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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1917-09-21

The white schools of Charles
County will open on September H.,
1917.
Colored schools will open on the
LIST day of October, 1917.
BY order OF the Board.
TH0S. NJ, CARPENTER,
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1917-09-21
Maryland Independent
THE YOUNG MANS ADVOCATE.
THE POOR MANS FRIEND.

Terms for Transient Advertising;
One square, one insertion. S1.00
Each subsequent insertion. m rs
Six lines or less constitute a square.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1917-09-21
RELIGIOUS SERVICES.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 81, iol7.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-13

notify, at once, the local board OF
Dickinson County, Abilene, Kan, in
order that no time may be lost in
getting the questionaires to the reg
istrant Failure to return the
QUESTIONABLE within the time re-
quired, is a misdemeanor punishable
by immediate induction of such reg
istrant into military service"
In behalf of their interest in each
registrant, the local board takes this
means of notifying him regarding
these important facts.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-13
WHY We fight
G. #. SCOTT ADDRESSED COUNTY
TEACHERS TODAY.
DIR ID. w. Kurtz, President OF Nc
Pherson College Also Addressed
Teachers-Supt. w. S. RObb
Told Of New Methods.

Former Congressman C. F. Scott
editor of the lola Daily Register, ad
dressed the teachers of the county
at the high school this afternoon. His
talk was on the subject "Why We
Are Fighting and What We Are
Fighting For His address was
practically the same as he gave at
the Seelye theater several weeks ago
and it was enjoyed and appreciated
by the teachers.
The morning session was fairly
well attended, and the program was
opened by a patriotic selection by
Miss Mildred Ramsey, teacher of
voice in the Dickinson county high
school. DR.. d. w. Kurtz, president
of the Mcpherson college, delivered
an address in the morning on
Teaching Patriotism In Our
Schools" Patriotism, according to
Dr. Kurtz, is as necessary a subject
to be taught as Latin or many of the
other subjects.
The afternoon session opened with
an address by Supt. w. S. Robb of
the Dickinson county high school.
His subject was "A New Viewpoint
in History Teaching" This subject
was recently discussed at meeting
of school superintendent and coun-
ty superintendent which was held
at Washington. A brief summary
was given in the Reflector at the
time H. w. Steininger, formerly of
Abilene, but now head of the music
department at the Dickinson county
high school, spoke of Community
Singing Exemplified by Singing Pa
triotic Airs" The afternoon session
was well attended.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-13
ABILENE CHICKENS
WIN AT KANSAS CITY

Abilenes fine poultry continues tc
uphold tits reputation of being as
choice as that produced anywhere,
Abilene fanciers made a great rec
! ord at Kansas City last week where
one OF the finest poultry shows ever
staged was held in Convention Hall,
the exhibit taking up the entire
ground floor of that mammoth
building and the judges employed in
Guided men from far away Massa
chusetts. Exhibits from states all
over the Mississippi valley we're on
display and the quality was fine. The
display included all types and styles
of poultry houses and equipment,
feeding formulas and government
bulletins, in all an exhibit that pos
sessed wonderful educational fea-
lures.
The Abilene winnings were as fol-
lows: II. d. Bartlett, Buff Wyan-
dottes, first cockerel; Thomas Cary,
White Orpingtons, third cock, fourth
cockerel, third pullet, sixth hen;
William H. Scott, S. C. Rhode Is
land Reds, in the largest class in
the show, third cockerel, with fifty
five in the class, and fifth cock; c. R.
Baker, Buff Plymouth Rocks, in
class that Judge Drevenstedt of New
York pronounced the best class of
Buff Plymouth Rocks he ever saw,
cocks /, 2, 3, 4, 5, hens 1 4. cock
erels /, 2, 3, 4, 8, 6, pullets l 2. 4,
old pen first and young pen first, al
so best display in the entire show
Two hens of this same flock that
were in the national egg laying con-
test at Mountain Grove, Mo-, finish
ed the year with a record of 229 and
POI eggs each for the year.
The government is advocating the
raising of poultry in increasing pro-
duction and its use on the American
table in every way possible in order
that the red meats of beef, pork, etc,
can be utilized in feeding the world
and our boys in Europe. The request
is made for each family to keep at
least small flock in the back yard |
SO as to produce your own eggs and
poultry, utilizing the table scraps in
a way that would otherwise be vast
ed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-13
FRATERNAL AID ELECTED
OFFICERS FOR COMING YEAR

The Fraternal Aid Union met last
evening and spent a most enjoyable
time. Officers for the coming year
were elected. Those who will hold
active offices are: Past President,
Chester Hutchinson; president, w. E.
Hershey; vice-president. Michael Ho-
gan; secretary, S. Shearer; treasurer.
Wesley Reese; guide. Mrs. A. Young;
chaplain, Mrs. Charles Messenger; in
ner guard. Ed McCollom: outer
guard, L. ]. Schadd; captain, James
Callahan; trustee. ]. D. Cramer.
An oyster supper was served and
the remainder of the evening was
spent in dancing.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-13
THESE ARE BUSY DAYS
DOWN IN THE SOUTHLAND
BY Rev. f. r.. Brown.

Eustis, Fla, Dec. 3.-Editor Re
fiector 1t required an effort on oul
part to tear away from the Ions
tried, good friends of beautiful and
prosperous Abilene, home of our own
choosing with the whole state OF
Kansas to choose from, and after
eighteen years of happy life in that
city of beautiful homes we have no
regrets because of our choice.
We are in Florida for climatic
reasons only. We left home on the
early train November is, arriving in
Eustis, Friday, journey of 1900
miles. The round trip tickets for
two, good for six months, with stop
over privileges and including Sleep
ers and the war tax, cost $115.04.
Trunks were checked thru to desti-
nation and came on same train with
us. Many friends of last winter met
us at the station, giving us hearty
welcome and assurances of delight
full winter with mighty nice folks.
Amen! (This last word comes be-
cause of my Methodist training.)
We came in company with the
Rev. j. A. Motter and wife and the
Rev. ]. T. Mayer and wife, at one
time the successful pastor of the
Abilene Methodist church. The
presence of these tried friends made
our trip delightful experience The
trainmen were all that could be de-
sired, courteous and efficient on all
occasions. We gave them a hearty
vote of thanks. The good wife, be-
fore starting, roasted fat Kansas
heL, baked a batch of cookies, put
in jar of pickles, etc, so we were
out nothing for meals save for cof-
fee or a cup of tea.
Everywhere there were evidences
of war. Soldiers all along the way.
The lumber interestes have taken on
new life. New saw mills in the tim
Der regions, great piles of heavy
thousands of railroad ties,
and the iron idustries running at
capacity limit. The people of the
south are all loyal and optimistic as
to the outcome of the battle with |
Germany. We are glad to see the |
Reflector on our table.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-13
EVERYBODY SING "AMERICA"
ON NEXT CHRISTMAS MORN

A world-circling idea which music
workers and music lovers can employ
to bring all Americans all over the
world closer to each other and closer
to our glorious ideals at this momen-
tous time in our national history is
to sing on Christmas morning our
loved national song, America" The
time set by the cities is 9 o'clock a.
m. No organization has taken up the
idea here.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-13
HERINGTON COMES OUT WELL
IN Y. NJ. G. A. CAMPAIGN

Harrington Sun: The totals ex-
pected from Herington for the Y. M
c. A. and the X. of c., the Kansas
Regiment building at Camp Funston
and the community buildings at
Manhattan and Junction City was
$1,000 and for these purposes there
has been contributed $1,476. With
several unpaid subscriptions yet to
come in, the totals will probably be
$500.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-13

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
f. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned. have known
F. ]. Cheney for the last Is years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and f.
nancially able to carry out any OBJ
legations made by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE,
Toledo. o..
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. Testimonials sent free.
Price 70 cents per bottle. Sold BY
all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-13
TO REC|STRANTS
LOCAL BOARD WILL GIVE OUT
THE QUESTIONAIRES SOON.
Board Call Notice to Advisory Board
OF Attorney In Dickinson COun-
ty-AlsO To Pay Atten-
ton to Orders.

The local board, thru the clerk
II. G. Kyle, gives the following rules
for every registrant in Dickinson
county:
On the fifteenth day of December
the local board will mail out the
first five per cent (about 1909 of the
Questionaires to the registrants, ex-
cepting those already indicted into
the military service; and five per
cent each day thereafter, until all
have been mailed.
These questionaires contain in
structions, questions and affidavits,
which must be filled out by the reg
istrant, and returned to the local
board, in the enclosed envelopes,
within seven days of the mailing date
Sundays and holidays excludedD.
To assist in answering these ques-
tions, an advisory board of attorneys
has been appointed by the governor.
The members of this advisory board
are: S. S. Smith, II. L. Humphrey
and Arthur Hurd. All other attor-
neys in the county have been request
ed to assist In this work. No fee
will be charged for this assistance
If any registrant has changed his
address since the time of registering,
some member of the family should
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-13

Clean old papers for sale At this
Reflector office: Sc a bundle.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-13
Cough Medicine for children

Mrs. Hrugh Cook, Scottsville, n.
y, says: About five years ago when
we were living in Garbutt, n. Y, l
doctored two of my children suffering
from colds with Chamberlain Cough
Remedy and found il just as repre-
sented in every way. II promptly
checked their coughing and cured
their colds quicker than anything /
ever used" Obtainable everywhere.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-13
Nervous Women.

When the nervousness is caused
by constipation, as is often the case,
you will get quick relief by taking
Chamberlain Tablets. These tab
let's also improve the digestion. OBJ
tainable everywhere.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-13

Miss Lucy Lee is quite i'll and
will be unable to teach school for
several days.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-28
UNIT CONTROL FOR WINNING
THE WAR

THE United States working with a
l. single purpose and in no other wise
can win the war. The nation is single
in sentiment. But united sentiment must
be backed by united control.
American war activities are now to b>,
operated as single-track, high -geared
system. They call it "Super-War
Council"-the phrase makers who write
Washington dispatches. The spectacular
and expressive brevity of the term is at
once a definition of aims and an inspiring
epithet 1t is phrase with a punch"
The same punch will be found in the
supreme body composed of the Secretaries
of War, the Navy, the Treasury, the In.
terror. Agriculture and Commerce and
Labor the food and fuel administrators
War Industries Boards 1t has big Job
cut out, nothing less than the unification
and coordination of all governmental
branches i'm prosecution of the war TO
successful issue.
The same kind of confusion and cross
purposes which marked the early days of
the war developed recently with the null
tipicity Of new committees and authori.
ties, each with legitimate purpose, but all
working without a definitely centralized
master-control, Wastage, duplication and
congestion of energy and action will be
saved by the new board which the Presi-
dent has created for victory
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-28
HOW MANY MEN DO WE NEED

vTIHEN the Committee Of Public lnforml
w ton (Which operates as an annex OF Y
Government departments) tells US from da
to day that We had so many or so few 50
diers in April and have so many now
sounds impressive to some, and In fact arl
things have been done. When the war WI
declared we had slightly over 100000 res
lar troops. a large proportion in garriso]
outside the country, and 10000 mliit1
We now have, November !. in round n
ures, 100000 men under arms, or ratn|
in camp, for many have no arms Tne
are yet to be moblized additional drail|
men to bring our total to about l,4Vo'v|
officers and men. OF these roughly, IoV'o|
are volunteers and 100000 (6s7OOo 10
exact) drafted men. OF this number on
a small fraction are trained troops. h1
the force is almost totally unframed;
As to equipment. this force is greatly oe
cient, most notably in artillery. IL Is co9
mon knowledge that we can supply ov|
siderable fighting force with the requs1
artillery to fight a modern battle ohiy ai'l
a long lapse of time. .I
The difficulties of transportation ana "
fact that all supplies, even down to rs,]
and cars and building material, must
transported 5000 miles. in addition 70 m1
long training of most of our troops inaioal
that we will not be able to assempio
effective fighting force In the summer
1918 of sufficient size to exercise oec's1
influence in that campaign. This situa'1
is one that it Is well for the American "
pie to appreciate at the earliest mome)
because IL they do fully realize It they
surely demand measures to put US h
position to exercise a decisive influence
1919.
Such an influence will be exerted o]
by an army Of the size and fighting poy
of Englands. highly trained, Weh-sl
cered army of at least 100000 men,
American people must learn TO apprec
the necessity for replacement and the
ference between numbers and enecq
forces on the line. The average Amer'1
thinking of 100000 soldiers in France
likely to have vision of 5OO,ooo
attacking the German line In a BODY.
stead of the actual picture Of such 70
holding perhaps forty miles OF trench
with perhaps 100000 In the COMBAT
forces and the remainder working on y
roads. roads, repair shops, etc'-Nato|
Service Magazine.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-28
ORIGIN OF GRAMMAR

The world reached its highest known
stage OF intelligence before grammar wa 9
even invented. much less studied have
mad some curiosity to find out where and
now so great blight upon the Young life
nrst came into being and why IL ever be-
came a school study. and 1 find that the
Greeks knew 1t not, that their trhunonbant
literature and their matchless oratory came
10 mower before grammar was dreamed of
That 1t was not in any sense one of tho
great arts which they wrought out and
win which they armed the human race
Ihat after Greece had declined, a barbarous
Macedonlan made himself the owner of
all Egypt, and in order to surround him
self with the most spectacular form of
ostentation OF which his vain mind could
conceive, he set to collecting not only ALI
the rare and precious objects and hooks
anu manuscripts there were in the world
put ne capped 1t all by making a collec-
tion or the living men Of the world who
had any reputation anywhere for know,no
ana thinking; taking them from their
homes where they had some relation IN tho
daiiy necessities of human beings. and had
really been or some use he shut than, nm
Tor lie in one OF his palaces at Alexandria
which the folks there were In the habit 90
calling the hencoop of the muses." ana ont
OF sheer desperation. since they could do
hothlhg petter to amuse themselves thew
couh'eu ,he words In the books which real
!Ieh @ hau written. and prepared tables of
the forms and endings which the usors 20
words employed. The lifeless dregs os
DOCKS which their distilling left we nou,
cali grammar, and study instead ~ hoa,,
ana even speech itself In their ,o,,,as,
uepth OF indinerence to the moving pu,sinr
lie or man not even the Alexandrians snnt
so low as that.-Yale Review. 'N
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-28
ANGUS.

THAT INTERESTING article dealing
with dogs which graced this page a few
days ago reminded us Of the strange case
Of man we know who lives in the town
Of South Manchester Conn. He's a hater
of dogs, and the very sight of one scares
him stiff.
This man, who is normal in all other
ways, delights to walk in the country,
but every such stroll becomes fearsome
adventure. If dog appears in the road
before him our friend lodges into a by.
path if he can, or incontinently falls back
and retreats the way he came. When the
dog is near enough to notice this behavior
its curiosity is naturally excited and it
jumps to investigate. II can never under.
stand" says our friend. "why the dogs I
detest should so delight to associate with
me-"
They wouldn't, II you didn't worry so
about them," we told him. why don't
you walk right past them?"
"I couldn't" said he, at would kill me. "
And it probably would
Once when a playful puppy pursued
him he took refule in a livery stable.
He began incoherently to call upon the
proprietor for help
what are you sayin'? Want mo N
hitch up?" he asked. Yes" said the
poor cynophobiac; hitch up and take me
home"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-28

Thanksgiving feast. But the love OF the
home folks will be fondly with them.
Why not turn the fine sentimerp of the
season into u vital festival? That was
the happy thought of mothers and fathers
here. Just as the Philadelphia lads were
to he missing from the family board SO
would be thousands of boys from all over
the land, stationed at League Island,
whose home ties had been broken volun.
tarily and gladly by them and their people
that they might fight their country's
battle. The connection was clear. The
occasion was ripe. Thanksgiving invita-.
tions to sailors and marines stationed
here came by hundreds from families
whose own boys are at the front.
So hundreds of temporarily homeless
iaCkics will eat a home dinner tomor-
row in Philadelphia. city Of Homes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-28
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

1. Judge Robert $. Loyett is head Of.
United states Priority Board. the fun
lion OF which is to, so order export
c3mmodities. from this country 10
ALLIES and the domestic movement of .,
ferials that the hest interests Of all nj
he served.
=. Julls Ward Howe wrote "The Battle Hyr
OF the Republic"
the Balkan base Of the Allies.
ments such as flutes and Oboes made
wood. noted for mellow tones.
q. Prof. Paul Milyukof Is Russian DO
iiclst who was Minister OF ForeIrn Afsi
In the early days Of the revolution.
international obligations brought him I'M
disfavor Of the radicals.
@. 4 salient In military parlance IA an on
ward extension or "bulEe" In a stratss
line.
:. An edition de luxe" IL Q sumptuous
printed. bound and illustrated Issue
8. Trees are pruned In late fall or winter
cause life Is dormant and cutting can
done without "bleedlng" OF the q
Pruning insures strength for the branch
that remain.
0. EDoch H.; C!owder, Provost Marshal g
charge OF the new draft.
10. Ohio Is the Buckeye State.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-28
We Thank YOu

Is ii hard TO write columns? Well rather
II isn't all skttles and bliss
The quatrains especially bother
They are seldom as easy as this.
John ID. Wells. in Buffalo News
Which accounts in a way for the babi,
(And II surely is nothing amiss)
When we see four-liner. We grab IL.
And tack on another like this.
&C. A. Leedy. In Youngstown Telegram
We're tickled to death when we strike ,en
As over exchanges we pore;
And gosh how our readers all like 'en--
They eat 'em and holler for more!
r. p. McPhee. In Springfield Union
We thank you. dear colyuming brother.
For saving us labor and fret;
Behold, we have written another
And happily the end is not yet!
Ted Robinson. in Cleveland Plain Dealer
Let me get in the game while it's roing
/ can tack on verse and 7 will,
lust look at the way 1t Is growing,
And notice the space II can M
e. A. Guest. in Detroit Free Press
And here comes Thanksgiving tomorrow
And all con think Of U turk:
IW add to thess QuatrasRs borrsse
And sacs . 5sc tscAss " scerA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-28
TAKE DOUBTFUL BALLOT-BOXES
TO SUPREME COURT

WARE lawyers who are entering oNcep-
tiunS to every rulinC of the Common
Pleas judges sitting as an Election Court
on the opening Of suspected ballOt.boXes
do 50 for the sole purpose Of making a
last desperate stand to grip the offices
which they won by slight majoritics on
the face of the returns. Carrying the
hallot.boXcs to the supreme Court, made
possible by the exceptions is just what
the Town Meeting party managers want.
For several political generations there
has hardly been a strictly honest election
in Philadelphia. The Town Meeting
party desires nothing more than an Up-
portunity to prove before the highest
court in The State what II has been dem
onStrating at this weeks hearing in the
lower court. The Ware attorneys have
offered the opportunity Of making eIec.
tion frauds, which every one is sure of
nose who perpetrate them and those who
suffer by thCm--a matter Of supreme
Court record. such a record, even if it
fail to reverse the palpably stolen election
oI this month, will be a deadly weapon in
the reform arsenal in the mayoralty cam.
paign two years hence.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-28

power Of 4 jaler. They have refused to
wear prison clothes to eat prison food and
are demanding that all suffrage prisoners
shall have the rights given in every other
civilized country to political prisoners.
How long will It be before the President
will understand that women who are ready
TO suffer and die for the cause of liberty in
time of war are inspired by the highest
patriotism? In this time of need for
national unity, American women are de-
manding enfranchisement not begging for
toy to satisfy their desire for equality
not appealing for privilege that they may
run for office. not even asking for right
but demanding that their hands shall re-
ceiNe tool to do the work of democracy,
to make city and State governments and
legislatures responsible to women as well
as to men and to take immediate action on
those things they carry nearest their
hearts-the protection of the home, the
education of the child. the purifying of our
cities from preventable disease and vice
in word, tho welfare of the family upon
which depends, as is being proved in every
bclligerent country the endurance of the
nation in war or peace.
MARY II. INGHAM.
Philadelphia. November o7.