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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30
More Serious.

"Mathilde Browne was very rude to
an overdressed old woman she met on
the street the other day.
81 know the story. The old woman
turned out to be Mathilde's very rich
aunt, and now she's going to give all
her money to a hospital for decrepit
dogs
Nothing of the sort In fact, it's
worse. The old woman was the
Brownies new cook-and now they
haven't any,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30
Cost of Hiuh=erade Fertilizers.

Fertilizers of high agricultural value
cost no more to bag, freight and
handle than those of low agricultural
value. 1t pays to buy and use the
best fertilizers, that is, those possess
ing a high agricultural value, as re-
suits of their use show up not only on
the first crops but on the crops follow
ing They save freight, money. time,
wear and tear on wagons, horses and
drills, much disappointment and
financial loss.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30
Important TO Motnera
Advice.

Father" queried Bob, just home
from college, you've worked for me
pretty hard nearly all my life, haven't
you?''
quite right, quite right, son, -
unused father, retrospectiNely.
Just So returned Bob. briskly
''Now, you had better get busy and
work for yourself bitch, dad ?"-
Life.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30
caunht in the Rnsh

my poor man. said the, sympa-
thetic woman. and how came you to
be crippled for Iife?"
''Pi tell you, madam replied the
beggar. Once 1 spent my vacation
at a summer hotel and / was trampled
down trying to get into the dining
room after the first bell
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30

Gapes have been prevented and
cured by using oil of sassafras.. Place
a few drops in the food for prevention.
and for cure drop down the windpipe
with medical dropper. Put it on the
head mt under the wings for lice.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30

from 1rregular1-
ties, terrible drag
ging sensations,
extreme nervous
ness, and that all
gone feeling in my
stomach. I had
given up hope Of
ever being well
when / began to
take Lydia E.Pink-
hams Vegetable
Compound. Then
1 felt as though
naur lifa ha6 haan
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30
Comparing Notes.

Mrs. Newly-My little Robbie is re-
markably strong; he is only four
years old, but he can raise his high
chair with one handi
Mr.. Spoodler-Oh, that's nothing;
in the apartment house where 1 try to
do my sleeping there's a baby that's
only four months old, and that child
can raise the roof with no hand at ALL
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30
Good FARMING.

How many farmers know that air is
as necessary to the soil as water
A good farmer hangs out his sign in
the shape of silo or manure spreader:
1t is not bad judgment for hustIing
young farmer to go into debt for the
farm machinery he actually needs, pro-
vided he takes care of it.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30
Aromatic Effects

What you ought to do" said the
physician, lis to take the air in an
automobile or motor boat
Cant 1 stay home and open a can
of gasoline?'
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30
a Dreamer

you say your boy Josh is a dream
err" said the literary lady. Does he
write poetry or romances?"
oh" replied Farmer Corntossel,
she don't write anything. But he jes'
natcheralIy refuses to get up till 8
o'clock"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30
She's a Free LARGE.

Would you have a pickpocket ar
rested if you detected one in the act
of going through your pockets? %
With one exception"
Whats that?'
mot if it was my WIFE
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30
FINE POST CARDS FREE.
A Big Package Sent to All of Our
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Readers Who Write at Once.
To any reader of this paper who
writes Immediately and incIoses 2-cent
stamp we will mail a set of five most
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Or we will send our big magazine on
trial 3 months and set Of eight choic-
est Floral Motto, Birthday and Friend
ship cards, all different, in exquisite
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years subscription, 25 cents. Address
Household Postcard Dept, So Capper
Bldg, Topeka, Kan.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30

Be true to the best of yourself. fear
ing and desiring nothing, but living
up to your best nature-then you will
be happy.-Marcus Aurelius.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30
Real Novelty.

Knocker-Say, here's an original
baseball story.
Second Senior-How's that?
Knocker-Hero wins game in eighth
inning instead of ninth.-Iale Record.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30
Guinea Fowls Protect FIocks.

like the white guinea fowl because
it is not so wild as the other kinds
have had. says a writer in Baltimore
American. The hens lay nearer our
homes and sometimes even in the
henhouses.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30

Give yourself opportunity out
of the old road, where the stink wag-
ons go rushing by, and take the path
across the fields of new thought
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30

Preachers have been telling the peo-
pie that they are mean and selfish so
often that they all believe it and prac-
tise it.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30
Do You Want to Sell Your Farm?

I want information Immediately about a
good grain or stock farm FOR sale. There
is a good buyer waiting for it, willing to
pay your price. Write me at once for full
particulars. Address Arthur Capper, Dept.
81, Topeka, Kan.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30

Red, Weak, Weary, Watcry Eyes.
Relieved By Murine Eye Remedy. Try
Murine For Your Eye Troubles. You Will
Like Murine. 1t Soothes. SOC at Your
Druggists. Write For Eye Books. Free.
Murine Eye Remedy Co. Chicago.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30

The saddest case in this world is
when one thinks the almighty has
destined him to be happy at the price
of another's misery
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30

DO YOUR CLOTHES LOOK YELLowe
If so, use Red Cross Ball Blue. 1t will make
them white as snow. 2 OF. package cents.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30
The Modern Idea.

"And you don't love him?''
NO"
Then why marry him?"
ooh, 1 might as well. Every girl
has to have foolish marriage or two
before she really settles down.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30
If You Are = TrifIe Sensitive

About the size of your shoes, many people
wear smaller shoes by using Aliens Foot-Ease,
the Antiseptic Powder to shake into the shoes
1t cures Tired, Swollen, Aching Feet and
gives rest and comfort Just the thing for
breaking in new shoes. Sold everywhere, 25c.
Sample sent FREE. Address, Allen S. OlInsted.
LIE Roy. N V
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30

There can be no true rest without
work. and the full delight of holiday
cannot be known except by the man
who has earned it-Hugh Black.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30
InaredIents of Rest EertiIlzers.

The highest agricultural value in
fertilizers is found in those that are
manufactured mainly from animal
matter, such as animal bone, dried
blood. animal tankage, nitrate of soda
and high-grade potash salts
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30

We are still patiently awaiting the
advent of wireless politics.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30
Why He Believes Her.

angeline-Rachel never can tell
anything without exaggerating it.
John-That's why / believe her
when she tells her age.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30
As He Rememhered #.

Johnnie, what did the minister
preach about today?"
1T was about something that stings
like an adder and bites like a multi
plier."
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30

ION desc grounds" replied the pris
oner: 81 stole de melons, but de sher-
if didn't give me a chance to eat
'em!"-Atlanta Constitution.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30

Remember. girls, that pinning a SIT
hat on II cent head doesn't increase
the value of the head.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30

the other two are at work on another
part of the farm
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30

It's easier to get on in the world
than it is to get up in it.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30

Clear white clothes are a sign that the
housekeeper uses Red Cross Ball Blue.
Large OF. package, 8 cents
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30

A crazy person thinks every one
cause it imagines everybody else is.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30

DR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate and iuvtS-
crate stomach, liver and bowels. Sugar-coated.
tiny, granules. easy to take Do not gppe.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30
CAUGHT Too Quick.

'T pleads guilty ter stealth lem
melons, jedge," said the prisoner, but
1 wants de mercy er de court
"On what grounds?" asked the
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30

thick head is apt to generate q
multitude of thin ideas
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30

If there is plenty of room at the top,
why do people who get there continue
to fall off?
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30

which it moves indicates the temper
allure OF the junction, as the scale is
calibrated to read in temperatures.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30

A friends worth is at it's best when
an enemy tests the strength.-Roy-
Ston.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30
AFTER
FOURYEARS
OF MISERY
Cured by Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable G Compound

Baltimore, Md. =" For four years
my life was q misery to me. suffered
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30
ENOUGH Provocation.

Patience she know any songs
without words?
Patrice-No, whenever she sings it's
certain to bring on words
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30
EXPRESSIVE.

'Why did Jonah leave the whale?"
well, you see, he was in wrong ."
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30

Mrs. Wins1oyy's Soothing SyrpI.
For children teeJhinH softens the gums rc0uces In
nAmmaliOnallaYs Gain. cures wind colc 21c DcItle
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30

Knock and the world will join in
the anvil chorus
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30

Never mind. I'm gong to leave
you all of my jokes
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30

The fellow who buries the Ratchet
may still have knife up his sleeve.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30
DIAGNOSIS.

do you see that man going along
with his head in the air, shifting with
his nose?'
Yes, I know him"
81 suppose he believes in taking in
the good, pure ozone
mo; he's hunting for a motor
garage, 1 believe '-Tit-Bits.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30
Qualified.

''How does your new book go?"
Great! I am convinced that it is
a classic"
"A classic? What conviaces you of
that?''
Everybody has either seen it or
heard Of it, but nobody has read it,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30
Busted

Many man goes broken Health
then wealth. Blames his mind
says it don't work right; but all the
time it's his 600,skS. They don't work
liver dead and the whole system gets
clogged with poison. Nothing kills
good, clean-cut brain action Ike con-
stipation. CASCARETS will relieve
and cure. Try it now. sIa
CASCARETS 1oc box for a weeks
treatment All druggists. Biggest seller
In the world. Million boxes a month
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30
plenty of Material.

Son." said the press bulnOrist, you
have inherited some of MY humor."
Not enough to make u living with,
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-15
ORMOND-ON-THE-HALIFAX

ORMOND is Ave miles north of
Daytona, leeated on the western
bank Of the Halifax River. The To-
cation OF the town permits of good
drainage and perfect sanitation; the
elevation is superb and ideal for
winter homes. a wide bridge con-
meets Ormond with Ormond Beach.
Many fine residences are main
tanned on either side of the river,
most of them embellished with sub
tropical fora and shrubbery, besides
thrifty orange and other citrus fruit
trees.
The town IS very cosmopolitan.
has an excellent graded school. sew
eraI churches, a fine public library.
up-to-date places OF business and
comfortable and convenient hotels
and boarding houses.
Ormond has many Of the Florida
attractions-fne fruit good fishing,
excellent autOmobiline, safe boating.
salubriOus climate and pleasant
walks and drives.
At CrmCnd Beach IS located the
large Hotel CrmOnd, and its lesser
sister, Breton Inn. The former Oc-
cupieS a position overlooking the
Halifax River, while the latter has as
its outlook the magnificent beach and
the broad Atlantic.
The walks IN all directions are
particularly attractive, and the ar
bors, shady and inviting spots and
romantic hooks are crowded with
rustic seats which are mute invita-
tons to enter into the enjoyment
thereof.
Besides the broad, smooth ocean
beach there are many drives for car
riaee or automobile-loned drives and
short drives; drives through groves
OF golden oranges; drives through
dense tropical forests to Spanish
ruins; drives to the ancient Cause
way built by the slaves OF planters
of long ago, and drives to the planta-
tiCnS Of hOspitable settlers, whose
places are replctc wi the interest
Of Southern fruits and flowers.
One Ct these interesting plauta-
tioLs is Eumb1r Nine located on the
peninsula, Ave miles north Of the
Hotel CrmCud. Here you see a fine
orange grove, together with great Va
ricties Of ether sIe-t.CpIcaI iruits
and flowers.
Five miles further On --0r come TO
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-15
PICTURESQUE PORT ORANGE

PORT ORANGE is a pretty little
village situated FIVE miles south Of
Daytona on the Daytona-New Smyrna
hard-surface road, the scenic highway
Of the East Coast. The town is To-
Gated on the Halifax River. over
which spans a bridge from the town
to the peninsula opposite
The town is well laidfo out and has
many pretty homes owned aud Occu-
lied by residents and winter tourists
a. las several churches, one of the
best graded schools in Volusia
county, two general stores, a real
estate agency and two or three hotels.
A large number OF tourists and
winter residents make Port Orange
"5utor headquarters. one Of tag sew
,-al att.a..... being the cz.-5l-at
r-a.us. Port y..ae- is Ia the orange
-.sE AMI ......-s of very aao l.tra-
groves al- a-aoy where oranges.
tauacru1s a-a grapefruit laas i.
vr5su45a symcoi the best tra-stas
land III a5 State as to bo found
,hcroabout aaL excellent crops axe
raised
West OF Port Orange a short dis
lance arr the remains OF the old
DuuIawtou sugar MILL q spot that Is
visited every year by hundreds OF
tourists. At one time ali tbs coua-
try west OF Port Orange, surrounding
the old mill, Vas a vast susar-cauc
and indigo plantation. The mill vas
operated extensively in those days
but has been in disusc for thirty or
forty years.
A pretty automobile or carriage
drive from Daytona IS via the ocean
beach to the approach Of the Port
Orange bridge, across the bridge and
then passing through Port Orange to
the ruins OF the celebrated old sugar
mill, returning to Daytona by the
road On the mainland This drive
affords a very pleasing variety OF
scenery.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-15
DELAND, THE ATHENS OF FLORIDA
DELAND, the county seat of
VAI-s;o County

DELAND, the county seat of
- -===-= VoIusia County,
is situated 3 miles southwest of
Daytona and is reached from the lat
ter city by an excellent hard-surface
road recently constructed
AT DeLand is located the John B.
Stetson University, one Of the lead
ing educational institutions of the
South. Because of the interest in
matters educational DeLand is known
as The Athens Of Florida"
StetsOn University has a faculty Of
50 professors and instructors. There
are over 100000 in buildings and
equipment; nearly 100000 endow-
ment; a Carnegie Library alone rep
resenting an investment IN building,
endowment and books, Of more than
$4,000 The library is the United
States Government depository for the
State of Florida, and contains over
$4,000 volumes. Science Hall, ono
of the newest of IS buildings, with
its furnishings, represents an outlay
Of $4,000. Elizabeth Hall IS one Of
the most beautiful college buildings
in the South.
The city has a population OF about
$500, with a thickly settled country
adjacent DeLand proper is FIVE
miles east Of the St. Johns River, on
the high, rolling pine land Of the
great Orange Ridge" of Florida.
The PredOminatin& products are
oranges and grapefruit, the estimated
crop from this vicinity being over
100000 boxes this year. Grapes,
peaches, pears, Japan persimmOns,
plums, pecans, guavas, Strawberries
and other fruits are grown IN plenty.
In the way Of public improvements
are many miles OF fine she'll roads, an
excellent high school electric lights,
q system Of "ajyruorks that is owned
and operated by the city, supplying
the purest water at little cost.
Nine houses Of worship testify that
DeLaud as a church-soiue commu-
nifty. Bapusts, Episoopaliaas, Meth
odisis Northern and Southern. Pres
byterians, Christians and Catholics.
besides colored Eaphsts and Mctho-
dists, are represented
The graded school offers a ten
years course, and the building which
if occupies is newly furnished
throughout, and IS one Of the most
and best equipped pub
lie schools IN the State.
The trip from Daytona to DeLand |
IS made by automobile IN a little /
over an hour, and there are many .
pretty drives in the vicinity Of the |
county site, A good road leads to
OeLeOn Springs, hve miles, a historic
spot, where $4,000 gallons of water
bubble from the earth every minute,
From DeLand automobiles 60 south
10 Osteen, IS miles, on she'll and
mari roads the St. Johns IS crossed by
erry near Osteen and cars can then
continue 70 Sanford and Orlando by
hard road. There IS a shell road
rom DeLand TO Orange City, ive
niles, and a good road from DeLand
o Lake Helen. a like distance.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-15
ORANGE CITY

The principal attraction around
Orange City Is the many handsome
golden orange groves. The town IS
supplied with water said TO be the
purest IN the world, another attrac-
ton to visitors, 1t IS at Orange City
that passengers over the Florida East
Coast Ry. transfer TO carriages and
drive to Deland The town IS sur
rounded by land peculiarly adapted
to the cultivation Of citrus fruits.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-15
CORONADO

Is situated on the peninsula opposite
New Smyrna AID IS connected ICY a
good road and bridge over the deep
Current Of Indian River Here you
can pat aside your conventional
garb, breathe ga large and deep the
salty tonic Of the SEA and enjoy your
self 10 ycar heart $ content with rod
and reel IN Uow CT saII boat or Ia the
ocean surf a short lalt-uIle away
The great vaz. cites 81 Hsh sl4-lbIuu2
the river and lagoon pass through the
channel from the SEA beneath the
bridge. From ycrandaS, upper bal
comics and windows you behold the
magnificent rIver, the distant laeOons
and islands, the lorest-covercd pen
lnsula and the vast reaches OF the
Atlantic Ocean
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-15
PROGRESSIVE NEW SMYRNA
NEW SMYRNA Is situated hfteen I

NEW SMYRNA is situated fifteen
miles south Of Dzytona and is an
ideal spot reached from Daytona by
a hard surface road winding through
one OF the most picturesque parts of
Florida
With its ancient ruins dating back
TO a time when the history Of man
runneth not, interlaoed with wires Of
the modern telegraph and telephone,
its miles Of she'll streets as hard and
smooth as a floor and over-arched by
hoary forest giants that grew in state
" grandeur during the lapse Of by
gone centuries, New Smyrna is truly
a place Of romance and rest.
All nature here is very inviting to
the tourist and pleasure-seeker. Here
too is to be found the best fishing and
hunting in the State Of Florida
The people are thrifty, the bust
ness men enterprising, and all unite
in extending the welcome hand Of
hospitality to strangers. There are
1--WE church edihces for white people
and an equal number for the cclOred
population; the town has an excellent
high school, a splendid public lib
rary, and up-tc-date business houses.
There are any number Of pretty
homes for the permanent population
which numbers close to 1000, and
some very fine winter residences.
There are good hotels and boarding
houses where You can find accomO-
datiOns to meet your requirements
Adjoining New Smyrna is as fine a
section Of vegetable land as can be
found anywhere. This land has
been divided into small farms which
can be bought at reasonable prices
Some OF the finest celery grown in
the State is raised on this land. Al
other vegetables grow In abundance,
and here, too, is the home Of thc fam
Gus Indian River oranges.
New Smyrna has no bonded IL
debtedness and the tax levy is low.
A point that NO tourist should LaIi
to visit is the ruins Of the Old span
ISL Mission Which stand sombcr and
alone about enc and a quarter miles
southwest Ct New Sm.ana A good
road leads TO the place and the trip
can be easily made by an automobile.
Silent, in the great pine fats by the
margin Of the forest, is this place Of
pilgrimage for the Picusi this rem
devious for the PicniCker. The ruins
are extensive, and while there is no
authentic history Of their origin, it
is presumed that the Mission was
built by the FrancisCans in the DAYS
when the once powerful Kingdom OF
Spain first planted its flag upon what
IS now American soil. 1t was built
Of cOquina, the roof being Of the
same material, cut into thin slabs
and covered with cement plaster
Extensive gardens surrounded it,
which were enclosed by a stone
wall, portions Of which still remain.
Visitors usually come IN parties
merry and curious but the spell OF
the place soon falls upon them and
they separate 10 sit alone, silent and
meditative, under the arches or be
side the ancient we'll
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-15
HAWKS PARK

a pretty village located along the
7dgs above the Indian River two
and One-hali miles south Of New
Smyrna and connected with fine shell
roads There is the appearances OF
ne"neSsr comfort and secluSiOn about
the place which stamps il as the abode
OF people who come here 10 enjoy
the blessings Of outdoor life away
IRON places where crowds are apt to
gather.