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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14

tion that he is an aged man and
was totally dependent on the earn
ings of his son for his support. He
claims that Cadden saw Daniel Sui
livan when the train was $50 feet
away from the doomed man and
blew the engine whistle. When Dan
iel Sullivan made no move to get
off the tracks the engine did not
slacken speed and struck him, caus-
ing instant death. The train con-
sisted of an engine and three
coaches.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14
ABILENE DEALERS WILL
ATTEND OVERLAND PARTY

c. f. Dyer. the local Overland
auto agent. will attend the big
Overland Christmas party to be
held at the Toledo. Ohio, factory
during the next three weeks. Five
thousand dealers from all sections
Of the United States will be there.
John U. Willys will be the special
guest Of the largest commercial
gathering ever held. Special trains
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14

new pastor. The new minister is an
able speaker, a good mixer and his
frank, open hearted manner made
a distinct impression on his congre-
cation.
This evening at 1880 reception
will be held at the Lutheran church
for Mr.. Zeigler and his family. The
ministers OF the city will be present
and all members and friends of the
Lutheran church are invited.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14
NEW LUTHERAN MINISTER
MAKES GOOD IMPRESSION

The Rev. w. D. Zeigler, the new
Lutheran pastor here, made dis
tinct impression on the audience at
his first appearance in the pulpit
yesterday. Large congregations heard
Rev. Mr. Zeigler at both the morn
ing and evening services and are
enthusiastic in their praise of the
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14
REFLECTOR WILL NOT
RAISE SUBSCRIPTION

Many papers are raising
their subscription rates be-
cause of the high cost of pa
) per which is serious for hun
) dreds of papers. 1t is prob
; able that many will event
; ually suspend if the cost OF
paper continues to climb. The
Reflector will not do this. 1t
will continue at the old rate
and give its big grist of live
local and general news, con-
tinued stories and other
good reading matter at the
same price as before. You
get more in the Reflector
than in any weekly published
in the county and we appre
ciate the large number of
new subscribers that have
been added to it's list in the
past few months. New sub
scribers who pay a year in
advance will receive the pa
per free until January 1st,
including the handsome
Christmas number.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14

Clean old papers for sale at the
Reflector offIes; sc . buadls.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14

II you don't get ysur Reflector
regularly phsss s5.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14

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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-02-04
Where Silence Was Deadly.

Rome is said to have once been saved
by the cackling of geese, but silence
cost the people of Amyklae an ancient
Grecian city, their liberty. The report
that an enemy was approaching had
been spread so often, creating conster-
nation among the inhabitants, and as
often proved false, that the authorities
finally passed a law forbidding any one
to speak of such thing. All went well
for time, but there came day when
an enemy did appear, hostile Spartan
army. But the citizens of Amyklae
were law abiding. They talked of the
weather, of the crops, Of the approach
ing track meet, but never a word did
they speak about the approaching
army. Everybody obeyed the law, and
nobody told the authorities Of the i'm
pending danger Thus the city fell an
easy victim to the invaders through the
faithful obedience of its citizens to the
law
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-02-04
Our First cafnaas..

The earliest coinage of money for
America Is said to have been made for
Virginia In 1912. The London company
had been formed for the purpose of
pushing colonization work In Virginia,
and In 1909 Sir George Somers, an
active promoter Of the company, set
out with an expedition. His vessels
encountered a storm and were wreck
ed ON the coast of one of the Bermuda
islands. Somers took possession Of the
islands In the name OF Great Britain.
He was forced to remain there ten
months, but finally reached Virginia.
The Bermudas, often since then called
Somers islands, were largely colonized
by people from Virginia, and the rela-
tons between the two became init
mate. This accounts for Virginia's
first coins being made there. They
were Of brass, and on one side was
represented a ship under full sail, fir
ing gun. On the other side were
the words, "Somers Island" and the
figure of a hog, Gin memory" as an
old time writer quantity says, "of the
abundance of hogges which the Eng
lish found on their first landing."-
ArgOnaut.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-02-04

II every wife who is trying to cure
her husband and every husband who
is trying to cure his wife would stop
the operation and all the husbands
would devote their energies to curing
themselves and all the wives devote
their energies to curing themselves the
homes would be great deal happier
than they are today. There are scold-
ing wives who are bending all of their
energies to the task of curing their
husbands Of habits far less detrimental
to the happiness Of the home than the
habit Of scOldlng. There are husbands
who have set themselves the task of
curing their wives of imperfections of
so much less consequence than the in
firmities of character and temper pos
sessed by the husband himself.-Edin-
burgh Scotsman.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-02-04
Nnappreciated Wit.

Sir Henry Wotton, for twenty years
England's ambassador to the court Of
Venice, discovered to his sorrow, that
1t is not always wise to be witty, even
in so simple matter as writing In an
autograph album. Once when visiting at
the house of friend his host brought
out the visitors book and requested
Sir Henry TO inscribe his name in 1t,
together with some appropriate senti-
ment Willing to oblige and wishing
to say something at once neat, witty
and wise, he wrote the following and
appended his name to It: IAN ambas-
sador is an honest man, sent abroad to
lie for his country" But King James l.
did not appreciate the effort OF his am
bassador. 1t was five long years be-
fore he received another appointment
at the royal hands.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-02-04

Why the hsrse chestAnt is 10 called
Is a debatable point, bat at least one
possible explanation Of the name may
be found In q peculiar characteristic
Of the tree. n, when 1t is mature, q
leaf be broken of clearly at the point
where its steIA joiAs the branch. It wiil
be discovered that the base of the
stem rs the exact shape Of horses
hoof. and II one looks further one will
see plainly marked upon the "hoof'
the nail marks of the horses shoe The
similitude Of hoof and nails Is at least
remarkable. 1t might be supposed, In
reference to the name OF this tree, that
horses were fond Of the fruit, but one
believes that this Is not the case,
nor does any other creature, except
perhaps the rat or mouse, attempt to
eat this natural and abundant product.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-02-04
RIackberriea.

The real greatness of blackberry
Is In the eating 1t fresh from the bush.
1t does not need sugar and cream. 1t
does not need anything but thumb
and finger and mouth. The mushy
ones that grow big In the shade may
be improved by doctoring, but the firm
ones of moderate size that grow in
the open fields are not susceptible of
improvement by human art. We know
a man, raised in the country in middle
Tennessee who came back from Okla
homa in his old age Just to fill himself
once more with blackberries as they
grow. Nobody who knows what real
blackberries are would think him fool
ish. A man might almost come back
from paradise for feast like that
Exchange.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-02-04
A Youthful Spectator.

Senator John Sherman made his first
speculation when he was a boy of six.
teen, and 1t turned out badly. At the
age Of fourteen he was working for the
Muskingum Improvement company at
$25 month and at the age of sixteen
was superintendent OF an important
part of the work and had been ad.
vanced to $40. During the winter he
was idle, as the canal was closed. 1t
was at this time that he attempted his
speculation. Salt was very low on the
Muskingum river and very high at Gin.
cinnati So John bought lot OF salt,
loaded 1t on scow and started 1t down
the river All went well until within
one days float Of the Ohio river, when
the thermometer went down to zero,
and the scow remained right there for
two long months. Everybody had a
great laugh over the youthful specula.
tor, but he lived long enough to return
the laugh with interest. = st. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-02-04
Travail. of . Chimney Swift.


On June Z. 1911, an adult chimney
swift futtered down a chimney into
the study of Ernest Harold Baynes in
Meriden, n. H., and was promptly
banded and released. The band was of
the old style and bore the number 1926.
At 8 o'clock p m. on June Is, 1912, two
chimney swifts few from the chimney
into the same room of Mr.. Baynes'
house where the bird had been caught
a year and eight days before. And 10!
when these birds were taken In hand
and examined one of them proved to
be 0326. Remarkable as this may seem,
this diminutive creature, less than six
inches In length, had Travelled hundreds
of miles to Central America or else
where In the tropics where he spent the
winter and then had made the long re-
turn journey at the approach Of sum-
mer and found again the chimney of
his choice In village in faroff New
Hampshire. And throughout his jour
neying the little aluminium ring had
Travelled with him and had produced
not the least effect on the birds leg.
One wonders If the swift lived al
ways in the same hollow tree in South
America.-New York Post.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-02-04
The Bed Shirt Of Italy.


The red shirt, destined to become SO
famous u symbol throughout Europe,
was not at first adopted by Garibaldi
for any fantastic or spectacular rea-
son. The English Admiral Ingram
says that the red shirt had Its origin In
stern necessity and that Its adoption
was caused by the need of clothing as
economically as possible the legion that
Garibaldi had raised for the liberation
Of Italy. An offer was made by a
tradesman to supply at reduced price
large stock Of red wooden shirts. This
offer was eagerly closed on. Before
many years had passed the red shirt
became the symbol not merely Of the
legion, but of the new spirit working
for the liberation Of Italy. Atlanta
Constitution.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-02-04
The Bed of Ware,

A famous piece Of furniture is the
bed of Ware" which was formerly
preserved at the inn called the Sara.
Gems Head, at Ware, England, but re-
moved to Rye House In 1859. 1t is con
sidered one Of the curiosities of Eng.
land and measures twelve feet square
1t is made Of oak deliberately carved
and is surrounded by a canopy, sup
ported by lofty headboard and two
massive bedposts at the foot. Twelve
persons can occupy this bed comforta
bly, at one time.
The bed bears the date 1460, but an.
dquarians think 1t is not older than the
time Of Elizabeth. Some authorities
say that 1t was offered for sale in 1854
and was bid In by Charles Dickens,
while others claim that Dickens offer
Of $500 was not considered sufficient
and 1t was bid in by the owner.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-02-04
Weighing the Baby.

Il have so often been amazed to hear
people trying to devise way to weigh
the baby-tying him In towel and
using various devices" says n contrib.
utor to the Woman's Home Companion
why not step on the scales with the
baby in your arms and then without
him? The difference is the baby's
weight Like many other things. 1t "a
easy when you know howl
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-02-04

Look here" said the head of the
firm, addressing the new stenographer
"this letter is all wrong. Your punctu
alton is very bad and your spelling is
worse. l can't afford to send out any
such stuff to my clients"
WELL" she replied, I'm sorry IL my
work don't suit you, but was you ex
pecting to get Mrs. Noah II. Webster
for $13 a week ?"-New York Sun.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-02-04

Proud Father-That boy of mine is
going to be great financier some day.
Sympathetic Friend-What makes you
think so? p F.-Why, he is only four
years old and already has acquired
coupon thumb from clipping the pic
lures of bank buildings out OF the mag.
azines.-Richmohd Times Dispatch.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-02-04
The Very Closest.

my boy" said the kind old uncle to
his young nephew, you are my closest
relative. are you notT'
mo, uncle" sweetly replied the little
fellow, my father has that distinction.
He never gives me cent unless ask
him for it."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-02-04

Fountain pens are tested by an in
strument called a micrometer II one
piece Of the mechanism Is out even n
six-hundredth part of an inch, the mi
crometer rejects II as faulty.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-02-04
FINE LOT OF GOODS.

We have an up-to-dat and well-selected
line of domestic dry goods, wooden dress
Goods and wash goods in good variety and
am quite sure there is some money savers
20 the buying public.
4 We have black woOlens at rs, SO, 75c
and 81 per yard. Also good variety OF
bolors.
/ Cotton crepes at is and TIC per yard.
Ripplettee, all colors, worth l5c per yard,
at IL l-2c.
Ottoman cords. in variety Of colors, at Csc
Ratines, In variety Of colors. at 25c.
Ratynettes, in variety Of colors. at TIC.
silk poplins, in variety Of colors, at Csc.
YPoplins, regular Csc GRADE. at 19c.
Royal hester pongee linens. 2Sc grade,
at Csc.
White 45-inch fiouncing at rs, 80, IS
and soc.
Black.and white India linons at 10. l2-l-2.
c 20 and Csc.
s0 Ssc, HH''''' anu "''''' '' 10 81
=, lyou are in need Of corsets. we have
sooe Memo. r. & G. and Warner Bros from
&c sto 81.
sell the Kayser silk gloves.
Short gloves in black, white, tan and
cray at soc.
Long elbow gloves in black. white and
tan at 81.
II YOU are in need of mattinss or rugs,
YOU can find a good stock here at best
prices, less than elsewhere.
w. HICKS,
may l5-tf Rockville, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-02-04

Wife-All that you are you owe b
me, John Iohn-If that was all !
owed could quit work tomorrow.-
Dallas News
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-02-04

6abtlety may deceive you; integrity
never will-Cromwell
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-02-04
Chinese LANGUAGE.


"He denies his wife nothing"
swell, that's one way of avoiding
trouble IL you can afford it."-Detroit
Free Press
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-12
$4,000 HER GIFT
FOR WAR RELIEF
Mrs. A. MitChell's DOna.
ton Swells American
Fund to SS11,910

A contribution Of $4,000 from Mrs.
Alfred Mitchell for the European war
Ralief Fund il announced By the New
York State Board Of the American Red
Cross. making the total funds received
20 date ssi1,9Io.s6. On the same ii''
with the $4,000 gift appears an item
~ Eve cents from "A Poor Christian
An exhibition and sale given by the
American Girls Aid under the auspices
of Captain Robert Nichols Chapter
n A r. will be held at the Hotel Bit
more on Friday. November "a, from z
to p. m. Ancient laces and emoroi-
deries. latest models In blouses and
ohildren's dresses and souvenirs from
the trenches, such as rings, pencils
inkwells and pendants made by the sol
diers, will be offered for sale.
Henry Clews. treasurer of the Dollar
Christmas Fund for Destitute Belgian
Children, acknowledges total contriDu-
tions of approximately $4,000. In re-
newing his appeal for funds to be sent
10 his Office, 10 Broad Street, Mr.. Clews
emphasizes that the appeal closes at
Christmas, when the proceeds Will De
transferred to the Commission for Re
lief in Belgium, with the special object
Of increasing the food rations of the
children. A large amount IS needed TO
finance a plan for giving the young
sters et least one square meal a day
during the winter.
First place among the trade commit
tees engaged in the campaign to raise
50 900 900 for the Federation for the
Support of Jewish Philanthropic Socle-
ties is held by the metals and mining
committee, of which Sauel Lewisohn IS
chairman. In addition to leading all
others in the total subscriptions OBJ
tanned, this committee is Sl0O,0OO
ahead of it's 1915 showing. Mr.. Levi
sohn's aids are julius Loeb, 5. 5. ko-
senstam, Ludwig Vogelstein and Emil
Baerwald.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-12
NAVAL BOARD GOING
TO PACIFIC COAST
Will Report on New Yard Sites
Submarine and Aviation Bases

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE special
commission Of naval officers. under
Rear Admiral J. NJ. Helm. appointed to
Investigate the question Of additional
navy yards and naval stations. will
leave for the Pacific Coast next week on
a tour Of inspection. It will go by way
Of Charleston, Pensacola and New Or
leans. where facilities also will be in
vestigated. and will arrive in Southern
California November -.
Congress, in authorizing the appoint
ment Of the commission, directed that
its primary purpose be to report on the
necessity, desirability and ACCESSIBILITY
of establishing an additional navy yard
or naval station on the Pacific Coast.
Study of the Atlantic coast south OF
Hatteras. the coast of the Gulf OF
Mexico and the Caribbean Sea also was
directed "for the proper naval defence
for that portion Of the country"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-12
FRENCH OFFER
ATROCITY PROOF
Publish Photographs and
Testimony of Red
Cross Delegates

Paris. oct. g Correspondence .-
The case Of the French government
,raiust Germany for alleged mistreat-
ment Of prisoners is set out IN detal'
o., volume Of one hundred PAGES
.,bicb will be distributed abroad. The
nook .ums UP reports of the Spanish
gnbassv in Berlin, of delegates from
tho International Red Cross Society
.ybo Visited German prison camps, OF
doctors AID nurses who were informed
IN these camps and Of testimony given
.nder oath by crippled soldiers who
nave returned to France. The volume
includes photographs received from pri-
ate ources and sketches from Ger
nan Illustrated papers.
The french government CONTENDS
hat The following accusations nave
Deeu proved. THEFT from french prs
oncrs: NDnC OF wounded PRISONERS
cxc.u. ION without formallty OF clvllahs
arrested ou the pretext OF snlplng;
.ian.p,.tat.On OF prisoners m loui
little cars. with healthy, SICK aho
.ornded crowded together indlseTim-
uato n without food or medlclhe' III
Alas and violence TO prisoners DS
..elmau soldiers on their ARRIVAL III
Germany: attacks on french prlsoI,esIs
.F .omcD a. Eriurt with knives slcAIes
.c.th-s. tolerated by the escort;
8pittipr upon and whipping OF pIiSon
49, b. ci.iiars. and kicking OF PRISON
ana b, youug German recruits, as they
diee ttIcagG Torgau; great ravages IN
..n,osf ala PRISON camps by tuberculosis
leycloned bv neglect Of most element
arv hycienic precautions; spread OF
typEus among British and French prs,
oners by mixing them with injected
Russians; general prevalence OF rheu-
,,atism in ELI prison camps as the re-
suit Of Gampness, enforced laDor o.
,ri.oncrs OF war on military WORKS
,uch as trench digging, Manufacture
az arms and munitions; inherent
iood. shelter and clothing.
H. regard to the question Of nourlsh-
.ocnt French surgeons and nurses VINO
have returned TO France after perlods
Of captivity in Germany report thar
he insult cheney of food coupled with
otb,r Drivrtions. hes resulted IN the
.pread OF tuberculosis and other as,
eases. such as erysipelas, scarlauna ana
uastritis. These diseases are reported
.o BE very frequent in the camps oil
ipterned civilians, and particularly
amonc ch drcn.
Crippled soldiers returning to France
nom INC CAMPS Of LangensalZe, CAS-
sel-Viedei,yehren and Wittenberg re-
mort that Russian prisoners. carrying
tNphus cortagion. were scattered
through these camps, starting an cpl
deWic.
The book concludes with dec.ara-
tion by the French government that II
has net. nor will II. resort TO measures
Of reprisal The only notifications IN
The treatment of German prisoners as
the result Of these charges are, the
government says. the reduction of ra-
;ions and pay to the equivalent Of the
German rations and pay and the with
holding Of the privilege Of liberty on
parole, in reply to the same measure
applied In Germany.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-12
SAY BRITISH SEIZED
SECURITIES ON LINER
INSTANTANEOUS Passengers Put
Value at 100000 to 81, 900, 900

When the Norwegian liner Kris
tianiafjord came in yesterday from
Bergen, Norway. many Of her passen-
gers declared that the British authori-
ties had taken from the vessel a guam
tity Of American securities that had
been forwarded TO this country by Ger
man bankers.
Some OF the travellers said they I'M
derstood that the securities were val
uod at 100000, and others expressed
the opinion that the amount did not
exceed 100000. Captain Hortdahl de-
clined TO make a statement beyond say
ing that when the vessel stopped at
Kirkwall the British naval authorities
took of $50 bags OF mail for inspec-
ton.
Several stewards declared that the
securities were in small handbag
which had been kept in the baggage
room and that after the hail was taken
off the boarding officers from the royal
navy demanded and received the hand
bag. No one In authority aboard the
vessel would say whether such a bag
had been taken by the British.