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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01
FOR THE TIME OF SORROW
Proper Way to Extend Condolences
to Ones Friends Who
Are in Grief.

There are persons who never take
Iotice of another's sC-row- They
wait until the bereaved one is met
Sometimes this attitude is from
fear of intrusion. again it is from
fear of not saying the right thing,
too often it is from representation
Whatever the reason it is mistake
There are some few who dislike out
side sympathy in sorrow the major
ity are hurt if it is not given They
never quite feel the same toward the
friend who they think was neglecful
of their trouble.
The visiting card with few words
of sympathy is sufficient, save among
close friends. 4 married woman in
closes the card of her husband
Never make a note of coincidence
stilted. 1t should express you. and
not be an essay on grief Also be
brief. A few sincere sentences count
more than pages of rambling plati-
tudes.
1t is customary to send the note to
the member of the family you know
best. including the others in your ex-
pressions of sympathy
i is customary AOn ~ nave
graved forms of acknowledgement on
black-edged cards These are sent
out in the name of the head of the
family, and are sent to all who of
fered sympathy. They can be had in
a few days on rush order
There are many who think such a
card too formal. and in any case in
innate friends should have personal
notes Flowers alwayG require a note
In the first person from some member
of the family, or in case the note is
written by a friend it should say:
Mrs. Blank has asked me to thank
you for the flowers" etc
When one is a Catholic. with these
Acknowledgements are sometimes in
closed small, black-edged engraved
cards asking for prayers for the de-
ceased. Occasionally a small portrait
of the deceased is used on the inner
fold of the card. with the date of
death beneath
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01
Tailored suits.

In tailored suit skirts fu1lness has
been introduced through plated sec
ions, set into rather close fitting
Ikirts as broken panels and also
through the use of plated panels over
hanging in tunic form
In the former style is an interesting
Ikirt model which has as a back panel
wo deep, closely plated founces.
which divide their width to form the
Jkirt length. with the exception of a
Jew inches, which are taken by the
shallow hip yoke.
Of similar type is another skirt with
The plated fiounces on either side OF
The fat center panel. Both of these
models were much admired These
designs offer an accepted solution
# a gradual break away from the in
conveniently close fitting skirt still
ihown by many Paris houses.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01

One of the first things the surprises
4 foreigner on arriving at Eeking is
the strange sound that seems TO come
down from the clouds. but which
really comes from the celebrated mus
steal doves Of that city Overhead On
all sides are great focks Of these
birds, and ever as they sweep to and
fro the weird music is heard Com
pared with the plaintive coo Of Ord[
nary pigeons 1t sounds mysterious.
and yet il is easily explained To
the tail Of each bird is fastened an in
strument known as Chaotic;
-chao' signifies pipes and the" me-
chanicaI- The instrument is COM
posed of several small reeds, and is SO
light that the birds fight is not i'm
peded thereby. It is fastened TO the
tail between the two middle feathers,
and is kept In place by small stick,
which passes through It During the
birds fight the air passes fmpetuous-
II through the reeds. causing continu-
Gus shrin sounds. It is said that these
instruments EeIe invented by a man
oariR, and that their obiesf Is to pro
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01
RurIna shantunas.

Women who are planning 20 buy
pongee, shantung or tussah silks for
this season Will do well to learn 10
differentiate clearly between these
Chinese weaves, which take their
names from the sections where they
are produced.
Genuine pongee is Of pure silk and
costs from 50 TO IS yard. the price
depending upon ats thickness or
weight
Shantung or tussah are of silk COM
bined in varying proportions with
linen, cotton and even WOODEN Shan
tung has a somewhat knotted texture
which is much admired by many peo-
pie
Tussah is of a close. firm weave
which makes it smoother than the
shantung.
These silks for this year come In
usual variety of soft, natural shades
and in black, which is always a good
wearing favorite.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01

Two charmingly simple dresses
are shown here, both suitable for
cotton or soft wooden materials.
The first has a panel of trimming
either braiding or broderie Anglaise,
according to material used; the foot
of skirt is trimmed to match
The yoke of the Magyar bodice
is of finely tucked material
edged with a shaped piece Of
trimming, the material being gathered
to this, and shaped plastron is ar
ranged beneath; the belt is of trim
ming, so are the sleeve bands. Hat
of straw edged with a frill Of lace and
trimmed with roses and foliage
Materials required: Five yards As
inches wide. if braided material forms
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01
MAN WITHOUT a PAIN.
KAMA

Hurrah for the man without pain!
If he is not the salt of the earth, then
the earth must surely remain unsalt-
ed. He feels no inward burning ne
cessity of breaking into newspapers
with constant declarations as to the
badness of men and things. He is not
full of suppressed resolutions as to the
wickedness of everybody else, says the
Chicago Inter-Ocean. He has no spe-
cia1 yearning to ascend Chautauqua
platforms and feed full the listening
throngs with all the horrors of exist
ence. In private life he is the cid-
zen who looks after his family, who
is regarded as a good neighbor and
who gains and deserves the respect OF
all those who know him. In the busi-
ness world he is the man who does his
work without lot of noise and wasted
motion and thereby earns the graft
tude of his associates or employers. In
public life he is the man who sees
that the business of government gets
attended to and leaves to louder states
men the nonOrS OF Dig hedUHneS anu
Chautauqua lectureships. After hear
ing or reading the studied and labori-
Gus complainings Of the other variety,
the thought of him is like the murmur
of pleasant waters. 1t cools, refreshes
and strengthens the jaded spirit. 1t
reminds one that everything is far
from being lost, that the worlds work
is still being efficiently done, that the
republic is safe, and that the sun is
still shining.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01

matter Of the bottom Of the furrow,
without bending his back uncomfort-
ably. This type of burner is rather
unsatisfactory, because too easily
blown out by the wind. A much bet
ter type of torch for this purpose is
one consisting of a long brass tube,
which serves as a gasoline reservoir,
at one end of which is placed a
strong burner. The reservoir should
be furnished with an air pump, by
means of which the gasoline may be
placed under pressure. Such a torch
is manufactured by the Turner Brass
Works Co, Sycamore, Illinois. Pre-
vious to the use of the gasoline torch
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01

Double Trough for Making the Dusty
Ditch.
develop wings, they can distribute
themselves regardless of all efforts
to prevent them.
Whether dust or tar barrier is used,
it should be located between the field
from which the bugs are coming and
the one into which they are going.
1t should be placed in f1ve-foot wide
strip made clean by complete removal
of the crop, just inside the first or
the second rows of the crop to be pro-
tected, in order that the migrating
bugs may be detained long enough
to be killed
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01

A Boston restaurant keeper kept a
green turtle on it's back in his win
dow and was tried on a charge of cru
city to animals. A Harvard university
professor testified that the turtle was
more nearly related to the birds than
the fishes, but the defense took the
ground that it was not an animal, but
a fish, and the judge instructed the
jury to bring in a verdict Of not
guilty. Whatever intellectual Boston
may hold as to the status of the rep
tiles, there is no good reason why the
laws forbidding cruelty TO animals
should not be broad enough to cover
more than warm-blooded animals
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01
Novelty Wraps.

Many novelty wraps of wolfe. chif-
fon and marquisette are being shown
by the large department stores. says
the Dry Goods Economist These are
usually left unIined and look Earticu-
uarIy attractive over evening or lin
gerie gowns. Some Of these are made
like the fashionably-cut coat, with
peasant sleeves, pointed collars. large
revers. etc. Others are cape-wraps
which can be readily slipped on or on.
These coats are shown in black,
cerise, purple. Holland blue. Empire
green and other fashionable colorings
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01

This is a One-piece blouse, quite
simple but rather novel in style II is
finely tucked at the upper part. the
tucks being quite short on the Shout
deTs, and getting longer towards center
of front. A piece of wide insertion or
passementerie is taken round blouse
under arms. also trims sleeves. which
are finished OF by narrow material
frilIs to match the neck
Hat OF straw. trimmed with a tulle
ruche.
Materials required: One and one
half yard A inches wide. IL yard
trimming
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01

trimming, four yards, if not, 21a yards
brodeTie Anglaise Is inches wide. if
used
The second costume is in thistle
mauve cashmere; it has the skirt
trimmed down sides with panels Of
chene silk edged with narrow satin
bands. The Over-bodice is entirely Of
the cashmere. edged with satin. while
chene silk is used for the under-sIip.
which is finished OF at neck and-el-
bows by narrow lace frilis A belt OF
satin encircles the waist Hat Of
thistle mauve straw. trimmed with
black wings.
Materials required: Four yards
cashmere "A inches wide, one yard
satin, 2115 yards silk p inches wide.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01
KILL THE CHINCH BUGS WHILE THEY ARE
PASSING FROM WHEAT TO CORN FIELDS
Some Timely Advice Prof Agricultural
ege Methods of Destroying this Destuc-
tive Pest---Dust Barrier and
Gasoline Torch

Chinch bugs have already and are
yet passing from ripened wheat and
oats into corn While the heaviest
migration is in southeastern Kansas,
large numbers are passing throughout
the wheat belt.
In case the bugs are in the first
outer rows of corn in sufficient num-
bers to threaten their destruction, the
grower should prepare a good barrier
between the infested rows and the
rest of the field Then he should
cut the infested rows and destroy the
bugs as they attempt to cross the
barriers. The success of this meas
ure will depend upon the age of the
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01

An Oak Park professor is advocat-
ing the establishment of a school in
which the art and science of courtship
may be taught Good heaven! Has
the man no knowledge of human ma
ture? AS soon as courtship is made
a thing that people will have to study
and work at nobody will wish to in
dulge in it. The way to make court
ship popular-which seems to the Oak
Park professors Objects to enact a
law prohibiting it.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01

There are various ways of making
be made with a lister and the side
walls and bottom reduced to a fine
dust by drawing heavy log back and
forth. The entire strip may be
plewed deeply, narrowed until re-
duced to a dust and parallel dusty
burrows made by dragging a double
trough back and forth. This double
trough runs very smoothly and makes
very satisfactory burrows. Each
trough is composed of 2x12-inch lum-
Der and is three feet long. The
troughs are held together by two
2x4 well spiked on. Chains are
fastened to either end of the double
trough and to a doubletree In soil
which works up readily into a dust
and in the absence of wet weather,
the dust barrier has proved much
more satisfactory Of course, the
purpose of the first two rows of corn
and of the dusty ditch is to detain
the bugs until they can be killed. In
good gasoline blast-torch the most
efficient method of killing the bugs
as they collect in the ditch or on the
rows of corn. The torch is used to
fame the infested stalks and the bot
tom and side of the ditch as often as
the bugs appear. A torch can be
made from a common gasoline blast
lamp by frightening the tube, which
conveys the gasoline to the burner,
until the burner is far enough from
the lamp to permit the operator to
carry the lamp in his hands and keep
the burner within an inch or such a
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01

The sick friend is serving useful
purposes. He has long served as an
excuse for the belated homefarer who
has been sitting by his bedside. Now
he is coming in handy for the speed
ing motorist who is fastening to his
dying bed. 1t would be a great shock
to his loving friends If by some mis-
chance this convenient scapegoat
should suddenly recover.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01

The best sheep for any state are
those that viii bring the producer the
most money for his labor. Experience
has shown that sheep reared in Kan
sas for their wool alone are not so
profitable as the sheep reared for
mutton. Yet if you can get variety
that produces good wool in q far
amount, and at the sane time one
that is good for mutton purposes, you
would be wise to buy it
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01

The price OF small cattle of high
finish Is pt&etically as high as that O:
larger and coarser ones. baby beef
is a calf not more than 1s or 20
months old and weighing not more
than 1900 pounds It must have quail
ity and be in prime condition.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01

An Ohio man beat his wife with a
baseball bat because she had moved
his bed during housekeeping time
She wouldn't have minded, perhaps, if
he had got mad enough to beat rug
or two.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01
Neckband Again.

The mode of the low-necked dress
and the collarless frock has called out
the black velvet neckband once more
This band is about an inch in width.
When last worn this was merely a
band. fastening in back or front IN
der a buckle or pretty pin. Now.
however, it is fastened in the back in
the manner of 80 or 40 years ago.
with the long ends hanging down the
back
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01
As to Dead Seed.

A mixture of dead alfalfa seed can
easily be detected by the color. Fresh
seed which will grow is light olive
green and when rubbed in the hands
gives a bright, glossy surface. When
ever alfalfa seed is any shade of
brown it will not grow and is worth
less. If a sample contains any con-
siderable percentage of discolored
seed it should not be accepted.-Al-
falfa in America, by Joseph E. Wing.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01

A Kentucky man went violently In
sane while riding in a Chicago taxi
cab. It is calculated to have that eff
feet to watch the register shove up
the cost Furthermore, the result
seems to have been measure of
economy since 1t evidently cut short
the taxation of the taxi
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01

post holes were dug at intervals OF
from ten to twenty feet in the bottom
of the furrow, and as soon as the
bugs collected in them IN large num-
bers a little kerosene was poured
into them, destroying the bugs. This
has the disadvantage of rendering
necessary the construction of a new
furrow or the digging of new post
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01

A Harvard professor says Gray's
''Elegy in a Country Churchyard''
would be rejected If submitted to the
editor of a modern magazine OF
course, it's length would be against it
at first sight.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01

The Harvard professor who advises
US to study Greek to take our minds
on money making overlooks the fact
that money making is all Greek to the
youth who tucks his diploma under
his arm and goes out to look for a
Job.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01

That Pennsylvania farmer who took
a club and proceeded to batter up an
automobile whose driver refused to
stop when the farmers cattle became
frightened. possibly acted contrary to
law, but his deed shows the dangerous
state of mind engendered in the public
ably on the road or who ignore the
rights of pedestrians
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01

The young Californian who sang,
'Td rather have fingers than toes"
will be surprised to learn that a jury
in Chicago has assessed the latter at
exactly four times the value OF the
former.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01

A savings bank official reports that
a strange number of bogus coins find
their way into baby's bank. Playing a
trick like that On baby is more rep
rehensible than putting buttons in the
contribution box.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01

Flaming the Guard Rows of Corn with
a Modified Form of the Ordinary
Biast-Torch.
be plowed, smoothed and grooved
along it's crest by dragging it with an
inverted convex bottomed trough.
Along the small grain side of either
type of tar barrier and close to the
line where the tar will be run, post
holes should be dug at intervals of
from ten to twenty feet, and the bugs
which collet therein should be de-
stroyed by use of torch or kerosene
By means Of a sprinkling pot with
the sprinkler removed and the hole in
the spout reduced to the size of a lead
pencil, a continuous line Of tar
should be run along this hardened
surface and should be maintained in
tact during the chinch-bug migration
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01
Balance.

Balance.
Gaddie-Yes. he's very Tfndiefivss
That's one of his worst faults.
Markley-I didn't know he had that
fault, too.
Gaddie-Oh. yes I ten you Pd hate
to have a man like that owe me =
gTudge-
Markley-Yes. but there's his other
fault He never pays what he owes
Catholic STANDARD and Times
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01

Philadelphians are searching in Lon
ion for details of the early history of
William Penn. In future ages Phila-
delphians will be writing biographies
of Connie Mack.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01
~ rabrie CIovee

Ohamois finished isle are coming
nto popularity
The silk glove is cool. but makes
ne band look larger
The washable glove. which is not al
owed to get yery dirty. wears the
orgest.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01
AIrship Mutiny.

The man accused of melting mu-
tiny on the afrship was heavily ironed
and brought before the captain IVES
he caught in the aet7" asked the cap
tain, when he had glared menacingly
upon the euIprit- Yes. sir" replied
the first mate, Il caught him in thu
act Of lacking up cards bearing the
mutinous expression. Back % tbs
land"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01
In Soften the Handa

Keep on the toilet stand near the
SOAP a dish of oatmeal, and rub It
freely on the hands after washing.
This will cleanse and soften the
hands.-Woman's National Daily.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01

Have you given any thought to
using concrete on your farm instead
of boards, particularly IN making
drinking troughs, feeding pens for
hogs, walks, posts. baths for the hogs,
and such things? Costs little more
at the start but it's economy in the
end.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01

What a splendid thing it would Be If
somebody could devise scheme for
the segregation of the joy-riders and
the boat-rockers.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01

A good mixture to feed calves is
equal parts Of bran, ground corn, and
whole oats, with plenty of alfalfa or
clover hay
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01

Without access to fresh, warm water
COW viii not drinA enough to sat
isfy the system and the production q
milk viii be withheld.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01

March is the time to prune the hardy
roses-ciimbers, rusSsas, and hybrid
perpetuals. Wait unsl April to prurs
tae-reses aud hybrid tezs.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01

Calves fed on whole milk are the
best for baby beef. for they are in
good flesh at Us&aing time.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01
Got BY Him.

She signed herself Your affection
ate knob He didn't catch on TIN
she TOLD him a knob was something -
a-door-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01
INVENTED BY. A MANDARIN.

tect the doves, which are highly priced
everywhere in China. from birds OF
prey.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-01

holes, as often as the old furrow be-
comes ineffective through any cause.
Where the soil is too stiff or when
the ground is too wet to form a good
dust barrier, the tar-line barrier
should be resorted to. A strip of
ground, located as described for the
dust barrier, should be smoothed off
and soidifed by the use of a heavily
laden plank, or a back furrow should