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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-25
SIGNAL CORPS INSPECTOR
WILL VISIT HERINGTON

Harrington, Feb. 20.-This city is
to undergo inspection soon by a rep
resentative of the state military
board to determine its suitability as
a signal service station.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-25
Farm For Sale

100 acres in Ridge township, be-
longing to the estate of the late w.
]. Graham, cheap If taken soon. In
ouire of w. T. Graham, Enterprise
or C. H. Graham, Abilene.
wtfdtf
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-25
For Sale

German millet seed, alfalfa Seed
seed oats, eight hundred hedge
posts all sizes. Call on Page Bros
section 10, Hayes township.
25wsts
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-25
Saturday Auction

On Saturday, Feb. 81, U. P.
square; Grin Snider, clerk, Brown
1905; ]. G. Engle, Auctioneer, Acme
1O3. VIII
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-25
Notice
Thursday

Dead horses and cattle removed
free within ~ miles of Abilene. X.
C. Dederick & Co., phone 1860.
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-25
FOR SALE

Have well matched team young
mules. broke, 8 years old, for $3.50
Come see them. L. Reep. 25wot'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-25
LANEY DISTRICT

The people are staying pretty
close home these days as the roads
ars 80 bad since the recent rains.
Leon Ramsey has been at home
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-25
For Sale

Red Texas seed oats, quantity
limited. VIM. Page Detroit. 1t
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-25

Hurd G Hurd, Attorneys.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-25
AUCTIONEER
]. G. ENGLE

4 AAAAAA E & E E e E E & 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-11
Charges Against Insects.

From the Topeka Journal.
The Investigations of recent years
have disclosed the relations of insects
to malaria. yellow fever. bubonic
plague and sleeping sickness. The
striking results already demonstrated
in respect to the activity of mosquitoes,
fieas, bedbugs and house flies. inevi-
tably raises the question as to the pos
sibie Significance of other species of
insects which may be less abundant but
whose contact with man may be occa-
sional or confined to restricted local
tiles This group includes cock
reaches, ants and bees. Their role Is
as yet purely conjectura1: but it is of
interest to consider the possibilities as
they present themselves to one trained
to observe the versatile habits of in
sects and to recognize the opportunities
for infection to which the sanitation
must give heed. That an insect which
will devour any sufficiently soft sub
stance, from human foods to glue.
grease and water colors. and which will
live by preference in the cracks OF the
floors and walls Of houses, bakeries.
restaurants, sugar refneries and tan
neries. where their bodies come into
contact with the filth and refuse that
necessarily accumulate in such places,
should carry host OF germs about.
on and In their bodies and be able to
infect our foods, Is certainly not sur
prising Yet this Is the habit of life
OF the omnivorous cockroach Reaches
probably also feed on tuberculosis spu-
tum and disseminate the bacilli as
readily as the house fly. Ants. which
are often abundant in houses and are
readily disseminated by commerce.
sometimes become a pest to the house
wife, particularly when they get into
the stores Of food. They have not es-
capped suspicion as disseminators of
pathogenic INTERPRETATIONS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-11
Recovering the Lusitania.
From the Dayton News.


There is a good deal of talk about
raising the Lusitania from her pres
ent resting place. and recovering the
bodies and the treasure of the ship. But
like all the propositions that follow the
sinking of such ships, it is likely to
end in talk.
The Lusitania lies in water from 800
to 400 feet deep. No vessel has ever
been raised from such depths and
none probably ever will be. 1t Is a feat
Of engineering that Is not impossible.
but 1t would be SO expensive that 1t Is
not likely to be undertaken. 1t would
her contents are worth, and there
would be SO much risk incurred that no
one would be willing to make the out
lay to recover the vessel any way.
In the first place. in order to raise
the vessel it would be necessary for
divers to go down to 1t and work down
there with the equipment necessary
for the raising No diver has ever gone
to such depths and they are not likely
to do so until other inventions in div
ing apparatus are made. About 200
feet is the record for divin Ing. and at
that depth the diver is Of little use
when it comes to working with
machinery. About all he can do is to
sure is so great, and 1t requires SO
much weight to hold him down that he
is greatly incumbered by the bulk Of 1t.
1t would be impossible to drag the
ship to shallow water. unless the
cables and chains with which 1t Is to
be dragged are properly fitted to the
ship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-11
Patriotism and Age.

From the Cincinnati Tfmes-Star.
The number of elderly men who have
offered their services to their govern
ments has been striking feature OF
the war In France, Germany. Great
Britain-in fact. in all countries now
in the struggle-this tendency has been
much in evidence.
The age limit has practically been
wiped out in some instances, the most
recent of which is that of Lord Brassey.
the great naval authority of Great
Britain, practical seaman as well as
author and editor. Lord Brassey is
seyenty-nine years old. Offering his
services in the war, he was assigned
to duty on transchannel hospital ship.
Returning to England to stimulate en-
Iistment, this venerable patriot. unable
to sit still while his country Is In dam
ger, noN announces that he is to be sent
into another field of war operations.
The case of Lord Brassey has numer-
GUS parallels everywhere. Many stories
have reached this country of sturdy
white haired Germans and French
men who have gone to the front and
done their bit" The courage of these
men is one of the most inspiring fea-
lures of the great war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-11
Still Use Gunfints.

From the Wall Street Journal.
Down in a Wall street Office the war
stocks were being discussed. and also
the truth or falsity of the large orders
said to have been received by various
industrial corporations. From this the
conversation turned on improved war
appliances and then some one said:
Yes, but 1 know man who is still
making and selling the old-fashioned
gunflint."
There was some comment on this. and
then the first speaker said that his
friend had large factory In England
for the making of gunfiints and export
ed thousands of them every year.
They are used in various tropical
countries where the natives still use
the old fiintlock muskets." said the
speaker. Then there are several coun-
tries where the British government
sees to it that no modern arms reach
the hands of the natives. The govern
ment permits the sale of the old flint
lock for the killing of game. but would
at once confscate any more modern
styles of firearm. Ny friend goes
ahead year after year making the old
gunflints and finding good sale for
them, but l don't think that the present
war has caused any Increase in the out
put of his factory
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-11
Peas of Other Days.
From the Columbus Journal.


Now comes the saddest part of the
year, when the telephone and other
fat peas push aside the sweet and
modest little peas of other happy
days. 1t is said that some people
are ready to welcome the telephone.
the marrow fat and other big and OLE
aginous peas. but thew are the class
who believe that the glory of life con-
sists in quantity instead of quality.
Really the times are out Of joint when
we are compelled to give up the lovely
primitive peas. with their delicate taste
Of sunbeam and birdsong, and the
sweet breath Of the morning. for those
fat and stupid peas that taste of mud
and the. squealing of pigs. There
ought to be something done about It.
The big. tasteless peas man should be
arrested and plunged into jail to re-
fleet upon the ravages he has inflicted
upon the Joy Of people. But let US
go back and make 1t a penal offense
to raise peas for bulk and not for fla
vor. The strawberry and the old time
pea are the two fairest creatures OF
the beautiful June days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-11
OLD FRENCH PROVINCE
SCENE OF HEAVY FIGHTING
Great Battle of Agincourt Was Once
Fought Where Allies Assault
the German Trench.

THE Artois. the region mentioned
continually in the dispatches as that
where the heaviest fighting in north
ern France is taking place, includes the
territory of an ancient province of
France and corresponds to the present
department of Pas de Calais. minus the
embellishments of Montreuil and
Boulogne," begins war primer issued
yesterday by the National Geographic
Society
Reports of attacks by the allies in
the Artois mean attacks against the
north and south German trench line,
on it's section extending from Armen-
of Ypres to the neighborhood Of
southeast of Arras. This line is a lit
tie more than forty miles long.
1.-The Artois is a rich, we'll watered
country. dotted with industrial towns.
but chiefly known as pasture and
farm land. Its larger farms produce an
abundance of grain and hops, while
the smaller holdings grow great guam
titles of the fancy vegetables for which
France is famed above every other land
with the exception of Belgium.
Capital of Old Province Was Arras.
The capital of the old province was
Arras. the name being corruption of
'Artois' Among the important towns in
the.region are Bethune, Aire, Bapaume.
Lillery, Saint-Pol and Heslin.
THE great battle of Agincourt, be-
tween the French and English, was
fought here October rs, 1915.
THE Counts of Flanders ruled the
he nj n n n
century In 1850 the land was be-
slowed upon the King of France, Philip
Augustus, as the dowry Of his bride.
Isabella of Mainaut. In the fourteen
century Artois passed to the house of
Burgundy. and marriage Of a daugh-
ter Of this houses to the archduke
Macmillan brought it under the BAN
ner of the Hapsburgs. The French con-
tested the claims of the Austrians, and
finally conqAered the province from
Spain, to which it had fallen in 1884, in
1853. The province has since remained
in the possession of the French.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-11
Significant Of Conditions.

Among the foregoing figures. those
covering the bookbinders, the printers
helpers, the woodw orkers, the saddle
makers, the tapestry workers and the
textile workers are especially signifi-
cant and illustrative of present condi-
tions.
The total of the bookbnders now
employed and those already drawn
into service-6, 124-falls far below that
of last -S,OS5-for the reason that
it is one of the few trades In which
wages have risen but little. Not only
have many been called into service,
but many others have voluntarily left
it for more lucrative army industries
In the case of the. printers helpers,
however, there has been steady 1nnux
of workers, because conditions In the
prentices are offered opportunities they
never had before and SO young men
have hocked into the business about
as fast as they have been drawn out IN
the hope of quickly becoming full
fedged printers.
The woodworkers present another
case similar to that of the bookbinders.
Not even the war and its shortage have
made their trade advantageous. and
several hundred have left 1t for other
been called on for military service.
The trade of saddle making is one OF
the distinct army industries" as the
figures covering it show Notwith-
standing that 1856 men have Joined
the colors, there now are employed in
Berlin about $500 more men than in
peace time-recruits from other trades
who have been quick to take advantage
of good working conditions and higher
wages
The tapestry workers represent one
branch of men who have deserted their
old trade to go into a war industry
and the textile workers another.
business depression in the former trade
and a government restriction in the
production of the latter have driven
hundreds of men who are handy with a
needle into more r.emunerative occupa-
tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-11
A Sensitive Soul.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
minister must be very careful in
choosing his words IL he is to give no
offense to any of his flock.
In a certain congregation there was a
dear old lady who loved flowers and
who had a beautiful garden. Each
Sunday IL was her bouquet that adorned
the pulpit. She was especially fond of
sweet peas. and she once brought them
for several Sundays in succession. Sud
denly other flowers appeared. The
minister noticed the change and after
the service asked the old lady why
she brought no more sweet peas.
She smiled sadly and answered: You
don't like them. Last Sunday you
pointed right at my sweet peas and said,
Cod loves even the meanest flower tina t
grows"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-11
CLEARANCE BUREAU FOR
TRADE ORGANIZATION AID
Department Is Instituted by the
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States.
Colvin B. Brown Will Be in Charge
and a Special Advisory Commit
tee Is to Be Appointed.

For the guidance Of trade organiza
lions, national clearance bureau to
disseminate Information regarding the
best methods Of organization and COM
mercial activities has been instituted
by the Chamber OF Commerce of the
United States. In charge of this bu-
reau has been placed Colvin B. Brown.
who has resigned as head of domestic
Of the Panama-Pacifc ex-
position to accept the appointment
It 10 proposed to appoint a special adj
visory committee composed of CONNER
cial secretaries and leading business
men.
1.-THE work for which our board of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-11
Torpedo Boat Destroyers Named.

Six torpedo boat destroyers now I'M
der construction have been named, as
follows:
No So, Sampson. in honor of Rear
Admiral w. T. Sampson.
No. 81. Rowan. in honor of Vice Ad-
miral Stephen Clegg Rowan.
No. Sc, Davis. in honor of Rear Ad-
miral Charles Henry Davis.
No. &c. Allen. in honor Of Commander
William Henry Allen.
No. 81, Wilkes. in honor of Rear Ad-
miral Charles Wilkes.
No. 6S. Shaw, in honor of Capt John
Shaw.
The Canal Zone is planning to build
feldworks in certain exposed places
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-11

time the emigration has been with .
signal difference. At the first emigra-
ton the men went alone. Their idea
was to make q modest fortune, return
to their families In Greece. buy q little
farm or shop In one of the cities and
live in comfort to the end Of their days,
among their own people.
Take Families to United States.
But a great many of those who re-
after they had served their country
nobly in the Balkan wars took their
families with them on the second trip.
ment fraught with risks and dangers
of unknown adventure. They had been
to America once. They had learned
where and how to live. They knew
where to go and how to get there. even
when incumbered with their famines
they sailed for the west the second
time it was with all their belongings.
not so much in the spirit OF the ancient
Greeks going into the world in search
the habit of Greeks for thirty-hVe CEN
turtles. but rather as prospective Ame.i-
cans, almost all of them quitting their
mother country forever.
And I cannot believe that TINS is OF
indeed that it has proved an unmlxea
good for Greece. for the Greeks VINO
have so left Greece. Greece Is not over
populated. There is plenty of room
here for the population to spread out
and develop the land for many years
for generations-without being in any
wise crowded. On the other hand, IN
going to America the emigrant Greek
runs very considerable risks over
which he himself as Greek has little
or no control. Just the other day
transatlantic Greek liner brought back
to Greece more than thousand Greeks
who had embarked in New York. This
is happening constantly these days.
Loss for the Emigrant.
LESS than two years after Greek
has emigrated with all his family to
establish himself in the United States
he comes back again with all his fam
lily to Greece. On account of the war
industrial conditions in the United
States would seem to be inferior to in
dustrial conditions in Greece.
AT home the Greek finds that he Is
proportionately more prosperous than
in America. But he has lost something
in making the double voyage: He mas
lost the cost of the venture in actual
outlay of money-no little matter Tor
a poor man-and, what Is more I'M
three years in this instance in the
of his employment, in which
time he might well have been estaD-
fishing himself on a firm foundation In
his native country, among his own peo-
pie, building up those relationships
which would constitute the most I'M
portant elements in his capital.
1.-THE loss is a serious one. 1t re-
yeals serious problem. This matter
of Greek emigration to the United
States is one we'll worth thinking about
for us here in Greece. 1t is problem
which we must handle for the future
Of Greece And 1t is one In which
Greece must have time and calm to
reach a proper solution
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-11
Status Of Organized Workers.

The following table shows the status of
the organized workers OF Berlin. In the
hrst column is the number employed July
l. 1915; In the second the number drawn
into the army UP to June 80. 1915: in the
third the total employed July 1. 1914, and
in the fourth. for purposes Of showing
how the demands Of the army have in
upon to serve up to the 3lst Of December
1914:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-11

directors has given its approval marks
great step forward in commercial or
ganization work in the United States"
said Elliot H. Goodwin of Washington,
secretary of the national chamber, yes
terday.
THE demand for such q clearing
house of information has been insistent
and continuous on the part of our or
CARNATIONS in various parts of the
country, and we feel fortunate in hav
ing secured the services of a man so
well qualified as Mr.. Brown to under
take the work.
There will be placed at his disposal
an extensive library of several thou
sand commercial organization reports
and bylaws, periodicals dealing with
civic affairs and trade, documents is
sued by commercial and trade organi
cations. and files of correspondence, all
accumulated since the organization of
the national chamber"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-11
may be considered of special interest
to them in their work.
Webster.
Purposes of New Bureau.

Purposes of New Bureau.
In short. the organization service bu-
reau will study the various forms of
organization of commercial bodies
throughout the United States. the
methods of electing officers the powers,
duties and terms of office, and how
members are recruited, held together
and what qualifications are necessary.
Mr.. Brown has been SUCCESSFULLY a
newspaper man and chamber of COM
merce secretary. In the course of his
new work he will visit commercial or
ganIzations which may make distinc-
tive achievements, that he may be
informed at first hand and better
equipped to prepare the information
for distribution to organization secre-
taries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-11
Information of Members.

All the information collected is for
the use and guidance of the organiza-
ton members of the Chamber of Com
merce of the United States. 1t is not
proposed at present, If at all, to at
tempt to declare what is the best
form of organization or the best method
to pursue in any one line of CONNER
cial or trade organization activity: but
the new bureau hopes to be able to
furnish promptly to inquiring members
full information regarding experience
and results with the various methods
employed in the range of commercial
activities.
There will be bulletin service which
will go to commercial secretaries only,
and will contain such information as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-11

time the emigration has been with .
signal difference. At the first emigra-
ton the men went alone. Their idea
was to make q modest fortune. return
to their families In Greece. buy q little
farm or shop In one of the cities and
live in comfort to the end Of their days,
among their own people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-11
Talks Of Emigration.

For you See said the king. the
question of Greek emigration to the
United States is a most important one.
There are something over 100000
Greeks in your country. But it Is in
great measure a temporary population;
before the Balkan wars there were
probably even more Greeks in America.
At that time something like $4,000 re-
turned to Greece to fight in the Greek
armies for the freedom of those of their
blood who were not free. / believe that
il the occasion were to arise again
as many would again return for the
same purpose.
Since then. however. many of the
Greeks who came home at that time
have gone back to America. But this
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-01-08

OF the lakes, but will feturn to the
Range Monday. In the recent fire
which destroyed the village hall at
Mountain Iron Mr.. Williamson mar
rowly missed losing equipment and
records Of considerable He had
just left the Office and gone to the
car line to take car to Virginia when
the alarm was sounded. He returned
to the village hall and by dint of much
hard work was able to save all of his
records and the greater part of his
equipment.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-01-08
PERSONALS
rom Mordav's Daily.

rom MONDAYS Daily.
A. Arvidson of Duluth is visitor in
the city today.
AL Rogers Of Duluth is spending a
few days in the city,.
H. A. Randebush of Duluth is spend
ing a few days on the range.
Gust johnson of Duluth was regis
tered at the Holland yesterday.
D. c. Tenney of Newton, Ia, is
spending few days in the city.
w. J. and B. Mathews of Gilbert
were visitors in Virginia yesterday.
w. A. Russell of Fond du Lac,
Mimi, is making trip over the range.
Jno. N. Morris of Duluth is spend
ing a few days in Virginia on busi-
ness.
Al Eddy and Harry Hamilton went
to Duluth today for short visit with
friends.
Mrs. M. W. Richards is enjoying a
visit from her mother Mrs. Fleming.
Of Brainerd.
Miss Isabel Ford of Aurora, was
among last nights guests at the Or
monde hotel.
Herman Williamson of the park
board is Duluth visitor on business
this afternoon.
j. L. Pickles, chief engineer for the
D. w. & P, is Virginia visitor on
business today.
A. J. Hubin of the Lion Drug store,
returned last night from a holiday
visit to Chicago.
Secretary P. J. Ryan of the Lake
Superior Tax association, is a visit
or in Virginia today.
Attorney M. H. Mcmahon is at Ely
today on business for the state game
and fish commission.
M. S. Kingston of the Higgins COM
pany, is at the head Of the lakes on
business this afternoon.
r. L. Griggs left this morning for
San Diego, CAL, and months trip
over the Pacific coast country.
DIR. and Mrs. o. E. Peterson, who
were welded in Duluth on New Years
day returned last night to Virginia.
Adolph Keller leaves Wednesday for
Waterloo, Iowa, to purchase another
car load of horses for the Virginia
market.
Hudson Clerk, formerly with the
Quickprint in this city, has accepted
position with the Eveleth News. a,
Eveleth.
Master Fay Schulze returned YES
terday from Duluth, where he had
been the guest for the holidays of his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus
L. Fay. .'. 49,