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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-30
MANY TEACHERS WILL
ATTEND STATE MEETING

The teachers of the state VIII
meet at Topeka November 9 and Z,
and for those two days many school
children of the state will enjoy the
pleasures of holidays. Many teach
ers will go from Dickinson county
and Abilene. Special trains viii pc
made up in the central section Of me
state and the teachers are looking
forward to a big convention. the
largest in the history OF the asso-
citation. Important changes are
planned in the organization of the
teachers and a program of unusual
strength and merit has been PLAN
ned fer the meeting. Supt. w. "
Huesner of salina is president on
the state association.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-30
HOW EMPLOYEES MAY HELP
THEMSELVES AND THEIR FIRM

a Here is a letter being sent out by
4 C. l.. Brown of the United Telephone
Co. to his employees-it is the pol
4 icy that wins friends and helps busi-
ness and applies to every employee
OF every establishment:
II find there are about thirty
five representative of this company
in this building whose duties re-
quire them to see people who come
to this building to see the United
about something. We insist that
our operators please every sub
scriber. 1t is of even greater i'm
portance that every visitor leave
this building p1eased-pleased with
his reception and pleased with the
attention given him by this COM
pany in its home.
mo matter whether a man wants
s Job, wants to serve complaint or
wants to ask a favor--no matter
what 1t is, II 1t is company matt
ter, see him. See him as quickly
as ble-inconVenience yourself
tc see him, don't keep him waiting, !,
don't send out and ask what he
wants, make It easy for him to see
you. Every person who wants to
come to this building to see us is
of more Importance to this company
than you are, no matter what your
position is.
'If you are engaged, step out a
and find out yourself what
he wants. Smile, shake hands, make
him feel at home in the company's
home. II you have nothing for
him, and can do nothing for him be I
sorry about It, thank him for COM I
Ing to see you, let him go away glad
that he came in, Make him feel al I
ways that he knows a very nice fell
ow up at the United office. Make
/ so that he win always have a
xindly feeling and q good word for I
he United. You are a representa- e
i've Of this company, and It Is your Q
iuty 70 do this every time. This :
company, we, you and I. depend en- q
irely on the good win Of the pub q
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-30
IFrom Wednesdays DAnyl

The theory that Enos Brechbill.
q farmer 20 years old living at
Buckeye, was murdered, was abah-
doned after careful investigation
late Tuesday afternoon. 1t is be-
lieved that in trying to head off a
COW the animal jammed Mr.. Brech-
bill against post, crushing the back
of his skull. A hemorrhage caused
death. An inquest probably will not
be held. A post in the barnyard
was found broken off and leads the
family to believe that this is the
way the accident occurred. Mr..
Brechbill was found by his widow
lying face down in the barnyard
about 1880 Tuesday morning. He
never regained consciousness and
died soon after noon. His widow
is Frustrated with grief.
The funeral services will be held
at the home in Hayes township
Thursday afternoon at o'clock and
at the Bethel church at Q O'Clock.
There is nothing to give fuunda-
tion to the report of a slugging.
DR.. Wilmer was called to the
home and later Herbert Eicholtz-
After carefully going over the
premises the conclusion was reach
ed that the fatal injury was caused
in the way described. The deceased
had finished milking and probably
had started toward the house when
the cow began to run. The skull
was crushed at the back
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-30
SOLOMON TOWN TEAM
TO PLAY THE SOLDIERS

Solomon will have football game
with a team from Fort Riley. Al
though football practice has been
omitted by the town team at Solo
mon this year, they expect to win
from the soldier team. The Solomon
men say they have 20 men enlisted
and wfI line them up and Is soon
as one man is laid out put in anoth-
er, going right down the line. The
solomon team win be ccmDosed
solely Of men about town-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-30
GOSSIP OF SOCIETY.

Former Dickinson Girl Welded.
Otto r. Stockton and Hattie G..
Brown we're married yesterday at
the home OF the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Brown. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. M.
Gilchrist in the presence of imme-
date relatives and friends. The
rooms we're decorated with autumn
leaves, dahlias and carnations. The
bride wore a gown Of cream messa-
line silk, trimmed with oriental lace.
After the ceremony bountiful sup
per was served. The happy couple
left for Portland on the 1880 train
to spend the honeymoon amid a
shower Of rice and good wishes OF
all present, for their future happi-
ness. They were the recipients OF
many handsome and useful pres
ents.-Albany, Oregon, Herald. The
Brown family formerly lived in
Dickinson county and their many
friends extend good wishes to the
bride and groom.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-30
Sunday school Attendance.

The attendance at the three sun
day schools engaged in contest on
increased attendance, on the 18th
was MS follows: Methodist 500, Luz
theran 155, Christian 147; ON the
26th: Methodist 363, Lutheran 135,
Christian 1874. The Methodists have
been leading in the percentage of
growth since the contest began.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-30
Admsrtised Man.
For the week ending Oct. 27:

For the week ending Oct. 27:
Letters: Miss Grace Barnett,
Martha CaIlihan, j. M. Camel, c.
F. Detwiler, Sr. Juan Duran, Ollie
Diveley, Hichel Commission Co.,
Mrs. Charlie Murphy, Mrs. J. T.
Parks, Jno. T. Parks, L. Fl. Stanley,
Mrs. Belle Seeney, Miss Vera Vid-
ler.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-30

lie, and In our own interest we must
at every point where this company
comes in contact with the publics
give the very best service possible
Good service in this building con-
sists Of promptness, courtesy and
kind words" ..4t
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-30

iasm for this new national Highway.
i, I've vim sxpee4 ~ make RFFanee;
Efnents for good roads meetiug to
be held In your city in the near fn-
ture.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-30
Accident Costs Young
Farmer His Life

Brechbill place. other members of
the family believe that kick from
a COW caused death. A coroner's
inquest had not been held this af-
ternoon.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-30
No Money Found
Buried by Packard

must go to the court II found"
Finally Nettie consented and led
the way to the vest side of the
house. Right hsF1. she said "be-
tween the house and the peach tree"
Packard produced 8 spake. Someone
suggested that Sheriff Hassler could
now dig.
''Dig yourself" retorted the sher-
If. Il haven't lost any money on
this place" So Administrator Karl
set to work. He chopped into the
ground and 1t was hard and packed
and dug up a strip ten feet long,
three or four feet wide and two feet
deep. No treasure.
"Well, he used to go down there
by those rocks" said Nettie leading
the way. The crowd followed, Mr..
Karl carrying the spade. Again Net
tie told where she thought the treas
ure WAS. Again Mr., Karl chopped
into the hard ground. Still no
treasure.
Then Mr.. Karl gave up. The Dig
ging party left. They may try again
and they may not. Sheriff Hassler
is OF the opinion that there is no
money hid about in the ground, but
that If it is hid anywhere It is in the
crevices Of the house or somewhere
in the buildings, 1t is known that
the late Mr.. Packard used to hide
his money in the corn crib.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-30

A blanket OF snow has postponed
indefinitely search for gold on the
Packard place. The search probably
will be given up unless Administra-
tor Karl and Miss Nettie Packard
give up their belief that the late
Augustus Packard buried his treas
ure beneath the soil now frozen ana
snow-covered. Miss Nettie holds
fast to the belief because her father,
she says, told her thrse years before
he died, w6efs he hid money. Ad-
ministrator Karl also believes there
is treasure. Clarence Packard scoffs
at the idea. His father lived with
him, and il there was any money
hidden or left he says he knows
nothing about 1t and is not worry
ing much about 1t. The assertion
that Packard had large income
every year and that he saved It alf
is disputed by later stories that have
been heard since the rumor spread
about the county. But anyway, ie
is too cold today for Administrator
Karl to do any more digging.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-30

Miss Maggie o'Brien and Pat
Ryan VIII be married tomorrow ev-
ening at the Catholic church in Sol
omon. A reception at the home OF
the brides brother win follow. They
are prominent persons IN solomon
and well known 10 Abilene.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-30

Sixteenth Wedding Anniversary.
About thirty of the friends Of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Johnson Of COS w.
Sixth street, spent the evening with
them yesterday. The occasion was
their sixteenth wedding anniversary.
A nice water set was presented to
them.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-03
GOT THE EVIDENCE UPSTAIRS


An Indian judge, when first appointed
to his position, was not we'll acquainted
with Hindustani He was trying case in
which Hindu was charged with stealing
nilghai The judge did not like to be-
tray his ignorance of what nilghai was,
so he said:
Produce the stolen property"
The court was held in an upper room, so
the usher gasped:
please, your lordship, it's downstairs"
'''Then bring it up instantly sternly orr
dered the Judge.
The official departed, and minute later
loud humping was heard, mingled with
loud and earnest celebrations. Nearer
came the noise, the door was pushed open,
and the painting official appeared dragging
in the blue BULL ~
The Judge was dumbfounded, but only
for an instant. III.
"Ah! That will do" said he at is all
ways BEST when possible, for the Judge
1y to inspect the stolen property. Remove
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-03
OMNIBUS TALL TALK

OMNIBUS TALL TALK
Fare!
The passenger in the omnibus gave no heed.
Fare pleasep -
Still was the passenger oblivious.
"By the ejaculatory term fare said the
conductor, II imply no reference to the state of
the weather, the complexion of the admirable
blonde you observe in the contiguous seat nor even
to the quality of service vouchsafed by this philan-
thropic corporation. 1 merely allude, in manner
perhaps lacking in delicacy but not in conciseness,
to the monetary obligation set UP by your presence
in this conveyance, and suggest that, without con-
tempering your CELEBRITY with enumeration, you
liquidate."
At this point the passenger emerged from his
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-03

personally to inspect the stolen property Remove
the stolen property, usher"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-27
QUITE MISTAKEN

Into the railway station restaurar
walked burly traveller, clad in rougl
tweeds. He was evidently in hurry,
and ordered cold beef, which was
brought without delay.
Seeing a dish of potatoes before
an Immediately clad gentleman of
the knutty persuasion, he requested
him to pass them down the table.
This the gentleman made no effort
to do. Instead, he focused, with the
aid of a gold-rimmed monocle, a
stony glare on the newcomer.
"Er-did you take me for the
er-waiter?" he drawled.
By way of an answer the burly
one called the waiter.
81 say, waiter, Pm awfully sorry.
l really must apologize for installing
that person over there for you. Can't
think how I came to do it. However,
it was all a mistake, and hope you
won't be annoyed about it. Now, if
you'll have the goodness to bring
those potatoes round this way, I'll
get on with my meal" =
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-27

The Irishman was relating to some
friends in Glasgow how one night on
retiring to bed he fancied he saw a
ghost, and having revolver handy
he fired at it. Next morning he ex-
arnined the object he had shot and
discovered it to be his shirt. What
did you do them" exclaimed one CO
the company. "Bedad, l just thank
ed Heaven l wasn't inside ov it" re-
piled Pat.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-27
WHooP! loot!

l.. WHOOP! 1907!
II whats wrong at your house?"
Masked the inquisitive neighbor. you
] haven't troublesome hoarder, have
you? notice the police keep coming
j to your door several times day"
>-,""No," replied the tenant with a
shake of his head, mot that. My
wife, being afraid of burglars, bought
police whistle, My little Percy has
Yhooping cough, and yesterday he
fSMaIlowed the whistle"
n . Eyes, but about the police?"
"Why, now, whenever he coughs
the policeman on the beat comes on
the run to see what's the troublep'-
my. World.
I 1900
"You can't joke with woman. /.
Hemarked to my wife last night that
I wished someone would invent hook
less gowns" "Well, what happened?""
eShe said my remark reminded her
l1hat there were a couple of gownless.
tHoks in her wardrobe, and now I'm
I'm for a big dressmaker's bill z,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-27
WHY?

The curate of a fashionable church
was endeavoring to teach the signif-
canoe of white to Sunday school
class.
why" said he, "does a bride in
variably desire to be clothed in white
at her marriage?" AS no one answer
ed he explained White" said he,
stands for joy, and the wedding d.
is the most joyous occasion of
woman's life"
A small boy queried: why do tt
men all wear black?"- Y. World.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-10
An Eroded Clay Hill Field.

An appliction of manure or straw
will aid the young clover In getting
started and hasten the work Of res
toration. It is probably best to delay
the sowing of other grass seeds for
two or more years after the sweet
clover has been seeded. The areas
should not be pastured, but the sweet
clover allowed to fall down and form
a surface mulch. On badly eroded
areas sweet clover and the yellow
locust form an excellent combination.
If the land is not leveled before seed
ing the young trese should be set in
the bottom of the bitches. Probably
the best plan to get sweet clover
started on eroded or very thin soils is
to transplant one-year-old plants in
the spring. This is neither as slow
nor as laborious as it might seem. One
plant every four or five feet is sufl-
cient. 1t possesses the merit of being
almost invariably successful. Plants
are usually available in wayside sweet
clover patches.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-10

them" Then they came to a vale,
where they found plenty Of cattle, and
their period of starvation came to an
end with a monstrous feast Cutting
the flesh into convenient pieces or
gobbets, they threw them into the fire
and. half carbonaded or roasted, they
devoured them, with incredible haste
and appetite; such was their hunger.
as they more resembled cannibals than
Europeans; the blood many times run
ming down their boards to their
waists"
That evening the pirate band came
in sight of Panama, and pitched their
camp. which was Intellectually bonn
barded all night by the guns of the
city. Next day Captain Morgan led his
thousand bold men down the hillside
and confronted the forces of the gov
ernor of Panama, consisting of two
squadrons of horse, four regiments of
foot and huge number of wild bulls
driven by Indians. The Spaniards be-
gan the battle, but their horse were
useless, owing to the softness of the
ground. The foot were held in check
by the fire of the pirates, so the wild
bulls were driven forward but, fright
ened by the noise of the conflict, the
animals ran away. After two hours
of fighting the surviving Spaniards
fed within the city walls. Six hun
dred Of their comrades lay dead upon
the field. Morgan at once attacked
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-10
USE OF SWEET CLOVER
Plant Is of Great Value in Re-
Storing WORKOUT Soils.
Badly Rundown and Abandoned Cot.
ton Plantations Have Been Re-
stored to Fertility and Profit
by Its Use as Mulch.
CBy R. G. wEATHERsToNE.)

NY II. U. w EAIhEhS1NDNE Ell
Sweet clover is not a noxious weed.
II is of unquestioned value in restora-
ton Of worn and eroded soils, and 1t
has many other important uses. II
grows luxuriantly in roadside bitches,
in the cuts of railroads and generally
in situations similar to these erosions
and its ability to withstand these ad-
verse conditions and often even to
prosper there, indicating its available
ity as a means of restoration of such
waste places.
Sweet clover has q very wide dis
tribution throughout the world. being
found on each of the continents and
in many of the islands.
The department of agriculture for
South Australia reports that this
plant has transformed the barren.
sandy waste of King island into one
of the most profitable dairy regions
of Australia.
The plant is found growing in most
of the United States as a wayside
weed. and in large areas in Mississip-
pf, Alabama, Kentucky, Iowa, Colo
RADIO, Nevada, California and Ohio.
Badly rundown and abandoned cot
ton plantations in Mississippi and
Alabama have been restored to fer
tility and profit by the use of sweet
clover as a mulch and green manure
1t is being used in a similar way In
the hills of northern Kentucky in re-
storing badly eroded tobacco lands
and as a soil ameliorant in Iowa. In
the far west 1t grows in profusion on
the banks of irrigation bitches and
in deserts where the soil is so alkaline
that other plants will not thrive.
Throughout the world the large areas
Of sweet clover are usually to be found
on soils very calcerous, showing the
same fondness for lime that is COM
mon to alfalfa. While the plant shows
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-10
Boiled Dressing.

One teaspoon salt, one teaspoon mus
tard, one teaspoon sugar. one tea
spoon -four or cornstarch, one egg.
one cup vinegar, one cup milk. piece
of butter the size Of large walnut
Mix dry ingredients. Put vinegar on
fire and just heat through. Have ready
milk and egg which has been thor
oughly beaten together; add this to
vinegar II you allow the vinegar to
boil before putting in the eggs and
milk it will curdle. Add dry ingre.
dents to this and stir constantly
until mixture comes to a boil. Let it
boil a couple of minutes and add the
butter.
The dressing will keep indefinitely
and is good for salads. fish and meat
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-10

"Morsan's Tower" Old Panama
the city, and though the defense was
desperate. many of the pirates being
killed, Panama fell within three hours.
What Morgan did to the devoted in
habitants In the effort to find all their
hidden treasure is too horrible to re-
late. Soon after the capture of the
city fire broke out in many quarters,
and Esquemeling says the conflagra-
ton was started by Morgan, though
he laid the blame on the Spaniards.
Anyway, as the houses were almost
all built of cedar. the entire city was
soon consumed by flames. Some three
weeks later Captain Morgan departed
from Panama, or rather from the place
where the city of Panama stood; of
the spoils whereof he carried away
with him It's beasts Of carriage laden
with silver, gold and other precious
things, besides about six hundred pris-
oners, men. women. children and
slaves"
or old Panama naught remains but
the ruins Of the cathedral. the tower
of St Stanislaus' church and the frag-
ments of a few other stone and brick
structures. For more than two CEN
turtles they have been buried in the
jungle. but are now being brought to
view by the efforts OF the Panama
government. which is having the I'M
dergrowth cleared away from the
ruins.
The visitor to the isthmus should
not fail to make the trip down the
Chagres from Gatun to the sea, re-
versing Morgan's route. The scenery
along the river is beautiful, and the
great stretch Of ocean beach--clean,
hard. green and purple sand over
which immense breakers ROLLS
ideal for bathing.
The massive walls of Fort San Lor-
EMO still stand >on the hill at the
mouth of the Chagres, and the heaps
Of cannon balls left by the Spaniards
are yet there. In the dungeons OF
the castle are piles Of rusted irons
the letters which they hoped to fasten
on the bodies and limbs Of Morgan
and his buccaneers.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-10
Savories,

AS a dainty to serve with salads try
crisp crackers. Split common crack
ers and spread lightly with but.
ter. then bake in oven until a delicate
brown.
Stale bread is always useful for
bread sticks and croutons to serve
with soup. Cut into slices half inch
thick For the croutons cut into cubes.
and for the bread sticks cut three
inch lengths. Spread before cutting
with butter and toast to a golden
brown.
A delicious sour cream dressing for
fruit salad is made with a cupful Of
rich sour cream into which half cup
of melted butter is stirred gradually
This blended with a variety OF cut
fruit, such as pineapple. bananas and
oranges, and some meats or some
dates, is most appetizing spread on
crackers as a luncheon dish.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-10
llHINGSW6PTH
KNOWING

Eau de cologne will remove candle
grease.
Use the ironing fire for preparing
stocks for soups or baking buildings.
A charming nursery screen can be
covered with the prints that the small
child loves best.
To take machine oil out of white ma
terials dip the spot into cold water
while 1t Is fresh.
Never allow a cooking utensil to
stand and dry before washing. Put
cold water in it immediately.
To make an excellent dressing for
linoleum take equal parts of linseed
oil and vinegar and mix thoroughly
together
Ices and ice cream will freeze more
quickly If dipper Of water is poured
over the ice and salt just before the
turning process begins.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-10
Homemade Sausage Meat.

Take one and one-quarter pounds OF
lean beef. three-quarters of pound OF
lean pork. one-quarter pound of lean
bacon. one-quarter pound OF bread
crumbs. two teaspoonfuls of chopped
parsley. half teaspoonful of mixed
herbs. half teaspoonful of pepper. one
teaspoonful of salt Grind the beef.
pork and bacon in a meat grinder. mix
it with the crumbs. herbs and season
ing. Pass through the meat grinder
a second time Shape into balls by
hand. brush over with beaten egg.
roll in bread crumbs and serve.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-10
STORING THE SWEET POTATO
ure Has Fully Evaporated-Then
Hill Up for Winter.

. There are several different meth.
DDS for storing and keeping sweet
potatoes which have proven success
full.
Potatoes, when first dug. have q
large amount of moisture in them.
which must evaporate. When the
weather is good, they should be left
out in the field until this evaporation
is complete; otherwise, the moisture
and the intense heat, generated by
their drying in hill, will cause rot.
When this is not possible, they should
be piled loosely in a dry house for a
week or two.
They may then be hilled up for
the winter. Select a dry place and
pile up dirt about six or eight inches,
then cover over with vines or dry
leaves. Pile the potatoes on this
foundation until the pile is five or
six feet across. Cover with dry straw
and lay boards over the pile much
in the manner of shingling. leaving
a small hole of five or six inches in
the top. Be sure that your covering
will shed all the water: then cover
with earth The top must be left
open so that the evaporation Of the
potato will not cause rot, but must
be fixed so that no water can enter
the pile