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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-04-17
CITY MUST PAY
THIRD OF PAVING TAX.
In the Past City Has Been Paying
for Intersections Only.

ss City Attorney s. s. Smith has
Just discovered that the last legis-
lature passed a law which provides
that in cities Of this class the city
at large must pay one-third of the
cost of paving streets, in addition
to paying for the intersections.
In the past the property owners
living on a street had all the voice
as to whether or not that street
should be paved. People living on
other streets had no say at all be-
cause it wasn't costing them any
thing except the very small sum
which they would be taxed by the
city to help pay for the intersec-
lions. Under the new law things
begin to look different. BY reason
that the city at large is paying one
third of the cost it is the natural
supposition of the commissioners
that every property owned will have
a vote coming on all paving propo-
sitions in the future.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-04-17

1.-THE Minister in His Study" The
purpose of the organization Is the
solving of the problems common TO
the active ministry. Rev. Kershner
Of the Texas Christian University,
who is an acknowledged specialist
in such problems, was the principal
lecturer of the session.
Rev. Lomax has been connected
with the local church for only a few
months. He came at the solicitation
of the church after Rev. G. A. Cole
had resigned to take up passionate
in st. Louis. While a number OF
applications were made for the local
pulpit the church decided to make
an application of its own and called
Rev. Lomax from the church at
Highland. He has made many friends
in the short time that he has been
here and the whole city is glad to
see him honored.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-04-17
BABY IN GREAT
MISERY WITH RASH
On Face. Spread Until Nearly All
Over Body. Crust on Head. Hair
Fell Out. Itch Terrible. Cuticura
Soap and Ointment Cured.

Monroe, Wis.--"W When my baby was slx
weeks old there came q rash on his face
which finally spread until 1t got nearly all
over his body. 1t formed q crust on. his
mead, hair fell out and the itch was terrible.
when he would scratch the crust the water
would ooze out in big drops. On face and
body II was in dry form and would scale
on. He was In great misery and At nights
q would lay awake holding his hands 80
chat he could not scratch and dis6gufe HIM
nalf, / tried simple remedies ct first. then
noE medicine. but It did no good. Finally
n friend suggested Cuticura Remedies, 90
4 sent for sample to see what they would
do. when TO my surprise AFTER few applicA-
aalons could sec an improvement. and he
Would rest better. / bought box Of Cuti-
UliEA Ointment and Q cake Of Cuticura Soap
and before / had them half used my baby
mas cured. His head is now covered with B
nuguriant growth o. hair and his complexion
81 admired BY everybody and has no dis
Nguroments. hope other mothers win
proft BY my experiences and not be worn
nut With poor babies who ere tortured with
rasfn and scalp slfsctions." (siUedl AErs.
munfs saunders. Sept 20. 1911.
Cuflcura Soap and Ointment do 90 much
nr poor complsx1ons, red. rough hands, and
tg. thin and falling hair. and cost 90 little
ahat it 3 almost criminal not 70 use them.
sod By dealers thrOushout the world. LID
e1 ample q each mailed fres. with s2-p.
Book On che slrin and scalp. Address post
"a ,'Cuticura, Dept. 4. Boston."
rsudo.f,co1 men should ms Cuticala
r shaving 81 \. $50 Eampls frea
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-04-17
Coughs and CONSUMPTION.

Coughs and colds, when neglect
ed, always lead to serious trouble
Of the lungs. The wisest thing to
do when you have cold that trou-
bles you is to get bottle of DR..
Kings New Discovery. You will get
relief from the first dose, and fin
ally the cough will disappear. o.
H. Brown, of Muscatine, Ala, writes
my wife was down in bed with an
obstinate cough, md l honestly be-
lieve had it not been for DR.. Kings
New Discovery, she would not be
living today" known for forty-three
years as the best remedy for coughs
and colds. Price soc and $1.00.
Recommended by J. M. Gleissner &
Son.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-04-17
ROCK ISLAND WILL RUN
SPECIAL TO CONVENTION

The Rock Island will run a spe-
cial train to Wichita on May for
the benefit of those who wish to at
tend the Kansas State Sunday school
convention which meets at Wichita
May 6. z, 8. 8. The special train
will leave salina at IL a. m, and
Abilene at 11:45 and arrive in Wich-
tia at 1926 p. m. The train viii
return to salina April 70, leaving
Wichita at 1O;45 q. m.
A large number Of Abilene Sun
day school workers expect to attend
the convention and most Of them
will make the trip on the special.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-04-17
YES, IT PAYS TO
ADVERTISE IN REFLECTOR
II You Don't Believe 1t Ask Murray
Gibson.

Gibson.
Murray Gibson came into the Re-
Hector office all wrought up this
morning and wanted to know what
kind Of a gag was being pulled off
at his expense. For two nights and
a day it has kept one person of his
household Nlsy informing the gen.
eral public that there IL no need
now nor Is there immediate prospect
for need of baby buggy in the Glib
son home.
All the trouble came about over
this little add inserted by another
person Tuesday evening: Wanted,
second hand baby buggy. Call
phone 1874 or esq.," An error in the
last phone number conferred the fire
on Mr.. Gibson instead of the real
seeker of the vehicle.
Every specie of cart and baby bug
gy from the genus brought over by
the Pilgrim Fathers to the latest
twin carriage 1913 mods: has been
pressed upon Mr.. Gibson at remark
ably low price but he has absolutely
refused to buy. The first phone
number reached the needy person,
however, and it would keep the
stork busy for two months to fill
the buggies reported over that line.
The gist to this story is-it pays to
advertise.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-04-17
MAKE PAVING EASIER
FOR THE TAXPAYERS.
aEcw Law Would Allow Twenty Years
to Pay.

Hereafter, II the Abilene taxpay-
ers SO desire, they may have twenty
years instead Of ten in which to pay
mp their paving tax bonds. An
amendment to the bill previously in
force was introduced by T. Jensen
ut the last session of the legislature
aengthening the time limit from ten
TO twenty years, and will become eff
Elective as soon as it is printed which
will be about the first OF May.
The bill affecting cities Of the
second class in regard to the issuance
OF paving bonds was amended In re-
gard to the lime limit and also In
Tegard to the amount Of interest the
taxpayers shall be charged for the
bonds Formerly, the taxpayers could
be charged as high as per cent,
but under the new legislation the
limit will be 5h per cent.
This lengthening of the time in
which the bonds may be taken up
snakes paving an easier proposition
Tor property owners. On the aver
Age sized lot the cost usually is
about $3.50 for paving, and under
the low law this amount could be
taken up at once and discounted or
paid in ten years with interest. This
made yearly payments SIS and in
terest, usually at or 5 per cent.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-04-17
'LOMAXEPRESIDtNT'
HEADS ORGANIZATION OF CHRIS
TIAN PREACHERS in
THE STATE.
Was Elected at Annual Meeting Held
At Emporia This Weeks
Known as One OF Leading
Pastors.

Rev. Hugh Lomax Of the Christian
church here was elected president OF
the Kansas Christian Ministerial In
stitute in it's annual meeting at EN-
poria this week. The honor comes
to him in recognition Of his position
as one of the leading ministers OF
the church in Kansas. Arkansas
City was chosen as the place for the
institute meeting which will be
held next spring.
Rev. Lomax appeared on the pro-
gram Wednesday with the subject,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-04-17

At Gil. 4 anyways nhu
a headache and /
was 80 dizzy and ner
vous that | had no
rest at night. The
flashes Of heat were
30 bad sometimes
that ! did not know
what TO do.
/" One day q friend
advised me to take
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Com
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-04-17
Drive Sick Headaches Away.

Sick headaches. sour gassy stom.
ach, indigestion, biliousness disap-
pear quickly. after you take DR..
Kings New Life Pills. They purify
the blood and put new life and vigor
Ia the system. Try them and you
win be well satisfied. Every, dill
HELPS: every box guaranteed. prica
2Se Recommended By J. n. CleiHa.
ner 6 eon.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-04-17

Pure Bred White Wyandotte, also
Pure Bred Single Comb White Leg
horn eggs from special selected pens.
Fifty cents per setting. Phone 1885
J. w. Rumold, Abilene, Kan.
10w4t
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-04-17

Most disfiguring skin eruptions,
scrofula, pimples, rashes, ETC., are
due to impure blood. Burdock Blood
Bitters as a cleansing tonic is well
recommended. 81 at all stores.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-04-17

Itching piles provoke profanity
nut profanity won't remove them.
Doan's Ointment is recommended
Tor itching, bleeding or protruding
piles. soc at any drug store.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-04-17

The front engine of Union Pacific
train No. 10 turned turtle in a
snow and sand drift between First
View and Cheyenne Wells, Colorado,
Thursday afternoon at about five
o'clock. Engineer Mail was killed
and the fireman, Thomas Dostal, was
seriously injured. The dynamo car,
the baggage car, the mail coach and
the smoker left the track. The SEQ
ond engine on the train passed by
the overturned engine which had
been thrown on one side of the right
of way. Three mail clerks received
bruises and several passengers on
the train were injured.
Train 10 left Denver at noon
and was running on time. The train
was pulled by 1.-TWO engines. Be-
tween Cheyenne Wells and First
View the train ran into snow and
sand drift on the down grade. It
was going at a good rate OF speed
when engineer Mail first saw the
drift in a cut ahead. Thinking that
1t was only snow drift he did not
slacken speed with the result that
his engine turned completely over
when it plowed into the drift. The
second engined remained on the
track and neither its engineer nor
fireman were injured. About four
hundred feet Of track we're torn uD
and it was impossible to run any
trains through ON the main line.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-04-17
AILING WOMEN
OF MIDDLE AGE
nars. Hilbert Tells Of Her Dis
aressing Symptoms During
Change of Life and How
She Found Relief.

Fleetwood. Pa" During the Change
III Life l was hardly able to be around
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-04-17
TRAIN WAS RUNNING AT FULL
SPEED WHEN ACCIDENT
OCCURRED.
One Killed and Several Were In
jured-Front Engine Turned
TurtIe-Four Coaches
Leave the Track.
Killed.
Thomas Male. engineer, Ellis, Kan.
Injured.

injured.
Thomas Dostal. Hugo. Colo, fire
man, severely.
John Larson. Hugo, Colo, engi-
neer, slightly.
Thomas Nylin, Hugo, Colo, fire
man, slightly.
w. H. Jones, mail clerk, slightly.
w. H. Jones, mail clerk, oil Vine
street, Kansas City, slightly.
e. e. Thomas, mail clerk, Kan
sas City, severely.
Mrs. A. P. Jackson, Laidlaw, Ore,
slightly.
P. H. Sawyer, Tulezza, Alaska,
slightly.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-04-17
GossIP or sooIErY.

Announcement were received to-
day OF the arrival OF Helen Lucille
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. r. ID.
Monroe, ct Drew, Oregon. April z.
She weights & strong pounds and
is enjoying life first rate.
zee
Invitations have been received to
the double marriage Of Misses Edith
and Lucille Hewett which Is TO take
place soon at the Edgewater Pres
byterian church in Chicago. A re-
ception will be held after the cere-
mony at the home Of their mother,
Mrs. Kate Jordan Hewett, b216 Ken
more Ave. Mrs. Hewett and her
daughters lived in Abilene until
about Is years ago when they moved
to Emporia'
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-05-02
Mr.. Merchant Do You
Advertise?

w Post, the mill naire breakfast food manu-
t,cturer at a dinner given to his employees some
mp ago in response to toast to the success OF bls
Goods said Gentlemen, appreciate the delight
al compliment paid to our breakfast food, which,
course merits your favor and the applause of the
world but would not have you forget that the sue
ssss Of this venture is also keen compliment to the
science of advertising"
That's true. it proves what advertising will do. If
con will find some use for common white sand, and
|s5vertise extensively ond udciously, it will be as
Ia gold mine
Nhy it is that merchants afraid to venture out
lin this line. is hard to understand. Every business
Imam knows it pays to advertise. Every business
|man knows millions have been made with some COM
|mon article, not always even necessity, but adver
|tise properly Every business man knows that the
|mOs prosperous merchants the heaviest advertA
|sers: vet the average man does not seem to grast
| necessity.
You will be old and infrm, before trade will in
crease without the use of printers ink in some form
THE personal testimonials of your few customes will
'be long time reaching around the community.
Advertise, and get your personal workers band
enlarged and instead of half dozen or so families,
get dozens and treat them so well that they are
compelled to talk about your merchandise.
| See here, Mr.: Merchant, to sum up you must
make your advertising an intelligent campaign,
planning with the same thought used in the selec-
lion of the merchandise.
Advertise your goods and you will sell them as
ure as two and two make four
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-05-02
TT SHOOK HIS NERVES.
An Incident That Made . Man Feel
Queer For Awhile.

Zone night" said a lawyer, "I
was preparing some tedious plead
ings which had % be submitted 10
court the following morning, and,
knowing that | would need every
moment OF my time, | locked my
self in a small private consultation
room in the rear Of my suit, where
no chance caller could interrupt me.
The room n very diminutivc, with
only one window. looking into a
court, and no furniture except a
table and two or three chairs. Wen,
] worked on steadily hour after
hour long after the city had settled
into sleep and silence. The build
ing was so still / could hear even an
occasional mouse scamper across
the floor alone. At last | concluded
the task and, sitting erect in my
chair, began TO stretch my cramped
limbs.
"As | did so my eyes happened
to fall on a lighted cigar stump ly-
ing on the carpet not four feet
away, and / stopped stock still, fro
zen with amazement. I 90 not
smoke had been sitting for hours
in that little locked room. ! could
swear that no one had entered. TIE
window was tightly closed. vet there
right at my feet las a half con-
sumed cigar with o great live coal
still glowing al tho end. II seems
ridiculous to confess. but n thrill OF
horror ran through me- like a gal
vanIc shock. 4 hailucination Of any
kind is an appalling thing; it makes
no difference how grotesque OF
homely the subject. 1t carries such
frightful suggestion OF breakdown
in ones mental engine room
"Well. ] finally summoned up
enough nerve to stoop down and eI-
anime the stump, and what do yon
think il was? Why, a tin foil cap
sule from the top Of an ordinary
quart bottle Of mucilage. In strip
ping it of it had assumed the cir
cular twist of cigar and, the foil
being brown, was Just the right col
or. The red seal at the top formed
the coal, and yard or 90 away the
illusion was perfect. / drew a deep
breath Of relief, but IL W. actually
several days before my nerves re-
sumed their normal tension
New Orleans Times-Democrat-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-05-02
ALFALFA PROVERBS
BY Charles M. Carroll

by CnarIeo Ne (sfrotL
Alfalfa enriches the ground.
Alfalfa is a drought reslster.
Alfalfa Is the best soil doctor.
Alfalfa adds humus TO the soil
Alfalfa increases the milk flow.
Alfalfa is high in feeding value
Alfalfa balances the corn ration.
Grow your protein-dont buy H.
Alfalfa sod grows larger corn crops.
Alfalfa IL the greatest OF all subsoil.
ers.
Alfalfa has no equal as a hog pas.
ture.
Alfalfa keeps stock in good condi.
ton.
Alfalfa should be grown on every
farm.
An alfalfa field is a hogs idea Of
heaven.
Fox tail h the greatest enemy OF
alfalfa.
Growing alfalfa is good business
farming.
Alfalfa means more money and bet.
ter homes.
Raise what you feed and feed what
you raise.
Alfalfa does things and never loafs
on the job.
Alfalfa with a fair chance always
makes good.
Alfalfa fills the hay NOV and pays
for the privilege.
Alfalfa is the cheapest and best
feed for beet. cattle.
AIia-. --'es larger yields fror
the crops that follow
Alfalfa contains more protein pc
ton than clover or corn.
Alfalfa is the agricultural wcnde
OF the twentieth century.
Alfalfa yields from two to thre,
times as much as clover or timothy
and is more valuable hay.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-05-02

hogs and 26 pigs bought at that time
II Is estimated that the SO hogs which
weighed rs or 80 pounds in the spring
made gain OF 75 pounds per head
The ones sold in August averaged
1872 pounds and those kept till later
22b. Counting only so hogs and moth.
Ing for the pigs. they returned. after
paying for the $50 bushels of corn
fed. $4,000 to the credit OF the alfal-
ia alone; the hay was worth s273.OO:
total $4,000. or sl15.5O per acre.
This alfalfa was not injured by this
extra hard treatment but some parts
OF II were frozen out last winter. and
this spring the field was disked and
cross-disked and the thin spots re.
seeded, securing fair stand While
many doubt that alfalfa is suited TO
Illinois, not having examined tho evi-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-05-02

they weighed As. 80 and so pounds.
and when they were weighed In the
middle of December they averaged
l25 pounds. Counting q gain OF 75
pounds per head and allowing $4,000
for about 200 bushels OF corn fed
to the hogs, and figuring the pork at
cents per pound. these hogs re-
turned $4,000; the hay was worth
sl96.00. total $657 90 from six acres
or $4,000 per acre. Contrary to the
results in many other cases this pas
turing did not hurt the alfalfa and
was repeated without harm the next
year.
In 1909. this piece OF alfalfa yielded
3lz tons per acre In three cuttings
and pastured SO hogs from the time
the alfalfa was four inches high In
the spring until August IL. when sc
head were sold. and from then till
frost II pastured the remaining IL
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-05-02
WkTERMiRKS.
They Are Stamped In the Paper by
Patterns Of Wire.

They Are Stamped In the Paper By
Patterns Of Wire.
The discovery Of the watermark
was the result of an accident, prob
ably a thousand years ago. Parch.
ment was then made of vegetable
pulp, which was poured in a liquid
state into a sieve. The water drip
ped out from below, and the thin
layer Of pulp that remained was
pressed and dried. When dry it
was found to bear upon it the
marks Of the fiber that composed
the bottom Of the sieve.
These fibers seem to have been
twisted reeds, and the mark they
left on the parchment took the
form Of wide lines running across
and across diagonally. In those
days the watermark was regarded
as a blemish since the fiber was
thick and coarse and the deep i'm
preston made on the paper proved
a drawback in writing.
The quill Of the scribe found
many a yawning gap to cross on
the surface Of the manuscript
"switchback scripture" it has been
termed. But when wire was sub
stituted for fiber in the sieve, saws
a writer in the Denver Republican,
the lines of the watermark grew
thinner and less conspicuous.
The possibilities of the useful
ness Of the watermark became ap-
parent by degrees. 1t was first
found to be Of service in preventing
the forgery Of books and manu-
scripts. Many a bogus copy Of a
rare work has been detected be-
cause the counterfeiter failed to
take into account the watermarks
Of the original.
The watermark of many a pre-
cious manuscript in the worlds mu-
seums is alike its glory and its
safeguard And in the sphere Of
bank notes and paper money every.
where the watermark is most use
ful in protecting the notes from
imitation. -----s------ --
The term waterman" is in re-
atty a misnomer since the mark
is actually produced by wire. Wire
is fashioned into the desired pat
tern, figure or lettering. This is
inserted beneath the sheet in the
last stages of its manufacture and
while the paper is still capable of
receiving the impression, and the
wire device stamps itself into the
sheet.
Ordinary note paper held up to
the light reveals hundreds of par
allel lines running up and down,
betraying the fact that the paper
was made on a wire foundation.
To this the paper owes its smooth
ness and its even texture.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-05-02
RAISING ALFALFA IN ILLINOIS

Charles e. Yanney OF Mclean coun.
ty. on the George s. Hanna Place. has
some remarkable results with alfalfa
He got a good stand on six acres by
breaking the ground the last OF July.
disking II three times, narrowing and
cross s-harrowing two or three times.
dragging twice. sowing 20 pounds per
acre OF seed broadcast narrowing
II In and rolling the ground. This
was In 1906. The alfalfa grew about
four inches high that fall and was not
cut In 1907. 1t yielded about two
tons per acre. but In addition 15O pigs
In 1908. the big returns began.
Three cutting OF hay returned 2h
tons per acre. but in addition $50 pigs
were pastured on this alfalfa from the
time OF the first cutting until Decem.
Der. The pigs were bought when
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-05-02

Here is what the Rev. John
Evans tells US in reference to the
way in which English was taught
in Wales in the eighteenth century:
"This school had several featlxes
unknown in the Welsh school Of to-
day The Welsh note was one in
dispensable feature. This secured
English conversation. 1t was a
smooth piece Of wood, like a fat
inch rule, with the letters w. N
carved on it. When any one was
caught speaking Welsh the Welsh
note was Immediately handed to
him, but the hand which held il at
the end of the lesson was the one
made to tingle in consequence, so
it was a common occurrence for the
child who had it to move about
from pew to pew, craftily tempting
others to speak Welsh. This sign
OF guilt therefore often changed
hands until at last it rested in that
which had to bear the burden of al
the transgressions Of that Law"
Forced TO Surrender.
The young man had asked the
father for his daughter and been
refused.
"Then YOU will not give me
4 T. II
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-05-02
Coburn on Alfalfa,

The cultivation and feeding OF al
falfa mark the highest development
OF modern agriculture. Alfalfa is one
OF natures choicest gifts to man; 1t
is the preseryer end the conserver OF
the homestead. II does not fail from
old age IL loves the sunshine. con-
verting the sunbeams into gold coin
In the pockets OF the thrifty husband
man. II is the greatest mortgage-lift-
er yet discovered"