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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-05
Never in the Capital City

our boys as far from doubtful places
as we can, but there are many mes
sages that girls could not carry.
so far as our patrons are concern
ed. think they would be very well
satisfied with girl messengers. If we
employed girls at such work they
would, of course, have to wear a uni
form of some kind to distinguish them,
and their dress would relieve them of
much embarrassment they might feel
at having to go into mems private Of
fees. But the patrons would not be
embarrassed.
Altogether. a girl messenger serv-
ice would be very picturesque, but I'd
hate to, have to run one. l have had
some trouble with boys, but I do not
think I'd know how to start with girls,
for should feel at the beginning that
I was attempting the impossible"
Just then one of the swift-footed
Mercuriess came running up to the
scene of the interview. He gave a
yellow slip to the interviewer. who
said:
Didn't I tell you so? Our Pittsburg
manager says, in answer to my note,
that they thought Of trying girls about
five years ago, but there's nothing else
to that story"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-05
The Dolly Warden Gown.


EachNof the. French couturiers has
brought out a Dolly Warden lowered
gown and, though differing in particu-
lars, all these gowns are alike in one
respect-the pannier. A Dolly Warden
costume without pannier would be
like Hamlet with Hamlet left out, or
something equally as Disappointing;
and, indeed, the pannier, quite as
much as the lowered material, makes
the costume worthy of its name. Pom
padour silks and lowered tafetas in
new and charming patterns have ap-
peared like magic in the shops to
make these Dolly Warden gowns, and
as a quantity of the silk is required
for the draped panniers, the folk who
have been crying out against the small
amount of material necessary nova
days should cheer up.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-05
WARDROBE NEEDS MUCH CARE
Amply Repaid, However, on the Score
of Economy, as Well as Having
Proper Appearance.

People are not all naturally neat
and tidy, but often "a word to the
wise is sufficient" II a dress is taken
off and thrown to the floor, perhaps in
damp state, or even hung up undried,
when next wanted for wear 1t will be
found crushed and draggled; whereas,
If care is taken to shape it we'll, place
it on a hanger and hang it where the
air has a chance to dry it, the garment
will appear fresh and neat when
wanted again. The wardrobe of an
unttdy, careless girl or woman will
cost her twice the amount of her more
tidy neighbor, and she will never look
so fresh and trim
Hats often suffer most A hat
comes bright and new from the MILL
ner's, is worn day after day, tossed on
bed or chair when taken off and left
for all dust and dirt to adhere TO It.
After months wear it is hardly fit to
be seen. The girl who keeps her new
hat for clear days, brushes it careful
", arranges the bows or flowers, then
puts 1t away in box or covers it with
paper, finds it a pretty hat as long as
she requires it: "a stitch in time
saves nine is very true saying re-
garding all clothes. A garment is sent
to the laundry with a small hole, re-
turns with a far larger one, and at
last is thrown aside only fit for the
rag bag. If the same garment had.
been mended in time it would have
lasted months.
Stockings should have special no
tice. All thin places should be neatly
darned before they become holes.
A veil rolled each time it Is taken
off will keep neat much longer than
when folded; gloves pulled out and
smoothed will wear twice as long as
If they were crushed and tossed into
| a drawer.
Dresses should he folded right side
out and covered with paper or an old
| sheet. Keep all drawers, chests and
wardrobes neat and clean and all arti-
cles carefully sorted, not all mixed up
in a state of confusion. Be neat and
you will be amply repaid for the little
| trouble it causes you
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-05
BEGIN with 4 New Hat

"a new hat 1 must have" says the
average woman each season, and a
new hat she does have, even If she
has TO go without some of the neces-
sites to get it. Now this may seem
foolish to some, but in reality 1t is
very wise. With a becoming hat,
fresh and up-to-date, even though It
is accompanied by an old suit, provid-
ed it is neat and trim, a woman passes
as stylish and well dressed. Let her
appear, on the other hand, In a new
suit, with an old hat, detected and
hopelessly out Of fashion, and she is
Immediately referred to as way be
hind the times And so it is that the
woman who is wise in dress matters
begins each new season with a new
hat--Woman's Home Companion.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-05
Bureau of Fisheries as a Matrimonial Agency

him by DR.. c. Hart Merriam, one time
biologist of the department of agri-
culture, whose secretary Mr. Whitney
formerly was.
DO you know any one who could i'll
the vacancy at the island of St Paul
to which you will be assigned?' asked
Mr.. Merriam
Sure replied Mr. Whitney. "Pn
telegraph and find out about it right
away
So Mr.. Whitney betook himself to a
telegraph office and sent the following
to his fancee, Miss Elsie J. Gibson OF
Burlington, VT, who was attending the
summer school for teachers at Dart
mouth college:
Have offer for good teaching posi-
ton for you at st. Paul, PTibilon is
land. Salary twelve hundred, matri-
mony prerequisite. Answer paid"
Twelve hours later Mr. Whitney re-
ceived an even shorter dispatch. It
said:
Leaving for Washington; arrive
Sunday morning"
Mr.. Whitney went to the bureau of
fisheries and told Chief Barton w. Ev-
e-mann of the Alaskan division that
he had the candidate for the other
teaching vacancy.
Name, please?" said Mr.. Evermann.
Its Gibson now, but if you don't
want to make out the papers until
Monday. it will be Whitney" replied
the male candidate.
Miss Gibson arrived in Washing
fo0 in dine fine The bridegroom met
her, and armed with the necessary Dis
trict of Columbia license, they sought
out the Rev. George Ferguson of the
Peoples church, and were married.
Mr. Evermann gave them their com
missions calling for salaries of $1,000
each, and their expenses. He also
gave them his blessing. They left
for their new home after the bride
had arranged for the banking OF their
salaries here in separate accounts.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-05
Wild Ones.

Charles Crafty. the noted sculptor,
was talking at his summer home at
Folly Grove, near Gloucester, about the
quaint humOr of the Gloucester fish
ermen.
In Gloucester one day he said, "as
I idled among the shipping, an old salt
began to narrate his experiences to
me.
Z" 'Wunst,' he said, I was ship
WRECKED in the South sea, and thar I
come across a tribe of wild women
without tongues
wild women without conquest
said L Goodness! How could they
taIk?'"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-05

UTASHINGTON.-As q matrimonial
~ agency the United States bureau
OF fisheries has stepped into sudden
prominence. The methods of the bu-
rean are unique The unions are OBJ
tanned with speed and precision The
bureau embarked in its new line of en-
deayor the other day. The result Of
its first attempt is speeding happily
westward with a honeymoon in the
sweet breezes Of the PribiIon islands
as an objective. 1t all came about in
this way.
Out in the Pribiloffs there are few
white people, but many AHeuts, and
the progeny of the Alieuts are both nu-
merous and ignorant To the bureau
or fisheries, which is the real gov
eminent of the Pribiloffs and the
A1euts and seals which there abound,
has been delegated the task of bring
ing light where heretofore was dark
ness. The school system of the Prib-
uons is a division of the work of the
bureau Of fisheries. 1t is the intention
OF the government to have two
teachers on each of the large islands
OF the group. The fisheries people
prefer that they have a man teacher
and woman. They also prefer to
have them married couple.
Casting about for new material, the
bureau found that Alvin G. Whitney
of Groton, Mass, wanted to become an
Alaskan schooEteacher. Mr.. Whitney
passed the examination in fine style.
He was just about to be appointed
when it was explained to him that the
Pribiloff government, which is the
bureau of fisheries, wanted married
teachers. The case was explained to
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-05
Girls as Messengers?

n IRL telegraph messengers; good
u for small towns, not good for
Washington and other large cities.
That is the dictum of telegraph men
of the capital who were asked the 9th
er day if they thought employment OF
girls to take the places of lads. those
swift-footed Mercuries, the cycling al
lies of the lightning tongued- wire.
But Pittsburg is a large city, isn't
k?" an iEquir1ng reporter asked. and
Pittsburg is using it,"
BE Pittsburg large or small. say
girls would not do for messenger
boys" positive telegraph man said,
smiling at his own Irish" Incident
ally, he did not altogether credit the
report that Pittsburg was trying out"
the messenger girl plan. In fact, he
scrubbed a mote" to Pittsb1rg asking
about it before he went farther with
the interview.
Girls as a rule do their work better
than boys" the positive man admitted
They are generally more conscien-
tious and more careful. They would not
be SO apt to be distracted by collisions
and fights and fuses and other street
sights, and-so far as physical ability
would spermit-they would be more
prompt than boys.
But there the advantages of girl
messengers cease. The bad weather
we have in Washington would prevent
girls from delivering messages They
just could not stand what our boys
have to endure.
at is not necessary to speak of
their not being able tn on tn DIaooa
where messages have to go. We keep
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-05
Corn rs Cents the Ear on Bill for U. S. Senators

serving of one lonely cob of very or
binary dimensions for the quarter
mentioned in the bill of fare Next of
the tempting novelties introduced on
the bill was new potatoes, 20 cents. %
We'll. WELL" murmured one of the
regulars, "a bowlfuI of new potatoes
would certainly be excellent for
lunch" So he gave the order and the
cOlored emissary returned in due time
and set before him a small bowl con-
tanning two potatoes. of what seemed
to him rather limited cubical con-
tents.
). Two potatoes at 10 cents apiece. "
he observed. cat that rate they must
be deemed by the management a lux
ury fit only for the palates of the
rich
The restaurant is owned by the SEN
ate and is operated by a manager" 1t
loses money because the bulk of the
patronage is limited to a couple of
hours at lunch time-& The deficit is
made good by Withdrawals from the
senate fund to meet contingent ex-
penses.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-05

TN THE ground floor of the senate
wing of the capitol is restaurant,
with two special rooms reserved for
the solons and q big diningroom open
to the public. There are times when
charges for some items on the bill of
fare rise to the altitude of the high
priced restaurants in New YorkADel-
monico's and Sherry's, for instance
There were smiles on the faces of
regulars" among visitors when they
spied an item on the bill of fare set
ting forth sweet corn, 25 cents It
brought to their minds visions of daz-
zling and steaming cobs reposing on
a plate. They ordered, corn. and be-
held with considerable surprise the
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-05
RIue TrIumphant Colo.

Despite the expectation that vel
low and gold would be the triumph
ant colors In frocks. blue seems to be
in the ascendency- SAKE, royal, tur-
quoise and water blue are seen, and
when the stronger tfnts are allied to
pure white the effect is very amaz-
ing, especially when the haIf-and-
half toilet is seen. with the white
sheath foundation describing half
the bodice. one sleeve and half the
skirt, and the blue is dTaped with ap-
parent carelessness. but in reality
studious cunning. to intensity the
motley notion
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-05
Senator'S Vocal Triumph Is Rudely

CERGEANT-AT-ARM RANDELL and
y his assistants were scurrying about
the senate side of the capitol just
before the recent adjournment, trying
to complete quorum of the senate.
and while the senate bells were clang-
ing their summons OF senators to that
body, the posse was attracted by loud
sounds Of sweet melody arising from
Senator Bradley's room.
My Old Kentucky Home" and
F.Massa's in the Cold. Cold Ground
and other airs of the south rang
through the corridors. drowning out
the sound of the senate bell Upon
opening the door Of Senator Bradley's
ONCE the searchers found Senator
Bradley, basso profundo; Senator
Smith of South Carolina. tenor robusto.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-05
ObIfaina.

A young man who had never testi-
ned before was called before the court
as a witness in a certain case He
was somewhat fustered over the at
tention that was being paid him, and
mumbled his words SO that the young
woman stenographer could not hear
them distinctly: He was told to speak
plainly and to turn toward the stenog-
rapher
Speak to the stenographer." said
the prosecutor.
At that the young man arose and
with a deep bow to the lady said,
How do you do?"-Satire
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-05
White Coats.

Belted white coats. both In thirty
six and forty-fve inch lengths are
good. says the Dry Goods Economist.
A few are made with deep yokes. and
the lower part laid in box pleats.
While the majority Of these coats are
all white, some have coIored Innings,
which trim the collar and small re-
vers. Black velvet is also used oc-
casfonally on collar. cuffs and for the
buttons and buttonholes.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-05

Almost any blouse material might
be made up in this simple style; pin
tucks in sets of threes are made
across the front and in center back,
and one wide tuck is carried over the
shoulder to waist front and back. The
collar is hemstitched at the edge, and
the wristbands are finely tucked in
the center. Collar and small yoke of
spotted muslin.
Materials required: 3 yards q
inches wide, 4 yard muslin.
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Interrupted

and Senator Overman of North Caro-
lima. baritone fortissimo, with their
coats on and chairs tipped back
against the wall, singing as though
their lives depended upon the volume
Of sound emitted. They we're duly
summoned to appear in the senate
instantly, and did so looking a Little
sheepish and crestfaIlen that their vo-
cal triumph had been so unceremoni-
ously interrupted.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-05
CO ParisIan -

The French are using flesh colored
tuIIe in combination with black gowns.
At distance this has startling eff
feet as of an exaggerated decolletage.
but it is decidedly becoming. because
the family flushed tulIe Is much softer
against the neck and arms than the
Ehite or cream tones.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-05
American rooIs Preferred

A favorite sport in New Zealand, as
also in Australia and Tasmania, is COM
petition in wood chopping and saving;
and in these contests, which attract a
great deal Of interest, the champion
ships are always won through the use
of American tools. In fact, the expert
woodsman working for prize would
never think OF using any other kind Of
tools.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-05
Maintenance Of 2 mIeroh.-

A country school teacher was cash
ing her monthly check at the bank
The teller apologized for the filthy
condition Of the bills. saying, CT hope
you're not afraid Of microbes Not
q bit. Of Il" the schoolmarm replied
Pm sure no microbes could 1--we on
my salary. LippincOtss.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-05
Poeitiona for ths Fair sex.

Several bank presidents in the
smaller towns are women, as well as
clerks, teIIers and cashiers Gov
eminent experts frequently are among
tbs fair sex, whose deftness of touch
makes their fingers especially efhca-
cious for such work as that OF the
dead Iettsr office.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-05
Move tor Chance in lime

The French ministry of public works
is endeavoTing to have the govern
ment adopt the system of reckoning
tire on railways by the use of the
hours from 1 to "a, instead Of II noon
to II midnight This system has al
ready been adopted by many CONT
mental railways and has been in op-
Grafton for years on the Canadian Pa
cific railway.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-05

Unless you have met the mother
just after her first baby has cut its
tooth you have no idea of real excite
ment
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-05
I,,norfant, 70 haofbere
A lin

Miss vocoIo-Pm never happy IN
less I'm breaking into song
Bright Young Man-Why don't you
get the key and you won't have to
break in?
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-05

Mrs Winsiov.s Soothing syrup Tor ChiIdrea
teething. sOftens the gums, reduces inazmua-
ton, sIIsys pain. cures wind collie, sc = bottIs
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-05

Some people would rather make an
effective disappearance than 3 good
appearance.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-05

The world is full of the sort of
friends who take to the woods when
trouble shows up.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-05
up-to-pate Grammar.

How is the noun question de
cIined?'
q suppose by refusal to answer"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-05

And many a man does the things
privately that he denounces in public.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-05

The mai who shoots at random
never hits the target
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-05

Some men work overtime to earn a
dishonest living
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-05

Smokers ike LEWIS Single Binder cigar
for it's rich mellow quality. Adv
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-10-05

It is useless to take a vacation If
You are weary from everest
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PUTNAM FADELESS DYES

cclorn1ore ROods brizf1tera ID faaerc oIors &
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W. y. U, Kansas CITY, No. ss-1sf2.
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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-09-21
75 GALLONS
BOOZE SPILLED

Deputy u S. Marshal e. II. Trott re-
turned from Chelsea last night with
Cat Chastain and Bert Fowler arrest
ed on whiskey charge. These boys
were caught with seventy-fiye gallons
of the real old stuff in their wagon.
They were taken before Judge Brown
and Chastain's bond was fixed at
81 900 and Fowler's bond at $4,000. 1t
is said Fowler has other charges stand
ing against him which caused his bond
to be double the amount of the other.
Deputy Trott poured 20 gallons of the
whiskey into the ditch at Chelsea and
he says the colored brothers were down
on their knees drinking out of the gut
ter, and singing who said times
were hard in Chelsea" and "Its the
best times ] ever saw" In fact they
were grabbing every old bucket In
sight dipping booze while it was yet
flowing freely. Five gallons were
brought to Vinita as evidence. The
wagon an dteam were also confiscated
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-09-21
A Good Show.

The classiest group of dogs and
ponies that ever visited this city ar
rived this morning with Gentry Broth
ers shows. Ever since the first train
stopped the youth of this community
has been as busy as a bee He has
studied dog and pony until now he is
almost ready to write an essay on the
respective merits of the respective an
imals that go to make up the show
If there is any show in the country
that appeals and caters to children
it is the show that is in town today
For more than a quarter of century
its owners have studied child life and
ties demands upon the show world
So carefully have they learned the les
son that their institution stands out
as the greatest of its kind in the
world
This morning there was street
parade. All the ponies were hitched
to chariots, and in these chariots rode
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-09-21
v|N|TA ASYLUM
NEARLY READY
Three Hundred Feeble Minded viii
Be Moved From Norman to
Vlnita-Many Employees.

II nothing happens the Vinita in
sane asylum will start on the first of
November next. The buildings are be-
ing rushed to completion and every
thing is being made ready for the 300
or more patients that will be moved
from Norman over here as fast as pos
sible as 500 mas the asylum opens
The opening of this asylum means
much to Vinita, as it will require a
large number of employees, which
means large weekly pay roll that
will run into the thousands. 100000
is appropriated to run the Vinita asy.
lum for the balance of the year of
1912, and 100000 for 1913,
Below We give a list of employees
and their salaries at TT. Supply which
will run about the same here:
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-09-21

the charge is made by republicans
that Harris deliberately neglected to
take advantage of this opportunity for
the protection of Taft's interests. The
straw that broke the camel's back and
started the open and public protest
against the course of Harris on the
part Of the Taft supporters was the
meeting of the republican state CEN
trail committee at Guthrie recently
when Harris with practically all Of
the proxies in his vest pocket, had
himself recommended for national
committeeman and passed a resolution
endorsing the whole republican ticket
as nominated in the convention and
primaries including the Roosevelt cleo
tors. Another sore spot with many 1f
the loyal Taft men is the fact that
Harris has not taken advantage of any
opportunity to purge the republican or
ganization of Roosevelt followers. In
Garfield county he appointed to fill a
vacancy in the state General commit
tee the editor of newspaper support
ing Roosevelt and opposing other reg
ular republican candidates
These events have led up to the deal
which has been consummated between
the Harris organization and the Bull
Moose organization. The efforts on
the part of the Bull Moose state com
mittee to get ticket on the ballot
were bluff to force the stand-pat re-
publicans into line with their plans.
The bluff has worked out to the salts
faction Of the Bull Moose organization
Bird Mcclure and Dick Morgan, the
two stand-pat republican congressman
who hope to be reelected. Under this
plan there will be no state republican
convention, no state republican plat
form, no state republican organization
to conduct the campaign in Oklahoma.
The only state organization in oppos-
ton to the democrats will be the Bull
Moose organization and this organiza-
tion will devote its efforts entirely to
the election of the Roosevelt electoral
ticket which is running on the regular
republican ballot The regular repub-
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