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The Era-leader., 1914-05-21
Prejudlced Witnesses.
You would have a Door opinio
VOLUME 5.

You would have a poor opinion
of a man who, as a regular Oc-
cupation, harHessed half.nahed
women to carts and set them TO
crawling all day on their hands
and knees through the hot, mar
row passages of mines, hauling
coal, and who bitterly resen ted
every attempt to change that
condition. =
You would hardly care to be-
long to the same club with a man
who was put into a towering
rage by an attempt to stop him
from working little children at
the loom until they tainted from
hunger and exhaustion. Yet
good men have done these things.
There is nothing more terrI-
BILE in any literature than those
parliamentary reports on the
condition of English labor in the
fore part of the nineteenth cen.
tury, from which Marx took the
most important material for the
first volume of Capital. ;,
To read now of the awful
abuses and of the stubborn re-
sistance to reform gives one the
impression of a cold and calculas
ting ferocity that makes Miltonss'
Satan look like a sentimental
amateur. Yet it is perfectly
certain that the British employ
ers of that time we're personally,
in the main, good, kindly menE
so far as they could see. A ma
iority of the Southern slave
holders were personally good,
kindly men-so far as their ur:
=. e.
derstanding went. r,
A ng-standing abuse from
which q profit is derived inevlta'
bly blinds it's benfciaries and
makes them utterly untrustI
worthy witnesses. In child
labor legislation, the objections
of employers of that labor shouae
not be at all considered. Their
position puts them out of couEt
Saturday Evening Post. -. ..
The Era-leader., 1914-05-21
Great Demand for Teachers.

t While,Louisiana is not making
as much noise over it's public
schools as it did five years ago,
it is certainly making more sub
stantial progress. Building fine
school houses, voting school
taxes, marketing large bond is
sues, organizing high schools,
consolidating country schools
these and many other evidences
Of progress are to-day so COM
mon that they pass by unnoticed.
So it is with employment of
trained teachers. Some years
ago, the coming of a normal grad
uate into a community was
herald as a great event. To-day,
|no intelligent com munity is sat-
isfied with an unframed teacher.
The reason is plain; other things
being equal. they pay best be"
cause they give the best service.
Hence the demand for such
teachers is greater today than
ever before. Last year, the
State Normal School at Natchi-
toches found splendid employ
ment at good pay and in excellent
positions for more than 300 nor
NAL teachers and 200 summer
school students. This summer,
the Normal School will offer
every kind of instruction that
!any public school teacher in. the
State can need. Present and
prospective teachers should
send to that institution for out
lines of it's courses.
The Era-leader., 1914-05-21
Sheriff Sale.-No. 1858.
Union Bank
yy

H' a. IDilhlIulli,
Notice is hereby given that by vir-
the of all order of seizure and sale is
sued out of the 2Sth judicial District
Court of Louisiana, in and for the
above entitled cause and TO me direct
ed, l will proceed to sell at Public
auction to the last and highest bidder
on
Saturday, May 16. 1914
at the principal front door of the
courthouse at FrankIinton, La, be-
tween the legal sale hours for judicial
sales, the following described proper
ty, towit:
1905 acres of land described as fol-
lows: Commence 6.25 chains north
OF where the Richard Burch hr. no.
AZ corners on the W line of the John
Irwin mr.. No. 43, TIP. S.. R. 10 east to
establish the point of beginning
thence run e 1915 chains, thence n
- W GA chains, thence $500 e
l0.oo chains, thence $500 east rs
chalns, thence 39o e 2 chains. thence
n 39.5Oo e 2.73 chains, thence n SO
e Lob chains, thence n 10 chns.
thence 1oo e2 chns, thence n 1lo
" 9.6o chains to n line of the said hr..
thence $500 W along hr. line 1913
chains to the NV corner of the said
mr., thence y e 1850 chains to the
point of beginning. less 20 acres of
iand described in the above survey
belonging to +. NJ. Brown, making in
the aggregate l09.05 acres Of land COW
cred by the instrument.
Terms Of Sale. Cash without bene-
tit of appraisement.
This 7th day of April, 1914.
I. J. Simmons, Sheriff.
The Era-leader., 1914-05-21
GOOD L|VERS HAVE
GOOD L|vERS
Honesty, Energy and AM
bition Depend on Physi-
cal Condition.

An eminent German scientis t
has said, "Honesty is a state of
mind dependent on the physical
condition. Everyone knows
that energy and ambition depend
on chow one feels.' The liver
plays an important part in ones
feelings. If it is performing its
natural functions we feel ener.
getic and ambitious. When it is
not working right we feel depress-
ed and lazy. Headaches, indi-
gestion, constipation and back
ache are the signs.
Calomel used to do, but it prov
ed so dangerous that medicaI
science had to find another course.
GRIGRBY'S LIV.VER.LAX
does better work than calomel
and without danger and withour
any bad after effects. This re
markable liver remedy is for salt
in SOC and s1.OO bottles by Peo
pies Drug Store who guarantees
its qualities by offering to return
purchase price. Look for the
likeness of i. K. Grigsby on every
bottle.
The Era-leader., 1914-05-21
Save Half Your Money

bv using ORC for Chills and Fever,
Bilious Fever, Malaria, Colds and
Grippe. A 25c bottle contains exactly
as many doses as the usual 5Oc bottle
which is twice as large. Does qnickerl
and better work. 1t acts on liver ano
bowels. Cleans out'the system, stops
Chills and Fever. Builds up strength
No pills or calomel needed with IT,
Contains no poisons. 25c. Money
back plan.
The Era-leader., 1914-05-21
La, THURSDAY, MAY 2l, 1914.
A Famous Street.
Canal Street, New Orleans.

Canal street isn't so remarkable
for it's height as for it's breadth.
It is one of the few so wide that
the language of a city changes
from its north to it's south side.
In fact, Canal Street is at once
a street and a frontier. 1t is a
boundary line between American
New Orleans and the old French
quarter, where the baseball bull
letins are in a foreign language
and the people still mourn over
the tragedies of the French Rev.
olution. 1t took the English
language two hundred years to
get across Canal street and it
hasn't entirely succeed yet.
Canal street is the main busi-
ness thoroughfare of New Or.
leans. Once it was lined with
fine imposing public buildings
and stores and looked like a for.
est of green verandas. Now the
skyscraper has taken root on it
and is spreading like a dandelion
in June. 1t is now a greater
street than ever, but the oldest
resident weeps when he sees it
because the automobiles have
driven away the magnificent
carriage parade and the nice
honey smell of the open sewers
has departed.
Canal street begins at the
Mississippi River and ends in a
cemetery, three miles east. 1t
has four street car tracks down
town, and all the street cars of
New Orleans pass up and down
it's length. A New Orleans resi-
dent who has practiced crossing
Canal street all his life declines
to be impressed when he comes
north and tackles State street
Chicago.
Canal street is SO named be-
cause it is as dry as a prairie.
But in the old days it had large
gutter on either side for the
disposal of sewage and after a
severe rain it was navigabie half
way to the center by small boats.
The flags of five nations have
1Oated over Canal street. Slaves
have been sold on it's corners
and French nobility has summed
itself in it's clubs waiting for all
other revolution in Paris. 1t has
had more history than any other
American street and the north
ern tourist passing along it's
length still sees many things
which make him think he has
an ocean between himself and
home. On the whole, it's sky
ScraperS are not as impressive
to the stranger DIS the three
story cisterns which soar aloft
on every hand in its residence
section. Daily States.
The Era-leader., 1914-05-21

Biddies Of different ages for
sale, and eggs incubated pn
shares or under contract. Nv
Doremus Poultry Assoclatlvn1
The Era-leader., 1914-05-21
Phone No. AZ for Cheap Feed
tr for Cash. =

F. M. Browns Feed Store at
the Farmers Union Ware House
will sell you all kinds Of "sfeed
stuff at rock bottom prices.
Come and see for yourself:
The Era-leader., 1914-05-21
Notice to Tax Payers
of Washington Parish.

The assessment for 1914, has
been completed and the lists will
be on file in my Office for tue
next twenty days for correction
or objection.
This May 9th, 1914. a.
G. W. MAGEE, Assessor.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-12-31
HELP FROM KANSAS

Kansas in particular andl Okias
homa to only a less degreeeare UNI
der the spell of a blessed fever OF
giving. Good effects Of the European
war are scant-dismally seant-tO
trace anywhere, hut the opportunity
of helping wars homelesss widowed
and orphened victims comes as near
to being q spiritual blessing as can
ppossfbly attend so great a. curse.
And It has brought a. real spiritual
uplift to those states to- gather to-
gether their bOuntiful aid tn feed
the heroic people OF Belgium. 9th
err parts of the nation are also Civ
ing. to be sure, but it 10. doubtful II
elsewhere the benefaAtion has, be-
come the unanimous, sweeping, civic
movement-involving churches, wo-
mems clubs, schools, commercial or
foundations and every other social
lforce-which the Kansans have
made of 1t. Perhaps 1t means the
more to Kansas because where 9th
ers give money, IN gives direct from
its own soil the very lffe-pTeserving
bread that the brave Belgians are
starving for. Such \ taste of the joy
of big liberality will be a permanent
enrichment to the soul Of thess
states. May many other states claiS
an equal share of tae Invaluable Sx
Iperience.-The Continent.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-12-31
ID. w. NTCTzLES' OVERCOAT
BURNS UP ON THE TRAIN

d. w. Niekles, travelling salesman,
who lives on Vine street, boarded
Union Pacific No. 104 at Russell
Saturday and went into the smoker.
He removed his overcoat and laid it
down on the seat and then sat down
in a seat across the aisle to talk 20
some friends. He had been there
only two or three minutes when ne
saw his overcoat burst into flames.
Mr.. Nickles made a quick dive and
managed to put out the fire but not
before the oveEcoat, which, Mr.. Nick
les had just bought for $25, was
ruined.
The only explanation Mr.. Nickles
can think OF is that some one who
had previously occupied the seat
had left some matches lying there,
close to the steam pipes.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-12-31
THE ALLEN IDEA

Henry ]. Allen is out preaching \
doctrine of revision OF our state
government. 1t is far-reaching and
summarized Is:
Legislature this winter should
call q constitutional convention.
This convention to wipe the plat
ter clean" and draft a new, revised
1915 model constitution for Kansas.
Present two-house legislature of
nearly 200 members TO be superssd-
ed by one body Of not more than
thirty members.
This small legislative body TO
meet twice q year.
Present judicial districts tor pc
abolished, and have fewer district
Judges, to hold court where needSd
in the state, as sent by supreme
court.
Ballot to be shortened, and only
governor, lieutenant governor. SD
preme court and legislators to" be
elected by people.
Other state officials to be appoint
ed on basis Of efficiency as expert
clerks, under civil service.
Present system OF county officials
to be abolished, and q county COM
mission of three men to be chSsem
to run county.
This commission to employ such
clerical help as is needed at proper
clerical wages ON basis of compet-
ency, under civil service to do work.
now done by county clerk, register
of deeds, etc.
County attorney and sheriff., who
are intended to enforce state laws
to be really state officials, and APP
pointed by the governor.
Probate Judge to be abolished!
Clerical duties to be attende& to In
district clerks office, and judiciary
duties by the district judgef,
It is a pretty big contracts-what
do YOU think of ftf
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-12-31

THE buildings are magnificent"
said Mr. Case, ''anEh the things that
will be SHOWN there are wonderful.
The grounds comprise 635i acres, d.
.vided into three sections and are
only q fifteen. minute ride distant
from tha- city. Tk0e war has not hurt
the fair. al least It has not hsmper-
ed It tlep way peop1ef expected. The
foreign buildings almost without
exception, if'anyy are completed and
the exhibits are being arranged, The
foreign buildings far excel Those or
the ST.. EOuis' fair. The United
States has some fine buildings and
they aTsp all aYtfstic.''
In the center of the grounds are
grouped the eleven great exhibit
palaces and festival hail. To the
west are situated the pavilfbns III
foreign, Nations and the states, the
live stock exhfnft buildings and the
aviation field; another section is
devoted to- amusement concessions.
The Canadian Pacific and the
Southern Pacific railways have
handsome buildings, Mr.. Case no
ticed. Canada. is taking a great In.
terest' in the coming fair and there
WIN be many from the country to
thai n0Rth', WIN, wil1F attend.
The InterEatfona1T Irrigation con-
gaeas,, Of "whGh Mr.. Case Isl president, =
Isl to, meet at Sacramento while the.
aGir~ Is, i'm progress The railroads
will make special rates for the exc
pesfMion, wA4ch when opened, will
an expenditure Of SO mill
lions of dollars.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-12-31
Obituary

Mrs. Sarah G. Saylor was born at
Bellgrawe, Pa, August 1&. 1841L
She Was united i'm marriages to Adam
L. SaNlor March, /, 1857 and moT-
ed to- Kansas April l., 1867, no
this. union were born eleven chill
drem. eight of whom survive. She
lived on a farm in Dickinson coun-
ty near Enterprise unhil 1888 when
tlGaw moved To q farm near Talmage
ami later to- Talmage where. she re-
sided until. her DEATH. A husband
and these children are left TO
mourn: A. L. Saylor, Calvin A.,
Clara A.. Forrest H., Emma L.,
Archie q. and Carrie E.. all OF
Talmage. and Erastus E. of Locl&-
wood, Cananda, and Mrs. Ray 81
dred Of Assinihoi, Canada. All the
church were present for the tuner
al. Mrs. Sayl0r was .TS years. 4
months and z days Of age.
A large number Of friends and
neighbors attended the funeral Mon
day morning.. The flowers were beau
tiful. Although Mrs. SaylOr had
been an invalid for twelve years she
was always cheerful and welcomed
her friends. The family has the
sympathy of many friends.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-12-31
DICKINSON WRITER Was
Al PROPHET OF THE WAR.

Some eighteen years ago, William
A. Redding, a student of prophecy,
wrote a, book entitled "Our Near
Futures" which he dedicated as "a
Message to the Governments aHds
Peoples of Earth" This was in,1S96.-
The author, in his little volumes gayes
his own Interpretation of prophetic
times, and computed that the- times.
Of the Genkiles would end in 1895
and finally disappear eighteen years
thereafter" - or i'm 1914. Then would !
follow year filled with momenSous,
events. The overthrow Of the exist.
ing order of things would then" be-
completed and a new and beneficent;
order would begin. The book was,
published by the Reflector and had
a limited sale. Redding, was a farm,
er living. near Navarro and now his,
prophecy is being widely quoted: He
is given credit for having prophesied
that in 1874 the present war would
begin. He gave exact dates with,
mech posiriveness and in at least a
dozen different places in the book,
He claims we are at the end of an
age and at the beginning Of a new
age; but that before the new age
can really begin the existing gov
ernments and institutions will fail
utterly and be swept away like chaff
as was indicated in the fateful dream
of Nebuchadnezzer in Bible times.
His main prophecies are founded
upon the Bible which says that the
Jews were to be punished seven
times" (meaning 1920 years. be-
ginning SOC years B. G. when they
were driven from Jerusalem, and
ending in 1914.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-12-31
Il ax4te--.rIYn LADY BOUNxuUL

KAN8AB---IIKM LADY uOUnXUUh
Dozens Of counties In thrifty
Kansas are vielng with each other
10 see which can send the most
money or the most food stuffs TO
the suffering Belgians- From that
state alone, 100000 barrels OF flour
have been contributed for use In the
devastated countries. One county
alone, Dickinson, sent sin carloads
valued at $1,000, and sent an addi-
tlonal $500 in cash, Just for good
measure. Then. having 80 generous
Iy done their part in contributing 10
the relief OF the war-stricksn coun-
tries, the Good Fellows OF the capt.
tai OF Dickinson county put $3.50 N
a pot TO provide a Merry Christmas
for people in that town who are IN
adverse circumstances, although
there is no visible evidence Of pow
erty and the county jail OF that
county has not had an occupant for
years.
Statistics show that thirty-two
counties In the Sunflower state have
no dependent poor, which. as a
remarks: "Is one reason
why 100000 barrels OF flour are
going to the Belgians. "-sprinsfieid
ILL.,, News.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-12-31

A Newton dispatch says the new
north and south road is to be built
north to Salina" What! were they
not flirting with Abilene and didn't
they take our hard earned money
when Salina gave them only the
CLASSY stare? II the road is built
to Salina Abilene will sue the New
ton bunch for breech Of promise, d.
vorce and alienation of affections.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-12-31
Joe Lynch's First Case

A transcript of the case of R. l..
Barker vs.. Martin Dolan, to collect
$50 alleged to be due as commits
sion for the sale of real estate, was
filed in district court today. The
case was appealed from Judge A. NJ.
Crary's court of Harrington.
Joseph Lynch, who recently pass
ed the state examination for admis-
sion to the bar, will appear for Do
Ian in his first case in district
court. Mr.. Lynch is a Harrington
boy, a graduate and athlete of the
high school there and a graduate ct
the University Of Kansas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-12-31

Let the user of the label MADE
in America" not forget that 1t Is
also essential In winning trade 70
chow that what goods he makes are
we'll made. Then the label viii
have the magic potency In getting
and keeping business.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-12-31
TO sURPAss ALL OTHER FAIRS
San Francisco Exposition Takes the
Lead, Says J. b. Case

That the Panama Pacific Interna-
tionaI exposition at San Francisco,
which will open February 20, will
surpass the Chicago and st. Louis
worlds fair both in beauty and in
the variety and interest Of its ex-
hibits, is the opinion of ]. B. Case,
who while in San Francisco recent
" went out to the fair grounds.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-12-31

IL it should chance that Italy de-
cides to enter the war the romancers
OF the press will not lack material
for stories detailing how the army
restored destroyed bridges by using
spaghetti for cables.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-12-31
AND HOPE
TALK MKhK CONDENSARY

Harrington now is talking about a
milk cOndensary, and several men
there have indicated their willing
ness to go into the proposition. Hope
is considering the location OF
condensary, also, and a committee
is investigating.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-12-31

! According to one young man who
has kept a census of the killed.
wounded and missing in the. Euro
mean war, figures which he has COM
piIed from newspaper reports the
losses now run over 65'OOO'OOO' Az
this rate in a short while no able
hndied men will be left in Europe
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-12-31

The government shows that the
postoffice department is able 10
make over $S,OOO,cO0, and the ex-
press companies can now no longer
contend that the parcel post is run
so cheaply there is no money in 1t.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-12-31

Like love which flies out OF the
window when poverty stalks through
the door, money goes out Of Europe
as fast as trouble appears. Capital
dIslikes war as o bedfellow.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-12-31

Railroads announce that they will
cut expenses by taking off the
markers" on the end Of the limited
trains. It IL estimated that this
will save at least II cents a day per
train,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-12-31

What a nice Christmas present
was handed the railroads by the In
terstate commerce commission. The
rate increase will fill their empty
stockings.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-12-31

Ninety-nine million, nine hundred
and ninety-nine thousand and eight
hundred and sixty-five people out OF
our hundred million population will
answer without hesitation that they
are not among the one hundred ana
thirty-five who pay an income tax
in excess of 100000.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-12-31
Twin Boys Their Gift

Mr.. and Mrs. F. e. Bowman or
woodbine are the happy parents Of
twin boys, born near enough to
Christmas to be a double gift. Chill
dren and mother are well and the
father mighty happy.