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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-13
NO MEDICINE
But a Change of Food Gave Relief.

Many persons are learning that
drugs are not the thing to rebuild
worn out nerves, but proper food is
required.
There is a certain element in the
cereals, wheat, barley, ETC., which is
grown there by nature for food to brain
and nerve tissue. This is the phos-
plate Of potash. of which Grape-Nuts
food contains large proportion.
In making this food all the food ele-
ments in the two cereals, wheat and
barley, are retained. That is why so
many heretofore nervous and run down
people find in Grape-Nuts true nerve
and brain food.
81 can say that Grape-Nuts food has
done much for me as nerve renew
err" writes Wis. bride
"a few years ago, before my mar
rage, I was a bookkeeper in a large
firm. became so nervous toward the
end Of each week that it seemed I
must give up my position, which
could not afford to do.
Mother purchased some Grape-Nuts
and we found it not only delicious but
1 noticed from day to day that I was
improving until finally realized 1 was
net nervous any more.
Il have recommended it to friends
as a brain and nerve food, never hay
ing found its equal. I owe much to
Grape-Nuts as it saved me from a
nervous collapse, and enabled me to
retain my position"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich. Read 1.-The Road to Well
vile, in pkgs. There's a Reayonn
Ever read the above letter. 49,
one appears from time to ffrae TEev
are genuine true and fun OF human
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-13
Victims Open War on Mushroom Hat

pointed feathers which protrude and
could infiict untold damage if properly
aimed. No one accuses the navy girls
of attempting to do damage with these
weapons, but the fact remains that
there are several of the younger Off
GERS who have received painful CLAN
cling blows from the hats but have been
too gallant to complain.
THE way the damage is DONE" one
of the navy girls admirers said the
other day, lis generally in this fash
ion: You go to a tea and, after shak-
ing hands in the drawing room, spy
several of the fair young navy dam
sells all in a group and talking viva
ciously. You approach cautiously and
begin the recital of some carefully
prepared speech about the weather
to Miss Converse. At the sound of
your voice Miss Newberry or Miss
Fremont or some other navy girl turns
her head quickly your way and de-
livers you somewhere about the face
a singing blow with the edge of her
hat and the sharp pointed feathers.
Of course you suffer in silence. like a
man, but you silently pray for the day
when softer or smaller hats will be in
style"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-13

YOUNGER officers of the navy who
i are regularly invited to the de-
butantes' teas in Washington say they
are going to form an anti-mushroom
Merry Widow" hat league, or wear
baseball masks in the future
1t appears that the so-called pink
teas are sometimes positively danger
Gus if either Miss Newberry, daughter
of the secretary of the navy; Miss Oh
ga Converse, the Misses Fremont, the
Misses Goodwin or any of the other
navy girls turn around too abruptly
when naval officers or others of their
admirers get among them and come
within range of their hats.
These large hats of the mushroom
Merry Widow species are some
times as sharp on the edges as if they
had been specially stropped, and, in
addition. generally have stanch, sharp
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-13
House Kills Many Bills.

Among the bills killed in the house
are the following: KrehbiePs BILL
prohibiting the sale of two percent"
Matson's bill. prohibiting the wearing
of bird feathers or wings and prohibit
ing the killing of non-game birds to
obtain their feathers or wings; Kyle's
bill changing the date of the primary
election from August to the first Tues
day in September; Cronston's bill es-
tablishing the office of state boiler in
spector and providing for the inspec
ton and certifcation of all boilers.
tons to fund with which to buy some
token for the college.
A plan for district ownership of text
books is contemplated by bill intro
duced in the house by Cron of Butler
1t provides that any school district in
Kansas may vote to buy school books
and furnish them free to the pupils.
The amendments to the pure food
law have been passed by the house,
as amendments to the senate bill
The amendments keep the present
force Of pure food inspectors but al
lows no more.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-13
New Aero Club at the National Capital

George o. Totten, Jr., and r. M Nc
Lehman
A committee of the Aero Club of
America, with which the Washington
club will be affiliated, has been appoint
ed to receive contributions for a
memorial shaft to Lieut. Thomas E.
Selfridge, U. S. A, who was killed in
the accident to the Wright aeroplane
at Fort Myer last September. On the
committee are Glen H Curtiss, Prof
Alexander Bell and Lieut.. F. P. Lahm,
U. S. A. The shaft will be erected
either in Arlington National cemetery,
where Lieut.. Selfridge is buried, or on
the spot where the Wright aeroplane
fell on the parade ground at Fort
Myer. The latter spot is favored by
the majority of these interests.
Officers of the signal corps have not
given up hope that something may be
done by this session of congress to ap-
propriate money for the promotion of
aeronautics in the United States army.
They express hope that individual
members of congress may ask for
money for aerial protection of the dis
tricts they represent. They believe
if this should go through in one case
it would be followed by other requests
of a similar nature
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-13
MORE THAN 1000 BILLS
NOW UNDER CONSIDERATION
And of These Measures in the Kansas
Legislature, About 700 Will
Die From Neglect.
Legislator

Topeka-Both branches of the leg
with bills. Up to this time most of
the work his been done by the stand
ing committees. From now on it will
be done on the floor. 1t will be a race
to see which can gets its own bills
out of the way first. The senate can
work faster than the house and it will
keep the house extremely busy from
getting its calendar loaded up with
senate bills For this reason the
house will likely go to holding night
sessions shortly. Usually the house
drags along until the senate clears up
its own bills and shOves them on to
the house calendar ahead of house
bill. That's why so much of the leg
islation is headed senate bills"
So far there has been 434 bills in
PRODUCED in the senate and $40 house
bills introduced in the house, a total
of 1919 bills. The number will per-
haps be swelled to 1,400 by the end
of the session. OF this number about
80 per cent will be enacted into law
Among the important house bills re
ported by standing committees and
now on the calendar for consideration
are the following:
To provide for better protection
against fire in hotels and public halls
Removing municipal campaigns in
second class cities from the provisions
of the primary law.
To establish a reference library for
the use of the legislature
To suppress tuberculosis in cattle.
To require railroad companies to
equip their locomotives with electrical
headlights.
To establish free kindergartens in
the public schools.
To protect school children from fire
To prevent the spread of tuberculo-
sis and to establish a state hospital
for incipient cases.
Regulating weights and measures.
Providing for the compilation of vi
tai statistics.
The good roads bill.
To prohibit the marriage of whites
and blacks
Making minors register before they
can visit pool and billiard halls.
Several bills to patch up the tax
law.
To provide for direct vote for
United States senator.
The senate is more current with
its work than the house. It's bills on
the calendar for consideration num-
Der only about one-half of those of
the house. Among the important mea-
sures it has ready for consideration
are these:
Making it crime for a fruit tree
vendor to misrepresent the kinds of
trees he sells.
Creating the office of state veter-
marian.
Several bills changing the present
tax law.
To enable counties, townships and
cities to use voting machines.
To tax dogs and use the fund to re-
imburse people whose sheep have
been killed by dogs.
So far none of the big appropriation
bills have come into either house.
When they do begin coming they will
be given the right of way. The lead
ers hope to wind up the session on the
fiftieth day
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-13
Makes Starch lnsoIuhIe.

BY German patented process
starch is made insoluble in hot water
by treating it in the cold, with formal
dehyde and moderately strong acid
The product is distinguished from that
obtained from starch and Tornado,
hyde at high temperature by the
fact that the starch grains remain IN
altered and quite permanent 1t is not
only insoluble in boiling water, but
it is not attacked by soda, I've or other
strong alkalies. 1t may be employed
as filler in plastic compositions. as a
dressing for fabrics and in the manu-
facture of paper.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-13
Congressman Initiated Into Novel Club

The "Hawl hawl haw!" signifies
that the initiation is complete, and
the new member blushingly receives
the congratulations of the older mem
bers Immediately. If he is a good fell
low he sets out to find recruit up
on whom he himself may administer
the work"
The organization of the Did You
visit to Washington of two women
from New York in the interest of a
very captivating publicity scheme.
This scheme is now one of the secrets
of the Did You Bite, Too?" club.
A few days ago the young women
went back to New York. The day aft
er their departure a large bunch of
letters came to the capitol, all written
on the business stationery Of the no
tel. Each letter contained a state
ment of the account of the person to
whom it was addressed. One was for
five automobile rides, another was for
dinners and suppers, another for nu-
merous bottles of wine, others were
for miscellaneous items, and one,
which was received by a young con-
gresham, who has plenty of the
wherewithal and doesn't care how he
spends it, was for board and lodging
for two persons for one week.
Those who paid homage to these
young women and wondered at the
lavish entertainment are wondering
no longer. The members of the Did
You Bite, Too?" club know exactly
how they managed it. Now that it
is all over, if you can get one of them
to talk club matters he will tell you
it was one of the finest pieces of
high financing that ever came to his
notice
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-13

A FTER protecting President-elect
"A Taft in the 100000 salary voted
to him recently, senatorial hearts
opened up to the conductors of the
senate elevators the other day and
scattered little loose change in their
direction. So that now, if the house
agrees, the president, vice-president,
speaker, the United States judges and
the elevator boys will get a raise.
The president will have $4,000
more, the judges from 81 ZOO to $4,000,
the vice-president and speaker, So, 900,
and the elevator men $500 additional
year.
Senator Borah, who insurged all
along against the salary increases,
first took up the cudgels for the ele-
vator conductors. If the presidents
pay was to be doubled, he asserted,
why not remember the hard working
men who ride the senators up and
down every day?
But the senate warmed up slowly
Senator Warren coldly argued that,
if the elevator men were to be bene-
flied, q general adjustment of en-
ployes' salaries would be necessary.
AS proposed by Borah, the amendment
was beaten.
Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota,
however, sprang the same amendment
after changing the verbiage slightly.
He spoke of our poor elevator boys
who work the day long all the year
round for scanty hundred q month.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-13
Cream Candy.

Two cups granulated sugar, one tea
spoon flour, one-half teaspoon vinegar,
one-half cup cold water, chocolate or
vanilla 1avoring. Mix together the
sugar and flour. Add the vinegar to
the water and stir into the sugar and
flour. Boil until it snaps, but do not
stir after putting it on to boil. Pour
onto a buttered plate. Flavor by
scraping the chocolate on while hot or
pour in a few drops of vanilla. Pull
as soon as cool enough, and pull as
long as you can. Put the candy into
an air-tight pail after it cools and it
will be more creamy
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-13
Marvellous COUNTING Machine.

A counting machine that is reported
to be an Improvement over anything
OF the kind yet produced, the invention
of a Swedish engineer, was recently
supplied to the counting house of the
Bank of England for experimental pur-
poses, and its performance was highly
successful in point of rapidity. The
machinesis operated by electricity and
is capable of counting up and sorting
money into paper bags or tubes at the
phenomenal rate of $4,000 coins an
hour. The coins are placed in a re-
ceptable at the back of the machine.
and are mechanically sorted, stacked
and inserted into paper tubes.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-13
ONLY GOT BACK HIS OWN.
Umbrella Had Long Been Absent from
Its Proper Hall Tree.

Stories about umbrellas" said a
New York physician, when that useful
article was the subject of discussion,
ARE as numerous as fish stories, and
often test just as severely the
credulity of those who listen to them.
This is a true one: A patient tele-
phoned an hour after he had been at
my Office one morning that he had left
his umbrella on the hall rack; would
see that it was kept for him? My
servant found it, and that evening
while we were at dinner he called, got
the umbrella mad came in to thank me.
There he told long story as to how
he valued the umbrella because he had
carried it a long time, and it was just
the right weight and showed a dent
in the silver handle which had been
made by his little boy when he used it
as a hockey stick. l saw my wife
smile while the story was being told.
She understood my wink, however,
and we said nothing. But when the
man had gone away with the umbrella
under his arm we laughed, for we had
recognized the umbrella which I had
carried out and never brought back
more than three years ago.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-13
Take Another Junket.

The Kansas legislature will take an
other junket. This time the members
go to Lawrence as the guests of the
Kansas University students. The trip
will be made February II, Lincoln's
birthday, and there will be celebra-
ton there in addition to the visit of
the legislators. The students and al
umni will pay the expenses of the
trip. The students of the Agricultural
college have been invited to attend
the exercises and an effort is being
made to get an excursion rate and
special train for them.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-13

Prof Munyon has generously placed
his Cold Cure with druggists through
out the United States and has author
lied them to sell it for the small sum
of 25 cts. a bottle. He says these
pellets contain no opium, morphine, CO
caine or other harmful drugs, and he
guarantees that they will relieve the
head, throat and lungs almost imme-
diately. He gives this guarantee with
each bottle of his medicine: IF you
buy my Cold Cure and it does not give
perfect satisfaction, l will refund your
money" Prof. Munyon has just issued
a MagaZine-Almanac, which will be
sent free to any person who addresses
The Munyon Company, Philadelphia.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-13
seeret Service putIes.
KANSAS


1t falls to the lot of the secret serv-
ice, too, to protect the person of the
president of the United States-a re-
sponsibility that was first placed upon
this division after the tragedy at Buffa-
To- and in addition to this the safety
of distinguished and titled official Wis
itors from abroad Is intrusted to the
service. Prince Henry of Prussia,
Prince Fushimi of Japan, the crown
prince of Siam, the crown prince of
Sweden, the duke of AbruZZi, and
many others of lesser note have been
carefully protected from annoyance
while guests of the nation, and in no
instance has there occurred the slight
est incident to mar the pleasure and
tranquility of their visit. For more
than ten years the merit system has
prevailed in the service, which is
a strictly non-partisan, non-political or
ganization. Pulls" are unknown and
unrecognized; every man is measured
and rewarded according to his efiicien-
cy and knows that his retention in the
service depends wholly upon the char
acter and quality of his work. He
wastes no time lining up influence" to
help him hold his job, and being free
from obligations and entanglements,
is able to devote his whole time and
energy to the impartial discharge of
his duties. To this unhampered atten-
ton to the work of suppressing coun-
terfeiting says writer in the National
Magazine, l attribute the fact that to-
day the proportion of counterfeit
notes in circulation is aboue one to
100000; that is to say, that for each
half-million of genuine currency in cir
culation there are about five dollars in
counterfeit notes; and for each $780,
600 dollars in gold and silver in circu-
lation there is trifle under three dol
ars in counterfeit coin. All of which
would suggest that the business Of
counterfeiting is not overwhelmingly
attractive as financial proposition.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-13
Bank Guaranty Bill.

A bank guaranty bill, prepared by
the joint committee from the house
and senate, after consultation with
Governor Stubs and other administra-
ton leaders, is ready for introduction.
1t provides a levy Of one-twentieth of
L per cent on all bank deposits, the
levy to be made in January of each
year until the amount in the fund
reaches a quarter of a million dollars
No further levy is to be made until the
fund goes below this amount. Ma
tiona1 banks are allowed to partici-
pate if they so desire. A bank may
withdraw on six months notice.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-13
Stocks Aren't watered.

Former Attorney General A A God
dard, representing the Independent
Telephone company of Topeka, ap-
peared before the senate judiciary
committee and argued against the
Hamilton public utilities bill as it is
now constructed. He said there are
more than 800 telephone companies
in Kansas. The stock of the com
panies is held principally by the peo-
pie of the state. He believed the
stockholders in practically all of the
companies would be agreeable to fair
regulations relative to the issuance of
stocks and bonds. In the telephone
companies he declared there is no
watering of stocks or frenzied spe-
culation.
81 do not believe said Mr. Goddard,
that the Independent telephone peo-
pie over the state know the real con-
tents of the public utilities bill now
under consideration. If they did
know, there would go up protest that
would be heard all over the state"
The senate has passed the bill pro-
viding for an inspection of dairy cows
for tuberculosis.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-13

cake. Flavor with lemon or vanilla
extract Stand the cake when frosted
in a warm place to dry
Lemon Frosting-Grate the rind of
two lemons into a basin; add one tea
spoonful of sherry wine, one table
spoonful lemon extract, half tea
spoonful orange extract and allow 10
stand for 80 minutes. Strain, add
slowly to the beaten yolk of one egg;
stir in enough confectioner' sugar to
spread nicely on cake.
Marshmallow Frosting.-Boil three
fourths of a cup of sugar with quar-
ter of a cup of milk for eight minutes.
Add quarter pound of marshmallows
cut into pieces and three tablespoon
fuls of boiling water. Cook for few
minutes until the marshmallows melt;
then add one teaspoonful rose extract,
remove the saucepan from the fire and
beat until stiff enough to spread.
Charlotte Russe.-Take three-quar-
tiers of an ounce of gelatine and one
vanilla bean; boil them in one pint of
milk until dissolved. Take ten eggs,
separate the yolks from the whites,
add a half pound of pulveriZed sugar
to the yolks and beat until light, when
one wineglassful of brandy should be
added. Beat to a froth in a separate
dish one pint of rich cream and add
that and the gelatine to the yolks,
mixing we'll together; set aside to cool.
Beat the whites to a stiff frOth, and
when the yolks begin to stiffen, stir
them in; mix well and pour into dish
lined with lady fingers or sponge cake.
Let it stand one hour to set.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-13
The TactfuI Sutton.

A youth in Trenton, whose devotion
to the young woman of his choice has
encountered many obstacles during
his long courtship, recently sought
her out with this apparently encourag-
ing statement:
81 think it's all right now, Alice. I
managed to get access to your father
the other day, and while he wouldn't
exactly give his consent 1 rather
imagine I've made some Roadway. He
borrowed $40 of me. Surely he can't
stand me off much longer after that!"
The young woman sighed. Yes,
I've heard about it, she said, "and
think you've made an awful mess OF
it. Father mentioned the $40 and re-
marked that I'd better give you up
you were too easy.'-Harper' Weekly.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-13
Chicken Broth.

Take fowl, about four pounds
Have cleaned at butchers, wash and
pick pinfeathers of and put on in
saucepan. Cover with boiling water,
just cover. Put in teaspoon Of salt
and pinch of pepper. Boil 20 minutes
for every pound after it begins to boil,
only slowly. Add one-half cup rice
the last hour if liked.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-13
Kansas Legislative Notes.

The state railroad committee has
killed the Stannard bill to increase
freight rates on refined oil. This bill
proposed raising the rates on ship
ments. in less than car lots. of re
fined oil, and reducing transportation
charges on crude and fuel oil.
The legislature adopted a resolution
thanking the students of the agricuI-
tural college for the outing which they
gave the legislators and the lieutenant
governor and speaker of the house
were authorized to receive subscrip-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-13
Herring Salad.

Herring. soaked, boned, cut Cold
boiled potatoes cut, meat (beeD tongue
or veaD cut apples. raw, sliced, Gu
cumbers sliced, onions cut, beets cut,
prepared mustard, sugar, pepper and
salt, if necessary; just before serving
mix with thick cream and garnish
eggs, cut, and parsley. Eggs should
be cut in white and yellow parts.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-13

VNASHINGTON.-The most exclu-
w sive congressional organization in
Washington is the Did You Bite,
Too?" club. 1t was formed here the
other day in the cloak rooms used at
the capitol. The incomplete mem
bership list, which is withheld, con-
tains a dozen names. Like the Anani-
as club, the wishes of a prospective
member are not consulted. If he is
considered eligible he joins because
there is nothing else for him to do.
The process of initiation is some
thing like this. A member, either of
the senate or the house, receives a
letter bearing the return card of a
prominent downtown hotel He opens
the letter and reads it. If his face
grows red and his eyes fash, it is a
good indication that he is material
for membership. If, after a moment
of thought, a smile begins to over
spread his countenance and he
reaches in his desk for his check
book, it is a mere indication no long
er. 1t is a certainty. He is then ap-
preached by member.
Did you bite, too?" smiIingly asks
the member of the member-eleot.
Il did," the member-elect answers,
in effect.
'Haw! haw! haw!" roars the men,