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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

and price obtained, makes them ex-
ceedingly profitable. ANY farmer hav-
ing more than fifty surplus male birds
should seriously consider the question
of caponizing.
The success Of the operation de-
ponds upon three things. First, the
size and condition of the bird to be
operated upon; second, the instru-
ments used by the operator, and third,
the skill of the operator.
The best breeds for capons are the
mas, Langshans and Indian Games.
These breeds attain large size and
make a quick profitable growth. 1t
does not pay to caponiZe small fowls,
such as the Leghorn and Minorca,
as the difference in size of the capon
would hardly pay for the trouble,
time. and expense of the operation.
The best time to operate is when
the cockerels weigh about two
pounds, and are from two to four
months old. Before the operation
the birds should be starved for at
least twenty-four hours. This insures
INC 1AlCSL4ACS DCA15 SA1BNe anu c1AAO
plenty of room in which to perform
the operation.
The next consideration is the in
struments Three instruments are
necessary; a sharp pointed knife, a
spreader, and a twisting scoop haV-
ing short pointed hook at one end.
(These are shown in the accompanying
figure.) Instead of a scoop fOrceps
may be used. The instruments should
be clean and the knife should have q
razor edge. Before the operation i'm
merse the instruments in a basin Of
water to which a few drops of car
bolic acid have been added. Have
little absorbent cotton at hand in
case of too profuse bleeding.
The operation should be performed
as quickly as possible It is advis
able for beginners to operate upon
dead fowls. Fasten the fowl to the
top of the barrel by means of a piece
OF cord around the legs and wings, to
which is attached small weight. In
the illustration the operation is be
ing performed out of doors. This is
advisable as good light is essential
to do quick work. With the solution
at hand moisten and remove the
feathers Immediately around the two
rear ribs With the sharp pointed
knife make the incision between the
last two ribs; insert the spreader into
the incision, thus springing the ribs
apart Lengthen the incision until it
is about one and one-half inches long,
but do not make the cut any larger
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05
THEY CHEATED AT CARDS
Experienced Shopper, Who Was Wise,
Put Hubby Onto Facts of
the Case.

Speaking Of family poker parties,
this really happened:
A young married couple attended
such a session at the home of a neigh
Dor the other night. And when this
young couple got home, the female
end OF the sketch said:
lin, hate to say anything about
the Halls-they seem to be nice PEG
pie But I'm afraid they cheat at
cards.
'sNonsensei"
q knew you'd say that, and it's dear
of you to be so unsuspecting. But
well, what was the price Of the chips,
tonight? Five cents each2 That's
what I thought Jim, examined
those chips carefully, and they're the
very same thing that I could have
bought at Jones store for q dollar q
hundred in all three colors, tool"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

4 lady writes from Brookline, Mass:
"a package OF Postum was sent ne
one day by mistake
Il notified the grocer, but finding
that there was no coffee for breakfast
next morning prepared some OF the
Postum, following the directions very
carefully.
1T was an immediate success IN my
family, and from that day we have
used it constantly, parents and chill
dren, too-for my three rosy young
sters are allowed to drink Il freely at
breakfast and luncheon They think II
delicious, and I would have q mutiny
On my hands should I omit the be
loved beverage.
Ny husband used TO have a very
delicate stomach while We were using
coffee, but to our surprise his stOm-
ach has grown strong and entirely well
since we quit coffee and have been On
Postum
Noting the good effects in my fam
Fly I wrote to my sister, who was
coffee topper, and after much persua-
sion got her to Try Postum.
eShe was prejudiced against Il at
first, but when she presently found
that all the ailments that coffee gave
her left and she got well quickly she
became and remains a thorough and
enthusiastic Postum convert.
Her nerves, which had become
shattered by the use OF coffee have
grown healthy again, and today she Is
2 new woman, thanks to Postum"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek. Mich, and the cause why VIII
be found in the great little book, The
Road to MELVILLE" which comes IN
pkgs.
Ever rezd the shove letter. A new
oae aRzezrs from time fs tire TEey
are Eenufse, true and fun Of b1naH
tzteresz-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

Don't feed your hens wet mash IN
less you wish TO crowd them. Wet
mash often makes the hens lay q few
more eggs, yet it causes them TO have
internal troubles which in turn make
them shoEter lived II one had a hen
merry, or kept many chickens, the loss
Of life would be more apparent IF a
large number Of chickens are fed vet
mash, a machine for mixing the God
is required, also an additional
amount of labor The mixing and
distributing OF wet mash is far more
expensive than for dry mash.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05
CAPONIZING COULD BE PRACTTCED WITH
ADVANTAGE ON MANY KANSAS FARMS
Description the Operation With Illustrations Showing Tools and
Manner of Using Them---Larger Breeds of Fowls
Best for the Pupose---Proft
in the Business.


" HE practice of caponizing Is
one which has not received
much attention in the Middle
West, but which might be practiced
to advantage on many farms where
a large number of cockerels are mar
keted every year
A Capon is an unsexed male and.
Ike the steer, grows to a larger size
than the ordinary male and produces
a better quality of flesh. There is a
good demand for capons from Thanks
giving until Easter and il offers a
field for the enterprising farmer who
desires to sell his surplus stock at a
good profit. It costs no more to pro-
the difference in size, quality of flesh
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05
VENEZUELA IS A RICH LAND

ought TO be an immense commerce.
The soil Of Venezuela would pay for
railways. roads. bridges. river improve
ments and everything that is neces-
sary for the exploitation and eonser-
walton of the mining, agricultural, tim.
Der and general resources of this fer
tile land-Cassiers Magazine.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

How to CaPonize-
than necessary. The testicle should
testicles from one side. If the artery
is cut while operating, Immediately
remove the fowl from the barrel and
dislOcate its neck; il will then be
perfectly good to eat. Practice is
the one thing which viii make cap
Onizing a success, and after operat-
ing on % or 80 birds it can be done
in a fairly quick manner
After the operation the birds may
be fed lightly and should be kept in
a small coop. For a week or ten days
they should be obsberved daily to
note whether any air has gathered in
the skin and caused them to appear
pulled up. This air should be re-
moved by means OF pTicking the
wound with a needle or sharp knife
In about ten days the wound will
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

A New York grocer was pardoned
for speeding to save his wife's $50
hat from the rain. so the grocer's Gus
toner whose entire family's SIS worth
of clothes is endangered will not be-
arrested if they run
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

With a smooth iron and Defiance
Starch, you can Iaunder your shirt
waist just as well at home as the
steam laundry can; it will have the
proper stiffness and finish, there will
be less wear and tear of the goods,
and it will be a positive pleasure to
use a Starch that does not stick to
the iron
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

A Chicago woman says that divorces
are more common now because her
sex have raised the standard of man
hood. Any old kind of a husband viii
no longer do, she says. How does
it happen. then, that so many men get
married?
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05
His Criticism.

An old man stood on the street cor
ner in CherryYale when the trolley
stopped and let OF a woman passen-
ger. She had on a linen dress, Pan
ANA hat, champagne-colored hose and
strapped pumps GOSH" exclaimed
the old man. I'D spend less money
on my bonnet and buy some socks. -
CherryYale (Kan) Journal.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

be visible, lying close to the hack
bone. II it is not visible, tear the
membrane enveloping the intestines
by means Of the hook, push aside
the intestines, and with the scoop
the testicle may be removed. Slip
the scoop under the testicle from the
rear and gradually twist the sper-
matte cord which holds it TO the
back bone. Be careful not to rupture
the artery which lies just back of the
testicle or the bird will be killed If
the spermatic cord does not tear
easily cut ii with the knife. Remove
the spreader and perform the same
operation upon the other side Be
sure to remove all the testicle The
experienced operator viii remove both
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05
Athletes Who Made Good.

Walter Barnes Of Boston, who keeps
a close watch on things athletic In
New England says:
Burr, Fish, Wilmington and Fisher
the successive Harvard football cap
tains, have been notable examples Of
the scholar in athletics at Harvard.
Hamilton Ffsh's appointment as an in
structor in government at Harvard is
an index Of his mental caliber."
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05
RISTEMRER

In all its forms among all ages of horses,
as well as dogs, cured and others IN sams
stable prevented from having the disease
with SPOHN'S DISTEA1PER CURE.
Every bottle guaranteed. Over 800, 900
bottles sold last year $50 and SI.0O. ANY
good druggist, or send to manufacturers
Agents wanted. Spohn Medical Co., Spec.
Contagious Diseases. Goshen. Ind.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05
WASHES CLOTHES FASTER.

Use RED CROSS BALL BLUE and
you will find it makes beautiful,
clear, white clothes with less effort
and less cost than any other blue.
It is far superior to any liquid blue
on the market for the best Of liquid
bluing is principally water. Use the
blue that is all blue. AT ALL
GROCERS
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

A Syracuse lady has celebrated her
eighty-first birthday by skipping the
rope 81 times. We are glad to be
able to report that she does not boast
that she has used tobacco and strong
liquor all her life.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05
RetrlbutIon.

The poet Wordsworth, stricken in
list
IF that MEANS" he said. that they
want me to stop writing, they'll have
to make it more than $1,000 a year"
So he kept on writing. and a year
later the blow fell
They made him poet laureate.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05
Sbowed +ha Effects

He-I understand the speakers at
the banquet used a great deal Of by
perbole.
She-We1l, to Judge from the way
their wives have been telling how they
came home that night, they Uss
good deal more than was good fof
EN-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05
The Ready ExpIainer.

What did you think of my gradua-
ton essay?' inquired the young WON
al.
at was a profoundly thoughtful ad-
dress" replied Senator Sorghum.
But saw you yawn-"
"a tribute to its quality. 1t was so
profoundly thoughtful I imagined for
a moment that I was in the halls Of
legislation"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

In the last eight months, H B.
Walker, of the state agricultural. col
lege, drainage engineer, has visited
SO farms and five drainage districts,
looking after the reclamation Of the
wet lands OF the state.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05
Hdensiaeation.

81 shall try to leave footprints On
the sands of time. said the man who
is in earnest bur not original.
Very good. replied the absen1-
minded criminoIogiSt; but thumb
prints are nov considered moEs rel1-
able.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05
Flown.

Tough luck Jipson had"
What happened?''
TN order to keep his cook, he told
her she might have the use of his
touring car two afternoons a week.
"Wen?"
Yesterday she eloped with the
chauffeur"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

young woman in Brooklyn wants
to marry the stepson of her father-in-
laws first wife All of which is our
notion Of considerable mixup.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

Proper reclamation Of the wet lands
of Kansas would mean from Is to 80
million dollars annually in increased
farm products This would be enough
money, If properly invested, TO pay
for draining the entire wet land area
in two to five years.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

A Chicago woman has had a lawyer
arrested, alleging that he called her an
"oid cat" Call woman a cat, if you
must, but never call her an old cat
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

A Boston court has been called on
to decide whether baseball playing is
labor. 1t seems to be when the Detroit
team is playing on the other side.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

Willie Berris Brooklyn playmates
can never brag successfully about hav-
ing had the measles, for Willie stepped
in the presidents soup.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

You'll not notice the heat if you
don't talk about it," says Doctor
Wiley. The trouble is that other peo-
pie insist on talking about It.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

A Swedish astronomer gives the
earth more than 10000 years longer
to live Which looks bad for our de-
scendants in about the three hun
dredth generation
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

Edison says that the end Of the troll
ley car is in sight. But the boldest in
ventor has not yet tackled the prob
lem of the strap-hangerless car.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05
Generous.

WAS he generous when boy at
school?''
Yes; he always let his school
mates take his share Of the punish
ment"-Judge-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

Poo is a great game, and might be
even more thrilling and spectacular if
the players would ride motorcycles in
steal OF horses
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

A good many of our householders
labor under the impression that ice is
measured by the carat, like diamonds.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05
Refreshing Siqht

Feeling blue today?"
Yes"
Lets go down to the bank and look
at some money
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

One who will sit out on the bleach
ers when the temperature is playing
around 100 must really want to see
the ball game.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05
sendino Homo Co Mon.u-

Bronson-How is your boy getting
along at college?
Woodson-He seems to have learned
one thing. all right
Bronson-What is that?
Woodson-That 1t would be a dis
grace for his father to die rich.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

Several hundred marriages in Chica-
go have been declared void. thereby
saving a good many people the ex-
pense of trip to Reno.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

A new counterfeit $40 bin is in cir
culation. Watch for it when the con-
ductor hands you your change.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

Think of 5000 square miles of land
in Kansas, the best in the state, agri-
culturally, that is not cultivated profit
ably on account, of excessive mois-
ture! These are the figures Of the
drainage engineer.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

England has just launched her first
war airship. 1t is called the Mayf1y.
Probably the implied doubt is iustif-
able.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

A New York physician says that one
can escape typhoid fever by chewing
tobacco. The remedy, however, is
worse than the disease.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

When a man boasts about his old age
1t is generally found that he has moth
ing else to boast about
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

Visit any store where they sell
straw hats and view the impressive
ceremony of putting the lid on.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

A college education is getting to be
mighty expensiVe-for alumni
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05
The Eootist.

Thinks he's in the same class with
Abraham Lincoln, does he2"
Yes, and confidently expects q pro-
notion Bazar-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

Redman Wanamaker is insured for
1850, 900, but it is not stated wheth-
er he is an aviator or canoeist
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

There are but few sure things In
this old world. One of them is the
uncertainty Of a woman's age.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

A Sacramento minister defended Sun
day baseball, and they say he struck
right out.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

A Pittsburg scientist says there is
microbe in every kiss. Pittsburg ought
to know that by this time.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

Chicago has twice as many tele-
phones as London. But then it has
twice as much to say.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

In addition to the wireless telegraph
Chicago will now have permanently
noiseless peddlers.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

Worse than not being able to swim
these days is not being able to go
swimming.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

Enlarge the corn and clover acre
age. and thereby enlarge the wheat,
barley and fax production Of your
farm
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

When you discover two souls with
but single thought the thought con-
Germs the coolest place within reach.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

That wind blown summer resort ad-
vertising begins to look very catchy.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

A woman's idea Of a good figure de-
ponds on whether she is thick or thin
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

Warmer winters are promised. 1t is
consoling to know that they cannot
be warmer than the summers
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

No first class summer resort, as you
may have observed, ever has any
flies or mosquitoes for publication.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05
Putting on Airs.

Mrs. F1ubber is very superior per
son"
oh. very. You'd think she had
been to a half dozen coronations"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

Shortly after a romantic girl faces
the parson with the man Of her choice,
her romance evaporates
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

The summer girl was never more
fascinating than she is this season.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

Mrs. wtnsIow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, sOftens the gums, reduces inhamma-
ton. alays pain, cures wind collie. 25c bottle
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

An umpire never reverses a deci-
sion, although asked to do SO every
day.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

Butcher-Haven't seen you in my
shop lately. ma'am. hope you haven't
stopped trading with me entirely.
Mrs. Blunt-Yes, entirely, sir. I'm
a woman that doesn't believe in half
weigh measures.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

Still this is just the weather you
were wishing for last February.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05
IN HARD LUCK.

First Tramp-So Weary Willie is
suffering from brain fag, is he?
Second tramp-Sure ting. He dasn't
ask fer work no more cause he hain't
got brains enough ter think up some
excuse fer not taking 1t If he gets it
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05
Small But Prolific.

Small But Prolific.
Although it weighs only half a
pound. q female herring will lay 49,
600 eggs at time.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

81 uR the vork aarnesA
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05
LUCKY MISTAKE

Grocer Sent Pkg. Of Postum and
Opened the Eyes Of the Family.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-08-05

fatty refused to learn his lessons and
few teachers kept him in more than
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-11-09


Oil and Refining Company. =
Beginning at a point whence the
northwest corner Of lot 3, block 9.
Colorado Coal & Iron Company's
Addition to the town OF Florence
bears south 76 deg. 30 min. east les
II, thence north '76 deg. 30 min,
west so IT.; thence south 13 deg. 30
min, W 100 It; thence Ely about 81
. It: thence north 13 deg. 80 min. east
so It; 10 the point OF beginning,
containing $500 square feet
Beginning at the northeast corner
Of block Colorado Coal & Iron
compan5's Addition to the town Of
Florence. thence south 13 deg. 30
min. west 1892 II, thence south rs
deg 80 min east 37.12 II. thence
north 26 dog. east 1862 IT, thence
north 76 deg. 80 min. west 1911 II,
to the point Of beginning, contain
ing 1906 square feet :. -.
Beginning at the northwest corner
vt No. 2, block No. !, original town
o. Florence, thence north 10 deg
10 min, e3Sk 20 lin1s; thnce south
~ dsG. - min ezdt ~ lln1ke. thSdce
u6rlh " dfe. is m1n. east, cbaias
s g : : s; 8 S : ]
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-11-09

Chas.. Trustee. Beginning
at the southwest corner OF lot No
10. block No. 2. Homestead Park
Addition TO the town OF Florence.
thence north 76 deg. 30 mIns west
$50 IT.: thence north - deg. 30 min
east so n; thence south 76 deg 20
min. east $50 n: thence south -
deg. 80 min. west 80 II. 10 the point
OF beginning. containing $500 "a.
r., excepting z5oo 50. n. in sbove