Abilene weekly reflector. [volume], October 16, 1913, Image 6

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ABILENE WEEKLY REFLECTOR, AD ILE.VE, KANSAS, OCTOBER 15, 1013.
Far and away the finest part of
the festival entertainment was the
I parade of the school children. The
Tne RfcfleCtOr Publishing CO Picture of fifteen hundred young
0. M. H AUGER, President . rom "W
dergarten kiddles with their eyes
II. w. wilsuim. Becreiary.irea.urw j wMe Q wond8rment t0 tn hand.
: : : - Isome young women in their white
at the poatoffice at Abilene. Kaneaa gowns and paraaola. their mortar
board caps and dainty ways, ana to
OFFICIAL PAPER OF DICKINSON the young men who are to bo the
OOFNTT
Gnaraateed largest CtrcuUUoa of
ay Paper published la Dlcklasoa
County.
future business men of the com-
munlty, was an inspiring specta
cle. It did the parents heart good
to aee them and to those wftoss
children are no more little folks it
brought delightful recollections of
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n.u i. .4..... within tha vat: umor uj.. iius wu iuV vu,.-
One year il.M dren they are always good to look
hiv montna
Three months
If not paid In advance or during the
year:
One rear
It I at and always a joy and a satisfac
tion.
n ce
That was a mighty fine looking
crowd that filled the streets of Abi
lene for the festival. Time waa, and
not so long ago, when the farmers'
families coming to town in spring
...
Sugar seems to have made sticky wagons or lumber , wagons wun
tinirr. At Washington, wooden cnairs in me oaca. ior ine
and children, bad an ap-
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1913.
Well, are you not Glad-U-Kum?
Extra session of congress scores
women
pearance of having a bard time.
a record for length but no breadth. Tbey, were not encouraged in artla-
Is Thaw at large, In 'Jail or dead tic dressing for they felt that they
m h.rrt nf him for a week, needed every dollar and one cannot
-
upglf
The early bird gets the worm. The earlier you fill your needs for the
I ou have lull stocks to pick from and are better
get much enthusiasm for good looks comtgM h. tc..ni & mi
Men's and Boys' Jer-
By the way what has become of j when one rides in a springless wa-
John Lind, who went to Mexico to gon for ten or a dozen miles. Today
settle the scrap? the farmers' families come In auto
mobiles and they are dressed to fit I
the vehicle. Those who drive in car- 1 C H
rlages live up to their neighbors and SeVS ana OWeaier lOatS,
a look at the crowd impresses one
Something was doing every min- with the vanishing of the line be- w i . 1 P
ute at Abilene's festival and that is tween farm and town. Well dressed, iVldLrUIldWS dllU IaIDuS
coming season the bett
suited all round.
Our showing of Fall and'Winter Suits and Overcoats is unsurpassed
Ml lines and sizes in Hart Schaffner & Marx, and Clothcraft Clothes. We
can suit your own particular needs in price, style and color in goods that are
worth the money.
Suits OlO to 30.
Overcoats lO.OO to 30.00
We can supply the boys with clothes that wear and look well doing it.
Suits and Overcoats 3. SO to 10.00
Dead sea is reported drying up,
which Is more than some of our
dead politicians can do.
what makes folks have a good time.
cheerful and well satisfied, those
from thA rich and nroducflve farms
senator kooi says uus country.. . , la . ,...
must learn civility, but please not ... . who rB the
or tne immortal BianKety-Dianicei
commonest kind."
".Blanket Coats. The
kind that keep out cold.
towns. If anything forcibly empha
sizes the new prosperity of the farm
er It Is a gathering such as came to
Abilene. Because of this good cheer
there Is diffused a finer sentiment
and a wfder enjoyment of the good
. i-1 - . . t tt -.1 l
mings ui eariu. we au suare iui
The Second' diBtrict ProerBHHivM the satisfaction of life that results fim iratrcC, A
had a rally last Saturday but Stubbs re proud of the h,gh tandard J fif
We have the famous
Hejd Caps, the kind that
fit the head. You can
have the pull down kind
or not.
50c to 5.00
of all
and 2
Refusing the Philippines inde
pendence and giving them DIx for
governor must bewilder the intel
ligent native a little.
2rtzAca.
did not attend nor did White or
BrlBtow or Stubbs send any message
of cheer. Seems as though there is
ginger lacking somewhere.
of living It indicates.
Just why the annual Kansas-Missouri
' football game is kept away
from Kansas City when 95 per cent
of the students and alumni of the
universities and 100 per cent of the
remainder of the population wants
Henderson Martin announces that
he will not be a candidate for sena'
tor. He is one of the big men of
Kansas and Is Democratic senatorial
measure but is probably wise to
pass it up this time.
; f &tf: Sferl iros
Underwear
kinds, union
piece garments,, wool
and cotton, the kind
that fit and feel right.
50c to 3.50
We sell the Muns
ing Union Suits.
KANSAS IS NOT SUFFERING.
Kansas of today is not the "bleed-
to see it at Kansas City is one of In Kan8" f yesteday. i It Is a
the things past finding out. hopeful Kansas, a Kansas that can
oe as agrees Die ana carry as pieas-
Sallna did a mighty handsome ant a face whether it has .60 days
thing when it sent its large dele- Pr 100 degrees or more of heat, and
gatlon to the festival in Abilene. It no ra,n or 60 days of 40 degree
did not send its clerks but
A JAYHAWKEIt IN SOUTHERN EUROPE
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A By W. T. Morgan in Hutchinson News. a
THE TURK. .
Constantinople, Ang. 31
The Turk is the only, real gentle
man In Euronn. measured hv th
the weauer ana enougn ram o noat a Btandard tnat a gent,eman is a man
tmsiness nen came themselves. More et of scow-boats. At least this who won,t work Rnd ioeea,t work
than twenty-five of the heads bf I the impression the boomers of wl f,ght he w,n endure
Tne Dig nrms or tne city came and neiKODonng he wU, df fcut hfl w,n not work
wu van, m iU auiuuiuuii paraae v He does not get the idea at all. For
,u ie,r oanusome cars ana gen- - .- -'- generations back he has been a sol-
erany maae tnemBeives a part of the "ru oi me croaaers .... n, a rnvntir nf Prtnnilr0(,
celebration. Abilene appreciates lthho ar Vlng like the frogs in lle who provIded htm wltn means
na us irienauness ror the nustung l"" wucu iue un goes aowa.
city west of us Is increased by the This optimism is the spirit that
Kood will of its business men. nas made Kansas, and , will make
other states. To correct any wrong
ot support, or he killed them or they
killed him. "There was' no word in
the dictionary of his life which
meant hard labor or wise manage
meat. His wants were simple, i
wife or two, more if he could af
ford them, bread, tobacco and time
to think. His education consisted
in aiscussing pbiiosopnical ques
tlons. As a governor of the con
quered he failed because he had no
executive ability, no foresight, no
common sense. His only idea was
payers now and let the future take
care of itself. He built no roads,
be developed no mines, he invented
. . No, child, do not glory too much Impression which may have obsessen
lit the fact that the rich men are the minds of some persons who do
going to pay a high Income tax. If business In Kansas from outside of
they do not fix a way to make their that state, one particular boomer of
emDlOVees or thnlr riiBtnmara npv It ICanaaa n vhtM hAa.t ir.ii... i
they are duller than we think they dear, displays strikingly the results !" "Vf
are. The dear people will pay the obtained this season from the oper
lncome taxes in the end, Just as the atlon of two farms,
consumers paid the expenses of the Farm No. 1, of 150 acres, netted
"breaking up" of the trusts. It is the fortunate holder a harvest of
a cold day when the rich man suf- if 7K aa nt Fm m
rers-and the Democratic program Listing of 23 acres, was a 'close sec h Tt fj? .' . Al
wun its lower tarlfr and income tax ond with a harvest of $1811.25. This
have not made a dent on him yet. is but a Bample of a general condi-
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What a lonesome time it would piclon that Kansas is suffering from "". PC" " '"n w "m?
be havinsr a cihrMon !, - u v...... u,. enjoyed the life that was before him,
automobile.. With five hundred boomer, who ha. taken the trouble rV" PP'e U,
cars honking, sputtering, smoking, to remind us that there is no.thing
mronging me streets It gave an I the matter with Kansas, shows us.
air of activity that adds immensely moreover, that in the results he dls-
to the excitement of such an occa- plays from these farms. King Corn
slon. When the corn carnival was played no part whatever. ' Even
held there was not an automobile though old Sol has banished King
In the state; now there are 700 in Corn from the fields of Kansas,
mcainson county alone and probably wheat and alfalfa still reign, and
mvro man mat numDer were In hold a prosperous court. Financial
town Friday. A horse and buggy World, New York.
was the exception and the one lum
er wagon that came to town did Funeral of Conrad Buchenan,
not appear on the main streets I The funeral services of Conrad
Buchenau who died October 10 of
The Emporia Gazette saya the Pro- heart disease were held this after-
gresslves published a statement of noon at the Lutheran church. The
their campaign contributions and ex- services were in charges of Rer. Mr.
penses. But how about the pre-con- Schrock. Burial was in Abilene
ention campaign, that s what the cemetery.
people are interested in. This is the Conrad Buchenan, 66 years old.
campaign which Senator La Follette UTed In Dickinson county for more
declares was characterised by "the than 40 years. His home was 10
most profligate expenditure of mon-j miles south of town. His widow and
y ever witnessed in any political eight children survive. He was a
contest In America" on the par of native of Germany.
the Progressive candidate. That is
the campaign in which it was freely I DeaUi of Mario WahL 12 Years Old.
charged that money was used in Marie Wahl. daughter of Mr 'and
Ohio and Pennsylvania for the open Mrs. August Wahl, died October 6.
purcahse of totes. That is the She was 1J years old. The funeral
campaign whose expense account the was held at the German " Baptist
country would like to see. C. F. church southwest of Dillon Tuesday,
Scott , Burial was In the church cemetery.
his notice and rested assured that in
the sweet bye and bye he would be
in Heaven with Houris to comfort
him in the millions of years to come.
If he lost a fight it did not matter,
it. was only fate. If Bulgaria won
her independence fate. If Italy
took Tripoli fate. He fought to
the finish but did not worry about
his losses and right now when his
country is apparently going to to the government
his Allah and he looks upon them
as heretical even when urged by
some of his own leaders. His fath
er was a Turk, his grandfather and
so on. His mother was probably
not a Turk but that makes no dif
ference in his character, only in the
color of his eyes and hair. From his
boyhood he has understood that he
is the Real Thing, that Christians
and Jews are dogs, and that no mat
er what happens his own title is
clear to the Mansions in the Moham
median skies.
r' - ' :: '.rf'
Every Turk wants an official po
sition and he wants it to make mon
ey for himself. He will accept a
Janitorshlp in a public building rath
er than engage in business. As soon
as he secures a position be begins
to graft and if tie did not do so he
would be looked upon with suspic
ion. Let a foreigner try to get some
business done with the Turkish gov
ernment and he must begin to bribe
with the porter at the outer gate
and keep it up at every door he en
ters clear to the top of the depart
ment. The point of view Is exactly
opposite from ours, for the Turk
makes no secret of his graft and no
pretense of refusing it. He usually
pays some superior for his Job with
the understanding that he will re
imburse himself with profit. It was
always the Turkish custom to sell
appointments, and often a Greek or
Jew would bid highest and get It
And it is the general testimony that
a Greek or a Hebrew could out-Turk
the Turks when it came to collect
ing taxes and not turning them in
It has been my general experience
that picturesque places and people
are accompanied by unpleasant
smells. Even in Holland,- where' the
folks' are clean, the odor of atrpng
soap' can be - heard on every side.
And )n the east you can put it down
as an axiom that the most pictur-
esOUA will nnnn .Hmhi.tlfi k.
found to be the most unsanitary..!6? , thrlenjtal surroundings
When I see a man with a costume' 1 . 7 t 1 because ne
like a bible picture t imagine he ZT .ha nd '
has nottaken a bath since Easter. I,:?" J"1
wo iwuaiufi ai mm wun as muca
can bd without even thinking such
a thing of himself.
Everywhere in Constantinople a ,
visitor is treated pleasantlyV'or he
is if he looks like he had any money.
In this respect the Turks are a' good
deal like New Yorkers. One soon
smash and the high cost of living
has reduced the ordinary Turk to
small victuals and only one wife, he
calmly puts all the responsibility on
his God and sits and meditates as
he did when everything was coming
his way. Like the Christian he be
lieves that "God moves in a mys
terious way His wonders to per
form," but unlike the Christian he
accepts what happens as eing the
will of God and therefore to be ac
cepted by His people.
The Turk washes his face and
hands five times a day and prays
after every ablation. He may not
wash the rest of him once a year
and he often looks as it he did not.
He cares absolutely nothing for such
things as sewers, pure water and
germ theoriea. They are bucking
It is said to relate but Constanti
nople looks better and more pictur
esque from the Bosphorous than it
does from its own streets. Many ot
the buildings which loomed up in
the distance like manions of marble
turn out to be rather plain looking
houses of cement with big patches
fallen off. There are frame struc
tures in Constantinople and I know
of no other European city which has
them. The streets are narrow, very
few being large enough for car
riages to pass, and many are merely
long flights of stone steps climbing
up the hill. The words street and
sewer are almost synonymous. While
all this oriental difference from
western cities is interesting, to get
close is often hard on the olfactory
nerve. .. .. ,
wnen ne cbanged his clothes. The
glimpses I have had of the alleged
Circassian beauties make me believe
that they Just varnish over with
paint and pov,der without the use
of soap and water. All the stories
about the east tell much of the habit
of "going to take the bath." My
information here is that the women
go to the bath not to bathe but to
be perfumed, to smoke cigarettes
and tell gossip and questionable
stories. In America the women get
the news from the papers and at the
millinery shops, but here they must
rely upon the baths. I do not know
if the bath house news is any more
reliable than that in the American
papers but it certainly must be Just
as Interesting.
On one point I have been greatly
disappointed. Every traveller who
visited Constantinople has written
or told of the dogs which did the
scavenger work, had regular or
ganizations with details of dogs for
each street, and all that sort of
thing. The dog story Is over. So
are the dogs. After the Young
Turks came Into power five years
ago they instituted several reforms
and one was the abolition of the dog
street cleaning department. It made
a lot of trouble for the government
as many of the old Turks considered
tne dogs almost sacred. But some
young Turk thought up a plan which
worxea. uangs oi men went over
the city, picked np the dogs with
long wooden tongs and put them
into carta. Yon can imagine how a
cart load of dogs . thus selected
would fight each other. The carts
were taken on a boat to an island
and those dogs which were still
alive were turned loose with nothing
to eat They killed each other and
finally the last one starred.
Notice the fine philosophy ot the
Turk. The government did not kill
the dogs. The dogs killed them
selves. This suited the Turkish
temperament whether as a religious
theory or a bit of humor I don't
know. At any rate the dogs are all
gone and the government still lives.
Incidentally this gives yon a side
light on the Turkish character and
shows how calmly brutal the Turk
curiosity as he is at them. Of course
if he is a woman he should get off
the sidewalk and let the gentlemen
go by. That is oriental custom. But
the Turk is polite and pleasant
enough in his own yard although
you realize that he really considers
you a "dog" and I have narrated
the humorous manner in which he
disposed of the dogs.
HE WAS VERY BUSY, SO
SHE GOT THE . LICENSE
A woman walked into Judge Tap
pen's office at the court house. "I
want a marriage license."
"All right," the Judge said. "But
this Is unusual. The men usually
come and get them."
"Well," the woman replied, "this
time the man had to stay home and
cook. But we wanted to get mar
ried and so I came down to get the
license."
They live at Herington and they
are Minnie K. Mendell and Lewis
A. Sparks. Mr. Sparks is a cook in
a hotel there and was unable to
leave his work. ,
Judge Tappen married Orla A.
Mannen and Lillian Wolford, both
of Sallna and issued a license to Ed.
Anderson and Rexil Belle Wldler,
both of Enterprise. .
C. L.
BROWN READ A
PAPER, "CEMENT POLES"
C. L. Brown of the United Tele
phone company read an able paper
before the utilities convention at
Hutchinson. The subject was "Ce
ment Poles for Telephone Wires."
Abilene is one of the few towns of
the state to use cement poles for.
telephone wires. As fast as poles
are to be replaced here, cement
poles are being set it They are a
credit to the company's service.
SCHWARTZ BEGINS HIS
SENTENCE AT LANSCVQ
Sheriff Hasaler went to Leaven
worth this morning with Johnson
Schwarti. convicted at the recent
term of district court of rape. His
sentence is for live to II years.