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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-07-18
Deodly Effects of Excesses.

Nothing is known of the value of alb
stinence in this age. Fasting and
prayer as combination have not been
handed down to Us by our forefathers.
Designations of every kind stare US in
the face at every turn. The victim of
excesses knows nothing of life from its
most magnificent viewpoint. He is
usually jaded, worked out; and there
are very few moments in his existence
that he really feels that exhilaration,
that buoyancy, that comes with superb
health.
Intemperance is terrible sin. AL
cohol has ruined millions of lives and
has shortened the lives of millions more.
But it is not by any means the only
evil. Over-eating is a sin that exists
in practically every home. It is not
here and there it is everywhere. How
many years of your life are you spend
ing for the privilege of stuffing your
stomach? Some give twenty to twenty
five years, others from forty to sixty
years. Have you figured out, dear
reader, how many years of your life
you are expending in this manner?
There are excesses everywhere in life,
but there is no evil or no combination
of evils that has such terrible effect
upon bodily vigor, upon nervous ener-
gies, as continuous habit of eating
beyond the needs of the body. You
simply wear our the human machine
years and years before there is really
any need of its showing the slightest
sign of weakness.
Learn to eat what you need. Learn
to scientifically feed the human ma
chine. Don't dissipate in work. Take
care of your body. 1t is the only one
you have and you are liable to need 1t
next year and the year after, and in
fact, for years to come. Don't wear
out the vital organs by compelling them
to handle from two to four times as
much food as is needed to fully nourish
your body.
Any attention that is given to these
very important subjects will be repaid
over and over again, hundreds, yes,
thousands of times, not only in in
creased physical health, but your earn
ing power financially will be vastly in
creased. You will be better man, a
stronger woman, and life will open up
opportunities under these changed con-
ditions that would amaze you. Physical
Culture Magazine.
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MS paper will be subscribers from until December fo

aid, republican. Harry Mcmillan, dem
ocrat.
Secretary of State-Chas E. Denton,
republican. Willis H. Kemper, demo
crat.
Auditor-James M. Nelson, republi-
can. Lewis B. Eppinger, democrat.
Treasurer-Mark Tully, republican.
Conway Marshall, democrat.
Attorney General-Fred S. Jackson,
Al F. Williams, republicans. James M.
Meek. Geo. w. Freeks, democrats.
State Supt. of Public Inst.-E. T.
Fairchild, republican. Mrs. Ella G..
Burton, democrat.
Supt. Insurance Charles w. Barnes,
republican. Milton F. Belisle, demo-
crat.
State Printer-T. A. McNeal, w. C.
Austin, Albert T. Reid. republicans.
E. F. Hudson, ]. S. Cobb, democrats.
Railroad Commissioners-Geor w.
Kanaval, Frank J. Ryan, C. A. Ryker,
republicans A W. McVey, Taylor
Riddle, Frank c. Fields, j. E. Howard.
o. o. Ayres, democrats.
U. S. Senator-J. L. Bristow, c. l.
Long, republican. Hugh P. Farrelley.
democrat.
Congressman Sixth District-W. B
Ham, w. A. Reeder, republicans. John
R. Connolly, w. S. Flemming, demo-
crat.
State Senator Thirty-ninth district
A. B. Jones, VIM. Wells, republicans.
Fred Robertson, democrat.
Representative-Wm Grabbe, Miles
H. Mulroy, democrats.
For county clerk-W. T. Cox, demo-
crat.
For county treasurer-B. M. Dreiling,
democrat.
For register of deeds William Hol-
lenbeck, John Troth, republicans. j.
v. Eckroat, Anton Klaus, Paul Pfan-
nestiel, Nick Reidel, Alex Schueler,
Jr., democrats.
For county attorney--Edw c. Flood,
A. D. Gilkeson, c. M. Holmquist, j.
P. Shuts, democrats.
For probate judge-David Bobst, re-
publican, J. B. Gross, democrat.
For sheriff-Geo. H. Bown, republi-
can. Joe Dome, Anton Jacobs, demo-
Gratis.
For coroner-Dr. j. U. Gatudal, demo-
crat.
For Co. Supt Joseph Jacobs, An
thony Kuhn, democrats.
For county surveyor-B- Markey
democrat.
For clerk of district court-Walter
M. Stanton, democrat.
For county commissioner End district
M. E. Dixon, republican. Jacob
Brull, democrat
For county commissioner Srd district
Joseph Goetz, Joseph Rupp, Nick
Schmidt, democrats.
BIG CREEK TOWNSHIP.
Justice of Peace-F E. McLain, re-
publican. B. C. Arnold, H. Reemsny-
der, democrats.
For trustee-W. H. Levick, demo-
crat.
For Clerk-Wm. Richmond, demo
crat.
For treasurer-Jos. BAIL, democrat.
For constables-M Mike Quint, republi-
can. c. c. Rupp, S. F. Joy, democrats.
For precinct committeeman-C. w.
Miller, republican. John Brumitt, demo-
crat.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-07-18

The new Congregational church at
Ellis was dedicated with appropriate ex-
ercises last Sunday. The pastor was
assisted by the State Superintendent of
Missions and President Thayer of Fair
mount College, Wichita. All the exer-
cises, including the music, were very
pleasing.
The cost of the new church was $4,000,
all of which was subscribed within a
half-hour at the dedication exercises.
It is said to be the finest congregation
al church in western Kansas.
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LOCAL NEWS.


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M J. R. Treat returned from Denver
Monday morning.
N. M. Hutchinson of Hill City was in
Hays last Sunday.
P. A. Bell attended the chautauqua at
Salina last Sunday.
Train number 1O4 was six hours late
this Friday morning.
Threshing has begun in a number OF
places in the vicinity of Hays.
Olive Westbrook, who has been quite
i'll, is able to be about again,
Mrs. J. II. Ward has returned from
her visit to Boston and the east.
Kemp Moore and Ben Woods of Luray
were Hays visitors last Sunday.
Miss Susie Shaffer will entertain this
Friday evening for Miss Isaacson.
Jacob Staab was elected treasurer of
the school board at Catharine Thrsday.
Miss Ellen Behan came up Tuesday
evening from their farm home at Vic
toria.
The Essex Club are giving public
dance in their own hall this Friday
evening.
The time has come when the street
commissioner should have the weeds on
our streets cut.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. R. Light left We'd
nesday evening for Colorado for
months vacation.
Mrs. ]. c. Adkins attended the dedi-
cation of the Congregational Church in
Ellis last Sunday.
Harvesting in this county is about
done and every farmer who can is plow-
ing for the next crop.
Parts of the country had heavy rain
Monday night, making the ground in
good shape for blowing.
Most of the harvest hands have left,
except those who have taken jobs with
the threshing machine outfits.
Miss Ella Noster returned Tuesday
from st. Louis, where she has been
working the past couple years.
Beach & Richmond have put up
beautiful monument at the grave of
Joseph Blender in our cemetery.
Gay Mcmahon, Clarence Hamilton and
Blythe Holman were down from Ellis
to the carnival Wednesday evening.
About twenty out of town stockhold-
ers in the u. S. Portland Cement Co. of
Yocemento were in the city Tuesday.
The framework on the big elevator
which is being put up by the Hays City
Mill and Elevator Co. is nearly complet-
ed.
Born-to Mr.. and Mrs Frank Heile,
Wednesday morning, a girl. Frank is
the genial clerk in Zeigler's dry goods
store.
MISS 4S0SA ASAONAA AEONOS ~ AOS~AAA A ~
Chicago on Monday. She has two years
to complete her course in professional
nursing.
The weather has been very hot and
close most of this week and the finish
ing days of harvest have been very
strenuous.
There is great demand among the
farmers for teams to plow. One hum
dred extra teams could get work here
now at good prices.
Prof. E. B. Matthew delivers the
graduation address to common school
graduates at Sharon Springs this Fri
day evening, the 18th.
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AVS, ELLIS COUNTY, KANSAS, JULY 18, 1908.
ELLIS TOWNSHIP.

Justices-E. A. Flood, R. A. Walk
er, republican.
Clerk-W. F. Boyles, republican.
Constable-A. S. Hughes, republican.
Treasurer J. Holman, republican.
Precinct committeeman-F. J. Bret
tie, G. w. Murden, republican.
PLEASANT HILL TOWNSHIP.
Trustee--Jos. Engle, Jr., democrat.
Clerk--John Lathigan, democrat.
BUCKEYE TOWNSHIP.
Precinct committeeman--James Ross,
democrat.
WHEATLAND TOWNSHIP.
Trustee--Joe Binder, democrat.
Treasurer-F. A. Pfannestiel, demo
crat.
SALINE TOWNSHIP.
Justice--F. E. Potter, republican
Constable--J. P. Nelson, republican.
Trustee--C. M. Hadley, republican.
S. L. BowIby, democrat.
Treasurer--F. B. Shirley. republican
Precinct committeeman--R. G. Craig,
republican. Herbert Cuff, democrat.
HERZoG TOWNSHIP
Trustee-MartinW Windholtz, democrat
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP
Trustee. C. w. Thayer, democrat.
CATHERINE TOWNSHIP
Precinct commissioners. Alois E. Kar-
lin. democrat
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Primary Election August q.

Two weeks from next Tuesday, on
August A, the primary election for
national, state and township officers
will be held in every city in the state
of Kansas. 1t will be the initial trial
of the new primary election law and
county clerks are anticipating much
trouble.
It appears that even Secretary cf
State Denton is a little 'fballed up" on
the primary ballot. The primary cleo
tion law provides that in case any points
not coverered in it shall governed by
the Australian Ballot Law. Now, ac-
cording to the sample primary ballot
received by county clerk w. T. Cox,
containing therein instructions from
Sec. of State Denton that no county
clerk shall fill in the words 'FNo Nomi-
nation" for Offices for which no nomi-
nation papers have been filed. This is
directly contrary to the Australian
Ballot law and Mr.. Denton does not
stick to his own advice when he puts
the words 'No Nomination" on the
OaIuC 6duDlC DdllOO. MI SOA POAAANS
out another discrepancy which appears
on the sample ballot: on the republican
ticket are the names of ten presiden-
tial electors and ONE blank line.
This gives the republican voter but
one option out of the ten electors,
whereas if the voter is to have the full
benefit of his franchise, there should
be ten lines, one for each elector. In
case the primary ballots are the same
as Mr.. Benton's sample, the voter will
have to vote for his party's electors or
get an independent ballot and write in
the names.
When the voter goes to the polls on
August 4th, he will he asked on which
ticket he wishes to vote. He may
chose either republican, democratic,
socialist, prohibition or independent.
The ballot he will be given will
be long strip of white paper about
six inches wide by twenty inches long.
On this will be two columns of names
in the first the national and state of
ficers and the second the county and
township officers. There is no circle
at the top of the ticket and the voter
will be compelled to make cross in
each square, or about forty-two votes
in all. About ten minutes will be re-
quired by the average voter who marks
his ballot carefully.
But little call will be made in this
county for the socialialist or prohibition
ballots. At the last election three
socialist votes were cast and no prohi-
bition; the independent voters are also
in very small numbers.
Should the voter call for republican
ballot he will find printed thereon the
names of the republican nominees who
have filed their nomination papers as
prescribed by the new primary law.
But should said voter not desire to
vote for any of these nominees or
should no one have been nominated for
certain Offices he shall have the privi-
lege of writing in, in blank lines pro-
vided for that purpose, any name ne
wishes to and making cross mark after
same.
Following are the names of those
who filed their nomination papers:
Governor-W. r. Stubbs, c. Leland,
Jr., republicans. j. D. Botkin, w. H.
Ryan, Russell ]. Harrison, democrats.
Lieutenant Governor-W. ]. Fitzer-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-07-18

Glen Jones, c. B. Kelley and couple
other young men from Wakeeney were
in Hays Sunday. They came down in
an automobile
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Isaacson and fam
lily moved from Yocemento to Hays
this week. They are staying at the Ho-
tel Brunswick
Lots of lumber is being hauled to the
country now and there will be more
building on the farms in the country
this fall than ever before.
Misses Mabel and Ethel Rowlison ex-
pect to leave next week for Nebraska to
visit relations. They will be followed
later by their mother and sister.
DR.. M. Jay Brown, the eye and ear
specialist from Salina, made his month
ly professional visit to Hays last Mon
day. He expects to return August II.
Frank Kissing and Henry Giebler re-
turned Tuesday evening from a trip
through eastern Kansas. They visited
several days with Jos. Ryan at Frank
fort.
Few farmers have been in town this
week. The attraction Of street car
nival is Insignificant compared to the
attraction of the big, yellow wheat
stacks
w. H. Snyder who has been employ
ed by the News Publishing Co. and H.
H. Baker who has been in the employ
of Mr.. Griffith, changed places Monday
morning.
Two attempts to set fires were made
Saturday evening in Hays. One fire
was started near the barn of Isaac
Zeigler and the second near the barn
of Jacob Feitz.
H. c. Freese and Geo. Worth left
Wednesday morning for Topeka where
they will attend the Merchants Carnival
Both will be guests of the Continental
Creamery Co.
Mr.. Tom Cox leaves this Friday for
South Dakota and Minnesota where he
will visit brother. Mr.. Cox is in poor
health and hopes to be benefited by the
change of climate.
The FREE PRESS scooped every other
weekly paper in the state Ito our know
ledge) when we announced the nomina-
tion of John w. Kern as vice-president
in last week s issue. 36-1t
A stockholders meeting of the u. S.
Portland Cement Co. took place at Yo-
cemento on Tuesday. On Wednesday a
directors meeting was held in the office
of Pres. I. NJ. Yost.
George and Harry Fields, nephews of
Frank Fields proprietor of the Bruins
wick hotel, returned with him from Dem
yer last Saturday morning. They are
guests at the hotel.
George Drake brings TO this Office some
very fine specimens of timothy and bill
ion-dollar grass. The former measures
four feet above the ground and the so
called "cat-tail" is over six inches long
Louis Johnson retired from the meat
market business on Wednesday of this
week and sold his meats and tools to
the other two butchers Frank King
and A. C. Staab. Hays now has but
two meat markets.
Erasmus Haworth of Lawrence, H.
H Lynn of Wetmore, S. P. Kramer of
Kansas City, Mr.. Anspaugh of Wilson,
were among those to attend the stock
holders meeting at Yocemento Tuesday.
/ They are directors of the u. S. Port
/ land Cement Co.
E. Nj. Ryan of Denver was in Hays
this week getting matters ready to be-
gin construction work on the new mill.
He represents the Denver Milling Co..
the stock company which has bought
the elevators and mill site of the /. n.
Yost Milling Co.
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,mber for 25c Get unprejudced view of the election
Reeder Visits Hays.

VIM. A. Reeder, candidate for re-
nomination as representive from the
Sixth Congressional District, was in
Hays Thursday evening and FRIDAY
morning shaking hands with the citi-
zens and soliciting the support of the
republicans at the August primary
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Union Services.

The union services viii be held on
Sunday evening at O'Clock in the
Baptist church. Rev. Brown will
preach.
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Force of Habit.

A Boston psychologist was recently
reminded OF the story of the Russian
jailer who, changing his occupation,
found the chief interest of his leisure
moments In catching birds, putting
them In cages and selling them to the
highest bidder, says the Boston Her
aid.
The scientist having to attend a
series Of lectures in a large public
hall struck up acquaintance with the
janitor of the building and soon noted
In him a suggestive bent of mind. The
man seemed fond Of counting the peo-
Pile, and would occasionally report the
exact number present. 1--WE have 115
here tonight" he would say, or "Just
POI all told" or. when the hall was
crowded, Il make 1t 370." There was
a problem in all this, but 1t took some
time for the psychologist to solve 1t.
A bit Of friendly, familiar talk, con.
tinually renewed, did the business,
for 1t brought out the fact that the
lanitor had spent many Of his previ-
Gus years as warden In an Eastern
prison. With rifle on shoulder, from
some enclosing wall, the man had
counted the convicts until the habit
became i%ngrained. In the recesses
of his brain the lecture hall took the
shape of a jail yard and the audience
were his prisoners. He counted be.
cause he wished to know II all were
there.
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The Empires Dream
Amazing Adventures of a Gang of Thieves
Who Stole a W~orld-Famous Dia-
mond of Fabulous Wealth.
CHAPTER vnl-(continued.)

Here is the card he sent up; his
name is Percy Twist"
Percy Twist? Godfrey has never
mentioned any one of that name to
me; but then-he-he-"
There, there, darling; It Just strikes
me now that this Twist knows more
about the robbery Of the Empires
Dream than Godfrey West does"
But he said that Godfrey and Jasp-
er Gariick were-'
ooh, don't bother about that, dear;
just have a sleep and Wen talk about
ii in the morning"
But supposing Godfrey was Jasper
Garlick, and-and your father and he
metz"
you love this Godfrey West?"
Love him? Yes; just as | heard
you tell this man how you loved Jasp-
er Garlick years ago., and it seemed to
me as IL you were describing my love
for Godfrey"
rs there no one in London to whom
you could send for advice? Surely
you must know of some friend?"
mo, there is nc one. unless 1t is Mr..
Dodson, my fathers lawyer"
THE very man, faith; get to bed
now, darling, and I'll send for him in
the morning"
But tiff Godfrey"
"Oh! well, If this Godfrey West turns
out TO be Jasper Garlick, you may rely
upon Judith Ballard to do her best to
save you from marrying a scoundrel.
As Percy Twist left the Grand hotel,
very well satisfied with his evenings
work, a man left the shelter of a neigh
boring doorway and glided after him
like a shadow.
After spending half an hour in the
bar of his hotel, he hailed a hanson
and drove to Victoria station with the
unknown closely following.
Late that evening Mr.. Griffin of the
Albany, London, received a telegram:
Quarry booked for Liverpool. Am
following. -Roop."
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~infantile Politeness.

Tommy had been invited to dine at
n learned professors house, and his
mother was anxious for his good be-
hayior at table. She gave him elabor.
ate instructions.
We'll. Tommy. how did you get
on?" she asked on his return. "You
are quite sure you didn't do anything
dmpolitef"
"Weil, no.. ma-at least nothing to
speak Of"
The mothers anxiety was aroused.
'"Ah, then. there was something
.wrongg Now tell me all about 1t,
Tommy"
"Oh, 1t wasn't much. You see. I was
trying to cut my meat when 1t slipped
on the plate on to the floor"
"Oh. my dear boy; what ever did
pou do7"
Il just said. sort of carelessly,
That's always the way with tough
meat." and went on with my dinner!"
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The o Of Doom.

Many old houses in Holland have a
special door which is never opened
save on special occasions-when there
is a marriage or a death in the fam
lily.
The bride and bridegroom enter by
this door. and 1t is then nailed or
barred up until a death occurs. when
it is opened and the body is removed
by this exit.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-27

The back is the handspring Of
woman's organism. 1t quickly calls
attention to trouble by aching. 1t
tells, with other symptoms, such as
nervousness, headache, pains in the
loins, weight in the lower part Of
the body, that a woman's feminine
organism needs immediate attention.
In such cases the one sure remedy
which speedily removes the cause,
and restores the feminine organism
to a healthy, normal condition is
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-27
FINE RECIPE FOR COLDS.

Mix two ounces OF Glycerine with
half pint of good whiskey and one half
of Concentrated Oil OF Pine.
This latter is a product of the Globe
Pharmaceutical Co. Of Dayton, Ohio,
and m In half ounce Walls and
packed in air tight cases. Any drug
gist should have 1t. This simple
mixture Is to be used I'm doses of a
teaspoonfui to a tablespoonful four
times a day. The bottle should be
well shaken each time.
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heredity.

Fond Mamma Ia little anxiously)-
Don't you think the baby is a trife-
well, high-colored.
Tactful Family Friend inspecting
the lobster-tinted infant)-Oh, he's
only what one ought to expect from
the offspring Of such a literary man
as his father.
Fond Mamma (brightening)-What's
that?
Tactful Family Friend-He's just
well red.
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CHAPTER TX.

In II of the districts of Liverpool
which is not too savory, where squat
or runs riot and the sign of the golden
balls completes with the four-ale bar
of the publican, the row of tenements
known as Hooker's Alley bore the un-
enviable reputation Of being the most
dilapidated and squalid in the neigh
borhood.
AS Mrs. Crotchett sat on the top
step of No. IA, conducting a converse
tional symposium with a choice circle
OF acquaintance similarly elevated
across the street, her stirring tale Of
the domestic infelicity of her late hus-
bands second cousin, who, recently
committed matrimony for the third
time, was rudely interrupted by the
appearance Of a stranger.
The presence of an unfamiliar face
In Hooker's Alley was such an unusu-
al event, and such a suspicious cir.
cumstance withal, that the ladies paid
honor to the occasion by rising In a
body, and, while craning their necks
In an effort to satisfy a pardonable
curiosity. were equally prepared to re-
tire in good order and precision with
a slam of the door, in case the strang-
er's visit should prove of a hostile or
unpleasant nature.
The arrival of the newcomer was
watched with breathless interest, and
there was something resembling a
thrill Of excitement and expectation
when he arrested his footsteps oppo-
site the door OF No. IA. Flicking his
hat over his left ear, he buried both
hands deep In his trousers pockets,
and surveyed Mrs. Crotchett with a
good-humored leer.
well. my hadipose aunt. yer shad-
der amt thin enough ter lose itself
yet"
Mrs. Crotchett struggled for q mo-
ment with her rising indignation. and
seemed to be searching her vocabulary
for a choice selection Of powerful
words suitable for repartee. when
suddenly recognition overlook her,
'Why. it's Nosey Hammond"
Right no; It's Bill Jack, yer dooti-
full nevvy. come ter pay is respects"
well, I never! Come income in"
| Mrs. Crotchett removed a portion OF
her ample form from the doorway, and
Hammond disappeared from the gaze
of the curious; and then the good
lady, after finging over her shoulder
the information, my sisters boy from
London" followed him in and barred
the door.
well, now. an wot's blown you
this way. an wot're yer up teri"
1T amoose me. my ear aunt, when
I ears yer tork like that. / comes ter
dc yer a good turn. an yer arsks me
wot I'm up ter"
"A good turn, Ell? Well. / wants 1t
badly, goodness knows
Then. 'ere's yer chance. I wants
yer ter prepare yer hattie suite fer the
reception Of . gent as as met with .
little ~acksident."
Now. look ERE. Nosey Hammond.
there amt no peslice business bout
= -
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Unequal ADVANTAGES.

do you think the orators OF the
present day compare with those OF
past generations?"
Certainly" answered the CHEEKY
m%odernist. THE only difficulty is that
our orators have not yet had a chance
to be advertised by getting into the
school readersi"