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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-06-17
NHhn Tress GROW Larae.

washington and oregon have some
ef the largest trees in the world ana
the climatic conditions OF that secIlon
are responsible for this fact In me
Puget sound country the rainfan Il
about So inches, while up in the hlgheF
Cascades, near Seattle. it is 100 inches
and sometimes reaches the 1oV-lncn
point Under such climatic concF
tons the seeds of the trees germinaes
readily and all the trees continue q
make a vigorous growth.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-06-17
HOUSE ONCE UsEn1Gs ,FMT
FIISserse Structure WaSfBuIIt1In Ifs4Gs
according ts TsksStI Be@1nF =.
Its Hb0FN

q The torn Of ReDksszaSr, u. T.
which Les directly across the Hu1eoa
from Albany. there stands an Old
EsGkAer-b0stSn buhfHg to which Il
A8ezehed 9 great deal q historic In
fssregt and import 4 is unOccuptsd
and Il surrounded by tall weeds that
the hand Of neglect has fostsred and
raised In abundance U is built o.
bFlck, IL two stories In. height, and the
marks q many years. stand prominent
upon its battered IrouG
u large tablet on its wall stands oft
boldly TO the public gaze and pro-
claims that the structure 10 supposed
to Be the oldest building in the United
Statea- The date Of fits erection, &C.
eordinS to the tablet, Ii 1e4z TbS
building was erected as a manor ho1z
and placs OF defense and was noE /,
- Fort CraIo. While marchinh to 4.
tack Fort Ticonderoga. in 175s, @ a
Absrcronbfe made his headqua4 an
there. The tablet finally declared th1.
Army Surgeon R. ShuckburR rCm
p9ss4 the popular national song. .rva1
kSs Doodle" while upon the q .oun6.
near the Old building.
Gun holes may b seen IN - =. s-oai
n the historic old Gtructur 80 -,
Old nag Doss. standing On "a r6of. 4
stia prominent 70 view norhFts-,
there are many stories SA.zTerT an
courage which have Nc = = ose, int
the pages Of history .Se5 1ftl
this manor house Of srbe .Sexe.ltss0E
century.
The building is 81 a -s.,tfs1 even yet
- ~ nlsy eE Of stan ding be
80 S-s ma u de say can tn nbls
-. e noH e is one Of he e
. --..--,e 49, OF he days she1f on
SS-AA> EaG tested and trfe[
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-06-17
Mothina Is Rerfect.

Robert Henri, the noted portra.,
painter. painted the portrait Of a
young New York matron whose face
was slightly SCARED from an auto
mobile accident. :r.s.
81 feel dreadfully about this scar"
the. young woman said.
why. it's nothing" said the paint
Nevertheless, loathe it," she de-
efared. "On account of it ,hesitated
. long time about getting my portrait
done"
Nj. Henri smiled.
scaT, like that MOULD never show
In < portrait, said he. = A scar, be
ss one rom posing. Even nt the v asrss
g Milo. you know. is clipped
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-06-17

Posnss fer chsrshassN
4 cieruuAn Was sz3ek31s . 60
under IN o.
80 eonsregEtson c0GgS@
morning" he said. 4 CoGt4 49, -
make myself heard Il We nn0st' -
moving.
wei" said the pAJsicisa. ~
nsxt time they cough. tan the1 %
p-e.s the upper lip Just be1ssth ens
80. Pressing the DsrYes n that q7az'
ter win stop the most obstinate cOush.
and. By the same token. II VIII ssSR
= snesEe too
.T.n ten you how to stop the hse
coughs. Yoz press bard on the CHEEK
lint a front Of the ear. Those nsrFs9
there control tbs hiccOughs as money
controls politics. You need only presS
The nerves VIII DO the rest
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-06-17
The Hays Chautauqua
STARTS IN LESS THAN SIX WEEKS
July 25, is the Opening Day.

And then it lasts whole week.
It's the biggest one-week of the year.
Plan for it.
The Chautauqua is a growing fast
developing institution.
And, by the way. this great Middle
West is the center of the Chautauqua
Inconvenience the East, nor the
South, nor the North-but right here
in this prosperous Middle West.
But. plan a week off and attend
this Chautauqua.
Do thati
Its easy enough to plan for it-and
take the whole family.
A week is not too much for rest
and recreation and the Chautauqua
is the place.
It's a whole-community affair.
We are giving you list of the Tai
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-06-17
The cIss. sIsss

Are you one Of the girls who &c
given TO moping. to looking fearfznS
into the future, or % lamenting IL
pastf There Is no surer cure for the9s
uahappinssses than to culttVets shs
el6an-slate habit, which Is carried Gus
IN this way: Live q day az . tine
and start each morning with q frs9A
record to be made. which must nos
be muddled with the blurs Of ySstsFt
day nor the possible olota q tsDeE'
hroW
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-06-17
SEE THE TALENT LIST.

The Royal Italian Guards Band, with Signor Pasquale
Ferrante, Director.
The largest and strongest bapd doing CbauteuouaI
work. They this summer, making their first
tour west of the Missouri River.
Erancs Heney the noted San Francisco Graft prose-
cutOr.
great national figure The leading lawyer of
America. One of the greatest orators of the times
H. Ruthven Mcdonald, Canadian Paritcre.
Known the world over as the favorite baritone of
the Dominion of Canada.
Father p j. MaeCor1y Fmirent Paust.
P Ps9 Mae;COrry is tie greatest Of the Pauis
surpassed in vividness end beauty and cIearness
only by the Passion Play of Tyrol Peasants.
The Killarney aides Orchestra
This orchestra organized by selection of
leading members Of great concert companies on
the two continents. Trey represent acollecticn of
some Of the greatest stars in the musical world
They are specializing in Irish musc---everytbing
from the simple hish ballad to the classics. They
are gorgeously costumed
Sid Landon Character Deineator.
He has made of the work of makeup great art
Mrs. Zehner, Southern Reform Lecturer.
Mrs. Zehner is the exponent of the one-country
is member Of the National sufraeette Ta ply :,
and lecturer Of national fame, - "
The ee-Lathrop-Fullenwider Concert Company.
Edwin Brush, the zard-Magcian>
An evening of the best magic,
Lincoln Mcconnell of the South
orator scholar, gentleman known e4erywhere.
Hattie Roed Grace Company,
Mrs. Grace and twin oauobters--..r oeao.,,oo,,-
evening of music W
Phide1ah Rice Lecturer
Sylvester A. Long the Business Man andh ecturer
was president Of furniture fac tory-cosed hi
4Gsk Two years ago to lecture ON tactical subjects
his success has been phenomnal '"'s'eA' gu
Frank N Lynch, Lecturer
Allan A Tanner, On Labor problems
Yale graduate who stndie5 1ahor ,,roblaros FL
two yerrs wage-earner aO0i pi0Oi0ni0 ~
Bishop William E. McDaVge1I Of II, .,o4,,:u+ cao
The Singers and Players o'''-N-'-
More than a male euarfetA, , . r,1 +++ +9
sings and plays too " ~ 4' ~ i
And then, Is the Boys and lens
Girls '3u4ua season ucAe an" an
That be 1aS in suit
We viii weIIrained play
experts to- direct boys:
9gaah s nau4qua week three
Thev neodd - 1A'1a make it
~~SS ~ get 1n-a
And fhAr @ha.. :: Al
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-06-17

wouIdnH wnrk

Yeast-''what story did you give
your wife for not writing"
Crimsonbeaa-'That my fountain
pen wouldn't work"
And wouldn't It work
The story? Nol'@Tonkers States
man
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-06-17
VIII Have to be More Careful.

There is an Artemus Ward Jrs 3
New York sssemblyman. who Is said
to be a Wit like his famous namesake.
On a recent occasion he nominated
Ward F. CIute OF New York city for
head doorkeeper, but forgot the once.
and had to rise again to rectify his
mistake. It Is to be hoped his reputS
ton for wit does not rest solely On
this occurrence
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-06-17
me al, 70 Die.

me - ght - Die.
1Ae nan VIA he's killed himself %
Goadsy E0Gse Saturday Ia Te
wanted TO nv hzt 0os orIv XII tR
ousis self o1e 4snss ne a. rsd
up q past N esent and future: % Sfs
must Be . urden to him, II not for
tAs past n pressas and the future.
It leAst tes the present and the fu-
tire II a onfy Z burden for ths
PRESENT A saerfncfas the future
Tie eT1A OF one day Do 1ot sutheriZs
ht-z. - y scrsacs the ne that b ahead
q hin Only the HeE Ekoss life K
nzhapE and who eos1f ha~s the Ger
tAs7FY which Is fnsS0esssse-taRt Z
Wsh ways be ~ and thEs ocadF
tsons al desires win Egxsr ehsaEa
slEhg ? through noclAeatira & Steeuuk
sss ces and Situations O. <FGz1
- Il and TIE lapse O uEe-EAisA
~ ztn e imposszbfe-ouly tf1 laz
p oald hsEe the right @ kSE $780,
J Sspsleoa Boaaparts.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-06-17

It's great list.
You never saw asbetter one Any
where at Any Time.
The program this year is featuring
music and entertainment
They are the things You like.
There won't be a duh moment-not
a second when you'll tire or get slee-
py and want to go home.
1t will thrill and interest you every
Minute.
No musical company-no entertainer
no oratOr-no lectuer-no one OF
these famous talent folks makes
more than one days stop.
It's a different program every day
constantly changing and varying tt
suit every taste and every demand.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-06-17
A Great T-,,.h

Lots Of men smoke the ctga IS their
wives give them for Christmas, s. says
lEhe Philosopher of Folly, and then
laugh at the Hen who wear ala 'ers' =
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-06-17
Runs ia ths Family.

Mr. Agile Ito Mr.. stoutInan. run
ming fog car)-HaIio. old bovr
Thought you were too lazy to rim ill.,
that. = 40
s.r. Stoutman (languidly)-Eas:ly
explained. my dear boy; lazfnezs fs
Il CIR family. epin oott.s
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-06-17
Advice for the Ror.e s,,;,a..

Houses are built TO live in. not To
look On: therefore. let use be prefa-rer,
before uniformity. except where 49,
- b ea5-- I,scsa
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-06-17
What Kansas Can Do
in One Year


Corn Crop S3OOO,OOV
Sales 95OO,OOO
Poultry Sold - 81 o7 7G6 00O OO0
These big figures but Kansas is big State with
1O25Omes ofraroads States nthe Union
building of the Union Pacific Railroad in Kansas
bold project, alike in daring and conception.
Today Union Pacific 3,411 miles of splendid
roadbed safeguarded by automatic electric system of
signals.
than 10000 freight and passenger and 1000
monster locomotives required the demands of
the public,
An army of receives millions year in wages.
activities important in the growth and develop
State, and Kansas needs prosperous railroads
as the Union Pacific needs support of the people of
Kansas.
We have book Kansas and its resources which
mailed friend in the East for the asking
Please send his address.
Every Union Pacific Ticket Office is bureau of railroad
information Make your known there write
GeErit Fort. Passenger Traffic MANAGER. Omaha, Neb
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-12
DEATH AND THE RACE PROBLEM.

The preliminary report from the
Census Department on tho relative in
crease OF the black and white nopula-
ton in the last decade apparently adds
much weight to the contention OF those
who hold that the negro is doomed to
extinction in the United States. We
say apparently because all statistical
methods of fo-ecasting the future are
open TO grave hazard and question.
the rate of increase OF the white pop
ulation was 26.7 for the decade ending
1890; 2l.2 for the decade ending 1900:
22.3 for the decade ending 1910. For
the negro population the correspond
ing rates were 1875, $50 ana lis.
The great Increase in the negro race
for the decade of 1890 to 1900 is re-
gardcd as probably due TO improper
enumeration in 1890. The average rate
for the last three decades of the ne
groes of l4.3 would be much nearer tho
truth. or course. the white percent
ages ave been largely helped by i'm
migration. but even with this climinat-
ed II seems that the growth OF the
white population by natural increase
during the decade from 1900 to 1910
has been neprly Is per cent. or almost
i per cent. more than she negro in
crease for the same period.
The Increase of negroes in Virginia
has been practically nothing, due, no
doubt. to the fact that so many colored
people leave this state for employment
in the North. Fuller reports may
change the figures in some particulars.
but the general trend seems to estab-
lish that the negro, though MOI piu;i-
iic, is so prodigal Of his health and so
tons that he is not able TO keep pace
with the white man in his struggle
FOR existence.
Virginia has the best negroes in
the world. They arc more menab
to reason. more kindly disposed, more
OF It credit to their race and their APP
portunities than any other Africans in
this or any other country. But IL is a
~reproach 10 this city and the State
that i'll SO many localities the negroes
are compelled by economic or other
laws to herd together under condi-
ions that must work cruel hardships
on their health.
The race problem is settling itself.
but he health problem must continue
TO receive the earnest support and as
sistancc OF cities and States. and Rich
mond is not doing its share.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-12
MonAMMEDAN WAR PLANS.

IA" out in the Desert OF Sahara. 60O
miles south as the camel goes from
Benehazi, ana about tie same dis
tance west from the Nile. lies the
ousia Kufra. 10 only "a few travellers
was this spot known before the
Italian war OF occupation began. Be
fore the war is finished The little
Moslem town OF Jof in Kufra is likelv
to - as well known as the once hid
den city Of Lhassa. for i, Is the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-12

rity In doing Gods will. She VIII met
this awful fate was one OF whom bet
ter things might nave boon hoped.
She had been In no ignorance OF her
duty. Like many of us. she had begun
we'll and SO continued for u while. She
had been brought up in tho midst Of
tho superstitions OF Egypt, yet was
no idolater: she had dwelt among The
wicked. yet was no partaker or their
crimes. and still after having expert
enced many morcies, she looked back
in direct disobed1ence. She did not
go back; h only looked back. She
was wavcring and irrcsolute. and
wished to be where God willed her not
to be. Brought out OF the guilty city,
angels going before her, Lot bearing
her company. the place of safety al
most reached. and yet she perished
and cast away that which God would
have saved
There arc many of us who stand as
she stood. and are tempted to loo, as
she looked. and it Will be we'll for us
to pause and remember what bcfcll
her. The wages of her sin was death.
IT came suddenly. leaving no time for
repentance. She died with her face
toward that place which God had
cursed: she died and so remained a
spectacle of Gods wrath and u by
word throughout all ages.
Now, let us try to make her evil our
good. Most OF us have much in COM
mon wa. Lots wife. We have all
had great mercies. and therefore our
condemnation will be great unless we
make good use of them. We are all
called by God to forsake the wicked
ways OF this world and to fec to Him
Tor refuge. Here. thSn. comes tho all
important question for cvory con-
science: Having put your hand 10 the
plow. arc you looking backward?
We must not think tina because a
place of safety is offered us that we
can choose our own time for going
thither. We must be ready to 20 at
Gods command. II God sees US look
inS back to tho evil ways that w.
should %renounce, He may tako us away.
even as Lots wife. suddenly and In
tho very midst of our course OF sin.
All of us who wish to bear the name
OF Christian must conform with our
whole hearts to Him whose Name we
bear. and in whose love Is the one hope
OF salvation. remembering hat whatever
be tho trials in our path. in Him ia
the fulness Of strength and comfort
and peace. He has begun a good work
in us. and only We ourselves can pre-.
vent Him from performing it to the
end.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-12

his communication he cites some ng-
urcs to show tho injustice and iniouity
of the fee system OF compcnsating
public officials in Virginia.
The Portsmouth chief executive saws
that every drunken man who fails 10
pay his fine costs the State Sc. To tho
sheriff goes s1.75, % cents for turning
in and 81 cents for turning out tho
prisoner and s1.25 for five days keep.
w:'iie. the clerk of court pulls down Is
cents for dockctlng the case.
IN other words. the shcrin is paid
20 cents for putting a key into n
lock and allowing the drunk to step
into iuil. When he lets the prisoner
ont. the sheriff receives Il like AMOUNT.
OF course. these fees are obtained in
the cases OF all prisoners, irrespective
of the oifense committed.
The Newport News Press is author
ity for the stat ,ment that in that city
an average of about %forty-five prison
ers are committed to Jail each month.
The sheriff gets SEQ the year for
turning them in and out. That
sum is in addition to the great
profit he makes in feeding the prls-
oncrs-as the Press puts it so clearly,
the difference between the cost of
the food given the prisoners and the
amount allowed by the state for that
Then there are other fees for
shcriTs-to lie exact, twenty-three diff
ferent sorts OF fees. ranging from )
cents TO IS.
Mayor Reeu said in his letter;
1T may not be generally known
that the 81 fine tof the drunken mani
carries with ii costs amounting to ut
least SITE more If the prisoner is
brought to the station house in the
wagon, the clerk of the court
81 for renting the 81 fine
to the State Auditor and % cents for
docketing the case and the city so
cents for the trial fee"
Isn't it absurd-paying the clerk of
the court 81 for remitting the 81 fine
the State AUDITOR? Then he gets
cents more for dockcting the case.
a total of si.25 from every drunken
man who pays his fine.
Ought such a system to continue?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-12
THE TYRANNY or DRESS.

Lillian Russell has seen n good mauv
wardrobcs como and go. She should
be n good authority on dress, and she
is Moreover. she rather resents the
tyranny of the fashion~maieers, VINO,
by arbitrary decree, are changing the
styles at increasingly shorter inter
walls. 1t was only a few weeks ago
that a Pittsburgh man attributed the
breaking UP of his home TO the stylc
arbiters OF Paris, saying that he had
divorced his wife because she bank
rupted him by ordering and owning
iifty-four different hats and ever SO
MANY more gowns. Mss fvdsson, wfo
has run through seven or eight us
bands, suggests that the women SHOULD
resist the d~ictation OF the Partisan
modistes. She says:
The night for style is causing moro
crimes and unhappiness in this coun-
try than liquor. Nearly every woman
in the land is imbued with that one
ideh-shc must have style. 1t is wreck.
ing homes. breaking hearts and max
ing a certain group of men rich. These
men are reaping great reward from,
the foolishness of a certain group OF
men in this country and in Europe,
who arc making alleged STYLES so fast
that it Is impossible to keep up with
them. Twenty years ago-ycs, ten
years aGo-stylcs changed two or
three times In the year. Now 1t is
that many times a month.
Undoubtedly Miss Russell is right.
The mad pace Of orc mans wife q
keep abreast or ahead OF her neighbo.
in clothes has wrecked many a home.
The stylish fine feathers that smile and
lure from the shop windows have
caused untold misery and woe in this
world, and the time has come for the
emancipation OF women from the rapid
Kaleidoscope changes OF fashion.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-12

enco Of this vast bachelorhood ns 4
gigantic combination in restraint of
matrimony. and the mutterings and
discomfort that have been below the
surface all these years arc at last re-
solving themselves into II movement to
drive the bachelor either into degrade
tion or involuntary matrimony.
In earlier times, and even in recent
years, this anti-bechelor crusade was
based on the principle that Tho power
to tax is tho power to destroy" but
this has never worked. Bachelors have
been legislated against from a very
remote period. Sparta made non-mar-
riasc an ofrcnse punishable by death.
Athens discouraged celibacy. In Rome
marriage was fostered by positive PEN
altics imposed on unmarried men.
Even old Augustus decrecd that no
bachelor should receive u legacy until
nc reached the age of sixty, n blue
law that would soon wipe out many
of our young bachelor heirs In this
country. England and France have at
various times sought to abolish bachc-
lorhood by taxation. but the bachelor
has battled bravely on for liberty, for
the ashes of his pipes and the affairs Of
his highballs.
1t remained, however. for Massa-
chusetts women, our modern Amnzons,
our tea-room 2oadiceas. to make tho
bachelor a political Issue. The wo-
mans Homestead Association of Mass
achusetts this month lined up 'practi-
cally" every Massachusetts wonnun's
organization. with a total membership
Of 100000. against Louis a. Frothing-
ham. Republican candidate for Cover
nor of the Old Bay State. They re-
solved:
That no man should be elected Gov
ernor of Massachusetts, no matter
what his party affiliations are, who is
a bachelor. Bachelors shirk their du-
tics to society, are failures, always
have been and always Will be, because
they are not good citizens"
Are failures. always have been and
always will be''-isn't hi Just like an
cxasperated woman? Anyway, Froth-
ingham was badly beaten by Mrs. Eu-
gene n. Foss's husband, and the embat-
tied women won. rockingham lost
heavily In Boston, a city wherein the
females vastly outuuInbcr the males.
There is no future for the bachelor
in politics, The Colonel's lady and
Judy O'Grady" arc both against him.
Church and State do not lean toward
him. Women arc coming into author
ity, and when imperial woman gains
dominion, the stag will be as rare as
a buffalo in the West. Even the men
who run-and the women nave got
them on the run-can rcad the writing
ON the wall.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-12

Madero. the new President of Mexico,
that he pos to teach
the press the difference between lib
crty and license" The press ought,
of course. TO be c%stoppcd from con-
STRUNG liberty into license, but the
dividing line is very delicate, and If
Madcro isn't very careful he may step
over IT. with the result that with
the influence of the press the Mexican
people may recall The license they have
given him to run the executive depart
mcnt of the nation. Indirectly, in no
little measure the recall of Diaz's
license was due to tho failure of that
benevolent despot' to recognize the
difference. and the consequent stimu-
LUIS TO the press TO arouse the masses
against HIS arbitrary methods.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-12
BUSTING THE nACmELon rnusT.

The state of single blessedness has
existed from paleolithic days. The
first man of the universe was a bache-
Tor for some time. and scientific his
torians coldly assert that he was hap
pier in that state. AS time passed on
the tribe OF bachelors increased and
multiplied and women waxed sore
against them, because they were hun
CRY and had no man to Stay the edible
beasts Of the forest primeval. Thus
began feminine resentment against
the bachelor, a flaming Crouch" that
has gradually been famed into world
widc dimension. The liberty OF the
bachelor is the red flag in the face of
woman.
So. through successive ages, there
has been formed a FAST bachelorhood,
repelling the angry waves Of women's
wrath. 1t is probably due to women
that the exact derivation OF the word
bachelor has been lost in the dust
or ages and probably to the Same
source is attributable the fact that
photographers sugges that the word
comes from the Latin "vacca,' mean
ing cow" a derivation which gives
ground for the feminine accusa-
ton that the bachelor is the Coward"
OF civilization. But to go back TO
II lambkins. women regard the exist-