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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12
STOP soUEAkING OF HINGES.
Application of Kerosene Oil Does
Away with Annoyance.

The noises of squeaky hinges may
be stopped by putting on kerosene oil.
Brass beds may be kept in condition
by rubbing them once or twice
month with olive oil. The oil should
be put on with soft flannel cloth and
rubbed off almost Immediately with
cheesecloth.
To destroy flies use the following:
Infusion of quassia, one pint; brown
sugar, four ounces; ground pepper,
two ounces Mix this we'll together
and put in shallow dishes when re-
quired.
To destroy flies in a room take
half teaspoonful of black pepper in
powder, one teaspoonful of cream.
mix we'll together. Place them in room
on plate where flies are troublesome
and they will soon disappear.
When washing floors or cleaning
windows always put a few drops OF
paraffin in the water, and this will
keep away flies, moths, and other in
SectS
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12
USING UP COLD VEGETABLES.
Appetizing Dishes Can Be Prepared
from Left-Overs.

Cold vegetables should never be
thrown away. They can be used in
number Of appetizing ways. For exam.
pie, they may be rubbed through
sieve and used for thickening soup.
Potatoes mashed very finely, or
rubbed through a wire sieve, so that
there can be no hard humps, can be
used in such a variety of ways.
Mix little well beaten egg and
to flavor, and a little grated cheese,
and bake in a well creased pie dish
in fairly hot oven. Mixed with the
beaten egg only, into a stiff paste,
they can be formed into balls covered
with egg and bread crumbs, and eth
er baked on a tin in the oven or fried
till golden brown, and so make
most appetizing looking dish. Some
times cheese may be mixed with the
bread crumbs in which they are dipped
before baking.
Surprising there is so little as to
seem hardly worth saving, mix what
is left with an equal quantity OF
flour. add a little baking powder and
enough milk to make into a paste,
form into fiat cakes and bake to del
icata brown. Buttered and served hot
they are not to be beaten.
New potatoes and carrots can both
be sliced and sauted They are de-
licious. and the green of the parsley
that is sprinkled over them after cook
ing makes d pretty looking dish.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12
Vanilla custard Ice Cream.

Beat the yolks of six eggs lightly.
add to them one quart fresh milk and
one cup sugar, put in double boiler
and cook to a smooth custard. As soon
as the mixture coats spoon take
from the fire and strain. Then set
away to cool. When quite cold add
one pint cream, more sugar if desired
and a tablespoonful vanilla. When the
freezer is ready for the cream to be
turned into the can add the beaten
whites of the eggs, then freeze.
If the ice cream is to be nodded a
tablespoonful gelatine soaked half an
hour in half cup milk reserved from
the custard may be added when the
cuStard is done
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12

So far as experience goes with the
Chicago directory it is a painstaking
and truth-telling book The publish
ers so to large expense to make it So
If John Smith is living at the corner
of Southwest street and Northwest
boulevard and rumor hath it that he is
still there and intends to remain in
that spot for the rest of his life, do
they take it for granted that such is
the case? Not at all, declares the Chi
cago Daily News. They send a man
out 10 see. That man reports on a
specially prepared blank and his work
is verified. That being the case. why
should We rot look on it as a truthful
book when 1t estimates the population
of Chicago at 2.425,00O? True, the ma
tional census will be along in couple
of Yeas and it may call us down, but
meanwhile We can have the pleasure
of feeling as large as possible. Will
the school census please go away back
and sit down?
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12
On Trial.

A Scotchman stood beside the bed
Of his dying wife, and in fearful ac-
cents asked was there anything he
could do for her
Yes, Sandie," she said; I'm hop
ing you'll bury me in Craeburn kirk
yard
But, my lass" he cried, only think
of the awful expense! Would ye
no be comfortable here in Aber-
dcen?"
mo, Sandie; I'd no rest in my
grave unless l were buried in Craze
burn
Its too much you're askin,'' said
the loving husband, and cannot
promise We ony such thing"
Then, Sandie. I'll no give you ony
peace until my bones are at rest in
my native parish"
"Ah, weel, Maggie" said he, I'll
Just gle We a three-month trial in
Aberdeen, an see how ye get along"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12
The Households Apron.

Women who do a good part of their
own work or, at least, overlook the
maids work, should make four house
hold aprons. These keep the entire
frock clean.
They are made of dull blue, gray or
brown bingham and reach to the edge
of the gown. They are buttoned down
the back and have wide, deep sleeves
put into deep armholes, then gathered
at the wrist to a one-inch turnover
cuff fastened with pearl button.
They are cut V-snape at the neck,
back and front and finished with a
two-inch Rat stitched band. There
are four pockets, the two lower ones
larger than the upper ones and all
big enough to hold the things that are
needed in cleaning or busting or wash
ing
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12
No Auto,nobiIes There.

There are no automobiles on the
golden streets of heaven" says the
Whitsett Courier, but they're Civ
ing lots of folks a chance to walk
those golden streets. One of the
contraptions arrived in town last week
and during the first spin the owner
took in it it pitched blind mule on
top OF the town hall, with the man
that was ridin the mule. The mule
was so mad it kicked the town clock
20 pieces, likewise kickin' hole in
the roof an fallin' on the mayor. just
as - had took his seat an called
council to order Having landed in
the midst of them, the mule walked
slow and dignified to the trent door
an then took to the woods"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12
THREE CURES OF ECZEMA.
Norman Tells of Her Brothers Terrible
Suffering-Two Bat IS Also Cured
@cuticura Invaluable.

"My brot&sr had eczema three diff
ierent summers. Each summer it came
Jut between his shoulders and down
ais back, and he said his suffering
was terrible When it came on the
:hird summer, he bought a box of
Cuticura Ointment and gave it a faith
-ul trial. Soon he began to feel better
md he cured himself entirely of &C.
;ema with Cuticura. A lady in In
LLAMA heard of how my daughter,
Mrs. Miller, had cured her little son
Of terrible eczema by the Cuticura
Remedies. This lady's little one had
The eczema so badly that they thought
hey would lose it She used Cuti-
>ura Remedies and they cured her
child entirely, and the disease never
came back Mrs. Sarah E. Lusk. Cold
water, Mich, Aug. 15 and Sept. 2, 1907
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12

Romance got something of 4 set
back the other day when, from The
steps of the Royal Exchange of Lon
don, the common crier made proclama-
ton that after August l the doubloon
would cease to be legal tender in the
West Indies, including British Guiana.
Now the boy who finds pirates bur
led treasure will have to dispose of his
Spanish gold at its bullion value. 1t
may console him TO know that for
some years the doubloon has not been
the precious thing it was. In 1870.
and for century after, it was worth
eight dollars. more or less" but the
current doubloon is worth only about
five dollars. 1t has ceased to be
coined in its native country, Spain,
and now it will soon become unpopu-
lar in the West Indies. where it has
figured in a mixed circulation en-
bracing British, United States and
Spanish coins In the interest of ro-
nance, however, the name at least
must survive. 1t signifies nothing
more than that the coin was double
the value of pistole; but "doubloon
was never such a mouth-filling mock
cry as pieces of eight" which sug
gests great riches. but means only
Spanish silver dollars, pieces equiva
lent to eight reals
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12
HOUSE
work

Thousands of American women
in our homes are daily sacrificing
their lives to duty.
In order to keep the home neat
and pretty, the children we'll dressed
and tidy, women overdo. A female
weakness or displacement is often
brought on and they suffer in silence,
drifting along from bad to worse,
knowing well that they ought to
have help to overcome the pains and
aches which daily make lifea burden.
It is to these faithful women that
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12
EtherQFdm.

Language grows apace with the
victories of applied science. Con-
slider for moment how many words
in the ordinary work-a-day vocabu-
larry were unknown quarter of a
century ago and ere the natural prod
uct of discovery and invention. With
the perfection of wireless transmits
sion of intelligence there obviously
came need of word designating a
message conveyed by the new method.
"Ethergram" has been suggested and,
IN fact, is being used in Great Britain
If not, why not?
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12
To Clean White Kid Slippers.

To clean white kid slippers, wash
them with benzine, using a soft brush /;
rinse we'll in fresh benzine. and while
they are wet rub little French chalk
thoroughly into the kid. This helps
to remove the black marks the slip
pers obtained by wearing. Then put
the slippers to dry, and they will
look fresh and clean.
Patent leather shoes should never
be cleaned with blacking They
should be wiped with a damp sponge
and polished with a soft cloth. a
little olive oil may be used OCCASION
ally as a dressing
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12
Rye Biscuits.

Put one cup of cornmeal in a bowl,
pour over il sufficient boiling water to
moisten thoroughly. When cool add
one pint of scalded milk, one table
spoonful of melted butter. one tea
spoonful of salt and two tablespoons
of sugar. When lukewarm add one
third of yeast cake sOftened in luke
warm water and sufficient white flour
to make a drop batter Beat well and
set aside until light and spongy. Then
add rye Hour to make soft dough.
Flour the board wen and roll out.
When light bake as usual.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12
Sheer whfte goods. tn fact. any fin

Sheer white goods, in fact, any fine
WASH goods when new, owe much Of
their attractiveness to the way they
are laundered, this being done in
manner to enhance their textile beau
ty. Home laundering would be equal
~ satisfactory if proper attention was
given to starching, the first essential
being good Starch, which has sufficient
strength to stiffen, without thickening
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
improved appearance of your work.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty yeors lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflG mmation, ulcera-
ton, f1broid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, f1atulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness, or nervous prostraticn.
Why don't you try it?
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12
AN OPTICAL ILLUSION.
The Professor-How remarkable
can distinctly see man in the moon
What an exceedingly plain person.
CatarrE1 Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they cannot reach
the OF the disease. Catarrh blood consti-
tutional disease and In order to it must take
internal remedies. Halls Cat&rFh Cure taken
surfaces. Hairs Catarrh Cure IS not quack medi-
cine II prescribed by OF the best physicians
in this country for years and regular prescription.
1t is composed OF the best tones known combined
with the best blood purifiers acting directly this
mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of the
two Ingredients Is what produces such wonderful re-
suits in curing catarrh Send testimonials. free
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Props. Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c.
Ike Hairs Family Pits for constipation.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12
shattered nerves.
KANSAS.

Saany people complain OF shatterei
9erves. Very frequently this malady
81 caused by the overwork of body and
brain. Bad sleep or no sleep at all is
one of the prominent symptoms Of
shattered nerves. A weary and yet
restless feeling during waking hours,
both day ard night, is a similar symp-
TOM Excessive irritability, instead OF
good temper, is another symptom. A
strong tendency to think the worst of
everything, rather than the best, is
another symptom. a wish for death,
rather than life. with such a state OF
body and mind, is not uncommon. =
strong idea that We are somehow
wrong and cannot get right. is another
symptom. Fear and foreboding of
evil is another. What We have indi-
Gated as the symptoms will indicate
that the mind has a great deal 10 do
with all such cases. Frequently, says
the New York Weekly, it is the mere
idea, strongly fixed which works all
the harm. II the mind could Danish
IT'S oppression, the SdhlS hSl 'SS IheA'
have been set down as hopelessly
shattered may turn out to be quite
sound and good by the act of changed
thought But TO do good work one
must have adequate rest. More and
better work is done by good sleeper,
who daily takes at least eight hours of
sound sleep. than by one who forces
himself to do less. But even If this
were not true. it would still be certain
that it is rlinous to lifa's grandest
ends TO deny the nerve-system that
on which its healthy state depends.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12
Health,

The practice of invariably chewing
everything Al times before swallowing
It not only restored the rich mans
health, but saved his soul as we'll
For, one day, in the course of bust
ness, he strained at a gnat and swal-
lowed a camel.
And the camel, having been chewed
A times, was fit TO pass through the
eye of a needle. So the rich man
was able to enter the Kingdom of
Heaven, after all.-Puck.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12
LYDIA e. PlNREETANH'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND

comes as q boon and a blessing,
as it did to Mrs. F. Ellsworth, &c
Mayville, n. Y, and to Mrs. w. T.
Boyd, of Beaver Falls, Pa, who say:
al was not able to do my own work,
owing to the female trouble from which
l suffered. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound helped me wonderfully,
and I am SO well that can do as big
days work az 1 ever did. I wish every
sick VOmaI you'd try If
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12

ago l suffered mis-
cry with lumbago.
r V e 7 Y movement
was one of pain.
Doan's Kidney Pills
removed the whole
difficulty after only
a short time. AL
though 1 do not
like to have my
name used publicly.
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Translated.

What are you hunting for in the
dictionary, my SON." asked old kol-
lidge.
What is the Latin for 'wink?' =
asked young Kollidge.
"Spiritus frumenti, replied the old
man absent-mindedly. = Philadelphia
Press.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12

A Connecticut man has married his
cook, and will shortly discover he has
made horrible blunder if it was his
Intention to get rid OF the servant
problem.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12
No Genius.

HE is very clever, but evidently far
from a real genius"
What makes you think SOP
why, he is fairly punctual about
keeping his appointments"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12

There are three principal kinds of
mosquitoes. One disseminates yellow
fever, s2I-her makes speciality of
legged singing machine that makes
;ts habitation in New Jersey. Don't
stop to distinguish, but kill on sight
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12

With the spread of prohibition it
develops that the use of cocaine and
other stimulating or narcotic drugs is
increasing to an alarming degree.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12

Elephants as Sandwich Men.
Elephants are being employed in
Paris as Sandwich men" to advertise
a music hall in the Champs Elysees.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12

/ make an exception in this case, so
that other sufferers from kidney trou-
Bile may profit by my experience"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N Y
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12

The thin woman in a sheath skirt
and merry widow hat looks as
though her wardrobe were patterned
after the toadstool
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12
TO DRIVE ogr MALARAA

Take the Old Standard GROVES TASTELESS
CHILL TONIC You know " hat you are taking
The formula is plainly printed every bottle
showing it is simply Quinne md Iron in tasieless
form, and the most efectual form. For grown
people and children. Soc.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12

A few years ago anyone who pre-
dicted fine large flock of flying ma
chimes would have been accused Of
pature-fakIng.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12

Even boarding house landladies
must pay out good money for the privi-
lege of boarding street cars.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12

IF YOU USE BALI. BLUE,
Get Red Cross Ball Blue, the best Ball
Blue. Large OF. package only 5 cents.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12
Your Druggist Will Tell YOU

That Murine Eye Remedy Cures Eyes,
Makes Weak Eyes Strong. Doesn't Smart.
Soothes Eye Pain and Sells for SOC.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12

Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes
necessity.-St Augustine.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12

Telling the truth accidentally is ap;
to be embarrassing.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12
A TEXAS CLERGYMAN
Speaks Out for the Benefit of Suffering
Thousands.

Rev. G. NJ. Gray, Baptist Clergyman,
of Whitesboro, Tex, SAYS: -Four years
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12

Mrs. WiusI0Wss eookh1ng syrup.
Per effIaren 4eexhfne tens the Eufne, redpczs b
nammazs0n. allaJs pam c1zss S1nz siS. s bottle
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12

The man who pays his debts is true
TO his trust
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12

Sued for $4,000 Damases.-AIrs. :.
w. Farley has brought suit against
E. V. Hoffman, the miller at Enter
prise, for $4,000 damages, claiming
that her husband was killed in a run
away as a result of his teams fright
at an automobile driven by Mr. Hoff-
man. The accident occurred on a
country road and Mr.. Farley was
thrown out and injured, dying some
weeks later.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12

Delegates to Health Congress-
Governor Hoch has named the follow
ing Kansans as delegates from the
state to the International Congress
on tuberculosis which will be held
in Washington, D. c.. from September
81 to October u: DR.. ". w. Nye, Hi
awatha; DIR. C. R. Gage. Hutchinson !:
DR.. E. B. Payne. Fort Scott; DIR. Geo.
NJ. Gray, Kansas City; DR.. c. B. Van
Horn, Topeka; f. L. knapp. State
Board OF Control. Topeka; DR.. F. S.
SchoenIeber. Manhattan: DR.. II 4.
Dingsss. Atchison: Dr. J. L Ever
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12

An Estimate on Wheat.-In a report
just issued by F. d. Coburn, secretary
of the State Board of Agriculture, the
wheat yield for Kansas for 1908 is es
timated at 1866. 900, which is $4,000
bushels greater than last years yield
and 19 per cent less than the yield
of 1906. This estimate is based on the
reports of county assessors from each
of the 105 counties in the state. The
total acreage was 6.S34, 800. which is
less by 217,OS2 than the total arecage
of the previous year
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12

Farmer Injured in Runaway-David
Parkinson, a retired farmer, is at a
Wichita hospital in a critical condi-
ton, the result of being thrown from
his wagon and dragged the length Of
a block over the cobblestone pave
ment by a runaway team which be-
came frightened by passing locomo-
tive.
hardy, Leavenworth; DR.. c. W. De
Mott. independence; Dr. F. A Eek
DALI Emporia; DIR. = c. Goddard,
Leavenworth; Mrs. Eustace Brown,
Oiathe; Mrs. C. B. Hoffman, Enter
prise; Dr. C. s. Emley, Lawrence; DIR.
NJ. Trueheart, Sterling; DR.. e. Z. Leg
gett. Oswego; Dr. John - Grove, New
ton; Dr. J. s. Crumbine. Topeka. Dr.
E J. Lutz. Kansas CITY.
Mound Ridge Votes 5onds-aao
Ridge has voted 2s.500 In bonds for
waterworks and electric lights
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12

Tax Values Must Stand.-Bourbon
county applied to the state tax conf
mission to have the % per cent in
crease in land values and 10 per cent
increase in town lot values, as fixed
by the commission, wiped out, so that
the assessment would stand as re-
ported by the county assessor. The
tax commission turned down the re-
quest.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-12

formatory, $4,000; game warden,
$1,000 and part of expenses; director
free employment bureau, $1,000; for
estry commissioners, two at $1,000
each.
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History In the Vernaeular.

A father Of a Trinity school scholar
of 70 said to his boy
Arthur, what are you reading?"
History"
What part"
THAT old chestnut about the reyo
luton"
"Whai was ~ an about anyhow"
"a British king tiled to play horse
with ms and ve just put Il al over
MIN
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wouId Mo- Hsve L Less.red.

DR.. Walter c Smith, the popular
Scotch poet-preacher. on one occasion
tried TO explain to an old lady the
meaning OF the scriptural expression.
-Take up thy bed and walk" by say
ing that the bed was simply mat OF
rug easily taken up and carried away
NO, no" replied the lady. Il Gamma
believe that The bed was a regular
iOur-pos'er There would be 10 mira
ale in walking away wi a bit o. mat
or rug ON your back"