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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-04-17

Conner 7. Davies OF the COncor
dia Ransan has joked more about
wooden-legged men than any otheI
editor in Kansas. While travelling
Davies makes life a burden for Pull
man porters, for he wears q wooden
lleg, or stump. himself.
1t ia one of Davies customs while
dressing in his berth in the morning
to ring for the porter and ask him
to hand him his shoes. The Sene-
gambian can only find one shoe and
he starts q hunt in the wash room,
where he has shined the passengers
shoes, for the other. After the por-
ter has hunted the car from end to
end Conner shows him his wooden
stump.
Not long ago Conner and his son,
who is a physician, conducted run
ming argument in the Kansan that
attracted the attention of the medi-
cal journals OF the country. Conner
contended that he could feel pain
in the toes of the foot he lost a
quarter OF a century or more ago.
He had a corn on one Of the toes
of that foot and It still pains him,
he said. His contention was that
the nerves that ran down into those
toes are still doing business. Corners
son, the physician, wrote communi-
cations to his fathers paper declar-
ing that something was wrong in
the upper story of the head of the
Davies household. The young man
limited that he might find 1t neces-
sary to present his father to the
probate Judge for examination. 1t
was a running fire of medical and
anti-medicaI argument that started
a lot OF medical journals to thinking.
Now, Conner Davies has started
another wooden-leg argument mere
Iy to prove that 1t is impossible to
please everybody. This Ia his lat
est:
Yesterday we heard a young
man say he'd rather die than be
compelled to wear a wooden leg the
rest of his life. This morning a
man said, in the Kansan office, that
he suffered indescribable mental
anguish all last night because he
dreamed someone had stolen the
wooden leg he had worn for the past
twenty years. SO there you are-one
man worrying over the fear he might
have one, while the other was in a
frenzy because he had lost his"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-04-17

whether or not Kansas ever de-
cides that it desires a unicameral
government Governor Hodges sug-
gestion in that direction is setting
the people discussing it-and out OF
the discussion something better than
the present bicameral system may
be worked out.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-04-17
THURSDAY, APRIL II, 1913.

The doctors did not like Arthur
Capper and now they are down on
Hodges. The doctors seem to De
hard to please.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-04-17

when the state is most corrupt,
then are the laws most multiplied"
Wonder what Tactitus would say II
he were here today?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-04-17

The race is not always to the
petitioner. One candidate for a
cabinet position sent to President
Wilson a bundle Of petitions and
favorable resolutions that was one
foot square and three and one-half
feet Highland another man landed
the lob.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-04-17
Wanted.

Amateur photograph work. Send
me your work for prompt atten-
ton. H. Van Duyne, phone 1920
Abilene. 28wd limo
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-04-17

Clean old papers can be had q
the Reflector office at &c per bundle
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-04-17

standing defect of Ats politicians.
They are incapable of reasoning to
the secondary consequence of their
law making.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-04-17
The First Chance
We Have

We will gladly demonstrate
one of the silent gray fellows
to you. 1t won't take us
long to explain why the Har-
ley Davidson makes SO little
noise compared with other
machines and how they can
generate SO much more power
with so little exertion.
Let Ii Be Soon
The Irish standard., 1913-02-01

any wish or communication he de-
sired to address to mis- friends. The
man bowed his head, reverently, fold
cd his hands, and said: praised be
Jesus Christ, praised for evermore."
The surgeon as well as the students
We're greatly moved. The opera ton
was successful, but these We're the
last words the man ever uttered.
Moral perfection can 20 no further
than such an entire and joyful sub
mission to the will Of God. Praised
be Jesus Christ! Let these words be
our greeting to these opening days
of the New Year. May they be the
last on our lips when we quit this
life of preparation to enter upon our
real life, the life for which we were
created, the life in which will resound
for all eternity the hymn Of glory,
Praised be Jesus Christi"
The Irish standard., 1913-02-01
STUDENT FRATERNirlEs.

University fraternities were criti-
cized at a meeting Of the committee
on education of the House OF Repre-
sentatives of the Minnesota legisla
ture last Thursday. Representatives
G. l.. Sawyer OF Minneapolis and A.
j. Peterson of Dawson pointed out
that fraternitles breed class distinc-
ton which is contrary to the Amer
lean spirit of democracy. Nj. Sawyer
said he was of a mini to introduce a
bill to prohibit the existence OF or
CARNATIONS of the kim at UNIVERSE
ties supported by the state.
The criticism of fralernities is war.
ranted In a degree. But their ten
dency to create class distinction is
not their worst fault. Neither is
their tendency to withdraw the attea-
ton of tho students belonging tc
them from their studies. The point
that merits severest criticism is thei1
failure to fix proper requirements 70,
AiAeAhoSASa"P. III AcCc!lL ScirS, IL Is
| true, rule has been established b,
which a student falling to make u
| certain grade in his work ca.lnot be-
come a member of a fraternity. Bu,
rushing still goes on a:d it is the stu.
dent who has the largest allowance
and dresses best that is rushed. Toe
much stress is laid ON TIL, students
financial and social standing and mo-
enough on his character. The result
is good students and bad are banded
together in close intimacy nj an ag,
when the evil minded among then
have the best opportunity to exert {
| bad influence. With money TO indulge
freely in current amusemerts, loss OF
Interest in college work Is certain t.
follow and. what is worse, loss O.
morals and health ara frequent con,
sequences. Al exception, however
| should be made for some of the pro.
! fessional fraternities. In some q
these. it must be admitted. the stu.
dents do excellent work
The Irish standard., 1913-02-01
FROM THE CAPITAL

Division No. 9, l.. \. to A. .. H., en-
tcrtained their members and friends
at Il card party and dance Tuesday
evening at Hibernian halls. The
large crowd in attendance proved that
the committee worked hard to make
the dance and card party success.
Division No. 10, l.. il. to \. Q. f.
entertained at cards for the benefit
OF the Sunshine fund at Central hall
Monday evening. Valuable prizes were
awarded.
Word has been received in St. Paul
of the death of Major a. Fl. Sander,
&C., former ST. Paulitc in st. Louis,
last Wednesday. Mr.. Sander former
ly was boollkeeper To- the st. Paul
city comptroller u:ldn' J. j. McCar-
thy and Louis l3etZ. Previously he
was agent for the Anhcuscr- Busch
Brewing company. Two of the four
sons surviving live in ST. Paul. They
are Emil c. and Leo A. Sander. The
latter is a son-in-law Of Frank Boer,
chief deputy sheriff. There arc also
four daughters living. The iaterlnent
took place at Springfield, Mo. Major
Sander Was a Civil war veteran.
Division No. 1, A. 0. III. and Divi-
sion No. s. Ladies' Auxiliary to A. O..
H., entertained at Il card and dancing
party Monday evening at Hibernian
hall. Cards We're played in Hall No.
) and the ladies and gentlemen step
ped the light fantastic in Hall No. 9.
The ladies of ST. Vincents church
were entertained at IL card party and
social tea Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Richard Colbert, 92C
Rice street, for the benefit of the AL
tar society.
Thomas Carey, 81 years old, former
superintendent of the fire alarm sys-
tenn and for many years connected
with the fire department, died at his
home, 25O4 University avenue, Sunday
of Brights disease. MI. Carey, up to
the time of his illness. was manager
of the Northwestern Telephone COM
pany's branch at Wahpeton, y. D. He
left the fire department in 1899. The
funeral was held from his home at
$3.50 a. M, "Wednesday. Services were
held at st. Marks Catholic church
with interment in Calvary ce;nefery
He is survived by his widow.
Catherine Irene Fahey. aged eight
months. youngest daughter CT Thomas
AID Mary Fahey, 564 Manomin ave
nue.. died Thursday after a short i'll :
ness. The funeral took place from
the above residence Friday afternoon
at p. IN. lntcrment AZ Calvary
cemetery
The Irish standard., 1913-02-01
Pope's Brother independent.

Angelo Sarto, the pope's postmas-
ter brother, who spent Christmas at
the Vatican, recently explained to a
friend why he prefers to earn his liv-
ing and to work instead If spending
his days in idleness and drawing an
allowance from the Vatican as the
Pope's brother. Sarto, who is an
humble. simple minded, unassulnils
man, said:
Had my brother Beppe tthe Pope)
Won the first prize at lottery or in
herited a large sum Of money he
would have surely divided it among
the members of his family, but we all
feel that his emollments as Pope are
not. intended to be distributed among
us. He is q sovereign, but VIC are
still plain common people We are
proud OF him, but Why should we
benefit because as Pope it is necessary
for him to live in state, attended by
many servants, as so:ereigns doo
Had the, papacy been hereditary,
then one would expect the Pope
family to share the hunors, but every
one knows that we, do not come in
at all. Surprising a man was elected
President OF Il great republic; if he
happens to have brother who is
only a rural postmaster it does not
follow that he, should become a Cab
met minister, does it? If tie brother
Is destitute then of course he is en-
titled to help: but not otherwise.
':Beppe says that, lie supports his
three sisters, who are poor and who
lived with him since he became priest.
He would Willingly support me, too,
were I poor. He gives away most of
his income in charity and would be
included among the poor. Thank God,
I earn a dollar, a day. and that is
quite enough for me; so why should
be helped by the Pope when there
are so many. others WHO are worse off
and cannot work? am neither
ashamed that am the Pope's BROTH
er nor that I am a rural postmaster"
The Irish standard., 1913-02-01
REvlvlNe REPusL,cANlsm.

Senator w. S. Kenyon of Iowa
sounded the cry for revivins thu, Re-
publican party at q conference, the
progressive Republicans in ST Paul
last Week. Senator Kenyon believes
the party is not dead, but that all IL
needs is an operation FOR The removal
OF the diseased parts. -',rn.
Senator Kenyon max be right. ,r.1is
much is true, there is such a hi.
share Of the party diseased that the
great question lii the recent campaign
was which section should be cut away
the live or the diseased rart. Boil,
parts seemed to be very much alive
nut lack of cooperation weakened
the entire organism.
But Senator Kenyon had some good
things, to. say The stand he takes
toward the next administration is es-
pecially comnendable.
THE public welfare is vastly more
important he said, than party well
fare. / PROPOSE and it IS the senti-
ment of the progressive Republicans
in the United States senate, to do
everything in my power to help make
tho administration Of Mr.. Wilson a
success, not in Il party sense, but in
national sense. AS long as lie stands
for the great and righteous principles
he now stands for he will have nv
support"
In his. campaign. Presidcnt-clect
Wilson took Il stand that appealed to
the people. He did not cater ia
Clique or faction. If present indica
tions are worth anything in predict
ing the future, his administration is
to be a wise and prudent one. The
progressive Republicans will, do well
to align their forces with the Demo.
Gratis for the national welfare. Moth
ing will be lost to them and the coun.
try will profit by it.
The Irish standard., 1913-02-01
A Piou. German Custom.

The following account of Il pious
German custom is taken from the
London Catholic Times:
"Gelobt sci Jesus Christus."
Praised be Jesus Christ. These are
the words with which, according to !:
piolts German custom. the new morn
ing is greeted. and with these words
the family circle is broken up when
retiring to rest.
At Bonn, in the year 1899, a cele-
brated surgeon, surrounded by his
numerous students, stood iii the oper-
alton room OF large hospital. A
countryman was brought in. Before
beginning the operation he surgeon
warned the man not for the first time
that after 1t he would be unable to ut
ter another word. As writing was not
an easy task for the cou:ltryman, the
surgeon advised him to express now
The Irish standard., 1913-02-01
WHEN TO LIVE ANc HOW.

Not many people will admit that
they do not know how to live or when
to begin getting the maximum amount
OF good out of life. And yet how
many people are there who live in the
present instead of the future:
Ille everlasting hassc characteristic
Of the average American is an indi-
cation that he lives in the future in
stead OF the present. He hurries
through his meals. hurries through
his work, hurries to his home and to
his club. He works with the thought
that lie cannot take ny ease now,
but some time in the uncertain fu-
ture his present efforts will bear fruit
and then he will sip l.fe's pleasures.
But who can say what the future
has ain store for him" Who can be
certain that a life Of unnecessary
hurry and worry and struggle for
forty or fifty years can then be bal
anced with its quota % pleasures all
1850 WI Luz tie e.lu. Ot VINO Will
say that the pleasures scattered
throughout the years would not be
more enjoyable:
The accupulaton IF riches beyond
enough to provide for his wants does
not make !, man happy. Neither does
the winning of laurcls. Every one
has experienced the feeling that il he
mad this or that on which nc has fixed
his mind he would then be perfectly
content and want nothing more. But
Wien he has attained his end he real
ICES that after all heSs OF quite sat
ished He finds that there is some
thing more he would like to have, He
realized that happiness does not con-
slst III having, but in doing
The time to enjoy life is now and
the way to enjoy life is by making
the best of the present. We hear, of
the philanthropic deeds, of young men
and women who are getting credit for
spending fortunes which their aaces-
tors got discredt for accommodating.
The former do not know how to earn;
the latter did not know how to spend,
Ihe act Of accommodating the great ex-
cess brought no JOY to the earners;
the act or spending l., bringing less
JOY to the spenders than if they knew
what wholesome foil ,ne,pt II +1,,
forefathers of our endowed ,pllilan-
,,thropists had earned less ana -' Spent
more. those whom They endowed
would be compelled to earn more and
spend less, and all concerned would
be better off.
knowing how to live and when is
more of Il secret than it would appear
at first thought.
The Irish standard., 1913-02-01

Next month the diocese of San
Juan. Porto Rico. the Oldest Catholic
diocese in the New Word, will"cele-
brate the four hundredth anniversary
Of its creation. The ceremonies are
to last four days, beginning February
20. Cardinal Farley, Archbishop
Blenk of New Orleans, Bishop Nor
ris of Little Rock, Bishop Gum ot
Natchez. Miss. and many other Am
ercan prelates will take Fart in the
ceremony. The diocese of San Juan
was created il 1913 or ZIG years be-
fore Baltimore, the Oldest diocese in
the United States, was established
The part Catholics took in the early
colonization of the western herni-
sphere Is shown by the fact that, in
spite OF the difficulties If navigation
ut the time. only twenty-cnc years
elapsed from the time Columbus dis
covered the New World until a Cath
Ollie diocese was organized.
The Irish standard., 1913-02-01

The gift of 100000 to Archbishop
ireland by the citizens OF st. Paul
was a highly comnendable act. The
money will so long way toward
erecting the dome of the new cathe,d-
raj and those who contributed to the
fund will have the satisfaction of
seeing their money invested in IL
structure that will lend to the dignity
Of the city. Nothing could please the
Archbishop more than to sec interest
taken in the great work he has at
heart.
The Irish standard., 1913-02-01
living has caused the rules govern

living has caused the rules govern
ing the observance of Lent to become
less eXactiag. For working people the
rules Of Lent are RENTED in large
part. They are allowed 70 eat meat
as on other days and are rot bound
by the rules of fasting. In their case
the Church only. suggests that they
make an effort to voluntarily sacri-
lice some pleasure they might enjoy
and to he more devoted in their
prayers and their religious duties.
There is :lo need to fear for the
risors of Lent. Every on, can live
through it and increase his happiness
by doing some act. however small,
that will indicate Submission to the
Giver OF ALL happiness. A. little act
OF kindness performed with the prop
er intention has its reward i'll the
feeling of satisfaction that follows it.
An aims given to %the deserving poor,
a word of Kindness spoken to some
neglected person. in distress, a prayer
breathed through sympathy for fel.
low sufferer. helpss,to give one the
feeling that he is doing something
worthy OF man.
Trust in oneself, faith in oneself
and the sense OF sself-satisfAction all
come through doing Voluntarily what
is right and not strictly required.
His Holiness Plus X has frequently
recommended abstinence from intoxi-
eating liquors as a sacrifice that
might be appropriately mac by those
who are unable to observe the rules
of fasting during Lent. III some cases
! this may be hard to do, in others it
may be easy, but in any case it is Il
meritorious act that might we'll be
practiced in other seasons than Lent
with temporal as well as spiritual re-
, wards. - ,+.
Lent should appeal to- every one
: because it is the Preparation for. the
most sublime act, in the life of our
Lord. the ResuErecticn. castor Sun
day will mean more and will be moro
redolent with joy for those who. dur
ing this season. are mindful OF the
greatest sacrifice history records, the
sacrifice OH Calvary.
The Irish standard., 1913-02-01

Eugene V. Dcbs. tho Socialist lead
er, is again in trouble. Hc was ar
rested last week on a. charge of hay
ing corrupted witness in the Gov
ernments case against the Appeal to
Reason. He was released on $1,000
bond furnished by his brother. Theo-
dorc. and his hrother-in-law, Arthur
Bauer. II the allegation can be
proven, it will not be Il good thing
for the party Of which he has been
the standard bearer in three CAM
paigns.
The Irish standard., 1913-02-01

Miss Ida Tarbell, vino wrote the his
tory of the Standard ril company
told the students OF thu Pulitzer
school of journalism II Columbia uni
versity that scandals of private life
even when aired in tna courts, shot,ld
receive less attention THAI the news
papers are inclined to give them. Th.
details of crime, no doubt, help to sell
newspapers, but they also htlp to de-
Felop criminals. More about the GOOD
things that happen AMI less about tho
bad would help to increase virtue anG
diminish vice.
The Irish standard., 1913-02-01
THE BEGINNING OF Lam.

The Lenten season will begin next
Wednesday, the earliest 1t has begun
for years For Catholics it will put
an end to the social season. or ut
least should mean limitation to
many social functions. 1t is intended
-hy the Church rs season of fasting
and abstinence in preparation. for
Easter Sunday.
In olaen times Lent was more
strictly observed than Ii $ now. 1t
breathed the spirit of prayer and pea
ance. 1t was time When particular
attention was given to. the welfare of
the soul. "A change in the manner of
The Irish standard., 1913-02-01

To abolish student fraternities. en-
tirely would be a practical impossi-
bility. They grow as naturally out of
student life as fraternal organizations
on u larger scale GROW out of other
conditions. They are not wholly bad,
but can stand to nc much more Sc
rercly supervised. Character and
not wealth and social standing, should
be made the basis for membership in
them.
The Irish standard., 1913-02-01

The criticisms Of the attractions at
the Minneapolis opera houses this
week are concerned almost entirely
with the dresses of the respective
leading ladies. Shakespeare may have
been right in saying that tho show is
the thing, but now it. appears he
might have gone q step further and
added. the dress is the show.
The Irish standard., 1913-02-01

Thirty-one English suffragettes re-
solved last Tuesday that they would
spend two weeks in prison rather
than pay fine as Il result Of the SEN
tence they brought upon themselves
for trying to force Lloyd-George,
chancellor Of the exchequel, to re-
ceive them in the House Of Commons.
What heroism!
The Irish standard., 1913-02-01

In his address before the Hennepin
Council Knights Of Columbus, Father
Donahoe of st. Paul pointed out some
facts about charity lat might we'll be
taken to heart. Every one finds him
self in. a position now and then to do
something for his less fortunate fell
low men. No act of kindness is too
small to be performed.
The Irish standard., 1913-02-01

w. j. Bryan continues to be smoker,
Of as the probable choice Of Presi-
dent-elect Wilson for secretary of
state. Bryan played Il large part in
the nomination and election OF Will
son and it is probable that he will he
offered that position G, some other
equally important. The Commoner is
not likely to treat such an offer light
~. He is a man who has we'll defined
views and is a force1ul advocate OF
them. In the event ti-at he becomes
q member of the cabinet it, would not
be surprising if friction would even
tually arise between himseif and the
President. This would be detrimental
to the work OF the party.