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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-09
CARING for CONSERVATIVES.

There are now four special methods
by which consumptive workingmen in
the United States are being cared for.
In such cities as Albany, Elmira and
BinghamtOn, n. Y, the unions support
a separate pavilion or hospital In
cities like Hartford, New Britain and
South Manchester, Conn, the work
men contribute towards the mainte-
nance of a fund for the care of con-
sumptives. The employers also con-
tribute to these funds. There are also
two national sanatoria for the treat
ment of tuberculosis owned and oper-
ated by labor unions; one by the in
ternational Typographical union and
the other by the Printing Pressmen
and Assistants union. In Massachu-
sets, Illinois and elsewhere large cor
porations and manufacturers have
agreed voluntarily to care for all their
consumptive employees for a limited
length of time.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-09
DOORMAT is A VALUABLE RUG
Supposedly Worthless Piece of Carpet
Turns Out to Be Worth $1,000
Wool Hard to Get.

Montclair, n. J.-Mrs. F. G. H.
Fayen of No. 21s Upper Mountain av-
enue, has used last year at the en-
trance to her home a small rug. 1t
was bought with others at a sale in
New York
A rug expert had been summoned
to the Fayen house to look over the
rugs that required renovation. AS he
was going out of the house he saw
the rug that was used as a doormat.
What shall l do with this?" he
asked, as he stopped down and
picked up the rug. Nothing" said
Mrs. Fayen- 1T isn't worth while"
Not worth while" he said Why
this is a precious rug; worth all the
others together"
Mrs. Fayen was amazed when the
expert explained to her that the de-
spised rug is probably worth $4,000;
that it was woven by a Persian bride,
and was never intended to be sold.
He pointed out the peculiar character
istics of the rug. into the borders of
which were woven the features of the
bride and her intended husband. The
expert said the wool used in the rug
was of a kind now hard to get The
rug, he said. is between $50 and 200
years old
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-09
JUST BEFORE THE TROUBLE
How Could the Listener Know What
His Friend Was Trying
TO Say?

II any man ever admired his wife.
that man was Howler. And when the
Fitzboodles asked Mrs. Howler to get
up and sing, There is a Garden in
My Face" the husband glowed with
pride.
No matter that she had a face like
a hippopotamus and a voice like an
elephant, he sat beaming as she sang,
and could not refrain from bending
over to his neighbor and whispering:
Don't you think my wifes got a fine
voice?"
''What?" said his neighbor. who
was a little deaf.
Don't you think my wife has got a
fine voice?" repeated HowIer.
WHAT"
Don't you think my wife's got a
fine voice?' roared Howler.
Sorry" returned the neighbor
shaking his head Cant hear a word
you say. That awful woman over
there is making such a frightful row
singing"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-09
Famous English Artist Explains
Rush of Modern Life.
Extensive Inquiries Go to Show That
1t Is More the Male Than the Fee
male That Are Degeneratine
in Looks.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. interest has
been aroused by the statement made
at the meetings of the dental fedora
ton that, partly owing to mouth trou-
bles, the English are becoming an ug-
1ier nation.
Extensive inquiries go to show that
it is, in many peoples opinion, more
the men of the country than the wOm-
en- who are degenerating in looks-and
the interesting point of view was
evolved that they need not be disheart-
ened, since there never was time
when plain. or even ugly, men were so
popular with women.
Various reasons are suggested for
the alleged decline of masculine good
looks
1.-The noise and rush and incessant
hurry of modern life said George
Henry, A r. A, the well-known ar
fist, lis largely responsible for the in
creasing plainness Of our men. An
other factor that has to be remem-
bered is the circumstance that the
towns-especially in Scotland-are not
being recruited from the country dis
tricts. and the country districts them
selves are being deplored by emigra-
ton.
Your nerve racked townsman mar
lies. perhaps, an equally nervous wife,
and the effect of the two tempera-
ments in bound to be seen in the chill
dren, who certainly have less chance
of being beautiful than the children
of parents who lead placid. untroubled
lives"
famous sculptor declared that he
considered that the rule did not apply
to the average British woman
Her beauty" he said, lis certainly
not on the wane. 1t is probably due
to the increasing popularity of outdoor
sports, hockey, cycling, tennis and 9th
er healthy pastimes. that her physique
is better, her complexion clearer and
her eye more Iimpid. This, of course
should have its effect in increased
beauty in the children. but unfortu
nately : is not always the case.
1T is not generally known that we
sculptors take our women models from
among the British girls. but the male
models are almost Invariably Italian
The lazy, rather good-lOoking Italian
youth makes an excellent model
though painters object to the dull
muddy texture of his skin, compared
with the healthy. satinlike nature OF
the British type"
The plain man need not be in the
least discomposed, said the vergel
of a church well Known for the mar
riages which take place there.
ic NOT or oil
tremely beautiful woman to marry g
more than usually plain man. indeed
the proportion of plain bridegrooms is
on the Increase"
The most important opinion of al
is, of course. a feminine one. A vel
known lady author said that the plair
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-09
FATE AND THE FLETcHERS
Intervention That Made It Certain
Hour for Senator's Death Had
Not Struck.

Senator Duncan q Fletcher Of Flor
Ida sought his berth one night on a
sleeping car on the way south from
Washington Pulling back the cur
tains Of lower nine, he saw that his
bed was already occupied.
Hi, therel" called the senator,
shaking the stranger by the shoulder
The sleeper awOke and protested
angrily.
MY names Fletcher" explained
the statesman, land this is my berth %
You've got nothing on me-" an
swered the other. MY names fetch
er, and this is my berth"
my full name is Duncan Q. fetch
er," the senator elaborated.
SOS mine," agreed the intruder.
"Ah, I see," said the senator, po-
Htely. There must have been a mis-
take in reserving the same berth for
two men of the same name. I'll go
into the next sleeping car"
The stranger, by this time, was fully
awake, and proceeded to apologize,
and to offer to give up the berth This
the senator would not do, but went
into the car ahead, and found a place
to sleep.
An hour later the train was wreck
ed. The car in which the stranger
occupied the lower nine fell through
a trestle, and that Fletcher was
killed The senator's car was not
damaged at all--POpular Magazine.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-09
Lueoken's Wooden Shoe Shop.

ing Is low frame structure II feet
square and occupies a site in the cor
ner of the garden adjoining his home.
The little building is well supplied
with light there being three windows,
a door and a skylight-
The floor of the shop is covered
with wood chips. Tools such as are
used by a skilled wood carver hang in
orderly fashion about the walls. In one
corner of the room stands a very small
stove. His work bench in another cor
rer consists of a sE-foot log some 10
or II inches in diameter resting on
four sticks Of wood In the center of
this rUdely constructed work bench is
a groove. One cannot but admire the
skill of the old German when he first
shapes a block of wood to conform to
the foot. He holds the block of shoe
wood on a large oak block and
Yields a keen edged Ratchet with a
degree of accuracy that is amazing.
Wood chips fly in all directions with
each stroke Of the Ratchet Gradually
the block of wood assumes the form
Of a shoe. The block is then placed in
the groove and an ausarIike tool is
uS6O III DO1lIlS OUl the lnlSE1OI VI lllS
shoe The boring process continues
until the interior is rounded out to
conform to the shape of the foot After
the interior and exterior of the shoe
are smoothed out it is ready for the
wearer.
The shoes are made according to
the length and breadth of the foot as
computed by inches. The host of pa
irons whom Luecken supplies with
wooden shoes every year includes
men. women and children In price
the shoes range from 45 to IS cents
Shoes made of birch come higher be
cause they last longer than those made
Of poplar and other wood. Luecken
can turn out several pairs a day In
addition to supplying the regular chan
mel of trade he sells hundreds of wood
en- shoes to visitors who buy them as
souvenirs Luecken says that the
young American has never formed the
habit of wearing wooden shoes-the
young American prefers tight fitting
shoes made Of leather and the painful
corns that go with them. The feet
Of those who wear wooden shoes are
never deformed by corns, bunions. etc.
II Luechen oOeS not nave your size
shoe in stock and you are in a hurry
he sends you to one Of the general
stores in Ferdinand, where you can
make your selection from a large
stock He supplies the merchants
with their stock OF wooden shoes 1t
is very common sight il Ferdinand
TO see a patron Of Mr.. Luecken drive
into town wearing a pain Of wooden
shoes They come from all parts of
Dubois county.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-09
WEAR WOOD SHOES
Forest Footwear Popular in an
Indiana Town.
Hoosier German Settlement In Which
Wooden Shoe Factory Has Been
Conducted for More Than
Forty Years.

Huntingburgh, Ind--In the town of
Ferdinand, this county, many Of the
older generation OF Germans wear
wooden shoes Clemens Luecken Of
Ferdinand is a master carver of wood
en- shoes and his tiny shop is the mec-
ca for Germans in quest Of forest foot
wear. Dubois county is overwhelm:
ingly German and many Of the Gus
toms Of der vaterland" are observed
with as much fervor as though Dubois
county were actually ruled by the
kaiser. One of the customs in vogue
at Ferdinand is the wearing OF wood
en- shoes and for more than forty
years Clemens Luecken has conducted
a wooden shoe factory in the little
town
Not for one moment in all that time
has Clemens Luecken allowed the
leather trust to worry him. The soar
ing price of shoe leather has no ter
rors for Mr.. Luecken- As long as
birch and poplar timber can be Sc
cured Der HoItzschumacher" will
never care a rap whether Uncle Sam
corners the leather trust or the leath-
er trust corners Uncle Sam. Leather
is an unknown quantity with Mr..
Luecken- He specializes in the manu-
facture Of wooden shoes and the fact
that he has been engaged in the bust
ness for more than forty years is proof
enough that the demand for wooden
shoes is pretty steady and that Glenn
ems Luecken delivers the goods
The shop wherein Mr.. Luecken has
worked at his trade for so many years
is situated on a hill overlooking the
little town Of Ferdinand. The build
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-09
MRS. SELBY AND PRIZE BABY

''I have always used Cuticura Soap
and no other for my baby and he has
never had a sore of any kind. He
does not even chafe as most babies
do. 1 feel sure that it is all owing to
Cutie4Fa Soap, for he is fine and
healthy, and when five months old,
won a prize in a baby contest. - It
makes my heart ache to go into so
many homes and see a sweet-faced
baby with the whole top of its head
a solid mass of scurf, caused by poor
soap. I always recommend Cuticura,
and nine times out of ten the next
time see the mother she says: oh!
1 am so glad you told me of Cuticura.' "
(Signed) Mrs. G. A. Selby, Redondo
Beach, California, Jan. Is, 1911.
Although Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment are sold everywhere, a sample
of each, with 32-page book, will be
mailed free on application to "Cuti-
cura," Dept. 20 L. Boston.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-09
Strange Visitation Leads Sea
Captain to Riches.
Captain Ormond,, Navigator for Twen-
ty-FiVe Years, Never Touched Unit
ed States Port Until the
Other Day.

New York.-Persuaded by a dream
that fortune of a half million dollars
awaits him in Chicago. Captain James
J. Ormond of the British freighter Rel
gate will leave for Chicago to press
his claim to the estate Of his aunt,
Mrs Bridget Clarke. who died seven
years ago.
Although Captain Crmond has been
a navigator for % years, he has been
in every part of the world except the
United States. Five years ago he
learned from his mother be was heir
to Mrs CIarke's estate if he could
prove his identity in Chicago. Since
then. his ship has been dispatched to
every port but New York, and it is
only now that he will be able to be
gin legal proceedings in this country.
When the Reigate reached her pier
from noilo with a cargo of sugar,
Captain Ormond was found packing
a suitcase. preparatory to his overland
journey.
well, I'm here at last" he said 1T
has taken me five years to make New
York, and this voyage was the rough
est of all. Providence has kept the
old ship safe this time. and that
makes me feel all the more sure of OBJ
tanning the property If my father had
acted differently should not have had
to bother at all.
Mrs. Bridget Clarke, my fathers
sister, left her home in Waterford
many years ago and married a rich
ChioaCo uaorohanf Rofore che left
she had a verbal fight with my father.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-09
Came Easy.

Representative James T. Lloyd Of
Missouri was discussing the presi-
dents belief that the extra session Of
congress would not try to revise the
whole tariff law.
He had about as much to go on, -
said Lloyd, "as the man who ap-
preached a banker with a request to
lend him money on a note. He want
ed five hundred dollars.
Can you get an indoTser" asked
the banker.
Sure replied the prospective Dor
rover, mentioning the indorser's
name
But has he got any money?
Lots of it, answered the other.
He wins it at poker The Sunday
Magazine.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-09
Proved.

There's no question about it." said
Scribbleigh. England is the place
for an author to live in who wishes to
write perfect English. We become
merely the expression of our environ
ment, after all, and 1 wish to do my
work in an atmosphere in which the
language 1 use for the expression of
my ideas is spoken in all its pristine
purity. Do you not agree with me,
Lord Miggleton?''
by JOwve, you're bally right, old
top" replied his lordship.-Earper
Weekly.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-09
HAS DREAM OF WEALTH

and the two never met or correspond
ed afterward. My aunt died some sew
en- years ago, and her lawyers notified
my father that he was her heir. My
father took no notice. Then a Chi
cago postmaster who knew my father,
wrote him and urged him to come over
to claim the estate. but my father did
not reply.
None Of US knew anything about 1t
until five years ago. My father died.
and my mother followed him a few
months later. 1t was my mother who
told me of the fortune and urged me
to look it up. But my ship has always
kept me away from New York, and it
was only by chance that We were sent
here from Idaho.
While We were OF the northern end
Of Luzon, the largest island in the
Philippine group, we encountered the
blacklist typhoon that I've seen any
where For four days we drifted at
the mercy of the elements. The Rel
gate was absolutely unmanageable
We had our work cut out to keep her
from drifting toward shore. two miles
away. She was almost submerged for
the whole four days, and had we had
much cargo aboard 1 should never
have seen Chicago.
The night after the typhoon passed
1 went to sleep and dreamed of nv
father and the fortune he refused. He
seemed to beckoh to me from Chicago.
We were not bound for New York
then, and I was astonished when we
made Hoilo to learn we were to take
sugar aboard for New York"
Captain Ormond said his sisters are
all married and wealthy. He believes
that either the present postmaster of
Chicago, or his predecessor will be
able to help him IN his quest.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-09
Brides plea Opens Jail.

Kansas City. Notary Van War
inga has been parOled after serving
half of a six months Jail sentence for
petty larceny and is now with his
young wife whom he married a few
months ago when released from the
Missouri penitentiary. Their courtship
began while Mrs. Van Waringa. then
Miss Faskins, was a clerk in the Office
of Secretary. of State Roach and at
tended religious services at the peni-
Tertiary chapel
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-09
MAKES MEN HOMELY

man was never more popular than he
is today.
The plain man." she said, lis so oft.
en- not self-centered. he is more cour
teOus. more cOnsiderate and chivaI
rOus toward women.
THE shy man. too. when once the
veil of reserve has been torn aside, is
often found TO be a delightful com
panion, and in many cases-perhaps
the majority-proves a dutiful and at
fectionate husband Good-Iooking men
are seldom shy
No, let the plain men take heart
of grace If he has personality we
women like him just the same-per
haps the better-for his looks"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-09
Dog Buried in Coffin.

Newport, R. missy" a French
bulldog. the inseparable companion of
Mrs. James P Kernochan- for II years
and as familiar on the fashionable
drives as Mrs. Kernochan herself, is
no more, and its owner is nearly heart
broken. In a handsome white coffin,
lined with satin, said to have cost
several hundred dollars. Missy" was
lowered to a grave on the lawn of the
Kernochan estate. A white stone will
mark the spot
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-09
A Matter Of Constitution.

There's no use talking about wom-
en- making themselves the eqauls of
men. They never can do it. It's a
mere matter of constitution"
How do you make that out? It has
been demonstrated that women can
endure hardships even more stoically
a aoh. fIdon't mean iti It a nat III Way they
will always wait for the change, even
If it doesn't amount to more than a
cent
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-09
Distinction

Senator Lotsmaun-Who is this Nc
Chunkerson that wants a consuIship,
and what claim has he on me Tor a
political job?
Private SecTetary-He says he's the
only man who hasn't been mentioned
as a candidate for governor Of ILL
nois.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-09
Since Teacher Did Not Know.

1t was in the primary class of a
graded school in a western city and
the day was the 22d of February.
Now, who can tell me whose birth
day this is?' asked the teacher
A little girl arose timidly
We'll, Margaret, you may tell us, !"
said the teacher
Mime" was the unexpected reply.
-Everybody's Magazine.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-09
No Jury.

Didn't you give that man a jury
trial?"
Look here" replied Broncho Bob;
there amt a big lot o. men in this
settlement We couldn't possibly git
IL of 'em together without startin' a
fatal argument about somethin' that
had nohin' whatever to do with the
CASE
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-09
Silent lnnuendo.

That woman always speaks kindly
of others"
Yes" replied Miss Cayenne; but
she always does it in such a way as
to imply that she is making some ter
rible mental reservations
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-09

The Bronze Age man chuckIed-
IF was steel, suppose they would
dissolve me-" he cried
Herewith he rejoiced he didn't live
too late.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-09
Youth and Ace

The difference between youth and
age was never so wen put" said Rev.
G. w PenlOw, in an address at an
Ocean Grove beach meeting. "as by
a playwright who wrote:
50 Youth, which is forgiven every
thing. forgives itself nothing. Age,
which forgives itself everything, is
forgiven nothing"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-09
SDeciaI Talent

Can your boy read The Had in
the original
Not very we'll But he can make
ten yards around the left end almost
every time"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-09

It is much easier for us to forgive
some one for being an enemy to our
friends than for being a friend to our
enemy.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-09

Pain and Swelling seldom indicate in
ternai organic trouble They are usually
the result of local cold or Inflammation
which can be quickly removed by Hamlins
Wizard Oil
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-09
SQue1ched.

GeraId-What do you think OF this
recall idea
Geraldine-One call will be enough,
thank you
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-09
Agricultural.

Mother-Yes. Johnny. the queen bee
is boss
Johnny-How about the presidential
bee?
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-09

Constipation causes and seriously agra
Yates many diseases. It Is thoroughly
cured by Dr. Pierce's Pellets Tiny sugar
coated granules.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-09
How Eido Lost out

my girl used 10 think a lot OF her
pug dog. but I've managed TO get the
edge on him since We married.
How did you work tt?'
'FIdo wouldn't eat her cooking, and
{ did"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-09

In the hands of a woman the pow
der rag is m1ghtier than the sword.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-09
Explanations.

Miss FuIlosoul TOT a poetical turn
Which are you of opinion one should
say, professor: Summer flies or
Summer f1ees?"
Absent-Minded Professor (great on
entomoIogy)-The two species. my
dear young lady, are entirely distinct.
Now, the common house fly Then
he wondered why she suddenly open
ed a conversation with the young
man on her right--London Sphere.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-09
Hanos SCI WIEN shoestrinn.

GaIesburg, nL-Mrs. Josephine Nun
son, a widow. "A years old, committed
suicide by hanging herself with shoe
string.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-09

Every time you meet a crouch hand
It a lemon
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-09

After all, young women Judge a man
more by his accomplishments than by
what he has accomplished.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-09

Some men have a well-seated preJu-
dice against giving up their place to a
woman in a crowded car.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-09
EquiVocaI.

EquiVocal.
GLADYS can't hide the fact that she
dyes her hair yellow"
You don't suppose, do you, that
she could keep it dark?"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-09
Comparison

Comparison.
What is SO rare as q day in June27
We'll, the way We have steak for
dinner is a good deal rarer."
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-09
The Real ThIno-

Didn't that duke in this country
travel incognito?"
No; In a Pullman
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-09

Marriage is a contract-and there
are lots az contract jumpers.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-09

Few Hens in England.
England has one hen to the acre
Of territory
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-12-09

People VINO take the Will for the
deed never break into the millionaire
class.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-07-22

r is a trifie early perhaps
you are saying to begin
talking about the county
fair. Maybe so, If you are
looking forward to the
autumn event merely from
the standpoint of a cold,
calm, casually interested
spectator. But just remem-
Der, please, that there are
thousands upon thousands
of people all over the coun-
try for whom the annual
neighborhood fair means
much more. They are the
prospective exhibitors, and
no wonder they begin to
plan and speculate and an