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her tracks. Going TO funerals &
sometimes hsr only recreation. AThe
Revolt Of Mother,' one Of MAnT WILL
KINs's most human stories, is a. true
as the shadow to the dial. But there
are high lights, bright lights in tho
picture. The progressive farmers wife
takes advantage Of the numerous In
ventions that tighten labor, and some
times she has her cottage at the lake
or rvlns up to Montreal or down to Bos-
ton for a week; and she seldom misses
the county fair. Perhaps domestic sci
ence should enter into her education
this was urged at the hearing In Bos-
ton; but we fancy the papers taken from
the mail box help her In this respect.
Institutes we're siso recommended, but
would abe find the time?
Schooling has changed q bit in New
England. Few Daniel Wsbsters now
teach; their places have been taken by
young women who are said to laud the
city above the country and thus dis
seminate seeds of discontsnt. On the
other hand, they humanize and re-
fine, and their paths are the paths Of
peace. If the boy leaves the farm for
the city 1t Is to become captain Of in-
dustry. Heutenant-Governor DRAPER
testified that the boys are drifting back
to the farms, drawn by self-interest.
Have the farmers a real complaint
Dairyman ADAMS was asked. "Yes,'
said he, everybody wants the parcels
post.
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Land De fined as Natural Capital.

To THR EDrToR OF TIE SuN--tsfr. In his let
ter on land and capital In THE SUN Of pecem.
Der IL Mr.. Michael Andreas eays that no writsi
on economies has yet been able 70 supply oritl.
cal definition essregatlng land from capital"
Nay I be permitted 90 answer that there can
be no confusion Of land values with capital val.
ues except In the minds Of those who would In.
ciude valuable land In their definition Of wealth
II land is TO be called wealth. Il may OF eourse also
be called capital but Il will nevertheless be cspi
tai OF an Inherently difeTent kind from that ne
snlting nom human effort. and might weli be
called natural capital 70 dstn guish II from TIA,
produced by man. 1---..
than another TO the bounues OF nature, call thar,
by whatever name you viii, be II lana, wealth or
capItalt JOHN SRnHwIr CROSBY,
NEW YORK. December n.
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Now new planet swirns into our ken.
Hail to the Hon. PETER 8. CARRlaAN Of
Philadelphia Since December, 1907. he
has been paid at the rate Of $500 q year
for his services as provisional appointss
in the Office Of Assistant Commissioner Of
Highways and Street Cleaning Pro-
visional appointments for more than
three months are forbidden by act Of the
Pennsylvania Assembly. but they don't
know everythin' daown in Harrisburg.
and Philadelphia politicians are a Law
unto themselves. 1t isn't Mr.. CARRI-
CAMS fault that he is still provisional
He has tried the competitive examina-
tions twice. and we can't understand why
he failed to pass sumnd cum laude. No
tice this mastery answer to a searching
technical question:
-. | wood give Inspector Is Rorder to See
that the Contractor Following ont Is Specinoa. &.
tions and Regulations See that theair 10 no Soft
Spots ore spuaey Places on the Base u 90 have
them taking oSt and flld In With gravel Barrow
OF stone Barrow OF Sand one bag OF Cement 81
Mr.. CARRIaAN's amarks- have been re-
vised, but he Is still provisional There
is nothing provisional about his glory.
though, as statesman and q spelling
reformer.
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Emirratien From Germany.

From Daay Consuidr and Trads Reports.
Consul General Richard Guenther OF Frank.
fort reports that during the thirty seven years
since the German Pederai Government has ex-
istcd z,7o7,e7s natives Of Germany have emil
grated; nearly nvo-slxths OF this number went
10 the United States. In the year 1907 OF the
81. 700 emIgrating Germans $500 went 10 the
limited states so TO Sorth America. 81 20 Africa
tho rest went to Australian countries Besides
the above s0s.nis European emlgrants left Ger
man seaports In 1907. OF this number $4,000
started for the United states. 1000 for Argentine,
the balance scattering for other countries Of
Amerca, British south Africa snd Austssiia
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THE BRIDGE BLOCK.
A Patron OF the ID. II. r Submits solu.
ten or the Vexed Problem.

To THE EprTon OF TnE suN-sir:: l was
,h,rtv-f3ve rnin,tss crossing - the bridgs
Er,dsv ss.n,na ~ ,ha mar han,. IN =
rriuAy eFohiht III the rush hoafe' III
trolley car. and nearly every evening Il
utes IN make the trin. The r. r. T. built
nav tc.oTs ~ The Rrookivn end a, ths
ne~ traoks In,. ~ .ae % nISohisn emu oi n sns
been the reverse There has been q sue
oession of blocks on the bridge. nearly
svsrv svsni,, ,xo,;.e ees1 than Shfore tbs
tracks were sbutlt.
Long before tnese tracks were built the
company stationed men along the east
side Of the bridge. whose only: duty seemed
TO % 70 swing tneir arms, % u 10 indicate
to the motormen that the way 10 New York
vas etrniRht ahead These, men are A
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The executive committee OF the Good Govern
ment League heartily lndortes your positive
stand reRarding secre; service as outlined In your
recent message 70 congress- rntssd6s rom
.SlH francisco.
Poor San Francisco. exploited by graft
ers and shocked by attempted assassina-
tions, has naturally been converted to
government by spies. But have these
admirers of the message read 1t, and do
they know what uses the secret service
has been put to?
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n the Elder Damas Had Lives IN This
Countryi

To THE EnrroR or THR suN-Sfr. Your art
critic In his article Two American Panterss IN
yesterdays Sun says:
"lt would be Interesting 10 speculate upon th,
odd twist given the career OF the elder and
younger Dumas II either had been 90 unfortunate
ss to have been born In America. All tha amend
ments OF ocr Constitution would not have afforded
these two men Of genius with their taiut Of
African blood the chance they enjoyed in France.
Exactly this speculation Was raised some years
ago by Charles W. chesnutt himself an Afre-
American and writer VI hetion. and bis opinion
was that be,'ond all doubt, had the cider Dumas
come 10 America instead OF going 70 France he
might have risen ss high 40 the positIon Of head
porter In a leading hotel RDH,
NEW YoRk. December 10
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feel that / ought to be congratulated upon
securing such great lawyer and man OF such
wide experience TO take Mr.. Roors place.-Af.
TAFT.
Senator KNOX ought to be oongratu-
lated upon the prospect OF having such q
sane and well poised presidenSa chief.
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rfpm tht Washington Poa
oh, I shall write rural play;
IN name the village Squash"
And teach the characters 70 say
II swami likewise by goshl@
And next q novel I win write
NY zeal shall know no bounds
OF heroes old who as thSy nght
say" "'Sdesthl" "oadzooksr and "Zoundsi-
And after that q Western tale
10 It's due turn ehaA come
~ Ny local color cannot fAu
~, II tAy thar and "plumof
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To THH ErrroR OF TIE suN-Sir: DAILY
Knightly are reglstered plumbers In this town
Anything doinGl Z. y. l..
WAsuIxrros, d. C., December ID
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N OR Irfeads phs Iasor Is tpiA manuscripts for
pablfcdioH ufsh 10 hare feJeetsd orttees returned
hfp must II an cases seEd stamps for that purposs
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Coaseatmsat Of the Feam Bern.

ContentmSnt OF the Foam Bern.
The Venus OF Milo rejoiced.
Il can DO without arms as long a. there are
stockings left," aha cried.
Herewith she prepared 10 hang one vD.
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How to Perpotuate the Chrtstmss
stamp.


stamp.
The popularity Of the Red Cross
Christmas stamp is one Of the pleas
ATTEST features of the present holiday
season, but, as ia the case with every
agency Of this kind, is chiefly due to its
novelty and when that wears of there
Is sure to be notable dinninution Of
public interest in the scheme. In order
to maintain the Red Cross Christmas
stamp in the high degree of favor which
it now enjoys it is well to consider
whether any special means exist by
which its popularity may be preserved.
We have an idea on the subject which
we venture to present for the consider
alton Of those who have already done
so much to make the Red Cross Christ
mas stamp a household word through
out the country. Only one pattern Of
stamp Is now used. What we would
suggest is a greater diversity In the
form. A different pattern should be
devised for each State. There are now
forty six States in the American Union,
and each Of these has a separate and
distinctive coat of arms. The present
general appearance Of the Red Cross
Christmas stamp can be preserved, sub
stituting in the wreath under the Red
Cross the coat of arms Of each one of the
several States, and the stamp offered
for sale in each State could be that bear
ing it's own coat of arms.
By the adoption Of this plan a new
element Of interest would be brought
into this valuable instrumentality of
charity. The residents Of each State
would be pleased to send away their
Christmas letters and packages bearing
their own special stamps, and an inter-
state exchange OF the Red Cross Christ
mas stamps would thus be set In motion
which, we are sure. would tend largely
to the perpetuation Of this method Of
raising money for the poor and sick.
Our suggestion, however. is merely for
the future. During the present holidays
let every giver Of gifts use as many Of
the Red Cross Christmas stamps as he
can, Just exactly as they are.
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Always On the job.

NEW YORK, December is,
Free press., 1908-02-29
Court Decisions.

The Hoffman-Cox case was finally
settled in the district court here last
week, after its third trial. The jury
awarded G. M. Cox a verdict, cancel
ling the mortgage and awarding him
S129 damages on commissions for buy
ing wheat. Hoffman Bros. operate a
large -four mill at Enterprise and MIR.
Cox bought considerable grain for them
several years ago. The case has been
appealed by both plaintiff and defend
ant to the Supreme Court of Kansas.
Another very interesting case which
was settled in this term Of court was
the case of Elmer Henry of Ellis against
the Ellis Telephone Co., suing them for
commission on selling the plant. The
plaintiff contended that his commission
should be based on the whole cost of
the plant, $11, 800, while the defendant
held that commission had only to be
paid on equity received, $500. The
jury decided the commission to be paid
was $685.
Free press., 1908-02-29
obituarx-p. w. Smith.

P W. Smith passed away on Feb.
21st at his farm one mile east of town
at 7:30 a. m. During the years i'll
ness preceding his death he often ex-
pressed wish to go and questioned
why he still fingered.
Mr.. Smith was descended from a
long line of christian Puritan ancestry,
of Massachusetts and Connecticut peo-
ple His father removed to Rochester,
New York, where in 1922 his son was
born. William, as he was called, was
looked upon as the black sheep of the
family, during his young manhood a
natural appetite for liquor and tobacco
early led him into excess and dissipa-
ton.
Though he had no liking for farming,
his father, who was a wealthy mer-
chant, bought him farm in Wisconsin
and insisted that he should go west and
Free press., 1908-02-29

The last, and what promises TO be
the best, number of the Normal Lee
ture Course, will be given Wednesday
evening, March 4, when the Royal
Male Quartet will appear. An ordi-
nary male quartette is always a strong
attraction, but this is extraordinary.
Their repertoire includes the kind of
songs you like to hear. Each singer is
an artist.
Courier-Dispatch, Dublin, Georgia.
As good as all the music was, it is but
just to say that the Royal Male Quar-
tette carried off the honors. 1t is hard
to say how many times the boys were
recalled. Time and again they had to
respond to encores. The people would
not be satisfied to have one response,
but insisted upon four or five after each
regular number had been given. They
sang every conceivable kind of song
while here, their repertoire being SEEM
ingly inexhaustible. They are gentle
men in every sense Of the word, and
have voices which blend beautifully.
The patrons of the Chautauqua have a
warm spot in their hearts for the Roy
ais and thev will give them a great
reception should they ever come this
way again.
Free press., 1908-02-29

The local paper in a Missouri town
recently had occasion to describe
wedding. On the same day an article
was written concerning two imprudent
tramps who had visited town The
new boy in the Office managed to get
the slugs mixed, with the following re-
suits:
''The bride entered at the right es-
corted by her brother who knocked at
the door demanding something to eat
She was beautifully gowned in gray
travelling costume. The groom wore
the conventional suit for such affairs,
a ragged brown corduroy suit, a soiled
shirt and a battered hat and was ac-
companied by fierce looking bull dog.
Both were dirty and unkempt. They
left town in side-door sleeper of a
local freight train followed by show
er of rice, old shoes and good wishes
If they should be caught here again
they are likely to be roughly handled
by indignant citizens"
Free press., 1908-02-29

The Normal basketball team was de-
feated by the st. Johns Military
school at Salina, Wednesday evening.
The score was 45 to 10.
Miss Steed of Graham county enrol
led this week and will enter school
next Monday.
The subject of the Y. w. c. A. les
son Tuesday was Guidance. - Next
Tuesday Mrs. Mumford viii address
the association.
The social given by the two societies
last Friday evening was success.
Mr.. Pierce received the first prize, "a
cherry pie) for the best ex-temporane-
Gus speech.
Alfred Havemann returned Monday
from Russell Springs where he has
been teaching school during the absence
of the principal.
The Regents accompanied by the
members of the faculty visited Yoce-
mento Friday afternoon.
Prof. Kent is having siege of the
sore eyes this week.
Many former students who are now
teaching write that they will return
to Normal in the Spring when then
schools close.
Free press., 1908-02-29
VOL. XNNI.
Notice to the Public.

On and after March first all
"Cards of Thanks" will be charg-
for at our regular rates. This
also applies to Lodge "Resolu-
tons" and notices.
We are compelled to make this an
nouncement, as there seems to be a
misunderstanding as to the nature of
this kind of notices. Most people seem
to have an idea that a newspaper is a
sort of public organ to be used and
abused as they may see fit. This is
the reason why so many country edi-
tors are an absolute failure in the way
of acquiring worldly goods. People
are always sure that the store-keeper
will charge them for groceries or cloth
ing which costs him good money, but
they are prone to overlook the fact
that it costs the editor considerable to
make space in a newspaper.
Free press., 1908-02-29

Judge Ruppenthal has written this
for the Luray Herald, referring to two
of our citizens. It is surely worthy of
careful thought:
ga man was divorced last week at
Hays on his wife's complaint and proof
that he is habitually drunken. They
were divorced over six years ago for
reformed and never. touched liquor for
over year and half. For the sake
Of their large family of little children,
the patient woman remarked him, but
not long afterwards he began to drink
again and the habit grew steadily worse
until it was intolerable. The same fell
low was in jail last fall for drunkenness
and was paroled on condition that he
stay sober, but in about week he got
drunk and was remanded to serve out
his time. Another example that has
been kept before the public gaze by
papers is the former preacher G. S.
Matthews who is reported to be in Jail
at Salina and who had been living at
Ellsworth and earlier at Hays. Drink
and drugs have brought down this tai
ented man. Neither Of the men men
toned in this paragraph seem able to
resist their APPETITE. Unless something
can be done for them by society, they
seem doomed to sink to the very dregs.
Should not the state provide hospital
for inebriates or drug fiends where they
could be cured, or kept for life if in
durable? Some of the eastern states
try to cure drunkenness, but Kansas
has done nothing on this line for those
of Unsuitable cravings. Such persons,
if incarcerated, should be able to earn
more than their ''keep" for the state. -
Free press., 1908-02-29

C. NJ. Rand, the Kansas City Horse
and Mule Buyer. His next dates are:
Walker, March 18th, Hays, March
18th 16-3t
Mr.. Cole, skilled workman who
was employed in lining the inside of
the large smoke stacks at the cement
mill at Yocemento, suffered fall of
thirty-five feet Wednesday noon. He
was being let down in small box by
some of the workman, when the rope
broke letting him fall the entire dis
lance. No bones were broken, as the
man struck on another workman in
falling, but the man will not be able to
work for couple weeks.
DR.. NJ. JAY BROWN, the eye, ear,
nose and throat surgeon of Salina, will
give date of visit to Hays in next
weeks issue of this paper. l6-1t
Free press., 1908-02-29
Boys. Corn Growing Contest.

The officers of the Ellis Co. Farmers
Institute are now ready to receive the
names of boys who wish to take part
in the boys corn growing contest.
Class (a)-open to boys from ten to
fourteen years of age. Each boy to be
given one quart of good seed corn by
the county committee and to exhibit
ten ears at the County Institute next
Fail, winners to receive cash or mer-
chandise prizes.
Class (b)-Open to boys from four
teen to twenty years of age. Each
boy to plant ten ears of good seed corn
(of his own raising or from elsewhere)
to exhibit ten ears next Fall at the
County Institute, the winner of this
contest to be given free trip to Man
haitian Agricultural College, to attend
the State Institute and State Corn
Contest and judging, from Dec. 18th
to Jan. End
There will also be prizes offered for
girls in different classes of Domestic
Science such as bread-baking, fruit
canning, etc.
We also wish to ask the farmers all
over the county to save sample OF
their best crops, grown this year, to be
exhibited at the County Institute next
Fall, there will be premiums offered
for the best samples of alfalfa ano
other products of the farm.
We earnestly ask the rural schoo
teachers to take this boys corn con-
test up, and ask their scholars to try
for this years prize. Ali names for
the boys contest should be sent in tc
either John r. Chittenden, Hays, Oh
Geo. E. Palmer, Hays, before March
28th so they will know how much seec
corn will have to be bought. SeeC
will be distributed early in April so as
to give the boys time to prepare then
ground. Each boy will receive instruc-
tions from the Agricultural College at
Manhattan and all questions they may
wish to ask will be answered by the
instructors of that school. Fathers
should see that their boys enter this
contest and let us show them that Ellis
County can grow good corn.
JOHN r. CHITTENDEN, President.
GEO. e. PALMER, Secretary.
Free press., 1908-02-29
BEN HUR:-Lew Wallace
Office of County Superintendent.
Hays, Kansas, Feb. 22, 1908

There will be an examination of the
common school or eighth grade gradu-
ates held on the goth and 21st day of
March.
The subjects for Friday March goth
are: Orthography, Reading, Penman-
ship, Geography and Kansas History.
The subjects for Saturday, March
21st are: Arithmetic, Grammar, Con-
stitution, United States History, Ply
siology and Algebra (elective).
The teachers will report the number
of applicants to this Office on or before
March 1st. l will then appoint teach
er in each township to conduct the ex-
animation. No pupil shalt be admitted
to this examination who shall not have
finished the eighth year or seventh
grade work.
We will hold graduation exercises
during the institute as an incentive to
those in the lower grades and as a
mark of definite achievement in the
pupils work. VIM. GRABBE, Co. Supt.
Free press., 1908-02-29
NJ. H. Mulroy lIonored.

Miles II. Mulroy of this city was
chosen one of the two delegates from
this district to represent the democra-
tic party at the National Convention at
Denver in July. The state democratic
convention met at Hutchinson last week
and by making hard fight the Ellis
County delegates were able to secure a
delegate. Mr.. Mulroy is one of the
best citizens of the county and will be
a creditable representative for his par
ty and for Ellis County.
From Hutchinson the Democratic
brethern" wended their way to Topeka
and attended the big Bryan banquet at
which 5000 guests heard ''the silver
tongued orator" discuss the political
issues of the coming campaign.
Free press., 1908-02-29

The contracts for the special work
on the new additions to the Normal
School in this city were let by the
board of Regents last Friday, as fol-
lows: Haffamier & Sons, water-pipe
contract, about S27OO; American Seat
ing Co., contract for supplying 600
opera chairs for new additions. The
electrical wiring in the new additions
was let to Topeka firm.
Free press., 1908-02-29

become a farmer. AS he was about to
start for his new home he came under
the conviction that it was about time
he threw away his whiskey bottle and
later on put his tobacco into his vest
pocket for a souvenir-a whetstOne on
which to sharpen his will, and neither
were ever touched again. To one born
with liking for such things it meant
much; for years he did not lose the
appetite The sight of young man
bound by its charms always drew on
his sympathies, while he hated yet
more what he considered the deadly
enemy of mankind.
In the early days of Wisconsin while
local option was yet in it's infancy, he
was identified with many bitter fights
and all his energies were thrown into a
warfare that was often closely won;
his hatred of these things was always
so marked characteristic, as he looked
upon one as the forerunner, and in
many ways the stepping stone to the
other If he knew a man occupying a
position of trust or authority in the
church, who indulged in either, he felt
that such an example was inconsistent
with his teaching and contradiction
of his theories.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith united with the
Congregational church at Clinton, Wis
consin, and the family of seven children
all came into the church while quite
young. An active member in the
church at Clinton, he removed in 1874
to Hays City where he cast his lot in
the Presbyterian Church. For some
years he took an active part in church
and politics occupying some place of
trust. A man of intelligence and broad
information, nothing so keenly inter-
ested him as to see sin put down and
righteousness triumph. He reached
the ripe old age of 86 years.
While holding the office of vice-presi-
dent of the Farmers Alliance of Kan
sas he urged upon this association the
Importance of securing from the gov
ernment a portion of the Fort Hays
reservation for experimental work un-
der the supervision of the State Agri-
cultural College. Being fully satisfied
of the beneficial results, if the cessior
of the land could be obtained, he per-
suaded Senator Plumb, in 1877, to in.
troduce bill in the United States Sen.
ate providing for the ceding of part OF
the reservation for an agricultural ex.
perimental station under the supervis.
ion of the state. The consumation OF
this ideal scheme was his ambition.
The military step of what has lately
been accomplished after twenty three
years of unrelenting work was taker
up by our respected citizen, P. w
| Smith.
The funeral was held at the house
Sunday afternoon and was largely at
tended and general in its character
representing the old settlers, neighbort
and friends. The three pastors, Rev
Brown, Rev. West and Rev. Mumfort
assisted in the exercises.
Free press., 1908-02-29
Lucille Pearl Moore.

Lucille Pearl Moore the baby of Mr..
and Mrs. Mervin Moore died last Wed
nesday, February 19, 1908. She was
l year, 2 months and II days old.
Heart failure was the cause of her
death. The funeral services were held
at the Lutheran church last Friday.
Free press., 1908-02-29
Church Notes
Lutheran Church.

LufheFdn ShuFCn.
C. F. WEST. Pastor.
1000 a. m. Sunday School.
HOO a. M Public Worship. Subject:
''The Pure in Heart.
800 p. m. Catechetical Class.
$50 p. m. C. E. Prayer Meeting
Topic: "How God Leads Men" (Con-
secration Meeting)
7:30 p M Public Worship. Subject:
''The Awkward Squad.
The Male Quartet will sing at the
evening service.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday at 7:30
p. m.
You are cordially invited to all the
services.