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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-06-01
We Can and We Do.

1T has been demonstrated that we
can have plays without words"
Yes. Also that We can have plays
without actors"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-06-01

Unsight1y eruptions disappear after course
Of Garfield Tea.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-06-01

Almost time to dig up and polish
the ancient jests about the highlander
who runs the summer hotel
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-06-01

Baseball results are as we'll worth
worrying about as most other trou-
bles.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-06-01

Reports that the peach crop has
been destroyed must have been de-
layed in transmission.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-06-01

Polar exploration may be a pleasant
pastime, but the average man prefers
beef to dog meat
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-06-01
A MARvELoUs RECOVERY.

Mrs. Ray Trusner. 90 W. 3rd St,
New Albany, Ind, says: Kidney dis
ease had rendered me chronic In
valid. lay in bed unable to move
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-06-01

Mrs Wfnsiow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inhamma-
ton, aIIays pain. cures wind collie, sc bottle
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-06-01

Sowing seeds of kindness is all
right. and sowing grass seed is also
good.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-06-01
A WIndfaII.

Have the Fosbergs inherited
money!"
NO"
They seem to have come into 3
fortune suddenly"
Yes, one Of Mr.. Fosberg's former
wives married a miIIiolssire not ling
ago and refunded the alimony."
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-06-01

Garfield Tea is unequalled either as an
occasional or q daily laxative.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-06-01

The man who steals our thunder is
naturally under a cloud.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-06-01
DAISY FLY KILLER PA PA,

We all admire a man who says just
what he thinks-about other people.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-06-01

~ HE WHITE mans burden, this
spring and summer, probably
will be further increased by
the destructive activity of canker
worms. Their attention is likely to
b, given chiefly to unsprayed or
chards, damaged last year, DR.. T. J.
Headlee, head of the department of
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-06-01

Mustn't Go Too Far.
All the world loves a lover, proVid
ed he doesn't try to borrow money.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26
The Parasitic Woman.

The heaviest burden today on pro ductive Ametica, aside from the bur- den imposed by a vicious industrial system, is that of it's non-productive women. They are the most demand ing portion of our society. They spend more money than any other group, are more insistent in their cry for amusement, are more resent full of Interruptions of their pleasures and settlements, go to greater ex- tremes of indolence and uneasiness
 The really serious side to the exist ence of this parasitical group is that great numbers of other women, not free, forced to produce, accept their standards of life. We hear women, useful women, everywhere talking about the desirability of not being able to do anything, commiserating women who must work, commiserat- ing those who have heavy household responsibilities, and by the whole gist of their words and acts infuenc- ing those younger and less experienced than themselves to believe that hap piness lies in irresponsible living American Magazine.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26
New Woman in China.

It is certainly remarkable that China, for ages the most conservative nation in the world, should today by leaps and strides become in some de- gree so radical and liberal that the spectator stands amazed. The latest feature that surprises us in that in the new republic China gives woman an equal share in the ballot with men. Remembering the previous condition of semi-servitude peculiar to Oriental women and inherent in Oriental civil lzation, we cannot but wonder at the acumen and gallantry of the men who nave to do with forming the new gov. ernment. There is, to be sure, re- strictive qualification as to the vote, but this affects men and women in the same way. The one of either sex who wishes to vote must possess some property and know how to read and write. There is stirring of en- ergy on the part of Chinese women, who have hitherto been deprived of education. They are now determined to know the alphabet, to read and write, and the day is not distant when they will claim the educational privileges of women in other lands.1 Christian Herald.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26
Had His Reasons.

A rural clergyman missed one of his parishioners several successive Sun days from his place in church, and when he met the absentee one day be said:
 ''WeIl, William, haven't seen you at church for some time"
 "No, sir. I have reasons for stayin' away"
 "Oh, you have! And what may your reasons be? I should like to explain them away, if possible"
 Well, sir, I doubt you'll manage that. They are very decided objec- lions. The first Is that I don't believe ln bein' where one does all the speak n';, the second is that don't believe in so much singin' as we get in our church; the third and last and most important reason of all is that it was n your church that I got my wife, Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26
Filipino Sorrow.

When I went down to breakfast the other morning at my hotel found the attentive and unusually intelligent Fiji pino waiter who has served me ever since I attached myself to the hostelry squad. His eyes were bleared with salty tears and he looked down at the floor to avoid my glance of inquiry.
 'I am a few minutes late" said to the waiter. And then: You have been crying. What troubles you?"
 Again he burst into tears, and, lean ing his head against the wall, sobbed as if his heart would break.
 What on earth ails you?" asked. rther sympathetically. "Any of your relatives dead?"
 "No, no, senor, not that" and the waiter boohooed again.
 Then out with it, boy!" I exclaim- ed, rather impatiently; "out with it!"
 "Oh, senor," he stammered, "the pancakes are coId!"
 Noble muchacho, that, isn't he?- Philippines Monthly.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26
GENIUS WAS WASTED
BRIGGS WOULD HAVE THRIVEt
 IN WALL STREET.
Tired of Borrowing Mir. Dunhamh Sled, He Makes a Proposition for Buying It-Did Dun-
 ham Grab It?

MT. Durham had just finished h1S morning chores at the barn and wal going in to breakfast when Briggs the hired man, who had bought the neighboring Alden farm, appeared. He was a congenial person, with a we'll padded waistcoat and an engaging smile
 'Morning!" said the newcomer, briskly.
 "MorningI" said MT. Durham.
 ''Pm going to be neighborly right away" declared Briggs, with an air of simple frankness. T want to bor row your wood sled for the day. I've had no time to get settled yet, and there's so much to do I do know which way to turn, hardly. But I've got to get some wood dow1 and wsnv to do it while the hauling's good"
 That's all right" said MT. Durham "Take it and welcome. It's out there under the she'd"
 A day or two later the new neigh. Dor came again. This time he had the oxen with him. He nodded cheer. fully as he passed the house and re marking casually, 'T s'pose it's all right to take the sled again?" hitched up. This time he kept it two days.
 A week later he came when MT. Durham was away, and whistling mer- rily as he yoked his steers, drove oil without question. Durham waited four days, and then had to go after the sled himself.
 On the next occasion when the new neighbor called, he.found MT. Durham milking. Leaning against the stan- chion with his hands in his pockets, he began:
 "Dunham, I like that sled of yours. It's new, ain't it?"
 ''Why, yes. It was new this season.
 Want to sell it?"
 "No, I do know as I do."
 What did it cost yep
 q paid Smith $25 for making it, ana I furnished part of the stock"
 Well, it's worth it, and you ought to have some profit on it, too. Now, tell ye what; I don't feel right bor- rowing all the time, and I'd like to buy it. How would S35 look, to you?"
 Durham miIked silently for mo- ment Then he said, Well, I guess $35 would be all right"
 Good enoughI" cried Briggs, hear tily. Its worth that to me. I ain't got the ready cash just now, but we can fix it up this way; I'll take the sled over to my place, and any time you want to use it, you come right over and get it, just the same as if twas yours. I'll keep track of it, and charge ye reasonable amount each time you take tt-say mebbe dollar-and when it comes to S35, why, the sledIl be mine, and we'll be square. That'll save you buying new one, and I'll feel better'n 8 if I was borrowing all the time. Is that aU Companion.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26

telephone wire; these are passed through the box from end to end and made taut. The box is then laid on its side, the open side up, and filled with concrete: One part best Port land cement, three parts sand and water to make quite wet. With 8 trowel the upper surface is smoothed off. At the upper or smaller end of the post are inserted in the wet con- crete two one-quarter inch bolts, the head imbedded in the concrete, and the shank protruding an inch or more. The bolts are four inches apart and two inches from the top of the post. One is two inches and the other six inches from the top. To these bolts are screwed the cross-arms A inches long, when the post has set and hard
 ened. The box or form is so made that six or eight or more posts may be made at one time. This makes a post that will last for all time, and need no repairs. The end posts will, of course, need bracing in the same man. ner as the wooden ones. When the canes have reached the wires they are loosely tired to the wire and pruned back to the second bud of the new wood. We find it good practice to prune the vines just about the time of picking the fruit, or little later, but in no case do we let 1t go till spring, as the bleeding" at that time weak ems the vine and stunts both vine and fruit. Grapes do nicely on a sandy or gravelly soil and the ground should be kept clean and well worked. To give the vines a uniform influence from the sun and air, plant the vine yard in rows running north and south and on high, well-drained ground.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26
EXCELLENT WAY
 TO SET POSTS
Experience Teaches That It W1U Last Much Longer With the Small End Placed in
 the Ground.

After many years experience I hay, concluded by placing the small end oi the post in the ground. A post will last much longer than with the large end down. The reason for this is ob vious. When limbs are cut off 1t al ways leaves a cut that holds more or less water and where worms have worked the holes are always down ward. These poles hold some mois- ture, but by placing the top end down this moisture runs out and leaves the post dry.
 At first thought it looks as though the post with the large end up would not make good appearance. How. ever, says an expert in the Farm and Home, I have generally found that the large end is the straight end, and ire quently there is a crook at the small end. If this be placed in the ground, the fence when completed looks much better. I also have found that small posts for wire fence last longer than large ones, for they do not hold mois- ture as long. A post should never be reset until it is well seasoned. The end posts should always be placed in concrete; then there need be no bra cing or anchors used.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26
ESSENTIAL CULTIVATION AND
 MANAGEMENT OF GRAPE VINES
Found to Be Good Practice Pruning About Time of Picking But in No Case Should Treatment Go Over Until Spring, "BIeedinS' Causes
 Weakness md

The care of grapes is the same whether for the home or the vineyard, and the method of training depends largely upon circumstances. In the west, California, and the far east, It. ally, Spain, etc, no trellis is used, as wood is not procurable, but in Michi- gan and the other states the crop is supported by trellis. On our farm sour canes are allowed to grow from he root stock, being guided till they reach to longitudinal wires by being tied with tarred twine, writes Herman Haupt, Jr, in the Rural New Yorker
 We use cedar posts eight feet long set In the ground about 219 feet, with the butt end throughout coated with hot coal tar from the gas works. The end posts are braced so that the wires may be drawn taut. It is a mistake to bore holes in the posts and run wires through them at four feet from the ground, or in fact any distance, as it allows of the accumulation of moist ure, and a wire at this height very naturally interferes with the cultiva- tion of the vineyard and the picking of the crop. Any obstruction that pre- vents getting readily from one row of vines to the next is an error. The cross arms, if made of 1 by 4 inch board and secured with three nails, need not have the wire braced from the end of the arms to the post. To hold the longitudinal wires we saw a
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26
THROUGH THE CLOUDS
WOMAN DESCRIBES HER RIDE IN
 A DIRIGIBLE.
All Weariness Forgotten, She Asserts, on Trip in a German Airship- Souvenir Postal Cards Bought
 and Mailed on Board.

The men let go the ropes, and in An instant we began to soar. the mo- tors coming into action, and we left a crowd of gaping, awe-stricken peo- pie in our wake. We sailed along smoothly and quietly, with absolutely DO vibration or noise tho more so than If you were seated in your own house). It appeared as though we were stationary and Mother Earth was leaving us behind. Over fields we sailed, over forests, where we saw an occasional deer; over moving railway trains, over the Rhine, over the birds, which it seemed queer to be looking down upon instead of up at; over the Black Forest, toward Freiburg and Heidelburg in one direc- ton; then, turning our. course toward Karlsruhe and Strassburg, we GOV cred many small towns and villages too numerous to mention.
 People flew from out of their houses like lunatics, waving frantical- y at us. Children rushed from school buildings like bees out of hive. Hu- man beings looked no larger than flies; and we could only faintly hear the cries of cheering; but We could see that every one was wild with de- light at the sight of us.
 The landscape resembled a map. We were what seemed to be thou sands of feet high, going at the rate of sixty miles an hour above the clouds. There was no feeling of nal de mer The sensation of going through the air in this wonderful ma chine was one of perfect happiness. All feeling of dread or fear left us, all cares and weariness were forgot ten, and in their stead there were con- tentment and security. It is difficult to express it in words, so great is the desire to remain forever on board, sailing through the air.
 We brought postal cards on board, which we addressed to all our friends and which were mailed from the ship by placing them in a paper bag with weights attached and dropping the bag over the side in the midst of one of the cities, in the hope of it's being I4cked up by some good person who would mail the cards. Those I mailed know reached their destination safe ly.-Elizabeth Roy in Leslie's Weekly.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26

long string with a tassel at the end will answer the same purpose and iR more graceful. The tail should be If. teen times as long as the kite. The string should be light and strong. The string should be fastened to a piece of string, which is fastened to the up right by both ends and hanging down in loop about foot in depth. The points of attachment should be one a little below the middle of the up right and the other about two-thirdA up the remaining length. The illus tration will show you.
 Kite-f1ying Is g delightful pastime, but 1t is also more than that. It has its uses for scientific and military purposes. In the year 1749 two scien- lists attached thermometers to kites and raised them into the clouds to make an experiment in finding out the temperature. They have also been sent up with instruments attached to them to register the wind movements They help in making the weather fore casts, as "Old Probs" flies kites from some of the observing stations to bring information from as high as 8 mile up in the air.
 Then there are military kites. used to carry a camera for photographing a fort from above, the shutter being worked by electric wire or clockwork; and large kite or several kites coup led together are used to lift a man up to, say, fifty or one hundred feet, to let him examine from above the en- emy's army or camp. Of course the kites used in this way are not just the ordinary paper and string kite, such as we make at home. Other mate rials must sometimes be employed.
 In Japan kite flying" is popular amusement, the object aimed at being to so fly one kite as to disable or cut the string of another.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26
NEWS 6rne YOUNG
 PEOPLE
HOW TO CONSTRUCT A MTE
Among Other Things Needed Is Long Straight Lath, Cane, Lots of
 String, Paste and Paper.

In order to make a kite one needs a long, straight lath, a cane, lots ot string. paper and paste. The lath if for the upright. The cane should bS three-fourths the length of the lath
 and must be securely fastened at it's exact middle to the upper end of the lath and brought down to a bow by the cord. Care must be taken to bal
 ance the two sides of the kite ac
 curately. A very slight ineXactness will make the kite lop-sided. Fasten all the parts securely with string, and the skeleton of your kite is complete
 Now paste sheets of paper together until you have one large enough to cover the whole framework, leaving about two inches to lap over. Paste this two-inch margin over the edges securely. Cut some slips of paper about three inches wide and paste them along and over the cross and upright strings to secure them firmly to the main sheets. For the wings, or tassels, take two strips of paper snip across like comb, roll them ur and bind the uncut ends with string. The tail is made of slips oj paper twisted and tied along a long string about six inches apart. A good
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26
That Caught Them.

The newest service rendered by monkeys to mankind, says an English paper. was recently illustrated in Lon don. In one of the school districts too many parents reported no chill dren in their families and in order to ascertain the real number of children in the district the school officers re- sorted to an ingenious measure. Two monkeys were gayly dressed. put in a wagon and, accompanied by brass band, were carried through the streets of tfs district. At once crowds of children made their appearance. The procession was stopped in park and the school officers began their work; distributing candles to the youngsters. they took their names and addresses. They found out that over sixty par ents kept their children from school. The ingenious measure brought to the Vchool about 200 boys and girls.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26
Where Was That Hat2

Three friends, who had all been op- erated on for appendicitis about the same period, met for the first time since their sufferings, and began con- pairing notes.
 'Yes," said No 1; 'T had beastly luck! The doctor had to operate again, because he found he had left ! sponge inside the first time."
 No. 2 promptly capped this.
 That's nothing" he said. My doc. tor left pair of forceps inside me-"
 No. rose to his feet. He was pallid and trembling as he rushed 'oward the door in frantic haste.
 What's wrong?" asked his friends.
 'N-n-nothing," he stammered; "only Eye just remembered that as I came 'ound my doctor said something about laEing mislaid his hat!"-London Pa ger.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26
A soare-sparrow Invention.

It is easy enough to invent a scare crow that will scare crow. but 1t is quite another thing to find a scare crow that will scare a sparrow. Place the ugliest scarecrow or "scare-spar- row" on the roof of a house and the saucy little sparrows will go and build their nests in the pockets of the coat. With this fact in mind an inventor has patented in Washington a sparrow scarer" which, according to his plans, is to be placed on the caves of houses or suspended among foliage. It Is in the form of a very fierce old cat, with bright, long, stiff whiskers, glaring eyes and a short, stubby and erect tail. Such a terrific beast, swaying In the branches of a tree, would be enough, the inventor thinks, to fright en the wits out of any birds. But he evidently doesn't know the English sparrow. It would pull out the dunn my cats whiskers and build nest i1 the crook of it's tail.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26
Hurs Eishermen,s Business.

A strange story comes from Fron- tignan, Herault, France. Recently 700 gallons of confiscated wine were thrown into canal there by the cus- toms officers. But the wine had the effect of intoxicating the fish, which swim on the top of the water and can be picked out by hand. The house. wives refuse to buy fish when they can get them for themselves, and the fishermen in the district have united to protest against the action of the customs officers.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26

The special features of the i'm proved Cornell spray tower are: l. It folds down fiat The bough catcher Is lowered and then by removing the lose hinge pin at the upper end of the main brace the whole tower may be let down backwards until it lies fiat on the top of the spray rig. 2. It is easy to ride. The man using the tower, standing astride of the saddle rail, can grip this rail with his thighs and so hold his position with ease. It has no rail to interfere with a free movement of the pole. 3. It parts the
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26

shallow notch in the upper edge of the cross-arms; this is sufficient, and being daubed with tar keeps out mois- ture. At best wood will rot and we have adopted the plan now of replac- ing the wooden post with one made of concrete. A rectangular box is made tapering from six inches at the base to four inches at the top and eight feet long, open along one side. This box is made with only two sides tapering, the others are straight. In the ends of the box we bore four holes, near the outer edge, for the ad- mission of four strands of galvanized
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26
cura for Nerves-

People cultivate nerves to a larg> extent and do not apply simple rules to cure them. Healthy work, particu. 1arly out of doors, is an excellent anti. dote to nerves. Onions are a very good tonic for nervous people. Gran berries are good for sufferers from in- active liver.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26

limbs. The bough catcher and the pipe braces raise and turn the limbs without breaking them. The operator can be on the saddle rail and the limbs will go over him. 4. It is strong. Built as shown in the cut, the tower will last for many years. The tower Is best mounted on top of the tank, but it may be mounted over the en- zine if desired. Full details Of con- struction are given by Prof. H. w. Riley in a circular which will be sent by the state college of agriculture at Ithaca. N. Y.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26
Successful Mans Policy.

have tried to make all my acts an0 commercial moves the result of deti- nite consideration and sound judg- ment. There were never any great ventures or risks. practiced honest, slow-growing business methods, and tried to back them with energy and good system.-MarshaIl Field.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26
Correct Answer.

Teacher Gin geography class)- ~John, you may tell the class what a league is." John Eight baseball clubs is a league. ."-Lippin- Sott's Magazine.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26
Mourn for the Bride.

In Japan, land of flowers, they hold funeral services at the home of the brides parents the night she Is mar. ried. This is to show that the young lady Is dead to her father and mother.
The Holbrook news., 1912-07-26
Rovhood Days.

Little Ethel-'T wonder why men always like to talk about their school days?"
 Little Willie-"Oh, 1 guess it's be. cause after they get growed up they want to find out where their teachers live so they can do unto them as they got done by."