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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-09-19

Walt Mason in Harper's Weekly:
oh, come with Me and Perkins, with
gong and tambourine, and, by the
jumping gherkins; we'll make this
country clean! Well wipe out all
abuses; the trusts, both root and
trunk, we'll send where Captain
Loose is, and other outworn junk!
Wen purify the workin's of gov
eminent, my boys, so come with Me
and Perkins and help us make a
noise! The tricksters,. and the job
bers their finish clearly see; the
rascals and the robbers are all OPP
posed to me; the truckers and the
traitors, the sopundrels and the
scum, the chumps and small pota-
toes by fear are stricken dumbl
They're shedding tears by firkins,
they know I'm bound to win, so
come with Me and Perkins. and
sanity Comrade Finn! You say !
brought a panic when l was in be-
fore? You have a gall titanic to
put up such a roar! Such things
were best forgotten, their fame
should not endure; for all the world
is rotten, and I alone am pure. You
say when I was master didn't
Jump the trusts, or make the dimes
come faster to those who live on
crusts? Now there's no use in rak-
ing up nasty things, ! swear when
1 am busy breaking the clanking
chains you wear! When am swat
ting tyrants you shouldn't stand
and sob or taxes and Of high rents
when / was on the jobl II you'd
improve your sleddin', Increase your
store Of joys, you'll come to Arma-
geddon with Perkins and the boysl
BY dawdlin's and by shirkin's no
battle will you win, SO come with
Ne and Perkins, Mccormick, Stubs
and Finn!
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-09-19
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Of the Board Of County Commission
ers of Dickinson County, Kansas,
September 8, and 5, 1919.
TUESDAY, Sept. ., 1912.


Board met according to law, B. d. Fry
and G. w. Peterson present
minutes q last meeting were read
On motion Of w. o. steen. VIM. schaaf
was appointed truancy officer for Holland
Banner, Hope, Lyon, Wheatland Jeffer-
son, Ridge and Union townships for the
school year 1928 and John G. Rover
was appointed truancy officer for the re-
maInder of the county.
Board compromised sale No. 533 Of
1898 for s1.0O lot 2, block II, Rice and
Board accepted original tax, $11.5S on
1T %. block 14S Creech's second addition,
sale 361 Of 1904.
Ordered S271.O0 cash assessment against
q. Y. Y; w. lodge Of Enterprise stricken
q. L. Harris assessment on improve
ments on lots II, 10. is. IL and 10, block
ed for tax amounting to 1885,
AUDITED and allowed bills against the
Board adjourned to meet wednesday,
sept. 4, 1912 at a. M
ss.., Wednesday, Sept. 4, 1919.
Board met as per adjournment, B. d.
Fry and G. w. Peterson present
q Ordered John Ecker released from GUS
Ordered Gus HolmdahI road petition
laid over until October meeting.
Audited and allowed bills against
.
Checked statements of county treasurer
with books Of county clerk.
. Ordered refund to county treasurer on
$500. 90 improvements, tax 5000 on lots
1915. block 1913. Harrington. erroneous as
sessment.
Adjourned to meet Thursday Sept. S.
1912 at a. m.
Thursday Sept. 5, 1919.
Board met at 9 a. M, B. d. Fry and
C, w. Peterson present.
The Belle Springs Creamery Company
appeared before the Board Of County
Commissioners and offered to donate to
the public 3 strip Of land 20 feet wide,
off the west side of lots east of court
house from the alley north to their drive
way for street purposes If the county
would pay the additional cost of wild
ening the pavement Of said street from rs
to IS street.
on moIlon the above proposition was
accepted by the Board of County Com
missioners authorized to pave Short street
the full width If SO feet
Board audited and allowed bills against
the county.
Allowed aid same az last month and
adjourned sine die.
Attest:
Ii. w KING,
b. d. FRY,
Chairman.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-09-19

The Beloit Gazette. one Of the
consistent progressive papers Of
central Kansas takes the Bull Moos-
ers to task for their dishonesty in
trying to steal the Republican col
umn on the ballot. Among other
things 1t says: AS we have often
stated we have no quarrel with the
voter who wishes to support Mr..
Roosevelt or Mr.. Wilson but we
have quarrel with the political
boss who tries to prevent as from
the right Of casting our own vote
for the candidate of our choice. We
do not object, in other words, to
other people engaging in the news
paper business but the fellow who
has the nerve and gall to come in
and try to use the name of the Ga
zette, its machinery. building and
equipment to promote an opposition
paper will be pretty apt to get
kicked out and we feel just the same
way about the fellows who are try
ing to uses the name and machinery
Of the Republican party of Kansas
to effect its own defeat.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-09-19

William Allen White seems to be
laying up trouble for the Republic
cans. Before the primaries he an
nounced that II the progressive can
didates for state offices we're de-
feated independent candidates would
at once be nominated by petition to
defeat them. This was not made
good but now he announces that in
every county where there. Is a Re-
publican central committee support
ing the Republican national ticket
another committee favorable to the
Progressive party will be formed.
OF course this will not apply to
Dickinson county where the candi,
Gates for representative and sena-
tor and the chairman of the COM
mlttee are supporting the Progress
sive national ticket and against the
Republican national nominees; but,
suppose the Republicans who believe
that the nominee of the party for
president should be supported by
Republicans form Republican CEN
trail committee, would 1t not defeat
the entire county ticket? That is
what the Progressives will do in
counties where the Republican COM
mittee officers are supporting the
Republican national ticket. Is 1t the
plan of the Progressive party to de-
feat every Republican possible?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-09-19

AS late in the compaign OF 1880
Is the Maine election in September,
Hancock was chosen to the presi-
dency: but it was Garfield who was
Inangurated on the following March
tth. at this time in 1872 Greeley
was q long way ahead Of Grant. I'M
til q few days Of the voting date in
1884, when Burchard made his ir.
ruDtion. Blaine had carried the
country; yet November 9Th placed
Cleveland IN office. Accprding 10
the testimony Of Henry George, one
81 hia most enthusiastic and intelli-
gent supporters, given late IN octo-
Der, 1885, Bryan had all Of the
states except half a dozen or sol;
bot we 40 not find his name any,
whsfs 81 ihs rem Of presidents
mklth a. toss sa IS We write.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-09-19

Some Of our politicians, big and
little, seem to have forgotten that
the old maxim, Never write let
ter and never destroy one" is Just
as able-bodied as 1t ever was. Still,
the ability of Mr.. Hearst in pro-
ducing inconvenient letters is no
more remarkable than the agility
Of Mr.. Roosevelt in extracting from
his magic letter-file convenient de-
malls. In other words, as a man
fileth, so is he.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-09-19

Dave Leahy, secretary to the gov
ernor, has scheme for electors
which is ingenious though illegal
a characteristic Of a lot Of schemes
that emanate from Topeka He
proposes to have the Taft and
Roosevelt electors both appear or
the Republican ticket. Dave does
not go far enough. The Democratic
and Socialist electors should also
appear there-they have as much
right there as the electors of the
national progressive party. Why
does not the Hon. Leahy suggest
that the Roosevelt electors be hon.
est and get off ticket on which
they do not belong?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-09-19

Financial papers say the failure
OF the United Motors Co. reveals one
OF the rottenest deals for soaking
the innocent investors yer pulled of
on Wall street. Investors were led
to believe that the company was
making money when It was headed
for bankruptcy; the promoters got
out and let the public hold the
sack. File on them-was not the
sanity Geo. w. Perkins. the leader
% the great reform movement. the
manager Of the dealt
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-09-19
Kansas MoRTGAGEs sun DOWN

Kansas has just reversed it's farm
mortgage conditions in twenty years,
according to the United States CEN
sus on farm statistics. In 1890 KAN
sas was passing through unusually
hard times and the government CEN
sus figures showed that Kansas had
Bb.5 per cent Of all its farms mort
gagged. According to the census
figures for 1910, Kansas has only
AS per cent Of its farm mortgaged.
The figures show the wonderful
prosperity in Kansas in that period.
The government figures shown an
increase in the number Of mortgaged
farms throughout the country. the
Increase having grown from 2s.3
per cent in 1880 to ss.s per cent in
1910. But Kansas and the Dako-
tas, Minnesota, Nebraska. Oklahoma
and Missouri have all reduced the
number OF mortgages farms mater
tally Ia that period. Whils the states
h the east have Increased re NM
ss % mersEassl ka
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-09-19

It Is up to the Colonel again. He
sent out from Tacoma the following
statement through the Associated
Press: I'VE named for governor OF
Maine the man the Progresslves
wanted and he wrote to me that he
hoped we would not make q fight
against him; that he was for me.
and that he would come ont for us
after the election. I have lust re-
esivsd word that be carried the state
and that, n aeoordzncs Eiih his
PROMISE. - haa cone ous ne
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-09-19
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1917
MISLEADING THE FARMERs.

Signs are not wanting tnat "heh
the spellbinder is put to the neces-
atty OF manufacturing political capi-
tai out of something, he is going to
try to do 1t by playing on one or
all OF three well-worn strings-the
tariff. the condition of labor, aud
AGRICULTURAL discomfort. Lowing
aside the first OF these, and dish lss-
ing the labor question with the fact
that there has been a progressive
Improvement in the rates OF wages
and labor conditions during the past
few years, 1t is well worth while
to take up on its merits, and en-
tirely apart from its political bear
ing. the question whether the farmer
has any good reason to be discon-
tented with anybody but himself.
The fact is, that possibly In a
larger degree than any other econo-
mic interest in the nation, the Amer
lean farmer, since the panic of 1907,
has been one OF the chief beneficiar-
les of advanced prices. Prices OF
farm products for the longer period
since 1899 advanced so per cent,
compared with less than 2S per cent
for all classes of commodities. Farm
property in the past decade increas-
ed 1905 per cent, or more than
doubled, while the average value OF
an acre Of farm land increased from
1857 to $32.40, or 1881 per cent.
No other industry has reaped more
largely of the unearned increment
arising from the growth Of popula-
ton and the progress of consump-
ton than has the American farm In
these later years OF advance in ma
tional wealth.
Nor have the people Of the coun-
try, as whole, been at all niggard
in their appropriations for the pro-
motion OF agricultural prosperity.
Probably not one-fifth OF the total
outlay for the encouragement Of ag-
riculture by all agencies outside OF
agriculture is included in the esti-
mated requirements for the federal
department OF agriculture Of nearly
s2S, 100000 for 1918. Every one Of
the forty-eight states contributes
enough to double this amount, taxi
ing everything into account. From
other sources. including the efforts
Of commercial organizations, rail-
roads. banking institutions, and so
ciaI activities, the farmers OF the
country have Jared we'll at the hands
cf the public.
surely si0O.OOO.O0O year would
no more than cover what the public
appropriates, including both federal
and state, and all outside contribu-
fions combined, to the betterment Of
farming conditions in single cal
endar year.
The spellbInder and the politician
will try to mislead the farmer but
ii the light OF the farmers condi-
ton it will be hard job.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-09-19

Colonel Roosevelt u now posing
as an opponent OF Canadian recipFo-
city. In recent speech 70 the farm
ers At the Minnesota State fair he
said:
'.The Canadian reciprocity act was
a jug-handied arrangement under
which the farmer paid the freight"
Nov there u abundant evidence
that Colonel Roosevelt was consulted
concerning the reciprocity act be-
fore IT'S adoption as an admInistra-
tlon measure and that he heartily
approved II. At Boston, last April
President Taft said:
II consulted him (Mr. Roosevelp
ten days before made the agree
ment, explained to him In full Its
probable terms, stated the arguments
pro and con. especially the effect OF
Il on agricultural products. asked
him to confer with his colleagues OF
the outlook as TO its wisdom and
their judgment. He (Mr. RoosevelD
replied approving the agreement In
the most enthusiastic terms and
compllmenting me for having
brought 1t forward"
Replying to the Presidents letter
under date OF January. IL. 1911, Col
onel Roosevelt said:
Dear Mr.. President: ! at once
took your letter and went over IL
with the Outlook editors. It seems
to me that what you propose to
do with Canada is admirable from
every standpoint. firmly believe In
free trade with Canada for both
economic and political reasons. AS
you say labor cost is substantially
the same in the two countries, SO
that you are amply justified by the
platform. Whether Canada will ac-
cept such reciprocity do not know,
but 1t is greatly to your credit to
make the effort. 1t may damage
the Republican party for a while
but 1t will surely benefit the party
in the end, especially II you tackle
wool, cotton, ETC., as you propose"
There is proof, too, in Colonel
Roosevelt's public addresses that ne
favored the proposed reciprocity ar
At Grand Rapids, Michi-
gan, on February IL, 1911, just one
month after writing the above let
ter, Colonel Roosevelt said:
Here, friends in Michigan, right
on the Northern frontier, I have the
peculiar right to say a word OF con-
graduation to you and to all OF us
upon the likelihood that we shall
soon have closer reciprocal relations,
tariff and trade regulations with
the great nation to the north OF u.s."
And in speech in New York that
same month, at Lincoln day din
ner he congratulated his hearers
upon "upholding the hands Of Presi-
dent Taft in his efforts to secure
reciprocity with Canada"
Probably no other public man was
ever SO boldly inconsistent as is
Colonel Roosevelt. His course in
the reciprocity matter is worthy OF
a place along with his denouncing
Of the trusts while having as chair
man OF his finance committee
George w. Perkins, Of the Haryes-
ter and Steel Trusts. his fierce de-
Of bosses in politics
while welcoming the service Of Bill
Finn OF Pittsburg. and his profess
sions of exalted love for the pro-
gressive cause in face Of the fact
that he refused to accept the nomi-
nation OF Hadley BY the Republican
national convention as settlement Of
the differences between the factions.
-Leavenworth Times.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-09-19

Progressive national ticket" Now
comes 0overnor-EIsct Haines with
this emphatic statement: This stuff
IN the papers Is ali a lie. never
made any such statement a. report
"a. Mr.. Roosevelt never received
any such letter because never
wrote IT,"
Outside OF the plain dishonesty
attributed to HaInes II he had made
such an agreement here Is a matter
OF truth and the Colonel should
produce his ietters-or Join the
AnanIas club himself.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-09-19
INDIAN STORIES.
Library Has Many Stories of Pioneer
Days.

With the coming of Buffalo Bill
and his Indians the interest in the
stories of pioneer days have taken
a sudden rise and many of the chill
dren are asking about the early
days in Kansas. Miss Ida Romig,
city librarian, has prepared a list
of the books on Indian tales which
are accessible to the young folks in
Abilene and may be had for the
asking. Some Of them are:
Famous Indian Chiefs have
known .-......Maj. Gen. Howard
MY Life and Experience Among
the Hostile Indians. Howard
Geronimo's Story Of His Life g.a
Reports of the Bureau Of Ameri-
can Ethnology. aes
Old Santa Fe Trail Col. Imam
Old Salt. Lake Trail. Col Inmafi
The Oregon Trail Parkmal
First Across the Continent. Brooks
Tales of the Trail. .Inman
Story of the American Indian IA
The Way of the Indian. Remington
Indian Love Letters. Ryan
In Old Quivera.- McCarter
Leather Stocking Tales. Cooper
The ConQuest--.--..--.---....-....---------Dy
Strongheart ..---.......-..-...-..-----Bu Burton
Indian Boyhood- Eastman
Indian Childhood. -Deming
Ten Big Indians--.-..--......~--------W ada
Ten Little Indians-......-..--...----.- Wada
Our Little Indian Cousin Wada
Children Of the Peary
Folk Peary
Many other stories for adults and
children.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-09-19
Loren stevens Dead.

Loren Stevens, brother Of G..
Stevens, died at Chicago Saturday.
He spent about a year in Abilene
some years ago and has often visited
here. G. Stevens left to attend the
funeral.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-09-19

Strange that che Progresslves
should have been able to know that
the Colonel'a voice viii Be bad when
BE sets 10 Kansas next Saturday.
Are they sfraid hs win AIk toe
nnchf
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-09-19

Al $4,000 foot tunnel is to be dug
In the Sierra Nevadas. It will be q
fine hole for the Colonel to crawl
into after election
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-09-19

Thirty thousand more votes than.
voters in South Carolina and who
says interest In politics is waning?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-09-19

Many other stories for adults and
children.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-07-08

darla ese prestigio que posee traves
de muchas generaciones.
"Tambien llamo la atencion del Go
bierno frances acerca del hecho de que
el lmperio marroqui, desde su conQuls-
ta. no ha pertenecido nunca un ter
Zero como PolOnia y que slempre ha go
zado de su prestigio desde hace trece
siglos, por esta raz0n la question Gle
Marruecos no puede ser comparada la
de otra region cualquiera, por la dlfe-
rencia que existe entire un lmperio que
10 ha sido desde sus principles una co
lonia adminis.rada.
Mas adelante NIuley Hafd Sc ocupa
de la situacion de sus mujercs EN- la for
ma siguiente:
Isl Dios decreta mi muerte, mi faml-
liza sera respetada y provista de los me-
dios necasarios para atender su exis-
tencia. No sera despedida ninguna mu-
jer de mi casa, nj sera despoi iada de 10
que yo la haya concedido en- vida, bien
sea libre esclaya. tenga hijos no. To
das quedaran en- ibertad despu6s de mi
muerte no Sc les hara ninglln NAL.
Para ocuparse de los asuntos que a
elias sc referan y de su sltuacion per-
soral tendre el derecho de nombrar a
cuatro mas de mis- hijos para que ac-
tllen a modo de interventores en- esta
question. mas del heredero del Trono.
Sin embargo, aquellas lie mis- mu-
ieres que tengan hijos tendrdn el dere-
cho' de permanecer Ell palacio con los
hiios Que escojan entire los. suyos, y 81
expresan ell proposito de abandonar el
palacio con el fin de casarse, 10 podran
haeer mediante el eonsentimiento del
heredero del trono
El segundo documemo es la carta
Official de Marley Hafid al ministro de
Negocios Exfranjeros, y dice asi
t'Su Majestad el Sultan AIuley Hafid
a Su Excelencia NJ. de Selves, ministro
de Negocios Extranjeros. =
Despnes de los saludos eumplidos =
cortesias de rigor, sigue asl Ia carta;
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-07-08
ARTIcULOS De FAMA

Sin duda aiguna 10 son en- todo Ell
mundc .os que fabrican The Carsera
Ink Company de Boston, Mass. 4. u.
de America, contandose en- primera IL
nea el Fluido de escribir de Carter, que
es La tinta mas apreciada hoy Ell ell
mercado, por sus condolences de fir
meza, color, dnrabilidad y envase.
Ell nso de la Tinta de Carter sc ha
generalizado de tai manera que en- fa
actualidad es casi la hnica que Sc en-
plea en- el comercio en- las ofcinas.
De venta en- q BOLETiN MERCAN.
TIL. ~-..ss...s a.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-07-08

Tn proverbio arabe dice de este
modo Hay mucha diferencia entire ell
que oye deci. y ell que We. No Sc podra
poner en- duda esta verdad.
Nuestra Aajestad pertenece al nt-
nero de los que tienen ell mas vivo de-
SEQ de pasar del dominic de los que han
dido decir al de los que han compro-
bado los hechos pOr stls ojos.
Ahora bien; 10 que nos han refe-
rido prop6sito de los paises de Eu-
ropa perteneceria la categoria de las
cosas que pOndriamOs en- sJluda 81 no
fuese pOr la conviction en- que esta-
mos de la. a..sinceridad de los que nos
han instruido. acerca de elias de la
certidumbre de que las conquistas de
la ciencia no podran ser mcnoscabadas
por la duda nj sus deducciones l6gicas
pueden adolecer de esteriidad.
Debido este, los mas vehementes
impulses soicitaban de continue
Nuestra Majestad "A embarcarse hacia
esas regiones de- .donde sale el sol de los
conocimientdS pero estos proyectos no
Sc ralizaban nj llegaban ejecuci6n por
razones que nos obligaban siempre
aplazarlos, por impedirnosIc esas mis-
mas razones, interpuestas entire noso-
tros y nuestras intenciones
Sin embargo, hoy que ell concerto
mas glorioso Sc ha realizado con vues-
tro Gobierno gi6rioso, y que Sc han
suavizado, gracias a. su concurso. todas
las asperezas @s que estaba erizado el
cammo que conducfa ese fin, las dis
posiciones de Nuestra Maiestad Sc di-
rigen de nuevo .hacia eSe proyecto, que
hemos decidido poner en- ejecucion en-
el mes de Mayo del ano p16ximo
"Pensamos dirigirnos EN- primer lu-
gar la capitals.* Paris, puesto que pa
rece que es Ell G0nde Sc encuentra reu-
nido todo 10 que sc halla Disseminate
en- ell resto del mundo.
.Colocaremos en segundo termmo 10
que tenemos que yer en- las demas ciu-
dades de Francia y. que consideramos
como el complemento de lo que haya-
mos visto en- Paris
"Os hemos instrudo acerca de este
proyecto, senor ministro, conociendo la
satisfaction que os habra de producer
la noticia de nuestro~ pr6ximo viaje a .
PParis, y la acogida digna de Nuestra
Majesta Sherifana. que nos sera dis
pensada EN- vuestro pals glorioso.
No dudamos de que vuestro Gobier-
no glorioso no no sdara mas que ocasio-
nes para regocijarnos felicitarnos.
Conservaos bien.
Fez a 20 dul l-kada de 1929 (12 de
Noviembre de 1911.