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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14
MORE ABOUT THE VARIOUS METHODS FOR
KILLING OUT THE WEED NUISANCES
Prof Albert Dickens of the State Agricultural College
Inquiries Concerning the Possibilities of Getting Rid of
the Pests With Chemicals, Ect---
Pertinent Suggestions

= 7 the present time there seems
"A to be a universal desire for
some easy way Of exterminat-
ing weeds. The success Of some ex-
periments carried on in Minnesota and
other northern states in killing mus
tard by sprays Of blue vitrol "copper"
sulphate) and copperas Gron sui
phate) have led to very numerous in
quiries concerning the possibilities Of
killing dandelions, bind weed, arti-
chokes, Russian thistles, cockle-burrs
and nearly every other weed in the
list Of nuisances.
In brief, the answer TO this question
seems to be that in the case of the
mustard, which has come to be a pest
in the fields of spring wheat and oats,
that the narrow leayed species of
grain can Withstand an application of
the spray that seriously checks the
growth and frequently kills the ten
der, broad-leaved mustard. This spray
is applied when the plants are young
and checks the growth of the mus
tard, allowing the grains to outgrow
it. In the case of dandelions and
plantain and other lawn weeds the
trouble lies in the fact that these
weeds are perennial and have a thick,
more or less f1eshy root. While the
sprays may kill back the foliage OF
the dandelion and plantain the roots
contain such large amount of stored
food that they soon produce new buds
and leaves and have not been con-
trOlled by the sprays. The same is
true Of bind weed which iscoming to
be one Of the worst pests in the weed
list, particularly in the central and
western part of the state. The bind
weed, being a perennial and a particu-
larry deep-rootel one, seems to with
stand more of the spray poison than
the crops which the spray is designed
to protect, all of which goes to prove
that we are yet a long ways from
having discovered any easy method of
controlling weeds. The weed is sim
ply an indication that the plant which
it is depriving of food, moisture and
light needs better care.
The great methods of controlling
weeds are: First, prevention of ger
mination; second, bodily removal; and
third, prevention of seeding.
The first is accomplished generally
by blowing so deeply that the cotyIe-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14
WHAT THEY THOUGHT OF HIM
Remark by No Means Complimentary
Made by Constituent of Repre-
sentative Underwood.

Representative Underwood, chair
man Of the ways and means commit
tee in congress, represents what is
known as manufacturing district"
because it contains all the factories
and shelters in and about Birming-
ham, Ala. But he also has among his
constituents a lot of farmers-of which
fact he is now PAINFULLY aware.
He drove out to a settlement in
Bib county one afternoon to persuade
the farmers they ought to vote for
him As he stepped up to the porch
Of little store an old man rushed up
to him with the request:
Please sign this paper. It's a peti-
ion to Congressman Underwood to
have a young lady postmistress here. ?"
I'D be glad to sign it," said Under
wood politely; but as I'm not a resi-
dent Of this community, my name
wouldn't help you"
''Oh, yes, it would" the old farmer
assured him. We're getting every
body to sign it, strangers and all.
Go ahead and put your name down!
That fool congressman will never
know the difference!'-The Sunday
Magazine
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14
WHEN CUPID WAS OFF DUTY
Lovers Bad Cold That Led to Nest
Unfortunate Misunderstand-
ing With Girl.

Sweet was the lass, low was the
gas; It was the evening she expected
him TO put across the big question
He did not look well Something
seemed to be troubling him He tried
to say something, but the words stuck
in his throat, and the girl, noticing
this, turned the gas even lower.
Suddenly he turned to her and
cried, I'm a dub"
NO" she said. fondly. "You don't
appreciate yourself as well as some
others do, perhaps Tee heel"
Yes" he persisted stubbornly, I'm
& dub"
NO. she maintained
YES" he almost shouted, I'm 3
dub"
She was a sensible girl. and so, real
izing that he ought to know best, she
thanked him kindly for warning her
in time and handed him his hat Il
was only after the door slammed be
hind him forever that she realized the
awful truth
He had contracted q nasty cold.
and what he had been trying to say
was, I'm in lovel"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

said nothing, only turned and walked
out on the back porch, her mind run
ming thus:
IN go without tea-surely 1 can
do it one week-and let the child
have what she wants Joe DavisIl
maybe advance me 4alf a dollar-he
knows l never forget to pay Marg
shall have the net--since she's so set
On it Patience Knows the lawns a
heap prettier-but girls are all alike
just plumb crazy to be in the fash
Ion-and all the others have net
necks"
Still revolving her plan, she scut-
led away bareheaded and came pres
emily to Joe Davis general store.
Sure! You can have what you want
half dollar? Don't you name no such
thing! Help yourself. know a good
customer when l see her." Joe said
genially, when with some gatherings
she had made known her wishes.
Disappointment waited on them.
There was not a bit of net, or any
thing approaching it, in stock Joe
was genuinely sympathetic; if only
be had known sooner!
Silent herself, she turned home
ward. Half way there a gusty. Whit
fety wind blew something soft and
light directly in her face. 1t was
creamy white. and wonderfully flow
cred and sprigged all over-a lace
veil. real rose poiat, though she did
not know it. The tricky wind had
snatched it out of window up at the
Gore house. 1t was the great house
Of the village, and that day held a
visitor to whom rose point was a com
monplace.
Mrs. Lane looked at the veil hun
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14
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Margaret'S Wedding Veil
By MARTHA McCULLOCH-WILLIAMS

such a messI", Margaret sighed
But I'll have to wear it all summeri
Oh, dear! Why must one be so
poor? If only had any way to do It,
I'd work my fingers off to get some
| thing better"
She was looking at her new frock
IN the mirror she had set on the floor
The skirt sagged outrageously, most
where it should have hung level Be
ing of sleazy stuff. and i'll cut, there
was no help for the sagging- Margaret
hated sleazy stuf-the simplest firm
cotton would have pleased her much
better than this bargain counter aeo-
lian. Mrs. Lane, her stepmother, was
of a different mind. Her idea of ele-
gance was bounded north, south. east
and west by frippery and trimmings
Now, 1 call that real tasty" she
said, thrusting her head inside the
chamber door. BLUE with white
striDes-and you can't deny 1t be-
comes you. What if 1t does hang
pretty long behind-you've got as
much right to wear trail-frocks as
anybody"
Quite as much" Margaret assent
ed
The worst OF 1t was-she could not
speak truth. Mrs. Lane was so hon
estly pleased with their joint handi-
work, had put so much heart and
kindness into the choice and making
of the dress, it would be brutal to tell
her how she hated it Still-there are
limits to endurance. Margaret reach
ed them when Mrs. Lane suggested
putting a tucker of blue-sprigged mus
lin inside the square-cut neck
It'll wait till I can get plain bob
binet," she said.
Mrs. Lane flung up her hands. You
know how the hens are slackin' up in
their Iayin'," she said. I'VE won't
have three dozen eggs for Joe Davis
this week. And the sugars low, and
tea, next to nothin'-and If you don't
fix the neck Of your new frock, you
can't wear 1t to the picnick-"
81 don't care about gofng-not
much" Margaret said. still dully-but
there was a wistfuI undernote.
Mrs. Lane caught it, though Marga-
ret meant she should not But she
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14
The queer Araan Tree.


Among the most remarkable trees
Of the world is the argan, which
abounda in southern Morocco, but is
seldom seen elsewhere A forest" of
argans has a curious scattered appear
ance, because the trees grow singIy
and far apart They are very leafy,
but seldom exceed twenty feet in
height The branches put out hori-
zontally, and begin yard above the
ground Sheep. cattle and camels feed
on the leaves. and goats will stand on
their hind legs to reach them, but
horses and mules refuse to touch them
The wood is very hard and extremely
useful to the natives. who make char
coal from it. The fruit, resembling a
large olive, Is used to feed cattle and
to manufacture valuable oil It also
furnishes the principal sustenance of
many of the poorer ratiEes.-Scientifc
American
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14
His Christmas Check.

Al Ryan, the hospitable flint glass
worker Of Lockport, N. Y, and former
ly organizer of the socialist local at
that place, was being congratulated
by the boys at the glass factory
Yes" said Al, my uncle out in
Tiffin is mighty good to me. The day
before Christmas he sent me a check
for 800 just as a little Christmas
gift
After the usual congratuIatory com
ments had been duly made all around
Al added:
Yes, he certainly is a fine old fel-
low. In the postscript of his letter
containing the check, he said:
Dear Al, if you manage to get this
check cashed, please send me 81.
need a pair of shoes The Coming
Nation.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14
Suburban sobriquets.

Everybody else had lived in the
summer colony long enough to name
his home for whatever tree or shrub
grew most abundantly in the front or
back yard. Up and down the road
were cottages labeled the Films, the
Wistaria, the Li1acs, and so on through
the horticultural guide book. The
newcomer had no name for her house,
but after studying the tactics for a
week she took survey of the prem
Uses and thenceforward dated her cor
respondence the Rhubarbs.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14
REGARDING INCUBAToRS AND BRoODERS

After you've bought an incubator
and brooder, the question naturally
arises how to start the machine before
you put in the eggs. The most sensi-
bic thing to do is to study the direc-
tons and then run the machine at
least three to four days before put
ting in the eggs. In this way the
temperature is regulated.
1t is often advisable to dip the
eggs in alcohol, 80 per cent, or in a
solution of corrosive sublimate q
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

95 to 100 degrees during the first
week and under no circumstances let
the chicks get chilled or crowded, as
this will result in dead or stunted
chicks.
Feeding Incubator Chicks The
first meal may consist Of the same
as given for chicks Matched by hen
The only difference is, that one should
keep a closer watch on the brooder
chicks to see that they get started
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

the feed troughs- 1t may be advisable
to put one oder chick in with the
young ones to teach them how 10 eat
and drink. 1t may also be well to
feed more green food to broodeT
chicks to keep them occupied and
hustling around. Feed chopped
onions, sod turf, fine cut beets (per-
fectly red, as this color may attract
their attention in case they start TO
pick each others toes), fine cut cab
bage, chick weed, sprOuted oats, etc.
Scatter this feed on the floor and
feed it during the forenoon. The feed
ing during the rest of the growing
period ma be the same as for the hen
Matched chicks.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

tablet to 1 gallon Of water). This
will kill any germs on the outside
of the shell, and will lessen the NOR
tally of chicks from the much talked
of white diarrhoea" Disinfect the
machine before starting.
When three-fourths of the chicks
are Matched, the door may be opened
just a trifle, but after the hatch is
all through it should be opened wide
enough to allow fresh air to enter.
Leave the chicks in the incubator one
day, and do not feed them. After
ward, remove them to the brooders,
being sure that these are in good
running order before the chicks are
put in. Have the temperature from
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14
Roman Gossip

Mummy (the village Danker)-What
do you suppose the young fellows in
ancient Rome did to pass the timer"
Phunny (the village philosopher
Oh, don't know. suppose they used
20 hang around and talk about what
< punk town Rome was--Puck
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

The economical housewife makes
out her menus for the week This
method enables her TO use up scraps
and leftovers- It also gives variety to
her meals and gives her more chance
to look for bargains
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

Cottage cheese, OF cheese made from
partly skinned milk, is cheaper even
than the American or Cheddar cheese
The first costs about one-third as
much, and the partly skinned product
about two-thirds as much as the so
called full cream" cheese. Practical
" the only food product that RIVALS
cheese in food value and cheapneSs
is dried beans.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

History is repeating itself A de
mand is forming for the regulation
of aviation because the birdmen in
their machines frfghten horses Later
on automobiles in their turn will be
complaining of aeroplanes, bipIaaes
<iirigib1e balloons and other aircraft
running them down
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

If windows are wiped on on the
inside with a clean cloth every day
they viii not require washing nearly
SO often, as il is the inside, more than
the outside, that catches the dust
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14
A Great Grace

It is no great matter to associate
with the good and gentle, for this Is
naturally pleasing to all and everyone
willingly enjOyeth peace and loYeth
those best that agree with him But
TO be able to live peaceably with hard
and perverse persons, or with the dis
orderly, or with such as go contrary to
US, is a great grace, and a most COM
mendable and manly thing-Thomas
a Kempis.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

Make your hog houses portable and
move them as often as possible. Dis
ease among hogs can very often be
prevented in this way Where many
animals are housed continually in one
house, and fed in or around that place,
the surroundings are sure to become
more or less unsanitary.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

A hog house should be on a high,
dry site, preferably on one that is
somewhat sandy. so it viii drain well
Il may be a little colder in winter,
but 1t is much cooler IN summer.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

Sandwiches made of finely chopped
violets spread over thin slices of but
tered bread are being sold in New
York grill rooms. Evidently cloves
are too plebeian for some Of the New
Workers.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

With the wife of one model hus-
band" committing suicide and the
of another suing for divorce, the COM
mon everyday kind of husband may
be better thought Of
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

An eastern young woman wants
every young woman in the country
20 sign pledge not to marry a man
who smokes. This, however, will
hardly affect the smoke habit either
one way or the other.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

When the spring painting is nm
ished soak the brushes in kerosens
and work the paint well out. then
wash in warm water, using plenty Of
soap rinse in clear water, and let dry
in a warm place Brushes treated in
this way can be put away as soft and
pliable as when new.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

The Pennsylvania man who, while
Intoxicated, took out a marriage H.
cense, thinking II was dog license,
well deserves the dogs life that his
marriage is apparently leading him.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

1t is reported that Egyptian coats
are the latest in wsmaEs garb. After
viewing chromos portraying Cleopatra
We gather that a microscope will be
needed to find the coats.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

1t is announced that Russian caviar
Is cure for the cholera Probably
1t works on the principle that anyone
who knows he would have to eat Rus
sian caviar will refuse to have the
cholera.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

Elated, apparently. at the addition
of an ''h" to its name, Pittsburgh is
to have a 4O-story bank building The
Smoky City is feeling the uplifting
tendencies of the times
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

A Massachusetts girl in a fall
wrecked five glass floors In q public
library building, landed on a marble
door in the basement and then walked
away. That the average Massachu-
sets girl is not impressionabie has
dong been asserted. This proves it
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

American women, according to a
German. do not know how to pose for
a photograph. In the art of arriving
with both feet, however, they are
quite sophisticated.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

In a duel between two Hungarian
counts the other day the right ear OF
one OF them was slashed in tive If
Hungarian duels are going to be as
sangufnary as that they will have to
be stopped
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

A temperance society in Cleveland
is trying to find out what a highbaI
is. 1t may be unnecessary to state
that the society in question is a strict
Iy feminine one.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

Forty years ago this fall a COW In
Chicago kicked over a lamp and
burned the town down It has. how
ever, picked up remarkably well ever
since
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

Now a physician rises to remark
that there is really no such thing as
seasickness. The imitation. however.
Is SO good as to deceive the most ex-
perienced
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

An Akron (O) man was found walk
Ing in his sleep with baby in his
arms That's our notion Of a model
husband!
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

Within ten minutes after landing in
New York a Toledo citizen had been
robbed twice New York may keep
that record for speed as long as it
likes.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

The samples of ice cream contain
ing 100000 bacteria to the cubic cen
tmeter seem to be minor leaguers
compared 20 those containing g.
DOC. 600
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

a physician fnd1 that there is an
other standard life prolonger-sauer-
kraut The discovery was made in
Cincinnati
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

"AViatrice" is the new word for the
woman aviator. As there is only one
so far we needn't bother our heads
about what the plural of ''aviatrice"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

Boston has the distinction of having
the first mortgaged aeroplane But
then, on an airship it ought to be easy
to raise a mortgage
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

A London girl smoked a calabash
pipe on the streets of that city And
still they say over there that Ameri-
can girls are forward
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

The chap who sips his coffee at
breakfast behind newspaper is now
classed with the end-seat hog
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

Speaking of speed records. there is
the bandit who robbed two restau
rants in 20 minutes.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14
Play II or Raise III

A German composer has written an
altisonant piece of music called
Hell" There will be any number
of people in this country able to play
it at a glance-Houston Post.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

If a man smokes in the house and
his wife is afraid her curtains will be
ruined, he should be obliged to take
them down
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

Farmers are having a glorious pic
mic season
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

Atwood says he is not going to fly
any more. Maybe there is one man
who knows when he has had enough
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

rants may go, but the political pie
counter has always plenty OF patrons.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

Speed has its victims whether of
the air, the rail, the race track or fast
life
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

After having walked 1000 miles
across country from Kansas City q
man and his wife are in Boston.
greatly improved Ia health and in
creased in weight Walking always
did beat strap hanging as health
exercise
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

st. Louis man committed suicide
because his wife was too affectionate
In other words. she loved him to
death
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

Poverty hath its own reward. A poor
man isn't asked to contribute to a cam
paign fund
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

Lay a garment which has been
ecorehed in ironing where the suns
rays viii tan directly on Il
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

If you never have tried running the
house by rule. try It You viii find
that you viii have more leisure, and
still have your work done much better
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

Winter would not be so bad If the
cantaloupe would stick around
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

ing it pulled out by too enthusiastic q
teacher.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

The woman who lever plans he
work is always busy. often the beds
50 nnmade and the dinner is late
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-10-14

q T the present time there seems
"A to be a universal desire for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-05
AN OLD QUESTION.

subscriber sends in the following
query: 81 would like to ask this ques-
ton: If as it is claimed we need a
protective tariff because of the differ
ence in wages in this country and
Europe, and because of the difference
of cost of manufacturing, why is it
under those conditions our manufac-
turers can export their goods and pay
transportation charges and in some in
stances pay tariff and sell their goods
in competition with goods manufac-
ture- by the so-called pauper labor?''
This is an old question and is an
swered by the protectionists with a
denial of the premises.
The question of pauper labor also is
in dispute, as it is claimed that while
wages in Europe are lower than they
are in this country. the cost of living is
correspondingly lower and further that
the American worker is much more eff
ficient.
The seeker after tariff truths should
read both sides, and draw his own
conclusions. A tariff is purely a, mat
ter of policy AS a matter of principle
it is absolutely indefensible. Any ac-
ton dictated wholly by policy is more
or less a compromise with wrong.