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Free press., 1906-04-14

See Geo Philip & Son for Re
frigerators.
Have your Horse notes printed
at this Office,
Editor Griffith has been down
at Manhattan attending a meeting
of the Agricultural college regents
Instantaneous Blue Flame Oil
Cook stove for sale by Geo. Philip
6 Son.
Water commissioner Vogle was
around the town this week collect
ing water rentals.
More water pipe for irrigation
purposes are beng laid out at the
State Normal.
Street commissioner Rupp is
already making those liable TO
work out their road tax.
At the Methodist church Mon
day quarterly conference was held
with Elder See present.
Atty w E Saum was here on
Monday as attorney IN the John
son homestead contest case
Ask to see those Pongee En-
broidered Shirt Waist Patterns
at ZeIgler's store,
This nice weather it is very fine
for the Normal students to wander
out to the school afternoons for
study and exercise.
1t looks good to see John West
brook able to be back to his work
in his blacksmith and wagon shop,
for he is an expert at his trade.
Lots of fine locust shade trees
are being brought to town and set
out around the city. In every di
rection we go we see the new trees
set out to beautify the property.
Sam Stithem out In the north :
west part of this county, and JAG
Augustine, Tom Freezor and Joe
F. Kutins just over IN Trego are
proving up on their homesteads.
[ have some fine feed for sale at
reasonable prices, delivered in this
city. See me, send word through
P. O., or leave word at Felton, S
VIM. DILLON, Hays.
The beautiful weather is bring :
ing out the wheat. II has also
put the peach trees IN bloom, the
weather having been so fine all the
winter
Gov. Hook has designated next
Tuesday, April 18th as Arbor day
for the State and urges everybody
that day to plant out trees and
vines.
Those who years ago secured the
little locust trees from the state
forestry at Ogallah are now bring
ing in and selling big trees to our
citizens to set out IN their Yards,
Free press., 1906-04-14
Local Ne wS
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Lawn mowers for $500 & up
at Geo. Philip & Son store.
Attorney Holmquist visited at
Ellis on Saturday and Attorney
Reeder on Tuesday.
M. E. Dixon is here again and
is having city water run into his
residence property on the hill.
Geo Philip & Son sell the In
stantaneous Blue Flame Oil Cook
stove.
The new electric light poles are
being set up all round the busl-
ness part of town.
The easy winter and the early
spring in the east gave the N. I.
and Elgip butter markets another
2 cents tumble this week.
Parts of the county report the
wheat In fine condition whlle many
fields are being plowed up and put
in spring crop.
Water commissioner Vogel on
Wednesday turned on the water at
the Zeigler public water trough &
the farmers feel thankful.
The Y. M. & Y. w. @. A. en-
tertained the Normal students and
a number of invited guests at a
reception held in the new GYmna-
SUM last Friday evening. Every
body made a noise like a good
time.
Now we must announce the
death of Louis W the 25 year old
son of Mr.. Colwell, in the Cali
CHER house, last Sunday and burial
IN our cemetery. The family wish
us to return their thanks to those
who were so Kind to them during
their troubles.
Mrs Holdforth, formerly of the
Walker neighborhood, is now nice
ly located at her new home near
Grenell. Another family from
that section drove thro' westward
on Tuesday.
The pretty bulb flowers are al
ready IN pretty bloom IN the yard
of Mrs Chas. Miller. To CORES
pond her cottage has been nicely
painted and looks very pretty.
Oliver Wendell Homes SAYS:
"When we plant a tree we are
doing what we can to make oul
planet a more wholesome and bar
pier place for those who come
after us, If not for ourselves "
Free press., 1906-04-14

Lots of wheat was brought to
town this week.
Hopper Bach IS back to Hays.
fatter than ever.
Atty Holmquist was called to
Victoria on Thursday on law biz.
Before buying a Refrigerator
see Geo. Philip & Son,
On account of the dust FELTON,
this week got out the street sprln
kler aud helped our streets.
Geo. Spencer is putting a new
tin roof on the King butcher shop
and bakery.
There will be sale of Easter
souvenirs, aprons, sunbonnets, etc,
at Mr.. Grass store this Saturday
afternoon
HAYS CITY Souvenir Postal
Cards on sale at Decker's Racket
store, FarIey's and Spratt's drug
stores,
The last Occidental Monthly has
fine picture of Mrs Peter John
son of our county, and long ex-
tracts of l. M. Yost's of our city.
Can feed more BOarders now.
Having more room, Miss Row
lison, at their Club boarding table
on Normal Avenue near Presbyte
rian church have room for II more
at $50 per week,
Free press., 1906-04-14

Geo. Philip & Son sell the best
Lawn Mowers.
Go to the NEW CASH store
for Mems and Boys Hats.
To day the vine aud trees that
John Westbrook took orders for
are beng delivered and a fine lot
of stock it Is, just as he promis
ed. He is now taking orders for
fall delivery.
That cat can subsist on air
alone has been shown by Cox's
Get which has come home after 70
davs being shut up III an empty,
deserted cellar.
The Lutheran dinner and supper
last Saturday were a great success
and enjoyed by many Of our Cit
zens; the bazaar tables full Of pret
ty things & much sold. the church
clearing over $130.
The Supreme court have affirm
ed the decision of Judge Reeder
in the Cove county case heard
here that their new court house
could not be legally built & bonds
issued under that act of 1905.
SAND FOR SALE.
have for sale some good sand
and will deliver at any place in
town at reasonable price Phone
1877 or see or address
ANDREW BAIL.
Free press., 1906-04-14


Heart of Wheat and try it.
r B Thomas has already com
menced the delivery of ice.
The NEW CASH store has Just
received a new invoice of Shoes.
The Normal School regents met
here this week and transacted lots
OF business.
Mrs. Bartholomew nicely enter
tanned the Presbyterian society at
tea Thursday afternoon
The Civic League of Ellis coun
ty had an interesting meeting in
the Methodist church on Monday
evening.
Joe Brown, who was sent tssfrom
this county for attempted burglary
has been pardoned by the Cover
nor on recommendation of the
Board
Mrs. Keller received news of
the serions illness of her sister in
southeast Kansas and she and her
daughter lett for there by the first
train.
George johnson has completed
teaching his term OF school up in
Graham county and was much
pleased with the attendance and
interest shown.
Free press., 1906-04-14
DIR. Crawford.

The we'll known Eye sight man
from Kansas city, will be at the
Windsor Hotel Friday s. Satur-
day April 27 6 28th. If you
are having trouble with your eyes
call and see him.
Examination made free of charge
Free press., 1906-04-14
BLACK STALLION.

Arthur Wilde and Slant Fresh
our have bought handsome big
black Percheon Stallion that they
will keep out in that south Smo =
key hill country.
Free press., 1906-04-14
SCREEN DOORS.

I have now on hand a nice
line of SREEN DOORS with pret
tv designs. Give me a call for
1 sell at bed rock prices.
G. ". BELL Hardware store
Free press., 1906-04-14
FRUIT TREES FOR SALE.

I have lot of fine Fruit trees
and vines at my shop, just re
ceived, that I will sell very cheap
if taken at once Come see.
John G. Westbrook.
The 18th annual report of the
Experiment stations of the state
Agricultural college is published
and at hand and is a very interest
ing pamphlet. 1t contains quite a
bit about the Ft. Hays station.
At the Trinity Lutheran church
tomorrow, Easter Sunday. at 10
a. N. the Sunday school; at II the
Holy Communion; at Z p. M. the
Y.P SEE. will meet and at s
an Easter song service. Ali are
cordially invited to attend,
Free press., 1906-04-14
Very Low Rates to California

very LOW hateS 20 SdIIIOFHEa
on account of the Convention at
LosAngeles. Cal May 7th TO 10th
of the Imperial Council Ancient
Arabic Order Mobiles Of the Mvs
tic Shrine the Onion Pacific has
authorized a very low round trip
rate to SanFranc1sco e LosAnge :
les. Tickets on sale from April
25th TO May 5th 1906.
For rates. sleeping car reserva
tions & Cailfornia literature write
to A. w. Noble, UP Ry Agent.
Free press., 1906-04-14
The Messiah.

On Sunday, April 18th, the
Lindsburg college students will
render tThe Messiah, The U.
P. Ry., will run a special train
there leaving Ellis 7.25 a m.
HAYS 750 Victoria $40
Walker SIS. Arrive there 1890.
Returning leave there 1870 pm.
Fare for round trip So IS
An afternoon and evening concert
Free press., 1906-04-14
TRESPASSING FORBIDDEN

TRESPASSING FORBIDDEN
All persons are positively forbid
den to trespass on our land on
sections % & so, town 13, range
IS, northwest of town, with gun
or dog under full penalty of law.
Adam, Joseph 6 Andrew BAIL.
Stray horse came my way
and can be found at my farm in
north Buckeye. a brown pony hos
Come get and pay expenses.
James Mcintosh
Free press., 1906-04-14
Madden's Eleva-
tor has lots OF
coal for sale.
A Farmers Institute
at 1t HAYS Experiment Station
MOnddY.A .Aprif 25d.

SH4 4O'SCGOJ1 |4Ns tC <SSG1
Arrangements have been made
to hold Farmers Institute and
Practical demonstration that dav
Prot Ten Eyck of the Agricul-
turaI department and Prof Dickens
of the Horticultural department
of the State Agricultural COLLEGE
will be here to talk and demon
strate practical farming
The Railroad will run a special.
low rate, Excursion from the west
for the farmers an3 their wives to
attend. Let our farmers remem-
Der this date and be there Be at
the depot with your carriages to
escort these western farmers over
there. Be Your day.
Free press., 1906-04-14

The Plainville railroad has had
petitions signed and elections order
ed in 8 townships, not running
south to Victoria, or Russell or
toward the Gulf Not bit of it.
But north, just in their own neigh
borhood; and because Stockton is
naughty, they run IN the township
6 miles west, and stop out on the
level prairie.
Free press., 1906-04-14
PASTURE FOR HORSES.

PASTURE FUK HUKNEO.
1 have room for 25 head of horses.
Also for 90 head of cattle, IN sep
arate fenced fields, with abundant
running water and plenty of good
grass. For terms, address Bantam
P.O. or see me near there.
T. J HADDOCK.
Free press., 1906-04-14

The Ladies Saturday Afternoon
Club hold their next meeting on
Saturday, April 14th, with Mrs.
j. H. Ward, with this
PROGRAM:
Merchant of Venice,
Repeat the Collect
Roll call
SecretarV's report
Reading Act III, Scene l & 2
Parliamentary Drill.
Free press., 1906-04-14

Already agents are around solic
iting orders for Calendars on last
years samples at high prices for
the commission in it. Hold your
orders for John Freese will have
the prettiest of this years designs,
as soon as issued, and surprise
yousat the low prices. So wait.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-20
HERD OF DEER AT LARGE.
Two Hundred Of the Animals Run
ming Wild Over Part Of
Tennessee.

Nashville. Tenn.-The famous Belle
Meade herd OF deer Is now at liberty
and the animals are running wild over
the western end Of the county. When
Belle Meade was acquired by Judge
J. NJ. Dickinson and others and plans
we're perfected TO cut II up into small
residence farms the high fence around
the deer park was removed and the
herd left 10 scatter.
In their wanderings the deer have
paid no attention 20 fences or farm
boundaries. but have taken shor' cuts
through rich wheat fields and have
Investigated juicy corn patches. loud
complaints from the farmers result
ing. Il Is against the law TO shoot
deer In this county. and the only re-
course the farmers have had Is set
ting the dogs on the invaders. When
chased by dogs the deer singly and In
small droyes have straightway headed
for their old haunts al Belle Meade
as fast as their legs could carry them.
The herd numbers 200 head
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-20

spot Of which she had learned there
we're millions in gold. silver and jew
els. waiting only 10 he taken away.
At last accounts this vast treasure
trove had not been unearthed.
Familiar 20 every newspaper read
Of recent years Il the story Of the
famous Cocos island treasure Dur
ing the last 20 years no fewer than
Is expeditions have set out 10 recover
this pile OF gold and jewels. Indeed.
more than once parties have engaged
In deadly conflict. Search Is In prog
ress there az the present time.
Cocos island il a patch OF land. l6
square miles In extent. rising from
the Pacific ocean on the coast Of Costa
Rica. 20 which country IL belongs.
Two treasure plants" are supposed TO
be located there. one Of $50 600 900 and
the other OF sl5. 900. 600.
The first Is called the Bonita treas.
ure. after the notorious pirate OF that
name. For many years Bonita few
the black flag and cross bones in the
Caribbean sea and accumulated great
stores Of plumber
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-20

In all the world nothing stirs the
blood or excites the imagination 10
much as a search for hidden treasure.
In fiction or In fact nothing Is so en-
trancing.
At present several interesting treas
ure hunts are under way. In the lit
tie bay OF Tobermory. on the west
coast OF Scotlasd. a syndicate Is en-
deayoring TO reach the strong box OF
a sunken ship OF the Spanish armada
which plunged beneath those waters
with wealth estimated al sl5.0000OO.
Efforts are being made 10 raise a
British warship which was sunk In
Balaklaya bay during the Crimean
war. Those at the head Of this en-
terprlse expect 20 reap a golden har.
vest Of $1,000. 600. In prosy England
the marshes OF the Wash are being
explored for the royal jewels and
treasure Of King John. which we're
lost by him during his flight in 1915.
Into almost every cline and TO
thrilling adventures the golden ignis
fatuus OF hidden treasure is Turing
men Soldiers Of fortune never woye
more romantic or dramatic stories
than those OF the present searches for
buried gold.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-20

FRAGMENTS or BrRsTED SHELL
Says Popular Mechanics. commenting
upon the picture.
The average citizen who is accus-
toned 10 reading OF shells and other
munitions u war rarely has the faint
esi conception Of the fearfully deyas-
tating effect that results when a shell
eXplodes. ...
The shell. which was known as a
six-lnch A. y. shell. originally weighed
1924 pounds. the recovered fragments
aggregated 20 Sis pounds. Of which
the largest piece weighed 1914 pounds.
The average weight of the pieces was
5-l6 ounces. The shell. which WIS
loaded with black powder. on being
fired from the gun passed through six
inches Of hard-faced Krupp plate. and
burst when about eight feet beyond.
Arrangements had previously been
made for the recovery OF as large a
number Of fragments as possible
When the count was made there
were almost $50 pieces Had the pro-
iectile burst In group OF men. the
fatal results can easily be Imagined"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-20
PRICELESS PAINTINGS.
Rare Relies Of the War Discovered
in Old Farmhouse In East
Tennessee.

Knoxville. Tenn.-Two paintings, be-
lieved to be the work OF two Mas
tiers OF Italian painting, have been dis
covered In an old farmhouse north OF
this city. One IL by Guido REM. who
lived In the sixteenth century. and
who Is known by his. painting. The
Aurora" The painting by him found
near here Is that Of a beautiful up
turned face. suggestive Of adoration.
The other. which bears every sign
OF being a masterpiece. Is Of the Birth
OF Christ" but the author Is not
Known.
The paintings were brought 10 the
farmhouse in this county several years
before the civil war by c. w Etiig.
who Travelled for a supply house out
oil Baltimore. He was himself an art
ist. and decorated his room with val
liable works OF art. When the war
broke out he left and told the owner
c: the house that he might keep the
two paintings IL he (Ettigl never called
for them. He had previously placed
one OF them on exhibition at the Mary
land institute, Baltimore. and the csrd
shows that the painting was Oy Guido
Rent
Eitig never returned for his price
less paintings. and. forgotten. they
have hung on the walls In the old
farmhouse They are now In the
bands OF Joseph Knafft. OF this city.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-20

,viCE FOR TAKING "FI... EYE
VIEWS
ings appear 70 the fish could be OBJ
med by immersing a camera Ia wa
r and photographlng the circle OF
| shi. for Il Is easy enough to arrange
lens ana ate 80 as TO obtain a
larp image when both are immersed
water The apparatus was con
rucied out of lard-pail. a short
pcus ems provided with a very small
|aphragm being cemented over a
Die perforated In a metal disk which
.sted On a rim soldered around the
iside OF the pail The plate was
laced On the bottom OF the pail and
b. whole nlled with clean water In a
ark room. The lens was covered by
metal cap. operated by a han lie on
he outside of the pail The apparatus
rs ST On the ground. and the sur
ace II the water covered with sheet
glass 20 prevent ripples. the pail
eng ~ full that The glass was In
nn,act with the water This arrange
tent obyisted the necessity Of i'm
,er-ing the AFFAIR In pond. since
he Junction Of the latter was per-
irmed by the water In the pail above
10 lens A diagram % the arrange
,ent Is shown In Fix l. together with
h. paths Of the incident and refrac,-
! rays A number NJ extremely inter
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-20
Steam without Fire

4 new tyre ~ boiler that Is abe 20
keep on supplying steam for several
hours after the are has been eXtin-
guished has been devised 10y Mr.
Maurice. engineer-ln-ctIef Of the
French navy. and Is attracting con-
siderable attention. being operated
upon a novel and original plan. This
invention. which was awarded a prize
NJ the end OF the last wear by the
Academic des Sciences. IL thus de-
scribed IN the Scientific American
Supplement.
THE principle ~ the storage ~
heat consists In the use ~ mixture
~ salts having great specific heat and
surrounding the greater part ~ the
tubular system ~ the boiler The tenn
perature 81 these salts rises 10 about
$50 degrees c. tStl degrees p during
the heat The result forms a new So
luton OF the problem which was for
merly solved hy the use ~ reservoirs
" superheated water. and here we
have an economy Of weight as well as
space. After the heat which has ac-
cumplated during the run after the
Ere O. eNtinguishei the accumulation
~ the heat is lenin made very quickly
after the ere Is started The system
s. NJ special value In the marine. and
also iu electric stations The result
OF the first experiments which have
been made at Cherlourg are quite "a
yorable. and no doubr the system will
be applied afterward ON larger
scale"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-20
F iEi:lt(EE:@;slsI1lolii.
THE FISHES SEE US.
hue and Interesting Experiments
with a Submerged Picture
Machine.

me int 0siing experiments In the
Biography. BY means of a suJ-
Iged camera. Of objects above the
ace OF sheet OF water. are de-
bed by Prof. Il. W Wood In The
b. Hopkins University Circular.
Wood says that his object was
ascertain now the outer world
IA appear to a fish. lie writes:
n discussing the peculiar type Of
action which occurs when light
N the sky enters the surface of
WAFER. Il seems OF interest 10 as
ain how the external world APP
n 10 the fish. As Is well known an
below the surface of the water
the sky compressed into a com
atiyely small circle Ut light. the
yer II which Is always Immediately
We The observer. the appearance
ng a. { the pond were covered
b an Opaque roof with a circular
'riure or window cut In H. The
Gets surrounding the pond. such Us
-. houses or fishermen. must APP
y around the rim ~ the clrc'e Of
A. but we are unable TO get clear
ION Of their appearance. since our
= ara not adapted 10 distinct vision
lsr water II occurred to me that
lery good notion Of how these
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-20
CARRIED LETTERS FREE.
Postal Record Broken After the Dis
astsr at San Fran
cisco.

New York.-One thing about the
San Francisco earthquake and nrs
which interests government employes
Is the fact that for the FIRST time since
the civil war Uncle Sam disrega- ded
entirely the post ONCE regulations.
On the morning Of the earthquake
and for several days afterward pc pie
wrote letters and mailed them err
ever they could. and the post once
employees. who stuck to IL right
through. collected them and sent them
ahead without postage. Letters were
written In pencil on scraps Of paper.
cuffs, collars and bits Of gloves. but
all went
There is a regulation OF the post
Office department that any soldier or
sailor In active government servi 9
may have a letter franked through
without postage by his officers and IL
will be delivered but the recipient
must pay the postage upon delivery az
the regular rate
In the civil war there was oonsii-
cradle confusion In the matter Os
franks Sometimes the recipient paid.
and sometimes a misslve marked sol
dier's Letter" went through without
pay ~ the other end.
But since then Uncle Sam never a.
llvered any considerable body Of mall
free mp 20 the time OF the San Prem
cisco earthquake. II measures the ex-
tent OF this calamity. the confusion
into which a great city was thrown.
that the post ONCE should have cut
It's red tape in this particular. No reg
ulaiions covered the matter: !; was
plain case OF horse sense on the pert
Of Postmaster Fiske and his assis-
ants
The heads Of the branch post officrs
In New York were puzzled 10 kn~w
whether 10 deliver these letters WITH
oat payment or whether 20 exact The
ordinary two cents an ounce as in tie
case Of the soldier letters. In most
cases they let San Francisco letters
go free.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-20
Wealth Buried by Bonita.

In 1921. after the surrender OF
Donaja to the Liberator Iturbide. vast
stores OF government wealth were re-
moved from the City OF Mexico.
Bonita. II is stated. managed 20 cap
ture the treasure and hurried with
his spoil to Coeos island where he
buried II.
The other plant called the Mary
DER treasure. was committed to the
keeping OF Cocos island by the crew
Of the ship Of that name. which hap
pened 10 be In the harbOr OF Cal.
lao. Peru. during war apheayal
All the treasures and plate OF the
cathedral and OF the churches OF Lima
and the surrounding country were
hurried 20 the Scotch ship Mary DER
In addition many wealthy citizens
placed their choicest possessions on
the vessel In all II Is stated that
the ships unexpected cargo amount.
ed in value TO over Si5.O00.OOO
This proved too much. tradition
states. for the officers and crew. The
guardians Of the wealth were over.
powered and the treasure was land.
ed and buried on Cocos island until
such time as il could be recovered
and used.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-20
No Ban on Babies

A bill introduced by Representa-
tive Nye in the Ohio house OF repre-
sentatives makes Il crime for any
tenement house owner 10 place a ban
on babies The bin provides that Il
shall be unlawful tor a landlord or
owner Of any fat apartment house or
residence property 10 refuse 10 rent
10 on the ground 90 the possession of
children by The applicant for a lease.
provided that the number Of children
Bog The applicant Cor a lease. provided
that the number OF children shall not
exceed four under l6 years OF age.