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Sharp County record., 1914-07-24
GYMNASTICS FOR THE EYES
California Artist, Now In Her Eight
leth Year, Tells How She Has
Preserved Sight.

Mrs. Phoebe c. Taber, wife Of G.
Major Taber Of Los Angeles, is prob.
ably the oldest active artist In Cali.
fornia She recently celebrated her
eightieth birthday anniversary at a
family reunion held at the home of
a cousin, Charles w. Taber, and yet
she plies her brush industriously ev.
cry day and says that she Is turning
out as much work as she did many
years ago.
"And the most remarkable thing is, "
she says, that I do not have to wear
glasses at all when l paint. have a
good north light, and l never wear
them. believe my good eyesight is
the result Of instructions | received
from the first teacher I ever had He
told me to take good care Of my eyes
above all else, and when ever should
find that | had overtaxed them to go
to the window and practise eye gym
nastics' by looking first at distant and
then at near objects, have done so
and am glad Of It"
Mrs. Taber is a versatile artist. Her
studio rs lined with several hundred
of her paintings, and they include por-
traits, figures, landscapes and many
paintings Of California fruits and flow
ers. She exhibited seven paintings az
the worlds fair in Chicago and
hibited in Paris in 1891 and 1892.
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Famous MInIster and Author,

Rev. Henry Whitney Bellows, Unl'
tartan minister and author, who 10
best remembered for his work ae
president of the United States sani'
tary commission in the hard days OF
the Civil war, was born In Boston 100
years ago, After graduating from Hars
ward college ana the Cambridge d.
vlnity school, Mr., Bellows, In 1889, be'
came pastor of church IN New York
city. He was a gifted orator and at
tainod celebrity both as preacher and
lecturer. He was known 40 q broad
minded and phianthropic man, full
OF zeal for his profession, but also en-.
torlng fully into the public life of his
day, lie occupied tho pulpit OF ono
church IN New York for more than
forty years, until hie death In 1889,
Sharp County record., 1914-07-24
ELUSIVE PEST IS PESKY FLY
Hard to Corner, and You Haven't Al
ways Got Him When You Think
He Is Landed.

You have been warned against him
You have been told that he is as dan.
gerous as dynamite.
You have read that he leaves a trail
Of death.
You have bought a sheet of flypaper
and are on the watch for his coming
II he comes it will be to his doom.
S-s-s-h! He is at the screen door
seeking an entrance. The monster
thinks the family away on a Sunday
school picnic, and that he can plant
the seeds Of death undisturbed.
He finds hole and softly enters. Get
you back into a corner and don't
breath while he is L.aking for the din
ner table. He may light down. Flies
have their tired moments the same as
three-year-old steers. He will slide
to the east-then north by east-then
southeast-then wheel to the west and
look around to see if anybody has a
broom trained on him. Give him time.
II the molasses Is up to his grade he
will find it sooner or later. When he
finally slides up to the paper you can
bet you've got him. Taking hold of
the table with his legs he will reach
his head out, nibble little, smack his
lips, and then make dive for the cen
ter Of the sheet, calculating to fly off
with it to a knot hole in the ceiling.
If you have tackled the sheet down
you've got the fly. If you haven't,
away goes a cent. You may catch a
second fly before the summer is gone,
but If you are impatient and want to
make a show you must order your
dead flies by the box from New York,
spread out on your paper in quiet
place, and put 'em on the machine
used by all the respectable druggists,
Sharp County record., 1914-07-24
Arsenlte Must Be Used With Care.

Vegetation with broad leaves seems
especially susceptible to arsenite Of
soda. The commercial grade may be
obtained at about rs cents pound
from some Of the wholesale chemists
II large areas are to be treated 1t
can be made more cheaply by boiling
one pound OF white arsenic and two
pounds Of sal soda In gallon Of wa
ter until a stock solution 10 formed
Twenty pounds of the commercial ar
sente OF soda or IA pounds Of the
white arsenic IN the above formula,
either one diluted to make 100 gallons
OF solution, is sufficient to kill most
OF the foliage on one acre. Naturally
great care should be exercised In mix.
ing and handling these preparations
not to get them on the hands or near
the faoe, as THE might result In their
being taken internally. II used In
'eccrdanee with this preeautlon, this
olson should not cause injury to any
one, although children should be kept
OF the area treated Immediately after
the application,
Sharp County record., 1914-07-24
IN TOUCH WITH BATTLESHIPS
Wireless Station at Arlington, Va,
Practically Never Out of Sight
Of Naval Vessels.

Today practically every vessel in
the United States navy is equipped
with apparatus for aerial communica.
ton, and it is so successfully operat'
ed that there is scarcely point in
the seven seas at which the bigger
battleships would be out of touch,
through relay, with the three great
masts towering over the naval wire
less headquarters at Arlington, Va,
seven miles from Washington.
Some of the later extensions OF
wireless were the establishment of
the station on the ground of the Amer
lean legation at Pekin, China, for com
munication between officials of the
United States legation and vessels Of
the Asiatic feet and the Panama canal
station. The latter is to be unusually
powerful, with three 600-foot steel
towers for the support of the anten
nae. 1t is erected half way across the
isthmus near San Pablo. The name
given to it, Darien, is the name of one
of the early explorers of that region
The Mexican trouble led to further
extensions to take the place of inter
rupted land lines and for exchanges
with the ships. Isabel, Texas, neal
the mouth of the Rio Grande, was
chosen as the central point of opera
tion on the Atlantic side and Sar
Diego on the Pacific side.
There are now 48 naval shore sta
tions, those at outside points being
three along the Panama canal, one al
Guantanamo bay, Cuba; one at Sar
Juan, Porto Rico; seven in Alaska
and outlying islands, two in the Phil
ippines, one each at Hawaii, Guam
and Pekin, China, with other project
ed stations in Samoa and elsewhere
rapidly nearing completion.
Sharp County record., 1914-07-24
HELD TO BELONG TO GREECE
American Citizen Forced Into Army
Service, and the United States
Can Do Nothing.

Arthur B. Cooke, United States con.
sui at Patras, in Greece, describes the
duties of his office in the Youths Com
panion. He has disposed of several
cases Of would-be emigrants, who, for
one reason or another, would not be
allowed to enter the United States.
"The next applicant was a Greek,
who told a touching story. He had
gone to America years before; and
become a citizen under the law; had
married there, and was bringing up
family of good Americans. Busi'
ness had brought him on trip to
Greece and the mother country had
laid hands on him for her army. He
was distracted, and came hoping that
the stars and stripes could shield him
from Turkish bullets.
Unfortunately, the consul could
not help him.
What exclaims the American
reader. Does not the flag protect our
citizens at all times and In all places?''
Theoretically, yes. Practically, no
THE man had been Greek before he
became an American, and the king OF
the Hellenes does not recognize the
right of his subjects to doG their
fealty without his consent. In default
of any treaty to the contrary the max
i'm applies that possession is nine
points Of the law And so the king
got his soldier
Sharp County record., 1914-07-24
peeraaes Lacking In permsnenee,

British poerages have little of the
pormanonoo OF pyramids. Forty years
ago n careful calculation was made
which showed that Of 2l7 peerages
created during the preceding lb years
only 1913 remained upon the rolls, or
,he Plantagenet peerages only IA sur
vived, of the Tudor, II Of the stuart
46, During the reign of George III
moro than 400 peers were created, OF
which In 1875, 270 had disappeared
Sharp County record., 1914-07-24
TIGER GOES ON WATER CART
Big Siberian Cat, Pride Of New York
"zoo," VIII Lose His Daily Milk
Punch Diet.

No wonder there's smile on the
face Of the tiger. Milk punches never
grew in its habitat as they are grow
ing in the Central park menagerie,
and SO Dick, the big Siberian tiger,
has lost his moroseness and regrets
for Is years behind the bars, says the
New York Tribune.
'Tis true that Dick is doomed to
wake up from his dream of This Is
the Life" Milk punches come high.
especially when they have to be built
for tiger-size capacities. "Bilp' Sny-
der, head keeper, believes it is time
for Dick to pick up big knuckle bones
and start all over again where he
left off when he became i'll few days
ago.
Dick is in the hospital because Of
a shoe boil" sore on one of his
shoulders brought out by rubbing
against the floor of the cage. It was
so sore that Snyder had great diff.
Guilty in holding the tiger with ropes
while he bathed it with antiseptic.
Then as a bracer a milk punch was
given to Dick and several more at
different times since the boil showed
up.
However, "Bill" insists he is respon-
sible for the moral future Of Dick, so
the milk punch diet is off. Not even
grape juice will be substituted to ta-
per off. The tiger will be moved
back to his regular cage.
Sharp County record., 1914-07-24
parlslans Wearing oolored pesrds.

Colored boards (for men) are re-
ported TO be coming into fashion IN
Paris. The green wig was meant
Of feminine adornment, II is not sup
posed to have made a lasting impress
sion, but Il attracted attention, Now
men are coming into their share Of
the color IN hirsute decoration, A
dark blue mustoohc on young poet
at n recent eolree was the sensation
Of the evening One proprietor Of q
dreaemaking establishment announces
that he Ia going to dye his close
cropped beard bottle green after The
fashion OF the AssyrlNn kings
Sharp County record., 1914-07-24
Profound Consular AdvIea

The American commercial represent
atlve abroad should say what hp
means, We have iuet been reading q
consular report from the Uganda dig
triet' Africa, which informs ia that
human beings acquire the sleepirt
sickness from biting nies" II this is
really o fact, The obvious advice Ia.
Substitute beetles or roNehea, Don't
bite tliesi swat them'-Judge,
Sharp County record., 1914-07-24
WORLDS WONDER IN OREGON
Hottest Springs on Earth Said to Have
Been Located Seventy Miles
From Portland.

Springs hot enough to cook beans
and boil eggs in three minutes have
been found within a short distance Of
Portland, Ore. They are on the Clack-
amas river, 80 miles south of Esta.
cada and 70 miles from Portland.
These springs are 50 in number,
and one throws out a stream seven
inches in diameter, The springs have
been known to the Indians for many
years. A French halfbreed named
Michel Arquetto, a trapper, hearing an
old Indian of the Molalla tribe speak
Of hot springs this side Of the range
made an investigation and found
them.
The springs are supposed to be the
hottest in the world-220 degrees
Beans have been cooked in the larg-
er spring with the same dispatch as
on a stove. Eggs, enceased in mesh
Of any kind, have been cooked In three
minutes. Even fish have been caught
In the Clackamas river and without
being taken off the line have been
dropped into the spring and in very
brief time cooked to a turn
The waters come from solid rock
and are strongly impregnated with
salts, but not Of sufficient strength
to make the taste Objectionable,
Many stories are told by the Indians
with regard to the wonderful proper
ties Of these springs and they have
been known to cross the mountains
from the reservation on the other side
to bathe In the waters Of the big
Hole" as they call 1t.
Sharp County record., 1914-07-24
THECOUR7

Circuit Court, Northern
trict--First Monday in Jai|
and Second Monday in
Southern District-Secon
day in February and AuggS
County Court-Third Nd
in January, April, July and
tober. Northern istrictI
Monday in January, April,
and October.
Probate Court-Northern
trict--Third Monday in M
June, September and Decor
Southern District-Second J
day in March, June, Sephi
and December.
Chancery Court Southern
trict-First Monday in May
November. Northern Dis'fI
Second Monday in March
September,
Sharp County record., 1914-07-24
Youthful EereAlaht,

Seniors Of the Boston high school
Of commerce, some twenty in mum.
ber have been visiting business men
In their Offices to learn what Ia OK.
peetod Of srch young mon when they
apply for Jobs This inquiry orisi'
mating with public school authorities
Ia being promoted by the chamber Of
commerce
Sharp County record., 1914-07-24
Bows VIII he Raw

Does the modern small boy really
care whether candy Ia q trIao shop.
worn or notY WIN strawberry cream
soda gurele lose dolIelouely down his
gullet because II foOme In semi,
Opaque glOss3 Can he resist the lure
of highly rouged candy and will he
postpone gluing hie Java together
with q stick of lcorico whllc no con.
ducts an nutopOy 10 detect the prea
enee of lampblOek in ~ If he has
attained all this mastery over his ele,
mental nature, aB the council Of the
Housewives league would have US be.
lieye, he must have become a most
insuilernble young pris Alas for tho
daye Of Tom Sawyer and lluekloborr,
Flnnl
Sharp County record., 1914-07-24
To bss,rev rlIss.

II kerosene and water be put into .
eprnkling pot and oil ou,houses, dust.
pane, etc, places where flies breed
and Increase In thousands be
eprlnkled carefully with the mixture
occasionally during the summer
months, the egge will be destroyed
and tho household be- spared an intol.
arable nuisance and real danger.
Sharp County record., 1914-07-24
IhenrY Of Il. O. nf [.

My theory Ia that the high crowns
In the straw hats are the cause of the
high cost Of living, The crowns take
twice 90 much straw leaving only half
as much straw for the cattle TO eat,
hence the scarcity OF booi,--New York
Mail
Sharp County record., 1914-07-24
CHURCHES

CHRISTIAN-Services eI
Sunday morning. No rsg|
pastor.
METHODIST-Preach ching
follows: Second Sunday in|
month, morning and night
third Sunday night, the 10
Sunday morning. Rev, e
Wade, Pastor.
Rev, Sam Adams, Meth
Protestant, breaches at
Methodist church on the n
Sunday night in each mont
SUNDAY SCHOOL-AI
Methodist church every Su
morning at 10 o'clock. B
body invited to attend.
Shaver, Superintendent.
Sharp County record., 1914-07-24
American Victory In War Of 1912.

One hundred years ago occurred the
battle Of the barges," between q force
Of English from the blockadlng squad.
ron IN Chesapeake bay and 1otilla Of
bsrges and gunboats designed to aid
In the defense Of the city OF Wash.
ington, Commodore Barney in com
mand Of the American 1otilla, being
threatened with attack by several
large British warships, had taken his
boats up the patuxent river and found
a refuge In st. Leonard's creek The
British followed with q superior force
OF barges and small eehooners. Hav.
Ing no guns with which to wage o
fight at long range Commodore Bar.
ney dashed forward into the midst of
the enemy, Soon the barges were en-.
gagged in desperate handto-hand con.
flets, For more than an hour the nc,
ton ragged, both sides lighting witt
vigor and gallantry, But the Ameyh
cans having pierced the British line,
the enemy abandoned the fight and
fed preoIpltately to their ships.
Sharp County record., 1914-07-24
You can buy So issues of the
Record for ST while they last.
LODGES

f, & A, M,--Evening Shade
Lodge No, l43 meets Friday
night before the third Saturday
and Saturday night before the
first Sunday in each month.
G. G, Moser, W. M.
j. Il, Metcalf, Sec,
|. Q, o. F.--Evening Shade
Lodge No. 200 meets Wednesday
night Of each week,
G. G. Moser, N, G.
o. G. Shaver, Sec,
Observation-Disclosures /. o d Q 0
No, 3i5 meets the second and
fourth Friday nights In each
month,
Mrs, W, II, Clark N, q.
Mrs, o, G. Shaver, Sec,
W. o, W. Evening Shade
Camp No, 3S7 meote the second
and fourth Saturday nights In
each month,
Q, G, Shaver, G, c,
h, l.. Dickerson, Clerk.
H. A'-Rural Chapter No,
80 meeto the third Saturday nigh
IN 18Th month,
T. j, Woods, Il, +,
j, H. Meteall, Sec,
Sharp County record., 1914-07-24
OEEICIEL

Congressional
Member Of Congress- 2nd DIV
W. A, OLDFlELD.
Judicial,
Judge Of tho 10th JudiclaI
cult j, W, MEEKs,
Pros, Atty, H. A, North'u'
Judge Of the Chancory w
q, Y HUMPHREYS,
Senatorial,
Member state Senate, o''
Distriot--G, B, Ferguson
County. =.
RepreoentaH W. o0"''
County Judge-AtLEN o''
Clork JAS, N. SIMPSON
Sheriff W, W. BRlsTow'
Troaa,rar-I w, THOMpsp"
Aeaessor-T, II. McCaleo'
surveyor-C. ., PRICE
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-12-24

could Rosie see the kind Sanity man OF
her street, who had told her such won
derful tales Of toys, fairies and of the
real country Of deep hills and red sun
sets.
Suddenly she thought Of something,
a something so different that 1t made
her heart go thumpty-thump. She
would go to the wonderful toyshop'
lust around the corner and see for her
self, II her friend was there.
But not tired, hurried clerk of the
shop had time to answer Rosie's ques-
tions. Finally she approached tall
gray-haired man standing in the center
Of the long aisle. She felt certain he
would know something about the San
ty Of her street.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-12-24
MAKING ROADS IN THE FALL
Every Township Should Own Gravel
Plts From Which Material Can
Be Cheaply Obtained.

There is a growing demand for more
and better roadmaking during the au-
tumn months. In many localities the
roads become filled with deep ruts and
the wheel tracks so depressed during
the summer that they collect rains
which soon wash them into cutters
and ruin the roads for heavy loads and
comfortable travel
There is no reason why portion Of
the road tax should not be used for
putting the highways in a better con-
dition for travel The split-log drag
and other roadmaking implements
should be put to work before the
ground freezes. The outside of the
roads should be brought into the cen
ter of the track, which will establish
crust that will shed water, rather
than retain rains, which are sure to
occur during the late fall and early
spring months.
Roads having full high center are
quite sure to remain in good condi-
ton during the rainy season Of fall
and spring. Steep hills. where water
is apt to collect in wheel tracks, should
be provided with open cutters on each
side into which rains may be diverted.
with an occasional crest which water
cannot pass. Approaches to bridge and
cuIverts should be SO filled with earth
that vehicles OF all kinds may pass
over them without serious 1oits and
iars. Roads are much improved when
covered with gravel. This Is q sea-
soti OF the year when such work can
be accomplished at . minimum en-
pense.
Every township should own gravel
pits. from which roadmaking material
can be cheaply obtained. Concrete
roads yin soon become popular. The
same material should be used in max,
Ine bridges and culverts. A good quail
ity OF sand and gravel IL necessary to
make servIceable concrete. Every
farmer should have an especial inter
est in all roads Joining his place and
leading to market.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-12-24

please. DO you know our SANITY
mani"
''whof" asked the man.
THE Sanity man. who wore a red
coat. cap and carried q signf"
mo. don't. What is It you want to
buy, little girl7"
II don't want to buy nothin'. I'm
lust lookln' for the Sanity man OF my
street. He" Then Rosie could say
no more. The humps would stick In
her throat, no matter how hard she
swallowed.
Just what might have happened Is
hard TO say, II a lady standing near
hadn't heard what Rosie said and
wanted 10 help her. She knew exactly
what 10 do.
An hour later. after seeing Pietro at
his little shop. Rosie rode away with
the lady, who was very beautiful. by
the way, in her big automobile. to the
hospital. where the poor Sanity had
been taken the night before.
Il was a wondering. curious little
Rosie, who followed her friend down
the long. cool hall to the ward where
the sick Sanity man lay. Timidly she
walked to the mans beside. He saw
her. He held out his hand. Rose
grabbed It and held 1t close and fast
in her own little hands.
"oh-I'm so glad you're found. Me
and Pietro love you so much. ! never
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-12-24

would have found you IL the beautiful
lady hadn't"
But Rosie didn't finish the sentence.
for Sanity hadn't heard word she was
saying. He was staring with deep,
strange eyes at the lady, who had
drawn nearer the sick mans bed.
ISIS" he whispered.
Bob" she answered.
There Rosie sat with shining eyes
and a little heart humping and lis
tened to the wonderful story Of her
Sanity man and the lady. Sanity was
none other than the lady's brother,
whom she hadn't seen since the day.
years and years ago, he ran away to
sea. And the lady? She was the beau
tiful fairy of the toy-shop.
"And did you know all the time she
owned it,"
Eyes"
q. "Why didn't you go and see herr"
Because l was too poor, sick and
proud"
Now, of course, like all stories where
fairies and Sanity hold forth, every
body was glad and lived happy ever
afterward. 1t was wonderful day for
Rosie and Pietro,
And up and down Rosie's street, too,
there was gladness; for the good news
had spread to the children, Rosie and
the sparrows told, that the Sanity man
OF their street had found sister.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-12-24
RnHir'H Sanity Matt
b. IRENE BEAcn

&E II DEARl I Wish he'd
W~ come" sighed Rosie Per
S rome.
Maybe he be sick" said the broth
er. as he busted carefully the array
of fruit arranged with such holiday
air in the narrow window OF his shop.
HE come II he not sick. You wait,
Sanity man no forget"
But Rosie in spite OF her brothers
encouraging words became very impa-
tient. Finally she started In search OF
the kind friend. who was none other
than the Sanity OF her street Not the
real Sanity OF Christmas eve, but man
who just pretended he was the same
jovial friend Of holly and cheer and
wore a cloak and hat Of red, faced with
fur, and carried instead OF long whip
to urge tired reindeer, a sign which
told of a wonderful toyshop just
around the corner.
A week before Pietro had seen from
his little shop windows this same San
ty man stagger and fall. Then both he
and Rosie had helped the stranger into
the fruit shop, where food and sympa-
thy had been generously given. Now,
It was the day before Christmas and
the stranger who each day had stopped
at Pietro's little shop had failed to
appear.
"Maybe-he up the street some
where's" the brother had called to
Rosie. when you see heem, tell heem,
tomorrow we look for him to eat with
us. Yes?"
Rosie nodded and went on down the
long avenue. There was a gentle snow
falling, Just enough to add to the street
the touch of Chr htmas. But nowhere
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-12-24

Give considerable meat food to the
growing puIlets now and they win lay
earlier on account Of II. Commercial
prepared beef scraps. or cut fresh
home. win BE- satisfactory for this pur
rose. and skim mix win be Of great as
sistance.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-12-24
When and Why.

do you go to Sunday school now
Georgie?" inquired Georges uncle.
"Yep; Christmas is commit"
Don't you go except just before
Christmas?"
yep; l go just before the summer
picnic, too"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-12-24

If Grandpapa Santa Claus how happy we would be
When toyshop toll finished he would take each knee
He'd all his secrets and he'd name the pretty toys
He'd and kept hiding for the other girls and boys
We have real, live Grandpapa He visits us each year.
And he is quite bosom friend of Santa Claus hear
Although reindeer and of payhngs great store
orandpapa Santa Claus, could not love him more
GENE MORGAN