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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-11-27

That we have much to be Thankful
for no one doubts or denies. It 10 moi
necessary to rehearsa details. We
know that we are happy and favored
people. We are rich, prosperous and
free. Our problems, great as they are,
are 90 nothing compared with those
that are distressing the nations Of the
old world. But the things which we
regard as blessings. and for which we
are supposed to give thanks, are bless
ings only as we use them right, and
only in 90 far as we humbly acknowl-
edge that they are the gifts Of God.
The danger 10, not that we shall at
tribute too much to the divine power,
but that we snail take too much credit
to ourselves. This has always been
true. Far back In Old Testament times
the people were warned against think.
ing that they themselves had cot the
wealth which they entoyed, and were
told that It was God who had given
them the power to set Wealth. The
old religious idea. therG1pre, rather
than the new one, makeO-k IL is cor
rectly understood-bof national and
Individuai humility. - q
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-11-27
Reid SERVICES FOR MFRS.
HOMER FRAzIER AT HOPE

The funeral services for Mrs
Homer FFaxier were held at ths
First Presbyterian church at Hops
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. The
services were impressive and large
ly attended. The many beautiful
floral offerings showed the esteem
in which Mrs. Frazier was held by
her many friends. The Rev. w, G.
Templteton, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church OF Emporis.
preached the sermon. The pail
bearers were Emporia friends. Bur-
ial was in Hope cemetery.
The Emporia Gazette says:
MRS. Frasier's maiden name was
Agnes Josephine Ketchersid. She
was born in Ducktown, Tenn, No
vember 2, 1875. When three years
old she came with her parents to
Hope where she grew to woman
hood. She married H. s. Frazier in
I1OpOl OCSChuGA 80 AAN~@
their marriage they moved to Que
memo. and after living there three
years, they came to Emporia.
Besides her husband Mrs. Frazier
Is survived by her father and moth
Or, Mr.. and Mrs. j. N. Ketchersid;
one brother, James H. Ketchersid.
and sister, Miss Lillian Ketcher-
lid of Hope. Her parents were with
Ter at the time of her death. Their
,nly child, born to them in 1908,
lied the same year.
''Mrs. Frazier was devout Chris
ian, Of charming personality and
,entle nature. She was a gifted
niger, and her voice pleased many
Imporia audiences. Mrs. Frazier
vas an earnest worker in many of
he church's activities. She took an
ctive interest in literary work, and
eld membership in the Thesaurus
lub."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-11-27
COUNTY r. F. d. MEN
FORM AN ASSOCIATION

Twenty of the rural mail car
riers of the county met Saturday
night here and arranged for organ
izing the Rural Carriers Associa.
ton of Dickinson county. Another
meeting will be held here January
1 at which time a permanent or
ganization will be effected. The Of
ficers were chosen temporarily:
President, M. H. Gardner; vice
president, F. L. Hall; secretary
treasurer, R. E. Huston.
L. F. Armour, district organizer,
was here to assist in forming the
new association. A committee of
L. 2. Caster, Frank Sullivan and
W. L.. Stowits was appointed to ar
range for the January 1 meeting.
After the business session the car
riers adjourned to M. H. Gardeners
home, where an excellent lunch was
served and an enjoyable social hour
spent. Mrs. Gardner was assisted
In serving by Mrs. l.. H. Toliver,
Mrs. William Fletcher and Mrs. r.
9. Huston. -
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-11-27
Took Remark LI..r.lIv.

A story once went the rounds in
Paris that an enterprising visitor To
M. Constans proposed to pick a quar-.
rel with M, Rochefort and kill him.
Many thanks" said Constants, but
| do my own murders" The retort
found Its way to Constantinople, and
when M. Constants arrived there an
French ambassador he was struck BY
the exaggerated Difference OF the
Turkish officials from Armenia. A
man who did his murders himself was
. remarkable figure to administrators
who employed the Kurds for that nee
essarv hnaineas ply Gad
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-11-27
Speaking of Abilene.

The town folks of Abilene are
now happy. One of the summer
fights is ended and again it has been
proven to the town folks that the
officials of a railroad are not such
bad lot of fellows after ali. Some
time ago the town built a park and
asked the U. p. officials to place a
fountain in the center. The matter
had to go through the officials
channels, which is none too fast.
The town folks got impatient and
really got mean about the matter.
The fountain has now arrived and
is 80 much prettier than what they
expected that they really feel ashsrn-
cd of Observation-Disclosures City
Union.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-11-27
GRANT GILLETTE BEING TRIED
Four Oil Men Charged With Unlaw-
full Use of the Mails.

Los Angeles, CAL, Nov. a.
Prosecution by the government of
four officials of the Cleveland Oil
company for alleged illegal use of
the mails will begin here tomorrow
when a Jury is impaneled in the
United States district court to try
the men on an indictment returned
last January.
william ]. Batchelder, another
defendant, pleaded guilty some
months ago and paid fine of
$4,000. DR.. Watson A. France, who
was indicted with the others, has
since died at Columbus, 0. The
present defendants are Grant G.
Gillette, Edison France, Thomas M.
Montgomery and John Montgomery,
Jr.
Stock of this company was sold
all over the country, one of the
largest blocks being disposed of, it
is said, in Columbus, where the
France brothers and the Montgom>
,erys formerly lived. Misrepresen-
tations of the company's holdings
and stock juggling are charged in
the indictment.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-11-27

" Al s nation We Individual cftiSeni
Of 8AiS Bnated States nave reason
ah1va ~ other peoples Soff tie gisfna
Of thspbA Where others hAvs -aithln
the Eeag been menaced4hy war. By do
mssttc disorder, By revolution within
or eaemy Without. Americans have
been Ct peace ct home and enjoyinS
peaceful relations With an the world.
Our government has been honored
with the leadership In q movement Tor
the Limitation and eventual ending of
war. The broad principles OF demo
cratic government upon which our 70
public rests have been an inspiration
70 less favored peoples even In the
most backward quarters Of the earth.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-11-27

COMMISSIONERS ASK sPECTFICA-
TIONs ON CRAWLING.
Following Towuship Boards Rejec-
tion 81 Bids City Board Plans
20 Gravel AbiIcne's
Share.

Il The city commissioners this morn
ing instructed City Engineer Riddle
to prepare plans and specifications
preparatory to advertising for bids
for crawling Buckeye road from the
Rock Island tracks to the city lin
its. The specifications are to be
the same as those drawn up for the
entire distance from town to the
Buckeye bridge.
The township board Saturday re-
jected all bids submitted for the
road building, holding that all were
too high. The lowest bid was less
than the engineers estimate for the
work.
The township board expects to
build the road by making private
contracts. The city will build its
own share within a short time.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-11-27
CUSTOM HAS ALWAYS BEEN


There 10 some discussion a. 70 the
origin Of the present national custom
Of observing Thanksgiving day. II
was held BY large number Of people.
until recently. that the custom was
first established by President LINCOLN
during the Civil war. Examination Of
the records showed that this was
mistake. A number Of the presidents
who preceded Mr.. Lincoln issued
Thanksgiving proclamations. the prac.
tice dating back to Washington. They
had been desultory, however, and there
had been no regular repetition OF the
proclamation until after 1t had been is-
sued by Mr. Lincoln.
The custom OF observing a day of
Thanksgiving and prayer lie as old as
the civilization of the country. 1t was
inaugurated In New England very
shortly after the arrival OF the first
English immigrants. and 1t gradually
became the day of all others In the
year, for surprising Christmas in the
enthusiasm and universality Of its OBJ
servance. In the southern states, prior
to the Civil war. It was quite general.
though there was no common day. of
celebration. The governors Of the
states Issued their proclamations with. |
out reference to the dates set by the |
governors Of other states, and It not |
happened that the cele-
bration would occur in Maryland on q
day different from that which wac OBJ
served in the neighboring states. There
we're commemorative, prior to the
Civil war, where no proclamation was
ssued. and there was no Observance
whatever.
The proclamation Of Mr.. Lincoln
Ieemed to electrify the country and to
cement the states in their observance
Il Thanksgiving. though there were
which for some years
.fterward selected a different date.
This gradually ceased, until now the
has become Q thoroughly
ationaI and universal event. For a
Vhile 1t eclipsed the Fourth OF July,
nd in New England today 1t far sur
asses Christmas in interest With
he disappearance OF sectionalism,
owever. the Fourth Of July has as
umed its normal place in American /,
lolidays, and Is not likely again.
through any combination Of circum-
tances, to lose It. -. ~
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-11-27
To the pIscontsntad.

Let's be thankful, though care
May be sent us to bear,
For only the foolish may never know
That trouble still breeds
Wherever hope leads
That the flowers of Joy are watered
BY the cleansing tears Of woe.
Let's be thankful. though still
There IL many an i'll
That we long to have strength to cleal
away,
For contentment IL shown
BY the foolish alone,
BY the weak who are merely waiting
tn return to their mother clay.
g. e. KISER.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-11-27

Saint GlngoIph. which Is on tMo
bOrdera Of Lake Geneva. IL the cause
Of pretty little international Prob.
lem. One part Is in French and the
other In Swiss territory. and Ger.
tain area 10 owned IN common. Since
1900 this coramGnaI land haa De6n
the subisct 81 dispute, and pourpar>
lers were begun In 1881. These have
not yet been finished. but both the
French and Swiss government are
now taking steps to arrive at some
definite understanding A local pO-
culiarity 10 that while the French In
habitants cross the Swiss frontier to
go to church. the Swiss residents pro-
coed into French territory to wor>
ship.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-11-27
ABILENE GIRLS WIN
FRCM HERTNGT0N 100

The Lincoln school girls team
won in basketball from the seventh
grade girls team Of Harrington Sat
urday, ~ to 0. The visitors took
a special car over the Rock Island
and about so pupils and teachers
made the trip. While special cars
for athletic contests are not unusual,
Il is unusual for q special car Of
rioters to accompany .. girls bas-
ketbaIl team.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-11-27
AUGUST VOLKMAN, PIONEER,
DIES AT WOODBINE HOME

August Volkman died at his
home near Woodbine Saturday
night, aged 80 years. The services
and burial will be held at the Wood
bine church Tuesday afternoon at
O'Clock.
Mr.. Volkman was one of the
pioneers OF the county, coming here
in 1858, and settling near Wood
bine, where he has lived since. His
widow, three sons and four daugh-
tiers survive.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-11-27
GOSSIP OF SOCIETY.
sauer-sunivan.

A. very pretty wedding was SOL
emnized Thursday morning at eight
O'Clock at Niles when Miss Ruth
Ethel sauer and Edward Sullivan
were married by Father Mcnamara.
The happy couple left on the noon
train for Kansas City where, they
will spend q few days. After Deem
Der 1 they viii be at home to their
many friends on the ]. NJ. Riordan
farm five miles northwest Of Solo
mon. Both young people are prom
lnent in solomon and vicinity.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-11-27
SHERIFF HOLDS TWO
PUBLIC SALES TODA

Sheriff Hassler sold under ,execu-
ton this mording from the steps Of
the court house, part Of lots 8 and
. in block 4, Carlton. to r. D,
Hunter Of Carlton, for $3.50. The
sale was made as judgment Of the
Carlton State bank vs.. Edgar
Thelked ct al. Part Of lot and all
OF lot in block 81, Herington,
was sold to @. w. Hurd for 500.
This was judgment ordered in the
case Of the Riley-wilsOn Grocery
company vs.. J. W. Foley, L. Foley,
ct al
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-11-27
KANSAS WOMEN TALK ID
POLITICS NOVEMBER 90

Topeka. Nov. 21.-A statewide
conference OF Kansas women to dis
euss the alignment Of the new vot-
ers in the next campaign win be
held in Topeka Saturday afternoon.
November 20. The date was settled
At . nesting Of Representatives OF
aishteen wOmeh's organizations here
last night.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-11-27

Fsnn-HnmpeEt.

Miss Lille A. Fem and Mr.. AL
bert Humpert Of Niles were mar
ried at the home Of the brides par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. W. J. Fem, at
Talmage. Nov. IS. The ceremony
was performed BY the Rev. Mr. Pom
it's Of Niles.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-11-13

CRATES are too small tor any practical
use, while others are SO large that
they entail great waste OF fuel
Some of the closed-in stoves, those
that have revolving CRATES, may be
little cleaner and easier to take care
of; but they lack the charm of the
free, open CRATE. The fire never looks
the same in one of these expensive az
fairs. 1t lacks interest II is sort o.
cross between the fireplace and
stove; it is neither one thing nor the
other
Building fireplace in any house /,
a mistake unless it is intended for
use. A sham ornament of this kline
is mere mockery, and it is a dsap
pointment Shams are never satisfac.
tory. A fireplace that is never used 10
a sham. 1t does not look well, and
should never find a place in a dwell
ing house.
1t is estimated that a house like
the one here shown can be built CON
plete, with fireplace, fues and regis.
tiers. for from about $500 to $4,000;
and this estimate is probably correct
for most localities. OF course. wages
and cost of material are very much
higher in some places than others
and this must be taken into consid
GRAFTON in studying house plans and
estimates
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-11-13
SOME THANKSGIVING GOODIES.

The time-honored dishes which are
inseparable from Thanksgiving are
SO often discussed that a few differ
ent ways of serving the common veg
etables may be Of interest at this
time
Beets that are baked in the oven
have better flavor than when they
are boiled. Care should be taken in
turning them not to break the skin.
Serve them sliced or chopped, sea
soned with butter and pepper and salt.
Stuffed Onions.-Take as many on
ions as there are people to serve, par
boil them until tender but not broken.
Drain, remove the centers when cold,
chop three Of these centers and mix
with a cup of cold cooked ham, fine
ly chopped. Moisten with cream and
the Xolk of an egg, well beaten. Fill
the centers with this mixture
Place a piece of butter on the top
of each, put into a deep dish and
bake. Pour a little milk about them
and bake few minutes covered, then
remove the cover sprinkle with but
tered crumbs and when bro~n, serve.
5raised Cabbage.-After quitting a
good sized cabbage in hal<, soak it
in cold water for an hour or more.
Then boil quickly in plenty of boiling
sailed water. Drain and remove the
stalk from the center, after cooking
twenty minutes Put into y sauce pan
one sliced carrot, one sliced turnip,
one stalk of celery, a few sprigs Of
parsley, one sliced onion and a bunch
of any herbs. Lay the cabbage on
top, pour over two cuptlls Of stock
and boil until tender. Drain. Lay
on hot dish and serve at once
Young Carrots.-Scrape the carrots
ahd put them into sau-;e pan with a
small onion, bay Leaf. little salt
and pepper. Cover with stock and
stew until tender. Place on a dish
around mound of mashed potatoes.
Fried Celery.-Wash nice pieces of
celery and simmer in boiling sailed
water until tender. Dtain and cut in
halves, lengthwise; btAsh over with
beaten egg, seasoned with salt and
pepper. Fry in deep fat and when
a light brown remove and drain.
Sprinkle with choprsd parsley and
serve.
When the large, fresh mushrooms
may be obtained. there is nothing
more delicious to serfe with a stuff
fng or forcemeat made of chopped
ham, and seasonings, filling the caps,
and then bake in a hot oven fifteen
Minutes
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-11-13
CHESTNUT ME.

This delicious nut is so good in
many ways that those who are for
tunate enough to have plenty are to
be congratulated
AS stuffAg for fowl they are a
great delicacy. Boil and mash and
season well with butter, salt and red
pepper. The addition of bread crumbs
helps in filling a large turkey. Mush-
rooms or oysters may be substituted
for part of the chestnuts, if so desired
Onion, thyme or sage is added for sea-
soning. Plain boiled chestnuts,
mashed and seasoned. are a delicious
dish served as vegetable.
French Chestnut Soup-Peel and
boil quart of large chestnuts In salt
ed water, remove the brown skins and
chop fine. Add teaspoonful each of
salt and sugar, the rind of lemon
and a quart of water; bring to boil
and cook slowly for an hour Rub
through a sieve, add two quarts of
veal or chicken stock, a teaspoon of
parsley, finely minced, a tablespoonful
of flour and butter well blended, and
season with red pepper Simmer
twenty minutes, stirring all the time
Put through a sieve and serve. A
yolk of egg we'll beaten may be added
just before serving, If so desired. 1t
makes a richer soup.
Chestnut Psncakes.-Beat separate
ly the yolks and whites of three eggs,
add three-fourhs of cup of cream, a
tablespoonful each of butter and SUI
gar with sufficient -four sifted with
two teaspoonfuls of baking powder to
make a batter. When the cakes are
baked, spread with chestnut PURGE.
seasoned with salt and mixed with a
little cream. Roll the cakes and fas-
ten with toothpicks. Sprinkle with
powdered sugar and brown in the
oven.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-11-13

Mr.. William A Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building. for the readers of this
paper. On account of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he
is, without doubt the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford. No 17S West
jackson boulevard. Chicago. Ill. and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
In some locations a house of one
story and half looks better than
higher one. Some folks like to build
low houses and to make them wider.
There are all kinds of houses and all
sorts of people, so that everyone
should be satisfied There is com
Portable look about the little cottage
here Illustrated that like. 1t has a
roomy, comfortable, cool appearance
for summer; and it looks as though a
good furnace in the cellar would
make it warm and coZy in the winter,
too. 1t is 30x45 feet long on the
ground, with the addition of two com
Portable porches.
Not every house plan is suitable for
lot with northern exposure Gen
orally speaking, a southern frontage is
preferred but sometimes a northern
outlook is desirable. 1t is not possible
to face every house to the south, be-
cause there are not sites enough of
this kind to go around. There are
advantages in a northern exposure,
with house built like this. which off
set some of the disadvantages The
parlor, library and downstairs he'd
room could get the east sun in the
morning. The kitchen would be bright
and cheerful while the work is going
on IN the forenoon, and the dining
room would be pleasant in winter time
from ten or eleven O'Clock in the morn
ing until night The Railways, both up
stairs and down, could be spared for
the northern exposure, because hall
ways are not occupied except as pas
sageways.
There is an opportunity in this
house to put in two CRATES. one in the
library and one in the parlor A great
deal Of attention is now being paid to
CRATES and mantels. Some new Cali
fornia CRATES are raised above the
floor of the room, set upon a sort of
step or pedestal The idea is that
raising the fire slightly gets 1t up
tage. and It is said to be a little
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-11-13
SURE PREVENTIVE FROM HOG CHOLERA
Send now s150 postal order for package s. CROFT,
oOvingtOn HAniCOO Money back If preventive falls.
THOUGHT HIM TOO STRENUOUS
Evidently There Are Points About
Athletic Game That Are New
to Mrs. Casey.

Mrs. Casey was proud of her strong,
muscular son, and still more proud of
him when he went into gymnasium
and made himself locally famous.
Then one day a rumor reached her
ears which she didn't like, and when
Michael came home that night she
proceeded to take him to task.
Look here, Mike Casey, what's
this I'm hearing about yer doin's at
the gymnasium? Don't We know it's
poor we are, an havin' no money to
pay for yer destructive carryin' on?"
why, what do ye mean, mither?"
asked the astonished Mike.
Amt they sayin' all over town
that ye have broke two of their best
records down there?" she howled.-
National Magazine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-11-13
Metal SoIes for Farm Shoes.

Shoes with aluminium soles are now
made for farmers and laborers who
are required to work in water or on
damp floors. The top OF the shoe is
of leather and the sole is a continuous
piece of aluminium which covers the
etire bottom and folds up along the
sides. Between the foot and the
metal is a heavy felt insole, and the
heel has a core of wood to decrease
it's weight. Lack of flexibility in the
sole is made up for by a bar under
the ball of the foot, which gives a
buoyant roll to the step and prevents
flat-footed walking. Aluminium is used
in preference to any other metal be-
cause 1t combines lightness with great
durability, the soles wearing longer
than rubber and being more imper-
vious to water. The shoes are made
in three heights and are comparative.
ly nexpesive.-Popular Mechanics.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-11-13
First Floor Plan.

everything else. There is such a
thing as harmony in house construc-
ton. as well as in dress or music.
One reason why open fires are not
more popular is because the draft OF
the chimney has so often been left
out of the contract. 1t is easy to spe-
city the size and height, and to stipu-
uate the amount of brick to be incor-
porated in the chimney; but it is not
so easy to specify the amount of air
that shall pass up the flue in a given
length of time The draft however. is
more important than any other part of
the chimney Without good Draft it
ia impossible TO have a satisfactory
fire Builders of chimneys seldom
agree about the proper way to insure
a draw" If the fire will not draw.
it Is an intolerable nuisance 1t drives
everybody out of the room with tear
stained eyes and unprintable expires
sions. 1t also leaves trail of smoke
Oh the walls, and other things very
much to the annoyance of the house
keeper
Some masons insist that a chimney
must have a big threat In order to
make 1t draw; others are very particu-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-11-13

chimney on an outside wall; but the
fact remains that some outside chin.
neys work firstrate. A miner in the
foothills will build chimney for his
cabin out of stone or mud. and it viii
work well; while a high priced mason
will spend considerable money in con.
structing a fine house chimney that
Will not accept a consignment OF air
at any price. 1t is difficult to account
for some things
There is as much difference in
CRATES as there is in chimneys anc
mantels; from the old-fashioned and
irons to the closed-in chimney stoves
there are many variations There Is
also a great variety in sizes Some