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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-02-29

49, ssMbanish. eng nla 1nseoUy o1t
line wns dlntlnguinhed iqaninF BACK y
sl.a dark. me carriage was going e
waking pace N 4 lonely drive -
hind the grnndstand at Longchamp.
Raoul dressed In frantic haste, pre-
pared 10 forget his distress By hing.
ing himself. aa people say. into the
vortex OF pleasure" Alas. he was .
very sorry guest and. leaving his
brother early. found himself, BY ten
O'Clock. in the evening, In cab pc
hind the Longchamp race-courae.
II was bitterly cold. The road
seemed deserted and very bright un-
der the moonlight he told the driver
10 wait for him patiently at the cor
ner OF a near turning and, hiding him
self as well as he could, stood stamp
ing his feet to keep warm. He had
been indulging in this healthy exer-.
ciae for half an hour or so. when q
carriage turned the corner OF the road
and came quietly in his direction, at
q walking pace.
Az It approached, he saw that q
woman was leaning her head from the
window. And. suddenly. the moon
shed a pale CLEAN over her features
"Christine!"
The sacred name OF his love had
sprung from his heart and his lips.
He could not keep II back. he
would have given anything to with
draw It, for that name, proclaimed In
the stiffness of the night, had acted
as though II were the preconcerted
signal for furious rush on the part
OF the whole turnout, which dashed
mast him before he could put into ex-
ecution his plan OF ieaping at the
horses heads. The carriage window
had been closed and the girls face
had disappeared. And the brougham,
behind which he was now running
was no more than black spot on the
white road.
He called out again: "Christine!"
No reply. And he stopped in the
midst OF the silence.
With a lack-luster eye, ne stared
down that cold, desolate road and into
the pale, dead night. Nothing was
colder than his heart. nothing half SO
dead; he had loved an angel and now
he despised woman!
Raoul. how that little fairy OF the
north has trified with you! Was II
really, was 1t really necessary to nave
30 fresh and young face, q fore
head 80 shy and always ready to COW
or itself with the pink blush OF mod
esty in order to pass in the lonely
night. in carriage and pair, accom-
panied by a mysterious lover? Surely
there should be some limit TO ny
pocrisy and lyingl
She had passed without answering
his cry. And he was think
ing OF dying; and he was twenty
years old!
His valet found him in the morning
sitting on his bed. He, had not un-
dressed and the servant feared, ct the
sight of his face. that some disaster
had occurred. Raoul snatched his let
ters from the mans hands. He HAD
recognized Christine's paper and
handwriting, She said:
Dear: atist eyt G1se Is
II go to the masked ball at the opera
ON the night after tomorrow AZ
twelve O'Clock, be in the little room
behind the chimney-place OF the Dig
crush.room. Stand near the door tnat
leads to the Rotunda. Don't mention
this appointment to any one on eartn.
vry..r white domino and be care
fully masked. AS you love me, do NOT
let yourself be recognized.
.'CHRISTINE."
let .S.-,. ( T4#ste4
I ,anvf xvonkl
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bro6zing over 'hef dead father and,
above all. the state Of sublime &C.
stasy into which music threw ner
from the moment that this art was
made manifest to her in certain excep-
tional conditions. as In the churcnyard
at Perros; all this seemed to nim 70
constitute a moral ground only TOO
favorable for the malevolent designs
OF some mysterious and unscrupulous
person. OF whom was Christine Daae
the victim? This was the very rea-
sonable question which Raoui put 10
himself as he hurried on to Mamma
Valerius.
He trembled as he rang at q little
fat In the Rue Notre- Dame-des-Vic-
torres. The door was opened by the
maid when he had seen coming out
OF Christine's dressing-room one eve
ming. He asked II he could speak 20
Nine. valerius. He was told that sne
was i'll in bed and was not receiving
visitors.
Take in my card, please" ne said.
The maid soon returned ana
showed him into small and scantiiy
furnished drawing-room. in which por-
traits Of Professor Valerius and OLD
Daae hung on opposite walls.
madame begs monsieur le vicomte
70 excuse her." said the servant. "She
can only see him in her bedroom, be-
cause she can no longer stand ON her
poor legs"
Five minutes later, Raoul was
ushered into an ill-lit room where he
At once recognized the good, kind face
Of Christmas benefactress In the
semi-darkness of an alcove. Mamma
Valerius' hair was now quite white
but her eyes had grown no older;
never, ON the contrary, had their ex-
preston been so bright, 30 pure, so
child-lilKe.
IN. de Chagny!" she cried gaily.
putting out both her hands to her
visitor. "Ah, It's heaven that sends
you hereI We can talk OF
her"
| This last sentence sounded very
gIoomiIy in the young mans ears. HA
at once asked:
madame where is Chris
timer"
And the old lady replied calmly:
"She Is with her good genius"
''What good genius?" exclaimed
poor Raoul,
/, why, the Angel Of Musicl'
The viscount dropped into Q chair
Really? Christine was with the An
gel Of Music? And there lay Mamma
!, Valerius in bed, smiling to him and
putting her finger to her lips, to warn
him to be silent; And she added;
/, .You must not tell anybody"
"You can rely on me" said Raoul.
He hardly knew what he was say
ing, for his ideas about Christine. al
ready greatly confused, we're becom
ing more and more entangled; and II
seemed as II everything was begin
ming to turn around him, around tht
room, around that extraordinary good
lady with the white hair and forget
me-not eyes. .
Il know! I know / cant" she said
with a happy laugh. but why dom
YOU come near me, as you used to az
when YOU were a little boy2 Give mt
your hands, as when you brought mi
the story OF little Lotto, which Dadd!
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Daae had told you. I am very fond
a YOU. M. Raoul. you know. And 80
Is Christine tool''
aShe ID fond Of mel" sighed the
young man. He found dificulty in
collecting his thoughts and bringing
them TO bear on Mamma Valerius'
GOOD neniuH." on the Angel Of Music
AZ whom Christine had spoken to
him 20 strangely, on the deaths head
when he had seen In sort Of night
mare On the high altar &C Perros and
also on the opera ghost, whose fame
HAD come TO bis ears one evening
whon b. was standing behind the
scsnea. within hearing Of q group q
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CHAPTER YIN.
Pa MvatarIous prouaham.

The Mysterious Brougham'
That tragic evening was bad TOT
~varybody. CarIotta fell Ill. As Tor
,gshristine Daae, she disappeared after
aha parformance. A fortnight elapsed
curing which she was seen neither AZ
ne obera nor outside.
: Raoul, Of course, was the first TO De
rcnstonished at the prima donna's ap-
aence. He wrote to her at Nine.
Walerius' nat and received no reply.
MS grief increased and he ended Dy
!. Aeing seriously alarmed at never see
%ng her name on the program. FAUST
was played without her.
One afternoon he went to the man.
ayers ONCE to ask the reason q
Christine's disappearance. he fouHu
ehem both looking extremely worried.
lhelr own friends did not recognise
them; they had lost all their gaAsty
anA spirits. They were seen crossing
4ha stage with hanging heads, care
worn brows, pale cheeks - though
pursued BY some abominable thought
or 3 prey to some persistent sport o.
fate.
The fall Of the chandelier had IN
wolved them ID no little responsible
stv: but 1t was dificult to make them
npeak about IT The inquest had end
~ III 4 verdict Of accidental death,
caused by the wear and tear OF the
chains BY which the chandelier was
hung from the ceiling; but It was the
Auty of both the old and the new man
mnnrs to have discovered this wear
and tear and to have remedied It ~
tine. And feel bound to say that
nm. Richard and Moncharmin at this
tine appeared 80 changed. 50 absent
minded. 50 mysterious, so incompre
Nnnaible that many Of the subscriber
thought that some event even more
horrible than the fall Of the chande
Her must have affected their state g
mind.
"a their daily intercourse. the!
,nhowed themselves very impatient
except with Nine, CRY, who had peel
translated In her functions. And thei
reception OF the yicomte de Chagny
when he came to ask about Christine
was anything but cordial. They mere
~ told him that she was taking
holiday, He asked how long the mol
day was for, and they replied curtl
that it was for an unlimited period
as Mile. Daae had requested leave .
absence for reasons Of health.
sThen she Is I'LL" he cried. "Wha
Is the matter with herr"
1--WE don't know"
~Didnt you send the doctor Of tn
opera to see herr"
.sNo, she aid not ask for him; AM
as we trust her, we took her word"
Raoul left the building prey
the gloomiest thoughts. He resolves
come what might, to go and inQuiE
nf Mamma valerius. He remembers
me strong phrases in Christine's ie
Ter. forbidding him to make any
tempt to see her. But what he ia
seen st perros, what he had hear
behlnd the dressing-roOm door, q
conversation with Christine at "a
edxe Of the moor made him suspe'
some machination which. DEVILS
Though It might be. was none the LEI
human. The girls highly strung Il
nrination. her aHectionats and cred
1ons mind. the primitive eoacaiii
which had surrounded Der ehtAano'
Ikn circle II leRen1a re eaAfl 81
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AsI.s Recovery Of Money.

Lola Atkinson of Junction City to-
aav filed suit in district court against
81 p. Rough, ]. H. Aslin and Hen
|rietta Asling which involves the re-
covery of money
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RRRALfH e fully restored BY the
"a great Alternative and tonic, Hood =
sarrsnarilla, AID you remember the
Old aging, heath IS WEALTH.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-10

will winter and thrive on two pounds
a day. Sheep fed on alfalfa will gain
from eight to fifteen pounds in rs to
100 days and double that with small
grain ration added. Steers will put on
pound to a pound and a half a day
on straight alfalfa, and if fed grain ra-
lions will put on double that amount
Lambs wintered on alfalfa will produce
one to two pounds of wool more than
when on range. Brood sows will do
well all summer on alfalfa pasture
alone and thrive on alfalfa hay in win
ter. Horses have been known to put
on six pounds a day when grain ra-
lions We're fed also. Alfalfa is a great
poultry feed when cut fine and mixed
with cornmeal. This is also good way
to feed it to hogs in winter. One acre
Of irrigated alfalfa will produce 1O, 900
pounds, one acre in inclosed native
pasture will produce 500 pounds, while
one acre OF range will average a pro-
duction of $50 pounds. One acre of
irrigated alfalfa will feed one steer
400 days, one acre of inclosed pasture
will feed one steer twenty days.
Putting it in the form of sheep it will
show as follows: One hundred and
sixty acres of irrigated alfalfa will run
1.6O0 sheep one year; 100 acres of in
closed pasture will run eighty sheep
one year; 160 acres of range will run
forty sheep one year. Apply these fig
ures to the stock growing in arid res
gions, taking the proportions as given
in round numbers and 160 acres of
irrigated alfalfa will carry 146 steers
for a year, and it would require some
thing over eight sections G,12O acres)
of dry range to carry the same num-
Der of cattle, or, putting it briefly, one
acre of irrigated alfalfa is worth as
much as thirtytwo acres of average
dry range-Denyer Field and Farm.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-10
SAVE YOUR SOIL

How to Prevent Your Valuable Land
From Being Washed Away.
When soils are likely to wash al
ounce Of prevention is worth many
pounds Of cure. The best remedy.
writes ]. G. Mosia In Farm Prog
ress, is preventive one. This applies
especially to the formation of gullies
on hillsides by which a farm may be
completely ruined in very few years.
When these bitches are small they
may be filed with rubbish that Will
check the current of water ana cause
the sediment to be deposited there
which viii result In the f1ling Of the
ditch.
The general washing that takes
place from the surface Of all billy and
even slightly rolling land should be
looked after as well.
The washing removes the best soil
and lowers the productive capacity of
very large areas Of land Much OF
this was not the best to begin with,
and the removal of the thin top soil
has rendered many tracts almost
worthless.
Silt and clay soils are much more
liable to wash than sandy ones, be-
cause the particles are smaller, conse-
Quently more easily carried by water,
and as these soils do not absorb the
rainfall readily. because the pores are
small, so there Is more water to run of.
While it is impossible to change the
inorganic constituents Of soils to any
appreciate extent, yet they may be
treated in such a way as to change the
texture in few years.
This may be done by Incorporating
organic matter In them. The partially
decayed material cements the soil par
ticles into granules or grains, giving It
somewhat the porosity and looseness
Of sandy soil.
1t is estimated that ten inches Of
loose soil viii absorb two inches OF
rainfall.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-10
With the Short Story Writers
Attaching the Elephant
By CHARLES B. LEWIS

The circus and menagerie of Jones &
Jones We're coming that way. The
greater part of its menagerie consisted
of the elephant Abdul, and Abdul had
become old and irritable and no longer
saw things with the freshness of other
days. He was being most carefully
watched when the show arrived at
Clementsville.
Jones & Jones had had to offer 80
cents on the dollar to their creditors
at the last three stands, and when the
exhibition ut Clementsville was over
they could not pay certain farmers for
oats, hay and straw. One farmer, the
largest creditor. refused to take IL note
of hand. His claim was for $40, and
he rushed to see Mr.. Taylor the law
yer, about it.
Your claim is good, and all we have
to do is TO attach something" was the
lawyers announcement. .'As the ele
plant is the biggest and most valua-
bic thing they have. we will attach
him. The circus won't move on with
out him. Your case will be settled
within an hour after we attach him."
And so the elephant was attached
The constable saw the creditor, and
arrangements were made TO take Abb
he was going to get a soft thing, and,
much to the establishment of the cir
Gus folk. he went along in contented
manner and finally brought up in the
farmers barn. Then the real history
of the case began Jones & Jones left
town with smiles. That meant that
the suit would have to be adjourned
when called and that ultimately it
would be decided in the farmers ia
vor: also that he would find himself
with an elephant on his hands. He
found that out even within the first
hour.
| Abdul wanted from three to Eve bar
RES of water to wet his throat 1t
| took an hour to bring 1t from the
house Then he wanted quarter OF
n ton OF the best hay to eat and the
same amount to toy with as he stood
up to mediate and feel sorry for those
elephants that were still knocking
around the country. Night had not
| yet come when he took n fancy to a
certain beam In the barn and wrapped
his trunk around it and pulled it from
its place and used it for baseball BAT.
Then he tore out the manger and used
] the siiyers for toothpicks and went to
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-10
The Lost Child.


The child was losti No matter where
His parents looked he was not there.
They searched the attic through and
through.
They searched the deep. dark cellar, too:
They went out on the roof. and then
They searched the cellar dark again:
They looked behind the chironier.
But ne'er Riddle did appear:
They opened all the empty trunks.
They looked behind the beds and hunks,
They looked beneath the parlor chairs.
They looked behind the kitchen stairs,
They sought him at the house next door.
They sought him at the candy store.
They looked all through the eight day
clock,
They sent alarms all round the block;
But, though they sought him everywhere.
The child was lost-he was not therei
Then sudden his mamma
Resolved to seek for him afar.
Bring me my hati Be quickI" Quoth she.
This dire suspense is killing mel
I fear his wandering little feet
Have led him out upon the street!'
And then. oh. Joy, the child was found!
What cheers all through the house re-
sound
Asleep he lay. he and the cat,
Curled snugly up on mothers hat
He with the cat. the cat with him,
Behind the feather on the brirni
New York Times.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-10

bed happy. The farmer again con-
suited the lawyer. The latter had been
making elephants a study for the last
four hours.
Yes, all the cost of AbduPs keep and
all the damage he did while in the
hands of the law would be assessed on
Jones & Jones when the case was de-
cided against them, as it surely must
be. Just go right back home and give
that elephant whatever he wanted and
it would be all right.
On the second day Abdul broke his
chains and pulled a ton of hay from
the NOW. Then he wanted drink,
and when the farmer cut him off with
five barrels of water he trumpeted
wildly and broke up the tanning mill,
the corn shelter and some stray boards
and beams.
Very irregular and improper on the
part of Abdul" declared the lawyer.
but of course Jones & Jones win settle.
They must settle. They must have
him with their show"
On the third day Abdul demanded
seven barrels of water, half a ton of
hay and most of the pumpkins grow
ing on the farm and then broke down
the doors and piled the fragments in n
Aeul ntdp anu SET Out OIL Il voyage OIL
discovery. He discovered the smoke
house and chicken coop and dairy
house and upset them. He discovered
the family well and yanked the pump
out by the roots and threw it over the
house. He discovered the house itself
and smashed all the windows and
DOORS Then he passed into the orchard
and pulled up twenty-one apple trees
TO show that he was no buffer. He
had leveled forty rods of fence and
torn down a wagon shed and tossed n
reaper and mower sky high when he
entered mammoth mudhole and
drowned
The lawyer said AbduTs proceedings
could be legally criticised, but that
there WAS no question as to how the
suit would 60 There wasn't Jones &
Jones came back and won it and made
| the county pay them $1,000 for the
loss of their elephant while in the
hands OF a duly elected constable And
then Jones & Jones. the clown. the
| bareback riders. the tight rope walk
| er and other circus people smiled and
winked, and Lawyer Taylor realized
he had had his chance and was not
equal to the occasion rs Al
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-10
AYRSHIRE DAIRY cows
POINTS OF EXCELLENCE.
Gentle, Hardy Animal With Healthy
Appetite and Produces Milk Con-
tinuously.

The Ayrshire COW In general is
handsome. sprightly looking animal Of
medium size, weighing at maturity
about 1000 pounds, red and white in
color, the relative proportions Of red
and white being greatly varied and
yielding readily to the taste of the
breeder, says the American Cultivator.
There have of late seemed to be more
inquiries for Ayrshires with white pre-
dominating, but color is merely a mat
ter Of fancy and carries with It no
excellence Of dairy quality.
In Scotland there IS not the atten-
ton paid to color that there Is in the
United States, the dairy quality of the
cow seeming to be about all that COM
mands attention.
The Ayrshire has small, bony head;
large. full eyes; dish face, broad muz-
zle, large mouth, upright horns, the
size, whether slim or large, being a
matter of local taste in breeding; long.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-10
Timely Agricultural Topics
mellow. covered with a thick growth

mellow, covered with a thick growth
OF fine hair.
The Ayrshire is a tough, hardy cow.
with vigorous appetite and not too
particular what she eats. While at
pasture she goes to work rapidly, gath
ertng what is most convenient. and
when satisfied lies down to chew her
cud.
The general appearance of an Ayr
shire as you look at her is striking,
being alert and full of life and reserv-
ed energy. She Is healthy COW, rare
ly having ailments OF body or udder.
and you seldom see an Ayrshire cow
but that has four healthy quarters in
her udder,- giving a uniform quantity
OF milk well up toward calving. Many
Ayrshire cows are dried OF with diff
Guilty.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-10
A Domestic Scramble.

Is it true the house is haunted when each
window has shade?
Shall mistress scold because she sees
large spoon holder maid?
(The maid may take a cup and saucer. i'm
puGent young thing!
Should you always come to breakfast
when you hear the napkin ring?
If the water pitcher to the floor, will 1t
make the butter ball?
(Shes often let the salt shaker and never
wept at alb
Is 1t true that for each window pane
they'll call a doctor later:
That, though your stove may have a CRATE
there is nutmeg crater?
If you let the peppdF box. then should you
let the sugar bowl,
The teapot stand and strainer eyes to see
the finger roll?
And when the biscuit cutter did the knife
handle the scraps?
Let the picture wire to know and you'll
find out these things, perhaps.
-Womans World.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-10
Do You Want Home Trade /?
AN APPEAL TO WOMEN.

Ladies, are you doing your trading
at home? / don't mean all of it, but so
much Of it as you can, asked Richard
A. Haste in a magazine article. Be
fore you send to the city are you Civ
ing your home merchant a chance to
sell to you or to send and get what
you want? You want this merchants
help to make your home town a better
place to live in. Now and then you
want a donation Of So, SO or S25 for
worthy purpose. 1t may be the build
ing of church or the establishment of
a hospital or it may be the parking of
a street
Are you doing all in your power to
help this merchant in his business so
that he may be able to give to these
worthy objects?
Are you advising your friends to
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-10

slim neck, clean cut at throat; thin,
sloping shoulders, with the spine ris-
ing a little above the shoulder blades;
back level to setting on Of tail. except
a rise at the pelvic arch; broad across
the loin, barrel deep and large, with
ribs well sprung to give abundant
room for storing coarse fodder, and
wide through the region of the heart
and lungs; milk veins large and tortu-
Gus, entering the belly well forward
toward the fore legs; skin soft and