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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-11

Leavenworth, June 6.-Homer
McCord, who created sensation at
lola about a year ago by abducting
Mary Armstrong Dean, 15-year-
old bride, was among the five prls-
oners transferred from the state re-
formatory at Hutchinson to the
Lansing prison today. The young
bride disappeared while on her we'd
ding journey. She admitted that
she was with McCord a part of the
time during her absence.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-11
(First published in Abilene Weekly
Reflector May 2S, 1919
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

In the Probate Court Of Dickinson
county, state Of Kansas.
In the matter of the estate Of John
Nelson, Deceased.
To all Creditors and Other Persons
interested:
You are hereby notified that the
undersigned executor Of the last
will and testament of said John
Nelson, deceased, intends to make
final settlement Of said estate on
the oath day Of June, A. d. 1919
and that at such time, or as soon
thereafter as the same can be heard
an application will be made for -
order of the court finding ana a.
Judging who are the heirs of the
deceased.
ALEXANDER McBoYLr
Hurd 6 Hurd. Attorneys q
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-11
CURTIS OPTIMISTIC
OVER VOTES AND CROPS

Topeka, June 5.-Senator Char
les Curtis has returned from a trir
over Kansas. He says that CROP
conditions were never exceeded IN
the history of the state. and thai
political conditions so far as they
relate to the Republican party are
about ON par with the crop condi
items.
He visited 66 counties and is con
fident that Kansas win roll up til
usual big Republican majority thii
year.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-11
RLIJE LAW PITTSBURG
ADDS WELFARE BOARD

Pittsburg, June 4.-Pittsburg is
to have a board of public welfare.
The city commission passed as an
emergency measure an ordinance IN
troduced at the session which creates
a board Of five members and pro-
y,des for the employment OF sec
rotary. The board Is given superVi-
sion over the theatres and dance
halls and public amusements OF all
kinds. including circuses and carni'
walls.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-11
AGGIEs ESTABLISH
HONORARY SORORITY

Manhattan, June 6.-No person
who has ever failed in a college
study can become member OF
Gamma Pi Gamma, the honorary
sorority just established at the az
ricultural college. Not only are
"flunkers" excluded, but persons
must have positively high scholar
ship in college work, personality
and activity in college organizations
in order to be selected for member
ship.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-11
TO PAY FOR MAIL SPACE
Would Eliminate Basis OF Weight
in Paying Railroads

Washington, June 5.-A years
labor for the congressional joint
committee on railway mail pay cul-
minated in a bill prepared by Rep
resentative Tutle of New Jersey to
pay the railways not on the weight
of mail carried as at present, but
upon the car space required. 1t is
expected to save 100000 year.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-11
Cures Stubborn, Itchy Skin Troubles

Cures Stubborn, Itchy Skin Troubles
"I could scratch myself to pieces"
ia often heard from sufferers OF &C.
xema, letter, itch and similar skin
eruptions. Don't scratch-stop the
itching at once with DR.. Hobson,s
Eczema Ointment. It's first applica-
tion starts healing; the red, rough
sca1y, itching skin is soothed by
the healing and cooling medicines.
Mrs G. A. Einfeldt, Rock Island
III. after using DR.. Hobson's Oint-
ment, writes: "This is the first time
IN nine years I have been free from
the dreadful ailment." Guaranteed
soc at your druggist.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-11
Catch sOaOO Draft Faker

Hutchinson, June 6.-Charles H.
stuler. also known by several other
names, was arrested in Hutchinson
for trying to pass ! bogus draft Tor
$4,000. The draft was drawn on a
Syracuse bank. He is also wanted
in connection with the passing Of
bogus drafts at Wichita, Garden
City and Syracuse.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-11
HOLD JANTTOR WHO
AsPIRED no "HEROIsM'

washington, June 4.-Dan1el "
Jauch, a janitor, who confessed to
the police that he planted four
sticks of dynamite in the depart
ment of agriculture that he might
discover them and win promotion
for heroism, was held for the grand
jury in default Of bail on charge
Of attempting to dynamite a build
ing.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-11
WOMAN COULD
HARDLY STAND
Because of Terrible Back
ache. Relieved by Lydia
z. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound.
Philadelphia, Pa. % suffered from
displacement and inflammation, and had

Such pains In III y
side s, and terrible
backache SO that 1
could hardly stand.
/ took six bottles of
Lydia E. Pinkham's
V egetable Com
pound, and now / can
do an y amount Of
work, sleep good, eat
good, and don't have
q bit Of trouble. !
~..nnvnvnand I .vfain
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-11
CHINESE BRIGANDs
SET FIRE TO TOWN

Pekin, June A dispatch from
Lanchow, Province of Kansu' re-
ports that white Wolf" the mo-
torious brigand, has looted and set
fire to the town Of Ningehow. All
missionaries and Americans are
safe, but the Christian Alliance sta
ton was burned.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-11
Hot Weather Tonic and Health
Builder

Are you run down-nerVous-
tired? Is everything you do an eff
fort You are not lazy-you are
sick! Your stomach, liver, kidneys
and whole system need a tonic. A
tonic and health builder to drive
ont the waste matter-build you up
and renew your strength. Nothing
better than Electric Bitters. start
today. Mrs. James Duncan, hay
nesville, Me-, writes: "Completely
cured me after several doctors gave
me up." soc and $1.0O, at your
druggist.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-11
KANSAS WHEAT CALLS
FOR 01,O5O HANDS

Topeka, June GA demand Tor
1880 men to harvest the Kansas
wheat crop is reported in the bull
letin issued here by w. l.. Obrien'
state labor commissioner. Dickin-
son county is given as needing 20V
men.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-11
a GOOD PAPER CHEAP

Reflector subscribers may secure
the Kansas City Weekly Journal for
a wear for is cents by applying 70
this office. The Journal Is one OF
the best publications Of its kind In
the west and is worth several times
this sum.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-11

Any skin itching is temper test
err. The more you scratch the worse
It itches. Doan's Ointment IS for
piles, eczema-any skin itching. DOC
at all drug stores.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-11

Montgomery Ward Estate Pays Tar
Chicago, June e.-The estate Of
the late A.. Montgomery Ward, val
ued at ss.42sssS4 paid the state Of
Illinois ssll.s4O inheritance tax.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-11
WOODBINE WILL
HAVE A SANE FOURTH

Woodbine Is to have sane Fourth
of July. A city ordinance, just pass
ed, prohibits setting of fireworks in
the city and. prohibits their sale
also.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-11

"A household remedy in America
for rs years-Dr. Thomas Eclectic
oil. For cuts, sprains, burns, sealds'
bruises. 25c and soc. At all drug
stores.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-11

For dyspepsia, our national all
emnt, use Burdock. Blood B1tteIs'
Recommended for strengthening o1,
gestion, purifying the blood. At all
drug stores. $1.00 a bottle.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-11
CASToRIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
signature OF G<<A<zX AE<<%<%
Always Lead to Better Healtt

Always Lead to Better Health
Serious sicknesses start in disor-
ders of the stomach, liver and KID
news. The best corrective and pre-
ventiye is DR.. Kings New Life Pits.
They pcrify the blood-prevent
constipation, keep liver, kidneys
and bowels in healthy condition.
Give YOU better health by Kidding
the system of fermenting and gassy
foods. Effective and mild. 25c OF
your druggist. -
Bucklen's Arnica salve for all
hurts.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-11

T%oR cATARR.H of the nose, throat,
stomach, bowels and more delicate
organs. be sure to take Hoods Sarsa-
paTiIla-it is A RADICAL CURE.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-11

81 have been somewhat costive,
but Doan's Regulets give just the
results / desire. They act mildly
and regulate the bowels perfectly.
Geo. B. Krause, Altoona, Pa.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-11

<Rh not % mach m - gFeaa elndeneY e
q remedy sof soup. eankef cnickea pox
and othes diseases o. peulily. but
n the greatest bowel FeeulAfof g
the world los either pealiTy ofsaok
.(inciudine pea stock. eoansessci.
InR, especially. bowel Troubles aus
10 musiy. Spoiled ofimpropef tooa-
~ with man, fowls GO aninlalas sega.
y lar bowels means health. Goa.
e,nu~s lr,awuIarssv means some eickneess 4lnicuR
= r;,ra n see 1assi. Thousands give Gefmeeone
sssuIarly twice Neek 10 chickeas, young ana 81
a tSa sane dime having u evef handy g eeady
remedy Tor other diseases. Soldbv dsAes " ~
rald, Qne sine 0alys 50 ceaas. -.-Au.nnag
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-11

Hurd 9 Hurd. Atl0raeys. -. Z.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-08
Songs of British Soldiers.

Our French allies have been struck
by the grave airs" which our soldiers
sing on march. Many of our regi-
ments take pride in their route
singing and stick to certain songs
not all of them, however, grave"
The Manchester regiment has a fine
musical reputation, their favorites be.
ing ''Killaloo" and Brian Boru." The
Yorkshires march to Dan Tucker"
which consists of little more than a
series Of diabolical shouts. The Som
ersets cherish country songs, particu-
larly "To Be Farmers Boy" the
Rifle Brigade sings the famous '95 bal
lad beginning, Colonel Coote Mann
ingham is a very good man." while
the Grenadiers' favorite is Coon
Drum Major and the fusileers their
own particular and heart-stirring
Fighting With the Seventh Royal
Fusileers. London Chronicle.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-08
Monster 6oueduct.

The aqueduct conducting the waters
of the Owens river to Los Angeles is
said to be the largest in the world. It
is designed to deliver a minimum Of
258,000,000 gallons Of water daily into
the San Fernando reservoir, Is miles
northwest Of the city. No pumping
plant is required, as the source Of sup
ply is several hundred feet above the
city. The water will furnish a great
amount Of powerful 900 horsepower
is multiplication electric lighting
and other purposes. The total cost
Of the waterworks will be s25,OOO, 900,
and the installation OF the power plant
will be approximately 100000 more
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-08

He went to Prussia; he went to
Hanover; he went to Holland. At
Amsterdam he got a job. 1t was work
ing in q shipyard as a common ship
wright He cauIked and planed and.
scraped and painted. And he learned
how to make a ship and how to sail
one. All that remained to know was
how to fight one. Experience would
teach him this.
When he left for home he took with
him 500 engineers, surgeons, ship
builders and artisans. He stopped
off in Vienna and inspected the Aus
trian army.
When he got home he had to stop
mutiny in his army, but he did it with
his characteristic punch, and set about
putting ginger into his people along
educational lines. He reformed the
calendar, adopted western systems of
enumeration, encouraged commerce,
and abolished much of the Mongol
style of dress and manner which had
always been Russia's.
All the while he was looking around
for another sea window. He found it
on the Baltic. He started his army
against the Swedes. who then con-
trolled the Baltic coast. He was de-
feated at Narva by Charles XII. His
troops were raw, but Peter kept his
nerve. He annexed part of Ingerman-
land, at the head Of the Gulf of Fin
land. The Swedes were too busy else
where to take it back. And while
Peter kept them busy he started the
beginnings of what later became St.
Petersburg, and later still Petrograd.
The first thing Peter did after cap
turing the site of st. Petersburg was
to build the fortress of Saints Peter
and Paul, which ever since has been
the nucleus about which the city has
been built. The completion Of this
fort marked a revolution in Russian
history, inasmuch as it established
that country as one of the Baltic pow
ers, and characterized it's entrance
into the politics of the western world.
With his usual directness, Peter di-
vided the job of building the city be-
tween his ieutenants and himself,
keeping the hardest tasks for himself,
as was his way. The capital of Rus
STA had been Moscow. By 1912 suff1-
cient advance at St Petersburg had
been made to permit the transferral
of the royal family to that point.
St. Petersburg had become a hobby
with Peter. He issued an edict order
ing peasants from all parts of the
country to appear at the new capital.
He levied a special tax to stand the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-08
Promises to the Recruits.

A glance at the crowds at the re-
cruiting office shows that there is no
need for the imaginative drawing up
Of advertisements of enticement to the
colors, says the London Chronicle. By
way of contrast one is reminded Of
earlier methods. Look at this appeal
for young men for the light dragons,
which appeared IN the Times of Sep
TENDER, 1901:
Your pay and privileges equal two
guineas a week; you are everywhere
respected; your society lis courted;
you are admired by the fair, which, to.
gether with the chance of getting
switched to a buxom widow, or brush
ing with rich heiress, renders the
situation truly enviable and delight
full
What young man could resist this!
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-08

when translated into American, means
Peter the Great. Others said Peter
the Great hadn't named the city after
himself
1t isn't Petersburg. It's St Pc
tersburg," they pointed out, and ex-
planned that the man who directed the
destiny upon which was founded mod
ern Russia had named his capital not
after himself but after st. Peter.
But when it was all over. even
though many objected seriously, the
cars edict stands for Russia. st. Pc
tersburg was no more. Petrograd had
succeeded it!
1t is probable that could old Peter
the Great rise from his vault in the
fortress of Saints Peter and Paul, he
would not give a well-worn Russian
kopeck what they called his city, so
long as they kept it open to the sea
and growing and free and clear of the
Teuton throngs.
AS he lies in his casket among 9TH
ers of the long line of Russian rulers,
under the huge stone elbows of Saints
Peter and Paul, perhaps the greatest
ruler the Muscovites ever had may
gain some chilly consolation from the
knowledge that had it not been for
him the present car would never have
been able to change the name of St
Petersburg-for there would have
been no st. Petersburg to change.
Peter the Greats troubles began the
day of his birth, in 1872 His father,
Car Alecei Mikhailovitch. died. His
half-brother was the heir, and sue
ceeded the father but died without
issue when Peter was ten years old.
He designated Peter as his successor,
despite the fact that he had an own
brother, Ivan, who was a real heir,
but was feeble-minded Peter also
had a half-sister, a belHgerent soul,
with a love for power. She got UP
8 revolution, and tried to prevent the
crowning of her youthful halfbrother.
There was fight and, as a compro-
mise. Peter and Ivan were crowned
Jointly, and Sophia, the half-sister, be
came regent.
Then followed trouble at home. Pc
ter tried TO get rid of his regent sis
ter; she objected; another fight: more
bloodshed. and at last the sister was
shut UP in a convent Ivan then held
nominal reign. but Peter held the
helm. In 1896 Ivan died and left Pc
ter, then twenty-four, head of the Rus
sian people
At this stage of the game young Pc
ter started to work. He long had
dream. 1t was gigantic vision of the
value of western civilization. He
planned to unite Russia and western
civilization. But he needed a seaport
to do it. Standing in the midst of
a desolate Russian waste. with a Rus
sian gale roaring about him. the young
ruler looked for a window to the sea,
as some historian ably puts if.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-08
PETROGRAD DREAM
CITY Of FAR-SEEIHG
PETER THE GREAT
Russian Capital Was Forced Into
Being by Royal Edict.
CAR BARS GERMAN NAME
Present Emperor of All the Russias,
Incensed Against Germany, Changes
Ancient Title OF the Great City
In Fit Of Racial Spleen.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. In Russian,
Peter the Great. This is the new
name conferred upon ST Petersburg
by the Gar because the old name,
which the first Peter gave the capital
in 1903, had a German ending. Moth
ing that is German. whether it be
ending or beginning or middle, is toll
Grated in Russia today.
When the news was announced of
the edict of Car Nicholas, which
eliminated st. Petersburg every one
sat up and had something to say about
the free-and-easy way Nicholas shifted
good, old-fashioned nomenclature
about. It didn't make any difference
whether they we're Russian or not
They (all but the Germans, of course)
wanted to have something to say about
changing euphonious St Petersburg to
cultural Petrograd.
Some were of the opinion that the
changing Of the name was a direct
slur on the memory Of Peter the Great,
sponsor for both the city and its time
honored sobriquet. These were unfa-
miliar with the fact that Petrograd,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-08
Ocean Is Hollands Defense

Hollands safety in time Of war lies
In her ability to food great tracts of
land. William Of Orange flooded the
country in 1874, and by so doing drove
out the Spanish invaders The same
policy was adopted on the occasion of
the French invasion of 1875. The
movement Of a lever at Amsterdam Is
sufficient to open every dyke and dam
In Holland simultaneously, it is said,
to put under water within the space
of a few hours the whole country from
Naarden on the Zuyder Zee, by Ut
recht, to Geertruidenberg, at the mouth
of the Mouse.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-08

like new girl and | am now relieved
of all these troubles. hope all Young,
girls will get relief as l have. 1 never
felt better in my life, Miss BERTHAA.
PELoeUIN, Box l16, Sterling, Conn.
Massena, N. Y.-"I have taken Lv-
dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and | highly recommend it. If anyone
wants to write to me / will gladly tell
her about my case. I was certainly in
bad condition as my blood was all turn
ing to water. Ihad pimples on my face
and bad color, and for five years had
been troubled with suppression. Tbs
doctors called it 'Anemia and Exhaus-
ton, and said l was all run down, but
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound brought me out all right Miss
LAVISH MYREs, Box "a, Massena, NY.
Young Girls, Heed This Advice.
Girls who are troubled with painful or
Irregular periods, backache, headache,
dragging-down sensations, fainting
spells or indigestion, should Immediately
seek restoration to health by taking Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-08
LIGHT BOOZE.
j. Do You Drink 1t?

A minister's wife had quite a tus-
sic with coffee and her experience il
Interesting. She says:
During the two years Of my train
ing as a nurse, while on night duty,
I became addicted to coffee drinking.
Between midnight and four in the
morning, when the patients were
make the rounds, and it was quite
natural that l should want hot cup
Of coffee about that time. l could
keep awake better
After three Of four years of cof-
fee drinking, became a nervous wreck
and thought that I, simply could not
live without my coffee. All this time
l was subject to frequent bilious at
tacks, sometimes so severe as to
keep me In bed for several days.
after being married, Husband
begged me to leave off coffee for he
feared that it had already hurt me
almost beyond repair, so 1 resolved to
make an effort to release myself from
the hurtful habit.
Il began taking Postum, and for a
few days felt the languid, tired feel
ing from the lack of the coffee drug,
but / liked the taste Of Postum, and
that answered for the breakfast bev-
erage all right
Finally l began to feel clearer
headed and had steadier nerves. Aft.
er a years use CT Postum l now feel
like a new woman-haye not had any
bilious attacks since | left off coffee"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich. Read THE Road to
WeIlville,' in pkgs.
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular PostUn-must be well
boiled. 15c and Csc packages.
Instant Postun-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 same.
"There's a Reason" for Postum.
sold BY Grocers
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-08
"Dead" Hen Lays Eqos.

ooh, papa" excitedly shouted little
Willie Lenardo, running into Louis Lee
nardo's place of business, "one of
those chickens you killed last night
has come to life and laid an egg"
Much to Lenardo's surprise, one of
the hens which he had stuck the night
before and which he had left for dead
was really alive and standing by it's
nest cackling The hen had laid a
gOod-sized egg. Lenardo caught the
chicken, examined it, and, sure
enough, it was the hen which he had
to bleed with penknife.-
CoatsvilIe Pa.) dispatch to Philadel-
phia Record.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-08

and she save the fruit to the chickens.
Visiting the coop an hour or two later
and probably the best layers and moth
ers of the whole flock, lying dead
drunk and several of the younger
brood trying to navigate in a very un-
certain and decidedly unsteady gait.
1t is stated that several Of the young
cockerels apparently were trying TO
stand on their heads and turn back
somersaults for the entertainment of
the pullets which were clustered in
corner of the pen.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-10-08
COWS LEARN MILITARY DRILL
Dairyman Has Squad That Can "Hay
Foot" and "Straw Foot" Like
Real Soldiers.

Connersville. Ind.-Forest HaldweIl,
who lives near here, has taught a herd
of 16 Jersey COWS to do squad right,
squad left, and other movements in
military drill.
Entering the lot at milking time, the
young man will. shout Attention."
and the browsing bovines, becoming
alert. stampede for a certain spot in
the lot and Inc up in double ranks
like a company of soldiers.
When the trainer calls squad right.
the cows swing into lines of four
abreast and arch to the stable, turn
ing to the right or to the left as the
drilImaster may direct.
At the stable door the Gait! mark
time until the trainer gives the signal
for them to pass into the barr.