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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-08-02
GOOD ROADS DO PAY.
What Kansas Visitors Found on the
Trip East.


The party of Kansas road investi-
gators who spent several days in
specting roads in Illinois, Wisconsin
and Michigan, are enthusiastic over
the advantages, economy and desra-
bility of permanent roads.
The party was organized by j..
Frank Smith, president and general
manager of the Kansas Good Roads
association. The purpose of the trip
was to give the Kansas men an OPP
portunity to see with their own eyes
these good roads that have been ad-
vertised so extensively, and also to
talk with the farmers and the peo-
pie generally living on or near these
roads concerning their advantages,
cost of building, maintenance, etc.
Wayne County, Michigan, of which
Detroit is the county seat, began
building concrete roads in 1903 fol-
lowing a county bond issue for 81
NOO,O0O.00. A good many farmers
opposed the bond issue on the ground
that it would be a burden, ETC.; they
did not realize the need of the roads.
The bonds carried $4,000 for and
1000 against Up to the time OF
voting these bonds the county com
nissioners of Wayne county had
tried for a number of years to get
permission under their laws to build
permanent roads Injunction suits,
protests and Indignation meetings
hindered and prevented any success
until after the bonds had been vot-
ed The commissioners then began
10 build a system of improved high
ways in Wayne county, this being
practically the first concrete roads
built in the United States.
Their first road was 8 feet wide
with a gravel shoulder. This soon !
proved a mistake, but fortunately \
there was only a mile of this road.
The next experiment was 2 feet wide
with a gravel shoulder and this also
proved mistake. They next raised
ii to Is feet wide, but this too was
found to be too narrow and they
raised 1t to 16 feet wide OF late
years their roads are all 16, IS and
"a feet wide, most of them being l8
feet, which is found to be the most
desirable width owing to the very
heavy traffic over all of these roads.
The roads proved to be so good 1
around Detroit that the people of |
county in Wisconsin in
gestigated them thoroly and adopt ,
ed the same type of road as the stan
lard for Milwaukee county. /
The cost of upkeep of these roads (
vas found to be from $500 to $4,000 /
per mile per year with from one I
o five thousand vehicles per day I
passing over them. 1t was said that S
iome of these roads carried as many il
Is 1900 vehicles per day, mostly +
and trucks. The Kan +
as crowd Travelled some OF these
Dads on Sunday and were not at all 7
urprised at the figures given.
Another mistake that the early
builders made was in making the
Dads the same width at the section o
orners or turns as the main road L
they soon found this was unsatis- G
actory and dangerous and have wild g
ned all the roads at the corners from e
to 10 feet, in many cases cutting y
IF the corners of the farms to make
GOOD turns The party travelled in the "
most of the time and inter a
,iewed farmers dairymen, creamery
freight haulers and others
j. W. Simcock at New Boston, d
Michigan, 81 miles from Detroit, is D
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-08-02
Many May Lose Places.

Reports from TT. Riley say that
only 80 per cent OF the members Of
the officers training camp win re-
ceive commissions-but you can
hear all sorts of reports nowadays.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-08-02
liver Trouble.

Il am bothered with liver trouble
about twice a year" writes Joe
Dingman, Webster City. Iowa. At
have pains in my side and back and
an awful soreness in nv stomach
] heard OF Chamberlain's Tablets ana
tried them By the time I had used
half a bottle of them I was feelin1
fine and had no signs OF pain" on
tainable everywhere.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-08-02
The Best Laxative.

To keep the bowels regular the
best laxative is outdoor exercise.
Drink a full glass of water half an
hour before breakfast and eat an
abundance of fruit and vegetables,
also establish a regular habit and be
sure that your bowels move once each
day. When a medicine is needed
take Chamberlain Tablets. They
are pleasant to take an dmild and
gentle in effect. Obtainable every
where.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-08-02
Obituarx-Iohn w. Hoover.

John w. Hoover was born in In
dianapolis. Indiana, August 14th
1S41 and died at his home in abb
lene, Kansas, July 26th, 1917, aged
rs years. ! | months and ~ days. He
was in feeble health for many years
at times his suffering was intense,
but he bore it all with a fortitude
and resignation, that challenges our
admiration.
He was married to Miss Agnes
Clark December 18th, 1873 To this
rnion we're born four children, all Of
whom grew to manhood and woman
hood and are here to share the deep
sorrow of the present hour. We
commend the bereayed wife and chill
dred to our Heavenly Father, whose
sympathy and care are over all his
creatures in their deepest sorrow and
need.
John w. Hoover was a soldier in
the Civil war. He enlisted in Aug
ust, 1861 and Joined Company H,
nth Indiana volunteer infantry, and
served three full years being honor
ably discharged from said service
August 30th, 1864. He has been a
lcember in good standing of Abilene
Pest No. 60 Department of Kansas,
Grand Army of the Republic, for
many years BY order of the post P.
s Altman. w. S. Anderson, w. T.
Davidson, Committee.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-08-02

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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-08-02
DICKINSON WHEAT is
ESTIMATED AT 2,t2O,1 Blu

The Droyers Telegram in its report
of the Kansas wheat crop estimates
Dickinson's yield as 2,129,120 bush
els, an average of 20 bushels. 1t
gives the corn condition as 81 per
cent of perfect and the average oats
yield at SO bushels.
The Telegram estimates the state
wheat yield at 44,SO9,OOO bushels,
about one-half last years crop.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-08-02

Constipation causes headache, in
digestion. dizziness, drowsiness. For
a mild, opening medicine, use Doan's
Regulets. soc a box at all stores.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-08-02

CHAS. H. BROWNE,
Captain 3rd Inf, Comdg. Co. "H.
2S-3d1w
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-20
|UncIe Walt Has for}
You This EVENING"
BE SPORTsMANLIkE,

When winters knocking at the door
It's well to have a goodly store of coal
and hams and cheese; to have supplies
of shoes and cloaks, and prunes and
hay and artichokes, and other things
like these. But let us not behave like
swine; let no gent mutter, so l dine.
l care not who may starve; l care not
who may cry for bread, whose kids
may hungry go to bed, so / have roasts
to carve" Let no gent bask in
warmth and ease. and say, Il care not
who may freeze, since I have wood
and coal; while enjoy the best of luck
l do not care a phoney buck who may
be in the hole" We're running short
Of coal and slate, and doubtless some
unlucky skate will find his shanty
cold. the while his porkish neighbor
grins because his cellars and his bins
have all the coal they'll hold. They
say We'll soon be short of spuds and
people straightway tear their buds to
buy up all in sight; 1t may be prudent
thus to reach for all the tubers on the
beach, but is it kind or right? To-
think of others Is a plan that should
appeal to every man, a system high
and fine; let's keep the common good
in sight, let's not be- Duroc, Chester
White, or Poland China swine.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-20
VENICE

She stands . Shaft Of Light where
gurges swell,
where summer waters fill each
pillard street,
And with the music Of q sweet-voiced
bell
The small waves lap the marble Of
her feet
She stands and dreams 'twixt sunshine
and the sea,
Where phantoms creep. the shades of
bygone years.
The sea bemoans her stored memory
And vets her marbles with a spray
Of tears.
She dreams. her wondrous past, her
wealth. her power.
Her far-flung might, the riches of her
gains.
So weak, so lovely in the present hour
Where little but her loneliness re-
mains.
She sleeps and thro' her vision sounds
once more
The tranping of those Hunnish
hoofs. that came
In other years upon her sacred shore
To spread destruction, rapine, lust
and shame.
All. Venice, waken-this is not a dream.
mo grass may grow where those
red hoofs have stood
Then wake! and harken!-'tis a
mothers scream,
A baby's bleeding dyed those hoofs
with blood.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-20
YOUR HEALTH
Nercr neglect q cold.
How to Prevent Colds,
By JOHN B. HUBER. A. M. M. D.

Those living outdoors as much as
possible can do more work without
fatigue and digest coarser food than
the sedentary. Pure air means the
greatest possible consumption Of
oxygen, the breath Of life, the life
giving, the life sustaining gas; and
this means ideally pure blood; which
In turn means ths conversion of oxy.
gen and wholesome nutriment into
strong and healthy constitutions.
Plain food Is indicated for those of
= catarrhal habit, and the sedentary;
for such people moderate amounts of
starches Except green vegetables)
and the sugars.
A cold sponge on rising Is good
tonic; a cold plunge still better for
those accustomed to 1t. Thus Is the
skin helped In its vital function of
respiration, secretion and excretion.
In any event the bath room should
always be warm and vigorous fric-
tion should always follow the ablu-
tion. A cold bath in q chilly room
IL likely to depress still further
weak constitution; in such cases
tepid water should be substituted
and the temperature Of the water
should gradually be lowered until
ono gets used to the cold bath. The
feeble will be able to endure the
shock OF cold sponge by standing
in = tub In which there IL very warm
water up to tho ankles.
Ono may escape colds by avoiding
the infective agents. When the pa
Ders tell Of . grippe or . sore throat
epidemic. cars, theatres and public
buildings and resorts should be en-
tered a. little a. possible. The i'm
perfect ventilation In most of these
structures makes them infection hot
beds; such air contains many more
disease germs than the pure air
without.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-20

Dead,
The Mighty and the valorous arise
Advance to meet the Hun with phan-
tom tread,
Their greatness and their genius In
their eyes.
He shall not lay hi lustful hand on
Thee
The soulless Hun-e'er yet that Ill
befall
Shall Echoes self resound with Lab
erty--
And Earth and Heaven answer to thy
e. w.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-20
FREE POSTAGE FOR SOLDIERS

77HE American soldier in cantonment camp or in
France is permitted to write home. These letters
the best stimulant possible for those left behind
and upon whom much dependency will continue to be
placed The soldier boys should be encouraged to write
and Uncle Sam should say to them: "THIS is ON ME,
BOYSv'
These boys should not be compelled to pay postage out
Of their small pay. It should be free to them.
If the government wants offset for the COST it has
opportunity always at hand in the curtament of the
tanloads Of free postage matter from Washington d. c.,
much of which the public would never miss
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-20
A WORD TO THE DEPARTED.

Dear Pops: miss the dear old
free lunch that was but is no more.
Requiescat in pace to it's crumbs!
Many of my happiest moments were
spent amidst its merry environments,
and memory clings fondly to those fes-
tive occasions of brew and beefstew,
and the jolly persiflage that was ever
wont at the noon hoursto tighten the
cares Of toll. You, of all sad men, will
understand my grief
Today I entered one of those res
taurants with the Juvenile name, and
Indeed, again saw my old friend, but
labeled now. New England vegeta-
BILE Dinner. Help conserve the Ma
tons Supply. % cts" For old
times sake I ordered but my grief
or something like. would not let me
eat thereof. For. after all, 1t was only
the ghost of its former greatnass-
a mere wrath Of what once was lusty
strength and vigorous manhood.
fled the place. X. p.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-20
OUT WITH THE SNAKE

RI GOD and food products with an estimated value of
- 0O0-enough to ration army of 3OO 900 for
u "a year-have been destroyed by fire in this country
since the United States declared on Germany Prob
ably fourths of the fires ncendiary And the
lncendiares German what worse hired agents
of the German government seeking to achieve within the
borders of the United States what the German submarine
has failed to achieve on the SEAS
In the month of October alone food products valued at
$1OOOO,OOO burned up. Throughout the country
there were mysterious" conflagrations, mysterious
not only in their origin but in the fact that that this
country is making every sacrifice properly to feed it's
armies and its allies food seemed to be the chief
modify consumed.
Herbert Hoover, food administrator, realized the
gravity of the situation and sent telegram of warning to
the authorities at Seattle Seattle and the northwest
try generally infested with radical agtators of the In
dustral Workers of the World who it has been repeat
edy charged have been aiding German spies to the
extent of Mr.. Hoovers message sent from Wash
ington, said:
OF
tremendous Arcs tn. Kansas
s tina sS GET Of washington wit" all
iso Hsts sna
trustwo home
The loss Of Brooklyn
We have not had any incendiary fires in this vicinity
ye but have here some who are lending encourage
men directly and indirectly to those who destroying
food and creating public disafecton against the admins
traton Of the war. THEY ARE THE FREE AGENTS
OF THE KAIsER'S PAID AGENTS.
Any man who not with the United States is against
It. he leaves himself open to suspicion he should not
resent investigation he is not sraightout American
Citizen he cannot complain he is isolated and otherwise
punished.
True American citizens cannot afford to knowingly
harbor snake the hearthstone Of their generosity
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-20
WHATCHAMA
COLUMN
Pc p 8

PEPS
Every party line telephone has a
transmitter and a listener.
Men continue to gather on the street
corners and discuss the iniquity of
the dry law. why don't they hire an
alcohol?
Those who write bad checks may
get perfectly good stripes
Put the Food Pledge in Your Front
Window" Pardon the suggestion
that 1t also be put in the kitchen.
After having spent hours reading the
QUESTIONABLE to drafted men we are
more than ever convinced that Sher-
mans figure of speech was woefully
lacking in comparative expressive
ness.
So far there are no foolish and dis
eliminating traffic ordinances against
our patriotic drives.
o
Why Is 1t real peppery. we might
say naughty, girl will persist in as
suming as to her apparel an ice tong
effect.
Those who knit are knitters. Are
those who tat tattlers?
HUNTING DUCKS VS.. n. C. OF l..
In the sky they took a flier,
Most out of reach of purse or gun,
But at that the cost flew higher,
Ten eighty-five for only one.
IT'S A LONG, LONG TIME BE-
TWEEN THE RAINFALL SINCE
IDAHO WENT DRY.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-20
Girl bus conductors in I<ondnn Il

The total amount a woman may save
in money in the course Of year
through studying the ads is very con-
siderable, of course; but 1t does not
measure up to what she gains in the
matter Of securing GOOD VALUES.
and in buying the right kinds OF
things.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-20
ABOUT 10000 MORE.

Astronomer in his 1917 report says
there are 1000 stars visible to the
naked eye. Huh! There are more
than that In motion pictures.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-20
THE RIGHT SPIRIT.

Dr. msh:r vii 81 :a.a letter: prtSns your 4
tnddaa
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-20
COVERING SOME TERRITORY.

An Indiana man is giving his wife
an acre Of land day to keep her
from nagging him. II he keeps this
practice UP until she Is cured he will
probably have given her the whole
state Of Indiana and portions Of I'LL
nois and Ohio.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-20
Activities of Women

Miss Mabel White has been chosen
as teacher Of law In the women's de-
partment Of Columbia University.
A Woman's Christian Temperance
union has organized Chefoo, China, to
combat the use of cigarettes by the
Chinese.
Girl bus conductors in London work
ten hours day, for which they re-
ceive 81. with an additional $1.25 a
week as a war bonus.
BY ascending to an altitude. OF 14.70o
feet in recent flight at Springfield,
ILL.,, Miss Ruth Law set a new record
for women flyers.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-20

IN A SMALL TOWN, TOO.
Bet this boy is the town cut-up:
b. A. KUS,
Druggist,
Amherst, Ohio.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-20

WE OFTEN WONDER IF THE
KAIsER's CONSCIENCE HAS A
PUNCH LEFT IN 1T.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-20
COME ON DOci

DR.. billiard. a pastor of st. Louis
has discovered that there is music in
the bray of the mule.
Now let him give us a decision on
the clarion voice Of La Toilette.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-20
AZ WRITTEN.

We are sure that II we had not
sprayed the trees our apples would
have been wormy and good for moth
ing like our neighbors.-From letter
to Farm and Fireside.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-20
FINANCIAL NEWS.

A Scotchman came upon an auto
mobile overturned at a railway cross
ing. Beside it lay a man all smashed
up. Get doctor" he moaned.
did the train hit you" asked the
Scotchman
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-20
Scotchnnan.

Has the claim agent been here
yet"
No, no; please get a DOCTOR"
Move over, you.' said the Scot,
till l lie down beside you,"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-20
Is THE WORST YET TO GOMEZ

Is THE WORST YET TO COME?
II is a pleasure occasionally to read
the works Of that sterling old humor-
list. DIR. Wiley. A few days ago he
gave US this bit of advice: do not
eat too much. Nothing could be
worse than that"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-20
SOME GOWNS MAKE US slr UP


Fashion journal says 'womeI
should get gowns which fit thei
minds"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-20
A poker PoME.

HE WORRIES NOT ABOUT WAR
TAX
so LONG AS HE CAN HOLD FOUR
JACKS
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-20

Never eat without having first
washed the hands. Children should
especially be taught not to swap
things to eat, pencils or anything
else that may be put into the mouth,
Questions and Answers.
WAS KITTY TO BLAME?
Not long ago I had an ahooro ktf.
ten Uhich think had some disease,
although the lady bought 1t from
said It toas only its baby hair coming
out. 1t had hardly any hair on her
head and the trouble seemed to
spread. I hd0e nou te,c sores on
my neck. They begin as a pin,ple, and
Dhea scratch them they grop Ior.
ger. They are very roxgh and rotAcr
round and oh, hoo they itch. They
resemble eczema, but are not. Per-
hops they came from. my blood. And
perhaps they toere gift from KITTY.
Ansscer-I cannot be certain from
your description; but tho eruption
may have come from the kitten. The
wisest skin specialists are sometimes
reluctant to pronounce a case one OF
eczema. Perhaps perhaps your all
ment is really that, am mailing you
information which I believe will
prove helpful. Read my article t..
morrow about cats.
THE RIGHT SPIRIT.
I believe / need to Hpe the Hy1lAs
mic Lite; and as / don't Enop much
doots 1t sOoSA be gerry thankful "
yox soonld send me Instructions.
Ansper-We all of us, every man.
woman and child Of VS., need to live
The Hygienic Life. II we all did
this our civilization would be thou
sand times bettered. am sending
you the Instructions desired.
raining 10 Health n vour nm ss<icr L. - I
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-20

IT'S A LONG, LONG TIME BE-
TWEEN THE RAINFALL SINCE
IDAHO WENT DRY.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-20

HUNTING DUCKS VS.. II. c. OF
In the sky they took flier,
Most out of reach of purse or gun,
But at that the cost flew higher,
Ten eighty five for only one.
The Keota news., 1917-05-25
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The Keota news., 1917-05-25
pimersnee.

Makes Difference.
'That new girl Of mine breaks every.
thing"
''How about the Ten Command
mentsr'
'-Oh, I don't care 80 much about
those; they're not mine, you know"
The Keota news., 1917-05-25
mn, H, B.,a A NEW LAW PASSED
b. Csa1rses Which Gives
Sel1iers Who Served in IAdial Wars

and oampalgns from end during the yea!S looo
law eensAes many msmbsrs Of the National Indian
War Vsesrans' Association. who have already nlsd
ther claims thru the authorized Psns'on Attosnsys
% learned b. 1ppying 70 @. r. Haussr the Maternal
Ssey. oe the National Indian War vetoZans' Asse-
Coio viii b very advisable for al old soldiers who
nay 6e banaheiaros under this law to Wrke to him.
The Keota news., 1917-05-25
VSI ALIENS FOOT. EASE

FAo antissptie powder 70 b shskon Into oh00a
and sprinkled late the footbasA. i relisyes
painful, sWollo0, s0AFtang fest esd tokes tAe
co01ortse eveF discovered for Ill fooe-acAos.
1old evssyvhae, -. Trial pockage rR1e. !.
AAAEoso, Allen q. 0a0ssod, L. Roy, n. Y.-Adv.
The Keota news., 1917-05-25
H,MoEhsURo LINE WRECKED.
Famous German Defensive on Arraa
Front Now Held BY 0ritleh.

Famous German Oetenoove on ATroo
Front Now Held by British.
London, May 22.-The British troops
are now holding the entire linden
burg line from Bullecourt to Arras.
with the exception Of trench elements
on . front Of about 1000 yards. ac-
cording to the official communication.
The recent gains northwest of Bulle-
cour+ have been consolidated.
Lnll in fighting on British front re-
portsd, - Haig's men prepare for new
drive.
Fronch seize heights near Moronvil-
uorn In Champagne district. setztng
many prisoners.
Furious fighting on Isonzo front
yields small gains. both to italians
and Austriana.
After some heavy fighting lull ~
turns to Russian and Rumanian
fronts.
The Keota news., 1917-05-25
What he Could Do

II want to serve my country" said
the loud-voiced man In the street car.
But I'm too old to carry gun"
"So?"
EYES," he continued. "The way they
run things down there at Washington
nowadays there's no chance for man
like me. could be mighty valuable
to them II they'd only take me-"
"Ill tell you how you can serve
your country II you really want to-"
said a meek little man.
'All right. Tell me what to do and
I'll do it."
"Just keep your mouth shut"