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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-30

Prompted by the demand OF the
European allies for loan of cool
billion OF American dollars, west
ern financial writer. suggests that
our own government may need to
borrow that much money itself. Ac-
cording to him the daily deficit In
the federal treasury is s467,344 or
at the rate OF $170.000.000 q year;
which suggests that within three
months IL will be necessary for the
government to raise loan OF at
least 5000, 100000 to provide for
ordinary expenditures and a suita-
BILE working balance. Then II the
talk of bringing the army and navy
tc the state OF preparedness mater
ializes into action. there will be re-
quired at least $500, 100000 more,
80 that the banks and investors OF
this country may reasonably look
forward to being called on within
the next six months to lend the
United States s5OO,OOO.OOO. From
July /, the beginning of the gov
ernments fiscal year, the average
daily deficit to September was
s467,344 in excess OF receipts, max !
Ing a total deficit from operations
Of $32,714,133 in a little over two
On September the net
balance in the treasury available
or such expenditures was $51,671,-
100.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-30

AS Walt Mason sees modern life:
I stood on the bridge at midnight,
and looked at the sizzling town,
where pleasure-seeking people were
holding the sidewalks down. The
windows OF homes were darkened,
for no one was staying there, the
children as we'll as the grownups
were all in the Great White Glare.
Deserted were all the firesides;
abandoned the old-time game; alas,
that old home circle is naught but
an empty name! The father is out
chug-chugging; the mother is at her
club; the kids see the moving pic
lures and go to hotels for grub.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-30
UNLESS DEMANDS GRANTED
10000 TAILORS TO STRIKE

Chicago, Sept. 28.-Union Off
Gals today declared that between
1000 and 5000 clothing workers had
obeyed their initial order to strike.
More than $50 were affected by a
lockout, due to the strike. Although
union leaders expressed a willing
ness to cooperate with the manufac-
turers in an effort to restore peace,
they made it known that If the mer-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-30
Americas automobile prospe

Americas automobile prosperity
may be gagged from the statement
that the twelve leading Detroit au-
tomobile companies are at present
engaged in increasing their plants.
The total amount of this increase is
given at $5,OOO,OOO cost, $4,000
square feet of floor space, with Of
fering employment to 5000 addi-
tional men. All these additions are
for domestic production only, and
have no connection whatever with
So-called war orders.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-30

Emporia Gazette: We are still for
the president. We admired greatly
his phrase "strict accountability. !"
And we are stringlng along after
him fairly we'll in his attitude for
pernicious patience, that has follow
ed the watchful waiting policy. But
some of these days, he must Do
Something. "Strict Accountability"
used to a square-shouldered fight
ing nation like Germany does not
mean winking the other eye. 1t will
soon be up to our beloved president
either to stand by his words "strict
accountability" or to qualify them
by adding, 20 well-of course-if
-" and letting 1t go at that.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-30

Ing for ten years from June 9. 1915.
the period during which pulp wood
and timber from Labrador may be
exported. II was provided by an
earlier enactment that the period
for such expectation should termi-
nate December 81, 1915. On the
other hand, most OF the articles for
merly included in the free list Of
the Newfoundland customs tariff
have been placed on the dutiable
list. Thus the United States gets
slapped on both cheeks by little
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-30
LITTLE ORPHANT CATALOGUES

with apologies to James Whit
comb Riley.) Old General Prosper
Iity's come to our town to stay; the
local merchants all are glad, now
trade has come their way; there was
a time when money vanished from
us like a fog; Enclosed fine check
for which please send.....,...as per
your catalogue" We had the same
goods right at home; our prices,
too, were right, but somehow no
one understood, and no one saw the
light; out-of-town concerns had
methods that we didn't know about
the mail order firms'll git you, eff
you don't watch out.
Once we had citizen who wasn't
very wise; he kept the general store
but was too proud to advertise. His
groceries and dry goods, an his
eggs and butter, too, his hardware
an his boots an shoes were good,
but no one knew; and so we spent
our money where 1t didn't help a
bit to make the town better one;
to make US proud of it; the city got
the profit, and we-what were we
about? The mail order firms'll git
you, eff you don't watch out.
This citizen at last woke up and
advertised his goods, an all the 9TH
ers followed suit, and came out Of
the woods, an they helped their
home town paper which had allus
done its share to boost the town and
help to put 1t on the map some
where. An the paper 1t helped them
in turn, an people came to buy, an
found that money spent at home
makes old Depression fly, and un-
less this mutual spirit kinda hovers
all about, the mail order firms'll
git YOU, eff you don't watch out
Salina Union.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-30

In connection with our interven-
ton in Hayti we have taken posses
sion Of the Haitien custom houses.
At Vera Cruz, also, we took posses
sion Of the custom house and we
collected a large sum Of money un-
der the Mexican tariff. What be-
came Of that money? To whom does
it belong? Was it sufficient to pay
the cost Of our illstarred expedi-
ton? Are we going to use 1t for
that purpose? If so, by what auth
GRITTY? This administration does
some queer things-but maybe at
the next session of congress an in
quiry will uncover some of them.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-30

Free entry of meat into the Unit
ed States, provided for in the DEM
Ocratic tariff law, has induced G..
L. Richard, an American citizen, to
seek a refrigerating concession in
Asuncion, Paraguay. Mr.. Richard
will avail himself Of the cheap la
Dor and cattle fodder in Paraguay,
and produce meat for the American
market which will come in free Of
duty-no revenue for the govern
ment, and additional competition
for the American raiser of stock.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-30
IDA MONK HE GETTA
DA COIN FOR Me-

An Italian organ grinder with a
little monkey made his appearance
on the streets of Abilene today for
the first time in many years. The
monkey was the whole show and
amused the crowd with his clever
antics. He was always "Johnny-on-
the-spot" when a hand was extend
ed with coin and could do almost
everything from a waltz to running
an automobile and sounding the
Klaxon.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-30
Advertised Mail

For the week ending September
%: Sadie Mentzer Beck, Mrs. Blare,
Claud d. Brown, Mrs. Mary Bush,
Alfred Eging, H. 3. Emery, Mrs.
Nellie Femer, w. H. Giles, WATSON
Huskin ca. Hutchinson Milling Co.,
Frank MAresox. ]. E. Mcdonald, J.
E. Straight. Miss Maud T., N. n.
Thompson, I'd. Washburn.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-30

Miss Mary Stein to State Hospital
Miss Mary Stein who was adjudg-
ed of unsound mind by the probate
court, was taken to the state hos
pital at Topeka. Miss Stein has been
in very poor health the past few
years and her worrying over this
has unbalanced her mind.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-30

chants did not make some move to-
ward a peace parley a general strike
call, affecting between 10000 and
$4,000 employees, would be drafted.
Augmented police guards were
kept busy but no real trouble de-
veloped. Five alleged pickets were
arrested at a crowded downtown
corner.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-30
EVERY ENEMY IN LONDON
TO INTERNNIENT CAMPS

London, Sept. 2S.-Every male
German, Turk and Austrian Of mill
tary age in London was required to-
day to surrender to the police. Aus
TRANS under 81 years Of age and
Germans under As years will be in
termed. Motor buses will convey
them to Alexandria palace and other
internment camps.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-30
neath 81 Miss Iessia Roach

Miss Jessie Irene Roach, aged 46,
died at her home northeast Of Moon
light late Saturday evening. She is
survived by an aged mother, q sis
ter and brother. The funeral services
will be held Tuesday morning at
the Bethel church and burial will
be made In the Bethel cemetery.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-30
MIR. and Mrs. LOngren VIII Stay Her,

A. K. Longren is getting along
nicely and will remain in Abilene
until his injuries are healed. He is
at the DR.. Conklin home on West
Third, where Mrs. Longren, who
was trained nurse before her mar
riage to Mr.. Longren, is caring for
him. AS soon as he is able to be
around they will go to Topeka and
will start the building of a new
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-30

The Philadelphia North American
quietly points to Russia when It
nears someone say the United States
Is too big and too populous to be
invaded.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-30

The two state fairs are over and
there will be peace between Topeka
and Hutchinson for several months.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-30

The American market for wood
pulp is SO attractive, on account Of
the duty-free provisions OF the DEM
ocrstic tariff. that Newfoundland
mas enacted q new measure extend
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-30

The county fair barely escaped
the rain and thereby saved its ba-
con.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-30

Why would not a free fair be a
good thing for Dickinson county?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-09-30

Mighty good fair wasn't 1t? Con-
Rratulations TO the managers.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-23
CHAPTER XVI.
C%onyerojnu Roads,

Matthew Broffin had been two weeks
and half of a third an unobtrusive spy
upon the collective activities Of the
Wahaskan social group which includ-
ed the Farnhams before he decided
that nothing could be gained by fur.
Their delay.
Having his W private superstition
about Friday. Brofin chose a Wednes-
day afternoon for his call at the house
on the lake front. 1t was a resplen-
dent day Of the early summer. which,
in the Minnesota ATTITUDES, springs,
M~inervalike, full grown from the nod.
ding head of the wintry Jove of the
North. In the doctors front yard the
grass was wildly green, gladioli and
jonquils bordered the path with a
bravery Of color, and the buds of the
clambering rose on the porch trellis
were swelling to burst their calyxes.
Broffin turned in from the sidewalk
and closed the gate noiselessly behind
him. While he had been three doors
away in the lak%e-fronting street. a
small pocket binocular had assured
him that the young woman he was
going to call upon was sitting In a
porch rocker behind the c~lambering
rose, reading q book.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-23
CHAPTER XIv.-Continued.

Maurice, I've got to find that young
woman If have to chase her halfway
round the globe, and it's tough luck to
figure out that If you hadn't been in
such q blazing HI of a hurry to
get your supper that night, l might be
able to catch up with her in the next
forty-eight hours or SO. But what's
done is done, and can't be helped.
Chase out and get your passenger
list for that trip. Well take the wom-
en- as they come, and when you've
helped me Gull out the names of the
ones you're sure it wasn't, I'll screw
my nut and quit buzzing you"
The clerk went below and returned
almost Immediately with the list. To.
gether they went over it carefully, and
by dint Of much memory-wringing
Maurice was able to give the detec-
tive leave to cancel ten of the II
names in the women's list. the remain.
Ing seven including all the m%ight.have-
beens who could possibly be fitted
into the clerks recollection Of the
oma he had seen clinging to the
saloon deck stanchion after her inter
view with the deckhand.
1t was while he was waiting for the
departure of the first north-bound
train that he planned the search for
the young woman, arranging the
names of the sever might-have.beens
in the order Of accessibility as indi-
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-23

whose chief occupation was the meas
uring Of his own wit against the subtle
cleverness of criminals. Therefore she
accepted the challenge.
Mr.. Broffin." she demurred. with a
touch Of GOODNESS In her voice. III
you were careless enough to let him
escape you at st. Louis, you shouldn't
come to me. l might say very justly
that 1t was any affair Of mine"
Matthew Broffin's gifts were subtle
only in his dealings with other men;
but he was shrewd enough to know
that his last and best chance with a
woman lay in an appeal to her fears.
K" don't know what made you write
this letter. in the first place." he said,
taking the w~ell-thumbed paper from
his coat pocket; but I know well
enough now why you didn't sign 1t,
and why you didn't put the mans real
name in it. You-you and him-fxed
it up between you SO that you could
say to yourself afterwards what you've
just said to me-that you'd done your
duty. But you haven't finished dom
you duty yet. The law says"
II know very well that the law
says" was her battling r%ejoinder: 81
have taken the trouble to find out
since | came home. l am not hiding
our criminal"
Brotln was trying to gain a little
ease by fitting his chair. But the house
wall was too close behind him.
People will say that you are helpin'
to hide him as long as you won't tell
his real name-what?" he grated.
CTo BE c~oNTTNyED)
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-23
in the world that | know least about.

In the world that | know least about"
"Oh. but I do mean it, honestly" she
averred. you are a philosopher,
really and truly, and | can prove it.
Do you feel equal to another little
drive downtown"
Being a philosopher, / ought to be
equal to anything" he postulated; and
he went upstairs to get a street coat
and his hat.
She had disappeared when he came
down again, and he went out to sit on
the sun-warmed veranda while he wait.
ed. He had already forgotten what
she had said about the object Of the
drive-the proving Of the philosophic
charge against him-and was looking
forward with keenly ~pleasurable an
ticipations to another outing with her.
the second for that day. 1t had come
to this, now; to admitting frankly the
charm which he was still calling sensu-
GUS, and which. in the moments of in
sight recurring, as often as they can
be borne to the imaginative. and
vouchsafed now and then even to the
~wayfaring, he was still disposed to
characterize as an appeal to that
which was least worthy in him.
Passing easily to Miss Farnham the
ideal from Miss Grierson the fiesh-and.
blood reality, he was moved to won
der mildly why the fate which had
brought him twice into critically init
mate relations with her was now deny
ing him even a chance meeting. For a
week or more he had been going out
daily; sometimes with Miss Grierson
in the trap, but oftener afoot and
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-23
1T SLuGS HARD.
Coffee a Sure and Powerful Bruiser.

Let your coffee slave be denied his
cup at its appointed time! Headache
sick stomach-fatigue. | know it all
in myself, and have seer it in others.
Strange that thinking, reasoning be-
ings will persist in its use,' says a To-
peka man.
He says further that he did not be-
gin drinking coffee until he was twen-
ty years old, and that slowly it began
to poison him. and affect his hearing
through his nervous system.
Finally. l quit coffee and the condi-
tons slowly disappeared, but one cold
morning the smell of my wife's coffee
was too much for me and l took a
cup. Soon l vas drinking my regular
allowance, tearing down brain and
nerves by the daily dose of the nefa-
rious beverage.
Later, l found my breath coming
hard, had frequent fits of nausea. and
then | was taken down with bilious
fever.
Common sense came to me, and I
quit coffee for good and went back to
Postum. l at once began to gain
and have had no returns OF my bilious
symptoms, headache. dizziness or YER
tigo.
e" now have health, bright
thoughts. and added weight. where be-
fore there was invalidism and the
blues.
My brother quit coffee because of
Its effect on his health and now uses
Postum. He could not stand the nerv.
u strain while using coffee, but keeps
we'll on Postum" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum cereal-the original form
must be well boiled. 15c and csc pack
ages.
Instant Postum-a soluble POWDER.
dissolves quickly in a cup of hot wa.
ter, and with cream and sugar, makes
a delicious beverage Instantly. 800
and SOC tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious ana
cost about the same per cup.
There's q Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocera
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-23
SYNOPSIS.

Kenneth Griswold. an unsuccessful
writer, because of socialistic tendencies,
holds up Andrew Galbraith. president of
the Bayou State Securities, in the presi-
dents private office and escapes with $780,
900 in cash. BY original methods he es-
capes the hue and cry and goes aboard
the Belle Julie as a %deckhand. Charlotte
Farnham Of Wahaska, Mimi, who had
seen him cash G8lbraith's check in the
bank. recognizes him. and decides to de-
nounce him. She sees the brutal mate
rescued from drowning by Griswold. She
talks to Griswold and by his advice sends
O letter Of betrayal to Galbraith anony-
mously. Griswold is arrested on the ar
rival Of the boat at st. Louis, but escapes
from his captors. He decides on Wa
haska, Mimi, as a hiding place, and after
Quitting himself properly. takes the
train. Margery Grlerson. daughter Of
Jasper Grierson, the financial magnate of
Wahaska. starts a campaign for social
recognition by the "old families of the
town: Griswold falls Ill on the sleeper
and Ia cared for and taken to her homo
In .Wahaska by Margery. who finds the
stolen money In his suitcase. Brofin,
detective. takes the trail. Margery asks
her father to get Edward Raymer into
financial hot water and then help him
out OF 1t. Griswold RECEIVERS to And the
stolen money gone. He meets Margery's
social circle and forms a friendship with
Raymer the iron manufacturer
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-23
CHAPTER XIV.
In the BuruIar. Proof.

A week and a day after the opening
of new vistas at Miss Grierson's "eve-
Ming" acknowledgements interces-
sion with the Widow Holcomb having
paved the way-took a favorable OPP
portunity Of announcing his intention
Of leaving Mereside. 1t figured as a
grateful disappointment to him-one
of the many she was constantly giving
him-that Margery placed no obstacles
in the way of the intention. On the
contrary, she approved the plan.
81 know how you feel" she said,
nodding complete comprehension.
you want to have a place that you
can call your own; a place where you
can go and come as you please and
settle down to work. You are going
to work. aren't you?-on the book. l
mean?"
Griswold replaced in its proper
niche the volume he had been reading.
1t was Adam Smiths Wealth of Ma
tions," and he had been wondering by
what ironical chance it had found a
place In the bankers library.
yes; that is what I mean to do"
he returned. But 1t will have to be
done in such scraps and parings Of
time as I can ave from some bread.
and-butter occupation. One must eat
to live, you know"
She was sitting on the arm Of one
Of the big library lounging.chairs and
looking up at him with a smile that
was suspiciously innocent and child
like.
"You mean that you will have to
work for your living?" she asked.
Exactly"
What we're you thinking of doing?"
81 don't know" he confessed.
Again he surprised the lurking
smile in the velvety eyes, but this time
1t was half-mischievous.
I'VE have a college here in wahas.
ka, and you might get a place on the
faculty." she suggested; adding: "As
an Instructor in philosophy, for exam
pie"
PHILOSOPHY? that is the n thing
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-09-23
ave Got to Find That Young Woman
If | Chase Her Round the Globe"

Gated by the addresses given in the
Belle jules register. In this arrange
ment Miss Charlotte Farnham's name
stood as No. l.
Landing in Wahaska the next eve
ming, Broffin's first request at the ho-
tel counter was for the directory. Run
ming IN eager finger down the "F's,"
he came to the name. 1t was the only
Farnham in the list, and after it he
read: "Dr. Herbert c.. office 8 to 10,
2 to. 4, POI Main ST., res. 16 Lake
boulevard"
Then he registered for a room and
prepared to draw the net which he
hoped would entangle the lost idep.
tity Of the bank robber. After a good
nights sleep In a real bed, he awoke
refreshed and alert, breakfasted with
an open mind, and presently went
about the net drawing m~ethodically
and with every contingency carefully
provided for.
The first step vas to assure him
self beyond question that Miss Farm
ham was the writer Of the unsigned
letter. This step he was able. by a
piece of great good fortune, to take
almost Immediately. A bit of morn
ing gossip with the obliging clerk of
the Winnebago house developed the
fact that Doctor Farnham's daughter
had once taught in the free kinder.
garten which was one Of the chart
table o~utreachings Of the Wahaska
public library. Two blocks east and
one south; Brofin walked them
promptly, made himself known to the
librarian as a visitor interested In kin