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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-11
GOSSIP OF SOCIETY

There are experts and experts,
but this advice from complexion
expert writing in the Southern Mer-
curry has won the endorsement even
Of the solemn and dignified medi-
cal journals: For giving the face
good color, get one pot of rouge
and one rabbits foot. Bury them
two miles from home and walk out
and back once a day to see that
they are stir there"
Junction City Republic: George
E. Muenzenmayer and Mrs. Belle
Shilling were married Thursday
evening by Rev. A. H. Harshaw at
his home. They will live in the Shoff-
ner cottage ON West Fifth street,
which they are having furnished up
this week. Mr.. Muenzenmayer has
lived in this city all his life, and Is
manager at the J. J. & w. F. Muen-
zenmayer store on West Seventh.
He is one of the hustling and de-
pendable young business men OF
the city. His bride, who has for
some time been in Charge OF the
Milford telephone office, formerly
lived in this city and at Chapman,
and has many friends among our
readers. We extend good wishes.
A number of Abilene people will
be interested in the announcement
of the marriage Of the marriage or
Miss Lila Mae Field and Mr.. ]. Paul
Brady at the brides home in Quin-
cy, ILL.,, March 8. They will live IN
Quincy. The bride visited here
about two years ago as the guest
of Miss Ruby Johntz.
&&&
A Missouri editor who, inspired
by a desire to write the truth"
let the following slip into his paper
is now in the hospital: Mar
ried, Miss Sylvia Rhode to James
CANADIAN last Saturday evening at
the Baptist church. The bride was
an ordinary town girl who did not
know any more than rabbit about
cooking, and never helped her moth
er three days in her life. She is no
beauty by any means and has a
gait like a duck. The groom Is an
up-to-date has-been-loafer, living off
the old folks all his life and don't
amount to shucks. They will have a
hard life while they live together.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-11
Keep Your Bowels Regular

AS everyone knows, the bowels
are the sewerage system Of the
body, and 1t is of the greatest Inn
portance that they move once each
day. II your bowels become Sensti-
pated, take dose Of Chamheylains
Tablets Just after supper ana they
will correct the disorder. Obtatpapl0
everywhere. 5.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-11
For Sale Cheap

The e. d. Kline residence on
East Fifth, lot 135x15O. Z room
house, good cellar, lots of fruit
trees. Also two lots on Cottage ave.
Cheap If taken soon. Call at 1915
West First, or phone 5000.
26d121Swtf
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-11
ssFATTY" WALCK IS IN
THE MOVIES AT BERMUDA

A letter from Ezra (Fatty) Walck
says he is in Bermuda Islands act
ing in moving pictures. He is spend
ing six weeks there making the
film for Runaway June" a serial.
He is making a great hit and may
become a John Bunny yet.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-11
Life Guards


The Life Guards are two regiments
of cavalry forming part of the Brit
ish household troops. They are gall
liant soldiers, and every loyal Brit
ish heart is proud of them. Not only
the kings household, but yours,
ours, everybody's should have its
life guards. The need of them is
|egpecially great when the greatest
foes of life, diseases, find allies in
the very elements as colds, influ-
enza, catarrh, the grip, and pneu-
monia do in the stormy month of
March. The best way that we know
of to guard against these diseases is
to strengthen the system with Hood 8
Sarsaparilla-the greatest of all life
guards. 1t removes the conditions In
which these diseases make their
most successful attack, gives vigor
and tone to all the vital organs and
functions, and imparts genial
warmth to the blood. Remember the
weaker the system the greater the
exposure to disease. Hoods Sarsa-
parilla makes the system strong.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-11

ProDer Treatment for Biliousness
For a long time Miss Lulu SHELTON
Of Churchville, N. Y, was bilious ana
had sick headache and dizzy spells
Tablets were the on
" thing that gave her permanent
relief. Obtainable everywhere.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-11

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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-11

Meat market, restaurant and
confectionery for sale. G. G. Brehm,
Woodbine. lSw4t
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-11
For Sale

Red Texas seed oats, quantity
limited. VIM. Page, Detroit.
25w3t"
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-01-01
French Dragon Tells Of Battle
With Germans.
Pomeranlan Regiment Makes Desper
ate Fight to Retain Standard
Sergeant Holds Banner Alone
After Comrades Die.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP slMMs.
United Press correspondont)

A0MAANA INNNN &0AANHRAAAHNhf
Paris.-Although regimental stand
ards are no longer carried in the fore
front OF the battle, modern methods of
warfare have not altogether eliminat-
ed those picturesque lights for the
flag dear to the heart OF the novelist
and painter. Most Of the French and
German regiments carry their colors
with them, and there have been ev-
eraI desperate nights for these siiken
trophies, the hercest recorded being
that for the standard Of the Sixth
~Pomeranian regiment, which now
hangs In the chapel Of the Invalides
for the inspection OF French sight
seers. The story OF its capture is told
Ey a French dragon whose regiment
brought back the trophy.
Under a heavy shell FIRE" he said,
"our uns supporting the dragons had
10 move to another position, and the
enemy, thinking that we we're in re-
treat, hurried their advance. the Sixth
Pomeranlans coming up at the double.
Suddenly three large Strapped shells
from their own guns burst over the
regiment, doing terrible execution and
throwing the whole column into con
fusion.
1T was the right moment for us,
and the dragons charged home with
lances. The Germans rallied and
formed into a square, but the volleys
they fred we're not sufhcient to break
the charge, and we rode over them,
Trampled on by the horses. Rabered
and transfxed by the lRnces. the Ger
mans ned In Wild confusion.
zone little group, however, was raj
lied by It's officers near a small copae.
We did not realize the motive OF their
resistance until we caught sight Of a
gold and purple flag %huttering IN the
breeze. They had rallied to save their
nag. We rode up to them and shouted
q demand for surrender. but the only
reply was a volley which SEM 20
hoipes ~cantering riderless back to our
lines. Our omeers ordered q charge
IN scattering formation. and the gal
liant little group was ridden down.
"The nag fell from the hands Of a
German captain who had received a
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-01-01
Uses Of renemsn, Houses.

II Cleveland shall follow the sugges.
tions contained in a tenement house
code proposed by the chamber Of com
merce Of that city, life would be far
more worth the living for many peo-
pie. Among other things, It provides
that no room in the cellar Of any tehe-
ment house shall be occupied for liv.
ing purposes, and that no room In the
basement Of such a dwelling shall be
used for any purpose other than cook
ing or laundry. No tenement house
or any part OF It would be used for
lodging house under this code. Vari-
u provisions are made for safety
and health. Among them is the re-
quirement that IN rooms used for
sleeping purposes 500 feet Of cubic
air SPACE must be provided for ev-
cry person Of twelve years or more
and 900 cubic feet for each person
less than that age.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-01-01

A curious exposition OF callousness
and greed was recently made In a civil
suit brought against a Colorado sur.
geon. He became interested Ia the
ease Of a cripple whom he found beg
ging In the street. and by an operation
requiring great skill removed his dis
ability. The relatives Of the cripple
promptly brought suit against the
physician for removing their means OF
support, claiming that, as a cripple,
the youth had brought them In an av-
erage OF about FIVE dollars daily. while
now they were compelled to support
him until he could gain the means OF
earning his living. The judge prompt
ly dismissed the suit on hearing the
cas- for the prosecution.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-01-01
DISCOVERY OF TEPARY BEAN
Plant, Long Cultivated by Arizona In.
dlans, Gives Wonderful Results
az Dry Farm Crop.

The American Indian, TO whom the
white man owes his yellow corn, has
now added another valuable item to
the food supply. Investigators from
the University OF Arizona have dis
covered that the Tepary bean, which
has long been cultivated by the Pima
and Papago Indians, gives wonderful
results as n dry-farming crop. 1t will
yield, It is said, from 700 to 1000
pounds to the acre. and In food value
II equals any known article Of com
meTce.
In the semi-arid soil OF the reserva-
tons, the Indians for generations, by
a system Of rude canals, have raised
these beans on large tracts Of land.
The investigators also found varieties
Of pumpkins. corn and Bquashes that
have survived the ancient Pueblos, the
race under whose husbandry they orig
mated, on lands where II has been
thought that such products could not
be grown; but the most valuable were
the beans.
The Indians say that long ago their
fathers found them growing wild IN
the mountains farther south. Centu-
ries OF cultivation have developed
types Of the vegetable we'll suited to
extremes Of heat and drought. Forty.
seven varieties have been developed
from the samples which the university
explorers brought back from the In
dams.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-01-01

Every farmer should raise a hog for
every member OF his family and some
to sell.
Farmers should feed,more grain and
less hay 10 their horses during the
winter.
In the fields a big team makes haste
by the width Of the furrOv or swath
they cut
A hog that can be fattened while
young will be the most profitable one
10 breed.
. .
Provide box stalls for the colts, n
possible. Keep the stalls we'll Uttered
ard clean.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-01-01

all the man employees are in the
army.
Thus when about a dozen uhlans
came and lodged at the farm there
was no a~ble-bodied man to protect the
women. The uhlans ate and drank
heartily, then began to make remarks
which frightened the mother, who ran
to hide in the cellar, where she had
already concealed her two daughters.
Presently the uhlhns began to search
the house. One came down the FIRST
steps to the cellar and shouted in
French:
See here. madame. we're there no
woman domestics on this farm?
Where are they7"
Terrified. the daughters crouched
behind a large barrel. Seeing only
the mother the uhlan disappeared and
all went away.
Nothing Is more remarkable than
the simplicity with which the cOun.
try people relate their terrible expe-
Henoes. They utter no EXPLANATIONS
Of horror Or dread, and one feels that
they r incapable OF inventing the
details. They merely tell what they
have seen or heard in the same quiet
tone with which you might remark
that you had a mutton chop for lunch.
con
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-01-01
TOLD TO KILL SELF
German Soldier Takes Own Life
at Officers Order.
DISCIPLINE is MAINTAINED
Correspondent Finds Main Army Kept
From Acknowledgements In the
Country Are Accused Of Com
hitting Abuses.

Chicago have Just returned from
M~ontdidier, is kilometers mine miles)
east OF Roye, writes Gabriel Delagarde
70 the Chicago Daily News. | cleaned
there information which tends 20 show
that, while discipline Is severely main
tanned by the German military au-
thorities in the larger communities,
the uhlans and scattered outposts in
the country districts have committed
outrages. / shall give n story illus
trating each phase OF this situation.
When the Germans reached Com
piegne they found the city almost
empty OF ~able-bodied men. there being
only women, children and aged per-
sons. There were some cases OF pill
lage. but, generally speaking, the in
vaders conducted themselves well.
TWO Hours TO Kill Himself.
One Saxon, however, bilieted on a
house where there was a defenseless
young woman. began to court her as
siduously. When she resisted his ad-
anc he attacked her. She succeed
ed IN escaping and went at once to
complain TO the commanding oflcer.
The latter accompanied her to the
house. where he saw the furniture
overturned and every evidence OF a
violent struggle. The officer turned
sternly to the soldier and said:
Il give you Just two hours in which
to kill y%oursClf. II you are not dead
in two hours you viii be shot"
A barricade had been erected In the
street. The soldier went behind the
b~arricade. fired a revolver bullet into
his own head and was buried without
ceremony that evening.
While in Montdidier | went. accom-
panied by a soldier. to interview a
young whose parents own a
large farm close 10 a village near
Roye. She is twenty-five years old
and has & sister t~wenty-four. Her IA
Their Is old and bent and her mother is
about fifty. She has no brothers and
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-01-01

-NMS
o@S
TREES scAvENOERS or AIR


There is a New York Tree Planting
association and Or. Stephen Smith is
It's president. DR.. Smith agrees with
the poet Pope. who extolled trees
which furnish in summer shade, In
winter IRE" More than that mans
very life on this planet depends upon
the tree. which absorbs the poisonous
carbon diOxide which man exhales
and in return pours into his lungs
the exhilarating and vltalizinB oxygen
seoreted by It's leaves, says the Die
tetic aud Hygienio Gazette, The tree
regulates the temperature OF the air
In which we live by having itself a
fixed temperature Of 81 degree Fab
renheit. The grateful shade OF trees
on a hot summers day and the com
parative warmth of the forest In the
coolest winters day is due In a de
gree 20 the arboreal temperature.
Therefore, II city streets we're filled
with vigorous trees we should have
cooler summers and warmer winters.
And on hot days the tree sprays
into the air an immense amount Of wa.
ter-32, 900 gallons for a tree Of full
size and LEAKAGE. Here is an inestim-
able cooling process. And such tree
has in foliage the equivalent OF Eve
acres OF grass land--a fact further sug-
costing that q tree standing by our
dwellings in the city and lifting It's
foliage in the air, story above story,
would bring to every window which
II passed acres Of park scenery. In
the hot summer days and nights It
would purify the air entering the
chamber and cool II with a delicious
moisture. Finally, the tree can alb
sorb and thus remove from the air the
emanations from the street and from
putrefying waste matter. In this re-
spect trees are the scavengers Of the
air and protect us from "hlth dis
cases.
1t should be added that trees are
valuable in that they provide homes
for birds who feed on destructive in
sects.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-01-01
HOMES FOR BRITISH WORKERS
Plans That Are In the Nature Of Elk.
periments Are Being Given Care
full Consideration.

Evidently British cities do not pur-
pose that The war shall interfere seri-
ously with plans for housing their
w~orkingmen. In Newcastle-on-Tyne.
for example, plans have recently been
prepared for mrthering this move
ment. United States Consul Walter
c. Hamm recently reported that two
plans for the erection Of workingmen's
houses have been considered by the
housing committee Of the corporation
Of Newcastle, and II approved by the
city council will be carried out.
One scheme proposes the erection
Of 81 two.roomed houses, which will
rent for s1.15 per week, and 2S three
roomed houses, renting for S1.52 per
week. The second scheme proposes
TIE erection Of eight two-roomed
dwellings, renting for Si.22 per week,
and eight three-roomed dwellings,
renting for S1.3s per week.
The 'Ntal number OF houses pro-
posed by the two plans is 1873, contain
ing 292 rooms. The total cost is esti-
mated at $125, ZOO, which includes the
cost Of the buildings. the street work
and the rent Of the land.
This plan, II realized, will be a r
ried out under the Housing OF the
working class act" of 1870. and in this
case the periods Of loan repayment
are to be as follows: Land. so years;
buildings. GO years; sewerage, 80
years, and streets, 20 years. Tenders
for the erection Of the buildings have
been invited.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-01-01
STRUGGLE FOR FLAG

terrible saber cash across the head.
1t disappeared for a moment in a tur.
moil Of horses and struggling men,
and then We saw It again waved de-
family by a German sergeant, who
with three other men fought them
selves free. They reiterated shoulder
to shoulder a few yards, and then,
with his back to a tree, the old ser
geant was left alone with the flag.
But he sank to the ground a moment
later. his chest transfxed by a lance.
He vas a brave man.
When W. brought the flag back we
saw in golden letters across its torn
and bloOd-stained folds the words
'Champigny 1871"
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-01-01
PRAISED BY THE KAISER
Architects Told Their Work In Time
Of Peace is Aid During
War.

Berlin, Germany.-Emperor William,
in answering a telegram from the So
ciety OF German Naval Architects,
meeting at Charlottenburg, tele'
graphed the following:
Your faithful labor In peace has
contributed to our successes hitherto
in war. / rejoice in the confidence
and intelligence that has directed the
activity Of German industry. which,
in these serious times. has shown It.
self strong in support OF the father
land.
May the Lord God continue TO
vouchsafe the success of our arms and
the fatherlandl"
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-01-01
NUTRITIOUS FEED FOR STOCK


-
Alfalfa Is the greatest droueht.resist-
ing plant Compared with any grass
field or cornheld that has no cultiva-
tion alfalfa viii produce more nutri-
tious feed for animals on the farm
than any other crop a grow. Do
not understand me as saying that
heavy yields OF alfalfa do not require
abundant rainfall. but when II comes
10 withdrawing drought or producing
some kind Of helpful crop when the
weather 10 ~unfavorable and too dry
for any other hay grasses, alfalfa leads
them all.
II dry weather comes for a short
season during the crop-growing time
every crop is damaged to some ex-
tent. II the meadows are maturing
the dry weather spells permanently
the yield Of hay for the season. A
short spell with water short works
a hardship that other crops can new
er catch up on. but alfalfa is not an
annual plant and Is cut several times
a year. 80 that there Is good opportu-
nifty TO catch up on one crop what Is
lost on the previous one
In this section Of the southeast we
had an early spring drought with a
short spell of rain In midsummer and
then another drought, writes ]. G.
Courtier Of Amiba county, Virginia, in
Breeders Gazette. Alfalfa will not
yield as II should, but is o%utyielding
other hay crops and stands ready and
green where the other grasses are
has cut alfalfa from one field while
a clover field near It was hardly worth
cutting once. In blowing on land like
that In our alfalfa field alfalfa roots
FIVE feet long have been pulled up. Nj
trogen is a needed plant food from
which leaf and stem are made. With
the mixed grasses the only practical
course is the decaying humus In the
soil. Now humus does not decay much
in dry soils, therefore the leaf and
stem food is cut down during a
drought. with alfalfa It is different.
On the roots OF thrifty alfalfa arg count
less little colonies Of microbes whose
MuIk II - " kaAANA AAAANrNh NAN
air for the alfalfa. In dry weather there.
is still an abundance OF nitrogen. In
This way a fair supply Of nitrogen Is
available, regardless Of the decay Of
the soil humus. Therefore the roots
can nnd a small supply Of other plant
food, and some little moisture down in
under the soil, and eve after the top
soil is dry, a crop is forthcoming.
What hope is there for farmers when
dry weather continues as It has contin-
ued for the last few years? Surely
with the old style Of farming VIC shall
have to farm with scant returns. but
II n change can be made in which the
rains Of winter are captured by good
cultivation OF fields rich in humus,
early crops and big fields Of alfalfa, a
good living will still be possible on the
farm. Green alfalfa Is a wonderfully
rich stock feed. and green alfalfa Is
possible when the seasons are too dry
for hay crops. II behooves every
farmer to establish on his farm thrifty
fields OF alfalfa
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-01-01
The STUMBLING Rionk.

III only grandfather had been more
generous" she murmured. Il would
say yes"
but your parents have c%onsented?"
yes, but Aunt Sylvia won't"
What has Aunt Sylvia % do with
it?"
"she was the chief beneficiary in
g~randfather's will"
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-01-01

way junction occupied by the Ger
mans. Descending low after evadlng
the enemy's searchlights, the dirigible
dropped three bombs in rapid success
sion. but the fourth, after its mechan-
ism had been set going. failed to slide
from It's tube. The dirigible was in
danger OF being blown to pieces by It's
own bomb.
However, the commander boldly
climbed out on the framework with an
AK in his hand. Under the full glare
OF the searchlights and pelted with
bullets he hacked away the tube and
its proiectile, only Just In time. The
bomb exploded 400 feet below.
The dirigible was tossed In all d.
rections. but got away safely, and It's
purpose was fully accomplished.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-01-01

Trees for identifying school grounds
are furnished free to rural schools In
California by the Chico Normal school.
Chico will also send. on request, a
man to lay out school gardens In rural
communities.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-01-01

run along, Willie, and play with
your tin soldiers"
Mother" said the serious. minded
and precocious younster, when l grow
up / expect to work for universal
peace and | do not wish to cultivate a
martial spirit either in myself or in
others by playing warlike games"
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-01-01

Really, madam, this evening coat
makes an entirely different woman out
u you"
That settles Il, Clara, take it--nover
7iud the price"
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-01-01

aren't you going 10 the musical
comedy tonight7"
"No,"
why not?"
I'm tired Of being asked by musical
comedy prima donnas II don't re-
member California in September"
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-01-01
NJ FolLS DOUBLE DEATH
Chops Away Caught Bomb From Aero.
plane Despite Storm
Of Lead.

Northern France.--A remarkable
feat has earned distinction for the
commander OF a dirigible who was
sent out to destroy with bombs n rail.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-01-01

What makes you think she'll never
cut a great figure In any mans llfe?'
Well, you see how petite she ls!"-
Judge.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-01-01

Don't be misled. Ask for Red Cross
Bag Blue. Makes beautiful white clothes.
Al all good groeers. Adv.