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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-25
WHAT EGGS SHOWS WOULD Do FOR KANSAS

as State Agricultural CoIlege.1
What is needed is education. It
takes familiarity with proper meth
DDS of production, handling and mar
keting to place a perfect egg on the
table of the consumer. Where can
the general farmer get this informa-
ton now? Where could he get it
better than at a properly conducted
egg show?
When an egg Of poor quality
reaches the table of the consumer it
naturally creates a feeling of extreme
disgust. Nothing is more appetizing
than a well prepared egg of the best
quality. Nothing is more exasperat-
whole meal. Now. toward whom is
this disgust and evaporation aimed
If it is in a hotel. the management
is more or less silently cussed. If it
is at home the cook comes in for her
share, and possibly there are few
mutterings about cold storage. But
that is not all. The person who gets
q taste of a poor egg does not care
to have eggs for breakfast again IN
til he has had time to forget his dis
appointment. In the meantime the
egg trade suffers. There is less de-
mand for eggs and there is a cor.
responding tendency to low prices.
The orange growers of California
recognized this fact when they in.
vited 40 representative growers from
Florida to come to California and
study proper marketing methods
They paid the travelling expenses OF
these 40 growers because they said
that every time anyone ate a poor
orange from Florida they didn't want
any oranges for a while. An orange
was an orange to them, whether il
came from Florida or California, and
the orange trade as a whole was in
jured by just so much.
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A CL0D MULCH FOR WHEAT, NOT DUST, is
WHAT AGRICUL TURAL COLLEGE ADVISES
Some Farmers in Parts Western Have Msunder
stood the instructions of Experts in This Particular
Some Further Suggestions Regarding
Prevention of Soil Blowing.

is plowed deep will hold more mois-
ture and develop more plant-food than
may be done with the lister or with
the regular pillow, according to the
choice of the farmer and the imple-
ments at hand. They are about equal
" effective if the ground is properly
cared for thereafter. Whenever a
farmer finds il possible TO list his
ground in the fall there is no good
reason not to do so. We discourage
fall blowing with the ordinary pillow,
as there certainly win be danger of
the soils blowing. As suggested see
that the soil is listed At right angles
to the prevailing winds Listed
ground too, Will hold moisture which
comes in the winter
Where the ground is listed in the
fall or in the spring it should be
worked, gradually. into a level seed
bed before planting time Such cul-
tivation should begin as early as
possible in the spring, and the crust
srould be broken after every heavy
rain thereafter. With such cultiva-
ton the ground will be left in a level
and excellent seeded by wheat plant
ing time. Only such cultivation
should be given as is necessary to
prevent the forming of crust and to
keep down weeds.
I'VE advocte the following rotation
for western Kansas: Summer falloN
the first year, planted to winter wheat
that fall; the winter wheat followed
/ by sorghums, kafir, milo or cane. theT
/ faIlow. Sorghums leave the ground
in bad condition to plant wheat They
/ drain the soil of its moisture and
| plant-food late in the season WheI
/ allowed to rest in a summer fallOweC
/ condition for six or eight months
/ however. the soil comes back to IT!
normal condition and produces whea
well the succeeding year White
/ wheat and the sorghums are the crops
4 that make money for western Kansas
/ farmers, and this rotation insure
maximum yields of both and gives TIT
farmer two good crops in thre'
years"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-25

ness in each side, could not stand tight
clothing, and was irregular. was COM
pletely run down. On advice took
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and am enjoying good health 1t
is now more than two years and have
not had an ache or pain since. I do all
my own work, washing and everything,
and never have backache any more. I
think your medicine is grand and praise
it to all my neighbors- If you think my
testimony will help others you may pub
lish it. Mrs. OLLIE WoODALL, Nor
toms Gap, Kentucky.
If yOSI have the slightest doubt
that Lydia E. Pinkham's Negeta-
BILE Compound viii help you, write
to Lydia E.Pinkham Medicine Co.
CONFIDENTIAL Lynn, Mass, for adj
vice. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman
and held in strict confidence.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-25
IS regretted that some farm

erS IN parts of western Kan
sas," said Professor w. VI.
Jardine, head of the farm crops de-
partment. have the impression that
the agricultural college recommended
or is recommending a dust mulch on
the fallOw. A more dangerous prae-
tice could not be suggested. A two
or three inch layer of finely pulver-
lied soil over a field would offer the
very best chance for the soil to blow.
The dust mulch should be avoided. A
clod mulch is what we advised.
1.-The alfalfa renovator on wheels,
the alfalfa spike-tooth harrow, the
alfalfa spring-tooth renovator, and
various types of corn cultivators are
all good implements to use in cult
waiting the fallow. They leave the top
soil in a cloddy condition rather than
pulverized, and at the same time kill
weeds.
Avoid the disk harrow in cultivat-
ing fallow. Whenever it is used set
the disks to run straight 1t is also
more expensive to cultivate falIow
with the disk harrow than with the
other implements mentioned. In
III Mig lA0 SOlls HuSlu0E Il De IL
! blowing it or cultivating it, every
| operation should be performed at
right angles to the wind as far as
| practicable.
occasionally there are wind storms
| SO terrific that ground handled in al
most any way is likely to blow some
! but when farmers see their soils be-
ginning to blow, they should go into
! their fields with one or more of the
| cultivators mentioned and work the
| land at right angles to the wind. They
/ will be surprised how effectively II
will check the soil from blowing
| away.
Ordinarily we recommend spring
! blowing, preferably beginning about
the first of May, after the most severe
! winds have ceased and after most Of
| the regular spring work has beer
done. Pillow six to eight inches deep
preferably eight inches. A soil tha
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-25
ct axe the Elevator"
By LAWRENCE ALFRED CLAY
(Copyright. I01a. By Associated Literary Press.)

"Old Mason's kid"
Good locker"
Lots of class there"
''She's good to marry a million"
Such were some Of the observations
as Miss Myrtle Mason descended from
her auto IN front of particular NUM-
Der on a downtown street
Every one knew Old Mason, as he
was called. He was money-lendeF
and note-shaver. He owned the
building in which he had his Office,
any every year he swore of a good
share Of his taxes and lost three or
four tenants because he would not
make improvements. Just at this
date one Of the two elevators was
dead" 1t had needed repairs for
ten years and had finally stopped in
disgust. The other was about ready
to strike, but was still in use and
bore the sign: Take This Elevator"
Just a moment previous to the en-
trance of Miss Myrtle the elevator
had been taken by a young man
named Homer Lincoln He was an
architect just starting out for himself,
and he had business on the third
floor. The elevator was there, all
right, but the elevator boy wasn't.
He had stepped into the cage and
J waited. He heard the rustic of skirts,
| caught sight of a big white hat and
waving plumes and was then face to
| face with what his architectural in
| stincts told him was a good-looking
| girl of about twenty. Like the gen
tleman he was, he crowded back and
gave her room and removed his hat.
Where, oh, where was that boy?
The time one has to wait in an
elevator seems three times as long as
waiting at a soda fountain outside.
Miss Myrtle moved about uneasily.
Mr.. Lincoln coughed nervously. An
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-25
searchinn for Potash

To develop more thoroughly the fer
tilizer and potash resources of the
United States, Secretary Wilson of
the Department of Agriculture has
established at Reno. Nevada. a labor
atCry for the examination of natural
material thought to contain potash.
The laboratory has been organized
under a cooperative agreement be
tween the Mackay School Of Mines
the bureau of soils, and the United
States Geological Survey The Ia Dor
atory is in charge of Prof. George J.
Young Of the Mackay School Of Mines
and A R. Merz of the bureau of soils
Facilities have been provided for the
examination and assay of all potash
bearing materials, and of saline wat
ers and minerals The laboratory will
be at the disposal of the public free
Of charge.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-25
ERUPTION COVERED BODY
to break"

'Three years ago this winter had
a breaking out that covered my whole
body. 1t itched so it seemed as if I
should go crazy. It first came out in
little pimples on my back and spread
till it covered my whole body and
limbs down to my knees, also my arms
down to my elbows. Where
scratched it made sores, and the ter
rible itching and burning kept me
from sleeping. I tried several rene
dies all to no purpose. Then I con-
cluded to try the Cuticura Remedies. I
used the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment, also the Resolvent, for
about four months, and they COM
pletely cured me OF eczema. I have
had no return Of the disease since.
never had a good nights rest after the
skin eruption first broke out till 1 COM
menced using the Cuticura Soap and
Ointment. 1 had only used them a
few days before I could see they were
beginning to heal, and the terrible
itching was gone.
Those that lived in the house at
the time know how l suffered, and
how the Cuticura Soap and Ointment
cured me. 1 never take a bath with
out using the Cuticura Soap, and I
do not believe there are better rem
edies for any skin disease than the
Cuticura Soap and Ointment" (Signed)
Miss Sarah Calkins, Waukegan, H.,
Mar. 16, 1911. Although Cuticura
Soap and Ointment are sold by drug
gists and dealers everywhere, a sam
pie of each, with 32-page book, will be
mailed free on application to 'fCui.
cura," Dept. L, Boston.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-25
Ricb Homes and the Child.

The intellectual and wealthy classes
produce about as many feeble minded,
nervous and atypical children as do
the Iaboring classes. Perhaps they
produce as many. perhaps more. That
remain to be determined. All we
know is that the modern home. over
refined, under disciplined. highly ten
stoned, tends to produce an increas-
ing number of children whose mental
adjustment is faulty. These children
have speech defects. memory lapses,
obscure forms of deafness or blind
ness, deep seated forms of nervous
derangement-Rheta Childe Dorr in
Century Magazine.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-25
Poor Roads Are Extravagant.


It costs % cents a ton, a mile, to
haul farm products over the ordinary
country road. 1t is costing the aver
age farmer, right now, S1.15 a ton for
ten miles, to get his stuff to market;
the average haul being four or five
miles. Unimproved roads cut down
the attendance at rural schools and
rural churches. They impair chill
dren's health, because they trudge
over or through them and then Try,
all day, to study in poorly ventilated
school rooms. That means a weaker
race. Unimproved roads make boys
and girls leave the farm, because $50
lation, the inability to get to town
when they want to do so, turns them
against the most Independent life
possible to create. The road laws OF
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-25

elevator boy cannot be brought back
to his duties in any such way as
that. More heroic measures are nee
essary. When two minutes had
passed the girl stepped out and
looked up at the placard. Perhaps
she had read it too hastily. Per-
haps it advised the public to walk
upstairs or down cellar.
No! That placard distinctly read:
''Take This Elevator!" Not the other
elevator. but this one. The letters
were black on a white ground, and
even cross-eyed man couldn't have
COMPOUNDED them with somebody's
cough syrup or a why Pay Rent?'
sign.
Five minutes and no boy!
Mr.. Lincoln would have faced
Jeffries in his best days, but he re-
coiled from this situation. He had
but to step past the girl with ''beg
pardon" but he hadn't the moral
courage to do it. 1t was she who
solved the problem. AS many as ten
times in her life she had seen
elevator boys manipulate the cable,
and, tired of waiting, she suddenly
seized it and gave a hoist. Mr.. Lin
coin opened his mouth to protest, but
he was too late. The weary cage
| uttered a sigh and a groan and then
/ made a leap for the roof It was
tired of being classed as a slow coach
When the roof was reached the
cage struck and started for the cellar
1t bumped down there and started up
again, but stopped between floors
and gave a wabble and a lurch and
! settled down to rest.
The first bump had thrown the two
| occupants to the floor The second
tossed them about and the stoppage
! put the finishing edge to their scare
Mr.. Lincoln used EXPLANATIONS thai
children should not see in print, and
| Miss Mason uttered screams tha'
aroused the building and brought the
elevator boy from the curb marke
on the run. In three minutes It was
known that the elevator was stucl
between floors. In two more It wa!
known that it held two passenger
and that one Of them was Old Masont
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-25
How His Brother Identified Him.

How His Brother Identified Him.
Uncle Harris, an old negro. who has
been a servant In the family of Colonel
SIemmens of Monticello. Ark, for the
last forty years, recently made a trip
to Memphis. Upon his return he was
telling the colonels daughter Of his
trip and the discovery Of a brother
whom he had not seen for thirty
years.
Miss Slemmens asked him how he
knew his brother after so long time.
and Uncle Harris replied:
81 was walking along the street
when a spare built looking man came
up to me and says: Say, amt you
my brother?' and said, Sure 1 is.
Who is your"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-25
Tribes That Believe In ReInearnatlon.

Tribes That Believe In ReInearnatlon.
Word has been received from Prof.
Baldwin Spencer of the Australian
Anthropological survey that he has
found in the center of that continent
a number of tribes that believe In
reincarnation. 1t is further announced
that their notions in that respect tally
with those of the intellectual native
races in India-a belief that has been
carried into western civilization un-
der the name of theosophy. In one or
two tribes along the Roper river &
curious totemfc system was discov-
cred. Among these people a man must
marry a woman of a particular totem,
but the children take totem different
from that of either of the parents. For
example, a man Of the Rain totem
must marry a woman Of the Paddy
Melon kangaroo totem. and their chill
dren are OF the kangaroo totem.
Again, a Porcupine man marries q
Lizard woman, and their children are
Bats. Everywhere, too, among the
tribes visited the women and children
believe that the sound Of the bull roar
er is the voice of a great spirit who
comes to take away the boys when
they are initiated Prof. Spencer
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-25
Poor Seed Corn This Year.

Ninety-one samples Of seed corn,
tested at the Kansas Agricultural
College this week, showed an average
termination of only rs per cent
Twenty-nine OF the samples came
from Ottawa. These % averaged 70
per cent. Sixty-two samples were
from Osawatomie and averaged 81 per
cent. Good seed corn should give a
termination of at least 90 per cent
These samples were collected by the
department of agrcnomy and tested
in the department of botany, and are
authoritative.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-25
by WAI. a. LIPPINCOTT, Kal


Egg shows in Kansas have been
about as scarce as flying machines
The possibilities of their coming have
not been talked of in glaring head
lines by the daily press. When they
do arrive the excitement they will
cause will be so small a fraction of
that already aroused by the few
fancy flights we have seen or read
of, that it will be hardly noticed. In
the easy money they will bring the
farmers they will be as far ahead
as the flying machine will be in ex-
element.
It has been definitely determined
that II per cent of the eggs market
ed are lost because of detrimental
changes. For Kansas in 1909 this
meant a loss of over one million dol
lars. The. causes of the II per cent
loss are as follows:
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-25
Modern Woman.

Madame-This fat would suit US
very we'll but for this room. which is
so small
Concierge-It would do for ono
child, madame.
Madame-It isn't q question OF
child. but of my hat boxes.-PeIe Mele.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-25

A candy-eating couple in New York
court, who were Laughing at some di-
vorce testimony, were sternly rebuked
by the presiding judge for acting as
though the courts we're places OF pub
lie amusement. But considering the
various scenes enacted therein, many
would be pardoned for seeing the
thrilling meIodrama or capital farces.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-25

White elms probably are the worst
trees to control along fields. They
grow rapidly, and the limbs spread
far out over the fields to shade the
crop. Cut them down, and keep the
stumps sprouted every year. It will
pay.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-25

More than so million hogs were
on the farms of the United States
last year. This was one-third of the
worlds supply. Germany ranked
second, with % million head. and
European Russia third with II mil
lion.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-25

Kansas make it possible for every
county to have good roads and good
bridges and culveTts. These laws, If
properly enforced, would distribute
the cost so that the cities, too, would
bear their share.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-25

An Austrian archduchess has in
vested a new wax candle. She is be
hind the times. But perhaps it takes
a while for archduchesses- to catch up
with the modern procession.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-25

There is not an item in the list
that may not be largely controlled by
the producer. Dirties are the result
of slack methods and dirty yards and
nests. Breakage comes from careless
packing. Chick development and rots
come from failing to remove the male
bird after the breeding season, ecu
pied with the faiIUTe to keep the eggs
in a temperature Of less than 60 de-
grees F. Shrunken eggs result from
failure to market the eggs often and
the temptation to hold for a rise in
price. MoIdy eggs are caused by
keeping the eggs in a moist place.
Eggs, like milk, will absorb doors and
bad favor results.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-25
Mfoht Not Get the Children.

A young lady of ten was discussing
her future with her mother.
Yes, mommie." she said, q shall
get married and l shall have four chill
dren''
THAT will be n1ceI" commented the
mother.
mol" continued the young lady
after a minute or two Of deep thought
Maybe I won't have four children.
I might marry bachelor! Saturday
Evening Post
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-25

Statistics show that surgery has
made such progress that now only
about one operation in SO is fatal,
but the pocketbook suffers just as
much as it did before
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-25

Ten tons Of storage warehouse eggs
are the subject Of litigation that has
been carried to the supreme court.
1t is believed New Workers will get a
chance to eat those eggs in April,
1913.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-25
Assuming That.

Brown-What reason have you for
hating Blank
Smith-Well. you see. he's a relative
Of mine, and
Brownies. yes. know. but what
other reason?-Harper's Bazaar
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-25

A Nebraska farmer lays claim to
a hen that has laid 1000 eggs in three
years Another argument in favor Of
substituting the hen for the eagle as
our national bird.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-25

A Yale professor tells US that 1t is
impossible to live on less than 81 900
a year, and yet several Of our citizens
manage to drag out their existence on
less than that.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-25

Women's coats are to be shorter this
season, the dressmakers say, but in
good many cases the men who pay
for them will have to wear their
coats a good deal longer.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-25

Will that Connecticut young woman
who announces de1antly that she will
not wed until she is allowed to vote
tell us confidentially how many pro-
posals she has had?
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-25

the fashion If the managers of the
burlesque shows have anything to say
about it. They cannot afford such
ruthless competition.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-25

A fruit grower in Virginia advertises
for grafters. But it should be under
stood that the kind he wants is mora
useful variety than the kind of which
every locality has such an overstock
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-25
Her Chief Characteristic.

Miss Green, who was giving the
class a lesson in mythology. turned
suddenly to one untidy little fellow
and said:
'rBrOwnman, tell me for what viz
tues Diana was especially celebrated"
For takin' baths" replied Brown
man promptly
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-25

ex-emperor of China has received
$640,O0O. 1t looks easy, but think OF
all the red tape one must unwind to
qualify for the job.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-25

A Chicago theater owner has
welded his cashier. The only differ
ence between her and other wives is
that she had the job before marriage
as well as after.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-25

For laying fowls, milk furnishes
the animal protein that is necessary
In this way il takes the place of beef
scraps, which is a packing-house prod
uct and somewhat expensive.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-25

health was very bad
and I had q continual
backache which was
simply awful. Icould
not stand on my feet
long enough to cook
q meals victuals
without my back
nearly killing me,
and l would have
such dragging sensa-
tons l could hardly
bear it had sore
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-25

Just by way Of encouragement for
the ladies, it may be mentioned that
a woman in Philadelphia not only did
the proposing, but paid the car fare,
bought the license and gave the par
son his due.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-25

In England the objection that WON
en- cannot fight is rapidly going out
of use, although there are still old
fashioned people who think they
should not fight.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-25

A Connecticut man was killed as
the result of an April fool joke Prob
ably sprung by fellows who rock the
beat.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-25

A Chicago judge rules that while
a husband is competent to pay for
his wife's gowns, he is not competent
to select them.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-25

The New York authorities dumped
into the harbor $4,000 worth of re-
volvers. daggers, blackiacks, and 9TH
er weapons accumulated in the course
of arrests.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-25

A preacher man in Spokane is said
to have stood on his head, probably
because he wanted something solid to
stand on.