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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-05-08

The April dividend and interest pay
ments in this country aggregate con-
siderably more than 1928, 100000. This
is about $1O,OOO,O0O above the pay
ments of the same kind year ago,
which is convincing proof of the i'm
provement in conditions. What is espe-
cially significant is the advance in in
dustrial dividends, which are nearly
$5,000,000 greater than in 1908. Divi-
dends represent actual profits, while
interest is money paid out for loans.
But from either point of view the sit
uation is satisfactory. 1t shows that
Industrial concerns are making more
money and that railroad and other
earnings are sufficient to meet all in
terest demands and in most cases to
provide for distribution of gains to
stockholders.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-05-08

Rameses II. is dead. He was not
the great ruler of ancient Egypt, as the
name given him might indicate, though
the date of his birth ran well back
into the past. Rameses was a toad,
and miners digging 500 feet below the
surface at Butte, Mont, found him
there, imbedded in rock. He was
sound asleep, but awoke when brought
into the light of day, and has been de-
cidedly lively since. The Bronx zoo
acquired him as one of its most not
able curiosities, scientists having de-
cided that he must be 1000 or 1900
years old, if not more so. And now,
having lived to what was literally a
green old age, he has succumbed to the
inevitable. Life under modern con-
ditions appears to have been too swift
for reptile that had passed so long
period in unbroken stone and
quiet.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-05-08
silk and Wool Gowns.

Soft and supple and silken are the
new fabrics, almost as infinite in vari-
ETY. of weaves as tint, that are being
made up into afternoon reception
gowns and evening demi-toilettes for
spring and early summer wear. Many
of these costumes have been ordered
in anticipation of the after-Easter fes-
tivities, and especially for the large
weddings which always are marked
social feature of that season. In the
pale grays and tans, as we'll as in the
rich, deep fruit shades are seen some
stunning, high-necked and long-sleeved
reception gowns which answer equally
well for daytime and evening affairs.
Many of these are of cashmere de
sole, satin and eolienne, but faille is
destined to have a tremendous vogue,
and justly so, as it wears indefinitely
and is so we'll adapted to the present
mode of draped and clinging effects.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-05-08
STRONG CONCRETE CULVERT
BUILT AT MODERATE COST
Good Roads Are One of the Essentials
Travelling Place Place, Whether n
P1easure-By a.. j. SaSer.

1t is by the wagon ways that the
farmers generally pass from place to
place, for business or for pleasure,
and those wagon ways appear to-day
far worse than we should expect to
see them, with the great wealth and
advanced civilization the people have
attained
The farming class, that has had
charge of the public roads for the
last 100 years or more, has been slow
to learn that the soil made by nature
through grinding or pulverizing rock
with some humus or vegetable matter,
when it is wet and mixed up, is mud,
and when very dry and worn by pub
lie travel is dust, says a writer in
Hoard's Dairyman. For six months
out of a year, if an earth road is
properly constructed, with crowned
center for surface drainage and deep
side bitches for subdrainage, by add
ing little new soil each year, or as
often as worn out, the earth or soil
road will be good until the bad roads
season; then it will be out of commits
sion, as it is to-day. But if the road
engineers will go deeper into the bot
tom of the bitches after the subsoil
and surface the road grade after any
system, the perfectly crowned surface
will compact, and with a Trail road
drag to go over the road after long,
continuous rainstorm, the new subsoil
road material will coalesce' and press
together in a compacted mass and
Al.
gravel or stone road for light traffic
On the less Travelled crossroads.
Civilization owes few greater debts
than that to John Luden Macadam
The historian Macaulay tells us that
'of all inventions, the alphabet and
printing press alone excepted, those
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-05-08
SEPARATE WAIST STILL HERE
Has by No Means Gone Out of FASH
ion, Though the Conditions
Are Different.

Emphatic are the assertions to the
effect that the separate waist has
gone out of fashion, that the lingerie
and the lace waist are no longer
smart and that a waist of the same
material as the rest of the gown is
obligatory when the gown is not all in
one, on the princess order.
With the coming of summer wealth
er it must be realized that provision
must be made for quite different con-
ditions than in winter. Unlined or
the thinnest of lined waists are essen
tial to comfort. The white lingerie or
lace waist worn with a colored skirt
is not becoming to many women, but
there are fancy nets and chiffon waists
that are both becoming and cool.
And be it known on best authority
that with the tailor costumes, skirt
and coat to match, the beloved
lingerie and the lace waists will be
worn, with long sleeves, however, and
most carefully cut and fitted, with
finest embroidery and inset of lace,
and so cut and designed as to look
what they are-charming, practical
and dainty, not suitable for any for
NAL dress occasion, but for general
wear.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-05-08

inventions that bridge distance have
done the most for civilization" Lord
Bacon said: There be three things
that make the nation great and pros
perous-a fertile soil, busy workshops
and easy conveyance for man and
goods from place to place."
Macadam defined the road as IAN
artificial flooring forming a strong,
smooth, solid surface, capable of car
rying the greatest weight, over which
carriages may pass without meeting
any impeachment
Many failures have been made in
the building of sand-clay roads, and
the first cause of failure is the want
of perfect drainage. 1t is customary
to give to the sand-clay road a little
greater crown than is given to a mac
adam or stone or gravel road, espe-
per cent. If the subsoil upon which
the road is built is clay, it is impor-
tant that the bottom of the side
bitches should be Is inches or more
below the crowd or middle of the
travelled track. The better the sur
face is cared for-i. e., the smoother
the surface is kept-the less the
crown required. The more level the
road, other things being equal, the
easier to travel on. If there is not
enough crown the water cannot easily
reach the side bitches, and hence the
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-05-08
Rsturn to Archaic Flowers.

There is wide return to the use
of archaic flowers. These are en-
broidered on wide bands of satin in
silk and crystals. They look like old
Florentine work. The bands are used
as panels down the back and front of
the gown, as a girdle and as hem.
An interesting model that shows the
use of these archaic flowers is of
cherry-colored net. 1t is lined with
liberty satin in the same shade. 1t is
made of one piece, and there is a
marked deviation from the present
styles in that the lining is tighter and
the outside fuller.
Over this tulle princess frock is a
stole panel, back and front, of cherry
colored satin, with the archaic flowers
done in cclored silks and crystal
rubieS
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-05-08
Washable Ruchinq.

Washable ruching may be made at
home, and is very likely to wear bet
ter than the kind sold in the stores.
Take two widths of footing. of the sort
used formerly for edging handker-
chiefs. Basic the opposite edges to-
gether, leaving quarter inch differ
ence at the top, and gather into tiny
plaits, on a narrow band. This may
be done by hand, or more easily, on a
machine ruffle. After washing, starch
slightly, iron and pinch up into little
plaits 1t will be much prettier, how
ever, if one owns and uses a regular
fluting machine. This is not inordi-
nately expensive and comes into con-
slant use, for lace edges, ruffies down
the front of shirt waists, etc, and it
certainly gives one a trimmer, more
tailor-made appearance.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-05-08
A GOOD METHOD
OF TESTING SEEDS
Farmer Should Make a Most
Thorough Test of Them
Before Planting.

In the state course of study issued
by the North Dakota agricultural col
lego, the following directions are Civ
en- for testing farm seeds. An even 100
seeds are selected of any given grain,
tested in the following manner:
'Invert small pie plate in an ordi-
nary dinner plate, then pour small
amount of water into the dinner plate;
place a double cotton flannel cloth
over the pie plate wide enough to
reach from side to side and long
enough to reach into the water from
both sides of the plate. The cloth will
carry water to the seeds placed be-
tween the folds of the cloth as lamp
wick carries oil, and in sufficient guam
tity to sprout the seed. Another din
ner plate should then be placed over
the pie plate and cloth to prevent too
rapid evaporation of the water. Seeds
| tested in this way under ordinary tenn
peratures and care give better results
than they would had they been sown
in the field, where varying tempera-
lures, depths of covering, and moisture
obtained act as a drawback to the full
termination of the seed. These facts
should be taken into consideration
when trials are made"
Seed testing is so simple that there
is really no reason why every farmer
should not make a test of portion of
any crop that he intends to plant.
Many crops fail because the seed is
poor Where a person tests the seed
before planting he has reasonable as
surance of lust what he can expect
Where the terminating quality of
the seed is questionable and the fact
is found cut in time it is a compare
lively simple matter to reject it and
replace with other seed as compared
with the expense and difficulty of ma
king such change after the seed is
planted.
] In making tests of seed it is always
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-05-08

road soon becomes water soaked. The
crown can be too great, so that the
traffic keeps continually in the middle
of the road, wearing the middle out
hollow and retaining the water until
evaporation takes place, instead of
shedding it into the bitches. Again,
if the earth is piled too. high in the
middle the side slopes will be washed
into the side bitches, which not only
damages the road but fills up the side
bitches. The crown should be more
on steep grades than on the more
level portions, since on the grades the
line of steepest descent is not per
pendicular to length of the road; and
consequently the water, in getting
from the center of the road to the
side bitches, travels obliquely down
the road grade, instead OF following
the track and washing the hill length
wise.
Another cause of failure is the want
of thorough mixing. There may be a
proper amount of sand and clay placed
upon the road, yet if it is not thor.
oughly puddled and mixed to satura-
ton in every place the road is not
likely to withstand public traffic. 1t
will become loose in some places and
muddy in others. Such variations may
occur every few feet, and even at the
same place, one wheel track being in
loose sand and the other in mud.
Where this condition occurs more
good, tough clay should be incorpo-
rated in the first and more sharp sand
in the second section.
Frost is another cause of failure
and one more difficult to deal with
than any heretofore mentioned, and
should be treated, when the founda-
ton is wet, with tile.
Failure is sometimes due to the
kind of sand selected. None except
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-05-08
OLD soAKERs
Get Saturated with Caffeine.

When a person has used coffee for a
number Of years and gradually de-
clined in health, it is time the coffee
should be left off In order to see wheth-
er or not that has been the cause OF
the trouble.
A lady in Huntsville, Ala, says she
used coffee for about 40 years, and for
the past 20 years was troubled with
stomach trouble.
81 have been treated by many physi-
clans but all in vain. Everything failed
to perfect cure. was Frustrated for
some time, and came near dying. When
/ recovered sufi ciently to partake OF
food and drink I tried coffee again and
it soured my stomach.
81 finally concluded coffee was the
cause of my troubles and stopped US
ing it. / tried tea and milk In it's
place, but neither agreed with me, then
commenced using Postum. had it
properly made and it was very pleas
ing to the taste.
Il have now used it four months, and
my health is so greatly improved that
I can eat almost anything want and
can sleep well, whereas, before, I suf-
fered for years with insomnia.
81 have found the cause of my trou-
bles and way to get rid of them.
You can depend upon it I appreciate
Postum
There's Reason Read "The Road
TO MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Ever Fend the above letter. new
one appears from time to time They
are genuine trues and full of human
interest.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-05-08
Fad in Facing the Hem.

A fad of the season is to face the
hem of the skirt on the inside with a
wide band Of the material. This must
be done very carefully or it may give
the skirt clumsy appearance. In
these days when few petticoats are
worn this gives the skirt a limp,
draggy appearance at the bottom.
which is to be desired. For women
who dislike skirts of this sort a few
plated models have been provided.
The plaits begin apparently from no
where, can be noted at the knees but
below this they spread out into moth
ing near the hem. Plated skirts are
becoming to most every woman and
not a few of them will be worn for
this season.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-05-08

The contract has been given for
the construction of the Clermont,
which is to be fac smile of the IA
nous steamer built by Robert Fulton,
and which made the trip to Albany 100
years ago. The craft, like the imita-
ton Halfmoon, typifying Hudson's
craft, will be used in the tercentenary
celebration this year, and everybody
along the river will have a chance to
see the boats.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-05-08

less telegraph idea seems to be the
establishment of municipal stations in
all principal cities, to the end that, no
matter what storms may sweep the
country. it will be possible to commu-
nicate with the outside world so long
as the city hall tower remains stand
ing. Philadelphia is taking the lead,
and inasmuch as the expense is rela-
lively slight, it is likely that other cit
les will be communicating with each
other in the near future
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-05-08
Ambassador to Turkey.

Neutrality-suspicious. S. Strauss, for
mer secretary of commerce and labor,
has been selected for ambassador to
Turkey and w w. Rockhill for am
bassador to Russia. Mr.. Rockhil1 was
formerly assistant secretary of state
and laterly minister to China.
Mr. Strauss was twice before min
lister to Turkey. He succeeds Am
bassador Leishman. who goes to Rome
in place of Lloyd S. Griscom.
Mr. Rockhill succeeds Ambassador
Riddle at ST. Petersburg.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-05-08
Hays CITY Free Press.
A Battle of Names.

According to Washington dispatch
on foot in Washington to restore the
use of the term Executive Mansion
instead of White House. which has
been tt.e custom during the Roosevelt
administration; and many members
of congress are said to prefer the
longer and more pretentious name,
says the New York Sun. White
House" it is, in the mind and mouth
of every American; so known across
the water, too The term, as re-
cent researches by correspondents OF
the Sun have shown, is Of respect
able antiquity. 1t seems to have been
traced as far back as Madison's sec
ond administration. 1t will soon be
entitled to its centenary. 1t is ia
miliar figure, of homely and cordial
look. 1t is not to be put out by a
long trained intruding trollop like Eek
ecutive Mansion" That may accom-
modate itself well to the legal, formal
and clerkly style, but the popular and
the fittest name is and will be White
House" President Taft is no friend
of pomp and swollen words. We have
no doubt that he prefers to live in a
house" AS for those members of
congress who from fondness for elo-
quence or want of taste love high
sounding names, Mr.. Taft may tell
them a little jest by which DR..
William Everett used to teach
simplicity: "At Yale the presidents
lady retires;' at Harvard the presi-
dents wife goes to bed"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-05-08

Morocco may again become the the
alter of disturbance. There are signs of
the outbreak of a revolt against the
new sultan which may take the form
of a holy war-that is, one in which
tie Mohammedans may be summoned
to fight on the pretense of devotion to
their faith. But with Raisuli and sew
eral other former disturbers of the
peace keeping quiet, there is hope that
things may simmer down.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-05-08
For Tall Women.

There is not a great deal of diff
ference between some OF the season
evening cloaks and certain styles of
negligees which are being worn this
winter.
These are the garments in burnous
style, and suggest rather an artist at
draping than one at cutting.
A band of Greek trimming along the
edges makes them SAVIOR also of the
graceful Grecian garments.
They are especially becoming to the
tall woman.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-05-08
Pique Millinery.

Hats made of French pique in beau
tiful colorings are being introduced in
the shops. These come in rich color
ings and are intended for wear with
the most dressy frocks. They are evil
IDENTIFY intended to take the place of
the cretonne hat, which was boosted
last season, and proved a failure.
There seems to be no decrease in fac
ings; in fact, most of this season s
best chapeaux are faced-not only
with silk but with crepe, shirred
maline and shirred chiffon, the two
latter facings being particularly new
and popular.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-05-08

ri
owdng
in
all
In upper whim
the fashio holder
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-05-08

sand made up of angular grains is
adapted to sand-clay road making.
Sand with grains which are worn off
round or sand which has been ground
up by the action of wheels or water
until very fine is unsatisfactory and
often worthless. When the road sur
face becomes worn and dusty in dry
weather or muddy in wet weather
there should be added more good,
tough clay and coarse, sharp sand,
which will add cementing material
and may be made hard by sprinkling
and rolling or by dragging with a road
drag after every heavy, Iong-continued
rain just as the material begins to
dry sufficiently to work smooth under
the drag. The use of round sand
should be avoided, as a perfect bond
cannot be effective and the road can
not resist the rolling action of wheels.
the tendency being much the same as
when pressure is applied to a mass
of marbles. Care should always be
taken to select the sharpest and clean
est sand that can be found.
Clays containing iron and lime are
the best and sedimentary or chalky
clays, as they are commonly known,
are the poorest for bodybuilding pur.
poses, because of the fact that this
particular clay has rarely iron or lime
sufficient to cement or bind the mate
rial together
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-05-08
PIavarounds In Boston.

Boston women established the first
playground in 1902. Last year there
were eight, and nearly $4,000 was ex-
pended, or about 81 for each child, a
very cheap price for the amount of
good obtained The Playground league
is the name of the society of the play
ground boys themselves, who wear
buttons and discipline all bad boys,
thus making the government easy
enough for those in charge. Not the
least important result of the play
grounds in that city is said to be that
involved in the elf-government.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-05-08
The Small Rrother AaaIn.

It was the first warm night Of
springtime, and they sat out in the
park under the stars. Suddenly there
was the sound of a swapping twig in
the tree near them.
Dear me, George" she whispered
what kind of tree is that?"
George looked up and discovered a
pair of Juvenile eyes peering through
the branches.
HIM" he muttered, sheepishly.
Looks to me like a rubber tree"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-05-08
Another WOl

Another Woman Cured.
.Christiana, Tenn" / suffered from
the worst form of female trouble so
that at times I thought / could not
live, and my nerves were in a dreadful
condition. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound cured me, and made
me feel like different woman. Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is
worth it's weight in gold to suffering
women."-MRs. MARY WOOD, RID.
If you belong to that countless army
of women who suffer from some form
of female ills, don't hesitate to try
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. made from roots and herbs.
For thirty years this famous remedy
has been the standard for all forms of
female ills, and has cured thousands of
women who have been troubled with
such ailments as displacementS, fibroid
tumors, liberation, inflammation, IT.
regularities, backache, and nervous
proStration.
If you want special advice write
f0rittO Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass
1t is free and always helpful.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-05-08

braid and buttons sewn on in groups
of threes. The smartly cut coat is
trimmed to match skirt, with Sits up
each side, completely edged with
braid. Velvet is used to face the col
lar.
Hat of pastel blue straw trimmed
with silk and flowers.
Materials required: Seven yards
cloth 48 inches wide, yards braid.
about 4 dozen buttons, one-eighth
yard velvet, 4 yards lining for coat.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-05-08
Smart SILK Goats.

There is no end to the silk coats one
sees; separate coats to be worn with
any sort Of skirt. They are beautifully
lined and much trimmed with the new
embroidery by clever stitches taken
in long effective lines, crossing and in
terlacing and with wide and narrow
silk braid mingled with the pretty
satin cords and accenting dots
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-05-08
NATIONALS GUARANTY DEPOSITS
Company Chartered at Topeka With
Capital of 100000 With Comp
troIIer's Permission.

Topeka, KAMA charter was grant
ed yesterday to the Kansas Bank De-
post Guaranty and Surety company,
with capital of 100000
This company is the outgrowth of
the action of the government in re-
fusing to permit the Kansas banks to
participate in the state bank guaranty
law passed by the legislature.
The comptroller at the solicitation
of Senator Curtis gave his permission
for the organization of a mutual in
surance company to guarantee the de-
posts of national banks.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-05-08
Imposes Heavy Fine on Santa Fe.

San Francisco.-The United States
court of appeals which met in this city
yesterday, handed down a decision re-
versing the case in the Santa Fe re-
batting in which the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe Railroad company was
found guilty on numerous counts and
sentenced to pay fines amounting to
$500 900
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-05-08

The kaiser. in his melancholy and
disgust at the turn affairs have taken
in the attacks upon him. is devoting
himself to his hounds and Kennels.
thereby practically indorsing the Gym
ical Frenchwoman who said 1.-The
more she saw of men the better she
liked dogs"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-05-08
Wealth of Melody.

After hard day in Wall street he
had been dragged by his spouse to the
opera, where he promptly proceeded
to take nap. In the midst of it he
was awakened by this in the most
soulful accents:
"Ah! What rich chord! Isn't it,
dear?"
"Er-ah-yes-how much would you
say it's WORTH" he murmured.