blow.
 My GodT' be gasped, "whose picture Is that hanging over the mantel"
 "NIy husbands portrait sir
 "Your husbands! Then" and he turned once more to face her, you are Charley's wifeT'
 My husbands name was Charles Mardiaeld." she answered Little Lio- nel. awakened by the loud voice in which the old gentleman bad spoken sat up in bis bed, with disheveled curls and big eyes
 "sapts Claus, Santa Clausr he cried. .Namma, knew he'd comev
 "Nly child. said Mir Mardlheld, lift ing the little form in his arms, santa Claus has sent you a grandfather a-@
The daily Alaskan., 1912-12-16

sand uttle matters have to be seen Co before alI Is ln complete readiness for the burst Of gIadness
 Every house Of the many that shel- ter the fifty millions of the Japanese empire, however humble The abode may be, has some sign Of the New Year idea. Before every gate and doorway is placed the chief symbol of the sea- son, what the Japanese call the kadO- matsu, or pine tree Of the honorable date At each side of the entrance to the house or garden three short pieces Of bamboo tree. cut at an acute angle, stand tied together as pedestal from which rises the ever glorious pine tree, in shape something like a Christmas tree, for the young pine Is the emblem of a loyalty and life that are ever fresh and green.
 In addition, over the door Of each house is set up a lobster attached to an orange. These are usually the gifts of a friend to express the goodlD wish
The daily Alaskan., 1912-12-16
CHRISTMAS AAORG
 THE MIEADOS PEOPLE.

TAToRDs adequate to a descrip- " ton of the festive season fin Japan are difficult to com
 mand. Even the camera and brush would faIl to do justice to a scene of such gay activity and color As Christmas approaches city, town and vilhge take on a new appearance. and the diversions of the people a new turn and tone In Japan Christmas is not a mere holiday. It represents a holiday season in the fullest sense of the term.
 For weeks before the dawn of Christ mas day preparations elaborate in kind and degree are under way. Men in tight attlng costumes, their profes- sions. or the contractors names print ed ou their backs, spend day after day decorating the streets and houses Stands for the lanterns and the festive greeuing must Je erected. and a thou.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-12-16
THE MAIL ORDER PEOPLE

the only offenders who blind the interests of the nt The merchants just bad Many of them send for their printing while the argue agansa order business
The daily Alaskan., 1912-12-16
Let Her Pass

Sec the merry Christmas shopper. But for goodness. sake don't stop hsri Let her hike along her pathway
 Let hnr pass you with a smile Though you know her don't drialn her. For the fact could not bs p'siner That if you two get to chatting
 You win merely block the aisle. Do not Hrk her how she's feeling ff her sisters b8by's rep'inE
 From that awful scarlet fever
 Or n tvW affect her mind Don't inquire about her mother Or her nephew or her brother Can the Idle gossip lady.
 There's a crowd of us behind Do not ssE her wHsrs she's EnittinE Or crochctirE for fitting
 Little Christmas gift this season.
 If you get her Ftarted she wW relate her whole Ufe story. An Zee tragedy and glory,
 And there's fuU two hundred people
 Trying bard Co uaIk on me. See the merry Christmas shopper, But tor goodness saEe don't stop heri There's nu chai that you can think of
 That Is really now worth while Let her gD about her buyfng Though tu sre1E co her you're dying, Cut U out tHis Christmas season.
 t.et'p have freedom fn the Hie's.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-12-16
MR. MARDIFIELD'S
 CHRISTMAS GRANDSON
uT WONDER who they are" said
 old Mir. Mardiheld

HT WONDER who they are" said
 old Mir. Mardided
 He was standing at the win.
 dow Of the breakfast room' looking across the sunny street at an unpretendlng little cottage.
 "Whom do you mean, unclel" asked Clara Barton, who expected to be her granduucle's heiress.
 "Why, those people across the wayV "Oh. common folks, dare say. No body else would live in that house"
 old Mardideld came to the breakfast table. He sighed softly as he took the cup from Clara's jeweed hand.
 Uncle, dear you are very silent said Clara.
 'T was only thinking, my dear" said the old gentleman apologeucally.
 "Only thinkingr' Yes, his mind had gone back years along the dusty track of time. and be had been mutely pom derlng upon what the result would have been had he shaped his course differently in the days that were gone. He had had a son once, of whom he had been proud and fond, and f.
 "l would have done anything for hlm-anythiug," thought Mardideld, swallowing his coffee, ''if he would only have been willing to consult my feelings a little But when he mar ried that western girl it was Ike drawing a gulf between us, and he knew lt But he's dead now, and even on his deathhed he was too proud to send for his old father"
 These were the thoughts that were passing through old MardIHeld's mind As the old gentleman was returning from a walk later In the cool sunshine a little fellow hanging over the gate accosted him eagerly.
 "Slr, are you santa ClausT
 "Not that know of Why7"
 "You are Ike the picture in my book" said the boy-"a fat old gentle man. with long white beard and lots of parcels And my mamma said Santa Claus wouldn't come to our
The daily Alaskan., 1912-12-16
GRAND REDUCTION SALE

The Pack Train Is now selling a big lot of Good Goods at reduced prices as they are getting too old Co hold and sell at a profit, Yours,
 tf. Herman Grimm
The daily Alaskan., 1912-12-16
GREAT CLEARANCE SALE

Sold at a loss! Malt Rainier, 20 cents per bottle Especially prepar. ed for sick people and invalids. and excellent for nursing mothers. Only two barrels left. After that, price will be 35 cents per bottle.
 PaSk Train Bar
The daily Alaskan., 1912-12-16

Location notices. pracer and quartz for sale by the Daily Alaskan u
The daily Alaskan., 1912-12-16
DeutaI Supplies

V. r. PATTERSON S COMPANY
 Dealers In
 DENTAL SUPPLIES 22g Walker Bldg. Seattle. wash. Orders by mall or cable viii receive prompt attention. Catalogue on re- quest.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-03-07
HARVEST MONTH FOR i
THE PLUMBERS NOW

The plumbers WIN have prosper
our March. Before April 1st every
water user must put in a meter or
the city will put one in and charge
1t up to So a year rent. A rate of
$13.75 to $1475 has been agreed on
q by the plumbers for installing a
meter. There are about 500 water
users which means something like
$1,000 to be spent by April 1st
1t is expected that the meters will
raise the income of the waterworks
and bring the system nearer to a
self-supporting basis which 1t has
never reached. The rate will be 80
cents per 1000 gallons for the first
1000 cubic feet with a minimum OF
81 a year, and rs cents per 1000
gallons after first 1000 cubic feet.
This is higher than many towns pay.
Junction City's rate is Is cents and
Beloit's 20 but it is h oped that after
awhile it will be possible to lower
the rate.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-03-07
NEW PROPRIETOR TAKES
CHARGE OF SMOKE HOUSE.

Mrs. w. J. Mcdonald today pur-
chased the Smoke House of F. B.
Beagle for her son, George Mcdonald.
who will manage 1t. Mr.. Beagle has
been in business ten years and has
conducted the Smoke House in
manner that has been highly credita-
BILE. 1t has always been free from
rowdyism or roughness and has
gained steadily in business. Mr.. Nc
Donald will continue its standard.
Mr.. Beagle asks all his friends to
give the new proprietor their pat
ronage He will remain In Abilene
but has not decided in what business
he will engage.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-03-07
NEW YORK PAPIR APPROVES
frank OF PROSPERITY.

The Financier. New York, the lead
ing financial paper Of the country,
says editorially: "The, condensed
statement OF the Bank OF Prosperity
OF Dickinson county, Kansas. reveals
the following resources: Loans. the
crop; reserves. cows, hogs and poul-
try; cash. grain, stock, butter and
eggs. Also the following liabilities:
Capital, soil. fertility, buildings,
stock and machinery; surplus, man
ure applied to land; deposits, corn,
alfalfa and stock increase, the de-
post of fertility in soil and filthy
lucre in the pocket; checks But
why go any further? The secret is
out. The Bank of Prosperity is the
other ego of the Abilene National
of Abilene, Kansas, which lie to be
congratulated on this ingenious me-
thod of encouraging the farmers. OF
its district and giving them little
fatherly advice"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-03-07

put away in the seed house.
g '4' Well l said do you think
you've got a good ear there?'
"Tt looks to me like a good
ear he said. What, do you think
Of it?'
81 picked it up and looked it over
Well l said finally, 4 think it is
the most perfect ear of corn ever
saw. It's good enough to win the
w. X. Kellogg $1,000 trophy this
year at Omaha
"And l was confident the moment
I saw it, and looked it over, that !
held the trophy winner in my hand.
So much SO that when left for
Omaha to exhibit the ear, l took 1t
cut of my grip and showed it to the
station agent with the words, That's
the ear I'm going to win the $1,000
trophy with"
So there's the story of the cham
MON ear as Palm told it himself.
And on the strength of it who will
saw thai Fred c. Palm doesn't Justly
ssoerit the title, 1.-THE Man Who
Esnows Corn?
But that's not all of Palms story.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-03-07
X. G. TOURISTS WILL MAKE
ABILENE IN SPRING.

The Automobile club of Kansas
City will hold its fifth annual re-
liability and trade tour about May
20. The routing will lead the motor
lists over the best roads of Missouri
and Kansas. Abilene will be tho
sixth town on the route. The motor
car dealers of Kansas City have
promised their assistance to make
the tour a success, and have already
entered nearly forty cars.
The route, as laid out by Mr..
Stevens and Frank 2. Lott, chairman
OF the tours committee, will include
the following towns in Kansas and
Missouri: st. Joseph, Hiawatha,
Marysvtlle. Clay, Center: Junction
City. Abilene. Salina. Lindsborg. Nc
Pherson, Lyons, Great Bend, st.
John, Hutchinson, Newtonc Wichita,
independence" Joplin, Webb
City, Carthage, Boston, Jasper, La
mar, Irwin, Sheldon, Archie, Lone
Tree, Harrisonyille, Peculiar and Bell
ton. N-.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-03-07
DAY OF PRAYER FOR HOME
MISSIONS WAS WELL OBSERVED

The Mission circles of Abilene were
we'll represented ,at the Baptist
church Thursday morning and after
noon, February 20, to unite with
their sisters throughout the land In
day Of prayer for home missions.
With the recurring of this day
each year there has come added In
terest and increasing attendance.
This year the enthusiasm ran high
and work of home missions was well
presented in papers and addresses
and in earnest prayers. The pro-
gram arranged by the National Cohn--
ell of Women was carefully followed.
The morning session was presided
over by Mrs. e. l.. Hull and the az
ternoon meeting by Mrs. H. P. Full
err. AT the morning gathering after
a song and the invocation by Rev.
H. P. Fuller, Mrs. Hull gave a short
address of welcome In behalf OF the
Baptist church. Prayers were offer
ed for more faith and conservation;
for one another; and for our land;
her institutions and rulers. Help
full and inspiring papers and address,
es were given by Mr.. Rugh, Miss
Julian, Mrs. Humphrey and Mrs.
Keel.
In the afternoon prayers were Of
fered for missionary societies and
training schools; for greater material
and spiritual equipment; for the Ind
ian, African and all foreigners in
our midst: and for the church that
she may be wise, generous, Jealous
and tactful in her work.
The papers and addresses for the
afternoon were given by Miss Hattie
solt, Mrs. Ballet. Mrs. e. r. Brown,
Mrs. Brenneman, Mrs. Schrock and
Mrs. E. L. Hull. Each one presented
her subject with enthusiasm and to
the great profit of those present
In the morning we were favored
with a solo by Mrs. Gross and In
the afternoon with a duet by Mrs.
Herbert Howard and Miss Mary Giles.
A vote of thanks was extended to the
ladies' Of the Baptist church for their
warm hospitality and to all others
who assisted in making the meetings
a success. The meeting next year
win be held at the Brethren In
Christ church. BenedictIon By Rev.
w. H. schrock.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-03-07

e'Just a countryman-that's all
is the way the grower OF this re-
markable ear of corn, Mr.. Fred G.
Palm, styles himself. Though he
is admitted to be one Of the lead
ing corn experts In the country
one whose services are greatly In
demand as Judge of corn exhibits
Mr.. Palm asks for no greater honor
or distinction than to be known as
{. plain Hoosier. farmer, and while
he openly processes reasonable pride
in the achievement Of growing the
famous ear of corn which was ad-
Judged the most perfect ever grown,
titnis without shadow of ostenta-
tion.
In the first place, Palm knows
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-03-07
III. McCurdx for sheriff.

The first announcement Of can
didate for the nomination at the
primaries next August is that Of J.
H. McCurdy Of Abilene who an
nounces that he is candidate for
sheriff subject to the action OF the
Republican primaries. He has been
a contractor and builder In Abilene
many years and was one OF the coun-
ciimen of the city a year ago. HIS
appears in the proper
column. r. ,,...
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-03-07
s TheWorldS Champion Ear

rather be an agriculturalist, so he
took few short courses at Purdue
University and rented a portion OF
the farm he now occupies. Nine
years ago he began carefully breed
ing this new variety of corn. For
two years he planted two rows OF
Reds Yellow Dent. then two OF
Alexanders Gold Standard, detas-
selling the Gold Standard. From the
detassled rows he picked for seed
only the ears carrying the charac-
teristics he wanted to reproduce,
planting these in breeding plots and
maintaining careful selection, so that
in nine years time he had developed
a well-settled type.
TIE next award of this trophy will
be made at the next National Corn
Exposition, which will be held in
February, 1918, at Columbia, s. c..
The Worlds Greatest Ear Of Corn.
Variety Palms Corn Flake Yell
low. Named after winning the W..
X. Kellogg $1,000 Trophy
A Hybrid-The seventh year pro-
duction. N
Parent Plants-Male, Reid's yell
ow Dent; female, Alexander's Gold
Standard.
mensions-Length, 10M inches.
Circumference, ~ inches. Number
of rows, 20. Length of kernels, ga
of an inch. Width of kernels. about
* of an inch Thickness of kernels,
10 of an inch. Arrangement, very
uniform, kernels running in straight
rows the entire length of the ear
without a misplaced grain, holding
their length we'll to the ends Of the
ear, tip being well covered with
denied grains. Weight, 20 ounces.
Estimated proportions-coTH, 80 per
cent; cob, 8 per cent.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-03-07
l6l1s Unique Story q its DisoOverZ

He tells 1t willingly. though modest
ly, for he knows. that his story when
ever told is a source of great en-
couragement of the thousands OF
farmers who never had better
chance than he had himself Palm
was born and brought up on a farm
near Newtown, Ind. He has never
owned a foot of farm land In his
lie, and the 86O-acre farm on which
the champion ear of corn which won
the Kellogg Trophy was grown is a
rented farm
Mr.. Palms real experience as a
farmer began about sixteen years
ago. He had been on the road as
a grocery specially salesman when
he took notion that he would
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-03-07

corn. If there were no more PROOF
Of this fact than the bare story OF
the development and discovery. of
the champion ear, it would be enough.
And in proof of this fact, here is
the story as he told it himself;
at was in November, 1910, and
we were just harvesting our crop.
The weather had been good, but we
were a little late with the harvest.
The men were going through the
fields with the wagon in the usual
way gathering the corn, and the
harvest was a promising one.
eve have a sort of corn show at
my farm all the time, and there is
always an award for exceptionally
good ears of corn-ears sufficiently
true to type to permit of their being
exhibited. There is small box on
every corn wagon in which the most
perfect ears are thrown. These,
when properly selected, constitute
The seed corn, and among these more
perfect ears we occasionally find an
ear that we are willing to exhibit in
contest.
ION the day the champion ear was
found, was at the house and at
dinner time one of the men brought
il in and laid it, with a number of
I tner ears, upon the window sill in
the well room for me to take and
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-03-07
BUCKEYE FARMERS BROKE
THEIR ROADS IN STYLE
From Mondays Daily !

Eight big horses attached to a
snow pillow on which rode ten men
with with four teams and wagons
following made the equipment of a
road-breaking crew fNoln Buckeye
that forced its way through the drifts
to town today. They had a hard
time of 1t and reached the streets
at 8 O'Clock. The country roads are
in the worst condition ever known
and many are yet impossible.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-03-07
Former DicIInson's Lecture.

The illustrated lecture given by
Rev. G. Clifford Cress, of Colorado
City, at the Baptist church last even
ing was a delightful success. One
hundred views of rare beauty were
thrown on the canvas, and the de-
scriptIon of the pictures gave a very
vivid conception of one of the great
est countries in the world, Africa.
The words of Mr.. Cress were full
Of instruction, humor and pathos.
In all, it was one of the most edu-
cational and entertaining events Of
the season.-Florence, (Colo.) Daily
Citizen.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-03-07
FUNERAL PROCESSION COULD
NOT BUCK SNOW DRIFTS

The funeral of Jack Peterson was
held Saturday afternoon from the
Presbyterian church, Rev. DR.. Blay-
ney officiating. The burial was to
be made at Talmage. The funeral
procession started for Talmage but
had to return when only short
distance from Abilene on account Of
the roads being blocked with high
snow drifts. The body was shipped
to Talmage by train.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-03-07
BY CONSENT PLEAD.
GUILTY-"sHORTY" GOT @5.

Lee Fowler today in Justice
Quinn's court by consent pleaded
guilty to assault and battery and
was fined 81 and costs, the total
amounting to 1915. Fowler Friday
in fight struck William vanden-
berg on the head with a poker.
shorty" Buchanan pleaded guilty
in Justice Quinn's court today of
being drunk and disorderly and was
fined SIS and costs.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-03-07
INDUSTRY FARMERS SNOW.
BOUND HERE SINCE SATURDAY

C. w. Kessinger Friday moved to
Abilene from his farm north of In
dustry. 1t took five wagons to move
the goods and several OF his neigh
bors assisted him in moving. The
snow storm Saturday filled the cuts
in the roads and they have been
snow bound at Abilene since.
One wagon started back to Indus
try Saturday, but got as far as st.
Joseph's' academy north of Abilene
and had to return. "s +"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-03-07
RounsaveII-stearns.

In Saturdays issue of the Kansas
City Times there appeared a marriage
license which is Of interest to Abb
lene folk. II read, George A. ROun-
sayeH Of Chicago and Florence e.
stearns OF Kansas City" Mrs. Roun-
saveII lived in Junction CITY a NUM-
Der Of years. Mr.. RounsayelI travels
for a wholesale dry goods house Of
Chicago and comes here several times
4 year. They VII reside IN Kansss
cIty.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-03-07

ence Springer were married at the
home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. s. j. Brinkmeyer near Enter
prise Wednesday at high noon. Only
relatives were present to witness the
ceremony which was performed by
Rev. C. G.. Meyer. The groom has
rented a farm south of Enterprise
where Mr.. and Mrs. Springer will
reside.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-03-07
BIG STORM FAILED
TO COME THIS WAY.

A rumor that a terrible storm was
coming scared some people last even
ing. It was one Of those wireless
stories that always accompany un-
usual conditions. Instead the skies
cleared and today Is springlike and
baimy with the snow drifts rapidly
fading. Trains are running about
on time but east ana west country
roads are yet blocked.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-03-07
FEED THE QUAIL AND
SAVE THEIR LIVES.

The heavy snow has made it DIFF
s,cult for the quail to get food and
thousands are dying. R. g. TOnkin
aaid today: eff the farmers 40 not
~, out food for the guam few wiIi
" left. These little birds are OF
rraat value as insect destroyers and
would mean great loss to have
tem extsrminated- II me farmers
~ the countx wIIl - esnelpua FltA
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-03-07
Mrs. Mcdonald Dead.
Iron Mondays Daily

Mrs. F. e. Mcdonald died at Town
er, Colorado, this morning. The
body will be brought to Chapman
for burial Wednesday or Thursday.
Mrs. Jack Towt is sister of Mr..
Mcdonald.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-03-07
'.AFFIEs' WILSON TO MANAGE
GREAT BEND TEAM AGAIN.

"Afffe" Wilson, former manager
OF the Abilene base ball team, will
manage the Great Bend aggregation
the coming season. "Affie" was at
the helm Of the team last year and
piloted the Great Blenders through
a successful season. Great Bend
viii Be : member q me Central Kan-
sas league THIS SWIMMER.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-03-07
Were Married%at X. O.?

Saturday marriage license was
Issued at Kansas City to Miss Flo
De Long Of Herington and Clyde
stilIie of Abilene. Mr.. STILES par
ents here do not know whether
the couple was married at Kan
sas City or at Harrington.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-03-07

their food they will live through.
II anyone will feed the quail and
does not wish to stand the expense
send the bill to me and / will pay
IL. This applies to farmers Of the
county and I hope everyone will
nut out food for the quail"