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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-08-29
For Her Father Sake
BY Alban 6. Ragg
Copyright, by shortstOry Pub. Coz
BY AIban 6. Ragg

Tick, TickI Tick Tick reiterated
he clock with monotonous persisten-
", reminding those present that the
lime for retiring was long since past,
but the old farmer and his daughter
stayed on, regardless of the fieeting
hours. Neither had spoken for fully
30 minutes. The man, reclining in
1igh-backed chair, was comforting him
self with a black clay pipe, and the
woman sat gazing listlessly into the
fire, an open letter in her hand.
"'Tis ten years tonight since moth
er died." she remarked, sadly. A sud
den strong gust of wind shook the
door Of the clubhouse, making it creak
mournfully as it swayed to and fro on
it's rusty hinges. The old man stirred
uneasily in his chair, and glanced ner
vously behind him.
Yes, it's ten years tonight" he re-
piled, with an effort to appear at ease.
Both again lapsed into silence. Pres
emily the old man glanced across at
his daughter and said:
who did the letter come from,
Mary?"
From William Dutton, father"
William Dutton, Ell! Why, it's
many long day since you heard from
him. What's he been doing with him
self since he went away?"
"He wrote to tell me that he's just
been married, father" the woman re-
piled, and although she tried to speak
calmly and bravely, sympathetic ear
would have distinguished the sound of
unshed tears in her tremulous voice.
Married, en-" the old man remarked
with a chuckle. We'll, we'll, the Book
says it is not good that a man should
be alone. He was nice young fellow,
and l trust he has found a good wom-
an"
$50 do I, father" replied his daugh-
ter, very gently.
Mary"
Yes, father"
1T has often been a puzzle to me
that you and him never made it up.
always thought he was kind O. fond
of you, but women's queer creatures;
they let good man go, and pine after
a fool who doesn't care a button top
for en-
The woman made no reply, but hold
ing up the letter, read it through care
fully for a second time.
My Dear Mary: I've took you at your
word; you said it was no use waiting,
and I began to reckon it wasn't, so 1
married a little girl met down here last
year 1t was kind of lonesome, coming
back night after night to cold, cherries
lodgings, with never a soul to smile at
q man, and I'm fond of company, you
know. I tried to bear up and told my
self that I had no right to marry an
other woman; If 1 felt lonesome, why,
you felt lonesome too, and it wasn't
your fault. Then one night coming home
from chapel meeting, all of a sudden I
took hold of her hand and asked her to
marry me. That's how it all happened.
and we were married two weeks ago to-
day. She's kind-hearted little thing and
can't do enough for me.
Goodbye, my dear friend. Don't think
any less of me- My best respects to your
father. Your sincere friend,
WILLIAM BUTTON.
Mary"
Yes, father"
What did you keep him hanging on
Ior all those years, if you didn't intend
10 marry him? 1 didn't like to say
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Ruttered Spinach.

Wash the spinach carefully and cook
in very little water until tender. 1t
should cook slowly until the juices
start, and then be finished quickly, as
both bulk and nourishment are wasted
by long cooking. When done, drain,
chop very fine, season to taste. and re-
turn to the fire. Stir in two table
spoonfuls of cream and two table
spoonfuls of butter. Serve on buttered
toast as soon as the butter is melted.
Vogue
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-08-29
Curiosities in legislation are br

Curiosities in legislation are by no
means confined to American repre-
sentative bodies. The staid British
parliament is soberly considering a
bill which proposes to shove the
hands OF the clock ahead in the spring
and summer months of the year. so
workers may begin their toll an hour
earlier than at present, and so gain an
extra hour of daylight for recreation.
But why cannot all that. if actually de-
sirable, be accomplished without leg
islation?
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-08-29
HIS OPINION OF FIELDING.
At Least, Only Kind Young Broker
Knew Anything About.

A young broker in Boston, while Wis
fling a certain household in the Hub
not long ago encountered a number
OF young women graduates whose con-
Versation suddenly turned to a dis
cussion Of the development OF the
English novel
The dealer in stocks and bonds
speedily found himself "out of it,
Presently, during a lull, one young
woman asked him:
What do you think of Fielding, Mr.
Browne"
''Oh, fielding is important. of course. -
quickly responded the broker, but
it isn't worth much unless you've got
good pitchers and men who can hit
the ball. "-Harper's Weekly.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-08-29
Grape GeIatine.

Large and individual molds can be
found at the dealers to supply your
needs for making gelatine, blanc
manages, and similar dainties
One of the newest designs is a grape
mold, and when the gelatine is emp
tied ON a dainty piece of china it
looks just like a bunch of luscious
grapes. The fruit may be dropped
into the jelly before it sets to carry
out this illusion
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-08-29

New York is trying TO suppress un-
necessary noises. This can never be
accomplished as long as actors are
permitted to stroll up and down the
Rialto telling one another about the
salaries they received last year and
the parts that are now being written
for them.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-08-29
Room fnr More Women.

Women who are dissatisfied with
conditions at home may find it to their
advantage to emigrate to South Africa.
There is said to be a great demand
for women in all sorts of work. Three
hundred and forty-one women went
within the year from the United King
dom to Cape Town, most of them
teachers. and ali found employment.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-08-29
BURGLAR Proof Lock.

Make a staple four inches long out
of wire, common fence wire will do.
Place this staple astride the doOrknob,
on inside, run one prong of staple
through eyelet in door key after lock
ing door, and no burglar can open
your door from the outside
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-08-29

Those persons who have yet to take
their vacations are happier than those
who have taken theirs This seems
TO prove conclusively that there is
more pleasure in anticipation thar in
possession. The debating societies
may as well consider that question
settled and pass on to something else.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-08-29

Undertaking in London has be-
come fad. There has long been a
popular impression with regard to the.
English metropolis that it was a sst-
died misfortune.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-08-29
The String to It.

why did you refuse me just now,
dear?" said he.
II wanted to see how you would
act" said she.
But 1 might have gone without
waiting for an explanation" said he
II had locked the door," said She
Harpers Weekly.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-08-29

A Portland, Ore, physician has dis
covered a new nervous disease With
out knowing anything about it. we pre-
sumo 1t is more expensive to treat
than the others
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Negro College at CoffeyviIIe.-Cof
feyvilIe is to have a negro college,
which will be patterned after Booker
T. Washington's school at Tuskegee,
Ala. A site has been purchased and
nearly $4,000 has already been sub
scribed toward a school building.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-08-29

FITS St. Vltus Dance and Nervous Diseases per
manently cured by DR. Kline's Great Nerve RestoreF
Send for FREE 500 trial bottle and treatise. Dr.
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DO YOUR CLOTHES LOOK YELLOWR
If SO, use Red Cross Ball Blue 1t will make
them white as snow. 2 OF. package cents.
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mo; it would break his heart to
leave the old farm; he'd never con.
sent" she replied, sadly.
Then William Dutton, driven to des-
peration, cried angrily:
Seems to me he's a selfish old man.
Parents is everlastingly talking about
the duty of children, but they mostly
forget the duty of parents"
Hush, Will; he never tried to make
me stay. I never even spoke to him
about it. I couldn't, you know, be-
cause l promised mother when she
died that 1 would never leave him
alone"
Then you have quite made up your
mind, have you?" he said in a strained
voice.
Yes, Will; but don't speak unkind-
Iy TO me. God knows it's hard enough
to let you go without having you an
cry with me-"
And with a sob she laid her head
on his shoulder, and he stroked her
hair and spoke a few kind, gentle
words of affection.
MARY, I've been a good father t.
you, haven't I?'
Yes, father, you've always been
good to me-" she replied, evidently
surprised at this unusual remark from
her father, who had exacted so much
and given so little in return, but then
he was a lonely old man, and never
meant to be selfish and mean and I'M
reasonable, she thought.
Il wonder how you'll get along with
out me, Mary" he continued, and his
voice shook percepubly.
Hush, father; you must not talk
like that; you'll last for. many a long
day yet
The old man chuckled to himself.
Il wasn't thinking of dying, Mary,
he replied, significantly.
That's right, father. Why, you're a
younger man than many a one half
your age" she remarked, cheerfully.
do you think so? Do you think
so, daughter?" A look of eager hope
came into his eyes.
"Of course 1 do; any one with half
| an eve can see that" she said, in a
tone of mild surprise.
Mary, I've got something I want to
tell you. I've been trying to make up
my mind for the past six weeks, but
1 never knowed quite how to do it,
What is it, father? You are not i'll,
are you?" she inquired, anxiously.
mo, daughter; never felt better in
my life"
BY the way, how long is it since
| Harry Johnston died?" he asked.
Mary glanced up in establishment.
About two years ago." she said.
What made you think of him, father?"
I'll was-going Toto tell you
! that I am going to marry Harry John
ston's widow" he blurted out II just
wanted to know what you thought of
her"
Father" she cried, and her face
lost all it's healthy glow. She stood
staring at him in a strange, vacant
manner as though unable to realize
what he meant.
Well Well" he remarked testify.
What have you got to say against it?''
Nothing, fother. Do whatever you
think is for the best
Both remained silent for moment.
The clock struck IL. The old man
got up out of his chair.
Guess it's time to go to bed" he re-
marked.
Yes, father; I reckon it's about
sleeping time" the woman answered
/ YEARLY.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-08-29

man must stand erect, not be kept
erect by others.-Marcus Aurelius.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-08-29
Teacher Makes the Man.

No greater service can be rem
de-ed the youth OF country than to
train good teachers and professors for
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-08-29

Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething softens the gums reduces in
danmation, Glays pain, cures wind collie 25c bottle
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-08-29

The best workman is he who loves
his work-T. T. Lynch.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-08-29

Greatness and goodness are not
means, but ends.-Coleridge
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-08-29
Shot by Tramp: Dies of Wound.

Shot by Tramp; Dies of Wound
Elmer c. Heivly Of Argentine, died
at the Santa Fe hospital in Ottawa,
the result Of a gun wound made by
an unknown tramp who was stealing
a ride on the train of which Heivly
was brakeman. Heivly tried to eject
the tramp.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-08-29

Lost Leg Under Train.-A young
man named Ed Huntley, 20 years OF
age, received an injury at Alta Vista
that caused the amputation OF ms
right limb at the knee joint. 1t seems
that the young man was attempting
to board a through freight, and in
some way slipped and was pulled IN
der the train and his limb crushed.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-08-29

Body Found in the Road.-"Tim"
Bacon, who has been resident of
Saline county since 1870, was found
dead by Hobson Swallow, farmer
living near Bavaria. The body was
found at the crossroads nine miles
west of Salina and one and a half
miles north of Bavaria. Bacon had
been in SaIina and it is believed that
he fell from his wagon while driving
home and broke his neck. Coroner
Seitz, Under Sheriff Heck and Deputy
County Attorney Litowich we're notl-
fed and after viewing the body and
questioning the neighbors, decided
that no inquest was necessary.
Killed by Threshing Machine
Louis Kierfele, of Hope, who was
crushed some time ago between q
separator and threshing engine, died
from the result of his injuries.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-08-29

Patents Issued for School Land
The total number of patents issued
for school land by the State Land
department for the year ending July
1 was 448 and this number of pat
ents represents a total of S1,23160
acres of land and a total income to
the state of $196,336.74. All of this
land brought less than three dollars
an acre. There are still thousands
of acres of school land in the state
and the number of patents issued
next year will probably be just as
great as in the past year.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-08-29

Murder in State Asylum. - J. l..
Bartly, helpless paralytic, was muir
dered in the insane ward in the state
hospital at Topeka by ]. Waltze, an
inmate in an adjoining ward, with out
cause. Bartly lay in bed with mos
quito netting over him and while the
attendant STEPPED from the room for
a moment, Waltze secured the net
ting and wrapped it around the par
alytic's neck, choking him to death.
Waltze made no denial TO the GRIM.
nor did he attempt to fee, appearing
utterly Indifferent.
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Horse Thief Was Captured. - The
man who stole the Miller horses near
Braman, Okla, was captured neat
Geuda Springs by the farmers who
were pursuing him. The horse thief
and the stolen horses were taken back
to Oklahoma.
travelling Man Is DrOwned.-WilL
lam Him.. of Milwaukee, Wis, was
drowned while bathing in the Smoky
Hill below the dam at Eenterprise-
Several boys were with him, but he
sank without making any foutcry and
they could not save him. His body
was recovered later
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-10

ing on the shores of CObbOSseecontce,
with his friend and pastor, Rev. DR..
WEBB of Augusta. at the sunset hour.
that witnessed at the far-famed Bay
OF Naples. An artist was asked to deS-
cribe what art is, and he said it was
the reflection of nature in lake. This
indeed was the reflection we looked up
on recently. Just as the sun went
down" The reelection is even more
beautiful than nature itself. because
the sharp outlines are shaded, subdued
and softened, and the spire of the VII
lage church, are created anew within
the bosom of the placid lake. There's
a gateway of gold between two famll-
lar points of land, leading to a secluded
nook in the lake, which appears Ike
stretch Of smoked glass as fh"'~
preparations were being made for witt
Messing Il mighty eclipse. Inc sky /,
god and pink and green and dark
blue ard this in turn is reflected in
the water What imagination easily
weaves into immense illuminated wat
erfallS appear near the western shore,
graceful canoes glide through this
molten sea, hearing nobel young men
and fair madens The stiffness almost
oppressive. is broken by tile shrill
voice of a housewife on ii distant farm
calling her children to the home shell
ter.
The plOwman homeWard wends his
weary way.
And leaves the world to darkness
and to me-"
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No Poor Man Votes in Georgia.

AT its state election this week it dp-
constitutional amendment which viii
make it still more difficult for the
colored people of that state to have
any part in political affairs. This new
amendment is a property qualification
on the suffrage and while it will dis
franchise the poor and unthrifty
portion of both races it will hit the
coIored race far the hardest. for there
are many more of them with but a
small share of this worlds goods in
their possession.
1t is needless to say that this prop
erty qualification is wholly fereign to
the American spirit. but in it's new
constitutional amendment Georgia is
simply keeping in line with it's sister
states of the solid South which are de-
from the polls by fair means or foul.
Georgia already had taxpaying
qualification. admitting to citizenship
only citizens of the United States who
had paid all their taxes since 1877. but
if person has once been admitted to
citizenship of the state of course the
taxpaying restriction does not apply
to keep them from voting. Hence the
need of this new property qualification
in the minds of the Georgia Demo-
cratic leaders
At least two other states of the
South. Louisiana and South Carolina.
also have property qualification.
Louisiana like many of the southern
states, also has a grandfather clause"
alternative with an ability to read and
write or the ownership of $500 worth
of property. Much the same condi-
ton prevails in South Carolina The
property qualification which Georgia
has just adopted does not SAVIOR so
much of race distinction as the
grandfather clause" which prevails in
most of the southern states. since it |
puts the poor white on the same
ground with the poor black 1t would
be much more in accordance with the
American spirit, however, if an IN
telligence qualification were adopted
as a requisite to voting, rather than |
property qualification.
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Maine Gossip
Men Of Maine.

Sons Of the steIGfast shore.
Kin of the spruce and the pine.
Where the north-born fountains pour
TO the thousand harbored line
Hear We the call from the hill,
The mathematical hill and the plain:
Hearts of oak, be with us still.
Men of Maine,
Men of the State of Name"
Voice of yon brother, and son,
Voices of sister and wife,
Keeping the faith the fathers won
On the red-steeped roods of strife:
And they cry, the West to the East.
Out of their sweat and their strain.
For the great still direct and the least,
Men of Maine,
Men of the State of Maine!''
Hark to the rumble affair."
Tread of the foresters feet,
Tramp OF the scotsman, and tar.
Sulen rs nishtdrums abeat:
And d chantv swells uD Oh the air.
A foreso1.g Of battle and pain.
'-Maties, ais Well-We are there:
The Men of Maine,
Men Of The State of Maine.'
C. j Taylor in Portland Press.
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The Bulgarian situation has become
further complicated by the declaration
of the island of Crete that it purposes
hereafter to be a part of Greece The
powers that united in the treaty of
Berlin are to blame for many in
congruities in the Turkish Empire that
were opposed to every principle of
civilization and that were intolerable
to the people who suffered under them.
The attempt to make Christian peoples
subordinate to the fanaticism Of
Mohammedan rule was wrong in
principle and has been pernicious III
practice and the sooner European
nations recognize this fact the better
it will be for the future of the human
race
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wards. The first night trap was set
tracks revealed the fact that he walked
about it, and one night later he sprung
!, and some hair found in it showed
that he got into it for an instant at
least a persistent effort VIII be mace
to trap or shoot the destructive animal.
Newport can boast of one brave Wo-
man at least Last Saturday night as
Mrs Harry Merrill was going from the
store to her home on lower Elm street.
a man stepped Up to her from Dehind
a hedge and taking her by the arm
held a revolver in her face. SHE said,
IF it is money you want. you have
the wrong person" and made a spring
into one of the neighbors houses.
After 4 few moments in which to col
lcct herself she boldly went home, got
a revolver and started back to the store
to warn her husband and place Wea-
pom or defense in his hands. The act
REQUIRED considerable nerve and doubt
less viii make many blush when they
re alize what they would have done
under similar circumstances. 1t may
have beer intended as IL joke by some
one but if so it was rather CHASTITY
one.
A strange fish has made it's appear
ance among the sIlt!ine herring caught
in Eastport waters. They have been
found in considerable quantities and
have proved to be most excellent sar-
dine fish They are said to be variety
OF the herring family known as the Pill
cilard abundant in the Mediterranean
and on the Atlantic coasts of Europe.
northwaIh to the British Channel Sar-
dine is another name for the same fish
"mong the people on the coast of Brit
tany and Normandy. The Pilchard is
smaller than the herring but thicker
with the body shaped more like a
lnackerel: the upper part of the body
blush green, the sides and belly silvery
white. In the early spring they are
found in immense shoals off the coast
| of Cornwall, where they are caught
principally for expectation to Sicily and
Sardinia, whence they are returned to
! Europe as sardines.
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There are no less than $4,000 men
in the city of Philadelphia who failed
will be found the larger part of those
men who loudly deplore the political
tendencies of the times and who as
sert themselves to be a little better
than their neighbors in their advocacy
of civic righteousness. 1t is needless
to say that Republican governm ant
would be a failure if all men We're
thus unnindful of the plain and i'm
perative duties Of true citizenship.
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If the elder Mrs. ThaW remains firm
in her determination not to open her
Evelyn may be obliged to go to work.
1t would have been better for her if
she had been obliged to that alterna-
tive from the first. IdlenesS always
finds opportunities for mischief and
the experiences of Thaw and his wife
are simply another demonstration Of
the evils that follow the life seeking
nothing more serious in the world than
it's own selfish amusement.
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The last estimate of the Agricui-
tural Department places this year S
wheat crop at 659.00000O bushels
gain Of more than 30.0O0,000
bushels over the crop of last
year. This means that the
farmers of our country will be about
$50. 5000 richer on this crop alone
than they were in 1907. Other crops,
too. have been of larger volume and
better quality than last year. taking
the country as whole. These things
mean an exceptionally prosperous year
country. and will be powerful factor
in the prosperity of all other interests
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-10

Somehow. we have failed to receive
any real. reassuring reports of the
hearty support which the Hon. Roger
and good friend Bryan. Can it be
possible that the reconciliation be-
tween these two leaders was purely a
stage play intended for the edification
OF the galleries and without any basis
of fact? Certainly there are many
things to indicate that such was The
case.
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William r. Hearst is making the
candidate Kern has been riding upon
q railroad pass in his stumping ex-
petitions, but the public at large will
be disposed to regard the fact as
simply another evidence of the great
good fortune which Mr.. Kern enjoys
in being in such close and cordial
touch with the people who have passes
to give.