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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-05
IN JANUARY, II JOIN
THEE COMMERCIAL CLUB

With the close of the first month
Of campaigning flor Commercial cclut
members, II have been obtained
The membership list now includes
1SA men. The campaign will be
continued and the club expects to
'bOatst the total far above tine 200
mark. The special indueement lis
offered now that NO membership
fee is required, new members pay
ing only the regular monthly fees
without the $3.50 ordinarily charg-
ed when member joins.
The billiard room is being papered
and the main room will be pIastered
and papered, so that within a short
time the appearance of CommeWrial
,lub headquarters WIFI be improved
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-05
Hon. T. c. Henry Dies
at Home in Denver

A telegram to G. w. Hurd this
afternoon announces the death OF
T. c. Henry in Denver last evening.
No news of his illness had reached
his many old time friends here and
the news came as a distinct shock.
His death was evidently very sud
den. While no news of the funeral
is known here as yet, it is expected
that the body will be brought here
for interment and rest beside that
OF his wife.
Mr.. Henry was one of the pioneers
.of Dickinson county. coming hare IA
the Sos and making a marked sue
cess of business. He was known as
the Wheat King of Kansas" and
in this county alone had in over 50,-
600 acres one season. In many ways
he befrfenied the early settlers and
lots Of them remember with plea
sure his many kindly acts. He was
the most energetic man
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-05

For long, long time, some val.
liable and interesting bills of credit
have been in the possession OF the
family of Mrs. H. B. KreadF who
lives out in Buckeye. These bills of
credit, three in number. nave been
handed down from one generation
to another. All are ON the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania, issued be-
fore the war of the revolution.
One hill of credit is for 10 shill-
ings, dated 1850; one for 10 shlli-
ings dated 1771; one for two shin-
1ings and one for 10 shillmEs, both
dated 1773. Each rs signsd with
pen and ink by three different per
sons, and each Is numbered con-
secutively with zen. ON the reverse
side of each is .he printers name
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-05
DID NOT RECOGNIZE
HIS HABERDASHER
Here is Another Amusing Yarn At.
tIiButed to the Great Lincoln
Fund Il

Many and various are the anus
ing stories attributed to Abraham
Lincoln, and like all good story
tellers he became the butt Of many
funny yarns himself. 1t Is told Of
him that at one of his early public
receptions man came up and
shook his hand. The man proved to
be his shirtmaker. but Lincoln did
not recognize him, and told him SO.
"oh," said the man, II made your
shirts"
In the noise and confusion, Lin
coin did not exactly understand him
but with his usual desire to make
everybody feel welcome he turned
to his secretary, who stood near, and
said:
Here, Mr.. Hay, I want you to
meet MajoT ,Shurtz."
1t was some time before Mr.. Lin
coin could be made to understand
that the man did not claim to be
Major Shurtz, but that he had said,
Il made your Shirts" which sounds
very much the same.
1t was Lincoln who said that the
most important book in the library
10 the Bible. Lincoln was great
and much Of his learning
'ame from what we term every
lay books. The Bible Is one Of
hem and now that the Reflector
'ffers such an opportunity, every
ody In Abilene should get the New
Illustrated Bible. See the display ans
ouncements from day to day and
on will at once recognize the ne
essity for coming into possession
one Of these beautiful volumes.
hen turn to the certificate on an
tber page of this issue and you
Ill find out just how you can get
lis magnificent work on PRACTICAL
your own terms.
Don't lose another minute-they
e going fast. Clip the certificate
ID present 1t with five others.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-05
HUSBAND GONE, MOTHER
MAKES PLEA FOB CHILDREN

Her husband gone, her children
too young to work for their owl
support, herself unable to care foI
her three children and make both
ends meet, Mrs. C. A. Jordan ap-
pealed to the county commissioners
today for help. The oft-repdated
story of husband who left his wife
and family was told to the board.
The Jordans live here.
Jordan was brought back here
last summer to answer to the charge
of wife desertion. Jordan was al
lowed his freedom and was to make
monthly payments for the support
Of his wife and children. The chill
dren are under Is years of age.
County Attorney Arthur Hurd al
lowed Jordan to go to Wellsville,
Kan, to work. But the payments to
the wife and children have been
lew. The rent on! their house long
past due. grocery bills unpaid, the
'amily is destitute. At her wits
md for way to give the children
he things they need, Mrs. Jordan
oday appealed to the commission 4
rs. The board will help her and
make the family comfortable.
County Attorney Hurd believes
hat Jordan has had rather a hard
ime since he has been gone and
hat he has been unable to do much
oward the support of his family.
he last time Jordan was heard
rom he said that be had a job be-
inning January / that would payIa
100 q month. Since December ne
as paid Mrs. Jordan Just IS.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-05

On this basis Kansans paid $14,290
a day, not counting Sundays. for
new machines last month. and $22S0
q day for second hand cars, or q
total OF $17,740 q day.
"A fact worthy OF notice is that
the most Of the cars were bought in
central and western Kansas" said
Mr.. Myers. more tags were issued
west of a line drawn through Abb
lene and Marion than east of these
points. am not sure but that
more cars were purchased west of
salina fand Hutchinson than there
were east And this is the part of
the state that Is said to have SUI
fered most from the dry spell last
summer" st.F
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-05
BEST SEATS FOR THE
PETITION sIGNERs

Arrangements are complete for
the concert to be given here by tho
Junction City Psalmimus club. The
date is February TO- Those who
have signed the petition for the
guarantee will have a day in ad-
vance to reserve seats. The board
opens at the Seelye for signers We'd
nesday morning, Feb 4th, and to
the public Thursday. Petitions have
been placed In the Palace drug store
and Cases dry goods store where
you can sign, All names on the tick
ct will be entitled to first shot" at
the board" Wednesday morning.
The entertainment will be given
under the auspices of the Abilene
Athletic club and the city kinder
garten. There will be twenty-five
piece orchestra. two quartets, solos,
readers, etc. All in all It will be a
first class concert.
The club has produced this en-
in Junction City and
will give IL there again Feb. s.
Abilene people have heard many
II the solOists when they were here
1ith the Elk's show under the di-
ection of Joe Brsnn and played to
wo crowded houses.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-05
IN o MONTHS, DICKINSON
LOST $38, 1870 BY FIRES

A statement issued by State Fire
Marshal Harrison Parkman, con.
tains the surprising figures Of $780,
12S as the fire loss in Dickinson
county In the last nine months in
1913. Abilene's fire loss was $1,000.
Herington's loss totaled almost $S,-
900.
Five counties, Wyandotte, Lea
venworth. Montgomery, Sedgwick
and Stafford. suffered losses of more
than 100000.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-05
MARKET DAY SALES
DRAW LARGE CROWD

Market day was well attended to-
day. Fair weather brought a good
sized crowd to. town. Stores were
titled with market day shoppers and
the market sale on Second street
was fairly extensive.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-05
DIGGs, SOUGHT ON GIRLS
WARRANT. GIVES U

San Francisco, Feb. 2.--Maury /.
Digs. former state architect. sought
By the police since Friday on a war
rant charging an Otfense against a
17-year-Old girl gave himself up.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-05

ent counties win see that a lecture
is provided for the evening the
views are shown and the public in
general will be invited to come.
There VIII be NO charge for any of
the lectures as the pictures are ar
ranged as an educatimal feature.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-05
VIEWS ROAD,
IWIL MAKE 1T HIGHWAY

The county commissioner today
viewed n rUnd, petition for which
was presented by Arnold ! Sexton.
The commissioners have ordered the
road opened, extending west from
Arnold Sextons land to the main
road, a distance of Une-quarter Of
a mile.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-05
Basketball Dtdn-t PaV-GaFina into
Second PlAoe
Standing of the Teams
q Q e

Solomon, according to a report
that comes from Sa1ina, presumably
from President Karl Miller, has
dropped out Of the league. Failure
to make the sport pay is given as
the reason. Solomon has failed to
WIN contest this year and this cut
down the gate receipts. The debate
teams at Solomon have been winning
and the support of the school has
been given to that activity. Solomon
expects to get in the game next year,
The withdrawal means that the leaL
que schedule must be revised con-
siderably.
Sa1fna moved to second place by
winning from Wilson 80 to 10, while
Ellsworth defeated Chapman Al to
25. The Abilene girls play at Chap
man Saturday night also.
The profs' team holds secret
practice in the Redman hall. Five
of them worked out in the hall last
night, showing the speed of old
timers coming out into the open {
again. X
e & z ID
Mcpherson college says the rea- l
son a Hays city team won basket +
boil game from it was because Hays t
stole the signals. Il
e e e p
The Abilene boys play at Ellis fl
worth Friday night and at Wilson e.
night. The Abilene girls Il
,Iay at Junction City Friday night. tt
= AA el
The Garfield eighth grade boys m
md girls play the Solomon high
chool boys and girls here Friday th
fight. tt
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-05
Advertised Mail

For the week ending Feb. 2:
John Browser, Lem Coheen, +.
2, B. Hartzook Co., John Miller,
Mrs. Sarah z. Parker. Harry Pitts,
Mrs. Neya Shepherd, J. C. Weller.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-05

who ever lived here, full of enthus-
iasm in all his undertakings and
making success of most of them.
In 1882 he moved to Denver and
has been a power in that state in
developing its natural resources, es-
pecially its irrigating system.
Two sons who reside in Colorado; /;
q brother, Stuart, in New York; and
q sister, Mrs. Sarah Warfield, Of
Abilene, are left to grieve over his
departure.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-05

"a night message from George S.
i-lary at San Francisco, where he
now resides, to Mrs. A. W. Rice,
says that he and brother, Louie,
will arrive in Denver Saturday
morning and probably leave on
Monday for Abilene with the re-
mains Of their father, T. c. Henry,
who died at Denver Monday evening.
More definite news will be sent
later.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-29

cOawisht l9l4-clara Ingram Jads0s
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-29
THE EXPORTERS HARVEST.

American manufacturers in general and in particular
those whose plants far inland often accused of
lamentabe neglect OF their foreign markets. The CON
slar service always holds itself ready supply inforna
on and the old that sales in remote parts of the
world are often attended by difficulties in shipping and
collection has been met by the development of nterna-
tona credit systems and companies have been organized
which, for moderate fee, will guarantee shipments from
any part of the world to any other part and will make col
eetlons just now American manufacturers have OPP
portunity to develop South American export business
such has never before been possible Congress doing
its part by sending trained into these countries to OBJ
tain reliable information which circulated in daily re-
port sent out from Washington Private commercial in
terests have formed the National Foreign Trade
league which will cooperate with the government bureau
OF foreign and domestic to increase the faci
ties for acquiring information to markets and money
conditions in foreign parts Argentina for instance i'm
ports $45OOO0000 worth of goods from Europe annually
and now since European has practically ceased
this market is fairly begging for imports Last year
gentna imported nine automobiles from Europe for every
one from this country agricultural country
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-29
PRACTICAL ECONOMIES

AS country may become richer out of the European
war we take advantage of opportunities and develop
our trade both with Europe and South America
But already suffering pinch because of the war
and in things may have to do to the end When
this is added to the high cost of living that already
vailed, confronted with time for practical ecOno
mics The time may not be long, but long or short it
will not be unmiXed evil if it brings earnest to
the kind of economies called practical the kind that looks
twice at cent before spending it and analyses supposed
wants to they be real The Baltimore Sun takes this
topic and its good doctrine expound worthy
acceptance everywhere For thing households could
look expenditures and cut out those not based real
necessity Few people realize, until they are put to it,
how much of their income goes for things that they could
do without
We are living age of arcality which our prosper
y has engendered 1t is the age the push button the
electric cOntrvance the moving picture and appeal to the
thousand ways tempting easy of gratica-
On and each costing only little So have tempt
ed to dwell artificial plane and have come to feel
that must have these many things when not of
them is OF nature that must have But the total
OF their cost has made enormous expenditure. in
this town in humble walk of life where he more
than three dollars day. has saved in bank $780, He
ed the little house where he and his family live He pro-
posed to take his $780, mortgage his house and buy an
tomObe This may be extreme but it is actual
one and for It's total outlay perhaps represents
money than thousands of families waste in trfles and
small artificial wants
The Sun recalls the civil and the southern people,
wk had been accustomed to live in the most lavish way
But necessity showed them that they could get along with
hundredth part of what they had been all their lives ac
customed to look essential That also extreme
case But the spirit of denial is the same adapt
ability to circumstances in time of peace would enable
large proportion OF to meet prices that NAV come
without suffering system of scientific household and
personal economy guarding against waste and cutting
actual necessity would not only afford temporary relief
but be of wealth after prices become
The great difference in most between thrifty
porous people and unthrifty hopeless how they
make what they have meet the end that they save
Economy the Sun says has many lessons that we have
never learned in this country.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-29
LViII.f Z
In Which Youthful Prank Causes Considerable TroubIe


Toms anxiety that Peggy might
come to see the folly of her prefer
ence for Charles Williams when such
an admirable youth as Bill Burbank is
at hand has at least been eased
Through a fortunate incident and one
that Tom could never have arranged,
Peggy became aware of Bits superior
qualities At the same time she saw
that though Mr.. Williams used exqui-
site taste in arranging his ties he fell
far short in the less superficial mat
ters.
number of youths of Peggy's &C
quaintance. moved by some of the
fast-fading impulses of mischievous
boyhood, had upon learning of a
party that was being given in the
neighborhood, raided the rear porch,
the cellarway and the icebox at the
home Of the host and made away
with a large freezer of ice cream,
considerable bottles of grape Juice,
cake and other refreshments. The
whole affair." of course, had only been
planned as one of the innocent, harm
less pranSs of youth.
The host, person of highly choleric
nature, was so Infatuated upon learn
ing of his loss that he determined to
get even. A broader mind might have
dismissed the matter with a laugh, OBJ
serving that boys are indeed the in
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-29

suppressible ones. In the present in
stance, however. the pillaged host re-
fused to see the amusing aspects of
the thing. He determined to have every
one of the young hoodlums, as he term
ed them, sought out, convicted and
punished.
Bill Burbank, of course, being not
an apathetic youth, had been among
the group. Indeed, as many sus-
pected, Bill had largely inspired the
prank. BY some strange chance, how
ever, Charles williams was also among
those present
While Charles Williams was not ex-
actly unpopular among the boys, he
was never invited into their activi-
ties with great acclaim. 1t seemed to
be generally understood that his proper
sphere was attending the women. In
the seizure of the ice cream freezer
he had taken no active part in carry
ing it away for fear of soiling his
hands.
The indignant victim of the raid
was later thankful. however. that
Charles was among them. In learn
ing the identity of the young marau-
ders he found Charles of kindly as
sistance. And it was when Peggy
heard, as is to be later related, of
Charles betrayal that he fell in her
esteem.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-29

NIOU think that is funny title for
Y a story? Well, perhaps it is,
u but let me, tell you something,
the "city-broke" squirrel was funnier
still
You have heard of "city-broke"
horses, though in these days of many
automobiles we don't think much about
them, but who ever heard of city
broke" squirrel.
But there was one, and this IS the
true story about him.
This certain squirrel, his name was
Bushy, lived in a woodsy college cam
pus on the edge of a small city. No,
l won't tell you what city, for then
You would all go to see Bushy and he
would be embarrassed by so many
callers
Bushy had home up in one of the
big old trees of the campus-there he
lived and there he stored his nuts for
winter eating.
One summer he noticed unusual noise
and conl1notion across the street.
Il wonder what can be going on
over there" Busl1y wondered to him
self as he surveyed the scene. Seems
as if they were trying to do some
thing"
He scurried down one branch, cock
ed his head knowingly to one side, then
gave a sure leap to another branch
and scrambled up to the tree trunk.
II can't seem to see anything here"
he grunbled, 81 believe I'll run down
to the curb stone"
So he did.
And there he heard all about the new
happening.
A new house was to be built, he
heard two men talking about it And a
new house meant men and commotion
and strange new things.
I'm afraid I'm not going to like
this building business" said Bushy to
himself, and he surveyed the scene
with disfavor.
For many days he watched the work
men and the horses from safe perch
an the trees.
"They really don't seem inclined to
bother me much" Bushy decided after
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-29

He other day a neighbor died.
She had been walking along
the sidewalk when a passing
automobile threw up a stone
which bruised her face, In
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-29
-. The
Evening Chit-Chat
BY Ruth Cameron

@HE other day neighbor died.
She had been walking along
the sidewalk when a passing
l. automobile threw up stone
which bruised her face. In
three days she was dead of blood pois-
oning.
The absolute tragedy of 1t all lay in
the fact that that afternoon she had
been asked to make one of a party of
automobilists and had refused
| John hasn't had his car very long"
she explained, land have three little
children dependent upon me l do not
feel that 1 should so anywhere l might
be in danger.
What is more, for years she had
ordered her life with this same view in
mind, not to incur danger! She had
denied herself pleasures; had stayed
home while others went automobiling
or sailing in the power boat, because
automobiles and power boats were a
source of danger.
Sources of danger! Where are they,
or rather where are they not?" How
can we escape from them? True, peo-
pie do die in automobiles and in motor
boats. Likewise they die in beds and
in bath tubs. Drowning is both I'M
/
pleasant and nowhere as near frequent
as apoplexy.
For months, because OF an unques-
tionable element of danger which now
and then claims victim, this woman
| had denied herself certain pleasures in
| which thousands of people indulge
daily with absolute immunity She
had children dependent upon her; but
fate unmindful of her precautions or
her children, stepped in and snatched
her away.
The doctor, consolng her husband,
| added that it was too bad she hadn't
| gotten outdoors more, because her
blood would have been in better condi-
ton and less liable to infection.
| To blame her for wanting to avoid
| all danger for her children's sake
would be unkind and unjust. But one
cannot help plying her for loss of
perspective and a blind senseless sys-
| tenn of petty precautions against the
one great force before which man
stands helpless; a system which was
source of deprivation to herself and
an evaporation to her husband and
! her friends.
The last few years of her life she
did not really live; she guarded her
/
q hundred entrances through which
| death might come. She knew the dan
/ ger that turks in a pin prick; of the
bacillus that might make a mortal
wound of a scratch. She watched with
fascinated eyes the match with which
| her husband and his friends lit their
after dinner cigars She protested,
laughingly taxed with her deep concern
| over the match's final disposition that
she wasn't going to be burned like
rat in a trap"
And so it went. She watched over
hundred entrances through which
! danger and death might come upon
her; but death, free to use thousands
of entrances over which no mortal can
/ hope to stand guard, stalked down
upon her nevertheless
Life no longer presented itself to her
in friendly guise. 1t was but death
wearing many masks. The tragedy of
that! For. as Stevenson says, so soon
as prudence has begun to grow up in
/ the brain, like a dismal fungus, it finds
its first expression in a paralysis Of
generous acts The victim begins to
shrink spiritually. To be overwise is
to ossify, and the scruple monger ends
| by standing stock still"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-29

ing many wealthy land owners who replacing anti
quated methods of farming with American ideas
great reform housing conditions driving the mud hut
out and creating demand for modern building
materials such extensively manufactured in the
United States Instead of going to the market the Amer
manufacturer has the market coming to him. and
the manufacturer who neglects this opportunity is losing
chance to demonstrate his patriotism by contributing
the two Americas.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-29

anything there for him? Indeed yes
The most tasteful, appetizing scraps
Bushy had ever scent
He ate everything ne could find and
then hurried home, resolved to ooms
back the next day.
But as he crossed the street going
home an automobile-nearly-ran-over
him And Bushy was so frightened he
could hardly climb tree!
81 like those scraps and | mean to
go again." he. said when he recovered
from his awful fright, but l mean to
take no chances =
So always before he crossed the
stTeet he sat on the curb and looked
up and down for automobiles The
worlSmen learned to know him and
watch for him, and they called him the
"city-broke squirrel"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-29
Generous.

Generous.
l caused the poor waitress to feel
I'm generous and really good hearted;
AS soon as l finished my meal.
l tipped her a wink and departed.