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Bays the Site fcr Y. NJ. c. A.

Hutchinson.-The first step in pro-
viding Hutchinson with a fine Y M.
c.. .AsfAtfilding was taken when the
provisional committee of twenty-one
bought 90-foot site on First avenue,
a block distant from Main street, for
$4,000 The price really was $4,000.
but Mrs. Mary B. Hinkle, on whose
homestead; it was located, cut the price
$1,000 as her donation to the Y. NJ. c.
A building fund. bringing the total
subscription as result OF the ten
days campaign. up to $77,s01.50.
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Ready with Explanation.

rector of Ethan once gave out
the words: who art thou?" and, as
he paused for a. moment, an officer in
uniform, who had just entered the
church, suddenly halted, and taking
the question as personal, promptly re-
piled: Sir, am the recruiting officer
of the Sixteenth Foot, and, having my
wife and daughter with me, should be
glad to make the acquaintance of the
clergy and gentry of the neighbor-
hood
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-01-01
ALiterai Internretation.

A traveller riding in a rather wild
part of Scotland came to the edge OF
a mOraSs.
Hailing a peasant lad who was not
far away, he asked if the bog was
hard at the bottom.
"Ay, quite hard responded the
youth.
So the traveller rode on, and pres
emily his horse began to sink with
alarming rapidity into the mire.
You rascal" he yelled to the grin.
ming urchin. You told me the bog
was hard at the bottom I
80 it is joyfully shouted the
peasant, but you're not there yeti"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-01-01
Ewes New Costume.

''Oh, dear!" said Eve, after she had
secured all the best fig leaves there
we're to be had, Pm so unhappy"
Come, dear, cheer up" replied
Adam. Things might be worse than
they are. We-stil have each other"
Yes, but now. that I've got to wear.
ing clothes there's no other woman
with whom can:;talk. about them"
Chicago Record-Herald.
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compasses in Sleeping Rooms.

1t is a curious fact that no Japanese
ever sleeps with his head to the north.
The reason is that the dead in Japan
are always buried with their heads in
that direction. Consequently, in the
sleeping rooms of many of the private
houses of Japan, not to speak of hotels
in larger cities, a diagram of the
points of the compass is conspicuously
posted on the ceiling for the informa-
- on of guests-The Sunday Magazine
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Five Wrecks Near Same Place.

Waterville.-Traffic on the Central
Branch was delayed several hours by
an accident to a west bound freight
train inside of the city limits. One
car was thrown off the track and com
pletely demolished. The wreck was
caused by defective track and was
within a mile of where four other re-
cent wrecks have occurred.
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Beware of OintmentS for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury.

As mercury VIII surely destroy the sense Of smell
and completely derange the whole system when
entering it through the surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except prescrip-
lions reputable physicians. the damage they
will do is fold to the good you possibly de-
rive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure. manufactured
by F. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo. o. contains no mer.
curry, and taken internally, acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In
buying Halls Catarrh Cure be you get tbs
genuine. 1t is taken internally and made In Toledo
Ohio. by F. ]. Cheney Co. Testimonials free
Sold by Druggists. Price. 75c per bottle.
Take Halls Pills Tor consultation.
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Hubby Was Too Willing.

In the midst of her tears over a
late disagreement she announced that
she would take a trip of three weeks
in the country for a rest from his abuse.
Hoorayi HooTayi
He hurried to the station, bought
tickets, hurried back home, pulled off
his coat, plunged into the cellar,
logged out her trunks and COM
menced to pack.
Lying on a couch, she watched him
through her tears with great curiosity.
From time to time, in reply to many
questions, she advised him what arti-
cles would be useful in the country,
and they were eagerly included.
Perspiring and exhausted after some
hours of preparatory detail for her
departure, he sank into chair and
said:
Everything is ready now. You
have abundant time to catch your
train
Il have decided" she said. softly.
mot to CO."
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Face Covered with PimpIes

Il congratulate Cuticura upon my
speedy recovery from pimples which
covered my face. used Cuticura Soap.
Ointment and Resolvent for ten days
and my face cleared and I am perfect.
ly well. / had tried doctors for sew.
eral month but got no results. VIM. ].
Sadlier, 1914 Susquehanna Ave, Phila.
delnhia Nav / 1902
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Cupid's Cynicism.

rs it so. that you used to call ,regu,
larly on that girl?"
Yes; she always sang a song to me
that loved"
why didn't you marry herr"
Il found l could buy the song for
so cents."-The Circle
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Rough on Rats in out Buildings.

sgtng 09gf Up H @fb an 0uf food de-
cided upon, separate into small bits, place on
several pieces of boards, and put these here
and there under the floors Close up all
openings large enough for Dogs, Cats or
Chickens to enter, but leave some small
openings for Rats to get in and out. One
25c box of Rough on Rats, being all
poison, will make enough mixture to clear
out in one or two nights settings, hundreds
Dru gasf aP s. 'S Wells o jersey y' City n
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Aged Prisoner Dies.

Lansing.-William Rennie, convict
in the state prison, who at the age
of 10 years was sentenced to seven
years imprisonment for stealing a
horse and buggy in Butler county in
1907, died of pneumonia Rennie was
a travelling salesman from Seattle,
Wash. His brother resides in Seattle.
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When the sIeeper Wakes.

joint" she exclaimed, jabbing her
elbow into his ribs at 2:17 a m, did
you look at the kitchen door?" And
John, who is inner guard, and was
just then dreaming over last evenings
lodge meeting, sprang up in bed, made
the proper sign. and responded:
Worthy ruler, our portals are guard
ed" Oh, he hit the title right, even
II he was asleep.-United Presby-
kerian
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The Doctors Fault.

Judge-I am led to understand you
stole the watch of the doctor who
had just written a prescription for
you at the free dfspensary. What have
you to say to this charge?
We'll, your honor, 1 found myself in
a desperate Quandary. His prescrip-
ton said a spoonful every hour and
! had no timepiece."
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-01-01
New Bank Rhildina for HazeIton

Hazelton.-Work on the new Far
mers State bank building will begin
as soon as the weather will permit.
The building will be a one-story brick,
modern in every respect and will be
"A by 60 feet. c. w. Kidd of Medicine
Lodge has the contract.
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junction City to Have chautauqua.

Junction City.-The organization of
a chautauqua association has just
been completed here and the contract
with a Chicago company was closed
for a chautauqua that will be held
here next July. 1t will be Junction
City's first experience with chau-
tauQua.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-01-01

Once in while you encounter one
Of those cheerful individuals who
never borrow trouble, in spite of the
fact that they borrow everything else.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-01-01
Woman Sells Wheat at $1.os.

Junction City.-Mrs. Daisy Wibkine
who owns one of the largest farms in
this county, sold 500 bushels of whec ;
to a local milling company for $1.OS a
bushei.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-01-01
Fancy Price for Hogs.

Rydal-The highest price received
for hogs here lately was $3.50, which
the local dealer paid Frank Goodw:
a farmer, for a bunch a few dsrs
ago.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-01-01

Hamlins Wizard Oil will knock the
spots off a sore throat. It's use makes
tonsilitis, quinsy and diphtheria impossi-
bic. It is simply great for the relief of
all pain soreness and Inflammation
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-01-01
A Whisper of Hope.

Knicker = Several thousand shirt
waist makers are on strike.
Henpekt-Do you suppose it would
do any good for the shirt waist but
toners to strike?
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When man trades his money for
experience, it is difficult to con-
vince him that g fair exchange is no
robbery.
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Would Depend.

She--You've seen Charley's wife
Would you call her pretty?
He-I might if l were talking to
Charley.
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Some peoples morals are like their
best cIothes-only worn on extraordin-
airy occasions.
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SaIesmen-Best Commission Offer
on Earth. New-an retailers-sam-
pies, coat pocket, Boston" Dept. C 1,
Iowa City, Iowa.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-01-01

A woman dislikes being jealous al
most as much as she likes making
some other woman jealous.
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Clear white clothes are a sign that thG
housekeeper uses Red Cross Ball hue
Large o. package, cents
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EIucidated.

Stella-What is the law of heredity ?
Bella-That all undesirable traits
come from the other parent
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-01-01

When doctors disagree they are apt
to make sarcastic remarks about each
other that SAVIOR of the truth.
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PERRY DAVIS PAIEKTELER
has ouVi9ble reputation SEVENTY years "a
reliable remedy for lnmbaSo, sciasIea. pKgurisy
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If you are ever beaten it will be by
your own self. Nobody else can beat
you.
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The girl who accepts a man seldom
takes him at his own valuation.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-01-01

The more talk it takes to run things
the slower they move.
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DIR. Pierce's pleasant Pellets cure constipation.
Constipation is the cause of many diseases. Cure
tho cause and you cure the disease. Easy to take.
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The bravest dentist isn't anxious to
look into the jaws OF death
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BREAK UP THAT COUGH
vita Aliens L1ng Baisam. the popular family
senaeAy H cures where other remedies fail. An
dealers. sc. SO. s1Ioo bottles
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when some people talk it Is q waste
of time to yaWn.
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Compliments should be thoroughly
F1etcheriZed before they are swal-
lowed
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DO YOUR CLOTHES LOOK YELLOws
If so, use Red Cross Ball Blue. It will make
them white as snow. OF. package cents.
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The liar is always ashamed of the
naked truth
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PILES CURED IN TO IA DAYS
PAZO OINTMENT is qua ranteed to cure any ca Sc
of Itching, Blind Bleeding Protruding Piles in
to Il days money refunded. Soc.
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets
Druggists refund money if ii fails To cure. r. w
GROVES signature is on each box. 25c.
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SENSITIVE.

II found a purse this morning"
Did you return it?"
mo. The owner might have offered
me a reward, and it would have
wounded my PRIDE
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'Cascarets are certainly fine. gave FRIEND
one when the doctor was treating linn for cancer
OF the stomach. The next morning he passed
four pieces of a tape worm. He then got a box
and in three days he passed tape-v~orm IS feea
long. It was Mr.. Matt Rrcck, of MillerSburg.
Dauphin Co., Pa. am quite worker for Casca-
rets. I use them myself and find them beneficial
tor most any disease caused by impure blood
Chas. e. Condor, Lewiston, Pa. (N1iflin Coz
CUT THIS OUT, mail it with your adj
dress to Sterling Remedy Company. Chi
cago, Illinois, and receive a handsome
souvenir gold Bon Bon FREE Q21
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Everything is ready now. You
have abundant time to catch your
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Il have decided" she said. softly.
mot to co.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-17
hlneS Ks
q HdcRttE9

est love story written since Romeo
and Juliet" he said.
In the next breath it was: "Conser-
yation is our greatest political issue"
Conservation was introduced via Bos-
ton.
Boston has not the broad outlook on
the United States that other cities
have" said Hackett; mot but there are
delightful people in Boston, most loyal
to their friends and people, before
whom it is great pleasure to act, but
there are folks in Boston who don't
know that the Pacific coast belongs to
the United States; many of them, all
through the east, would not believe it
until Roosevelt sent the battIeship
fleet out here-that was one reason, I
think, that led him to send it; but the
people of Boston, for example, are not
in sympathy with western ideas; they
can't understand the western prob
lems."
For instance" 1 interpolated, "a
play on the subject of conservation
| would be considered too local to please
an eastern audience?'
But conservation is not a local-not
a western ISSUE" declared Hackett with
all the stoutness of his dominant chin.
1T is national issue. If the natural
resources OF the country are permitted
to be wasted and squandered what
will become of this nation in a hum
| dred years? What will the people have
to live on? Conservation is the great
national issue and the people must
| realize it. / am an insurgent.v
Hackett is not the first conservation
ist; that honor would go to Macbeth,
who protested so valiantly against the
denuding of Birnam wood. and he W ont
be the last, either, but he comes along
at time when conservationists are
needed. He is not spoiled by eighteenth
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We talked of Monsieur Beaucaire," !"
Booth Tarkington's play, which he is to
produce, to his great joy, during the
coming week; of the Prisoner of
zenda,' which is promised for fol-
lowing week. and of Don Caesars Re-
turn"
Il would rather talk of other things
than the stage" Hackett said, as we
were putting the final periods and quo
tation marks to the regular inter-
view. Now. there is big game hunting
and politics-politics is what every
man should be interested in"
That was how the "insurgent' inter
view started.
about expressing their political opin-
ions. are they not?" ] suggested
They shouldn't be; no man is much
of man who does not follow politics;
when was IL years old I was stump
ing New York state for Henry George,
and when was 1s I could have had the
union labor nomination for state sena-
tor in a strong union district where
nomination was equivalent TO elec-
ton"
Hackett talked on-a real insurgent.
His chin, which is such a dominant
feature in his portrayal of Maurice
Brachard. the Samson" Of the stage.
is a real chin; its protruding character
is all virile virtue.
James X. Hackett is maligned. We
had waited for him as the ideal roman
tic actor, the charmer of matinee girls,
and find an insurgent far more interest
ed in the political prospects of an in
surgent senator than in the political
prospects of a pretender to the throne
of Zenda, that most delightful of coun-
tries.
Not that zenda is ever slighted.
"'The Prisoner of zenda' is the great
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-17

and a dock laborer. as the husband has
been, is as rare as the marriage be-
tween an American girl and negro.
The humble origin of the man has to
be emphasized, even while-credit must
be given him for the intelligence he
possesses, which enables him to rise IN
the world. In making up for the part
| have paid particular attention to the
hands The hand of a man who has
worked can always be detected They
never lose their horny quality. In the
play I must hold them in clumsy
fashion. 1 make up the knuckles to
have them appear larger than normal
1 wear boots two sizes larger than /
wear as Beaucaire."
Unconsciously Hackett posed for the
type of character in one of the plays
he produced in New York 1t was Al
fred sutros John Glades Honor
Il did not know at the time that
was serving as a model. 1 had asked
Sutro to write a play for me. When
1 was in, London he had frequent con-
ferences with me- One morning he
came to my room where was debating
letters to three typists at once They
were slow and the only way I could
hope to finish my correspondence was
by that method
(Which was one that julius Caesar
worked successfully.
'I hadn't heard that Caesar had an
ticipated me. but it was the only way
L could complete my work. I noticed
that Sutro. who was in my room, was
watching me very closely.
What's the matter, anything wrong
with my clothes;' I asked him.
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= AAIES K. IIACKETT has a pro-
truding chin and receding Il"
!. The chin is obvious. As for the
~" il might have twinklsd at
~ first, as the Alcazar star took his
place at perihelion with the artist, fol
he said:
This is the time when a man may
talk about himself-and that. they say
is what he likes TO do"
The sentiment was familiar, even tc
substitute interviewer. 1t suggested
traditional autobiography. 1t prom
iscd many personal pronouns. But the
signs failed After that one opening
Hackett closed his "Ts." He woke ur
TO other things.
When the time for ending the inter
view came we were not discussing
fIacketts profession at all-but were
specuIating on the effect Clifford Pin
chot would have on Hiram w. John
sons fight and had agreed that Sena-
tor Albert J. Beveridge must be re-
elected The Gentleman from Indiana
For James K. Hackett is an insur-
= Taft" he said---and he pondered.
Roosevelt think the people will
demand that he run again for presi-
dent"
- Now, no one must consider that Mr
Hackett, however broad his political
i: experience and however strong his in
- surFency. was the first to intimate such
a future for Colonel Roosevelt In fact
that consummation of trip to Africa
las frequently been discussed in Iowa,
Berkeley, Indiana. oyster Bay. Bcv-
: erly. Mass. possibly). and Lincoln,
Neb.
But We have grown out Of the habit
of expecting political views from act
ors. who usually are supposed to have
about as much opportunity to acquire
a voting residence as humming
bird. Their widest political dissips-
tion Is to participate in straw ballot,
worked Up by furniture drummer
rrom Grand Rapids. in the smoking
car while passing through Arkansas.
But that vague stimulation of fran
chise is not for James X Hackett. His
twin Joys are casting harpoons in Lab
rador and casting ballots in New York
and he always bags the limit at both
sports. and chafes at the restrictions.
We did not talk politics all the time,
Mr.. Hackett and /.
We had a good hour Of theatrical
gossip in Hscketfs fat overlooking the
Preside and the bay. We talked of his
season at the AIcazar theater, which
began so splendidly last Monday even
ing with Henri Bernstein's Samson.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-17

century ruffles and hose and romanti-
cism.
Hackett would have been a success
as politician had he entered politics
when he was Is. and union labor want
ed his candidacy. If he had made the
politicians believe that he was Il he
! would have had little difficulty with
the voters.
But instead of following that bent he
went on the stage, where his father
was before him. and on the stage his
most popular successes have been made
in romantic plays.
They are the sort he likes most.
Hacketts debut at the Alcazar thea
ter was in anything but romantic
play. Samson is a very vfrile, trian-
gular French drama and it is possible
that some people found it almost
naughty. It's warmth" in its American
translation, however. is but the warmth
of the tamale husks after the chile con-
coction is gone. Any one who would
blush at the American version would be
indelibly dyed if they caught the in
lection of the original.
But there is a revulsion of. feeling
against the triangular DRAMA" said
Hackett. "I think that in few years
there possibly will be none on the stage.
For myself, I would not produce any
drama that contains story which
would not tell in drawing room before
a mixed gathering.
'It is not so difficult to write,a a prob
lem play as it is to write real ro-
mantle play. What are the good ro-
mantle plays written in recent years?
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HkKErEEc Ecoya7uto, on ER4AIq conq5ato, \

The appointed hour of the interview
had ended.
There are many things would
rather talk on than the stage" said
Hackett
For instanceg'
Hunting and politics"
That started us of anew
The harbingers of James X. Hackete
have ever exalted him as an ideal. it
not an idol. of the matinee girl 1 had
as a reserve ammunition fund several
questions on that fascinating young
woman which I had intended to spring
on Hackett when the talk lapsed.
But the matinee girl did not have to
be mentioned once-a fact of which Z
am proud and Of which Mr.. Hackett
may be far prouder.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-17

a romantic play. For instance, The
Gentleman of France is a melodrama,
not. romantic play
In my opinion, The Prisoner of
Zenda' is the greatest love story since
Romeo and Juliet And it has been a
gold mine. wish owned the exclu-
siye rights to it.
Monsieur Beaucaire,' too. is a
classic. You can't analyze the charm
the peculiar style that Harrington has
in it,
Hackett expressed his attachment for
the play of Don Caesars Return" in
which he will appear during his Alca-
zar engagement.
Those romantic plays, following on
the heels of the realism and rage of
Samson" seem to form a strange con
junction. Hackett likes the variety.
One thing L like about. this work as
stock company star" he said, lis that
it gives. me the chance for rapid
changes. l would rather play roper
toire than a season in single piece.
There is the relief from the monotony
that comes with too long association
with given part
AS for parts, l like anything that
has a character to it. 1t doesn't make
so much difference if it is a play of a
period or not. An angry man is the
same in Roman armor as in a dress suit.
While comedy is local, seriousness is
universal.
"The part of Samson is of a rare
French type. In this country we have
many men who rise up from humble
origin, many charming men work up
to the highest posts. but that is unusual
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p AMES K. IIACKETT has pro-
truding chin and a receding II
The chin is obvious. As for the
~" il might have twinklsd at
errt - +l,n Alcazar star took his