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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-11
Only Four States Have More begis-
Iative Employees
H. e. DEAN ASKED TO REFUND
Fair Commission Secretary Should
Return Salary as Secretary,
Committee Reports
Other News

Topeka, Feb. 10.--An effort is to
be made by the present legislature
to cut down its number OF employees.
Only four states, Illinois, Missouri,
New York and Pennsylvania, have
more legislative employees than
Kansas. There are 217 house and
senate employees at the present
session. Senator Kinkel Of Morris,
Progressive; Representative Clark OF
Sheridan, Democrat. and Governor
Capper are working together on q
plan to give the legislature only
enough employees to handle the
work.
Kansas has 1876 members and 217
employees, Missouri has 1T mem
bers and 316 employees, New York
has 1876 members and 299 employ
ees and Pennsylvania has 257 mem
bers and 225 employees. Many states
with as many members of the legis-
lature as Kansas have one-fourth to
one-third as many employees. Geor-
gia has 228 members and ninety-four
employees, Connecticut has 2SS
members and thirty-seven employees
and New Hampshire has 425 men,
bers and only thirty employees.
The Exposition Row
The senate committee appointed
Monday to advise that body was &C
ton should be taken in regard to-
the 1920 illegally drawn by H. 3.
Dean, Of Kansas City, Kan, as sec
rotary OF the Kansas Panama-aPa-
cific exposition commission, of which
he also was a member, advised that
Mr.. Dean be required to restore this
amount to the Kansas fund for an
exhibit at the Panama-Pacific expo
sition. However, the committee sug-
gested that II the governor, the at
torney general and the other mem
bers OF the Kansas commission de-
cided that Mr.. Dean had performed
s242O worth Of services as secre-
tary Of the commission that he might
be allowed to retain the salary he
has drawn.
Have County Livestock Officer
A county health officer for live
stock was provided for in bill pass
ed by the house today. The duties
Of the live stock health officer are
practically the same as the health
officer for the human population OF
the state. Whenever there is case
of a contagious or infectious disease
among live stock the county health
officer Is to DO called In.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-11
Give Publicity to Bids

Senator ]. W. Howe introduced
bill that is intended to stop county
commissioners, city officials and
boards Of education from letting
contracts to other than the lowest
bidder. The bill provides for fine
and jail sentence to any official who
fails to publish in the official coun-
ty paper after the letting OF each
contract for any county, city or
school work, a complete list of bid
ders and the amount of each bid
The notice must also show the sue
cessful bidder and If the contract
was awarded to any except the low
est bidder the officials are to pup
lish an explanation of why the con-
tract was let to this bidder.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-11
Thursday, Feb. Is
commencing at 10 o'clock sharp

commencing at 10 o'clock sharp
- HEAD OF STOCK 72
10 registered Hereford bulls coming
one year old.
Q pure bred Hereford bulls coming
/ year old.
4 pure bred Hereford bull coming
2 years old.
: registered Hereford heifers COM
ing year old.
. pure bred Hereford heifers COM
ing / year old. About half OF the
above are the polled born. This
Hereford stock was bred by James
Mdwards, we'll known breeder Of
GOOD stuff.
NJ milk cows; fresh, others fresh
soon.
Z stock cows; coming year ole
Aeifers: 2 coming 1-year-old he'll
~rs; 2 coming 1-year-old steers;
Wall calves, 1 heifers and steer
8 January calves; grade Shrop
whire ram; 8 october pigs. SOM
mood breeding stock; brood SOY
nIFed to farrow in April.
one ECONOMY separator.
FREE LUNCH AT NOON
TERMS OF SAILS to 8 month
- approved security at . per cen
anterest. Parties not known local.
must bring letter ef credit froH
Nheir own banker.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-31
TOLD IN MORRISVILLE
4 Resident Kno WE to All Our
Readers Relates an Ex-
perience

Readers of the News and Citizen have
been told again and again of the merits
OF that reliable, time-proved kidney
remedy-Doan's kidney Pills. The ex-
periences told are not those of unknown
persons, living far away. The cases are
Morrisville cases, told by Morrisville
people.
W. II. Howard. 23 Randolph street.,
Morrisvile, says: II suffered from kid
ney weakness. The passages of the kid
ney secretons were irregular and caused
me no end of annoyance. Soon after
began using Doan's Kidney Pills, that
got at Cheney's Drug Store, was re-
lieved. A few boxes made me feel like a
different person. l was able to sleep
well and all the symptoms of the trouble
were removed. | still recommend Doan's
Kidney Pills and you are welcome to
continue the publication of my former
statement"
Price SO cents at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that Mr..
Howard had. Foster Mlburn Co., Propri-
etors Buffalo, N. Y. ADV.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-31
Prevents Electric Fraud.

An 1ntere ting method of prevent
ing fraud in the use of electricity
has been devised by an Italian engin.
eer The practice Of offering heating
and cooking devices for current used
in power is becoming more and more
general, but with the ordinary con-
slant potential current it is diff
suit to detect the use of lighting de-
vices On circuits intended only for
power and heating purposes. This
engineer advocates the use of special
circuits on which the current is SUBJ
ject to extreme fiuctuation of voltage
at rapidly recurring intervals, which
would make it practically impossible
to use lamps, because of the flicker
in the lights. AS the current is not
entirely interrupted and the normal
voltage is almost Immediately re-
stored. the proper operation of power
or heating apparatus is not interfered
with and the rightful use of the cir
cults for their respective purposes ia
assured.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-31
ALL Share In JOY
Splendor of the Resurrection Be-
longs to Each One Who
Believes.

xkF iEN anyone is reading a book
w what he is most anxious. to
know is: "Does it end happily?" We
dislike to read book which leaves US
in gloom. There are two happy end
in3s to the two great narratives of
the New Testament. The first mar
rative is the life of Jesus himself.
The second narrative is the life of his
church. The story of Jesus life on
earth would be UNNECESSARILY sad if it
left him on the cross. That would in
deed be the worlds most rayIess trag-
edy. Those hands so busy in useful
toll and in kindly service, nailed to the
rough cross; those feet which had
sought out sorrow in order that relief
and comfort might be brought, also
pierced and torn; the eyes which had
looked forth with infinite tenderness
and pity upon the sorrows of men and
women and little children and which
had revealed undreamed-of depths of
sympathy, closed in death; the brow
on Which the light of heaven had
shone, dark with the shadows of
death, covered with dust and with
blood from the crown of thorns; the
heart that had throbbed with love for
the sad and the needy and oppressed,
pierced with the Roman soldiers
spear That would have been an end
ing too grievous to endure. But the
story does not end that way. There are
no tears in it's ending. The Savior
met his weeping friend Mary of Mag
dala in the garden with the comfort
ing words: why weepest thou"
Since he is risen there is no longer
any reason for despair and grief. He
spent those days before his ascension
in bringing to his friends assurance of
peace and joy. And he went back to
heaven promising that he himself in
actual spiritual presence would be
with them always, even to the end of
the age.
The happy ending in Revelation is
but another part of this same happy
ending Of the Gospels. All Christ's fol-
lowers are to share in the joy and
splendor of his resurrection. We are
to come to him with songs and ever
lasting joy upon our heads. May our
faith in him, our love for him, our
allegiance to him be so strong and |
bright this year that of all the Eas-
ters it shall be the gladdest we have |
ever known.-Christian Herald
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-31
ON VARIOUS DATES
Anniversary of the Death and
Resurrection of Christ.
Never Fixed.

Ut is something of an anomaly from
i the religious point of view that the
anniversary of Christ's death may fall
on any one of thirty-five days, while
the anniversary of his birth is always
on the same. 1t is no less of an anom-
ally from the astronomical stand
point, for there seems no reason why
we, having adopted the solar year as
p the basis of our calendar, should cling
to the lunar year merely for the es-
tablishment of one date.
1t is a mystery why, when the date
of Christs birth was fixed on Deem
Der 20, some dates in April were not
at the same time settled upon as those
of his death and resurrection. That
would have been logical and would
have banished from the calendar a
lunar cycle that has long been aban-
doned by all civilized peoples.
1t should not be difficult to fix the
rational date for Easter. If Christ was
crucified on the 14th day of the March
moon astronomers ought to be able to
calculate on what date this fell. They
say that in all probability it fell on
April Of the year 80 of the Christian
era. Why, then, not fix Easter once
and for all as the first Sunday after
April 7?
1t is to the Council of Nicea that we
owe the perpetuation of our anachro-
nistic method of reckoning Easter, This
council decreed that it should be the
first Sunday after the first full moon
that occurs after the vernal equinox,
March 81. Pope Gregory XIII under
took at that time to reform the Julian
calendar, which had been in use ever
since julius Caesar. in 46 B. c., had
prescribed that year should consist
of 365 days, every fourth year having
1866. This Julian calendar was a re-
form of a still more ancient system
based upon the motions of the moon,
which system varied widely in differ
ent lands. In Rome it had originated
with Romulus, who established a year
of ten months, having alternately 81
and 80 days, making 304 days in all.
Numa Pompilius added the months of
February and January, and in the
year ASP B. c., the Decemvirs placed
them where they now stand.
When Pope Gregory undertook to
reform the Julian calendar, that had
by that time become incorrect by
about ten days, the revolution of the
earth around the sun was not yet fully
understood, so instead of making a
change that would be thoroughly sci
entific, the present form of year was
adopted, the Julian calendar being
modified by calling October 5, 1882,
October Is, and by making all ter
minal years of centuries, 1900, 1900,
1900, ETC., common years of 965 days,
except when the year was a multiple
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-31
WORTHY TO COMMAND MEN
Regmental Head Had Qualities That
Won for Him the Respect Of
His Troops.

General Franks, a leader of many a
dashing charge in India, held a unique
position among his soldiers They
loved him for his courage, but were
sometimes irritated by his strictness.
Yet in spite of this exacting severity
he was Unexpectedly lenient when a
large occasion demanded it.
One day, when the regiment was
firing blank" a bullet whistled by
him. He did not stop the firing, but
when the number of rounds ordered
had been completed he rode up to the
line and said:
Boys, there's a bad shot in the
Tenth. He nearly shot my trumpeter,
and what should l have said to the
boys mother? l don't want to know
the blackguard's name. The officers
Will not examine the mems pouches"
This was on the eve of campaign,
and before action the senior major
came to him and said: Don't put
yourself in front of the regiment to-
morrow, sir. You know there are al
ways one or two bad men in a regi-
ment."
Thank you, major" was the re-
ply. Its very kind of you. l might
have given you a STEP"
When the Tenth was drawn up for
the final advance he put himself at
its head, and called:
Boys, I'm tould We name to shoot
me today. Take my advice and don't
shoot Tom Franks until the fighting's
done, for ye won't find better man
to lade vel"
The regiment answered with a
cheer and carried the Sikh batteries
with the bayonet, rather than run the
risk Of shooting the beloved old fire
eater at their head
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-31
IN THE HOLY CITY
People of Jerusalem Celebrate
Easter, With Magnificence
That Is Gorgeous.

JERUSALEM is the true Easter city.
- Not only is Easter celebrated
there with gorgeous magniticance by
the Christian churches-Latin, Greek,
Armenian, Coptic-but the large and
ever-growing Jewish population of
Jerusalem keeps the passover with all
the charm of it's cosmopolitanism, and
even the Mohammedans have their
Easter pilgrimage to the grave of
Moses.
The throng of Easter pilgrims from
the whole Christian world is very
remarkable sight. To the Westerner
it is a revelation of oriental Christian
ity in all it's picturesque devotion.
Greeks from all over the Levant, Ar
menians from Turkey, Persia and eau
casus; HISTORIANS from the Mesopo-
tamia and Persia; Syrians from Alep'
pc, Damascus and Beirut; Abyssin-
ians from northeast Africa; Copts from
Egypt, and men from the ancient
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-31
JOHNSON

Rev. j. B. Sulston is moving to Old
Orchard, Me.
Mrs. II. A. Plunkett is sending few
days in Bethel.
Howard Bailey is at home from A lbany
Business College.
Miss Helen Hunt is home from her
school in Newport.
Fri Holmes came home from the U. V.
M. Thursday night.
Mrs. Joseph Odell is able to be out, af-
ter severe attack of tonsilitis.
Joseph Odell is boiling sap for Station
Agent Bishop at the Stearns place.
Sheriff Jones escorted couple of
tramps to the workhouse last week.
Mrs. H. E. Holbrook and son of Hyde
Park visited Mrs. f. w. Leslie Thursday.
Gov. and Mrs. Stearns returned last
Friday night from two weeks sojourn
in Boston.
Rev. Carleton Hazen of Berlin. Conn,
made his brother, Rev. F. w. Hazen, Il
short visit last week.
EN-. Davis, H o. Stiles, and Ernest
Griswold were in Burlington Thursday
to meet Tax Com missioner Plumley.
Sugarmakers are busy tapping their
sugar places and good run of sap is re
ported for last week Tuesday and We'd
nesday.
L. Pearl has returned from his
winter home at Ardmore, Okla, and re.
ports DR.. G. K. Goodwin much improved
in health.
d. D. G. P, II. M. Maxfield made an
official visit to Mansfield Chapter, o. K.
S., Thursday night. This completes the
visits in the Sixth district.
Fl. A. Barrows went to Burlington last
week Wednesday night, where his wife
was operated on Thursday. She is doing
as well as could be expected.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-31
Wanted "Nice, Dirty Mother

When Edward was five years old he
played with boy named Adolph. One
muddy day they tried to run across
my clean kitchen floor to get ball.
l chased them out and afterwards
heard them talking out on the porch.
Adolph said, MY mother doesn't care
if l run across the kitchen floor" At
ter long silence l heard Edward say,
Il wish had nice, dirty mother like
yours. "-EXchange.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-31
Best Household Gods.

The man of high descent may love
the halls and lands of his Inheritance
as part of himself, as trophies Of his
birth and power; the poor mans at
tachment to the tenement he holds,
which strangers have held before and
may tomorrow occupy again. has a
worthier root, stuck deep into a
purer soil. His household gods are
of flesh and blood, with no alloy of sill
yer, gold or precious stones.-Charles
Dickens
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-31
Trick of Cuckoo and cowblrd.

The English cuckoo, like the Ameri-
can cowbird, leaves its single egg in
the nests of birds much smaller than
itself, like the hedge sparrow, the pied
wagtail and the meadow pipit. When
the young cuckoo-a veritable giant
in comparison with its nestmates-is
a few days old it pushes its compan-
ions out of the nest, and then becomes
the sole object of the care of its tiny
foster parents.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-31
How to Dye Easter Eggs.

A Mississippi woman contributes
the following suggestion to the Wom-
ans Home Companion:
IF you will save the dry, brown
skins from onions and boil the eggs
with the onion skins long enough for
the egg TO be hard. you will obtain
beautifully-dyed Easter eggs of vari-
Gus shades Of brown. with no taste of
the onion and no danger of poison, as
from some other dyes"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-31


to 1920.
of 400, as 1000, 1000, etc., which should
be leap years.
In those days they were so accus'
toned to movable feasts that it never
occurred to the reformers of the calen.
dar that day might come when their
movability should be inconvenient,
They knew so little about the rela.
lions between the sun and the earth
that they did not want to rcnounce the
lunar year entirely and so upset the
order of feast days that had from time
immemorial been based upon the
movements of the moon.
Though the Gregorian calendar was
issued in 1882, prejudice against any.
thing that came from Rome was so
strong in England that it was not
adopted there until by an act of par
lament, passed in 1851, September 3,
1852, was reckoned as September IA.
and New Years day was set back
from March 25 to January l, begin.
ming with 1853.
To fix one definite date for Easter
would require decree from the pope.
The whole Roman Catholic world and
all Roman Catholics elsewhere would
at once adopt it, and there is little
doubt that the Protestant churches
would follow. AS it is a purely re-
ligious feast, this is all that would
be necessary.
In Russia and Greece the Julian cal
endar is still in use, so their dates are
now II days different from ours
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-31
Liiv Typical of Easter.

Easter fashions are almost as typi-
sal of Easter as the Easter egg and
the Easter lily.
The lily is typical of Easter be-
cause of its Wilderness and personifica-
ton of purity. In its natural state it
blooms about Easter time In France,
it's native home.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-31
Expensive Easter Euos.

In Austria, eggs are given as pres
ents at Easter, and the emperor pre-
sents a great number of them to vari-
o"s people. They are generally COM
posed of silver or gold, mother-of-
pearl or bronze, and often contain
certain useful presents-a piece of
jewelry or some little knickknack, in
tended to give pleasure to the recip-
lent.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-31

You know they're
best; so do a few
Others I But the
general public-are
they informed? Tell
themi Don't keep
il a dark secret.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-31
Worth While Quotation,

Some people ere always grumbling
because roses have thorns-I am
thankful that thorns have roses
Selected.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-01-29
Reported Marriage.

Some days ago II was reported
here that Miss Maud Novels, who
taught school In Snyder last year
was married. some time ago to Mr.
Thad Crossett.
This paper has not had positive
Information to that efIect. but the
Lynn County News. Of January 80,
gives the following report
THE report has been current In
Tahoka for the past two weeks that
Miss Maude Novels. sister Of win
Novels. vice president OF the Flrat
National Bank here. had married
Thad crossett. Of Lamesa, who was
convicted for the alleged murder Of
Bullock near l.amesa. some rs
months ago. We had RETAINED from
printing said report until It was con
irmed. 4 reliable citizen tells us
that he had the story from Attorney
Cunningham Of Abilene, who defend
ed Thad
Thad was given thirty years In
the trial court; on appeal the SEN
tence was cut to Ave. lie served A.
bout six months and was made a
trusty aud was pardoned before he
had spennt year behind the bars.
According to the rumor, Miss New
els was instrumental in securing
Thad's pardon and they were mar
rled Immediately he was a free
man"
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-01-29
o. u. COLoUITT ANNOUNCES
FOR UNITED STATES SENATE

Dallas. Jan. 26-Former Cover
nor colqultt arrived here today from
Texas city and announced himself
definitely a. a candidate for the
United States Senate from Texas
- am In the race for Senator In
1916. regardless Of who else may en-
TER. The more the merrlcr. The poll
,icians. as they always have been
will be against mc. but the people
Of Texas will stand by me" said Col
quit. Colquitt left tonight for New
York. st. Louis and other eastern
points. lie has not decided whether
to make his home here or In Hous-
ton.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-01-29

An automobile to trade for a good
close In rent house In Snyder. Ma
chine is In fine shape and a bargain
at $4,000. See us at once.
Baker, Grayum a. Anderson.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-01-29

J. A. Hood. Walter Gentry and "
u. Anderson were here Nor day from
Hermlelsh. Mr.. Anderson vas doing
Jury service and the .otheu drove
over to take him homo.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-01-29

The kind that burns, makes no
ashes. no SCOT. but all comes In sat
lsactlon. Try It and be convinced. We
have the exclusive agency.
JIM DAWSON
Phone 1854
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-01-29

Car o split wood to be sold At
once. See II at Jim Dawson's. Also a
car OF blocks and foot wood. Any
kind Of wood you want aud the verI
best quality.
JIM DAWSON.
Phone l5t.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-01-29
PLAINvIEW

Since we last had our items In
your paper we have made some I'M
proyemcnts In our school First we
have had the good sum Of eleven
pupils added to our number, which
makes US now a school OF forty-6ye.
Firty-nve widc-awako boys and girls
who are willing to work In the school
and on the grounds, can make. with
the aid and guidance Of a teacher a
good school We have bought a
swing that will add to the pleasure
OF the children.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-01-29

Mrs. J. Longbotham and Miss Ma
rletta Longbotham went to Roscoe
Tuesday 10 attend a weddinE.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-01-29

On accoun, Of sickness the Pre-
siding Elder Of this district postpon-
ed quarterly conference from satur-
day OF last week until Tuesday Of
this.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-01-29

n y. n Smith. one Of Dunn's
prominent merchants was II. Snyder
Tuesday. on business.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-01-29

We pay cash for your poultry an'
eggs. Phone IS.
Snyder Fruit COMPANY.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-01-29

On Wednesday. Mr.. Allen Howell,
one Of plainyicw's good. Interested
trustees and patrons came over to
our school and broke our garden,
plowed burrows for our trees and
shrubbery. and around our fence,
then laid on our wslks.
The children at noon hunted over
the surrounding pastures and gath
cred enough rocks for border OF one
walk and we have promise OF more
rocks tomorrow
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-01-29

Miss Mae Durham. VINO has been
teaching school at sweetwater came
home Saturday afternoon and stay
cd until Sunday afternoon.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-01-29
CRowDRR

We presume people were surprised
last Saturday morning TO hnd the
ground covered with snow. Il was 80
with the writer.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-01-29

Farmers are needing fair weather
90 they can wind up their cotton
picking.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-01-29

Born. Jan. %. to Mr.. and Mrs.
Gale. 10 miles west Of snyder. .
girl.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-01-29

Miss Edlah Clift. Of Hermlelgh
visited her sister. Miss Pearl Gift.
Saturday until Monday.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-01-29

George Powell made a business
trip to Rotan last week.