Abilene weekly reflector. [volume], July 22, 1909, Page 4, Image 4

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CHAETAVQUA PROGRAMS INTER
EST OOOD AUDIENCES.
' Co. Bchdlenberjer the Big Attmc
tioa of Today Many Came
From County for lecture
Woei Thursday's Purl
, The attendance continue large at
the Chautauqua tent and the pro
peme plee.. all who throng the aud-
itorlum.. The program, are abundan
end the variety gives interest "
iJ.dr Jubilee lnger
sight and wereenjoyed by all..
' ' Cartoonist I Goo.
... n.iinn miH. the cartoonist
rum ivu -'
.....vji riAvr illustrations ol
PJtClvUCU waw
the dlfterent kind, of patrlotl.m ot
toe American. She told the .tory
of each picture while drawing which
made her lecture
8be la a competent artist and the
pace and eaae In which ihe drew
fcer picture! were admired.
Told of the Buffalo.
Ernest Harold Baynea delivered
another of his flue lecture. la.t night
taich wa about the preservation of
toe buffalo. Mr. Bayne paid he flrt
tecam Jntereated In the blaon when
be removed from Maachu.ett to
W, present home In Merldan, New
Bampihlre. . There he aw .the fa
tnoua Corbln herd, and It wa a fine
monster buffalo bull that flrat at
tracted hi. attention. From then on,
be .ay., hi. chle. aim In life wa di
rected at the preservation of the
nearly extinct specie..
It wa. Mr. Bayne. who first
fcrought to the attention of Pre.ident
. th nossibllity'of the gov-
eminent entering Into thi. preserve
tlon. The president acqulBced hearti
ly he sent messages to -.p'proprlstion.
were made; interest
citod; and the organization o the
American Bison society soon follow
ed Mr. Roosevelt L president and
Mr. Bayne. .ecretary of this organl-
"" ....... c 1
There are 25 bunaio ana
in the natural tate, outslae of xoo
; logical park, or private reserve in
ami thev are at Yellow-
''.tone. There 1. a herd however. In
toontana, a portion ot an origin.
nerd of about 600, owned by a halt
..... ,...i.n named Michel Pablo.
" ... .MMi the American
Bison society is hopeful of obtaining.
The Canadian government secured
about 800 of these In 1906, and
... i, nreserve near
now me Buvrev - '
KallspeU, on which it 1. f
.ecuring and placing these remaining
... ....... i. piu a government
t BUM. xunio - . .
preserve In the Wichita mountain.
v . . ...i, a number
of Oklahoma navma
innocent herd In the
OI D1SUU. iu ---- .
- . those that Bul-
taio" Jone. ha.; those In Corbln park
. .hi,, and the Whitney
herd in the New York loologlcal gar-
vnnwn as me
oenn, - , ,
Mr. Baynea1. talk on buffalo was
.v. .. that any naturalist
i making tdday anywhere In the
country, and is well worth, not only
' the consideration of Chautauqua
mnnaaemento, but the general lec
ture platform.
INDVSTRI'S TWO BAD STORMS.
Boy and Boot Were ta Evidence
, ' Oram is vnamemu
nli.,.trir.:. Inly 16. An awful
storm ot irnid, rain, thunder and
lightning broke loose Friday eiwr
noon. , The corn wa. blown down
Thia nuts our threshermen
out o'f business a day or two longer.
There was a raging ooa m-e"
.h. .teta of Industry and boys and
boats were out In force. ' '
. fifflnilB aioriu VI-
wind and water broke loose Monday
.in. Trees were w
pnii aiaf '
,.,-m. .nil mall shed. were
tumbled over, telephone line. tan.
.hnpkod wneai oiuw
. . mm done to the
Tne man ""-- . ,.
early corn. It was m ta 1 and he
v. it o brltt e that the
rami uu - u
first storm from the soutn laid It
flat. Saturday's storm cam- -furious
wind from the north and
... .t.. Bver to the sontb.
- . t. rnn li broken on
What I. not broken off will probably
straighten np, but arounu '
' .. f it la on the ground.
stopped all harvesting with nun-
ireds of acres ol wnea 7- - -rat
Threshing machine, were ready
.. thi week but .hock, are
W BIB! fa wi- . . ,.
... v. with a tew tine day.
they will get straightened out again
UAIffjailiiS.
CHAUTACQCA PBOORAM FIU.ED
WITH GOOl THINOH.
. .. 1 tf. J-
Ooveraor and congressnu-
Strong Addresee la Aiwrnow
8U Musical Bister. Were .
Good. ,.
LOOD POOLS ARE DANGEHOTJS.
Breeding Mosquitoes and Dlseaee In
the wty.
-M,. roina have left a number of
nools In various part, of town that
should be drained out. East of town
is a large amount oi water
, t of fields. A filthy scum
covers the surface of the water on
v.. n. And a bad stench comes
from them, The mosquitoes at these
G.rm about In clouds when
people approach and poison the hu
man body with tne maimm i.-"-.
n..1 roina helo to Clean up iuc
1LBHW
filth but in many cases It runs back
. . ... i. n ramaln. Some of
imo me i ,
them are situated so they cannot be
. j,oinort hut It IS prouuu"
that the inoBt of them can be got
rid of in this way. reopie i
near these places Bhould call the at
tentlon of the authorities to them and
nee their best efforts to gei no u.
the breeding spots ol uisease.
Ex-Congressnian Beue
Is Here.
Hon. ). Adam Bede who wa. one
of the leading member. Of congress
tor year, came in this morning and
apeaks tomorrow. He was defeated
Ma onnonent at the primary
made a great howl against Speaker
Cannon, pledging an areas ' v
th. ancaker. Then after
being elected his first vote was for
rannon fortpeaker. "I timpiy m
h. hnaaat thing," said Mr
Bede today. "I voted for what I
v-...h aa riaht: if Cannon was
on that tide, all right. If not It made
no difference. No congressman can
imm Mom's Baitf l
The Chautauqua contlnuea to have
I... aiM flora, ana tne vv-
.,.mm mr veil received. '
' . .
Governor Scbellenoerger , oi -braska
made an excellent address yes
...v .ftornoon. He Is a good talk
er and thoroughly enthusiastic over
the way. the Democrats of Nebraska
are reforming the world. H were
..i fo the wicked court, which pre
vent the practice of some of the vag
aries put into law in tnai
says great things wouia oe bcu.
pllshed. ' .
Told of Forto Mico.
nr xt. D. Crane of Porto Rioo
... h. avenina lecturer and gave a
scholarly address on that Island, Its
government and people. He hho
manv things that are of much Inter
est and told them wen.
Bede Pleased AIL
t iA.m Bede of Minnesota wa.
hi. ftarnnon'. sneaker and be wa
...i ith annlause that frequent
ly was repeated during hi. excellent
lecture. No speaker has pieaseq am
mnra than he. Mr. Bede spoke
on "Our Nation, Its Problems and
PmarrASB. takina1 the ground tnat
America 1. the ultimate of nations
the fruit of all the age. past ana
.. it will take as many centuries to
destroy as it has taken to create our
iHt,,Hnni. He held wial our nat
ional problems are incidents of our
progress, and not in themselves evi,
that time is the most Important fac
tor In their solution because It takes
much discussion before eighty mil
lions of people can reach a conclu
sion, and urged patience and good
while the law makers are
reaching results. He took an optimis
tic view of national affairs ana neio
th.i th world was better than ever
h.rnra hut at the same time called
attention to some of the existing
evils. Hi. lecture is a wholesome
message to the people pointing out
our marvelous progress and sounding
a note of cheer for the future.
I RAVE W rAKTMWK"-1'1
. JCItED W)W LB RATE FOll I
Fire Protects Will Coet 1 Tl ,
at rrtw.u ..
..,, w Darnee. state superin
tendent of insurance, ha. made hie
first reduction in .insurance rates
,ince the present agitation began.
.... -.v. ..n a complaint was
filed from Abilene charging that the
insurance rates naa oeen ''-"
.I... th. inartment has been
making a thorough investigation and
t vesieroBT. i
.Ions drawn were that unjust Increas
es had been made ana me api
. nriiared in a new ached-
imiiiwii.K"
ule at Abilene. The new rate, will
become effective Juiy ex.
bas ordered a decrease of 1 per
cent on all brick buuamga, ru
tlon of 6 per cent on the contents of
such buildings, a decrease of t per
cent on frame buildings, and the
ame reduction on their content.. The
first complaint wa. inea oeior. u..
.t.i. law became effective, but
jt wa. renewed about 80 day. ago
and a reln.pectlon waa mane w.o.
the above results. '
. t.lorram to J. T. NiCOlay,
..Mnt of the commercial club, no
tifying, blm of the order, Mr. Barnea
.... AaA . rain-
adds; . nave aio
nn f Abilene which ma furtfr
JC.MVH
er reduce rates." rmimw
say the reduction I. about half what
should be made. ,
tl L
iuji ii.
CHAl'TAl'Ql'A TKNT IS x ILLKD
Col,' Seeds Ol lUluois Was the At-
- tracttoa This Altrrnooti lnl- ,
lau Mystery Ma Is Unique ' ;
Good Program Sunday.
'"ITromSetBPlay'slJalty.l :","':
Mnra aood crowds attended the
Chautauqua last evening and today
and all enjoyed the excellent pro
grams. The Klrksmlth Sisters clos
it thalr encaaement last night and
th. Uaanerian male quartette is at
present furnishing music. ' For thir
teen years, ever since as conege mj
they constituted the Chicago Uni
versity Male Quartette, these men
.. maintained their organisation.
In business and t profeaslonal line.
.. . .i . .iimmAra to
iney nave ivu uw
h.ntaiiana work at the large aasem-
blie. 'It goes without saying that
their many seasons together nave
riven them a wide repertoire , ana
..i ihnir voices have become giena
asnroachlng perfec-
cu w -
tlon. Each member of tne quarceiw
Is a soloist ot marked ability ana per
haps it can be more truly said of
these gentlemen than' of any others
that they are singing for art's sake
rather than to make it meir raw
A x
I. wckur bodily avstem l looked
after toy million of Uttla eoiaiere
In vaur :blood - thOM eorpuret-
oonetantly flghtln for you. " "
If thi. army la well lea ana
bealtby and strong, by taking Hood
Bansaparilla, it willdeetroy the unconnt
able horde of germ-enemies that are
attackinr V every momenvoi .
Hooa'5 B.r.rilla will keep you
free from or will euro you of scrofula,
eetema, rneuroaxMin, cv.m, - --f ,
that tired feeling and ell such ailmeuta. ,
HARD TIME FOB HARVESTERS.
DaAAminv Aiarmed at the
rwunn m
Continued Wetness. .
xnMhsr Inch of rain last night ex
tending over the entire county has
delayed harvest. Farmers are be
coming alarmed at the wet condition
AAu .ml av xnrain shocked as well
as that uncut is suffering loss ever
day. Too long a period oi moisture
will cause the straw to rot.
nannrta from the corn are mat
m.r. flxlds are looking better and
will not be badly hurt. Where the
stalk was broken, however, there Is
no hope for It.
:r3
Striking Designs
Full ot nalnti of merit, are sum
eruus In our assortment ot
WALL PAPERS
Hurt by an Automobile.
t h Kuhlman was Injured on
Mit. rir this morning by air auto
driven by S. Kirk. Mr. Kuhlman was
. .tr..t xrnaalns and was plainly
seen by the driver who sounded the
horn several times. Mr. Kira nwery
.x .hinbinir in aoAround him but Mr
Kuhlman seemed to be dazed and
narri the machine. t i'
was hit by one of the lights and
one wheel passed over mm. oeyonu
.vinr anme bruises and getting
his clothing torn nothing serlou. re-
,,ue.x Ha was taken by nr. eura
to Dr. Conklin's office and later to
his home where his injuries received
attention.
Mr Kirk deenly regrets tne accv
n.r. Ha was not going fast ana
v. no thnncht of an accident - He
bought new clothing, will settle the
hill and make Other repara
tions, although Mr. Kuhlman does
not put the blame for the acciaeui
upon him. ' ' . , . ,
. .. . .t.rrh In this aeo
tlon of the country than all other dis-
. . . ....... .nif ti ti 1 1 1 t n a last
aaaea puv witwwi - -
few years waa supposed to be incur
able, ror a gruai
tors pronouncea k a iowi '"'
and prescribed local remedies, and by
constantly falling ,to euro with local
treatment, pronounced It Incurable.
. , l. ..t.rrh ta be a
science u ","
constitutional disease and therefore
requires oonsuiuuonai
Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured
a ik..H a Tnladav. O .
Is the only eonstltutlonal cure on the
l . i. ab.M tmtarnallT in
retain hi. self respect and it.m.., , "rom 0 dropl to a taVspoonful.
win a standing in thi. country who ooses imay b)ood Md mfl.
does anything else
' V SU Musical Sisters. ' , ,
'The Klrksmlth sisters Who appear
this evening will prove a fine at
traction. It is rather unusual to find
six artists in one tamlly. But this
Isn't all. Besides these six, there are
two more sisters who are fast com-
letlng their musical education. The
four older ones in this group have
been playing In public for a number
of years. Personel: Waude Klrk
miti. ylolln and contralto; Gertrude
Vlrtam Hi. viola and soprano; Lil
lian Klrksmlth. flute; Marguerite
Kirkamith. co rnet and second sopra
no; Pauline Klrksmlth, eaxspbone
and alto; Agnes Klrksmlth, piano.
.ous surface. Of the system. They
nff.r ana hundred dollars for any
can It falls to cure. ena ror eirco
lars and testimonials. Address,
W J. L'HKASI C W., -
i, Toledo. Ohio.
DMla Kw ilriirriatft. 7&L
Take Hall s Family Pills for con
tlpatlun.
1...!h
It Is amazing bow many mothers
tii .lua K.lr nhildran madiclnel
containing violent and dangerous
drugs for bowel and stomach disord-
1 1 .... nun Hb with ahaftlllte
en, vueu iro.w. '
safety can ot oniainea oj ui ttwm mm
pure, pleasant, harmless remedy like
Dr. Caldwell's (laxative) Syrup Pep
sin. Try It at once. Sold by all drug
gists at 600 and 11.00. Money bath
if It fails.
Those Talented Jters.
virlcamith sisters, of KanaaB
City, very pleasantly entertained the
audience with their excellent musical
selection, last evening and thi. after
Th vniinir ladies are sist'ers,'
well educated In music and have two
mnra slaters fast completing tneir
miiaiml aducatlon. These young lad
les have studied music from child
hood and have studied under some
of the leading music masters of the
United States and Europe. Miss Ger
trude has studied voice under Francis
mi.h.. rwora of New York. The
I1BUTI .....-
haautlful niece she sang last evening
was presented to her by the composer
himself. , Miss Maud has taaen music
on the violin under several great
violinist, among whom wa. Hans Al-
h.rt of Berlin. She is a talentea
violinist and a. It la expressed
im.b.a th. ilnlin talk." Miss Lillian
th. flutist. Miss Margutrlte, cornet-
let, Mlsa Pauline, the saxaphone play
er, who played ao beautifully aieo
have studied under equally as talent
ed musie masters a. have their auv
Th. Klrksmlth Concert Co. had
an opportunity to tour Europe this
aiimmer and give entertainments but
were contracted to the Redpath Chau
tauqua for this summer. Miss Maud
th. riir-actor. in an Interview said:
wa wonld have liked to have taken
th. tmir throuch Europe but as we
had already contracted with the Red-
nath Chautauqua thought it wouia
be the best plan to stand by onr con
tract. However, it we are given me
..n. nnnortunity next summer,? a.
we undoubtedly willr we .hall prob
ably accept as it will affora ue a
wide and profitable experience."
Socialist WW. Iecture.
una rari i). Thompson, a social-
last member of Wisconsin Legisla
ture, will speak on Socialism at the
rhautanona. tomorrow at 10 a..m.
No eharge for admission.
The plumbMovlngPlctureuo. snow
.n anma very handsome hand-colored
film, last night of the bible story of
a n .nil Delilah. The pictures
were steady and dear and were en
joyed by all. -
LAW PuZZLED THEM.
School District Sessions Met Over the
, . County Thursday.. .
All over Dickinson county Thursr
day the school districts met to elect
a, clerk and a teacher and to deter-
risln. tha lehrth Of the School term.
Some of the meeting were largely
attended, but in other district, the
t.rm.ra ware so busy In their neias
that only the officers were present.
The average length of term over me
county decided upon Thursday was
seven months. .
Th. naw law in regard to ecnooi
district tax levies does not seem to
percolate readily througb tne ramas
of some of the school district clerks
of the county.
Th. n.w law doe. away wiro
w f raA tane. and provides that
on or before July 25 oi eacn year
th. Mark of : each school jiwtnci
shall certify to the county clerk the
aggregate amount determined by we
school board of hi. district to be
necessary for school purpose, aur
n. n.Tt fiscal year. Thi. year
the county clerk and the board of
county commissioners- make a levy
n th.' first Monday In Augurt to
cover the amount, and puU it on the
tax roll. Of the school district.
Blanks have been furnished the
rhonl district clerk, for thi. pur-
.... w Anaana of them have writ-
HJBV, MM "
ten to the county superintendent lor
further instruction. All tney na
to do Is to call a meeting ot their re
spective school boards, and deeiae
.... .ui thar need and then notify
uifa
the county elerk on the blanks pro
vided. '. . '
The surest and easiest way to cur
SrruP ta Pleasa
. . . MinrMtloO And f
CO) Q DJ UVJIO J " v-r,
nleasantly add promptly moving the
nleasanuj aou k store
bowel..
. nntkimn oa "Success."
ijim .1: Beairchamp delivered one
v,. h.at lanures that has been giv-
U. WIT ww--
en pn the Chautauqua platform at
Abilene. 4 He, spoke on "tne young
m.n and hi success in me ni
night in which he gave some yery
Interesting fact, tie
young man of today i ."
satisfied with the sma., jou" " -..t.r.
nf tmm six to ten dollar, a
week instead of strlvlhg' after the
larger positions which are always
open to thejong man who has an am
bition to rise in me worm, x
young men do not devote enough of
thelt time to. study. They hang
around the pool hali. ana amuse
ment hall, which is a poor waste of
i. t An not want any young man
to be a regular book worm but to take
. n.rt In athletics and tnat is way
I say it is a poor waste- oi un
i that time may be devoted
to the strengthening of the mind add
body." He has traveled one mimou
mile, in the old world ana me new,
investigating the lives of the under
world In the slums and dens of the
world's .greatest cities, writing his
experiences for the, press. ; xcu
of these unique experiences he brings
to the platform gift, that have been
-tn faw others, end hls lova and
sympathy for humanity enable him
to use these experiences iu -.
in a way to benefit and bless bis
hearers. ' v, f
He's Good Indian. -ak..n.nnani
assisted by hi. wife en-
OUUUB"F" . "
tertalned the audience very pleasant-
i- ...t.rilav evening. Bnungopai
.... hrr. .nri raised at Wolpi, Ari-
WB Mwaaa
zona, and has studied eight years ai
the government school at Santa Fe,
New Mexico. Three years , ago he
.n,n,.nri tila lecturing career and
since then he has lectured in piany of
h. nrindnal cities of the east ana
.i. in m.nv of the state colleges
a -ni..raitiMi. ' Shuncopavi not
ni. iMtnrea about hi, people and
their ancient legends but he also 1.
a skillful magician. In fact be is me
i. ...i tniiian maekian on the
in..ri.n niatform today. ' He say
"I have been Invited to the home
- wn. nannla of the 'iOW V en
a ..i. h.lr ailasta imuDl wuvu.
lerui.u w-
were J. P. Morgan, Mr. Cooper Hew-
i.. .-a m.m other. My wife, Mary,
ii Muv .
alway travels with me to neip in.
.....i...ti" Shunaooavl ' will
autni Muu.
entertain the people at the Chautau
qua tonight with hi magicax inc.
rvit. Haada Talk CO.
.--I vrt, aa delivered the lec-
vvi. ,
hia aftarnoon which wa tno
j,i.ki. .nlnved by all. Jr. eeas
in.r..tinr lecturer and keep
the close attention of hi audience
throughout ,: .
They r new. artirtle and plana
ing. Th coloring aro excellent,
and wlU retain their beauty fop
year. There 1 not a pattern la
tha store that would not mak
charming covering for any room.
A. fl. ELWICK
ExcIuiIt Paint and Wall Pr
(ADC 1 vouraen bualnm Ed rwillj want U. CUKE
IVfsC that poor tnnt of youra trftooMawfalflor
SKSULDcnS
Pmolniorhr a-c TiH.l boilc. t
Ulaiolla. 0., SU. A. AblteM, to.
. ..track By Lightning
i ..t uvmbt afternoon about four
vi nnrina the storm, the large
barn on Henry Brehin'e place about
seven miles northeast ot. town "
-r h liahtnlna - and burned.
There were several horses in the barn
two of which were killed by the light
ning. The rest were removed and
saved from burning. However, aooui
i. hi.rirad bushels of torn, a lot
tke inm harness and other
things were burned up, making to
t.i ina inclndlnc the barn dose to
five thousand dollars. It Is said there
... an Inmrance of a thousand dol
lars on the bar. It waa a fine targe
structure, about 6sx40 feet and one
9t the best barns In the neighborhood
Hope Dispatch.
S ai
A STONE THAT FITS YOUR PURSE
is better than none at all. The spirit
in which a monument -1 erected
count more than the cost.
A MONUMENT OF MODERATE ;
': . . COST;.:. ; : '
will show Just a much respect and
love for the departed a a more ex
pensive tone, if you can afford only
the smaller sum. We have various ae
signs in low-priced memorials we
hall be glad to submit to you. -
ABILENE MONUMENT CO.
JAT HARDWO SON, Proprletora.
f Abilene, Kan. ;
en-, xtrmuir Than Ever.
e.n. v.n inly 15. A rainfall
OAllusa, i - '
of 1.7S inche fell n a non m
here early thi morning, i ne
could not take cart of the water as
it fell and many cellar, were Hooded.
There wa a terifflc electrical storm
mldnlaht until f e
CUUV1UUB - ...
m. without Intermission although lit
tle damage 1 reported. .
.. ... .ti Ia narfora
when tne kub.j -
... hw.ia haeome de-
..i-an7k
"u?tB T .7.7. ng, L rertor
itomtVCB n - r.-
SrtaLrTaJ
caa be depenaea npo - '
f" Z. .Za mn.t .ffecUve. Sold by
C. E. Northcraii c vv.
""pAftktrl'S,
HAIR BALSAM
i J ia lUla !S B..0j?rl
9 Stir to lt Tonuiiui vr.'.u
10m rnrntt (MM a. .
aj.h
PxJ
l f f n
ARK i J
Ely'S Cream Dalm
. Sura to Clv Satlefaotlon. .
oivia gun' at ohci. ,
R elranuM, aootlwa, klt and protarts the
diaeaMd membrane rr.nl ting from CatairU
and drives sway a Cold in thr Haad qnickly.
BaHons the Benaes of TaU and BmeU.
Eatytouaa. Contains no tojurtons drnga
Applied into the noatrilx and airbd.
Urn Biaa, 0 eenle at DraprtaU or by
bmI. Uqnid Cream Balm fue use ia
mfutra. 7fi aanta.
at BOTHERS. M Wsrraa St. gra Yfll,