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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30
BORDERING ON THE UNKIND
Comment of Old Salt That Took Con-
siderable Starch Out of
City Man.

The city man on his vacation at
the seafaring village down east well
coined the rain one day because now
he could appear in that suit of yellow
oilskins with the saucy, salty SOU
wester.
Thus attired, and with pipe slowed
in his jaw he staggered down the
beach. He approached a retired cap
tain of the old American merchant
marine "a real oldtimes, who eyed
him amusedly. The city man in the
oilskin disguise felt conscious of the
seafaring mans scrutihgg, and laugh
ingly gave himself a hitch, looked
allow and aloft, spat to leeward and
pulled an imaginary forelock.
The old shellback looked him over
carefully again, but never cracked a
smile. But after long silence, as if
he had thought over the matter quite
thoroughly, he turned to the city man
took the pipe from his mouth, and
said:
"All We need now IS a wooden leg t.
be a reel adm rail-"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30
MAKING GATE
in WIRE FENCE
Plan for Making Opening that
Can Be Varied to Any
Size to Suit By
H. H. Bryant.

In making a gate in a wire fence,
use 6x6's for the gate posts and AXIS
for the rest of the posts in the fence.
The brace shown at A should be a
AKA, and should be placed two-thirds
of the height from the ground on the
gate post and one-third of the dis
lance from the ground on the second
post. At B Is shown a brace made
of wire which should be placed around
the bottom of the first post, and nailed
so that it will not slide. The other
end is placed near the top of second
post from the gate. BY placing a
stick in the two strands they can be
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30
Pasture of 300 Acres.

Paola.-One of the largest livestock
industries of Kansas or in the west is
the sheep pasture and unloading yards
located between Osawatomie and Pa
ola, Kan, on the Missouri Pacific rail
road. The plant is built on vast
scale and the -rpose is to receive
live stock which is in transit from
the far west to eastern markets, this
stock being principally sheep. The
stock will be unIoaded at this place,
rested up, fed and turned upon the
pastures to recover from the effects
of shipping.
The land comprises more than 800
acres and the company has already
spent over $4,000 for the plant and
improvements The land for this live
stock industry has been improved by
a 2,5O0-barrel watering tank, a twenty
horse power engine to produce cleo
tricity to run the plant and light the
grounds. A 250-ton hay barn has been
built and switch extended to it.
The stockholders and officers of the
company are all Kansas men, this be-
ing solely a Kansas industry. Major
J. B. Remington is president, DR..
Hays, secretary and treasurer, and
John C. Chestnut, vice president This
industry will furnish large local mar
ket for hay and grain in Miami coun-
ty and benefit not only this county,
but the whole western part of the
United States.
Several prominent sheep raisers of
Utah have been to Osawatomie look
ing over. the new live stock quarters.
They praise it very highly.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30
CURED ITCHING HUMoR.
Big, Painful SweIIings Broke and Did
Not Heai-Suffered Years.
Tortures Yield to cuticura.

little black swellings were scat
tered over my face and neck and they
would leave little black scars that
would itch so I couldn't keep from
scratching them. Larger swellings
would appear and my clothes would
stick to the sores. went to doctor,
but the trouble only got worse. By
this time it was all over my arms and
the upper part of my body in swellings
as large as a dollar. 1t was so pain
full that I could not bear to lie on my
back. The second doctor stopped the
swellings, but when they broke the
places would not heal. bought set
of the Cuticura Remedies and in less
than a week some of the places were
nearly we'll. I continued until had
used three sets, and now am sound
and well. The disease lasted three
years. o. L. Wilson, Puryear, Tenn,
Feb. 8, 1908"
Potter Drag & Chem. Corp. Sole Props. BOStoa.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30

This Is a poultry house which I
think will stand the test of all eli
mates. / think it well adapted to the
cold climate of Alaska, or the hot eli
mate of Australia, as well as all tenn
perate regions, writes John Serbian in
the Poultry Tribune.
1t is best to first select a side hill
on which to build, so that the water
will not be standing around or under
the house during rainy seasons. 1
have mine built on level ground, but
shall remodel it soon, digging away
about IL inches of ground from I'M
der the house and replacing it with
coarse sand. shall also dig a trench
around and close to it, two feet deep,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30
Gas Exploded in Restaurant.

ndependence.-Gas leaking from a
rusty main in the rear of the building
caused an explosion at the Quick
Lunch restaurant in this city that
wrecked the rear of the restaurant.
blew in four store fronts and badly
damaged the drug store of l. G. Fowler
adjoining. Five men were in the
kitchen when the explosion came. One
was thrown out the back way, another
out the front, and three buried be-
meath the. debris, but beyond a few
cuts and bruises no one was injured.
The cashier at the front of the res
tauant was cut by falling glass, but
not seriously hurt. The total damage
is estimated at $4,000.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30
Corn and Pork.

The farmer who has a number of
spring pigs ready for the fattening
pens should devote little time to the
study of feeds and their influence on
the quality of meat produced. When
1t is desired to produce pork, or rather
fat, one. kind of feed is necessary.
When the desire is to have lard hogs
for the market, no other kind of feed
should be used.
Corn is pre-eninently a fat-forming
feed, and when the feeder wishes to
produce an animal with great deal
OF fat to supply the lard trade 10th
ing is better than corn When the de-
sire is to produce animals for meat
alone nothing can be a poorer feed
than corn.
The influence of corn on the per.
centage of fat should, be borne in
mind and the ration mixed to accom-.
plish the best results.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30
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Cutting Gate in Wire Fence.

twisted and brought taut The Sec
ond brace shown at E should be made
out of AKA fastened to the top of the
second post from the gate and secured
at the bottom of the third post. The
gate frame shown at H, c and F should
be made out of 3x3 we'll put together.
Stretch the fence wire across the
gate. and cut after stapling firmly to
the frame of the gate. Of course, this
plan can be varied to any size of
length to suit the builder.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30
New Church Dedicated.

Concordia-One thousand people
witnessed the Rt. Rev. Bishop Gun
ningham of Concordia dedicate st
Michael Catholic church and confirm
ed class of thirty-five boys and girls.
He was assisted by Rev. Fathers
Henry and Bernard of Hays, Kan,
Rev. Zizenfuse, resident pastor, act
ing as master of ceremonies and
preaching the German sermon for the
occasion. Bishop Cunningham con-
graduated the people and their pas
tor for their untiring efforts in estab-
fishing and maintaining such an edi-
flee.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30
POULTRY HOUSE PLAN
WITH SCRATCHING PEN
Best Located a Hill Avoid Standing
Rainy Seasons
Serbian.

in the floor through which the hens
may pass up and down. The step (B)
is hinged at the back, with hook In
front so it can be hooked up, COM
pletely covering the opening in the
floors; each pen is arranged this way.
The floor is built two feet from the
ground and the hens are fed in this
under story in winter On this base
ment floor there should be at least
six inches of scratching material to
keep the fowls busy. This scratching
shed under the building is closed up
on all sides excepting the front. Each
pen is 8x24 feet, making 1872 square
feet Of floor space in which can be
kept a flock of 60 hens. In summer
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30
Manure Currants

Were you dissatisfied with the size
Of your currants? Let US whisper a
secret. You can improve the fruit
greatly by heavy manuring. Now is
a good time to apply it. The wood is
ripe and is going into it's long rest.
You may pile straw manure about the
bushes so heavily that the grass and
weeds, If any, will be smothered, and
all the better for the currants This
fruit needs mulching enough to keep
the surface cool.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30
Aeonite Weed.

weed known to ranchmen of
Montana as "the deadly aconite
weed" causes heavy losses among
stock. 1t is found about watering
places, grows Is inches high and is
easily pulled out by the roots. Cat
tie relish it, roots and all, and the
poison is found largely in the roots
One ranchman states that about Ice
of his best four-year-old steers were
killed by it. They have applied to
the government for help in extermi.
mating the pest
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30
Health Is Good in Kansas.

Topeka-Dr. Crumbine of the state
health board, says that Kansas peo-
pie are in better health today than
ever before in the states history.
Smallpox has decreased fron 1000
cases to only four in the last five
months. Other contagious diseases
also show a big decrease. The only
disease that is causing worry is in
fantile paralysis and no new cases of
that have been reported during the
past week.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30
JUDGES Sarcastic Advice.

Mr. ChoaLe, having arrived at the
"old-sighted age" did not recognize it.
or did not wish to commence the use
of glasses. In pleading a cause he
had difficulty in seeing his notes. and
in order properly to disciphFr his man
uscript kept holding his piper farther
and farther OF. On one occasion this
so annoyed the Judge that he at last
burst out with: 'Mr. Choate. / would
advise you to get one of two things
either a pair of tongs or pair OF
spectaeles."
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30

Russia cannot expect to be taken
out OF the class OF barbarous or half
civilized nations while its government
permits massacres with outrages
which shock the rest of the world.
The cutlery which arose after the last
massacres should have taught the
government a lesson. but evidently it
is not OF the kind whose intelligence
is so much superior to it's racial preju.
dices, as to learn.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30
Value of Potato.

On account of the starch they con-
tain, potatoes are valuable as food
The potato tuber consists mainly of
mass OF cells filled with starch and
encircled by thin, corky rind AS
stated, the chief value of the potato
as an article of diet consists In the
starch it contains, and to a less ex.
tent in the potash and other salts
The quantity of nitrogen in its CON-
position is small.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30

Vice Admiral Uriu of Japan, who is
visiting this country and is a sailor of
experience and discernment, praises
the American warships. OF the bat
tleship Connecticut, which led the
cruise about the world. he says It is
the best all-'round fighting machine he
has seen. And the great scores made
with the big guns during recent prac-
tice increases the admiration he has
for Uncle Sans ships and men.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30
Work Progressing on New Railroads.

Wichita.-Work is reported to be
progressing rapidly on the new KioWa,
Harden and Pacific railroad which is
building west from Kiowa According
to the plans outlined, the railroad will
build west through the southern Kan
sas border counties, Comanche, Clark,
Seward. Stevens and Morton. and
probably on into Colorado and New
Mexico with the Pacific coast its OBJ
jective point. The road has already
been built to Harden, which is a new
town that has sprung up with the
coming transportation facilities.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30
Need of Cream separators.

With average cows and using the
cream separator 1t is estimated that
from $50 to SIS per year can be saved
in butterfat with ten COWS. This
amount will about pay for a good
cream separator, and it's usefulness
viii last for many years, making the
buying OF one good investment. Be-
Ing able to sell the cream without
hauling the milk to the creamery also
saves much time and labor.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30

KANSAS COMMENT
Much Scarlet Fever at oIathe.

Olathe.-There are reported twelve
cases of scarlet fever in O1athe at the
present time, and while there have
been no deaths, some of the afflicted
are in a critical condition. The board
of health is taking every precaution
possible to prevent the spread of the
disease, and it is thought now that it
is about under control, as most of the
cases were detected and quarantined
before there was much danger.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30

A European custom which can be
very well dispensed with in this coun-
try Is the claque which has to be
bribed not to hiss opera singers. The
discovery lately that this industry had
been imported to New York was
quickly followed by it's suppression
Abroad 1t may be a custom, but here
1t Is a species of blackmail and prop
erly to be treated as such.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30
Old Resident Found Dead.

Great Bend.-Joseph Schneider, ST..
one of the early day settlers of Bar
ton county, and a resident of Olmitz,
was found dead in the road just south
Of Olmitz. His body was found lying
face down and it is supposed that
death was due to heart trouble to
which he was subject. He was one
of the wealthy citizens of the coun
ty. He came to this county In 1878
from Austria.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30
Trouohs for Sheen.

If you can do no better by way of
making troughs for the sheep to eat
their grain out of, you can nail two
boards together in the shape of v,
with couple of short pieces across
the ends to keep them right side up.
This will save much grain, and grain
Il money
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30

1t transpires that two suspected
cases Of cholera on a British tank
steamer from Rotterdam which was
detained in quarantine at Falmouth
were nothing more than cases of indi.
gestion caused by Dutch cheese. Some
OF the cheese made in foreign coun-
tries and initiated in the United
States is strong enough to be sus
pected Of almost anything in the form
OF illness or epidemic.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30

Admiral Lord Charles Beresford's
plea for a compact of English-speak-
Ing peoples against war is excellent
as far as 1t goes. But why stop there?
Why not include Germany rather than
keeping up talk OF the "red ahead"
aspect of affairs which her exclusion
and her natural defensive militancy
createa7
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30

1t has been favorite stage device
among certain classes of performers
to throw a light upon some on of the
opposite sex in the audience and sing
at him or her. Since a Philadelpbja
man went on the stage and thrashhed
an actor who had made his wife the
mark the practice has not seemed SO
funny
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30
Hoo House Floor.

The hog house floor may be ce-
ment one part with six to eight parts
gravel for a foundation and covered
with one inch of thin mixture con-
tanning one part cement with two OF
clean. sharp sand. Roughen the sur
face; otherwise it will be slippery.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30

A school board in New Jersey wants
simplified cooking In the schools. This
Slan Will cut out oyster patties, deviled
chicken. baked beans, salmon GRO
quettes, charlotte russo, ice-cream and
the like dainties. If the SCHOOLGIRL
drsn have been living so high as all
that, 1t is no wonder that the judicious
feel that a simplified diet is in order.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30

The customs appraisers at New
York are confronted with a puzzle in
being called on to decide whether per.
forming cats are tools of trade. The
difficulty is increased, as the ques-
ton is-so to speak-a purr-emptory
one.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30

The announcement that plans are
being made for the erection of a house
or representatives building for the
Chinese parliament is a pleasant re
minder of the fidelity and constancy
with which that empire is moving for
ward to the complete establishment OF
Q constitutional system.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30

DR.. Eliot says that the fear of hades
doesn't keep people from wrong doing
PeISaps 1t is the fear OF Madame
Grundy and the fear of the jail and
the gallows and other forms of pun
ishment which are more imminent
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30
Section Through Interior.

the same way, excepting the paper is
covered with three-ply prepared roof
ing. The floor is double, with a two
inch dead air space, which contains
also a layer of building paper; the
lumber is good shiplap or tongued and
grooved lumber. There is an opening
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30
Spraying Fruit Trees.

Don't spray only the trees from
which you expect to get marketable
fruit Spray all the trees. otherwise
the trees you go to the trouble to
spray early in the season may become
infected later by the unsprayed trees.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30
Marconi Is to- build a new plant.

Marconi is to build a new plant. 1t
is about time for electricity to be
working some new wonders. The
trouble in this wonderful and rapid
age is that wonders become ordinary
matters so soon and the Unsuitable
public keeps crying for more. The
old attitude of disbelief is changing
into eager demand for more wonders
yet
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30
MONEY In sneeo.

Some men have cleared Zoe per
cent. on their money in sheep for
years; but these are the reaf shep
herds Not every man has the shep
herd instinct; but we may ali do bet
ter than We do.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30

The poor man is happier, after ALL"
signs an eastern writer He is hap
pier, but he does not have so much
enjoyment
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30

There is no such thing as an eoui-
noctial storm, say the scientists
There are no such things as "scien.
lists" say the latest sufferers from
eQuinoctial storms.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30

King Edward is reported to be op-
posed to automobile racing. This
ought to make the streets of New
York much safer than they were be-
fore
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30

The reason why the equinox is so
stormy is that, like some humans, it
Is apt to be rough and ugly when it
IL crossed.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30

In turning to look at two pretty
girls a man out in Evansville, Ind,
nearly broke his neck. How flattered
the young women must have felt.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30

A Cleveland Judge has ruled that a
husband need not wash the dishes.
Still. sometimes he likes to keep
peace in the family.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30

A Canadian soldier has claimed 100
acres Of land or ice at the north pole
The Ice trust will be sorry it did not
see those acres of ice first.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30
Much Time on the Road.

She1 reached my thirtieth birth
day yesterday.
He-It must have taken you at least
40 years to get there.-Fliegende Blat-
ter.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30

Even the old maid has something to
be thankful for. She doesn't have to
worry about where her husband is at
night
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30

Bolivia is looking for war and yet,
20 far as is known, 1t has not a single
airship. Such unpreparedness!
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30

One safe place for the innocent by
stander in the case of automobile
races is somewhere else.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30

Don't place too much confidence in
appearances. The fellow who is up
with the lark may have kept the lark
up all night.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30

Many blondes are so perverse as &c
refuse to go insane to please any sci
enlist
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30

Wilhelmina thinks the whole coun
ery OF Holland isn't nearly SO impor-
tant az the baby.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30

Good sense and spirit of fair play
are the proper equipment to take into
q strike conference.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-10-30

Puppy love that leads to man
daughter Is the most idiotic kind.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-21

Gettfng Some Photes ne Brem-
es's stR6ae.
I made up my mind TO take
advantage OF my visit 20 the
city and HAYES some photos
taken. SO I visited Bremey's
Studio az is Ia Dexter Ave.
He posed me In three differ
ent positions and mailed me the
proofs the next day
They were all good, but Je-
cided on this one. What do yeu
think OF my choicsf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-21

& sss pslly rniunples Arssve Messseaesy.
Well ~ last fall shopping ! arrived on
which kindly furnished
by
tfc city Mr. McCord
those
quality action o. the
bout The priced machine 2 the oaraEs
The modsrniy ssuippsd Place and sndd alsDay
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-21

Baieck's.
the and when 70 Bnocs went n sna
nterested their fall showing xoo
The models are shown with cloth ana kd scps
choicest creations with the hsayfn
shsde ana style. and found just RI
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-21

Insyec.s Dessrtss.t M..ssssy E.sr
Without visit g the large Dc sto q Ths Monsonsy
deal Of time in looking
found wanted ana
10 purchases made at the dress
=
which
their
that will be appreciates ~ them as $50