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The Forrest City times., 1913-05-30

New York is now planning popular opera It will probably be ragtime in three reels.
The Forrest City times., 1913-05-30

A good beginning is half the battle, but a good ending is the whole thing.
The Forrest City times., 1913-05-30

Unless you know your duty how will you be able to dodge it?
The Forrest City times., 1913-05-30
Al the CrbooI

At the School q never saw such heads as you girls have! Who's got your rats?" "Old Miss Prim-the cat"
The Forrest City times., 1913-05-30
Literal.

Literal Walls have ears" q should say so with all those die. tagraphs hanging on them.'
The Forrest City times., 1913-05-30
WOMAN COULD
 NOT WALK She Was So Ill-Restored to Health by Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable
 Compound.

Pentwater, Mich. "A year ago was very weak and the doctor said I had .
The Forrest City times., 1913-05-30
w. N. U, LITTLE ROCK, NO. 22-1s1a
The Drawback

"1 don't like to attack fat man."
 Why not a fat man?"
 Because he Is apt to offer stout resistance"
The Forrest City times., 1913-05-30

Reason to Be Afraid. 'I am afraid of falling in love-" "Why are you afraid, does she take domestic science?"
The Forrest City times., 1913-05-30

 etable Compound and nowI am strong and healthy. Mrs. ALICE DARLING, RED. No. 2, Box 77, Pentwater, Mich Read WhatAnotherWoman sayu
 Peoria, Ill.-"I had such backaches that could hardly stand on my feet I would feel like crying out lots of times, and had such heavy feeling in my right side. had such terrible dull headaches every day and they would make me feel so drowsy and sleepy all the time, yet [ could not sleep at night.
 After had taken Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a week began to improve. My backache was less and that heavy feeling in my side went away. I continued to take the Com pound and am cured.
 "You may publish this if you wish. " Miss CLARA L. GAUwITz, R.R. No. | Box 62, Peoria, III.
 Such letters prove the value of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for woman's ills. Why don't you try itf
Abilene weekly reflector., 1913-06-26
BAD SHOCKING LOSES
WHEAT FOR FARMERS.

A big per cent of damage is done
to wheat in this section because of
the wheat shocks being carelessly
constructed. This is the statement
of Prof. L. A. Fitz. milling expert
Of the Kansas agricultural college,
who recently made an inspection
trip through this section. II visited
the wheat section in central Kan
sas," said Professor Fitz," and al
most in every field I visited the
caps ON wheat shocks were careless
ly put on or totally missing. The
proper way to shock wheat is to
stack ten or twelve bundles in a
circular space close together and
Gaping them with one or two bum
dies of wheat, care being taken 20
spread out the straw over the bum
dies underneath in such a man r
that the caps will shed rain. 1t ra: >
frequently in eastern and cent?
Kansas during the wheat har 'est
and all wheat improperly protected
during a rain will be injured"
Abilene weekly reflector., 1913-06-26
Big INCREASE
IA MILLION DOLLARS IN CoUN-
TY WEALTH.
Total Taxable Property a. and
Half MilIiOns-PersonaI Prop
crty 8 and Half Million
Dollars.

During the past year personal
property and improvements on real
estate in Dickinson county increased
In value sy65,36O, according to .
tax abstract prepared for the state
tax commission today. This amount
does not include the growth In the
value Of land. since assessments on
land are only made in even num-
bered years. The total value of all
taxable property is $42,469,607.
Last year It was $41T14.247.
Personal property in the entire
county increased in value approxi-
mately 100000. improvements in
real estate make up the remaining
1l55, 900 of the increase. The total
value OF all personal property in
the county is $S,415,S53. OF this
amount $5,O97.s6S is in the coun-
try and $3,317,9S4 in the incorpor-
ated cities. Railroads, telegraph
and telephone companies assessed by
the state commission, own property
in the county valued at $7,096,594.
In Abilene the total taxable prop
erty is assessed at $4,516,324. OF
this amount about million and a
half is personal property, and the
remainder real property. The total
taxable properly in, the cities and
townships follows:
Abilene weekly reflector., 1913-06-26
ABOUT PEOPLE.

]. s. Sheets was in from Navarro
Alex McBoyle was In from Gar
field.
Father Flemming was in from
Elmo.
DR.. Hewitt of Wakefield was in
town.
Mrs. VIM. Oder was In from In
dustry.
Mrs. steel was in from Talmage
shopping.
VIM. Etherington went to Hope
on business.
w. A. Grogger OF. Solomon was In
on business.
James Gillett was up from Wood
bine on business.
j Mrs. H. r.. Bryan Of Galatia Ia
visiting her sister, Mrs. H. D. Focht.
Jos. German and Miss Mary Scan
Ian OF Chapman visited here Sun
day.
Miss Leah Knisely of Industry
was shopping in town this after
noon.
w. w. Davis and family left for
an extended "trip on the Pacific
coast.
Miss Edna Flanagan Of Rock Is
land, ILL.,, is the guest of Miss Maud
Scripter.
Mrs. J. J. Baughman returned to
Harrisburg, Pa, after visiting her
brother, c. M. Carver.
Paul Kyle and wife returned to
Marion after visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
H. G. Kyle, south Of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Meier return
ed to Marietta after attending the
funeral of Carl Meier, Mr.. Meier's
father.
Mrs. Henry Murray and two daugh-
ters of Belilngs, Okla, are visiting
Mrs. c. Murray and other Abilene
friends.
H. w. King and wife went to
Chapman to attend the funeral OF
Mrs. Lucinda Jackman, an aunt OF
Mr.. King.
Mrs. George Pine, Mrs. Anna Tes-
terman and Mrs. George White re-
turned to Hannibal after visiting
Mrs. R. Waring.
Misses Emma Humble and Nell
lie Wilkie left for Arden Camp, Lake
Bluff. Illinois. near Chicago. toI
teach kindergarten work.
Prof. Wheeler Of Hope was n
Abilene weekly reflector., 1913-06-26
AUDITING BOARDS.
Last Session Of Legislature Makes
Strict New Rul@s.

The last session Of the legislature
passed a new law concerning the
meetings of the township boards.
The law says: "The township
trustee, clerk and treasurer Of each
township shall constitute an audit
ing board and shall meet on the last
Monday Of March, June, September
and December. They shall audit all
bills and claims against the township
and shall file an annual statement
with the county clerk before the
first Monday in January Of the pre-
ceeding year. No allowance shall
be made on any account that does
not state each item Of the same and
which is not verified by an affi-
davit. No bill against such town
ship shall be paid until audited by
said board. All bills against such
township shall be recorded by the
clerk in a book kept for that pur-
pose. Each member of the board
attending shall receive for his serv-
ices the sum of two dollars per day
for the time actually and necessary
spent"
This does not apply to the allow
ance for the township trustee. An
other law also makes 1t necessary
for the township treasurer to pub
lish a detailed statement of the re-
ceipts and expenditures after the
last regular meeting in December.
A fine of $25 is attached to each
violation of the act.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1913-06-26
JOHN "SIX" MCDONNELL,
1.-THE PRIDE OF ABILENE

Manhattan Nationalist: "Six" Nc
Donnell, ''the pride of Abilene" was
on the mound yesterday for the
home club and with his usual tenier-
ity and side-arm delivery, he brought
home the bacon with east. Salina
was his victim in this instance and
to Mike Welday's athletes the south
paws cross-fire is still an unsoIved
mystery. The visitors struck at
high ones, struck at low ones and
some times at those which hit the
plate. In fact, it seemed that the
left hand hitters were hitting in
self defense.
Another thing of note that "six"
did was to pick welday off OF first
base after the big Lacquer had gain
ed q life BY virtue of Crowder's bad
throw. You know Mike was at one
time on the Comiskey pay roll and
baftIed such fellows as Joe Wood
and Walter johnson and he should
Be- the last to be caught counting
hls change, 90 to speak.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1913-06-26

town between trains. He goes to
Omaha and will be. connected this
summer with chautauQua work.
Mrs. 8. H. Haffa, Miss Maude
Haffa, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Haffa
and Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Haffa at
tended a wedding of relatives" IN
Salina yesterday.
Miss Ruth Harger left for New
York City to attend the biennial
convention of the Kappa Alpha Theta
sorority. She will spend the sum-
mer In the east.
C. H. Koepke was up from Wood"
bine in his auto and was marooned
here by the rain. He returned home
by rail, not wishing to pull through
the mud with the auto.
Miss Ruth Hunt left for Madison
Wis, to attend the, summer session
Of the university. She will meet
Miss Grace Galloway in Kansas City
who will accompany her.
Mrs. z. G.. Hopkins and two
daughters are here from Topeka
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Hop
kins. They are on their way to
spend the summer in Colorado.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Clapp leave
tonight for Long Beach. Calif''
where they will make their home
Meier returned to Wymore, NeD.'
after attending the funeral of Carl
Meier.
Miss Martha Ingram and her sis
ter, Mrs. s. e. Bucher OF Huxton'
Colo, were in town today. Miss
ingram taught school in this neigh
borhood thirty years ago, and has
not been back since. abilene Is not
the same town at ALL" she said.
Herb Brown is up from Clovis,
N. NJ, visiting his mother and old
friends. He is in the employ OF the
Santa Fe at Clovis and will be ac-
companied home by his wife who
has been visiting here for the past
They will probably leave
Thursday.
WIN Day of St. Paul, Minn., Is
his mother, Mrs. A. w.
Rice. for a few days. He is one OF
Abilene's old printers and is now
connected with the Pioneer-Press.
Il has been over 20 years since he
has been here and thinks Abilene
las made some marked improve
nents. since that time.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1913-06-26
THAT PRETTY ROAD
ALONG LYON CREEK.

Editor Reflector: l read the
description of the Lyon creek val
ley in your issue of June 23rd with
much interest. In my experience as
county surveyor in the seventies
travelled over much of the route
referred to and still remember 1t
with pleasure. There are two
springs near the line of the old
road that l recall distinctly and as
places where an outing for a day
or two could be delightfully."- spent.
The first is on the land entered by
C. w. Staatz about 1857, and now
owned by his son, George Staatz. AS
L recollect it the spring probably
furnishes twice the amount of our
noted Sand Springs, and of excellent
quality. To any one wishing to visit
this spring 1t is easily accessible
from the road mentioned in the arti-
Gle reffered to. II travelling south,
pass on from the Staatz home until
past the bridge over Lyon creek and
then walk down the creek, as l now
remember, something like forty
rods-no trouble to find 1t. The
natural forest had not been disturb
ed around it three years ago, / have
not seen 1t since. People familiar
with the map Of Dickinson county
will note that on the east side there
is a jog of two by four miles. Right
in the northeast corner Of this tract
is a large spring formerly called
Ration Spring, but few people in
Abilene appear to know anything
about the spring although 1t prob
ably furnishes five times the water
Sand Springs yields. This, spring
come sout of hin side with sheer
fall of nearly seventeen feet. An
eccentric old man named Dixon own
ed it at one time and had a runway
fixed and carried the water out far
enough to run an overshot water
wheel OF seventeen 1eet IN dlameter.tI
have not seen that spring in a long
time but am convinced from the to-
biography that there has not been
much change in that locality and
that visitors would find it delight
full place to camp for short time.
These springs are approximately 25
miles from Abilene and over good
roads. Parties starting early could
easily make the trip and spend most
of the day at either Of these places.
and 1 fully believe any one who has
not aAen them would feel amply
repaid for the trip.
w. s. ANDERSON.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1913-06-26
GARDEN sPor OF TEXAS.
Lower Rio iGrande Valley Offers Ex-
ceptioRal Opportunities.

John d. Freed OF Buckeye has
Just returned from trip to the
Lower Rio Grande valley in Texas.
He Is enthusiastic over the possi-
bilities there and contracted for a
4O-acre tract. The Star LaAd COM
pany, represented In Abilene BY
Briney. Pautz q Danford. is selling
this land stos actual SETTLERS ~ tracts
to suit. and are thoroughly reliable
IN SveFy way, The project has been
inspected by a representative under
the Kansas blue sky law, and receiv-
ed q hearty endorsement. The val
ley is Just west OF Brownsville, has
long summer but is cool owing to
the nearness OF the ocean. The
lands are irrigated from the Rio
Grande which is 500 feet wide and
very deep at this point. Mr.. Freed
brought up some Of the products
Of the valley which may be seen
at the office Of Briney. Pautz &
Danford, and includes corn 10 feet
high, two fine matured ears on each
stock, alfalfa of which ten crops are
grown yearly, Egyptian corn feet
high, and other products. Oranges,
lemons, bananas and nearly all trop-
ical fruits grow to perfection. The
water supply is unfailing which in
sures big crop yield every year.
Many persons who have visited the
valley pronounce it the finest coun-
try they ever saw.
Excursions are being run twice
month and the next one leaves abb
lene July 1. The fare for the round
trip is $45 and includes sleeping
car accommodation and meals dur
Ing the entire trip, with side excur-I
sion of one day to Galveston and
also to Brownsville and Matamoras
IN Old Mexico.
Persons contemplating an outing
will do we'll to make this trip. For
'ull particulars call at the office of
Briney, Pautz & Danford, Abilene.
DIV
Abilene weekly reflector., 1913-06-26

Harsh physics react, weaken the
bowels. will lead to chronic eonsti-
patton. Doan's Regulets operate
easily. 25c q box at all stores.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1913-06-26
CEDAR STREET ACCEPTS
BROADWAY'S CHALLENGE

Broadway take notice: Cedar
street hereby accepts the challenge
of Broadway for one ball game. -
be played at the fair grounds, Tues
day evening, June' 27, promptly at
6:15 p. m. Said ball game to de-
eide the championship of the city
Of Abilene. Provisions are that
Broadway may play any one work
ing half block away in any direc-
ti0n from the street, the same reg
sulation to apply to Cedar street. We
bar nobody, from Charles Augustine
Case to George Moman.
COMMITTEE.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1913-06-26
DICKINsON's LAND MORE
VALUABLE THAN sALINE's

The salina papers are bowling
about Dickinson county tax assess
ments being 10 per cent lower than
Saline county's. and predict a re-
vision at the hands Of the state tax
commission.
Wrong again, salina. Dickinson 9
personal property is perhaps 10 per
cent lower. but Dickinson land Is
assessed at So more an acre than
Saline land, which accounts for the
difference.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1913-06-26
LIVE COLES DEFEAT :
AFRICANS-PROTEsTED.

Costly errors and punched hits
lost the Africans the Sunday school
league ball game at the fair grounds
last night with the Live Coles, score
s to 2. A good sized crowd attend
ed. Batteries were: Live Coles,
sidesinger and Jeffeoat; Africans,
Curtis and Bell.
The Africans protested the game
on the grounds that q Live Cole
PLAYER had not paid a fine Of IS
assessed against him for playing
bali on Sunday. Unless the game
Is repIayed the Live Coles may be
compelled to forfeit.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1913-06-26
EPwoRTH LEAoUE MEETS.
100 Delegates Here From All Over
Manhattan District.

The nineteenth annual Epworth
League convention OF the Manhat-
tan district opened this afternoon
in the Methodist Episcopal church
with an address by DR.. Clarence o.
KImbalI of Manhattan on Blowing
the Goals" Later in the afternoon
there was an informal reception for
REV. Howard A. Musser, who for
the past several years has been
maintained in Nagpur, India. by the
Manha-t tan district.
About a hundred delegates are in
town from Junction City, Chapman.
Manhattan, Herington, Council
Grove, White City and other towns
In the district. The convention will
last until Friday noon. The pro-
gram follows:
Tonight--Inspiration service. Rev.
y. w. DeYoe; Who's Who? Where
From? Why Here? Responses by
delegates and visitors, led by Dis
trict President Perry L. Gross; Mu-
sic: Address, Rev. H. A. Musser.
Thursday Morning Morning
Watch led by Miss Florence Ehgle,
President Abilene Local Union;
Quiet Hour, "What Christ Means to
us as Savior" Rev. John Endacott,
Junction City; Spiritual department
reports and symposium in charge of
Miss Mabel Stevenson, first vice
president of district; Chapter rel
ports on work done; questions and
answers; Mercy and Help depart
ment, reports and symposium, in
charge of Miss Gladys Pautz, Abilene.
Chapter reports of work done; Ques-
tions and answers; social depart
ment, reports and symposium, in
charge of Miss Gertrude Rogers,
Junction city, fourth vice president
Of district; chapter reports on work
done; questions and answers.
Thursday afternoon-Quiet hour,
what Christ means to us as a per-
sonal worker" Rev. r. N. Monta-
que, Wamego. Missionary depart
ment, reports and symposium, in
charge of Rev. F. E. Ryerson, White
City, second vice president; chapter
reports and work done; questions
and answers. Address, Rev. H. A.
Musser. Our Parih Abroad. Bus
ness Period. Election of Officers.
business. Joy Ride to
visitors and delegates. Istallation
If officers, DR.. C. c. Cissell, Dis
,rict Superintendent. Mus.c. Ad-
lress. Bishop w. o. Shepard, Kan
.as City. Conservation Service In
,harge of Bishop Shepard.
Friday Notwithstanding watch
ed by Miss Nina McCosh, district
leaconess; Quiet Hour, "What cnr.ss
Means to Us as an Advocate" Rev.
I. R. Creamer, Dwight; the approach
ng Epworth League institutes. Final
BUSINESS meeting. Closing address,
The New Enthusiasm DR.. Alex
nder Bennett, SaIina. Benediction.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1913-06-26
RUNAWAY TEAM CIRCLES
DOWN TOWN BLOCKS

A team belonging to DR.. T. R.
Conklin created considerable excite
ment yesterday afternoon by racing
madly down Third street and en-
circling several down town blocks,
finally stopping in front of DR.. Con-
klin's office. In their flight they
demolished two rear wheels on a
buggy and collided with the horse
belonging to the sisters of st. JOS
eph.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1913-06-26

See the Racket's Market Day
special. W2Odzt
Abilene weekly reflector., 1913-06-26
oUIGLEY AN UMPIRE IN
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.

A dispatch from New York an
nounces the appointment Of e. G.
Quigley, an international league um-
ire, to the umpiring staff Of the
national league. Quigley was for
merly director Of athletics at the
St. Marys college and manager Of
the salina team Of the Central Kan
sas league.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1913-06-26

An abstract of the taxes will be
sent to the state commission at To-
peka for equalization with other
counties. On its return, levies will
be made by cities, townships, schools
and the county and the county clerk
will fix the amounts the taxpayers
must contribute.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1913-06-26

Clean old PAPERS Sc = bundle ss
the Reflector offieA
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-17

Veterinarian Andrew E. Donovan,
LIST field artillery. with Mrs. Donovan
and their three children, were among
the arrivals on the transport. DR.. Do
novan has been on leave since, the
arrival of the LIST battalion of the regi-
merlt here.
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TAKEN
IN TAXES Until
SATURDAY, night

When the Honolulu tax office closed
Saturday night $554,564 had been col
lected from the property holders in
this municipal district for the second
half of the present calendar year. This
amount, taking into, consideration all
the other figures involved, is as much
as expected, though it leaves about
$4,000 to be made up by the tax
Offices Of the outside districts to place
the total collection for Oahu ON par
with that of last May.
The total tax collected on Oahu
in November of last year was &pproxi-
mately $707,0O0, which included the
receipts from the special income tax!
The collection last May, not Including
that for the special income tax, was
$657 1929, and the collection this
month will not include the special in
come tax because practically the en-
tire payment of that item for this year
was made In May. II
This special income, or conservation
tax, as it is sometimes knownA%was re.
duced by the last legislature from 2
to one per cent, but by the time the
statute had gone into effect the peo-
pie affected. by its provisions had
made their semiannual payments un-
Ger the old rate. AS a res ait such
persons do not have to meet the sec
ond semi-annual payment, because
the May collection of one pei cent is
sufficient for the entire year under
the. revised statute.
Very little of the November collec-
tons come from poll tax, mist of it
having been paid in, May.
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Fort Shafter Notes

| Especial Star Bulletin Correspondence
FORT SKATER. Nov. 1.-THE
Saturday and Sunday games in the
company leagues produced no high
class bail. The teams of companies
A, B and c won their games against
n, | and K by Gig one-sided scores
Owing to a misunderstanding as to
the schedule the second game for Sun
day between d and l. companies did
not occur. The football game that
wound up the Sunday athletic affairs
was equally ,one-sided, the Engineer
team winning from a combined team
out of A and B of the I'd by a score
of SIS to 0. The fnfantrymen were
badly outclassed as the score shows
both in knowledge of the game and
condition In addition, the first Ave
minutes of play saw the quarter and
one of the backs for the infantry car
ried of the field with injuries. and
that crippled their team hopelessly.
A competent set of officials. headed
by Mr.. Frissell as referee, carried the
game along rapidly and with 'satisfac-
ton.
A%ACuGCIoAt udS
been relieved as regimental librarisn
by First Lieutenant H. n Preston, by
orders dated November Is. :
Mrs. Cleveland c. Gee, wife of Lieut..
Gee, engineer corps, has been received
as a patient In the department hospi-
tai.
By private letters it is learned that
Captain and Mrs Peter \E. Maruuart.
I'd infantry, are the guests of Captain
Marquart's MOI er at her home. In
Philadelphia, Captain and Mrs. Mar
quart are not, expected to return from
leave Of absence before the, january
transport. l. u -
Private Charles Morgan has been
appointed corporal in company D,
I'd infantry, vice Burns, discharged,
under date Of November IA.
4 The following is the program for
the, band concert at p. m. today; 3
March-"T. NJ. A. Bennett
overture-"Ten Minutes With the K
Characteristic Little Wag" .......
Pastorale-"The Morning" .. Grieg
Selectioh-"The Heart-breakers' :.
waltzes4 "Night Of Gladness" .....~ 4
-; =. r.: -: r:'.-.,' T.. Anchne
FinaleA"Indian Summer, -. Maret
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-17

For the officers of the LIST and 25th
infantry who have completed the gar,
rison school course, the postgraduate
work for the month of November in.
cludes a careful reading of General
Upton's Military Policy of the United
States.
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EUCALYPTUS OH J
| PREVENTS @CONTAGlON
TBy Latest MALL

NEW YORK-Dr. ]. B. Murphy, the
surgeon who cared fer Col onel iRoose,
Welt in Chicago when he was shot,
returned yesterday on the Imperator
from London, where he attended the
international Medical Congress. 1t
was demonstrated at the meeting that
rubbing a patient with eucalyptus oil
in scalet fever cases prevented con-
tagion, he asserted. If a child is
rubbed daily with the Oil directly the
case OF scarlet fever is discovered"
he said, mo one else will contract the
fever and there is no need of going to
the expense of quarantining the house
or separating the child suffering from
the fever from its parents. Another
discovery reported at the congress by
DR.. Henry Head of the London hospi-
tai was that insanity eradicates itself
in the third generation.