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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-26
al Am Going to the Country"

young companion during the next
few weeks. Unlike them she made
frequent incursions into gay life,
and brought an occasional flash OF
color into the drab of their life So
when she returned suddenly and I'M
announced one day, she received
heartfelt welcome.
You are certainly rested" com
mented Margaret, looking searching
ly into the glowing young face.
"Oh, girls! have had such a
lovely time, The scenery was beauti-
ful-oh, the woods in autumn
Did you paint anything?" asked
HelenI
No" she hesitated Margaret, :"
she resumed, turning to the most
sympathetic of the three, 81 did just
what you prophesied lost my heart
or found it-and in, cornfield!
And am going to be married. He
says may have a studio in our house
and paint all like
Brushes and palettes were excit-
edly laid aside.
Tell US all about it! Is he a farm
er? Was it love at first sight?"
For two weeks reveled, idling
out of doors. and the farm was an
immense one-not a neighbor within
four miles In all these weeks of
doing nothing I saw no one but
Farmer Locke, his wife and their son,
a lad of ten, and the help"
Then" exclaimed Constance, 'un-
less your swain is the hired help
you have known him only a week."
"One beautiful day" continued
We're, ignoring the comment, Il went
out with Tommy Locke to have
luncheon in the woods Mrs. Locke
put US up a basket of good things,
but Tommy proposed building a fire
and roasting corn. 1 went forth to
forage in the fields and left Tommy
collecting brushwood
L went through fertile acres I'M
til I came to a field of waving corn.
The symmetrical rows of sturdy
stalks made shaded little avenues.
and in the fun OF walking down them
forgot what had come for until I
Beard rustling and the sound of the
stripping of the husks.
In the fourth row from me I saw
another invaders man-standing.
tall and straight 1 turned and fed. %
What, from a MANI" cried Con
stance. incredulous
He might have been the owner of
the field, and Iwould have been
caught red-hxaded. hurried back to
Tommy. who scoffed at my fears, and
We traded jobs. I wasn't much of q
success as a fre-builder While /
was poking away. I heard a deep
voice behind me say: That is a mans
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-26
Vegetable Fiber for Shoes.

A Haverhin (Mass.) shoeman has OBJ
tanned patents giving him the right to
make vamps and tops Of vegetable
fiber which he has invented and per-
fected TO be used in the manufacture
Of shoes. A few cases Of shoes have
been made Of this material, which ap-
pears to be a good substitute for leath-
er. The fiber is said to be particularly
adaptable for warm weather wear be-
cause. being OF a woven material, air
can penetrate the vamp and top The
inventor also claims that shoe made
OF this material is waterproof
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-26
AHEAD IN ONE PARTICULAR
United States Makes the Best School
Showing of Any Country in
the World

The United States leads in the per
centage of population enrolled in
schools. Switzerland follows, the fig
ures being 1871 and 1876 respectively
But we, along with Germany and the
rest, are left far behind in other par
ticulars. The little republic in the
Alps boasts 178 university students
per 10000 population to 81 in France,
II in Italy and 20 in tits country. 1t
should be pointed out, however, that
in a little country like Switzerland,
with several important universities,
the presence of foreign students
counts for much more than elsewhere
We are accustomed to think that.
while we haven't yet produced many
classics, we print-and read-more
newspapers than any other nation,
and it seems to be true that in abso-
lutte totals of issues of periodicals we
surpass them all, our 1890 a year
being more than twice the 9,877 of
France, our nearest rival. But in num-
Der Of newspapers per million of popu-
lation, our $50 is outdone by the PTS
of Switzerland and almost equaIed by
the Isl of France. Oar showing in
books published per 100000 population
is pitiful or fortunate according to
ones way of looking at the modern
flood of literature Denmark, with
135, and Switzerland, with 116, are at
the top of the list, while the United
States, with ten, and Russia, with six,
are at the bottom. The surprising
thing is that Germany is at the head
in none of these ategories.-Open
Court.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-26
MISS VERE'S VACATION
And the Sort of Husband She
Selected.
BY BELLE MANDATES.

Girls, We're says she is going to the
country for a rest!'
Helen poised her paint brush re-
f1ectively in mid-air, while Margaret
stopped in the act of squeezing de-
pleted tube of vermiIion.
Il am of the opinion" resumed Con-
stance, that she is not fleeing the
confines of art, but from Cary War
borough.
Poor Cary" sighed Helen.
mol" protested Constance. Poor
We're! She lacks the courage to come
out resolutely and tell him she'll have
none-of him.
4 think" said Margaret thought
fully, that secretly We're cares for
him
It's not quoted Helen, that she
loves Cary less, but art more. She
Further discussion was postponed
by the entrance of the subject of
with golden hair and a dream-cen-
tered face.
81 am going away to the country"
she announced.
NWhere?" asked Helen succinctly.
ITO a farm near Chester, a little
town up state, but" she hurriedly
added, don't tell any one. You see
l don't want to receive letters even
l want a complete rest
The girls maintained a gravity of
countenance in spite of the ludicrous
idea of Vere's needing rest.
Mora Lynn told me about the
place, the Locke farm, with big,
comfortable farmhouse. She stayed
there last summer. She said there
was nothing to do there but rest"
You will soon tire of it," prophe-
sled Helen.
Maybe" suggested Margaret, you
will meet your fate-in a cornfield-
and settle down to a life of rural
domesticity."
IF 1 were going to marry" main
tanned We're, Il should choose a poor
mana farmer, maybe. Then I could
still pursue my art. A rich man
would expect. me to enter upon life
of social duties"
You ought to give Gary a hint of
the way you feel. I think he would
be willing to forego his millions for
the sake of winning you
We're looked annoyed, and babe
them an abrupt adieu.
The three artists missed their
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-26
GETTING The WATER INTO The SOIL
FIRST STEP IN MOISTURE CONSERVATION
Superintendent Ten Eyek of The Hays Experiment Some
Furthu Facts Regarding the Preparation of the Soil
to Receive and Hold the Moisture
When and How to PIow.
~HE MOST important step in soil

"HE MOST important step in soil
moisture conservation is to
get the water into the soil
When this has been accomplished, the
keeping it there and returning it grad
ually to the growing crop is a re1a-
lively simple matter Many farmers
have yet failed to learn this most i'm
portant fact of Dry Farming. That
the storing of the moisture in the soil
is the first and great principle of soil
moisture conservation. The firming
and pulverizing of the soil to prepare
the seed-bed, and the surface cuItiva-
ton of the soil to maintain the mulch,
are each without avail unless there
has been stored in the deeper soil a
sufficient amount of moisture to sup
port the growing crop in time Of
drouth
Now the moisture should be stored
at all times during the season, but es-
pecially during the interval between
harvest and planting. This requires
early blowing so that the soil may be
in condition to catch the rain and alb
sorb it.
In order that there may be room to
receive and store a heavy rain, deep
blowing is desirable. If blowing can
not be done early, the cultivation of
the unplowed land with a disk harrow
will keep the soil in good blowing con-
dition longer and fayors the absorb
ton of rain.
A good rule, but it cannot always
be followed, is to pillow when the soil
is in such condition that it will drop
from the mold-board in a mellow, fri
able condition.
Deep blowing should be done with
purpose and intelligence. Loosening
the soil by deep blowing favors the
absorption Of moisture, but if rains
do not come in time such land will
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-26

You are constipated- You have tax
en- Iaxatives a great many years. You
have tried to select a diet that would
keep your bowels regular. In this you
have failed and were obliged to go
back to your laxatiyes again. This,
say, has been going on many years
You also have a slight catarrh in the
head and throat. You never imagined
that the catarrh had anything to do
with the constipation. Suppose I were
to tell you that as long as you have
that catarrh you will never get better
Of your constipation Would you be-
lieve me? Well, whether you would
believe me or not it is the truth.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-26
Constipation and Catarrh

For many years / have been wreE6-
ling with. the problem Of furnishing
the public an internal catarrh remedy.
Peruna has been the remedy that
have devised and it has certainly re-
lieved many thousand people, yes hun
dreds Of thousands of people, of chron-
ic catarrh.
Constipation was my chief difficulty
in treating these cases. 1 often felt
element were added to Peruna- I
feared TO do so, however. first because
Of the number of catarrhal patients
who needed no laxative, and second
was afraid of making such a radical
change in a remedy that was already
doing SO well. Thus il was that I con-
tinued to prescribe with the PeTuna a
bottle OF Manalin to those who needed
a laxative. At last, under circum-
stances explained in my booklet, was
constrained to add the laxative ele-
ment to Peruna- This constitutes what
is now known as the revised Peruna-
Now those who take Peruna viii.
first, find themselves promptly re-
lieved Of their constipation Second,
the cataTrh VIII gradually disappear.
And once the catarTh is cured the con-
stipation leaves permanently. Then IL
you follow the advice given in my
DOCK, you VIII never have TO take pills
any more. Cathartics and laxatives
you can ignore. You viii be perma-
nently relieved Of both your catarrh
and the constipation.
Pe-ru-na, Man-a-lin and La-eu-pia
manufactured by the Pe-ru-na Com
pany. Columbus, Ohio. Sold at all
drug stores.
SPECIAL NOTIcE-Many persons inquirs
for The Old-tiue Peruna. They want the
A. hef IA OIL sd
TO take The old Peruna Is now called Ea-
tarno- II your druggist or dealer does not
keep it for sale write the Katarno Company.
Columbus, Ohio, and they VIII tell you al
about 1t.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-26
Better Idea

Orville Wright was recently pre-
vailed on to try a new revolving mo-
tor of the Gnome type, the invention
of a San Franciscan.
Mr.. Wright put the new motor on an
old biplane and gave it fair trial
1t continually stalled. however. and
so he told the inventor that he was
afraid it wouldn't do
But the inventor read him a long lee.
ture on the various methods of pre-
venting stalling. concluding with the
admonition:
You want to put little cleverness
in your work, sir"
@Humph," the aviator retorted
why didn't you put the cIeverness in
your engine?"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-26
Joke on His Clerical Brother.

Two brothers named Chalmers, one
minister and the other a physician.
lived together in a western town. One
day man called at the house and
asked for Mr. Chalmers. The physi-
clan, who answered the door, replied:
Il am he"
you've changed considerably since
I last heard you preach" said the
man, who appeared greatly aston
ished
''Oh, it's my brother you want to
see; he breaches and 1 practice"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-26
Irritation.

To supply water for the farmers of
the arid regions is great problem.
Thousands of dollars are going to
build dams, to dig tunnels, to take
rivers from their banks and run them
into fertile valleys, TO build bitches
all to help the western farmers. In
Kansas wells must be depended On
for most of the water used for irriga-
ton purposes. Some wells have been
dug and are paying big dividends.
Others viii be built
It is only by irrigation that the best
results can be obtained in the western
part OF the. state. The soil is rich,
the climate good, but the rain either
does not come at the right time or
enough water does not fall With
water furnished, good crops can and
viii be grown-Industrial
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-26
LITTLE TALK WITH THE WOMEN OF KANSAS
by L Brown, Extension Department S. Cl

do this, some sort of bookkeeping viii
have to be taken up. 1t may be as
simple or as complex as the house
wife wishes. The books. may be kept
by herself or some other member Of
the family competent to do the work.
By it a clear account of receipts and
expenditures must be kept in order
to be able at any time to see how
the business Of the home stands-and
what business is there that can exist
in the commercial world without
books being kept for it, Would you
be willing to deposit money in a bank
where no record was kept, yet by far
the major proportion of your income
goes for living expenses. From this
prOportionate division of the income,
however small it is, and the keeping
of accurate accounts, one may at any
time satisfy herself that the family
is living within its means. From the
monthly accounts one can tell when
more has been spent for food than
the income will warrant, and since
food we must have and enough a ne
cessity, the only course left open is
to buy those articles that will have
high nutritive value though low mar
ket price, until the expenses are once
more within the means. And by the
way so that we economic in the pur-
chase and in the preparation, use deli
cacy in the cooking so that the re-
suits are palatable If served with
grace and cheer; the food may be
the cheapest and most common, yet
it will be eaten with a relish.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-26
His Mistake

did the story he made up to tell
his wife pan out all right?'
Nope. it was a complete failure. -
ct sounded good to me"
Yes, but he Invented it when he
was sober, and when he got home
and started to try it out he found
there were so many big words in 1t
that. no man in his condition could
pronounce that he had to give it up.
His next effort viii be in words of one
syllable"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-26
One Problem Settled.

Mrs. Stronghold had Just thrown q
paving stone through drugstore win
dow, merely to prove that she was
entitled to a vote (says judge, and
had been marched on to Jail Thank
heaven" said Stronghold. That set
les the we-spend-the-sum-
mer problem, anyhow
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-26
NeM China Currency.

The new Chinese dollars Of the
Chinese republic are objects OF much
curiosity among the natives. They
carry English on the diverse side and
Chinese on the reverse, with the pic
ture of DR.. Sun Vat Sen, founder OF
the republic
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-26
Woman Police omeer.

Miss Mary Steele Harvey is the first
woman to be appointed a police officer
In Baltimore. The last legislature ere
ated five police matrons with full po-
lice powers. Miss Harvey is the first
Of the five to be appointed
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-26

The farmers in the wheat growing
section OF Canada have just expert
enced. q serious Irvine shortage. Dis
astrous results, however. were averted
as a result of 100000 pounds of binder
twfne being shipped from North Ply
mouth, Mass.-more than 1000 miles
away.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-26
To Renovate Historic Castle.

Loeb DOchart Castle, which was
built In the thirteenth century on an
island in the loch Of the same name
ana is associated with the famous Rob
Roy, has now been taken in hand by
the Scottish Historical Antiquarian as
Eociation, and is being renovated so as
70 insure its permanency
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-26

In addition to testing samples Of
dairy products free of charge, the
dairy commission at the Agricultural
College offers TO test and certify to
the accuracy Of weights, cream scales,
and glassware under certain condi-
tons.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-26
Rural Fate.

"Sims never made a big hit He
just ploughed his way along"
What a narrowing HfeI"
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Good care consists in doing every
thing from milking and caring for the
cows to marketing the butter or cream
as if your whole life success depended
upon it
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-26
Red cross pemonstration.

Boy Scout (actingTeaIisticaIly as one
of the injured Give my love to ray
wife and children and say my last
thoughts were Of them-PTmch
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Bunkoed,

Griggs-How about that piece OF
land you bought down on. the cape
Anything come up on it?
Briggs-Yes. the tides.
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Hold him a friend who kindly points
q fault-Punshion
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Nothing is so contagious as enthu-
siasm-Bulwer
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Complimentary.

Complimentary.
what would you call it in man
to steal all my ideas?"
Petty larceny"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-13
WHEN LIVING WAS HIGH.
Glance Over These Table d'Hote Prices
the Forty Miners Paid.

Detective Edmund Leigh, attached
to District Attorney Whitman's office
arrived in Salt Lake City last week to
bring back a prisoner wanted here for
grand larceny. Leigh had tired of the
monotony of dining car fare and
sought out the best hosiery in the
city, determining to get a regular meal,
regardless Of the limit of 81 meal
which is put on the expense accounts
OF detectives.
He seized the menu card that he
found prOpped up against some silver
ware. The first item that caught his
eye caused a dazed feeling to pass over
hin. He looked again; yes, his eyes
had deceived him There was the
item. "Bean soup. ST.
Leigh has been commended for bra
very, and at the moment he justified
his reputation. He grasped that menu
firmly in both hands and read it
through from start to finish. This is
what he read:
Bean. 81. OK tail (short), soc.
ENTREES.
Sauerkraut, 81. Bacon. fried, 81.
Bacon. stuffed. $3.50.
Hash. low grade, 75c. Hash. 1S-karat,
Hash. low grade, Use.
Hash, 1S-karat, 81.
ROAST.
Beef. Mexican prime cut. $50. Beef,
plain, 81
GAME.
Goldfish balls, double, 75c
Grizzly. roast, 81. Grizzly, fried, 75c.
Jackass Rabbit (whole), 81
VEG ETABLES
Baked beans. plain. 75c.
Baked beans, CLOSED. 81
Two potatoes, soc.
Two potatoes. peeled, 75c.
PASTRY
Rice pudding, plain. 75c-
Rice pudding with molasses, 81.
IF this place were back in New
York" soliloouized Leigh, lit could be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-13

February Mr.. Earl Spencer is the
man, and the girl is employed in one
of the local hospitals. Mr.. Spencer was
d high school student and is mem
Der of the alumni Debts and later at
tended Washburn college a short time
*
The program for the Kubelik con-
cert at the First Baptist church Sat
urday night. January 20, will be as
follows:
l. Concerto D Major, allegro mod
.. Ca) Romance F. Major. Beethoven
CD Praeludium (for violin alone)
(c) Introduction ct Rondo Ca
g. (a) Souvenir de Moscow .....
WleniaWSki
CD Hum Oresaue- DvOrak
Co Cam PAMELA. Paganini
Kubelik's accompanies will be Lud-
wig Schwab.
The Westlawn Evening club will
meet tonight with Mr.. and Mrs. F. M
Shanklin.
Mr.. and Mrs Gilbert entertained
Friday evening for their daughter,
Cecil. in celebration of her sixteenth
birthday anniversary Her guests were:
Miss Mary Dwiggins, Miss Grace Dwig-
gins. Miss Beulah Baker. Miss Alma.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-13

dedication of the new addition to the
First Methodist church next week Will
be; A public reception by the Sunday
school board in honor of the pupils,
parents and patrons Of the school the
members and workers Of former days,
and the officers of the State Sunday
School association. The affair will DE
held at o'clock Monday evening The
same evening N the young peoples
parlors the Epworth League cabinet
and officers of the Philathea and
Baraca classes will entertain the young
peoples societies of the city Tuesday
evening at 8 o'clock a fraternal church
reception will be given by DR.. and Mrs.
Ioveland and the mem bers of the Off
cial board and their wives for former
pastors and their wives and members
of the First church. for the pastors
and official boards of other churches
of the city. for district superintendent
and visiting ministers and friends of
the church. Wednesday evening at I
o o'clock a Methodist fellowship supper
will be served in the dining hall of the
new parish house. which Will be at
tended by about 500 people.
a bridge club recently organized held
its first meeting Friday afternoon with
Mrs G. Henri Strawn. The members
are: Mrs Creighton Miller. Mrs. Frank
SSriggs, Mrs. George StaebIer. Mrs.
Aurtz Kellam, Mrs. Cecil Forter, Mrs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-13

Mrs. T. w. Harrison returned to her
home in Kansas City with her daugh-
ter.
Miss Helen Clifford. of the Beta
House, Washburn college. has gone to
her home in Nortonville, to spend Sun
day with her parents.
DR.. w. N. West is about again after
being confined to his house with a Sc
we're cold.
Mr. A. K Rodgers went to Ottawa
Friday to attend the funeral of his
brOther-in-law who died Thursday.
Mrs. W. H. Lininger, of Chicago, will
arrive next week to visit her son. Mr..
Herbert Lininger.
Mrs. J. W. F. Hughes went to Kansas
City Thursday to see Every woman
at the Shubert tlaater.
Mr.. Russell Frost has accepted a po-
sition as civil engineer for the Oregon
Short Line, and will leave some time
next month He is now with his par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. John Frost.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. Hammatt have
gone to Minneapolis. Kansas, to visit
friends.
The Richardson Art club gave a sur
prise party Wednesday afternoon for
Mrs. c. T. Spencer, at her home, in
Highland Park. Those who attended
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-13

A young English woman Introduced
new phrase to a New Yorker the
other day. She had been telling of
her home town, of its extraordinary
sanctim oniousness until her nearer
asked. why, what sort of folks live
there?"
"Oh," she said, they're all fire in
surance folks"
1t didn't seem that any one COM
munity could be made up of people
in one line of business. and the hear
er asked for an explanation
why" came the answer. fire in
surance folks are returned colOnials
who live abroad and have committed
every crime in the calendar. Then
when they get old they come and try
to square up by living six years of the
most painful pietN- That's why we call
'em fire insurance folks.-New York
Sun
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-13
1 he gets under fire himself?

were: Mrs. W. H. Corning and her son,
Francis, Mrs. G. H. Bower, Mrs. c. A.
Bower, Mrs. H. l. Derby, Mrs. A. V.
Felker, Mrs. G. NJ. Compton. Mrs. A. l.
Gunther, Mrs. c. r. Homer and her
son, Lowell, Mrs. J. c. Seymour. Miss
Ella Thompson, Mrs E. w. Hutchings,
Mrs. Wideau, Mrs. c. D. Webb. Mrs. w.
B. Gwen and her daughter, Wilma, and
Mrs. Mccartney.
Mrs. Louis Deppe and Mr.. Clifford
Deppe went to Kansas City today and
will visit their cousin. Miss Louise
Mann, who is playing in Every Wom-
an at the Shubert.
Mrs. Kurtz Kellam has gone to Well
ington, Kansas, to spend two weeks.
The Topeka W. c. T. U. will hold
their meeting Monday.
Mrs Ray Hall is i'll with tOnsilitis at
her rooms in the National hotel.
The Ladies' Aid society of the First
English Lutheran church will meet
Wednesday, January II, with Mrs A
V. Lindell, 1884 Fillmore street.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. NachtigaI are at
home to their friends at $50 Tyler street
F. c. Lutes has moved his studio
from 511 Kansas ave % 713 Kan ave-