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vender will bring it alive to his door for inspec-
ton, fresh from the farm.
North of the Rio Grande the turkey was equally
we'll known and treasured. The celebrated expe-
dition Of Coronado, between 1927 and l541, pene-
trated this unexplored region west Of the Missls-
sippi. His explorations were chiefly in what Is
today Texas, Arizona and New Mexico, the home
Of the cliff dwelling Indians Of the Southwest. In
all the Indian villages, according to those early
explorers, turkeys were to be found, both wild
and domesticated.
Present day scientists have found enclosures
in these villages which were at one time used as
cages for wild turkeys, which were herded to-
gether, later to be domesticated. The wild focks,
according to the chronicles Of Coronado, were
many times a welcome sight to these explorers,
as turkeys often made a toothsome addition to a
larder otherwise too scanty for comfort.
Cortes, in one of his letters written about 1913,
mentions the turkey. He carried specimens of
the bird to Spain in 1920, where they came into
immediate popularity, and the breeding Of turkeys
soon becaTe established. 1t was then that the
turkey bee. .e known as "pavos" on account of
his relationship to the peacock, which was then
called "pavo real"-the fowl of kings.
1t was a long time before the turkey reached
France, for the first turkey eaten there was at
the wedding of Charles TX and Elizabeth Of Aus
tria, June q, 1870, or so years after Spain had
first tasted the bird.
It's introduction into England seems to have
been in 1924. But, whenever it was, it soon came
into popular favor and was given such local
names as Black Norfolk and Large Cambridge.
1t is an interesting fact that descendants of the
parent stock were carried to New England, where,
crossed with the original turkey already there,
they began the breed that has spread from one
end of the country to the other.
AS in this country, the turkey has come to be
looked upon elsewhere as a holiday feast attrac-
ton. In Spain, especially during Christmas time,
the markets are alive with the voluble arguments
of the vendors and purchasers and with the una
vailing protests Of the victims. In Madrid some
Of the principal streets are crowded with troops
of these birds driven in from the country farms.
In the early colonial days turkeys were still
abundant in Massachusetts. the rest of New Eng
land, Maryland, Virginia. tire Carolinas and Flori.
da, while in the last named states the turkey is
still found as a native wild fowl, although in
greatly decreased numbers.
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Confessions ST a
Mail Order Man
By Mr.. M. o. x.
Revelations by One Whose Experienced In
the Business Covers q Range From
Office Boy to General Manager

This Is the first Of a series Of articles
exposing the methods for obtaining the
peoples money resorted to by the writer
while in the employ of various mail or.
der houses. They are the Confessions
of q nan who was in the mail order bust
ness for many years and the revelations
he makes are startling. For reasons OF
a business nature the writer Withholo
his name. but he is known to most of
the big concerns as a capable and clever
manager, and he knows whereof ne
speaks. To those who read these con
fessions' he will be known merely as Mr'
M. @. XII
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But a short distance from Richmond is a small
island inhabited by a tribe of Indians, the Pa
munkeys. They are part of the Powhatans, and
under an old colonial treaty they pay no taxes
and have their own government. They must,
however, send to the governor Of Virginia each
year a gift of game or fowl; and very often this
gift takes the form Of several large, plump tur-
keys.
Many have been the explanations made as to
how the bird now SO popular at Thanksgiving
came to be called the turkey, most Of which, to
the scientist, are nothing but %fanciful. One such
is the explanation that it comes from the East
Indian word "toka," which, in Hebrew, takes the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-11-25
DOCTOR KNEW
Had Tried 1t Himself.

The doctor who has tried Postum
knows that it Is an easy, certain, and
pleasant way out Of the coffee habit
and all of the ais following and he
prescribes it for his patients as did q
physician of Prospertown, Mi.
One of his patients says:
During the summer just past I sui.
fered terribly with a heavy feeling at
the pit Of my stomach and dizzy feel
ings in my head and then a blindness
would come over my eyes so l would
have to sit down. I would get so nerv-
Gus I could hardly control my feelings.
Finally I spoke to our family physt-
clan about it and he asked if / drank
much coffee and mother told him that
I did. He told me to Immediately stop
drinking coffee and drink Postum in
its place, as he and his family had
used Postum and found it a powerful
rebuilder and delicious food-drink.
81 hesitated for a time, disliking the
Idea of having to give up my coffee, but
finally I got a package and found 1t to
be all the doctor said.
"Since drinking Postum in place OF
coffee my dizziness, blindness and
nervousness are all gone, my bowels
are regular and I am well and strong.
That is a short statement Of what
Postum has done for me-"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Well
VILE" in pkgs.
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular Postum must be well
boiled. 15c and 25c packages
Instant Postum-is a soluble pow
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
in a cup of hot water and, with cream
and sugar, makes a delicious beVer'
age Instantly. 30c and SOC tins.
The cost per cup Of both kinds Is
about the anne.
There's a Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocers.
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No TESTING M after.

One has need of discretion in jok-
ing about the kaiser when one is in
Germany. Even those In high places
must use caution in this respect, as
one parliamentarian, Eugene Richter,
discovered. The kaiser has a great
liking for boar hunting, and one day
Richter made the following statement
in a joking way before the reichstag:
Yesterday the German emperor
and so of the noblest Of the nation
ran for two hours after an old sow!"
The kaiser saw nothing at all funny
in this, and he made it known by
sending the surprised Richter and an
editor, who published the joke, to Jail
for nine months each.
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Former Rulers of the Sea.

England's shipping, of course, Is
nov more handicapped than that Of
any other nation. Three centuries
ago the Dutch would have been the
greatest sufferers, the Pail Mall Ga.
zette remarks. Sir Walter Raleigh,
In his "Obseryations Concerning the
Trade and Commerce of England" la
ments the fact that the people of Hol-
land were outstripping the English,
and monopolizing the carrying trade,
"by the structure and roominess Of
their shipping" and sailing with few
or hands than our ships could.
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Ate Evidence; All Freed,

Happy and well fed, a group of wom-
en-, with their children, appeared be-
fore Magistrate Conway In the Long
Island city police court to answer to
a complaint charging them with vio-
lating the health laws In keeping pigs.
well, where are the pigs? in
quired the court.
1--WE ate them, your honor" chorused
the group. "And they were good. We
raised them to keep down the high
cost of living"
Under the circumstances I will dis
miss the complaint" said the judge.
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American Cheese.

Imported cheese will be scarce while
this war lasts, but plenty of good
cheese is made in this country. Ameri-
a n have never consumed as much
cheese as they should have, yet it is
one of the cheapest and most nutri-
tious food products available. For
eign cooks have taught New Workers
its value, but few Americans outside
this city know how extensively 1t Is,
used in cooking and as a condiment.-l
New York Commercial.
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ideal. There is nothing to such no
tions. Life is a struggle, and gen
orally a hard one. Good character is
built upon overcoming oneself, and
unless reforms begin from the inside
they do not last long. Boys are pun.
ished not to give them pain, but to
give certain definite reactions between
the physical and moral parts of their
composition. The rod has been abused.
but it is now more neglected than
overworked. 1t is through sad expert
ence that We achieve moral WORTH
Exchange.
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CAPITAL AND CAPITALIZATION

than excite amazement at their re
munerativeness, the stockholders were
given extra shares of stock, so that
instead of paying ten per cent upon
500 shares, five per cent might be
paid upon 5000 shares. And there are
others which could not be made to
pay because not enough money had
been invested, and to induce finan-
ciers to put their money into at pres
ent improbable businesses, preferred
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Rest for the Married Man.

"Why do you have your Office on the
same floor with a dentist?" asked Mrs.
Gabb. Don't the painful noises wor.
ry you?"
Sometimes" replied Mr.. Gabb. "But
I enjoy the painful %silences."
"What do you mean by a painful
silence?" asked Mrs. Gabb.
That's when the dentist gets a
woman in the chair and puts a rubber
dam in her mouth" replied Mr.. Gabb.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
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The actual capital of a business
nay be equal to, greater, or less than
it's Capitalization. The capital OF a
is the money actually invest
. ed. good will, plant, and stock. The
Capitalization is the total amount
upon which dividends have to be PAID
and includes not only common or pre-
ferred stocks, but also ~debentures or
bonds. There are companies which
Maid such large returns that rather
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Substitute for Platinum.

So great is the demand for platinum.
for use in electrical apparatus, that
many efforts have been made to de
wise some substitute that can take its
place and be produced at a moderate
Price. A recently patented substitute
that is claimed to be suitable and sat.
isfactory for electrical contacts con
sists of an alloy of 40 per cent plat
mum, Is per cent gold. % per cent sill.
yer and Is per cent copper.
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form "tukki," the pea
cock. AS the Jews in
South Europe were &C
quainted with this fowl,
It is assumed that
they naturally applied
the word turkey wher-
ever it was introduced
in Spain.
Such a roundabout
explanation, say those
who know, is entirely
unnecessary. The bird
was called turkey be-
cause it was supposed
to come from Turkey,
where it was known as
an Egyptian hen.
In France the bird
was called %"dindon," or
in the feminine "dinde,"
as though 1t were the
fowl of d'Inde-from
India. The Mexican
name for the bird is
"huajolote," which, sci
entists say, indicates
he old Aztec knowl-
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stock which has the first claim upon
profits up to a certain specified sum
has been issued. The "watered," or
enlarged value stock, forms part Of
the capitalization, though it repre-
sents no capital invested.
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Learning Through Suffering.

The world is filled with men who are
trying to reform some n else, with
those who have some panacea or an
tidote for all ills and who think that
by legislation or other outward press
ure men and women may be made
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Pelvic Catarrh
l Would
Not Do
Without
Peruna.

Miss Emelfe
A. Haberkorn.
2251 Gravois
Ave-. st. Louis,
Mo-, writes:
For over two
years I was
troubled with
catarrh Of the
pelvic organs.
! heard Of Dr..
o m a MS
book, The Ills
IF Life I read
it and wrote to
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EW ZZ29KETHWYZW

a. turkey Is truly an American bird.
It existed on this continent with the
Indians before Columbus landed.
Only a few years ago among the
caves Of Arizona the mummified re-
mains of a turkey were found. Prac-
tically every cave once occupied by
the cliff jewellers Of that region con-
tanned the bones or feathers Of the
turkey, but this specimen is intact.
Its age is a matter of speculation
among the scientists of the National
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the doctor, who answered my letter
promptly. ! began taking treatment
as soon as possible. Tongue cannot
express how I suffered. I feel CRATE.
full for what the doctor has done
for me, and would not do without
Peruna. I now enjoy as good health
as ever. I find It has improved my
health SO much that ! will recommend
1t to any one cheerfully."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-07-02
BUGS TAKE THE TOWN
Moths, Crichets and Hoppers and
Millions Of Mosquitoes

The tows is overrun. with bugs.
Many persons have remarked upon
the vast number Of mosquitoes,
moths and crickets, and now the
'hoppers have come in force. The
pests are of all sizes and colors'
and the song of the crickets at
night is a loud and unending chant.
Mud creek ct this period of the
year especially when rains are as
frequent as they have been lately
offers an ideal breeding place Tor
mosquitoes. Care should be exercis-
ed In caring for rubbish and In
keeping the back yards clean ana
the mud holes drained.
Motorists are occasioned mucn
inconvenience, particularly at night
by the bugs. One motorist says that
the bugs collide with the windshield
on his car with such force that ne
can't hear the engine run. Another
says that only with difficulty can
he peer through the glass because
of the many hundreds of bugs that
plaster themselves on the shield.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-07-02
START THE TENNIS
MATCHES THIS WEEK

The first round of the tennis pre-
liminaries will be started this week.
Players may round up their oppon-
ents and stage their matches any
time now, Roy Shearer, president or
the club and in charge of the match
says. Following the singles match
doubles tourney probably will be
arranged and a county contest sche-
duled probably the latter part OF
July. Last year the county tourna-
ment was played off in the fall, after
most Of the players had taken q lay
off during the hot August and as q
consequence found 1t difficult to
round back into form. This year In
all probability the competition for all
Dickinson racquet wielders will be
played before most Of the men have
given up the sport for q month or
so, and 1t Is expected that better
playing will result.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-07-02

a the work Of the district supsrin-
tendents.
The meeting tonight win begin AZ
Sis O'Clock. The sessions are
open to the public.
Or. A. @. Bennett, DIR. X. r
smith, DR.. G. W. Stems. Rev. J. W.
snapp, Rov. A. L. semans and the
Rev. Chappelle OF Minneapolis mo-
tored from salina TO Abilene yester-
day ana said that in spite OF the
rain the roads were good.
Two Of the visiting pastors have
good names for ministers: one Is
the Rev. DR.. Church, the other Is
the Rev. Chappelle, Of Minneapolis
Kan.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-07-02
FORMER ABILENE TEACHER
HEADS BROOKVILLE SCHOOLS

Miss Birdie X. Crittenden, a prin-
cipal of the Garfield school several
years ago and later in charge OF the
business department Of the county
high school, has been elected super
lntendent of the Brookville schools.
Miss Crittenden left the Chapman
school two years ago to take sim
liar place at Clay Center. She has
been an institute instructor here
several years and has been very
successful in all her work.
Prof. T. j. Rollman, whom MISS
Crittenden succeeds, has been the
superintendent at Brookville Tor 80
years.
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at the Presbyterian parsonage Mon
day evening. The ceremony was
performed at o'clock. Both young
people are we'll known in the coun-
ty. Mrs. Delker has lived with her
mother, Mrs. Collier, in Chapman.
The brides mother and brother, F.
e. Delker, also of Chapman, were
present. Mr.. Delker formerly lived
in Rhinehart township, where the
family is known and respected. He
is now an architect and building
contractor in Hollywood.
Plans have been made for fam
lily reunion of the Deever family to
be held at the Geo. Rush grove south
of town this week and next. Rev. o.
T. Deever, who has been holding G.
e. rallies in the east arrived In Abb
lene last night with Mrs. Deever and
his two small sons, Philip and John.
Rev. Mr.. DeeVer is the general sec
rotary OF the Christian Endeavor
department of the United Brethren
church. The entire remaining mem.
bers are expected today. Rev. o. H
Deever, the second son, is pastor Of
the Presbyterian church Of Frank
fort, Kan, and will be accompanied
by his wife and son, Harold, and
daughter, Hazel. Rev. Azelle L
Deever, who is pastor Of the FRS
United Brethren church Of Kansas
City, Mo-, win arrive this evening
with his bride Of three weeks. TIL
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-07-02
KANSAS ISSUED 80,S80
AUTOMOBILE LICENSES

By July 1, 1918, there should be
an automobile for every family IN
Kansas IL Jayhawkers continue to
buy the gasoline Joy wagons at the
rate they have this year. Today
ends the first year Of the operation
of the state motor vehicle registra-
ticn law, and the report from Char
les Sessions, secretary of state
shows that there are now 1883
autos and 7340 motorcycles carry
ing state licenses.
Dickinson county licensed S1S
motor cars and 113 motorcycles dur
ing the fiscal year. The amount paid
over to the state was $3.50.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-07-02
NO CHANGES FOR ABILENE
New Time Cards Have New Super
intendent's Names

The Union Pacific has a new time
card in effect but there are no local
changes. The new card is No. 80 and
the name of R. L. Davis appears in
stead of the former superintendent,
J. o. Brinkerhoff. A like circum-
stance governs time card No. SO on
the Rock Island which went into ef-
feet Sunday. The name of L. Reed
the new superintendent, appears in
stead of Mr.. Ramsdell, the former
There are no
changes in the time Of the salina-
Herington branch.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-07-02

parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Deever,
will also come in tonight. Mr.. and
Mrs. G. F. Atwood and daughter,
Dorothy, and Mr.. and Mrs. Roy M.
Deever, all of whom live in Abilene,
complete the family. Since the mar
riage of DR.. and Mrs. Atwood, be-
ing the first in the family, there
has never been a complete reunion.
With the wedding three weeks ago
of Miss Grace Banks of .Holton to
Rev. A. L. Deever, all of the family
are married. They all decided that
they should now have complete
reunion and look forward to the
two weeks of camping and recrea-
ton together.
Twenty-Five relatives Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John C. Bear, who live eight
miles north Of Abilene, enjoyed the
Baers' hospitality Sunday. A delicious
dinner was served after which the
guests spent the afternoon visiting
and auto riding. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel ]. Baer anC
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Brown
Mr.. and Mrs. A. s. Brenizer, Mr.
and Mrs. Isaac Kaufman and fam
fly, w. e. Baer, Mr.. and Mrs. c
R. Baer, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Ros
and family, all living in and nea
Abilene, and Mr.. Clarence Froun
felter Of Maryland.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-07-02
GOSSIP OF SOCIETY

Miss Lois Crawford is entertain
ing this afternoon with l O'Clock
luncheon. Miss Fern Fitzpatrick
Mrs. Harry Brown and Miss jessie
Fitzpatrick of Salina, are guests.
Mrs. H. T. Jones will entertain
this evening in honor OF her guest
Mrs. Wayne TownIey, formerly MISS
Lucy Jones of Lawrence.-Lawrence
Journal-World. Mr.. and MRS
Wayne Townley have been visiting
at the home of Mr.. Townley's par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Town'ey
in Enterprise. They left Sunday on
the way to Columbus, Kan, Were
they will live.
Word was received this morning
by friends Of Mrs. Lena Moore say
ing that she was married on JUNE
1e at La Junta, Colo, to Mr.. D. G
Mathis Of Holly, Colo. The Rev. Mr.
Langly, q Presbyterian minister
performed the ceremony. Mr.. Matht
Is a mining engineer and has a larg
ranch at Holly, where they will
make their home. Mrs. Mathis is
sister OF Ralph Lifts.
AAA
Miss Barbara Collier Of Chapma
and Mr.. George H. Delker Of Holly
wood, Calf, were united in mai
rage By the Rev. DR.. r. 8. Blayne
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-07-02
CONNECT WHITE WAY
ON "a" STREET SOON

A street will put on more metro
politan airs within the next week
or two when the connection is
made for the white way lights and
the current is turned on. The poles
have been set and the conduits are
here.
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For $1.1S Only

the only this section through which
PANAMA AND CANAL IN PICTURE AND PROSE be
plan below tells how get this only
plete Panama ALMOST FREE.
volume is twice the size of ordinary novel; is
most handsome gold. with beautiful color
panel Culeba Cut; contains
filled with interesting information educa
illustrations modern works
art covering important in the Canal Zone; they
include plates with than 600 Photographic
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-07-02
NO ARREST IN THE
WooLvERTON THEFT CASE

So far the persons or person who
entered the N. 8. Woolverton home
west Of the cemetery Sunday after
noon and took some jewelry and
some souvenir coins have not been
apprehended. The officers are
working on the case.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-07-02
FIRST FIREWORKS MIsHAP
Can Pistol Takes Sight Of Potter
Lads Eye

Atchison, June sO.-The first
fireworks accident Of the season oc-
curred at Potter, when "Wirt"
Remsburg, 4-year-old boy. lost the
sight OF one eye while playing with
4 cap pistol. Fire from a paper cap
flew into his eye.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-07-02

The Panama Canal, the greatest en-
cheering achievement of the worlds
history, cost more than
@4OO, 100000
It links the two greatest oceans. and
becomes the most important factor
in peace and war. 30 where 10 the
red-blooded inhabitant Of this globe
that does not feel vitality interested
In Il? Truly It 10 the wonder OF this
progressive age.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-07-02
Notes of the Conference

DIR. Smith reminded the confer
ance that tie school he directs en-
toys a peculiar distinction. Situated
as the Kansas Wesleyan is, at the
edge of the addition" a small col
1ege town in itself, no stores in the
addition sell tobacco. When one
store considered putting in stock
Of tobacco, students declared that
4hey would boycott the store. The
tobacco stock was forgotten.
'sEfficiency' is the keynote o.
4he present conference. Especially
does the conference hope TO strength
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-07-02
ADprOve Paving Estimate

The city commissioners this
morning approved the paving esti-
mate for district No. 4. The esti-
mate is for $73,O21.74.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-07-02

Art plates reproduced from
water color studies abound
throughout the entire mag
nificent volume.