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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-07-31
CHECK FORGER TOLD OF
FACTORY FOR ABILENE

John z. Smith, arrested in EN-
poria yesterday for cashing worth
IeHa checks at Junction City. claim
ed to be the representative of q
large eastern manufacturer of ce-
ment posts. and said that the COM
pany expected to install factories at
Abilene and Salina.
Smith succeeded in passing sew
eral valueless checks at Junction,
but the banks here are not acQuaint-
ed with him.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-07-31
Public Sale

l will sell at public auction one
mile south and one and three quar-
ter miles east Of Buckeye store,
z ga miles east of Talmage, on the
Whiteley farm, on
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-07-31

Six thousand dollars was estimated
as the probable receipts
Mr.. Bryan replied: II am only
lscturing during 3 limited period
and then only at ehautauquas and
cannot therefore consider the propo
silion which you are kind enough
q submit.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-07-31
Mems and Wornen's
Oxford Sale

If you like to wear extra
good Shoes at extra low prices
now is your chance to do both
at once at this sale OF Oxfords.
One lot Of Children's Ok
fords. Las to 400 values at
,a.ss 05c
/ One LOT OF Women's $50
to 900 values at
$1.o5
One lot Of mems at
$1.05
One lot Of mems $50 to
S 90 values az
Sc Is
DAVIS Shoe Store
BlUw Telspheae Building
49, 70 Ilsstet
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-07-31

Marriage license: Thomas A
Kelly and LiEabeth Byrne. both O
Chapman.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-07-31

Marriage license: Miss Phoebe
Nowlin OF Detroit and O. NJ. Houser
of Chapman.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-07-31

HECEArr nEvLEUElONs.
Born. July %. TO Mr.. and Mrs.
3. R. WaIIerStedt 4 son.
Born. July 20, to Mr. and
Mrs. R. R. Mckinney. a daughter
Marriage license: Thomas A.
Kelly and Lizabeth Byrne. both OF
Chapman.
Marriage license: Mas Phoebe
Nowiin OF Detroit and O. NJ. Houser
OF Chapman.
We have no more 1919 Buick
cars. Our new 1914 line OF Buick
automobiles will be here about Ang-
ust 14th. Prices lower. Walt and
see. q. X. Coulson. W
The street lights in the busi-
ness district will not be illuminated
until Friday evening.
Miss Anna Murphy VINO lis
teaching at Clark's Fort. Idaho, has
gone to skagway, Alaska. for q
months trip.
The infant daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fern Ramsey. who has been
sick for the past several days. is
much improved.
For sale, one model r Buick in
good shape, cheap; price 5000. See
Q. 4. Coulson. 8dtf1Owtf
Miss Nora B. Barrel of Del
phos and b. j. Rifle of Joplin, Mo-,
were married by Probate Judge
Tappen this noon.
Prophet Kropff says he has
turned the weather predictions to
w. B. Giles whose guess will prob
ably be as near correct as any ones.
The Union Pacific railroad is
obtaining cars in Kansas City to
supply wheat shippers. Shortages
have been. reported from several
Kansas towns.
Hodge Bros. sold a Heider trac-
tor and a gang Of three 14-inch La
Crosse (Defiance) plows to Jumper
Bros. Of Jefferson township today.
26d1tw1t
Joel Hersh writes from Tampa,
Fla, that he has been quite i'll but
is recovering and feels much bet
ter. He sends regards to all his
old Dickinson county friends.
Several taxpayers of Flora
township are endeavoring in every
possible manner to prevent the is
suance of $4,000 in bonds for the
erection of a township high school.
@. Meyer, physician and surgeony
.ffIce over Merrifield's grocery,
hone $40; residence phone 657. Il
Jalls answered day or night.
1dtfSwtf
Rev. Fuller Bergstresser, for
nerly pastor Of Trinity Lutheran
hurch but recently OF Lincoln,
Teb., has accepted the pastorate of
he Lutheran church at Middletown,
a., and has moved to his new home.
Jos. Spangler has rented room
i the ]. G. Landes residence on
Vest Third and will make his home
here hereafter. Miss Marie and Z
red Augustine and Mrs. Hattie
Iarris will keep house in the Dur
BE residence on southside. ]
In couple of weeks you can buy "
new 1914 Buick automobile, d
luipped with the best electric start b
: and electric lights manufactured.
yait and see the new Buick line. J
etter than ever this year. e. e. e
oulson. W d
Fred Brownrigg, who recently a
Isposed OF his interests in Solomon i
md moved to Salina, Is named Z
nong the incorporators Of the Sa- c
ma Poultry Company, capitalized d
$4,000. The concern is moving n
ito new quarters, and making many q
nprovements. D
-E. e. Coulson sold the last Of
Is 1913 Bucks today to Ralph
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-07-31

We have no more 1919 Buick
cars. Our new 1914 line OF Buick
automobiles will be here about Aug-
ust 14th. Prices lower. Walt and
see. q. 4. Coulson. W
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-07-31
3 HEAD OF HORSES

One sorrel horse, smooth mouth,
good worker, weight 100 pounds.
One bay mare. smooth mouth. good
worker and gentle. Family mare
weight 1000 pounds. One mare colt.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-07-31
thursday, Aug. n

commencing at o'clock p m. sharp,
the following described property:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-07-31
2 HEAD OF CATTLE

l Jersey COW 6 years old; will be
fresh first of December, extra good
mixer; steer calf.
HOG, weight about $50 lbs.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-07-31

Born. July 90, TO Mr.. and
Mrs. R, r. Mckinney. a daughter.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-07-31

The infant daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Fern Ramsey. who has been
sick for the past several days, is
much improved.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-07-31

Miss Anna Murphy VINO IN
teaching at Clark's Fort. Idaho. hal
gone to skagway, Alaska. for q
months trip.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-07-31

The street lights in the busi-
ness district will not be illuminated
until Friday evening.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-07-31

born. July 20, 70 Mr.. and Mrs.
;. R. waIIerstedt. q son.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-07-31

For sale, one model r Buick in
good shape. cheap; price 5000. See
Q. e. Coulson. Sdtf10wtf
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-07-31

Miss Nora B. Barrel of Del
phos and B. ]. Rifle of Joplin, Mo.
were married by Probate Judge
Happen this noon.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-07-31
|. B. FLORA

J. Q. ENGLE. AuctiOnser.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-07-31

Prophet Kropff says he hal
turned the weather predictions tt
w. B. Giles whose guess will prob.
ably be as near correct as any ones
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-07-31

The Union Pacific railroad
obtaining cars in Kansas City Il
Supply wheat shippers. Shortages
have been reported from severa
Kansas towns.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-29

pounds and the weight Of six pas
sesgers, at $50 pounds each. 900
pounds. and you have 1900 pounds.
This, multiplied by eco feet. would
be 100000; hence if Professor Slo-
maker had passed a belt around the
rats revolving cage and around a
drum supplying power to the ele-
vatOr, the total amount of work done
by the prize meat-eating female rat
would nave run the elevator up and
down the forty-fOur floors over ten
times.
To state the case more simply, you
may say that the rat would have car
ried sixty passengers once to the
forty-fourth floor instead OF six pas
sengers ten times.
The best vegetarian lived twenty
three months, ran 492 miles in ali.
weighed in the average so ounces
and. adding another ounce for fric-
ton, carried AZ ounces Of weight
By the calculations already given,
the vegetarian would only have been
able to raise an elevator carrying
six passengers once to the forty
fourth floor in place Of the sixty
carried by the meat-eating rat-an
exertion Of 10000 foot-pounds.
The figures given represent the
best performance of the best female
rat. but the general superiority of the
meat-eating rats to the vegetarians
was on the scale mat these figures
indicate. The superiority Of the fe-
males in meat-eating and vegetarian
rats was marked. The final con-
clusions would remain unchanged Il
meat-eating males were compared
with the vegetarian males, instead
Of meat-eating females with vege-
tartan females.
The rats exhibited extraordinary
activity, which is generally known
to be a characteristic of their spe-
cies. The female rats were remark
ably superior to the males in activ-
ity. One of the females ran four
teen miles in one sleepless night
It has long been established that
bodily activity in animals is In a
general way prOportiOned to intelli-
gence. This was laid down as a
generL- principle in Herbert Spen-
GERS Principles Of Psychology" and
has constantly been confirmed since.
1t is therefore confidently believed
that the superior activity Of the
meat-eating to the vegetarian rats
and Of the females to the males
would have been fOunu to correspond
closely to superiority Of intelligence
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-29

Indeed. this was found TO Be ths
case. as far as observations were re-
corded The females were quicker to
reach the food and they showed
great intelligence in getting past OBJ
stacles in order to reach It The
females showed a superior instinct Of
self-preservation in many ways.
They were quicker to run when
threatened and fought more fercely
when cornered
With a generous diet and a big
cage provided, both classes Of rats
lived out their lives under comfort
able conditions In no case was life
shortened by worry or anxiety as to
where the next mea was to come
from. as frequently happens in the
rat underworld.
The number Of revolutions OF each
cage was recorded by clOckwork in
seconds. minutes and hours. The
machine used is called a kymO-
graph A recording pen drew on a
slowly moving paper band the move
ment of the cage to which it was at.
tached. so that the rats activity
during a night could be graphically
out the next morning. Pro
fessor Slonaker' kept this kymo-
graph paper moving at the rate OF
about four inches an hour BY means
Of an apparatus driven by a weight
Once a day the scientist wound I'D
the weight. wound the electric clock.
hlled the inkwells. read the recording
clock and fed the animals.
The sixteen little white animals
which lived out their lives in Pro-
fessOr SlOmaker's rat paradise were
the offspring of two female rats By
the same male, and were all born
within the same twenty-fOur hours
They were alike in environment and
heredity throughout
The meat-eaters AVERAGED rs
times more active than the vege-
tarians
The total number Of miles run By
the vegetarian rats in their whole
lives was accomplished by the meat
eating rats when but 20 per cent OF
their lives had passed
The vegetarians aged first. They
grew emaciated and skinny, their
fur became harsh and ruffled, and
they became covered with dry scales
and sores. They exhibited all the
signs Of rat senility While the meat.
eaters were still enjoying a vigorous
maturity.
The meat-fed rats grew to be Is
larger than the Vegetarians.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-29

animals, { e, animals who eat and
enjoy all kinds Of meat and food,
and Professor Slonaker has shown
that when rats receive a generous
supply Of meat with their food they
grow larger, are stronger and more
intelligent, do far more work and
live longer.
The California professor advances
strong arguments to prove that the
meat-eating man would show just
the same superiority as the meat
eating rats. He believes that facts
concerning man, as far as they are
obtainable, point to this conclusion
His experiments on rats, however,
have q completeness and conclusive
ness which no experiments on men
and women are likely to have.
Few more knock-down blows than
these experiments to the claims Of
vegetarian enthusiasts have ever
been delivered
Professor James RoIlin Slonaker,
working alone in the physiological
laboratories Of Stanford University,
believes that he has proved that
meat, in proper proportions, in
creases activity and physical growth,
and postpones old age.
Sixteen white rats, alike in every
particular, scamperlng madly over
specially arranged treadmills with
elaborate recording apparatus. were
studied for four years by the Stan
ford sayant, and here are some of
the interesting scientific conclu-
Eions he obtained.
The meat-fed animals lived nearly
twice as long as their vegetarian
brothers and sisters
They did more than seven times
the work.
They grew over twice again as big.
'The results OF these experiments
on rats" states Professor SlOnaker
In his conclusions, correspond so
closely with those on man and other
animals that one is almost justified
in concluding that if man were sub
jected to the same conditions Of
food for his lifetime, the results in
regard to voluntary activity, growth
and longevity would be the same"
Professor Slonaker goes farther.
He holds that a meat diet is absO-
Iutelv essential to health. Speaking
Of the Japanese, he says;
in 1888. when the diet consisted
largely Of rice, 80 per cent Of the
marines had beTi beri In 1884 meat
and bread were added to the rations,
and now they hardly have three cases
a year."
Wherever there has been advance
ment in civilization, great achieve
ments in the arts and sciences, maxi
mum mental and physical ability,
thrift and success. the Stanford sci
enlist holds, animal food has formed
a prominent portion Of the diet.
No attempt was made to give a
definite amount Of protein food in the
diet nor to try to maintain nitro
genous equilibrium. The diet was
varied as much as possible, and the
amount Of food given was more than
was eaten before the feeding time on
the following day. Cracked corn was
always added to the meat given, be-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-29

The prize-winning, meat
eating rat ran 5,447 miles
or tie distance from
New York to the Hawai-
ian Islands-before it died.
The prize-winning vege-
tartan rat ran only 492
nailes-or the distance be-
tween New York City
and Buffalo, New York.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-29

To the right is a
meat-fed female rat
to the left a veg
etabIe = fed female
rat. Both started
life equal in size.
Note that the meat
fed rat is much the
larger.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-29

female OF the species was much more
energetic than the male. The best
meat-eating male ran 1858 miles,
compared with 451 miles for his vege-
tartan brother.
The best meat-eating female rat
ran 5,447 miles. or 2S.76O16O feet in
its lifetime OF thirty-four months. Its
average weight was about five
ounces. To this must be added in
calculating the force exerted. one
ounce for friction on the bearings OF
its revolving cage and for air resist
ance. This, according to the calcu-
lations Of Professor 5lonaker, gives
approximately ten million foot pounds
of work done during its life
Now, the Metropolitan Tower in
New York is 700 feet 3 inches high
The elevator stops at the fOrty-fOurth
floor. $50 feet above the pavement
Call the weight of the elevator 500
The meat-eating prize rat exerted TO-
100000 foot pounds of energy dur.
ing life. This energy could raise an
elevator holding sixty passengers up
n the forty-fourth floor of the Met
roBoIitan tower. New York.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-29

AT the END OF 0IJy-SlX Gays MN
from birth the young rats w
were still eating the same
diet, consisting largely Of
bread and milk and occa-
sionaI baked beans and meat
hash. In weight the males
averaged 7O.1 grams (21-3 *
ounces) and the females 5s.3
grams q ounces).
The difference in the character OF
the food was introduced at this time
One group was set aside to be ex-
clusively vegetarians. while the
others became meat eaters. although
they received vegetable food in addi-
ton in order to make the diet as
varied and attractive as possible.
The vegetable foods given were as
rich in protein as it was possible to
obtain from this class of foods. and
consisted Of fresh vegetables. such as
lettuce, kale, cabbage, caulifower,
clover and celery; cooked vegetables.
such as wheat. corn. brown and gra-
ham bread, biscuits, buckwheat cakes.
doughnuts, crackers, cookies, oatmeal
mush, fried cornmeal mush, dump
lings, corn, rice, baked beans. pota-
toes, carrots and onions; nuts. fruits
and grains such as almonds. English
walnuts; apples, cracked corn, wheat
and cornmeaI. Occasionally. when the
vegetarians seemed to be losing
ground too fast a~>feed of cheese
milk, or some other animal food was
given This was done only a few
times soon after the vegetarians
were first put on their exclusive
diet.
The amount Of food given to each
rat was not weighed, but was meas
used as accurately as possible with
a sroon, or by pieces Of equal size.
The amount Of meat given to the
meat-eating rats was usually small.
consisting Of but a small fraction OF
an ounce. 1t was given on an aver
age two or three times each week.
Professor Slonaker had thus six
teen rats as nearly alike in regard to
age, parentage, size and tendencies
as it is possible to obtain, subjected
to the same environments, and fed
with the same food except that the
meat-eating feeders had a few
ounces Of animal food added to their
diet about three times each week
It is obvious, therefore, that what
ever differences may be found be-
tween these two groups of rats in
regard to their activity, rate of
growth, and longevity, must be due
wholly to the presence and absence
Of animal food in the two diets.
Professor Slonaker's ingenious an
paratus for studying the behavior of
his rat subjects consisted Of three
parts, a revolving cage. a nest box
with water and feed boxes attached.
and recording mechanism.
The cages were cylindrical in shane
and were composed entirely of fine
wire netting. They swung on a long
steel axle in a row.
An inclined tunnel led from the
nest box in such a way that the rat
whenever leaving its bed for food.
was compelled to jump upon the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-29

The Energy Expended by the
Meat-Eating Rat During the
-Four Years of Its Existence
Amounted to 10000, 900 Foot.
Poundsl To Exert This Force
IN One Quick Strong Second
Pull Would Take No Less Than
1880 Horses and Would Be
Sufficient to Upset the Lofty
WoolwOrth Building.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-29

q HOULD man eat meat?
Professor James Rollin Sion
aker, the noted scientist Of
Stanford University, believes that he
has answered this question with
most decided affirmative by means
Of experiments on rats.
Rats are like men, Omnivorous
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-29

Eight of the sixteen cages, hold
ing eight of the sixteen rats.
Note the kymograph, or meas
uring instrument, standing up
right TO the right of the mean
descent light, all the distance
covered by each rat was record
ed by this device.
floor Of the revolving cage. All Of its
running activity was thus recorded.
In its lifetime Of twenty-five months.
one female meaJ-eating rat covered
the astounding distance Of SAT-
miles. The most energetic vegeta--
ian female ran but 492 miles. This
was a ratio of II to l in favor Of
the meat-eating subject.
Professor Slonaker found that the
he vegetarian prize rat only exerted
10000 foot pounds of energy dur
ing life. This is only enough to
raise an elevator holding six pas
sengers to the forty-fourth floor -
'ne metropolitan tower, New York
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-17
MOTHERS CLUB MEETING.

At q meeting of the Mothers Club a
the high school yesterday afternoon Mis-
Clara Belle Smith was unanimOuSl,
elected secretary Of the club, and The
president. Mrs. +. c. Pierce. appointed
Miss Rita Clearwater treasurer Of Tho
fund derived from the sale Of soup a
the school building.
Mrs. ii. M.Skelton was appointe,
chairman Of the committee on entertain
ment for February.
"A proposition was made to the club b.
a San Antonio piano house for the pun
chase of a piano. with Il liberal discount
and the members will take under advise
ment the proposition to purchase an il
strumcnt.
The club is arranging to have tn
grammar school girls give an exhibition
folk dance on the tennis courts at tn
fair grounds Saturday afternoon ut LIZ
Seats will be provided for those who dc
sire to witness the dances at ) cent
each. the proceeds being used to pay TO
the expense of the club in decorating {;
vehicle for the flower parade.
The folk dances by the high SchOo'
girls at the grounds recently PROVED
popular with all who saw them, anC
many have expressed a wish that the eX
hibitiOn be repeated. The girls from the
grammar grades have been well trained
in folk dancing by Miss Rita Clear
water.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-17
PARCELS POST RESULTS.
Record of Local Parcel Business First
Fifteen Days.

Wednesday at midnight the local post
Office completed the 15-day record of the
receipts and delivery and dispatch of
parcels post mail, and the record was
mailed to the first assistant postmaster
general at Washington. The 15-day rec
ord was desired by the postOffice depart
ment because of some appropriations
which are awaiting the result of the
record. and which will affect the amount
Of money to be appropriated.
The total number of parcels mailed and
delivered locally numbered three. anC
the average weight was eight ounces
The postage amounted TO - cents
The total number of parcels received
at the Brownsville pOStof1ice for deliv
cry in this city numbered GS4.
The number of outgoing parcels dis
patched by the Brownsville office wa>
253. The average weight was one pounC
and two ounces. and the amount Of pos
tage received for their mailing was 81.
The total number Of parcels insured
outgoing, was 80. The total number 0
insured parcels delivered by the lOca
p~Ostof1ice was %.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-17
SEALED

Proposals for furnishing the Court
house at Brownsville, Texas. will be re-
ceived by the Commissioners Court of
Cameron County, Texas, at a term there
of, to be holden on the Bird day of Feb
ruary, A. ID. 1913.
idder are referred to Atlec b. AyreS.
architect, for more particular dcscrip-
ton of furnishings required.
Il. II. GOODRICH.
County Judge, Cameron County. Texas.
Attest: j. WEBB.
County Clerk, Cameron County, Texas.
117-243l
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-17
THANKS TO PEACE OFFICERS.

We hereby extend our hearty thanks
to the members Of the city police force
who detected the burglary of our ware
house last Saturday morning, resulting
in the return Of goods that might have
been lost, and to the cOnStablcS who yes
terday returned to us other goods that
had been taken from our place. The
efficiency and prompt action Of the Off
GERS on this occasion were most com
mcndablc. Respectfully,
CAFFARELLI BROS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-01-17
LOCAL CHANGES.

Patrons Of DR.. Spohn please note that
ne has removed his residence to the New
Stegman building, corner Eleventh and
Washington streets, entrance same as
Elks' Gu; and that his night telephone
is No. 217. Office still in Merchants
Bank building HIST