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| sense in dressing gown
The Social Dramatist firmly insisted
| upon the dressing gown.
''All right said Mr.. Hoofus, modify,
have it your own way. But l tell you
| right now it won't help the play none"
Nov. if YOU will get in your places 49,"
cooed Mr.. Maange.
An abrupt diversion was furnished when
Mr.. Hoofus sat down. He performed
this simple operation with violence
| that threatened to smash the chair
Now. Mr.. Hoofus," said the Social
Dramatist, you will begin.
Accordingly Mr.. Hoofus began in tone
Of voice customarily associated with the
checking off of grocery order
'And so the long, long empty years
have passed. growled Mr.. Hoofus, land
the dead rose still lies in the chambers Of
my heart"
His common sense got the better Of him
for a moment. He addressed the COM
pany.
Say, this stuff is awful junk. amt it?
said he.
The Social Drama list looked at him
chillingly.
Perhaps if you would put more ex-
preston into the lines
Mr. Hoofus Strengthened in his chair
and prepared himself for joint debate.
sion?" he asked. Dye think I'm
blamed Romeo?"
Il certainly do not" retorted the So
ciaI Dramatist, heatedly. "All ask you
| to do is to withhold your professional
| enthusiasm for butchering things when
| you read those lines.
| I'm doing my best" said Mr.. Hoo
fus, sulkily IF anybody else wants to
read them lines they're welcome to do
| it,
| Let US begin again. said Mr.. Ma
| lange gently, and Mr. Hoofus reiterated
his comments on the dead rose.
| At this point Mr.. Lemontree. the
| comedian, addressed the assemblage
| discontentedly.
| Il don't like my entrance" said he.
| 1T seems to me that you might ar
range it SO 1 could jump into the room
| and leap on table the way they do
in the George Conan comedies
| He added, proudly, that he had prac-
| ticed jumping on table for weeks
and weeks and could now do it per-
| fectly.
| But" protested the Social Dramatist,
| you are supposed to enter the room as
| Mr. Hoofus is musng before the fire
The contrast would be too great"
"1f anybody leaps on a table while
Hoofus. with emphasis, I'll break
| their"
There are ladies present, Mr. Hoo
| fus" warned Mr.. Malange.
/ II was only going to say that
won't stand for it, said Nj. Hoofus
in an injured voice.
After considerable argument Mr.
| Lemontree was persuaded to give up
his idea of leaping upon the table
The play ran along smoothly enough
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25
Strand.

At MooEe's Strand Theater the princi-
pal photoplay attraction today and
tomorrow will be Forbes farcical
comedy. The Commuters, featuring
Irene Fenwick. Wednesday and Thurs
day Il sensational photoplay. Souls
Unclaimed" with the leading roles by
Mario Bonnard and Lydia Borell, will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25
look permanently and irreparably in

look permanently and irreparahly in
complete to occidental eyes.
Every variety and degree of dress
and costume may be seen upon the
streets OF Bombay. from the absolute
nakedness Of tho native infants to the
swathed and turbaned head and be-
mantled body Of the Ara bian bedouin.
There are fierce Afghans with peaked caps
Of red and gold cloth surrounded by a
white turban: martial Rajputs with the
ends of their forked boards caught be
hind their ears in the folds of volumt-
nous turbans: dapper Turks and Egyp-
tians with frock coats and hlack-tas-
seled red feZes. and native Mohamme-
dams win tiny pill-box caps. But why
enumerate? To the occidental. whose
idea of dress is to be inconspicuous:
the picturesque color and variety OF
the orient are inconceivable until he
has seen them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25
Garden.

At Moores Garden Theater today and
tomorrow the chief attraction will be
the sensational photoplay. The cup
of Life" with the title role portrayed
by Bessie Barriscale. remembered for
her work in THE Rose of the Rancho
and The Devil" 1t discloses the fate
of a young girl who Yields to tempta-
ton. only to find her cup of life filled
with sorrow and bitterness. The
Woman Who Dared" featuring Fran
cesca Bertini, will be the attraction
Tuesday and Wednesday. The story
deals with the disappearance of mill
tary plans supposed to have been stolen
by young lieutenant. who is con-
demned to die and is saved by the wit
and daring of his sweetheart. Thursday
the feature will be Protect Us which
created a sensation a few weeks ago
at the Garden. a picture play of Cy-
rus Townsend Brady's virile story. a
Child of Cod will have its first local
showing Friday and Saturday. 1t is a
fascinating picture. dealing with the
great west. Accomplishments Will be
played by the orchestra. Coming at
fractions will include The Lone Star
Rush. a Modern Magdalen" and The
Victim.
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Complimentary.

From the Dundee Peoples Journal.
Master Of the House Ito complain
ing servant)-Dear. dear. James, I'm
tired of these continual kitchen SQUAD
bleS.
Servant-Well, sir. 'ow would you
like to be called a addle headed old
idiot. supposin' you wasn't one. SIR"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25
4 1Nhe *
Schools

School Association Tuesday evening
Mrs. A. D. Melvin sang several seiec-
tons. one of which was original. ac-
companied by Miss l. R lexis.
j: = *
Techs intercass track meet was
held Wednesday afternoon
Work of rescuins child widows of
India was described by Mrs Banerjee
OF Calcutta, India. at a recent meeting
of the Brent School Parent Teacher As
ISOLATION. a reception was given by
the organization Friday evening at the
nome OF Mrs. Joseph Leroy Barnard.
lo3 North Carolina avenue southeast
Musical numbers We're contributed by
Misses Elizabeth Leckie Harriet Shaw,
Vera Rudd. Mrs. Margaret Diggins,
Mrs. Jones and Messrs Hoeke, Wayson
and cress
At the meeting Mrs. Duncan Rich
mond sang. accompanied by Mrs Mar
garet Diseins Mrs Viola Hamilton
for the Fairgrounds is to be held at a
motion picture theater in the near
future.
Pupils of the Thomson s:choo, are &c
give benefit performance for the
school playground in the assembly hal
Friday and Saturday evenings F'rida !
evening L flFOletteS is to be present
ed. as we'll as a wand drill and musica
numbers. Saturday evening Little
Women is to be presented in addition
to a program of musical literary an.
dancing numbers.
Talks concerning education were fea
lures at meeting of the Alfred Jones
School ParentTeacher Association. DR.
W. :. Montgomery, supervising prn.
clpal of the twelfth division, and Mrs
Edith kingman Kern were the prin.
cipal speakers. Others who took par
were Mrs. Julia w. Shaw, Mrs. A r,
Middleton. Miss Clara Vole of New
York, J. W. Conway, Miss Lucy Moten
| Mrs. Eva Height, Miss Marie James, DR.
Russell. Miss Josephine Green, Rev
johnson and quartet. headed by
Horace Dean.
DR.. Montgomery said in part: THE
most satisfactory solution in our dem
ocracy is the school, common center
a common agency to meet the educa
tional responsibilities. The school
house becomes the rendezvous, the
trysting place Of parent and teacher
the common meeting ground of all in
terested in the uplift of the young
Heretofore the school has been regard
ed as an investment for the future
Today it is being recognized as the
mightiest force in life for present and
future, for both young and grown-ups. -
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Woke Too Late.

From the Boston Transcript.
Slowboy-Then my dream Of happi-
ness is over
Miss Smart--That's about 1t. You
dreamt so long that l accepted another
while you were asleep.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25

After considerable argument MFR.
Lemontree was persuaded to give up
his idea of leaping upon the table.
The play ran along smoothly enough
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25

Practically all attention at Bust less
High this week was devoted to tho an
nual play, Secret Service" 1t HIS been
pronounced one of the best perform
ances ever given at the school.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-07-22

The Pensacola Journal is edit
ed by some gentleman who is ap
parently a newcomer to Florid,
and not acquainted with the his
tory of our public men. He ac
cuses Albert w. Gilchrist of try
ing to cast slurs on the Florida
press, when every one who is in
formed as to the matter knows
that the record shows that, a.
mongst our public men, the news.
papers have no friend who has
been more active in their behalf
than Gilchrist. His messages to
the legislature and his other pub
lie utterances prove this.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-07-22
The Jasper News proposes t

The Jasper News proposes tC
publish something of the early
history Of Hamilton county. We
hope it will give full account OF
the bonds issued to aid in building
a railroad from Jacksonville to
Tallahassee and what the ultimate
effects mot results) of the bond
issue were ON the progress and
prosperity of Hamilton county.
We don't mind saying that we
don't believe in debt of any kind,
whether in the shape Of bonds,
mortgages, promissory notes or o.
pen accounts, and we want some
statistics and facts to support our
objection to the pell-mell manner
in which counties, towns and dis
tricts in South Florida are con-
tracing big debts for laudable
purposes.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-07-22

The national house of represen-
tatives is mob Of over three hun
dred members, only about dozen
OF whom are capable of intelligent
and efficient leadership. 1t is,
therefore, of great Importance
that men of force, brains and in
tegrlty be selected for membership
IN that body. This observation is
suggested by the announcement
that Frank Clark will stand for
denomination and reelection as
representative from the second
Florida district, and we are sure
that the voters of that district will
show their usual wisdom by con-
tinuing him in congress. He is
one OF the strong, courageous men
IN that body, and his long service
mas placed him in position of in
fiuence that is invaluable to Flori-
da. He inherits his courage from
a gallant father, Capt. John W.
Clark, who commanded the Eu-
faula (Ala.) Light Artillery,
which was the first military organ
cation from that city to join the
Confederate army. Frank was
mere child at the time, but he is a
nan now, man in moral courage, |
mental brilliance and legislative
experience. Keep him in congress.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-07-22

The mayor of Lakeland amuses
himself and pleases the travelling
public by running an Atlantic
Coast Line passenger train be.
tween Fort Myers and Tampa, OF
which he is conductor. His
friends say he needs the conduc-
tor's salary to make up for the de-
ficits in his salary as mayor. In
both jobs, he is a good one, and we
hope he will hold both as long as
he wishes. But who ever heard
OF city mayor being railroad
conductor?
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-07-22

Nobody killed those Elliot wo
men on the Green Springs road
from Tampa to Clearwater. They
shot and burned themselves. That
will be clearly proved by the law
yers engaged to defend j. j.
Mendenhall, who is charged with
the murder of the two women. If
the case could be transferred to
Virginia or England, some one
would be convicted and hung for
the crime.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-07-22

From the way the newspapers
are spouting about the Dixie
Highway, it would appear to a
stranger that the highway has
been heaved bodily and complete
upon the state and the only ques-
ton is, what to do with it and
what names to give to its various
branches. 1t will take a lot of
money and considerable time to
construct this highway, but this
does not discourage Floridians
from undertaking its construction
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-07-22

As to candidates and public pol
icies, we do not agree in all par
ticulars with Editor r. w. Storrs
of the DeF'uniak Springs Breeze,
but we do not hesitate to assert
that he is honest, conscientious
and courageous in his utterances
and he deserves the respect and
support of all who admire grit,
honesty and integrity in news
paper man. And we will say the
same about Editor L. w. Zim of
the ST. Augustine Meteor. He and
Storrs are very much alike.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-07-22
The Florida State Bar Associa,

The Florida State Bar Associa
ton will meet tomorrow at the At
lantic Beach hotel, which is g
short distance north of Jackson.
vile. The most important thing
Tor the association to do is to a.
dept rules and regulations that
will exclude from practice all law
yers who collect money for clients
and do not pay it over promptly,
all who adopt and use dilatory
tactics for delaying justice, es-
pecially those who resort to the
subterfuges and technicalities of
the law to enable criminals whom
they know to be guilty to escape
the penalties they deserve. For
years, lawyers and courts have
been steadily losing the respect
and confidence of the people, and
it is time that they we're doing
something to convince tie public
that they are not the Instruments
whereby thieves and IYrderers
escape the just penaltie, of their
crimes. The people 1--we long
since begun to believe that law
yers and courts are instruments
for the protection, not of. society,
but of criminals.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-07-22

The simplest and quickest way
to settle all disputes with Germany
and England is to declare and en-.
force absolute non-intercourse.
The United States ought not to
associate commercially or other
wise with national pirates, such as
England and Germany have re-
Gently become.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-07-22

Coming in at the end of the
line, we will say that the name
Tamiami Highway has mdicu-
lous sound. Call it the Tropical
Highway and name the branch
coming through this region and
south of the Okeechobee, the Ely
sian Trail, as Senator Cooper sug-
gests.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-07-22

We won't have to fight Ger.
many; in fact, we can't, but all we
have to do is to confscate her
ships that are in our ports and
furnish her enimies with bread,
powder and balls. We are, there
fore, safe in being brave and bel
ligerent.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-07-22
The Libel Law Problem

Section 13 of the Declaration O
Rights of the Constitution of tn
State Of Florida reads as follows
every person may fully speal
and write his sentiments on al
subjects, being responsible for tn,
abuse of that right, and no law
shall be passed to restrain or a
bridge the liberty of speech or O.
the press. In all criminal prose
BUTTONS or civil actions for libel
the truth may be given in evi
dence to the jury, and if it shall
appear that the matter charged as
llbelous is true, and was published
for good motives, the party shall
be acquitted or exonerated."
In Vol. XXI, page 1872, of the
Decisions Of the Florida Supreme
Court, it his held: Good motives
|are essential to a justification or
exoneration of publishing libelous
matter which is true, under the
Constitution of Florida. "
All this means that, if a newspa-
per denounces a man as a rascal !:
Tor instance, as a thief; the pub
Usher must prove not only that
the man is a thief, but that he, the
publisher, had "good motives" in
publishing the fact.
The presumption Of malice is on
the publisher Cor editor) and the
burden OF proof falls upon him.
TOW can he prove that he had no
malice, that he was actuated solely
by "good motives?" Who can
swear as to what moved him in
publishing the alleged libel?
AS a matter of simple justice,
the prosecution should be requir-
ed to prove malice, the want of
good motives" on the part of the
publisher, just as it has to do in
all other criminal cases. In a
prosecution for murder, the state
must charge malice afore- |
thought, and prove it, but the
publisher of an alleged libel must
prove his innocence of malice as
we'll as the truth of the matter
complained of.
1t appears, therefore, that, to
ecure a libel law that shall be
ust to publishers, there must be
change in the State Constitution
hat the words, and was publish
d for good motives" must be
minated.
over twenty years ago, the edi- ,
Or hereof called attention to the
lJustice of the Florida libel law {
nd demanded change in it. In c
ecent years, the Florida State I
reSs Association has several 9
mes made pretense of an eff. f
'rt to secure the desired change a
ut has devoted more attention TO
xcurslons, banquets and celebra. a
ons than to this important mat n
II. Now, the South Florida Press I
ssoclatlon has taken hold of the
'bJect and hopes to accomplish
reform.
Right here it is proper to an a
ounce that any Florida editor I
no has any practical suggestion s
make on this subject, any prop b
ltlon to offer as to legislation u
'slred in behalf of the press, is Il
'ged to submit his views be- W
'een now and Sept. LIST to the b
1ltor of The Herald, who is n
airman of the committee on c,
glslation of the South Florida d
ess Association. fl
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-06-24
MISS sNIDER ORGANIZES
INSTITUTE GLEE CLUB
other Notes OF the High School ses-
slons

An institute glee club has beer
organized under the direction oi
Miss snider.
The raffia work and domestic AT
classes uneer Mrs. Stevenson are
doing some very interesting work
Just at present Models OF different
kinds OF sewing are n.&de and sten-
ell work is being done. Several
hammocks and rigs have been wo-
ven. Next week the work In weav-
ing baskets begins.
The lectures by Prof. Mutt en-
pedagogical subjects are extremely
interesting and instructive. His lee
ture on Diagnosis OF the Mentally
Deficient CHILD" Tuesday evening
was unique In that Prof. Mutt told
OF the Binet Simon scale which is
a device to determine the mental
age OF an individual. II is interest
ing to note that persons are not as
old mentally as they are chronolo-
gically. Mr.. Mutt has had great
deal OF observational work in the
laboratories Of Chi
cago university and he told of sew
eral cases which he had helped dag
nose in which the person was eight
DIT ten years younger mentally than
they were physically.
Prof. Nuts lectures for the REL
of the week will be as fol-
ows: Thursday, 3 p. m, Teaching
Children to Study; Thursday, s >.
n, Adolescence. Its Possibilities
md Dangers; Friday, 9:15 a. M,
Present European Conflict; Friday,
p. m, Teaching History in the
trades; Friday, p. m, New De-
lands In Education.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-06-24
DICKINSON FARMS DOUBLE
VALUE in EIGHT YEARS

In the past eight years the value
of real estate in Dickinson county
has doubled. As an instance of the
truth of this assertion. John Hickey
OF Chapman recently refused a cash
offer of $3.50 an acre for 327 acres
lying in the bottoms east OF Chap
rian. The land was bought by Mr..
Hickey from John Murphy only 90
days ago for $137 an acre. This
rapid increase speaks volumes for
Dickinson county soil. Eight years
ago this same land sold for about
$50 an acre.
There are other instances Of re-
cent land sales in this county which
bear out the advance in land values.
The T. w, slifer farm Of 100 acres
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-06-24
FAYETTE SMITH YOUNG AT So
Graduates with Daughter from Kan
sas Wesleyan

Fayette A. Smith, former abb
lone man who was graduated from
the Kansas Wesleyan university this
spring with his daughter. is In Chi
cago attending Chicago university
and taking postgraduate work. When
Mr.. Smith moved to town he and his
daughter entered the Wesleyan and
though he had had only twenty-nine
months schooling, he completed
the course for an A. B. degree in
four years. Mr.. Smith has taught
school three winters, been postmas-
ter, county surveyor and Sunday
school missionary, four years he
was with ]. H. Engle in the Sunday
school office. Mr.. Smith will enroll
in the Divinity school of the Chi
cago university and will take ma
jor work in Bible and Sunday school
work and minor work in sociology
and mathematics. He expects to stay
fifteen months, taking five terms Of
three months each. He is So years
old.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-06-24
ON SOUTH BUCKEYE NOW
Speed Fiepds Race from Town TO
Bridge, Writer Says

Editor Reflector; South Buckeye
avenue is becoming the race track
for speed motorists. People who
drive slowly are in constant danger
from racing motorcyclists. South to
the bridge and back is a popular
drive and It seems too bad that peo-
pie can not go for fear OF being
bumped into by reckless drivers.
Only a few nights ago Ernest Ross
and Edward Foltz we're driving
home along the part of the road
which is fenced. They saw an auto
mobile coming up behind them and
crowded over to the fence as closely
as they could but the car crashed
into them. The buggy in which they
were riding was badly demolished.
Ernest was thrown out and rolled
around over the ground, running his
suit. Those In the car we're from
Chapman and promised to pay all
That is right, but more
careful driving and there would be
no damages to pay.
SOUTH. BUCKEYE.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-06-24
DRINEY TO PLAY IN THE
KENTUCKY STATE LEAGUE

Earl Briney left this morning for
Frankfort, KY, to join the base
ball club there in the Kentucky
state league. Frankfort is a feeder
for the Louisville American associa-
tion club and Briney's chances to
go to the big league are good, If he
wants to stay with the game. Briney
was a star on the high school club
here. At Manhattan he eaptained the
Aggie team the past season and hit
over the 800 mark. Briney is big
fellow, knows the game and plays
a whirlwind game at third and is a
good backstop. Frankfort can use
him in either position.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-06-24
SMOOTH TALKER MIGHT
TRY HIS GAME HERE

Abilene landladies can be on the
lookout for this smooth star
boarder." He visited Junction City
the other day and went to one home
to inquire about getting room and
board. Terms were agreed upon, the
stranger insisting that several
changes be made in the furniture
CT the room, as he was very partic-
ular His trunks would be sent up
when all the changes were made, he
explained. The landlady was i'm
pressed, and the stranger was al
lowed to establish himself partially
and to enjoy the meals with the
family. Meanwhile-this was dis
covered later-he had gone to an
other Junction City landlady and
had prevailed upon her. to get a
room for him, much after the same
fashion as the first. The next day
the stranger walked hurriedly into
Home No. L, said that he had been
called out of town for a day unex-
pectedly, and could his landlady
lend him dollar, as he hadn't had
time to cash a check. She could, and
she did. The man hasn't been seen
since, his trunks never were sent
to either place, and he ate three
meals at one home and two at the
other
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-06-24
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion Of the
ear. There is only one way to cure
deafness, and that is by constitu-
tional remedies. Deafness is caused
by an inflamed condition of the mu-
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube is inflamed you
have a rumbling sound or imperfect
hearing, and when it is entirely
closed, Deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to
its normal condition, hearing will
be destroyed forever; nine cases out
of ten are caused by Catarrh, which
lie nothing but an inflamed condi-
ton Of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dol
lars for any case Of Deafness (caus-
ed by catarrh) that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.