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New-York tribune., 1909-06-06


writer IS not II love with
her only pretending
How do YOU make that
out :" Astro smiled curl
Ouslv
| can feel It "
Too literary
oh. | can't explain It
Only. | know If | got letters
like this Id throw them m
the FIRE. Your g-ac..e
handS,-boshl"
Yes. | noticed 'grac-.e
It seems TO be his pet w0--
Also imp Queer love .c--
terS-I agree with YOU
Love letters, They rr
deeper than that
You're right. and there
Is small possibility OF rindru-
the author unless We dis
cover the motive first
There are thousands of per
sons who might write these
letters. What | have %
decide is. Why should any
one of them do it, 1t may
be a mere practical joke
If that 5 so. 1t would be done
by some one who can watch
the effect upon her. In any
case. | take it that II must
be some one who knows
her. What good could It do
a Strangers
What good could 1t do a
friend or an acquaintance
Flatter a woman with
all sorts of intimate. original
ComplimentS.-nOt spoken.
so that she would have TO
blush. deny. and reprove q,
but written, so that she
could read and reread them
In secret as often as she
liked. arouse her curiosity.
a powerful ally; her sense
of the romantic, a still
stronger one; and finally
unmask yourself as the
adorer:-I don't know that
it 5 so bad a way. after all
Unless you try it on a
woman who shows all the
letters to her husband,
said Valeska dryly.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-06

Jour wife must be a beautiful
I woman, Mr. stellsryi; :. said al a.a,trc Astro
rassed. He pulled his blond mustache
thoughtfully Why = ah yes; |
used to think so, when | first married
her. One gets used to a face, you
know"
Il see. Still, she must be charming
At least, her anonymous correspondent
seems to think so He is certainly
very complimentary. See here, the
Seer picked up one of the letters from
the bunch on the table, opened 1t. and
read aloud.
it may sound banal to say YOU re pretty
and vet every woman likes to know that she
IS You re Jar more YOU have an original
type OF beauty One watches Tor YOUR
smile hoping il will come soon And that
constellation OF dimPles IN Your checks
Stellery laughed family Just about
the wav | used to talk, he acknowl-
edged. When / first Courted her
was quite poetlcal about those dlmples,
New-York tribune., 1909-06-06

Astro in the Role of Family Peacemaker
BY ALAN BRAGHAMPTON
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-21
EXACTLY ACCORDING TO RULE
She Dropped Knife and Fork, and
Sure Enough the Old Saying
Came True.

The woman looked at the man and
spoke confidently.
Somebody's coming" she said. 81
just dropped knife and fork" The
man smiled in superior way
Rats he said, brutally That's
nothing. 1 believe you dropped several
spoons and bowl at the same time
by the sound"
''All right" said the woman, you'll
see. Somebody's sure to come. To drop
a fork means mans coming, and a
knife means woman
And a spoon means children" said
the man. According to that a man
and woman with half dozen children
are due-and the bowl-does that
stand for a dog?" The woman ig-
nored him.
The evening dragged on. The wom-
an became distinctly uneasy and the
man distinctly triumphant.
Il told you So" he said. It's about
bedtime" Then the door bell rang.
The man answered the bell, and into
the hall poured a flood of people, led
by a tall, austere lady in black, who
spoke saying:
There's been a fire over on Hill
street and these poor people have no
place to stay. How many will you
take for the night?'
Hey" called the man to the WON
an who stood within the library cur
tains-"how many people can spend
the night?"
How many are there?" she in
CURED The austere female an
swered:
There are 13 men, q women and
about SIS children. OF course you
can't take"
You bet we can't" said the man,
hastily Give US two of the children
-that'll be about enough
Half an hour later the woman rolled
over on her pillow.
when 1 dropped that knife and
fork" she began.
Never mind" said the man. Lets
don't talk about it. Suppose you'd
dropped a dozen knives and forks. >
Galveston News.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-21
THE SECRET OF HAPPINESS.
UnseIfishness in Life Is the One Thing
That Will Transform All
Things to Gold.

The moment we set about the task
of making every human being we
come in contact with better for know
ing us-more cheerful, more coura-
geous and with greater faith in the
kindness of God and man-that mo-
ment we begin to attain the third pur-
pose of life-personal happiness.
Would you possess the magic secret
of the alchemist which transforms all
things to gold?
1t is unselfishness-or, to use a bet
ter word, selflessness.
He who goes forth bent upon being
always kind, always helpful, in the lit
tie daily events of life, will find all
skies tinted with gold, all his nights
set with stars and unexpected flowers
of pleasure springing up in his path
way.
And all his tears shall turn into
Enthusiastically Eagle.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-21

The German company which is
building non-rigld dirigible balloon
with lifting capacity of "a persons
has evidently not been frightened by
the fate of the big non-rigid Cali
fornia dirigible which broke under the
weight of large load of passengers
and dropped them to the earth. I'm
less the weights beneath a non-rigid
airship are carefully adjusted the
strains are apt to be dangerous to the
envelope when the ship is driven
through the air by her propellers.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-21

One of the Zeppelin airships is to be
permanently stationed at Metz That
town Is fortress in Alsace-Lorraine
which Germany acquired from France
at the close OF the Franco-Prussian
war. The German government gets
its supply of war balloons from Zen
pelin. and there you are. France has
been indulging freely in airships for
military purposes, but a glance in the
direction OF Metz. once a French
stronghold but now German posses.
sion. will be sufficient to show that
there are others.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-21
Aid Fight Against tuberculosis.

At the recent meeting of the Ma
tional Association of Bill Posters. held
in Atlanta, Ca, it was decided to do
nate to the campaign against tubercu-
losis 81 100000 worth of publicity
The bill posters in all parts of the
United States and Canada will fill
the vacant spaces on their $500 bill
boards with large posters illustrating
the ways to prevent and cure con-
sumption The Poster Printers asso-
citation has also granted 100000
worth of printing and paper for this
work This entire campaign OF bill
board publicity will be conducted I'M
der the direction of the National AS
ISOLATION for the Study and Proven
ton of tuberculosis in cooperation
with the National Bill Posters asso-
citation.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-21

Smuggiers are now to be dealt with
severely. without regard to age, sex
or present condition of wealth. In
fact. the first victim of this new vigil
lance is wealthy woman of Boston.
who, the authorities say, should be
made an example of and who has
been indicted. From this determine
ton the virtuous part of the feminine
population, who cannot afford to go to
Paris, are hoping for more bargain
sales by the government OF expensive
imported Paris gowns, such as recent
" took place.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-21

How wealth may be piled up quietly
and amazingly is instanced in Eng
land, where the death of a compare
lively unknown resident of Reading,
where he lived practically as a recluse,
reveals that he left an estate of $780,
100000 to $75,00O,O 900, from which the
government will collect about $40, OOO,-
600 in death duties and succession
taxes. The most successful men are
not always those who make the great
est stir in the world
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-21
NOTICE OF DELINQUENT TAXES
Office of County Treasurer of

Office of County Treasurer of
Ellis County, Kansas, July 20, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that the tax
es for the year 1908 on the following
tracts of land and town lots situated
in the county of Ellis and State of
Kansas are now due and unpaid and
that unless the same are paid on or
before the first Tuesday in Septem-
Der, 1909, to wit:
Tuesday September the 7th, 1909.
will on that day and the next sue
ceeding days until all OF said tracts
of land and town lots are sold, pro-
coed to sell at public sale at my Of
flee in Hays City, Kansas. SO much
of each tract of land and town lot as
is necessary to pay the taxes OF the
year 1908 and the penalties and costs
thereon.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-21
And Ma Tainted.

why did she refuse your" she
asked her son, with fine scorn.
Well the boy replied between his
sobs, ''she objects to our family. She
says pas loafer, that you're too fat
and that everybody laughs at Dayse
Mayme because she's fool and talks
about nothing but the greatness OF
her family" (Chauncey threw water
in his mothers face, but at three
o'clock this afternoon she was still
in a swoon, with four doctors working
IN her. )-Atchison (Kan.1 Globe.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-21

There are dried apples-why not
dried potatoes? Germany is trying
practical experiments in the direction
OF the latter economy, and several
potato drying plants are in operation,
In different sections of the empire 1t
takes $50 pounds of potatoes in their
normal condition to make 220 pounds
when dry. A brisk market is found
for the product, owing to the advanc-
ing price of grain.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-21
Fitted for the job.

The general consulted the topo-
graphical chart. You understand,
colonel he said, that this charge on
the enemy's fortifcation necessitates
the most reckless disregard for hui
man life?" 81 understand, general, :"
the colonel replied. The forlorn hope
that leads the movement will be COM
posed exclusively of amateur chauf-
feurS"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-21
A PROPOSAL.

Mr. Hardup-Good morning, Miss
Aughtumn-ahem! There is some
thing have been wishing to ask you
for some time, but-er-the fact is.
haven't been able to screw up enough
courage to-er-come to the point.
Miss Aughtumn-A proposal at last!
Mr.. Hardup-Could you, my dear
Miss Aughtumn-could you lend me
five dollars?
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-21

are the cause. Cure
them. Mrs. S. D. Ell
lison, N. Broadway, La
mar, Mo-, says: Kid
ney trouble wore me
down till 1 had to take
to bed. I had terrible
pains in my body and
limbs and the urine was
annoying and full of sed-
iment. / got worse and
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-21
GOT HIM!
Her Intentions.

do you think your sister win mar
ry me?"
IF you keep comm
Have you heard her say anything
about it?"
Il heard her tell ma that If you
didn't stop comm here SO often she'd
make things unpleasant for you"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-21

If you see a rattlesnake in your
summer peregrinations, do not run to
the faithful flask. Modern science de-
clares that those who recovered
through its agency in the past must
have owed their lives to lively imag-
ination, as the remedy is without
merit
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-21

New York continues the good prac-
tice Of letting poor people sleep in
some of the parks these hot nights
An extra police guard is detailed and
everything is orderly. Some of the
victims in stuffy hotel chambers must
be filed with longing to be poor for
one night only"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-21

Here is a powerful argument for
the more-daylight plan: 1t would give
the human race two extra hours in
the afternoon to see the baseball
game.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-21

In various European and American
magazines and other publications we
see a great many articles under such
titles as why England Fears Ger
many" why France Fears Germany,
etc. 1t seems that there is hardly a
nation in Europe that doesn't fear
Germany.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-21

A lemon Famine is threatened, it is
said. Perhaps this is due to the fire.
quency and number with which they
have been handed out of late.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-21

II tke scorching automobilists blew
up their dust in front instead of stir
ring it up behind they would go more
slowly
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-21

Poison ivy adds nothing to the gen
eral joy of a Sunday school picnic.
Let the management bear this in
mind.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-21

Free and independent America has
100000 hay-fever victims. They should
take the matter to the supreme court,
as it is clearly unconstitutional.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-21

Baseball was never before so big
a business, and it was never so big a
task to keep the business going just
right, but there is never a hint OF
crookedness in that sport. No won
der it is the national game!
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-21

In this age of realism why not reno
vate some of the old saws? How
about THE typewriter is mightier
than the repeating rifie?"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-21

When you go on your vacation take
along a little something to keep OF
the mosquitoes and then little some
thing to cure the bites.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-21

AS no word has been received from
Peary for a good while it is no more
than polite to assume that he has dis
covered the north pole.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-21

With the capable flying machine
cutting high jinks the Dreadnoughts
are beginning to wonder if a more
modest name would not be a better
ut.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-21

Help the summer charities to help
the poor ward, off disease and death.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-21

Only a very deaf man does not hear
the call of the summer resorts at this
time of the year.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-21
Never Satisfied.

Her-Oh, oh! Something's crawl
ing down my back
Him-Well, you'd make just as
much fuss if it was crawling up your
back. Let it alone. = Cleveland
Leader.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-21

Very soon the days will begin to
grow shorter, like the funds of the
man on vacation.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-21

Clean streets and alleys mean bet
ter public health.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-21

Drivers OF aerop.anes should Keep
to the right
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-21
An Aruive cowherd.

Argus was Boosting of his 100 eyes,
Think of putting on so pairs of
goggles when you want to motor!" we
cried
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-21
Wheatland Township
Garden tract "a

In witness whereof / have hereun.
to set my hand and affixed my officf
a seal this 2oth day Of July. 1909.
B. NJ DRETLING.
County Treasurer.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-21
DISCOURAGED WOMEN.
A Word of Hope for Despairins Ones.

Kidney trouble makes weak, weary,
worn women. Backache, hip pains,
dizziness, headaches, nervousness, Ian
guor, urinary troubles make women
suffer untold misery Ailing kidneys
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-21
The ArtIess Boy

The boy bowed politely to the gro
Ger.
81 understand" he said, that you
want boy, sir. Will you kindly look
me over"
81 only pay So" said the grocer, alb
ruptly.
81 understood" said the boy, that
you paid four"
The grocer nodded.
81 did pay FOUR he said, until 1
saw in the paper the other day that
Millionaire Rogers began his business
career on So a week"
The boy smiled.
But / don't expect to be a million
aire," be said. 81 don't care to be
rich-I'd much rather be good"
The grocer was SO much pleased
with this artless reply that he COM
promised with the boy for three and
half.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-21

orville Wright rose to the occasion
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-21
It Mioht Have Been.

Knicker = Hudson discovered the
Hudson in the Half Moon.
Bocker-Probably he would have
discovered the Mississippi with full
moon.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-21

doctors failed to help. 1 was discour-
aged. Doan's Kidney Pills brought
quick relief and a final cure and now I
am in the best of health
Remember the name-Doan's. Sold
by all dealers. so cents box. Eos
ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-08-30
VALUE OF NEATNESS.
Good Way to Help a Store to
Attract Trade.
CLEAN UP OUTSIDE GROUNDS.
How a Small Grocery Storekeeper
Made His Back and Front Yards At
tractive and Kept the Cream Of the
Trade In His Town.

During the summer months especial
~ n grocery store keeper cannot he too
particular as To the outside condition
of his store aud the grounds immedi-
ately surrounding him. IT he allows
fruits and vegetable matter To remain
along the sidewalk and in the back
part of his lot an unhealthy aud dis
agreeable condition will necessarily
result Even though it may not be
bad enough 20 draw the attention of
enough TO drive away customers. No
one likes To go Ia Il store where one
must pass hy disagrceHb!r odorS and
refuse matter.
Even though the storck"cprr may
keep the inside OF his store and hi
fruit and Vegetables therein In per
fectiy sanitary condition. coun'yH
with all the requirements ut the va
rious pure food laws. he cannot he too
particular with the condition OF w.
premises surrounding his store. II
YOU want to attract trade. max" every
thing in connection win the store ai
trdctiVc as possible. h' WaJ"fl! {.
the grocery buyers are women. and
they probably are more particular III
this respect than men. II You hay" a
little room mt the side ar in the hu t.
of your store. keep the grass well eur.
make it look clean and attractive; h.
possible plant Il few flower beds So
that it will hc Il pleasure fer one f."
approach your store and not dis
agreeable necessity.
One of the most attractive country
stores that the writer ever saw WAS
a little grocery store in II small town
of about 800 inhabitants. ms enter
priSing grocer had Il lot ct about 80 10y
100 feet His Stur" WIS very ullpf"-
tentiuus and set about twenty i've lttl
back from the street. his front
twenty-five feet of the lot was Sctu'u
to grass and always kept well cut ANA
green Flowers were planted along
the walk which led To the main en-
trance. and in the back was very
clean, attractive looking vegetable ANA
flower garden. He disposed OF his ola
boxes and crates III such cartlui
manner that no one ever realized that
he bad any. 1t is unnecessary To state
that this man had and kept tn" cream
of the trade in his town. 1t certainly
paid him to go to II little extra pains
to make it attractive for people to
come into his store. II that Will pay
in one town. it will pay in every town.
Just try 1t and see IL larger trade
does not result from increased clean
ness and neatness about the outside OF
your store.-Agricultural Southwest.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-08-30
A Modern and Up-tO-Date Resort Hotel
How to Remove Dark FreckIes.

An almond-lemon plaster is the best
remedy for removing dark freckles.
Smooth a tablespoonful of dry mus
tard with lemon juice and then add a
teaspoonful of oil of almonds. This
treatment is strenuous and should he
taken in the evening just before re-
firing. Spread the paste evenly all
over the skin. taking great care to
keep it away from the eyes as much
as possible. In few minutes the
paste begins to burn the skin. and then
it should be washed off Immediately.
The burning sensation means that the
skin is beginning to bleach. BE sure
to get the face thoroughly cleaned
with hot water and then massage a
good cold cream or skin food into the
skin. Only a few days of this treat
ment are necessary. and then the face
peels as it does when Sunburned.
Even the most obstinate fr2ckles may
be removed with this treatment. The
rosewater and boraX solution must be
used every few days to keep the skin
free from freckles.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-08-30
A Mothers Troubles,

The mother of Il large family fell Ill
and died, and the attending physician
reported that she died of starvation.
1t was iNrredihlc. but he proved it.
The woman had to get the dinner and
then spend the next two hours in wait
ing on the family and getting the chill
drcn to the table. 1t was never on
record that she got all of them there
at the same time. and they came stray
Cling in all the way from potatoes to
pie. BY the time she had wiped the
last face her own hunger had left her
and she had no desire to eat. Chick
ems. the doctor said. come running at
feed time. but children don't. \ hen
has a better chance to eat than a
mother.-AtchisOn Globe.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-08-30
An Aid to Outdoor improvements.

Announcement il made of the forma-
ton of the Illinois Outdoor improve
mcut association 1t OrNuua at the
suggestion OF President Edmund j.
James of the University of Illinois.
This association is now in temporary
form. \ committee upon organization
has been NAMED, with President james
rs chairman. thai Will submit toa gen
cr,u state meeting in the fan plan
for work. The purpose of this asso-
citation Is primarily to gather and dis
tribute facts which will help owners
and municipalities in Il more artistic
Improvement of their properties. THIS
distribution to be accomplished by lit
craturc and lectures. Incidentally the
officers of the association would like
TO be of personal use to local improve
mcnt organizations. The association
will alsp Take lively interest in the
preservation and development of ally
nanuticul or historical lnndSrann
Lcok Prosperous or Pay In Advance.
"Mhic there is good deal of the
American spirit prevailing in Sydney
and Melbourne. they do things there in
Il peculiar way" said travelling man.
at Is hard to get used to them.
They have excellent restaurants
there. out they run on Il peculiar plan
\ man goes in and sits down ut Il table,
and Il waiter. generally woman
hands him the bill of fare. He makes
out his ORDER on II slip, and before he
Is waited on the walter goes to the
cashier and has Il little private talk
with him. The cashier looks over at
the customer, and if he appears to he
good for the bill he is served: other
wise he is asked to pay In advance
The meals are good and cheap. The
same careful scrutiny is made when Il
fellow registers AT & hotel. Good looks
will go further than any amount of
baggage. Omaha Bee.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-08-30

Whom life has beer we'll spent age is
loss of what it can we'll spare mus
cuhlr strength. organic instincts. gross
bulk AND works that belong to these.
But the central wisdom which was
old in Infancy was young in fourScore
years and. dropping off distractions.
leaves in happy subjects the mind pu-
riied and wise. | have heard that
whoever loves is in no condition old.
| have heard that whenever the name
of man is spoken the doctrine of i'm
mortality * auruulccd. II clcaves to
his constitution. The mode of it baf-
fes our wit. and no whisper comes to
Us from the other side. But The in
ference from the working of intellect.
having knowledge. having skill--at the
end of life Just ready to be born-af-
firms the inspiration of affection and
of the moral sentiment. Ralph Waldo
Emerson