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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-10
TRY UNIFORM COLOR SCHEME
Bay State to Adopt Plan Which Has
Been Successful In New England
Easy to Tell Roads.

A uniform color scheme, by which
motor tourists in the New England
states will be able to tell by the color
Of the road signs whether they are on
local or state roads, north and south
or east and west main roads, or sec
ondary or diagonal roads, is planned
by William d. Sohier, chairman of the
Massachusetts highway commission
At present New Hampshire has a color
system of its own and Vermont has q
complicated one, and the plan in eacn
state has proved Of assistance to those
familiar with 1t.
Could uniform system be extended
over the New England territory, So
hier thinks, strangers would find the
problem Of selecting their roads much
simplified. Connecticut, Rhode Island
and Maine highway officials have
promised to cooperate with the Mas
sachusetts commission in drawing UP
a simple system, and a conference OF
highway commissioners at which the
subject will be considered is to be
held in the near future.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-10
KEEP UP ANCIENT INDUSTRY
Tanners Of Hebron, In Palestine, still
Turn Out Water Bottles Made
Of Goatskln0.

Hebron, one Of the oldest cities In
Palestine, has always been famous FOR
its oriental water bottles, made OF
goatskins. Here are to be found large
tanneries, where these receptacles are
turned out by thousands. Lying on
the ground In rows may be seen hun
dreds Of goatskins awaiting purchas-
ers. Each skin is inflated, either with
water or with air, so that the buyer
may know It Is water-tight. The major
lty Of the skins used come from Ara.
bia, while large number are also re-
ceived from the Lebanons. They are
brought to Hebron by the camel cara.
vans, and are bought by the tanneries
and turned into bottles. They pass
through many processes, and tanner
will spend a week on single skin be-
fore 1t Is rendered water-tight and
serviceable. From Hebron these odd
bottles" are sent to all parts of the
East, thousands going down into
Egypt and the Sudan every year. They
are also used as RATS. A number Of
inflated skins are attached to a light
wooden frame, which then not only
readily floats, but is capable Of carry
ing quite a heavy load. Such RATS are
to be seen on the rivers Of Syria and
also on the Euphrates and Tigris.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-10
URGE CONSERVATION OF GAME
Wild Life Of Country Declared to BE
Disappearing Before 100000
Hunters.

Artificial propagation as a means OF
guarding against the extinction of
American game and the need of fur
Their protective legislation were dis
cussed at the first national conference
on American game breeding and pre-
serving at the Waldorf-Astoria, the
New York Times states. Many i'm
portant facts and statistics were pro
duced to show the Importance of re-
newing the supply of birds and other
forms of wild life that fall prey to
100000. game hunters in this coun-
try.
In the last five years, it was stated,
the conservation commissioners OF
New York distributed $4,000 eggs and
10000 pheasants to raisers of game,
These were given free from the state
farm at Shelburne, south of Utica.
More than 100000 hunting licenses
were issued in the state, netting an
income of $260,00O These hunters
killed about $4,000 deer, but accord
ing to H. T. Rogers, superintendent OF
the state farm, there are at present
more than 10000 deer in the state, the
largest number on record.
It was also shown that 100000 shot.
guns and r..es were sold and 1,0O0,.
100000 cartridges used in the coun
try. This number is exclusive Of the
muzzle-loading guns, which, 1t is es
timated, would add 250.000,0oO
charges. Throughout the United
States 1900 900 hunters licenses were
issued last year. while the department
of agriculture estimates that 1000
men shoot game. To accommodate
tAss igWerna. eSSSz.of hput2rs fans
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-10
GERRYMANDER IS OLD WORD
Gilbert Stuart Combined the Words
"Gerry" and "Salamander" In q
Cartoon Of 1911.

Gilbert Stuart, who Is best remem'
bered for his portrait of Washing
ton, was also cartoonist, and it was
he who designed the famous Gerry
mander cartoon, remarks James Mel
win Lee in the Cartoons Magazine.
In 1911 the struggle between the
Democrats and the Federals for the
control Of Massachusetts, was extreme
ly bitter. The Democrats had elect
ed Elbridge Gerry governor, and had
carried both houses of the legislature
To obtain this supremacy they re
mapped the senatorial districts, and
divided the power of their politica
adversaries by paying no attention to
county boundaries. In Essex county
the relation of the district to the
town was most absurd, and map OIL
the county thus laid out hung in the
Office of the Massachusetts Sentinel
One day as Stuart gaZed at the map
he remarked that the towns as they
had been assembled looked like some
monstrous animal. A few touches Of
his pencil added the wings and
claws, and he christened the crea
ture a salamander. At the sug
gestion of Editor Russell the name
was changed to Gerrymander. The
cartoon thereafter frequently appeared
in a "broadside," while the term be
came one Of reproach to the legisla
ture that had distinguished itself BY
this act of political turpitude.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-10
A Hlnh Calling.

Tommy was eighteen, and only the
recording angel knew what was the
age of Aunt Katy, but the little old
darby and the college freshman were
each getting their first taste Of New
York life that winter. One effect on
Tommy was to make him want a silk
hat.
Nov, what do you think of Tom
my's wanting a silk hat, Aunt Katy"
exclaimed Tommy's mother, who was
having a hard time adjusting herself
to having for a son a young man
instead Of Just boy.
What he want wild a silk hat? He
amt no preacher"
But, Aunt Katy, other people be-
sides preachers wear silk hats.
Haven't you noticed the men in silk
hats on the streets? Every other
man you meet has one on on Sun
day"
"Yessum. an / ies' been tryin' to
igeer out where all them preachers
preached"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-10
are being establishment feEenish the
stock of pheasants, cartridges, ducks,
deer and other native game.
SEES TWILIGHT OF HORSE
With the Coming Of the Gas Engine
Writer Sees Passing Of Mans
Chief Friend.

Man, the horse, the COW and the
dog have been closely associated
through the entire progress of human
evolution, says the Portland Ore
CONAN. The pig has also been our
evolutionary brother, but he has not
enjoyed the same intimate affection
as the horse and dog. When Darwin
was visiting the COW regions of the
Argentine he remarked some naked
gauchos crossing river on horseback,
and reflected with his usual sagacity
that the two races had evidently been
adapted to each other by ages Of 81.
multaneous variation. But now man
parts company with his old companion
and slave. The horse is at last gain
ing his freedom through the good of.
fees of the gas engine, but If he loses
his existence at the same time he may
not value the favor very highly.
Altogether lovely as the horse is on
the farm and the country road, he Is
q nuisance in town. He befouls the
streets, attracts flies and disseminates
disease. Now that he has become un.
economical In addition to his other dis
qualifications, sentence has been
passed upon him and he must go. The
dog ought to go to the country with
him. It is q great pity that some
genius does not invent q machine that
viii howl at night, snap at passers-by
and dig up the neighbors' flower beds
and thus take the place Of the dog. II
such q thing should ever happen our
cities might become reasonably clean
aud fsirly hsslthx places r. I've n.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-10
BANKER HUME PLEADS
GUILTY TO GRAND LARCENY

Winfield, June 5.-W. H. Hume
OF Arkansas City, Kan, pleaded
guilty In the district court here to
grand larceny and to obtaining mon
ey under false pretenses. He was a
bookkeeper in the Traders State
bank at that place. In March he left
Arkansas City taking, 1t was alleg-
ed, funds OF the bank to the amount
of about $4,000. The day before he
left he ordered $4,000 from the
Fourth National bank of wichita.
He was captured six weeks after
ward in Jacksonville, Fla, and
$4,000 was recovered.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-10
Big GALLOPALI
ATTACK Begins
All the Allies Landed Reinforce
ments Today
WILL MOVE ON STRAITS FORTS
General Advance for Which Prepar-
ations Were Begun q Week
Ago, Has Been
Begun

Paris, June 5.-All Of the allied
armies have landed achievements
at Gallipolli and a general advance
upon the Dardanelles forts has been
ordered.
The order follows preparations
which were begun q week or more
ago by the allies to move In force
against the straits Qualifications.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-10
LLOYD-GEORGE PLEADS FOR
NEEDED WAR SUPPLIES

Liverpool, June 5.-Continuing
his campaign for the organization
of the munition trades of the coun-
try and the speeding up of the out
nut of shells and other war mater
ials required by the army, David
Lloyd-George, the new munitions
minister, addressed meetings here
today of employers and workmen.
He urged upon the workmen that
for the duration Of the war union
regulations should be suspended so
that every available man and wo-
man could be employed in the nee
essary work.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-10
MEET TRIALS WITH COURAGE
Ones Mental Attitude Has Much to
Do With Success or Failure on
LIES Journey.

Our mental attitude makes or mars
us. How often, In times Of sorrow,
trial, weakness, we feel that we must
give entirely up to our losses. We
know very well that II we do sue
cumb we shall be weakened, ex-
hausted, robbed OF much needed VI
tally. But If, with bright, brave
spirit we cry, This crisis in my life
is given me to strengthen me, to
raised me still further on my upward
journey; will not give way to It,"
then with courageous spirit endeaV-
or to live our best even in the midst
of our desolation. we shall quickly
find our hopes returning to US.
Conditions will assume brightness
for us. Instead OF being borne down
to the depths by our trials. we shall
find that we have been levered up,
by the very thing we so deplored,
on to a higher level. on which we
shall find the wealth Of living we
have so longed for.
Oh, 1t all depends upon our men,
tai attitude toward our life, especially
the untoward happenings, whether
we are advanced or retarded on our
Journey!
Let US strive SO to adjust our men,
tai attitude to all that comes to US
that we draw sweetness and strength
continually from those very things
which seem to hold only Ill for u.s.
Mary Yeates.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-10

Worn for the health OF the ex'
Iectant mother and her offspring
Very elastic. porus and cool. Lacins
adjustment regulates the pressure
sufficiently to support the abdomi'
nal wall and sustain the back Alds
the muscles and ligaments, prevent
ing rupture and displacement
MOTHERS Maternity Support
should be worn fully four months
before confinement; afterward draw
tight to reduce the figure to natural
form.
Endorsed by leading physicians.
Sold by leading Corset. Drug ana
Surgical Dealers; or sent postpaid
on receipt of price. Money back II
not satisfied. When ordering give
measure around body at largest part
of abdomen. 8 inch depth, 81; 10
inch $3.50.
UPRITE MFG. co.
V22 Walnut st. Cincinnati, o.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-10
kaiser's Submarines Sink ii Neutral
Ships in 48 Hours
ALLIES NEED WAR MUNITIONS
Kaiser's Forces Have An Abundance
While Russia and England
Admit That There is
Scarcity

London, June 5.-MiIitary OBJ
servers and the government frankly
are astOnished at the tremendous
German Offense, both on land and
sea.
The Germans have sunk sixteen
neutral ships In British waters with
in the last forty-eight hours.
The German forces have an album
dance of ammunition while Eng
land, and now Russia, as well, ac-
knowledges a scarcity Of war NUM-
lions.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-10
OHIO BOARDS HELP HIGHWAY
Two Counties Unite to Give Lincoln
Highway Their Special Care
Additional State Road.

The Lincoln highway In Crawford
and Wyandotte counties, Ohio, has re
ceived special consideration from
State Highway Commissioner James
r. Marker.
BY a combined effort of the commits
sioners of both counties and the Lin
coin highway boosters of Bucyrus, Ne
vada and Upper Sandusky, the Lincoln
highway has been made an additional
state road from Bucyrus to Upper San
dusky.
This section is now designated as
Market Route No. 3.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-10
0B[gC
ROADS
DIRECTIONS FOR USING DRAG
Have the Implement Follow Horses Al
Angle Of Forty-Flve Degrees, Push
Ing Earth to Center.
(By D. WARD KING.)

A road.drag is any cheap wooden
contrivance that will move q little
earth to the middle Of the road and
leave the surface smooth. Amy drag
is q good drag. but the split-log or
double-slab drag is by far the best
The directions for use are simple as
the drag itself: Ride on the drag
drive the team with one horse on each
side Of the right-hand wheel track.
with the drag following at an angle
OF about 45 degrees, thus pushing the
loose earth toward the center. Drive
toward town to your neighbours front
gate, and turning there, come home
over the other wheel track.
After the next rain perform the
same operation. When this has been
done four or Eve times the road may
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-10
Eight Hurt in Tornado
FATHER HEARS HIS BABY
sQUALL ACROSS CONTINENT

Albany, N. Y, June 5.-Charles
Seymour Whitman Jr,, the COVER
nor's baby, cried SO loudly in the
executive mansion here last night
that his father, who is in San Fran
cisco, heard him. The governor lis
tened to his baby over the tele-
phone. 1t required several minutes
to induce the baby to utter cry.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-10


There,a no corn or calius among the
millions Of feet In the world that GETS
1T" will not remove-thereb no escape
"0ETS- IT" is the new way. the simple
common-sense. sure way. IL does away
ION rinRa. harnesses, knives. scissors.
razors, nles, and the hmping and the
painful pigeon-toe walk Of 90 many corn
pestered people. All you do 70 put : drops
Of "GHT6- tn on-the corn shrtvels up
and good bye. Nothing else IN tne woric
uke "0ETS-IT." Millions are using IL.
There's no pain. no trouble. no changing
shoes because Of corns.
'GETS-IT" 10 sold by druggists every
where. SO o bottle. or sent direct ~ ~
lawrence d Co.. Chicago.
Sold in Abilene and recommended
as the worlds best corn cure by
Troup & Leonard.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-10
Reduce All Grades.

Reduce all grades TO at least fve
per cent If possible. In some states
roads are laid out on section lines
and hills must be gone over. but where
possible avoid steep grades, as these
are q constant cost for maintenance
and dangerous to travel
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-10

be widened by blowing a shallow fur
row just outside the dragged portion
and with the drag) spreading the
loose earth toward the middle.
Special points Along the way re-
Quire special treatment. This opera
ton will make a better road out Of
any earth highway. The drag may
be used when the road is quite wet
particularly at the beginning. The
dragging always should be done be-
fore the surface is entirely dry.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-10
A coon PAPER CHEAP

Reflector subscribers may secuTr
the Kansas City Weekly Journal fn
. year for IS cents By applying b
this office. The Journal IL one Of
the best publications Of Its kind b
the west and IL worth several time,
thAs sum. WGi
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-10
FORD HIKES CAPITAL,
CUTS 2-MILLIONN MELON

Detroit, June 5.-The Ford Mo-
tor company announced today 1t
had increased its authorized stock
from 2 million dollars to 100 mil
lion dollars and has declared a
stock dividend of 4S million dol
lars, payable July l.
Eight Hurt in Tornado
Hoisington, June Slight per-
sons were injured in a tornado
which swept Barton, Russell and
Osborne counties. Much property
damage was done and the wind was
followed by a heavy fall of rain
which in some localities reached al
most the proportions Of cloud
burst.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-10
v.rd eor Little Plca.

Don't neglect having q yard or pen
into which the little pigs can 90, and
gst extra feed ss soon a. they are old
snoagh to eat, which is when they
are shros o. four weeks old.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-10
Your Ally

In all these ways. Goodyear
is your ally. You do Injustice
to yourself when you fail to
secure this advantage. Never
in tire history was such value
given as you get in Goodyear
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-10

eczema worse.
IAN old friend told me to use Cuticura
Soap to wash with and Cuticura Ointment
on retiring at night. l did and now havs
not the slightest itchy feeling. not mark
or scar. Cuticura Soap and Ointment
healed me-" (signed) George LOwther,
Oct. 8, 1914.
Retain your good looks. keep your skin
clear, scalp clean and free nom dandruh.
and hair live and glossy. Cuticura Soap,
with an occasional use Of Cuticura Ointment
WIN promote these coveted conditions
Sample Each Free by Mail
with s2-p. slcin Book on request Adj
Aruru pnss-card sacuticura, Dept. r. Bee
S1n.n sosd thzuuShou, ths uuia
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-10

like tearing the flesh off. 1t
first appeared as q rash and
it itched and burned. The
joints would crack open and
bleed at times. l could pull
small pieces of scaly skin of
and then tho part would DO
very tender. Several Of my
finger nails came Off. Cold
water seemed to make the
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-10
z Drops Of "GETS.IT."
Out Comes the Corn !!
Ies the Worlds W nder; Never Fails

You'll make Roo-goo eyes at your feet.
aster Won use "GETS-IT," and you'll find
the places where those blankety corns
used to be. Just as smooth as your cneek'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-10

US $45.O0
yearly.
1t still has
our No-Rim-
Cut feature. 1t
has in each
b a s e 1875
braided piano
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-10
ECZEMA ON HANDS
ITCHED AND BURNED
Especially the Finger Joints. Would
Crack and Bleed. Cuticura Soap
and CutiCura Ointment Healed.

Hotel Summers. Minneapolis. MIMI
my eczema troubled mo most in my hands,
especially the finger joints. felt at times
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-10

Clean old papers. Sc . bundle at
he Reflector office.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-10

Clean ola papers a. the RsnsstOs
ofnea. Sc = bundlA
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-10

tires today.
No smaller
makers can
ever give so
much.
Any dealer
will supply
you. lD27l
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-10

Goodyear has always built
cooperative tires. Every saw
ing has gone to the user. The
more men bought the better we
built them. and the lower we
sold them.
That is why Goodyear has
held top place. outsellins any
other tire.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-10
The Cooperative Tire

wires to make the tire secure.
It embodies hundreds Of rubber
rivets. formed to combat loose
treads.
Our All.Weather tread is
still double-thick. 1t still has the
sharp, tough. resistless grips.
Those exras-all exclusive
to Goodyear-are all retained.
despite our price reductions;
And we still spend 100000
yearly to discover new ways
to better them.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-06-10
3 Reductions

Note that in two years we
made three big price reductions
The last-on February LIST
brought the total to As per cent.
Yet in costly ways these tires
have been beHered. In not one
iota were they ever skimped.
Our Fortified Tire is still
OMAR" cured to save blow
outs. Yet that one extra costs
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-07-29
.CHAS. M|LL|MANS :
TO WASHINGTON

The Charles Nilliman sale will
be at his home Saturday, July 31st.
at 2 o'clock, preparatory to the fam
lily moving to Washington, where
they will go on account of Mr.. Mil
liman's poor health.
The Milliman's have been fix
ture here since the early fifties,
but time is rendering some hard
blows to the older ones OF the fam
lily and with Charles it has become
a matter OF change of climate,
because Of failing health. We trust
the chang to their new home in
Washington will have the desired eff
feet.
Mrs. Milliman, besides rearing a
model family that any community
can be proud of has devoted her
spare time in church work, where
she has been useful member in
building up the Masters cause.
AT present, she enjoys the dis
tinction of being the president of
the Thursday Club of this city.
Her able assistance in church and
club work will be sadly missed by
her associates.
Their eldest son, George, preceded
them to their new home, as also
did the oldest daughter, Mercedes
who is helping her uncle, the re-
spected Nv. H. Brinkerhoff in his
printing office at Winthrop, Wash
ington
Miss Mozelle who broke an an
kle some weeks ago is improving
very fast and the family hopes tc
be able to start, August 1st.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-07-29
TERRIBLE CATASTROPHE
IN CHICAGO RIVER

The big Excursion Steamer East
land. came to Chicago was pulled
to her wharf and commenced to
load her human freight.
The Western Electric Company
were to give their seven thousand
employees an excursion trip on the
lake ar gtwere to unload at Michi-
gan Cita. sefore returning.
+ The cc1pany employed severa.
steamers to take the excursionists
and the first load was the Eastland
Her capacity was $500 by Gov
ernment test. Her complement was
aboard the tug attached to take
her to deep water when the illfated
vessel commenced to capsze and
with few motors she went ovel
throwing her passengers and crew
who were not in their cabins into
the Chicago river in, the heart ol
Chicago
Up to the presa writing 149;
bodies is the death list of this aw-
full accident and it is estimated
that many hundreds. more are Still
in the state rooms This all happen
ed within twenty feet of her whar1
last Saturday.