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Free press., 1908-03-07
Free Press Secures Contract

The contract for printing the new
paper which is being launched at the
Western State Normal was let to THE
FREE PRESS this week. The new pa
per will be known as ''The Normal
Searchlight" and will be issued semi
monthly throughout the school year.
The price is 75c by the year or 1Oc
per month. Miss Mabel Rowlison is
editor-in-chief and Benjamin Croker is
business manager. The other members
of the staff are Miss Ida Solomon and
Browlow Hopper. Ten pages, 6x91s,
and a cover will constitute the initial
number. The Normal has been in need
of school organ for the past couple
years but until now none of the stu
dents have been enterprising enough
to launch one. 1t will contribute large
ly to the upbuilding and advertising
of the Normal.
Free press., 1908-03-07
The old-Fashioned EIitching Post.

Our old residents who remember the
many hitching and awning posts along
Chestnut and Main streets with teams
tied thereto, and now see clear streets
and the teams hitched on the side
streets, will appreciate the following
from an exchange:
THAT good old hitching post! What a
familiar object to all of us who had
the good fortune to be reared near
country town. Still, while tender mem
cries hang around the old post, there is
much about it at times worthy of con-
demnation. There is nothing that makes
a main street of small town look so
shabby and thoroughly countrified and
back-woodish as row of rickety old
hitching posts on each side of the street.
Constant tramping and paving near
them makes holes in the ground, un-
slightly mud-holes in damp weather and
ill-smelling and offensive in numero us
respects, It may appear bit of en-
terprise on the part of the merchant to
erect number of posts in front of his
0CO1C, OOI NOC0 AC gam OOoiilOC0 Ny ~
How often do you see Farmer Short
crop drive in, tie his team to the posts
in front of Smiths store and go over
to Green's store to do his trading? AS
long as hitching posts are allowed to
occupy places in front of the stores on
main streets it will be impossible to
keep the streets in the neat and good
condition that they should be in. Far
better to have them on some unoccu-
pied street within easy reach of the
business sections where farmers can
hitch their teams. Every town which
has the power to control its own affairs
should make regulations that will keep
the hitching post from "ornamenting
the main streets.
Free press., 1908-03-07
VOL. XXVI.
Reminder of Spring.

Let us go into the garden with our
like rake and spade and We'll spend
the golden morning in the sweetest
sort of toll; and We'll dig little fur
row where the seed may soon be laid,
and we'll fuss around and potter with
the.soft and mellow soil. o, Wen plant
tomato bushes and the Mother Hub
bard squash, and we'll SOW some pick
led onions and the kind of corn that
pops, and we'll tend our little garden
so it will be strange, b'gosh, if when
the harvest time is ended we don't
have all kinds of crops. But dismal
recollection come from out the vanish
ed years, l recall the cow that wanders
like demon in the night, eatin' all
the early cabbage, and my eyes are
full of tears, for that COW is still sur
viving and she knows the place all
right. And think about the roosters
and the hens that form his suite, and
l seem to see them scratchin' in my
onion bed, alas! And they couldn't
scratch much harder if each had a
hundred feet. So me thinks I'll seek
the grocer when I'm needing garden
sass. Walt Mason in Emporia Gazette.
Free press., 1908-03-07

1t will soon be time for candidates to
begin circulating petitions to get their
names on the primary election tickets
and it will be we'll for every voter to
remember that he is not allowed to
sign petitions for two men for the
same office. The habit of signing every
mans petition just because some friend
of his asked you to, will have to be
broken away from. AS we understand
the law it will be just as unlawful for
you to do this as it would to vote twice
at the general election. .-Ex.
The county must furnish the blank
petitions, candidate cannot get on the
primary ticket unless he has petition
signed by the required number, so the
quicker candidates get their petitions
and secure that number the surer they
are to be on that primary ticket.
Free press., 1908-03-07
Notice..

Ny attention has been called to the
fact that some persons, when request
ed by the deputy assessor to make
oath to their personal property state
ment, refuses to do so. The law on
this point is very plain and explicit.
1t says: eff any person shall refuse to
be sworn, or affirmed, or after having
been sworn or affirmed, shall refuse to
answer the questions herein before set
out or any questions touching the sub
ject of inquiry, such person, on con-
viction thereof, shall be fined in any
sum, not more than five hundred nor
less than ten dollars, to which may be
added imprisonment in the county Jail
not exceeding six months" 1t would
seem to me that persons should not
trifle with this law. 1t is not a joke
but very serious matter and should
be treated as such. J. M. SCHAFFER,
Co. Assessor.
Free press., 1908-03-07

1t is evident that the assessors this
year are to have lots of real work.
The Norton News says:
County clerks have been notified
that they should not sign the vouchers
for the county assessors until the as
SCISSORS had made complete record of
the births, marriages and deaths in the
different assessing districts. Hereto
fore it has been impossible for Kansas
authorities to secure these vital statis-
tics complete because the assessors
would not pay any attention to the
blanks sent them by the state board
of health. Then the attorney general
was asked about it and he has prepared
an opinion holding that the county
clerks may hold up the pay of all coun-
ty assessors who do not make the re-
turns.
Free press., 1908-03-07

In Plainville and many towns in Kan
sas they have public sale every other
Saturday, the auctioneer getting a
small fee. Farmers can bring in any
thing they have for sale and these
sales are proving great success. 1t
would be good plan to hold one here,
getting the loan of Zeigler's lots ad-
joining Robinson's stable for it and
having Charlie Kirkman as auctioneer.
The Bellville Freeman thus describes a
| late sale in that county:
''The first sale under the auspices of the
Business Mems Club of Narka was held
on the street last Saturday and to say
it was a success does not tell it half
The crowd commenced to come at one
o'clock and by two the street'was per-
feet jam. Where the people came from is
mystery and reminded US of Fourth
of July celebration. A large amount of
stuff was offered for sale at Auction and
all sold at good price All the live stock
offered sold except where too high bid
was put on by the owner. The business
houses were crowded all day. From the
sales of all of them, we find $1165. IS
worth of merchandise was Sold"
Free press., 1908-03-07
Economy Cream Separators.

Recently the United States supreme
court handed down a decision against
Sears, Roebuck & Co., of Chicago
granting a permanent injunction pro-
hibitipg them from manufacturing,
selling or using the cream separator
which they have been selling all over
the country. The injunction applies to
all who have bought and are now using
the Economy" New Model" or the
Improved. The injunction is on the
Anderson patent, and only two separa-
tor companies have bought the right
to use this patent. The U. S. Separa-
tor company is one of these two.
This decision will work hardship on
quite a number of people in this and
adjoining counties who have paid their
money to Sears, Roebuck & Co., for
machines, and will now have to cease
using them or take chances of being
arrested for contempt of court.
Free press., 1908-03-07

The Republican County convention
held in Hays last Saturday was the last
they will have, the new primary being
now in effect, so quite crowd were
present and had considerable excitement
in selecting the delegates to the state
and congressional conventions to elect
delegates to the national convention.
To the state convention at Topeka
they selected H. W. Joy, C. W. Reed
er, H. B. Kohl and Peter Johnson, ST.
with c. w. Miller, J. H Downing, 1.
NJ. Yost and Frank Swires as alter
mates. To the congressional conven-
ton at Osborne City they sent F. j.
Brettle, Geo. Griffith, II. J. Penney
and David Sites.
1. Nj. Yost would liked the delegates
favorable to him as a home man fol
Congress, but the convention endorsed
no one but Roosevelt.
Free press., 1908-03-07

With the raise of three cents a BUSH
el in the price of wheat, our streets
were crowded last week with big loads
of the golden grain.
The Mail and Breeze gives our coun-
ty this boquet: 'Just to show how the
western Kansas farmers handle the
wheat business we mention the fact
that an Ellis County wheat raiser was
in town the other day and drew on an
elevator for So, 800 which was due him
for 10, 900 bushels of wheat which he
had delivered a few days previous.
The wheat raisers are rubbing it in on
the hog men these days but there is
another day coming"
Free press., 1908-03-07
To Friends and the Public:

We desire to say. owing to the ma
ture of the construction work at the
cement works at Yocemento, Kansas,
the directors have decided to exclude
all visitors until after the completion
of the mill. This is found necessary on
account of accidents and danger Incl
dent to visitors. We desire 10 thank
you for the great interest you manifest
in this, we believe one of the greatest
industrial enterprises that Kansas has,
and we hope to have your cooperation
in the future.
u. S. Portland Cement Co.,
17-1t |. M. YoST, Pres.
Free press., 1908-03-07

Oscar Ostrum, who was appointed
permanent court reporter of the 23rd
judicial district, was born on his faith
er's homestead in the hills northwest
of Russell, near Fay. Later he lived
in Russell and went through the COM
mon schools of Bunkerhill, graduating
from the common school course at the
head of the class of the entire county.
Later he attended college at Lindsborg,
studied shorthand and developed into
one of the most skilled stenographers
in the state. Judge Ruppenthal in
Luray Herald notes.
Free press., 1908-03-07
Pessirnist VS.. Optirnist-

A pessimist is man who looks for
worms in his bell-fower apple. An op-
timist is man who shuts his eyes, eats
worms and all and never kicks at the
stomach-ache. A pessimist is wart on
the neck of progress that can't be used
as collar button. An optimist is a
joy forever and favorite with the first
row in the balcony. A pessimist clings
to the rheumatism as an excuse for
grumbling, while an optimist loves a
pretty girl for the hugging there is in
her. You can't lose a pessimist, and
as for the optimist, none of the girls in
my set want to. o.-Western Publisher.
Free press., 1908-03-07

Referring to the article on the second
page in regard to school house fire,
this week fire occurred in a school
building near Cleveland, Ohio, resulting
in in panic in which 161 children lost
their lives, there being but one door
through which to eecape. While on
Thursday at Grand Rapids. Michigan,
a fire drill saved 1900 pupils, when their
High School building caught fire, the
children marching out in good order,
without panic as at Cleveland.
Free press., 1908-03-07

At the State Republican convention
this week the old machine again held
the whip hand and carried everything
by a vote of 725 to only 222 for the
Stubbs, Square-D -Deal:faction, and select
ed Senator Long, Senator Curtis, Grant
Hornaday of Ft. Scott and r. A. Nc
Gonigle of Colby as the t'big A. dele
gates to the National Convention.
Free press., 1908-03-07
NO. II,
Lutheran Church.
C. F. WEST, Pastor

C. F. WEST, Pastor.
1000 a. m. Sunday School.
II 100 a. m. Public Worship. Subject:
1.-The Peacemaker. Offering for For
eign Missions.
800 p. m. Catechetical Class. Topic:
The Apostles Creed
$50 p. m. c. E. Prayer Meeting.
Topic: The Wise Use of Time
1880 p. m. Public Worship. Subject:
The Second Mile
Prayer Meeting Wednesday at 7:S0
p. m.
You are cordially invited to all the
services.
Free press., 1908-03-07
Eye and Ear SURGEON.

DIR. NJ. Jay Brown, Specialist of Sa-
lima will be at the Brunswick Hotel,
Monday, March 18th, prepared TO treat
the medical and surgical diseases of the
eye, ear, nose and throat, and to pro-
pc rly fit glasses. 17-2t
Free press., 1908-03-07
win Allow No Visitors.

l. M. Yost informs US that hereafter
no visitors will De allowed inside of the
cement mill at Yocemento. This has
become necessary on account of dan
gerousness and great Importance of
the work which is now being done.
1t is hoped to begin making cement
in sixty days.
Free press., 1908-03-07
Baptist Church.

A. E. GOODMAN, Pastor.
1000 a. m. Sunday School.
HOO a. m. Morning Service.
$50 p. m. B. Y. P. u.
7:30 p. m. Evening Service.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday 7:S0p. m.
A cordial invitation is extended to all
to attend these services.
Free press., 1908-03-07
Advertised Letter List.

The following letters remain uncall-
ed for at the postoffice at Hays, Kan
sas, Tuesday, Mar. 3rd. When calling
for same please say Advertised.
G. E. Wharton,
Peter Boland,
Lewis Hiatt.
H. j. PENNEY, Postmaster.
Free press., 1908-03-07
Stockholders Meeting.

There will meeting of the original
stockholders of the farmers elevator
to-day, Saturday, March 7th, to see if
there can be stock enough raised to
purchase the elevator. Everybody is
invited to turn out and see what can
be done. BY REQEsT OF STOCKHOLDERS.
Free press., 1908-03-07
Presbyterian Church.
w. B. BROWN, Pastor

1000 a. m. Sunday School.
HOO a. m. nj orning Service.
$50 p. m. C. E. Service.
7:30 p. m. Evening Service.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
at 7:30.
You are cordially invited to all these
services.
Subject at the Presbyterian church
Sunday morning: "Why 1 Believe the
Book" Evening subject: TYPES of
Fools.'
Free press., 1908-03-07

They do me wrong who say come
When once I knock and failed to find you in;
For every day stand out side your door,
And bid you wake and rise to fight to win.
Wall not for precious chances passed away,
Weep not for golden ages the wane
Each night burn the records of the day;
At sunrise every soul is born again
Laugh like a boy at splendors that have sped,
To vanished joys be blind and deaf and dumb;
My judgments seal the dead past with the dead;
But binds moment yet to
Though deep in mre, wiring your hands and weep,
lean my to all who say 81 can"
No shamefaced outcast ever sank deep
But yet might rise and again be man
Dost thou behold thy lost youth all aghast?
Dost reel from righteous retrbution's blow?
Then turn from blotted archives of the past
And find the futures pages white
Art thou mourner? Rouse thee from the SPELL
Art thou a sinner? Sins may be forgiven,
Each morning gives thee wing to fee from hell,
Each night to guide thy feet to Heaveni
WALTER MALONE
ADSD3 9DSD3DAD3BSsS
Free press., 1908-03-07
Blue Grass Seed.

We have left a few pounds of choice
Blue Grass seed from Northern New
York. Warranted the best. AT THIS
OFFICE.
Free press., 1908-03-07

M J. MUMFoRD, Pastor.
Sunday School 1000 a. m.
Preaching Service 11:00 a. m.
Junior League 800 p. m.
Epworth League $50 p. m.
Preaching Service 7:30 p. m.
Prayer Meeting WED 7:30p. m.
Free press., 1908-03-07
Farmers 4ffenfiOny

Now is the time to get your discs
sharpened. Best sharpener in the
world is GooDALL'S SHOP. 17-2t
Free press., 1908-03-07

J. H. Spratt has special sale on
tablets this month. See his ad. in this
paper. 16-tf
Free press., 1908-03-07
OP POR TUNITY.

Master of human destiny am 4!
Fame, love and fortune on my footsteps wait,
Cities and fields I walk; penetrate
Deserts aud fields remote, and passing by
Hovel and mart and palace soon or late,
I knock unbidden at every gate!
If sleeping, wake, if feasting, rise before
I turn away. 1t is the hour of fate,
And they who follow me reach every state
Mortss desire, and conquer every foe
Save death: but those who doubt and hesitate
Condemned to failure penury and woe,
Seek in vain and ceaselessly implore,
But | answer not-I come no more.
JOHN J. INGALLS,.
Free press., 1908-03-07

C. NJ. Rand, the Kansas City Horse
and Mule Buyer. His next dates are:
Walker, March 18th, Hays, March
18th. 16-3t
Free press., 1908-03-07

Have your printing done at the FREE
PRESS Office.
Free press., 1908-03-07

Collect
Roll Call
Reading of Minutes
Book Talk Mrs. Gertrude E. Adkins
Miscellaneous Business
Free press., 1908-03-07

The Saturday Afternoon Club of
Hays will meetwith Mrs. Lille II. Rea
Saturday Mar. 18th. Program will be
rendered as follows:-
nTT0 uAnTC c;ool,;o,,;o,
Free press., 1908-03-07

QUO VADIS: :-Sienkiewicz
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-29

The Rt. Rev. John j. Oconnor.
bishop of Newark, has issued the GUS
tomary Lenten regulations for this
diocese, and, in accordance with the
privilege granted by the Holy See, per-
mits workingmen, who cannot easily
abstain from flesh-meat, to use it once
a day on all days of abstinence
throughout the year, with the excep-
ton of all Fridays. Ash Wednesday,
Ember Saturday and Saturday of holy
week and the vigil of Christmas. AS a
substitute penitential work, Bishop
o'connor asks that strong drink and
stimulants be abstained from during
Lent.
This dispensation is granted to
working people and thar members of
their families who share In it." the
bishop continues, but does not exempt
from fasting where such an obligation
exists; nor does it permit the use OF
fish and flesh-meat at the same meal.
When the faithful avail themselves OF
this indult, they should perform some
p~enitential work as a substitute for the
di~spensation enjoyed. A most useful
custom is that of a~bstafning, especially
during Lent, from stimulants in honor
Of the sacred thirst of our divine
Saviour"
= sFhe regulations are as follows:
All the week days OF Lent from Assn
"Wednesday 70 Easier Sunuay are iasc
days OF precept on n meai, WIN tis
allowance OF a moderate coiiatlon III
the eyenfng,
4 THE church excuses from the obliga-
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-29
NOTES ABOUT VARIOUS
MARCH MAGAZINES

Among the contributors to the March
number of the magazines published
Jointly under TIL title of Putnanl's
Monthly and the Reader are John Bur
roughs, Arthur G. Benson, Howard
Overing Sturgis. Charles A. Conant.
Henry Holt, George Hubbard, Herbert
| Quick, Josephine A. Meyer, Jeremiah
| Curtin, Lille Hamilton French, Gelett
Burgess and Esther and, Lucia Cham
| berlain.
Ainslee's for March has 100 pages
, full of fiction. The contributors include
Joseph C. Lincoln, Constance Smedley,
William Mcleod Raine, f. Walwortn
Brown, Edward Lucas White, Jean
nette 7. Helm and Caroline Duer.
Among the entertaining short stories
in the American Boy are; ""On Georges
Banks" telling of the dangers attend
ing deep sea fshing; "What the Trap
Caught" a hunting story and a boys
bravery; "Tne Great Gold Cup" a
story of basketball, and Chico. Tito
and Pepito," a pet animal story. There
are a large number of instructive ar
ticles, among them being: when King
Edward Was a Boy 'The Two
Smallest Republics in the World"
Raising Shetland Ponies in the
United States THE Babies of the
New York Zoo. etc"
An article of utmost interest TO
American magazine readers is "The
Influence of the Stock Exchange on
the Development of America" by John
Paul Ryan,, in the March Metropoli-
tan. Other articles in this number
which will be widely read are:
"Amcricanizing the Worlds Food
Products by Alexander Hume Ford;
1.-THE Greenheart Fleet" by Day Allen
Wiley; 1.-THE Motor o as a Pleasure
Craft" by w. l.. Dudley. and 1.-THE
Scouts of Progress" by James Ander-
son. Manners for the Metropolis Is
a humorous fling at New York society.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-29

dates "1774,' 100 and ITS" The
house is said to have been erected in
174S. The rooms are laid out in the old
colonial style, with big, cheerful fire.
places and the big AXE oven is still TO
be seen.
The house is Situated in the west end
of South Orange. In W%ashington's
time it was called Jefferson village, and
in it was a settlement of about ten
families. Despite its great age the
building is in good condition. Scarce
" a stone has beer displaced in the
walls, speaking we'll for the mechanics
of the old days. In the front chimney
above the peak of the roof Is a stone
inscribed 174s. the date of the building.
Mr.. Morrison, the present owner.
bought the house two years ago, when
it was about to be torn down, and to
him is due the credit of saving the old
house from destruction.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-29

The second assembly bah of the sea-
son, The t~ime-honored subscription
dances ~patronized by Newark's smart
set, was held in the New Auditorium
last night and was attended by many
brilliant features which marked the
climax of an unusually active season.
Beautiful flowers and plants served to
adorn the ballroom and the magnif-
n of the scheme employed We'd
with the grandeur of the gowns and
Jewels worn by the beautiful women
in h assemblage. The stage was
banked with tall palms and exhibition
ferns, which formed a screen for Van
Bars Orchestra, who accompanied the
program of dance numbers with SPLEEN
did music. Ropes of smilax were
draped about the boxes and around
the balcony ledge, and blooming plants
were arranged with pleasing effect. on
the steps leading to the parquet and
lower boxes.
IN the banquet room at the rear Of
the stage ropes OF greenery were fes-
TONED from the centre of the ceiling to
the side walls. which were covered
with vines of Southern smilax. Rare
cut flowers and soft-shaded lights
ddCi lId IIit Slton ldDieS MiltiG supper
was served at midnight.
Just inside the foyer, divans, rugs
II easy chairs made a charming re-
ception corner. where the p-atronesses
formed a receiving line.
The ~patronesscs invited to receive the
guests were: Mrs. Robert II. MeCar-
ter. Mrs. James S. Polhemus, Mrs.
Henry Young, Mrs. Henry Young. jr.,
AffG Martin r1oanir NTr= L-..aa1tE
Barklie, Mrs. Arthur II. MaeKie, Miss
Quinby. Miss Condict, Miss Murphy.
OF these the following were in line:
Mrs. McCarter, in a Gown of white
satin, embellished with rose point and
duchess lace.
Mrs. Polhemus. in a robe of duchess
lace over white satin.
Mrs. Arthur II. MacKie. attired in
pink louisine silk combined with Irish
point lace.
Miss Condict. in white lace over
white satin.
Mrs. Henry Young. jr.. in a hand
Some gown of white satin hand EN-
broidered in blue and silver.
Mrs. Henry Young. sr.. in white
satin combined with duchess and point
d'Alencon lace.
tAioP AA0A PhiSf ~ q AGiAAsOlAiC Oiiib
nation of black and white lace over
white satin.
Other strikingly handsome gowns
were worn by Miss Louise Il. Polhe- |
mus who wore a beautiful combina- |
tion of white tulle and pink chiffon.
Miss Florence Elmore Murphy, in a
sown of filet lace with touches of ros
velvet.
Miss Crane wore white chiffon cloth,
with lace garnitures. and Miss Amy
Crane wore a becoming gown of white
embroidered null.
Miss Louise Holden wore palo yell
low chiffon over yellow taffeta, end
Miss Marion Bonneau wore a princess
model Of white satin, combined with
lace.
Some of the guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert b. Symington, n their
house guest, Miss Davis, of New York;
W. Clark S%ymington, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wallace NJ. Scudder, Miss Antoinetto
Quinby Scudder, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
\. Crane, Miss Crane, Miss Amy