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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-10-25
How Catarrh Is CONTRACTED.

Mothers are sometimes so thought
less as to neglect the colds which
their children contract. The inflam-
nation of the mucous membrane, at
first acute, becomes chroni and the
child has chronic catarrh, disease
that is seldom cured and that may
prove a lifes burden. Many persons
who have this loathsome disease will
remember having had frequent colds
at the time 1t was contracted. A lit
tie forethought, bottle Of Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy judiciously used
and all this trouble might have been
avoided. Obtainable everywhere.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-10-25

/ S0-Mary Meyer, Chapman.
S0-Florence Seaman. Chapman
S0-Gladys Miller, Chapman
!, 80-Neva j. Clark, Chapman.
S1-Harriet Hayes. Manchester.
;, S2-Gladys Cunningham, Carlton
S3-Mabel Eliason. Carlton.
II S4-Marvel Sterner, Hope.
S5--Ada Koenig, Abilene
S6-Blanche Miller. Wakefield.
| S7-Elsie Shippy, Herington.
SS--Julia Bebermeyer, Enterprise
90-Lillian Bolton, Herington.
Gillian Jones, Manchester.
92-John Major Ramona.
93-lola Hill, Detroit
94-Esther M. Lowe, Abilene.
95-Roy Kreider, Abilene.
96-Mrs. Anna Stoner, Abilene.
98-Vesta Engle, Abilene.
99-Alma Beltz, Enterprise.
100--L. j. Stark, Hope.
lOO-I ICbtOu ldnCi I1OpC.
100-Mildred Thompson, Hope.
100--Iva Hanon, Hope.
100-Jeanette Bibler, Hope.
101-Winifred Sterling. Chapman.
102-Mary Kaufman, Abilene.
104-Edna Walterstradt, Abilene.
1O5-May Purves, Abilene
106-Pearl Snyder, Abilene.
107-Beulah NJ. Williams, Chap
man.
1O9-Alvie M. Lowe, Chapman.
110-Amelia Klamm, Detroit.
111-Ida Schwendner, Abilene.
112-Ralph A. Lehman, Carlton.
l14-Doris McMillin, Herington.
115-H. Ethel Haynes, Abilene.
116-Mary Porter, Abilene.
117-Alice Stoecker, Carlton.
118-Laura CHM, Talmage.
119-Esther Aspley, Carlton.
120-A. H. Engle, Dillon.
12O-Nannie Davis, Dillon.
122-Esther Cheney, Manchester,
123-Kathryn Mics, Harrington.
124-Cora Page, Detroit.
Union
MAZDA AuMiller, Pearl.
1-Gretta Counter, Enterprise.
2-H. E. Turk, Talmage.
Mrs. Margaret Taylor, Tai
mage.
MARY Nicholay, Talmage.
Rosa Meth, Talmage.
High School Teachers.
The following are the teachers in
he high schools in the county:
Abilene-E. G. Parsons, H. E. Kill
ourne, C. ]. Braun, w. e. Bailey,
ennie Campbell, Bernice Pickard,
aroline McNutt, Lillian Wolf, Bes-
e Becktell, Laura Rathoun, Kath-
ZEN Lowther, Jean Russell, Irene
can, Ethel Shay, Cora Ellis.
Herington-M. M. Mitchell, M. c.
ilnquist, Hazel Kennedy, e. G. {
hondee, Mary Whalen, Hazel Clark,
argaret Brown, Lucy Wilkins, Ruth '
alcott, Gladys Popham. E
Chapman-W. S. Robb, Alden {
Alice Engle, Frances H, r
orris, Mary l.. Turner, Lora M '
obly, Frank Carlson, Fl. Steininger Y
atherine A. Tucker, Winona Will v
n, C. N. White, Roy Frey. Tesse Fl
'encer, Mildred Ramsey, Professor f
uthnow. Z
roS cotooI rao cI,.,.. q
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-10-25
TEACHERS ARE HERE
COUNTY ASSOCIATION MET AT
HIGH SCHOOL TODAY.
President Lewis of the State Normal
School at Hays Was Principal
Speaker Both Morning and AZ
ternOon-All Enjoyed II.
[From Saturdays DalyI


The county teachers association
meeting was held in the high school
auditorium today. Teachers from all
over the county attended. During
the absence of w. S. Robb. Harold E.
Ewald acted as president in the
morning. Preceding the address BY
President Lewis of the State Normal
at Hays, piano solo was given by
Milton Eisenhower.
The subject of President Lewis
address was THE Experiences of a
Teacher President Lewis. is a
pleasing speaker and the teachers
were delighted with his address. Miss
Reese and Miss Murphy Of Solomon
gave vocal duet at the afternoon
meeting. An address by NJ. H. Ma
lott followed Supt W. o. Stark of
the Solomon schools gave pleasing
address, after which Miss Mary
Leasure told of many current events.
Miss Name McInerny one of the Solo
mon teachers, gave an address on
Songs and Games" Supt. E. K.
Mitchell of the Harrington high school
gave a vocal solo. In the address by
President Lewis, the teachers were
given many hints and methods of bet
er teaching.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-10-25

With the average man a cold is a
serious matter and should not be tri-
fled with, as some of the most dan
gerous diseases start with a common
cold. Take Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and get rid Of your cold as
quickly as possible. You are not ex-
perimenting when you use this rem
edy, as It has been In use for many
years and has an established repu-
tatlon- Il contains no opium or 9TH
or narcotic. obtainabie everywhere.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-10-25
HOG GROWERS CONFERENCE
TO BE HELD IN MANHATTAN

The Kansas hog growers will hold
a conference at the Kansas State Az
ricu,,:ural college at Manhattan We'd
nesday, October "a, for the purpose
of considering the possible increase
of hog production. The meeting vii:
be of vital Importance to ali hog
producers of the STATE several well
An0wn specialists of he United
States will address the meeting on
this subject.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-10-25

The Lutheran Synod meeting of
Kansas was held at Wichita this
week After a heated contest about
where the Synod would meet next
year Salina won out and the st. Johns
Lutheran church will entertain the
Synod there in 1918. Reports show
ed progress in every line, in member
ship as we'll as the benevolent work
OF the church.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-10-25

Following is the list Of the teach
ers in Dickinson county, also the
number of the district and the town
Ia which the school is located:
Dist.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-10-25
For a Muddy Complexion.

Take Chamberlain's Tablets and
adopt q diet OF vegetables and cere-
ais. Take outdoor exercise daily and
your complexion will be greatly i'm
proved within a few months. Try II.
Obtainable everywhere
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-10-25

The antlseptic powder to be shaken
into the shoes and sprinkled into the
fOot-b bath II you want rest and COM
fort for tired, aching, swollen, sweat
ing feet. use Aliens Foot Ease. IL re-
iieves corns and bunions OF all pain
and prevents blisters, sore and calloua
spots. Sold everywhere. Csc Try Il to-
day
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-10-25
Mother Gray'a sweet Powders for Call
dren.

For feverlshness, bad stomach. teeth
ing disorders, move and regulate the
bowels and are a pleasant remedy for
worms. Used by mothers for 80 years.
They never fall. At all druggists. Csc.
Sample FREE. Address. Mother Gray
Co Leroy N Y
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-10-25
Grade School Teachers.

The following are the grade school
teachers in the three larger towns in
the county:
Abilene-E. H. Potter. principal;
Addie Over, Mrs. Fred Hiser, Mrs.
E. H. Potter, Olive Anderson, Mary
Edwards. Jennie Sheets, Iona Shear
er, Wilma Cutler, Elizabeth Wallace,
Flora Snider, principal; Lucy Lee,
Iva Brown, Laura Young, Mrs.
Luella Poindexter. principal; Mil
bred Sleeves, Miriam Engle, Lucy
Lee Woodman, Candace Mcdowell
Special teachers: Ethel Shay. Cora
Ellis, Josephine Campbell.
Herington-Clara Sumner, Ethel
Sumner, Kathryn Clark, Hildagarde
Borchardt. Olgue Deadman, Dorothy
Angle, Ethel Lunro. Irene Warner,
Eululu Huffman, Faye Wood, Floy
Sharp. Mabel Dody, Marie keenan,,
Helen Green, Velma Wyatt, Mary
Larme, Olive Persinger, Elsie Pratt
solomon-W. o. Stark, Jennie
johnson, Anna Marie Carlson, Mrs.
Edith X. Rees, Iva Monk, Name Nc
Inerney. Mary Leasure. Mrs. w. o.
stark. Flavel Lewis, Mabel Book
water, Stella Murphy. Clara Day.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-11

my corner and / had no opportunity
to speak to him.
zone night we were caught in the
tail Of typhoon. 1t must have driv'
en- US upon a hidden reef, for there
was horrible Jar; then the hurrying
Of feet and screams that all but de-
prived me of my senses.
"Myl fingers turned to thubs as
"My fingers turned to thumbs as
dark, but at last got into my clothes
secured my money and letter Of credit,
and, snatching up wrap, stumbled to
the deck. There was no one in sight
on my side of the steamer, but as !
looked about heard man say:
"'She's sinking fast. We must get
out of this. There's a small boat that
has been overlooked that we can man
age between u.s.
"I don't believe l will leave the
ship, heard myself say.
"'Will have to throw you M ne
said angrily. You know, cannot leave
you here. To be perfectly frank,
Q0n'C want you, puI INV Ghe1 SOu EAS
here / can't leave you
"'Why not? l asked in that voice
l did not recognize.
"Because I'm a man and you are
woman and fate has brought you
into my care. This is no time for
foolishness. There is chance out
there. None here. Hurry. Climb over
the rail-
"He was already outside and, catch
ing me by the hands, swung me out
and downward. He had hooked his
legs about the rails and, leaning over,
he dropped me into the boat. The
steamer was sinking so fast it was not
a far drop, but it was sufficient to
knock the breath out of me.
when / came to my senses he was
rowing with all his strength. We just
missed being drawn into the rush of
water from our ship as she sank from
sight. 1t was awful, the screams and
bobbing heads of the drowning men
and women. And we could not help.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-11
: CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE ::

ator you would make!'
eyes, Paula, believe in temperance
in all things, and / have sometimes
thought that was the reason why l
could not make you love me. 1t is
the impulsive and impetuous men like
Tom that take woman by storm, and
then perhaps make her miserable for.
ever after.
"'Do you know it makes me almost
physically alck, Paula, to see you
working as you are doing when 1 could
give you every luxury you had up to
the death of your parents? Surely you
do not wholly dislike me-
"'Jeff,' / interrupted, you know
like you better than almost any man
have ever known, but there is some
thing that keeps me at this work Of
mine. You see, dear boy, don't care
for you enough to give up this con-
slant adventure
"'Don't you ever tire, Paula?'
"'often / think that cannot go on
often / am discouraged-often al
most in a state of despair, and then
to find rest with you, Jeff, seems for
the sweetest thing In the world
"Jeff almost ran the car into tele.
phone pole In his frantic desire to get
hold of me. But / continued calm
ly, 4 know I would tire Of rest, and
then what would you do with mel?
"'Keep you for my own, was his
very mannish answer as we drew up at
my boarding place"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-11
One Dose Of Mayr's Wonderful
Remedy Drives Them Out
see Ends Torture.

Stomach poisons breed millions Of
germs that eat into your vitals, caus.
ing Gas Pressure, Indigestion, Consti-
patton, Torpid Liver, Auto-Intoxica-
ton, Yellow Jaunaice, Gall Stones, Ap-
pendicit1s Cancer and Ulcers Of the
Stomach and Intestines etc, etc. Thou
sands Of sufferers have been restored
by Mayr's Wonderful Remedy, among
them Justice of the Supreme Court,
Congressman, Doctors, Lawyers, Bank
ers, Ministers Nurses Farmers, Me-
chanics-persons Of every class-prob-
ably your own neighbors. Stemach
troubles are due mostly to catarrhal
poison. Mayr's Wonderful Remedy re-
moves that poison, thoroughly cleanses
the system, drives out the disease
breeding germs, allays Inflammation
and ends suffering. Unlike any other
remedy. No alcohol-nothing to in.
ure you. One dose conyinces. FREE
book on Stomach Ailments. Write
Geo. Il. Mayr, Mfg, Chemist, Chicago,
or obtain bottle Of Mayr's Wonder
full Remedy from Cranes drug store
or Holt Drug Co., Fairmont, or the
Prescription Pharmacy, Manningtons
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-11

After that, burning sun that parch'
ed and blistered US, and lungs that
seemed to shrivel from the heat as we
drew breath.
How long we were on the water /
do not know. 1t seemed an eternity
before we found ourselves upon strip
Of beach, with palms twisting and
bending in wind the like of which
had never known before and hope
never to know again.
II can give you but the barest out.
line, Elizabeth-our exhaustion, as we
lay on that length Of sand; then, when
strength returned, our search for food
and water. For a time we lived upon
cocoanuts; necessity taught him how
to trap fish. We built some sort Of
shelter, but 1t was no protection from
the storms that swept the atoll from
time to time and that man, whose
name l did not know, took me into his
arms and sheltered me from the wind.
ut sounds like light opera. II it
had not happened to me could not
credit such situation. This return
to the primitive in no wise obliterated
my sense of modesty, which became
more and more outraged by conditions
could not change. 1t was not long
before my slippers were thing of the
past. My thin clothes became tat
tered remnants that, try as would, did
not cover me.
my one effort was to keep be,
tween us such formality as would
have been natural under different cir.
cumstances. 1t seemed to me the on.
ily means of saving the situation. At
the moment there was apparently no
prospect of rescue, but there was al.
ways the possibility My skirt, in
tatters, still waved from a broken
palm, When that was gone hope would
go with 1t. After that, what?
"He was a brilliant talker, versa.
tile, witty, and he seconded my eff
forts to avoid the personal, but as
time passed he became less assured
and the onus of it fell upon me. Re-
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serve, dignity dressed in one ragged
garment that could not hide by naked
nessl And was afraid afraid when
he left me, afraid when was with
him. had not the least desire to
know more Of him-his name, his
status in another condition Of life.
resented his tentative attempts to
explain himself. When we parted, II
fate should bring that about, wanted
nothing so much as to forget. Until
then / claimed the protection Of the
impersonal.
1--WE had lost all trace Of time when
we first caught sight Of smoke against
the horizon. Such tiny little smudge!
But after a little it grew clearer, big.
ger. He stood beside me, his hand
gripping my thoulder until 1t hurt,
looking at me, not at the approaching
steamer. At the time thought 1t was
the horrible fear that the steamer
would not see our signal that made him
regard me SO strangely. Afterward /
rendered his eyes and knew. 1t
was farewell. Not for an instant had
he doubted our rescue after seeing
the smoke against the distant sky. He
told me that three days later as he
held my hand in parting. But / could
not forget my backward glance at the
thread Of white twisting and flutter-
ing from the broken palm. 1t would
not have outlasted another wind.
HE left the vessel at Singapore.
Our parting was conventional. A touch
Of the hand, a courteous wish for a
pleasant journey and he was gone.
My soul was too scorched by memory
to wish 1t otherwise.
"That was three months ago. l
was to have been married in June l
had no thought other than the full
filling of my promise. Then came a
revulsion of feeling, l could not go
on with 1t. So far as possible told
Charles what l have told to you. But
he could not understand. He became
angry and told me when came to
my sense could send for him.
"That will never be. II told you the
Indian ocean had burned all feeling
out Of me. That was not true, but
I believed it true until today. This
afternoon l saw him on the avenue
a big, broad-shouldered, athletic-look-
ing man, with steady eyes and a pur-
poseful face. 1t seemed the most nat
ural thing in the world for him to take
and hold my hands in the midst of the
passing crowd. Training, convention,
deserted me. Nothing mattered but
the sight Of him. do not, even yet,
know his name. In that, he has the
advantage of me, for I asked him to
call this evening"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-11

"Alma had said very little during
this conversation" said Paula, but
| noticed that she was looking littlo
pale and that her eyes were red and
swollen as though she had been cry
Ing.
"'when are you due back on the pa
per. Alma?" l asked,
az am not going back she answer
ed.
"'what! was my surprised exclam'
"T wrote to my paper the other
day and put up stunt to them that
viii keep me In Washington all
through the session. They accepted
It and mgoing to stay here
"'Then you can come and stay with
me at my boarding house. Right now
there is a vacant room and bath next
10 mine
"'Would you like to have me come,
DEAR? she asked wistfully. / was
Just asking Jeff when we saw you
coming up the avenue If he thought
you would like to have me live at
your boarding place.
"4Alma, said Geproachfully, I
can't imagine for moment your hav'
ing a doubt. With you to talk to ]
shall be very happy in Washington
and was just making up my mind that
I was going to be very unhappy,
II wanted very much to ask about
Tom, Margie, but / was glad / walt
ed until jeff put Alma down at her no.
tel while we rushed back to engage
the vacant room next mine at my
house.
@sWhere is Tom? I asked as soon
e we were on our way.
Back in Philadelphia
"'What is he doing? Did the paper
take him back2'
emo, his paper yesterday had a
front page story about his marriage to
one Of the chorus girls in the Follies.'
"'Poor Alma!'
them? know the girl that Tom has
married and she Is little terror,
drinks like a fish and is creature OF
utterly immoral nature. Tom intro
iuced her to me one night as the wick
eldest and therefore the most interest
ng woman he knew
EDO you think he cares for herY
HNot when he is sober, Then he
cares only for Alma
But jeff, do you mean to tell me
that liquor will make a man forget
the woman he really cares for and
bake to his arms woman he thinks
Ia his heart the wickedest OF her sexT
Ny dear Paula, man drunk is q
beast always nothing more. Some OF
them are quiet unless aroused; others
are for going about seeking whom
they may devour Drunk, the best OF
len, become brutes with no fespon'
sibility to themselves Or to anyone
why Jet, what 4 temneranca or
q
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-11
HEALTH HINTS

Pneumonia is a disease of all sea-
sons. 1t is more common in the win
ter and spring, but claims its victims
during every month of the year. A low
state of vitality makes one more liable
to the disease. A person who is just
getting over some other exhausting
disease will often take pneumonia. If
his health had been good he would
have been able to throw of the dis
ease without trouble. Whooping cough
and measles are two diseases that are
especially apt to predispose to pneumo'
MIA among children.
Other conditions which may allow
the germs of pneumonia to gain a foot.
hold are overcrowding, overheated
rooms in winter, or too heavy bed
clothing and wearing apparel.
II should be remembered that pneu.
monia is an infectious disease. In 9th
er words it is catching" Keep away
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THE DAILY
SHORT STORY.
shipwrecked.
BY SUSAN e. cLAeETT
Copyright, 1917 by the Mcclure
Newspaper syndicate)

Z Newspaper syndicate)
THE two women sitting before the
open fire regarded each other
steadily. In the eyes Of one there
Bhone curious contempt. The other,
q woman Of about thirty, was flushed
with an emotion she tried vainly to
hide
"You think I was wrong because
you do not fully grasp the circum.
stances" she said at last. you know
that have broken my engagement.
OF what led to that decision you have
not the faintest understanding"
"True But It would seem that the
reason might have been discovered
within a week Of your wedding day. 1t
was scarcely fair to Charles to wait
until then" her friend answered cold
~
Ann Chesley leaned forward and
gave the fire poke that sent the
flames up the chimney
"You cannot realize, as / do, the
comfort of this" she said irrelevant.
~, nodding toward the blazing logs.
Odd as it may sound, l never was as
nearly frozen in my life as In the
tropics During the day the sun shone
down, scorching and shriveling the life
: out Of US. At night the wind blew in
from the ocean and chilled US to the
bone"
81 knew you had been shipwrecked,
but have not heard the particulars.
You were not alone%
Ann shook her head For some
time there was silence, then she said
slowly:
81 do not like to think Of that time
yet the memory is always with me.
Today it has dominated me. There
IS something in the sound of the wind
that brings It all back. l can hear the
surf beating against the reef; see the
palms twist and bend until they all
but sweep the lagoon. do not like
to speak of that time, Elizabeth, but
do not want to be misjudged by you.
1t was that experience that led to my
break with Charles"
Her friend locker at her curiously
81 thought you cared for him?"
II did, but think the Indian ocean
burned all feeling out of me. When
/ sailed for Egypt a year ago it was
with the uncertain thought that l
might continue the trip around the
world, and when l reached Cairo |
had fully determined on the longer
journey. remained in Egypt long
enough to absorb the mystery of the
country; then l took passage for the
far East"
"Alone?"
al knew several people on board.
One or two were going to Calcutta,
others to Singapore. The passengers
were curious lot from all the ends
of the world and l think every Ian
guage under the sun was heard upon
the deck Of that P. and o. steamer.
81 kept no track of the days.
Just sat in my steamer chair and
watched the polyglot crowd. occas-
ionally 1 saw a man, an American,
who was as interested spectator as
!, but chance never brought him near
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-11

Washing the skin, rubbing salves
and lotions on It, will not cure your
Eczema. You may temporarily relieve
the constant itching, but If you want
to get at the seat Of the trouble, you
must purify your blood.
Infected blood is dangerous, and
when the watery sores and pimples
appear, you should lose no time in
procuring a bottle Of s. s. S.
This great remedy, which was dis
covered over fifty years ago, will wash
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-11
tInside" Information About Eczema

out and strengthen your blood, end
the annoying and disigurin erup
tions Of the skin viii disappear, end
you will soon feel healthy end vig'
orous again.
s. S. s. being purely segetable. ID
entirely free from al gdopeP and
drugs; get it at your dFuggists and
insist upon the genuine For free
expert advice, write To our Medical
Department. Swift Specific Cos 500
Swift Building. Atlanta, G.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-11

from the sick bed of a pneumonia pa
tient, unless you have business there.
1t is always wise to take preventive
measures against pneumonia, after
long exposure, chilling, or when tired
out and suffering from headache, few
or and other early signs Of grip or cold.
The force Of such attacks may often
be broken by a hot foot bath and a
drink Of hot lemonade, allowing the
body a chance to summon up its re-
serves.
Right living will not always head of
pneumonia. The strongest are attack
ed. But the chances of recovery are
much better If the patient has always
lived a hygienic life.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-11
RECORD FOR ENLIsTMENTs.

WHEELING. W. Va, May 11.-Thir-
ty-one applicants for enlistment in the
Regular Army were accepted here yes
terday by Major E. A. Stuart, of Hunt
ington and left last night for the Colum,
bus, Ohio, barracks. This is the larg'
est number Of recruits accepted at one
time here since state Of war was de-
clared.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-11

HEALTH QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
Y. T.: "WIl pulling small hairs
from around the mouth cause cancer%
No.