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

An open meeting of the Literary
League will be held Thursday even
ing, March II, at the home of Mrs.
C. c. Wyandt. Each member is ex-
pected to bring a guest. The follow
ing program will be given: Part l.
La Morema, Chaminade, Miss Freda
Marsh; (a) Snow Flakes, Gowen-
Gaul, (b) Sleep Little Treasure,
Leighter, A. H. s. Glee Club; (a'
With You, Newcombe, (b) You pear
and I, Clarke, Miss Lois Crawford;
A Lullaby, Kate Vannah, Miss Jessie
Arndt; Hungarian Rhapsody, Brahms
Miss Marian Seelye; Gypsies, Schu-
mann, A. H. S. Glee Club; (a) Years
at the Spring, Hertog, (b) Sons
where a Voice is Calling, Tate, Mrs.
Julia Short; The Message, Blumen-
thai, Mr.. B. D. Whitehead. Part q:
Victrola; Sextette from Lucia, Car
uso, Scott, Sembrich, Gourmet, Sew
erina, Daddi; Du Du Ligest Mir I'm
Herzen, Gluck and Reimer; Lohen-
grin Frantasie, Bourden; Earl Ko-
night, Schumann-Heink; Miserere,
Caruso and Aida; Ava Maria, Nc
Cormack and Kreisler; Soldiers OF
the King, Arthur Pryor's Band.
& e e
The Philadora Sunday school
class of Trinity Lutheran church
was delightfully."- entertained at the
pleasant home Of Miss Edna Kug-
Ter, 1904 North Buckeye, last night
After the business meeting the ev-
ening was spent socially, the class
being well represented. Miss Brun'
er of Hope and Miss Johnson Of
Burdick were among the guests. Al
q late hour Miss Kugler served q
dainty lunch, and was assisted b.
her little niece. Miss Elizabeth Hu'
finger.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-11
DELAY OF z YEARS
A. O. wv. WON'T SELECT HEAD
QUARTERS UNTIL 1917
Abilene Fights Hard Against Reso-
luton 20 Delay Location OF
Lodge Offices-Vote Was
2oA for, 1870 Against

Hutchinson. March 10.-Abilene
lost It's fight for the location of the
grand lodge headquarters this af-
ternoon when a resolution was pass
ed on the floor Of the house In
structing DR.. ]. w. Graybili. grand
master Workman, to appoint a
committee Of five members who
shall consider several locations and
report upon these locations at the
grand lodge meeting at Atchison In
1917.
One hundred and eighty-nine OF
the delegates voted to select the
headquarters at this meeting; 264
voted to delay the selection until
the meeting in 1917.
The Abilene delegation made q
great fight and had the location OF
q headquarters been selected at
this time, It is believed that Abilene
would have been able to land the
offices.
The Abilene crowd will leave here
tonight on the Missouri Pacific and
will reach Abilene tomorrow morn
ing.
GraybiIl Reelected
DR.. J. w. Graybill Of Newton was
reelected grand master Workman
by reclamation. w. H. Nelson of
Smith Center was elected grand fore
man. Albert H. Denton of Arkansas
City was elected grand receiver.
Atchison and Junction City are
in line for the next grand lodge con-
vention, which will be held in 1917.
s. w. Schenberger of Industry
has been appointed by the grand
master Workman as grand lodge
teller.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-11
Farmers and Poultry RaiseTs

Farmers and rOuluJ NdiSeIs
Have you ever used Sue
cess Stock Powder or Sue
cess Poultry Tonicf
Both are guaranteed to give
satisfaction or money back.
Hence there is every chance to
profit and none to loose.
II your stock is off feed or
not doing well feed Success
and you will be satisfied with
the results. If they are doing
we'll see how much better they
will do.
Feed your poultry Success
Poultry Tonic. One rs cent
box for a small flock with
proper housing, sanitation ana
feeding will convince you OF
its real worth.
II affected with any OF the
common ailments such as roup
and cholera you Will soon
notice a marked Improvement
and later a flock OF healthy
fowls.
Ask your dealer for partic-
ulars.
If he is not handling these
remedies he should get in line.
DOUGLAS & SON
Manhattan, Kansas
Headquarters Success
Powders and Tonic rs.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-11

Mrs. A. H. Smith Of Nortl
Buckeye. who has been i'll for th'
past few weeks. is not much i'm
proved.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Alya Moore have
moved into the 8. A. Cooper house
on North Buckeye.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-11

Harold Duckworth has taken q
position at whitehead's dry goods
store.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-11

An appeal from the decision OF
Judge ]. P. Quinn whereby D. r.
Gordon was given judgment for
s2O4.3s in payment of two promis-
sorry notes, each for 800, alleged
to have been given by Mrs. Annie
e. Hershey and alleged to be past
due and unpaid, was filed in district
court today.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-11

J. w. ELwICK pays IL cents for
lens at his poultry yard on West
seventh. Phone a2e. dtfwtf
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-11

Buff Orpingt0n Eggs
For Matching; high grade; $3.50
per 10. s. II. Haffa, News Stand.
w1t11dlt
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-11

Dickinson county highs are en-
tered in the Fifth district high
school basketball tournament which
begins at Manhattan today.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-11

Just as we go to press we learn
the sad news of the death Of the In
FAINT son of Mr.. and Mrs. Alva
Johnson.-Longford Leader.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-11

Mr.. and Mrs. s. A. Chappell
have bought the sommers property.
It the corner OF Seventh and Olive.
Of H. A. Anderson.
The Lamar register., 1915-01-20
RISKS OF RED CROSS WORK
Doctors Who Operate on the Field
Under Fire Require Nerves
That Arc Steady.

In the fighting area Red Cross work
ers are running greater risks than they
have ever done in past campaigns.
Those who succor the wounded do not
now wait until the end OF battle be
fore they commence their humane
work. neither do they remain In safety
some distance at the rear. The mum
beers OF the wounded in modern battle
are too great for that, and assistance
must be given TO them on the battle
field itself. with shot and shell whis-
Ting around. Surgeons now make
their way along the trenches under
heavy fire, carrying small surgical
cases which contain a number OF alb
solutely necessary medicines. These
include pain-killing drugs. such a.
morphine, antiseptics and syringes. On
the wounded soldier himself a first-aid
outfit can be found. as every military
man carries in his knapsack little
packet of antiseptic gauze and a roll
OF bandages. The surgeon makes his
patient as comfortable as possible and.
II he can. drags him to a point where
the bursting shells are not likely to
inJure him. Then, on his hands and
knees; the plucky worker makes his
way along the rows OF dead and
wounded. taking as many, II not more,
risks than the "Tommies" themselves.
or course. working under such try.
ing conditions the surgeon cannot do
all he would wish for the wounded.
BY means OF injections from his hypo-
dermic syringe he temporarily allevt-
ates their pain, and in serious cases
stops bleeding by tightly knotted
bandages placed round the injured
limb, while broken bones he puts in
a "splint." provided. in many instances,
by the stricken soldiers bayonet.
The Lamar register., 1915-01-20
EXPLAINED BY THE STUDENT
Absence Of Sunday Really Was Not So
Much Of a Mystery as It Seemed
to Soldiers.

Some years ago a troopship was
making Its way across the Pacific,
bound for the Philippines. -"rrying a
squadron OF the Ninth C ~ (col-
ored). The ship arrived at Re 1s0th
meridian on Saturday evening. and
there was no Sunday that week, the
calendar skipping from Saturday to
Monday The colored soldiers were
much puzzled by this remarkable oc-
currence, and many discussions arose
among them as to the explanation A
wise old sergeant sitting on deck
smoking his pipe. was listening to
group OF disputants discussing the
question from every angle. Finally he
could stand 1t no longer. and spoke up:
IF yuh niggahs II shut up 70 a min
ute. and quit 'splayin' yo ignan'ce, I'll
'splain de mattah to yuh, SOS even yuh
can und'stan' it." How is 1t. ser
geant?" asked one of the disputants.
Well" said the sergeant. hits dis
way. De yearth has North pole,
South pole. Eas' pole. an a Yves
pole; yest'day we passed de Yves pole,
an we got out OF Christian an into
heathern lands, an we amt goin' to
have NO mo Sundays"
The Lamar register., 1915-01-20
SAVED TRAIN BY SAFETY PIN
New-Fansled Gown Caused Something
Of Confusion at New York
Dance.

One of those new-fangled trains be-
came unswitched at recent dance at
the Claridge, according to the NewYork
Times, and when the owner discovered
her loss she and the man at the hotel
desk had lot of trouble. 1t seems
that the new train is made so that 1t
can be worn or not worn, Just as the
owner of the freak to which 1t belongs
fancies. When her friends expressed
their admiration of Mrs. Camille Roe's
new frock, all went merry as a mar
riage bell until one OF these friends
became SO enthusiastic over the way
Mrs. Roe managed her new train that
the latter drew out OF the dance to
explain.
You see, It is like this she began,
catching at her skirt. She caught in
vain There was nothing but the skirt
The train had left the station. After
q hurried search about the room, Mrs.
Roe went out to see II the train had
arrived at the desk.
i've lost my train" she announced.
somewhat breathlessly.
The clerk Immediately got out his
tram Bulue. ne luouBnt BIG wac -
commuter who had overstayed her
time limit in town. and that she
wished to catch later train.
New Haven or New York Central,
ma'am?" he inquired. sy alphabetically,
as he hurriedly turned over the leaves.
The lady explained. The clerk rum
mayed among the things under the
counter. Nothing like a train here.
ma'am," he reported. The only thing
we have is d girdle that the assistant
manager picked up and turned in here
a little while ago" He held it up. 1t
WAS the train Mrs. Roe had missed
Pretty soon 1t was flying through a
one-step. but its ordinary couplings
had been REINFORCED with small safety
pins.
The Lamar register., 1915-01-20
An Institute Of Agriculture.

More scientific farming resulting in
lower food prices In cities is the
avowed object of the free institute of
agriculture which has been in prog
ress in New York city throughout 20
weeks of the present year. The in
stitution depends upon cooperation
between the national department Of
agriculture, Columbia university and
the New York state department Of
agriculture. 1t is intended that per-
sons who intend to go into farming
shall be better prepared for this pur-
pose, while those who are not fitted
for that occupation may be deferred
from attempting it. 1t is also the
hope that abandoned farms near the
city may be subjected to proper de-
velopment.
The Lamar register., 1915-01-20

A recent mayor of HuddersHeld Of
fered one pound to every mother who
brought to him a year-old baby OF
certain weight, and the result was
that a great many babies which used
to die did not die The babies at the
end of the year not only came up
alive but they came up to weight. In
commenting on this fact. Bernard
Shaw said Mr.. Broadbent knew that a
pound extra in baby at certain age
was an enormous municipal profit
The Living Church
The Lamar register., 1915-01-20

he sin in the great cities and your
heart is heavy with sorrow AT the
thought OF wrong and suffering Tou
may feel called upon to spend your
lime and money preparing baskets are
barrels OF Christmas goodies to b.
+ant to some of the miserable, With
"nom. thank goodness. you do uot
ave to come in contact But plea
.ont forget that there's a devn 80
our own home town.-Kansas Indus
Lrialist
The Lamar register., 1915-01-20

If so, see me. l can save you mon
ey, and in a little while you will have
a home paid for. /. H. MYERS.
The Lamar register., 1915-01-20

Cranberries 10 cents per quart, 3
quarts for % cents. HOSKINS' CASH
GROCERY.
The Lamar register., 1915-01-20
For Sale

4 lots and two houses, city water
and sewer connections. Cost $500 9
years ago, price now 5000. viii sell
separately. Call at 300 s Sd street.
The Lamar register., 1915-01-20

When you think Plumbing, think
Dickinson Lumber Co.
The Lamar register., 1915-01-20
For Sale

Studebaker Flanders auto, 20 H.
p, all new tubes and tires. In good
order. Less than half price HOS
KINS' CASH GROCERY.
The Lamar register., 1915-01-20

We guarantee our plumbing and
heating work. Dickinson Lumber Co.
The Lamar register., 1915-01-20

In Your Own Home Town.
Your preacher talks to you a-out
Middletown transcript., 1915-12-18
WOULD EXTEND GoATKEEPNG
English Head OF Club Advocates Ex-
pansion In the Raising of These
Useful Animals.

Goatkeeping by the small holder
has increased considerably since the
war, and suburban residents. too,
have found the ownership of a goat
or two less troublesome and more
profitable than pigeons. rabbits, or
even poultry, remarks the London
Times. In view, however, Of Rev. A.
C. Atkins, founder of the new Ma.
tional Utility Goat club. the keeping
of goats for utility purposes should
be more largely extended. and with
this aim he is taking census Of all
the goats in the country. There are
thousands of goats kept for utility
purposes in the country" he says.
"and everybody who has had one
knows their value. They are little
trouble; all you have to do is to keep
them clean and provide them with a
shelter. as they do not like wet. For
a trifiing expense and little atten-
tion you can grow your own milk,
which is delicious for all culinary
Middletown transcript., 1915-12-18
TWO GOOD CLEANING HINTS
Best Method Of Removing Mlldew
From White Goods-For Paint
Stains on Clothing.

For removing mildew from white
material take one teaspoonful of chlor-
ide of lime and one teaspoonful of
washing soda. Put this and the mil
dewed article into two quarts of cold
water and let it boil for about four
hours; then skim off the scum. add two
pailfuls of cold water and let it stand
over night, with the article we'll Gov
cred. If this is not long enough. put
the article back again and soak it until
the mildeW entirely disappears; then
rinse well and wash in the usual way.
Be sure to take off the scum for that
is what burns the material in so many
of the recipes given.
To remove paint from clothes use
equal parts of benzine and ammonia,
rubbing with cloth on the wrong way
of the nap to get out all the paint
Then hang the garment on the clothes
line to dry in the open air When dry,
If no trace of the paint is seen, brush
the cloth in the proper direction. When
using benzine keep away from fire.
Middletown transcript., 1915-12-18
USE CARE WITH ACID SILAGE
Plan Of Feeding to Keep Cows In Good
Physical Condition and Induce
Good Work In Dairy.

A good deal of corn is put into the
silo every year before it is properly
matured. This year this is particu-
larly true. Early frost, or fear of be-
ing overtaken by it has induced
many farmers to cut their corn while
it had little but stalks, the ears being
quite undeveloped. This often makes
acid silage and cows do not do as well
on it as they would on well-matured
corn.
Where a man has to feed this kind
of ensilage he ought to be careful not
to give too much at a feeding. A
small ration of this tender corn will
be eaten with great relish, there being
practically no waste. To balance the
ration and furnish a satisfying meal
there should be as much hay given as
the cows will eat up clean, not at the
same time as the ensilage is fed, but
at another time of day. Then, too,
some ground feed will go very we'll
to supplement still further the unbal-
anced ration provided in the corn
This should not be especially laxa-
tive in its nature; the cows are get
ting laxative food enough in the en-
silage. Cornmeal seems a good feed;
or ground oats make a rich ration.
Such a plan of feeding ought to keep
the cows in good physical condition
and enable them to do good work in
the dairy.
Middletown transcript., 1915-12-18
5'1EAigJlIaaJ1l.
NaQGNgN!gNa9Tr !
SUPERIOR RURAL ROAD WORK
Suggestions to Communities for the
Construction and Maintenance Of
Country Highways.

That full value may be received for
the money appropriated for road pur-
poses and that the best results OBJ
tainable may be secured it is essential
that the right man shall be placed in
charge of road work. He should be
selected not only because he actually
knows more about good roads than
any other person in the community,
but also because he can get the best
results from the money furnished. 1t
is not sufficient, however, to let the
matter rest with the appointment of
a road overseer. He should receive
the whole-hearted support Of the COM
munity in the work. 1t should be seen
to that under the conditions and with
is getting what 1t has a right to ex-
pect in the way of road improvement.
1t is we'll to remember that If for any
reason an incompetent man is placed
in charge of the work the responsi-
bility for failure rests upon the COM
munity. There should be no other
consideration, therefore, in selecting
road overseer than that Of securing a
man with the ability to perform the
duties required. It should be realized
that good roads have much to do with
the prosperity of a community and
that united action in the right direc-
tion is the surest and quickest way to
secure them.
Where the road overseer has had
but little experience in road work, or
where some new and difficult problem
is presented to the experienced man,
the office Of public roads and rural
engineering of the U. s. department
of agriculture when requested, will Of
fer advice and suggestions for carry
ing on the work and how best to over
come the difficulties.
To secure satisfying road of any
type, it is absolutely necessary to re-
member: First, drainage; second,
drainage; and third, drainage. The
earth road, properly cared for, will
answer satisfactorily for the traffic of
many rural sections that cannot af-
ford the better types of roads; but
the earth road must be we'll drained.
After this fact is we'll understood,
two other requirements may be taken
up-the location of the road and the
reduction of grades to a general aver
age Of per cent.
With the exception of sandy roads,
which are easiest for travelling when
damp. all roads must have proper side
bitches to carry away the surface wa
ter. In order to lead this surface wa
ter to the ditch, the road surface must
have a crown, or rounded roof, high
est in the center and sloping toward
the side bitches. A very easy and sat
isfactory way to keep earth, clay, and
gravel roads crowned, by the use Of
Middletown transcript., 1915-12-18

chintz or cretonne to make most
fancy and stylish little receptables
Someone has said that the reason
men are so much more successful in
culinary matters is that they know
and appreciate the difference between
an eighth and a sixteenth of an inch.
Now we will not admit that this is
true, yet accuracy to the smallest de-
tail is necessary especially in candy
making. A candy thermometer may be
purchased for dollar which will in
sure good results as it gives the tenn
perature when the sirup should be TAX
en- from the fire. The very best flavor
ing should be used as we'll as the best
and purest colorings. Sugar for the
little folks cakes and candies may be
colored at home. Drop little coloring
on a creased paper with dry granulat-
ed sugar, rub it in well then place in
a dry place to dry. Put in bottles
for future use.
Marzipan.-This is a German Christ
mas sweet which Is growing in ia
vor each. year. Vegetables. fruits, fig,
ures, nuts and various things are rep
resented and look so like the real thing
that it is easy to be deceived. Make
as follows: Put half pound of gran.
ulated sugar and three-quarters of a
gill of water on to boil, dissolve care
fully, then boil to 242 degrees Fahren-
heit. Remove from the fire and add
six pounded almonds, and the white
of an egg, stir vigorously. Return
the pan to the fire to cook the egg.
Pour the mixture on a platter and
work it with wooden spoon until it
cools somewhat and thickens Then
knead in tablespoonful of confection.
ers sugar, continue this process until
the marzipan is smooth and firm.
Divide and color, then mold into forms
of fruit or vegetables. Pink, green
and one part white will make any mum,
ber of different fruits.
Middletown transcript., 1915-12-18
Panne Velvet stvllsh.

1t looks as If panne and mirror vel
vet would be more stylish than the or
binary silk pile velvet for the after
noon and evening dresses this season.
OF course for the conservative woman
ordinary velvet and velveteen will be
worn for suits and gowns also. It is
Just case of shiny. surfaced velvets
being more fashionable. just as they
are for millinery styles. In the woolen
materials vicuna, which looks like
very fine eponge fabric. is very smart
for the long outside afternoon coats;
II is to be had in magnificent color
tngs-deep pansy. heliotrope. wine. old
blues. deep greens and browns. After
noon dresses are combinations of chif-
fon and mirror velvet. though here and
there are very good taffeta models
made wintrihed by bands of metal lace
and Of fur. Bands of velvet replace
fur on some of the less pretentlous
models.
Middletown transcript., 1915-12-18

a mountain horse, and with sup
pressed excitement started out over
the rocky pathway back of the rude
little church of this far-south town
Of France.
Il walked and rode over loose
stones, on narrow and fearsome
lodges, at times above and often be-
low cascades, over hard, sharp, cut
ting, slippery slate, past quaint stone
shrines with iron crosses. tiny ter.
raced fields of vegetables and tobac.
co, perpendicular hayfields amid the
wonderful stiffness of the lofty Pyre-
nees and the noisy. rushing torrents
waded through trickling, cool brooks.
where rivers were born, and stopped
the first night at Soldeu, where |
found good food, white tablecloth and
napkins and slept in a room with
rough stone floor, on good bed, with
Middletown transcript., 1915-12-18

embroidered sheets and pillow slips.
The people were kindly, interested in
the news of the outside world, cour.
teous, some quiet and some louuacious.
Il was now in the valley of the Va.
Ira river, which flows south into
Spain and over the rocky road from
Canillo and Encamp passed churches
built of the brownish gray stones Of
the country. with Catalan bell towers.
At Andorra la Viella, the capital, they
were celebrating their day of liberty.
and their flags Of yellow, blue and
red-the blended colors of Spain the
spiritual and France the temporal
mother-were flying in summer sun.
shine. walked into Las Escaldas late
in the afternoon, passing bubbling sui
phur springs. and was greeted hospi
tably by Doctor Pla, the cultured pro
prietor of a first-class hostelry. Ms
little guide left me to return to the
dirty. muddy town of L'Hospitalet. |
bade him farewell in French, and he
replied in Catalan, the Andorran
tongue. At Las Escaldas hotel found
many fat Spanish priests, gay and
jolly, who had come for the sulphur,
baths, as well as numerous Andalu.
slams, up in the cool Pyrenees for their
holiday.
Andorra has six counties, about a
Middletown transcript., 1915-12-18
WcsK-CAsE TO FIT POCKET
Most Useful and Simple Little Reeep.
tacle May Be Work Of Few
Idle Minutes.

A pocket work-case Just to hold half
a dozen needles and the contents OF a
reel of cotton wound upon a card is
a very useful little thing, and our
sketch shows a neat little article of
this description. It can be made from
any remnant of silk and is lined with
thin silk and bound at the edges with
narrow ribbon.
1t holds together in the center. and
the two sides are stiffened with pieces
of card sewn in between the silk and
the lining. Upon one side a pocket is
arranged in which the cotton wound
upon the card may be placed. and dia.
gram shows the shape in which the
card should be cut out, and the cross
indicates a small slit cut for holding
the end OF the cotton.
To the center OF the case a single
leaf OF flannel cut into points at the