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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

silence as the fame licked up and
gathered it hungriIy beneath its yell
low tongue. When the last bit of
charred paper had sifted to nothing
ness she arose, poked the Goals with
an elaborate display Of unconcern
and weakly trilling bar from an old
opera, Quietted the room and ran up-
stairs TO her den. Her lips and her
cheeks were very white as she sat
down before aer easel The unfin-
ished study-a plate Of June apples
was before her. She worked absorb
ingly for two solid hours; then with
a sigh she laid down her brushes
and threw back her head to survey
! the result. She laughed Historically.
The fruit was perfect in proportion,
charmingly arranged; the leaves
were absolutely lifelike and exquisite.
But the apples were purple!
Dwight Ogden took up the re-
ceiver with eager fingers. All day
he had waited in fever Of hope
and fear to hear Margery's voice.
But blank disappointment met him.
/ AS before-a dozen times, perhaps
/ it was only a call from one of his
patients, and he found himself wish
| ing savagely that they were all dead
/ or we'll.
But the days came and went end
drifted into weeks, and there was no
variation to the story. His disap-
! pointment turned into despair She
had, then, meant what she said-they
could never be more than friends, Just
because they happened to be cousins /!
| Well. If she still persisted in her
mulish course. he could do likewise
If she was willing to sit passively and
allow the prejudiced views of a ia.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18
Asked Autograph and Got It

thing with. But stay! an idea strikes
me. Give me your autograph. Sell me
that"
Nine Sand promptly took a sheet OF
paper and wrote: Received from
Baron James de RothschiId the sum of
1000 francs for the benefit of the dis
tressed Poles. George Sand"
NJ de RothschiId read it, thanked
her and, presenting note for the sum
mentioned, passed on with the auto-
graph.-Youth's Companion.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

Scotch Collies are the most useful
dogs for the farm, besides being the
most companionable. They are natu-
rally intelligent and do not range over
the country, as do most dogs. With
proper care a Scotch Collie pup can
be trained TO do almost any dog trick
A well-trained Collie will bring stock
from the pasture more satisfactorily
than most boys.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18
Exclaimed.

''The count has a painfully snobhish
air What does he base it on?"
Why, his father, the marquis, was
the victim of a duel"
"a French dued?"
Yes"
'1mpossible!"
Not at all. The marquis climbed
a tree to get out Of the way, and tell
and broke his neck
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

Raspberries should be placed about
two feet apart in the rows, rows to
be six feet apart. Cultivate vigor-
ousIy and nip OF the new growth
when twelve inches high. This viii
force out a growth of 1aterals that
viii furnish the bearing wood.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18
Bows Idea

Willie was looking at the pictures In
a magazine when suddenly he turned
to his father and asked: PA, do CO
coanuts really grow On trees?"
"Of counsel Where did you think
they grew?"
why. pa. I always thought the mon
keys laid 'em-"-BOston Transcript
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

currants should be planted in a
protected place such as the north side
of a fence or among the peach trees
in the orchard. Varieties: Cherry,
North star, Red Cross, Red Dutch and
Fay's Prolific.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18
BOYS, WRITE FOR CORN CONTEST PAMPHLET

belong. While they are at the college
they receive special drill in judging
corn. This picture shows a big room
filed with the corn contest boys.
J. E. Miller. director of college ex-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

A couple have just been married in
Berlin who were engaged Cor thirty
years. There is much undue haste in
marriages. but this seems like going
TO the other extreme.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18
A Good Argument.

How does this hat look on me,
MADAME" asked the lady in the mil
liners.
VERY, very fine" replied the mod
iste. You could easily convince peo-
pie that you are ten years younger
than you are with that hat!"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

Now that kisses are being printed
on post cards. the government prob
ably will have to rescind its order
barring the asbestos kind from the
mails.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18
Its Kind.

"Our friend, the auctioneer, told ma
he had bought himself a yacht. Is it
a steam vesseI?'
I should think It vas rather one q
saiIs.''
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

A San Francisco woman wants
divorce because her husband talks too
much. In California the women are
on an equal footing with the men.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

A European physician says he can
graft hair on a bald head. but II Is
better and cheaper to conserve our
natural resources.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

Good, young pullets may be bought
for rs cents to 81 apiece. They may
be sold when summer arrives for
seven or eight cents a pound.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

Not all the vioIets on the street are
Teal-not all the roses abloom in fair
faces are genuine. Thus the work of
improving on nature moves merr1Iy
on
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

If there is one thing more than any
thing else that kills poetic fancy. 1t Is
to see a motorcycle plugging along
the countryside.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

A woman physician is telling her
sex that big feet mean big brains. But
then the average woman doesn't par
ticularly wish to look intellectual
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

Massachusetts proposes to impose
tax on bachelors, and some of the
bachelors in that state claim the free
dom is worth it.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

There are no more poles to be found,
and the scientific explorer can now
give his undivided attention to the
fourth dimension.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

There were no poles discovered IN
our early youth, but it gladdens US to
reflect that the kids OF today have
more geography to study than we did.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

After the boys have worked hard
all summer in the big corn contests
there are several thousand entered
and entering right nOw-they go to
the State Farmers Institute az the
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

A dozen young women in a Pennsyl-
Vania town have organized a non
swearing club This is a good idea II
it's absolutely necessary.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

A Philadelphia official suggests that
all married men be compeIle i to wear
a label How would a string. tied
on the finger, do:
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

An astronomer tells US that year
on Mars has 73O days, but possibly
Mars is married and the year only
feels that long.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

Pennsylvania is to build new peni-
Tertiary with the labor of convicts
That seems like adding insult to in
jury.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

A California woman who marries an
alien loses her right to vote. Cali
fornia girls are becoming cautious as
we'll as alert.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18
More Profitable

Waiter-Thank you very much, sir
Old Gent-What the deuce do you
mean? l haven't given you anything.
Waiter-No, sir; but 1 bet No. 10
half a crown you wouldn't tip me-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

A new malady is attacking the treas
ury clerks who count money in Wash
tngton. 1t will not. however, become
epidemic.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

A Camden. N. j., girl has been sent
to jail for 80 days for kicking a police
man on the chin. thus furnishing an
other argument for tall policemen
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

Justices of the peace can no longer
perform the marriage service in New
Jersey and the clergy are reaping a
harvest.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

Massachusetts women are to nght
bachelors who aspire to office-that is.
any office other than head OF house
hold
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

The day of shingles is passing and
that of slate, tile or metal is coming.
A roof which fire cannot ignite is want
ed in all towns.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

Don't tax your friends overmuch
when you try to make a touch
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

The destruction of the peach crop
will take place next July and many
will have a hand in It
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

Our citizens Will be too busy swat
ting presidential booms this summer
to pay much attention to the house
ny.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

A Missouri girl wants 1000 for sew
en- kisses. This is a case where the
law of supply and demand doesn't ap-
ply in any sense
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

1t is almost time for the summer
ShirtWaist.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

Now it is learned that the Egyp-
tians knew all about" appendicitis
1000 years ago, and they went right
at it with lamentations.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

The meanest trick leap year girl
can play on a man who rejects her
proposal is to take him at his word
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

Millions for defense. but not l cent
for tribute" American women are
protesting against the Importation OF
styles from that dear Paris.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

The soc1ologist who estimates that
the value of baby is $4,000 clearly
never had a baby.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

Somebody has written poem about
''The Little Sod Shanty. The little
sod shanty is very poettc-tn a poem.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

The system takes kindly TO natures laxs-
tive, Garfield Tea, which Is mild in action
and always effective
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

While a trial was in progress at
Portland, Oregon. one attorney hurled
an ink well at another. A strong
argument for the fountain pen.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

The young man who tells a girl
during leap year that he could listen
to her voice all the rest Of his days
! takes desperate chances.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18
Naturally.

THAT child actor has a part which
fits ike a glove
''Yes-sort Of kid glove"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

The switching OF OF billiards may
yet become a piece of high art in the
wild west.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

When one prices handbags he be-
gins to think a Florida alligator farm
would be q good investment.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

About once a year the Ohio river
proceeds to show that 1t could noat
the naVies of the world
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18
a cIneh.

They're married"
What makes you think so?"
Il just heard him asking her IL she
was ever going to learn to put on her
own skates"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

The annual slaughter of the aviators
appears to have begun
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18
A HOT ONE.

Miss Antique-He asked me If re-
membered the awful cold winter OF
1869. Insulting, wasn't It?
Miss CaustiQue- guess he didn't
mean to offend you. guess he didn't
know what a bad memory you have.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

The more promises a man makes
the more he doesn't keep
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

A Washington woman says her
clothes cost her S49,930 year. Evil
IDENTIFY marked down from S5O.OOU-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

China's republic is going through
many of the troubles that come TO
every newborn babe.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-05-18

There are two kinds Of ambition;
one scars and the other crawls-
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
A WORD FROM THE MAN.
AGER.

tomudc- 1T Ec'inrhtm:
The progress If this department lie
ponds upon the amount ol thouent and
cooperative effort We put into IT. onr
of the first essentials toward its sue
ccss i, the perfection OF our Consumers
league. which is well under way in point
of number When You come TO the local
Sunday please secure a card for your
self and Your ncighbor Remember that
lay taking a card You place yourself
under no obligation whatever, save that
You have the amount of each purchase
entered on your card when you patron
izc our commonwealth advertisers. An
other way to lend Your assistance is Go
help build the Commonwealth subscrip
tiou list
Shall we have 1000 subscribers in
Nhatcom county ON the opening of the
campaign? Let's try Marms Hansen
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
a woPD FROM ruE EDITOR.

E,cr,ti workers on the Commonwealth
are greatly encouraged hy the splendid
showing made hv the Rollugham com
radios in the opening Of their Common
wealth department. We have no doubt
that Comrado Hansen will receive ut the
hands of ms fellow workers the co-opera
ton aud support which his energy and
ability merit.
-0ne word in regard to the use of the
league card, Some of our comrades
here have been under the impression that
it was sufficient TO make the entries
themselves, thus keeping account of the
purchases made by the league. The good
effect of your work is lost in large part
ii You do not present your card to the
clerk who serves you, as the card thus
emphasizes the fact that you are in
the store because of the Commonwealth
al. IL the managers of stores are re
quested Go have their clerks report on
the cards presented. you viii find but
small difficulty in convincing the mer-
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
EUGENE WOOD LECTURES IN BELL.
INGHAM.

An audience of $50 persons enthusi-
a>tically greeted Comrade Eugene Wood
at the Trinity Tabernacle on the even
ing OF the first lecture of the Iyccum
course That the audience enjoyed his
lecture immensely was manifested in the
frequent interruptions of vociferous APP
plause from all corners of the hall In
commenting ON the lecture, some of the
old timers recalled and -favorably com
pared Comrade Woods lecture with
Mark Twain's speech, which the latter
delivered at the Old Lighthouse hall on
his around the world trip.
The Lyceum committee reported $50
to their credit on the course and the
Belingham comrades feel confident in
their ability to more than meet their
obligation.
Quite a number in the audience took
the Commonwealth as their choice sub
scription.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
How We Are Gouoed

Chicago. Jan. 13.-After tracing in
Vulnerable sets of figures and going over
the entire system of bookkeeping relat-
inc to the process of Cost fixing" EN-
ployed by Morris & Co. the federal
prosecutors today We're able to present a
startling bit of evidence to the jury that
is trying the ten millionaire meat pack
crs in Judge Carpenters court.
II was shown that from 1906 to 1908
the entire cost of killing cattle and pre-
pairing the carcasses was assessed against
the dressed meat department. Dressed
meat is but one of score of products
that come from the abbatoirs. As a re
suit of this system of fixing costs, all
the other products were put out at an
enormous profit, while the cost of the
raw material for all of them was pald
by the buyers of dressed meat.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
Infant Industry.

New York. Jan 13.-"Under the guise
Of protecting American labor, J. P. Nor
gan and the management of the United
States Steel corporation not only employ
armies of poor ignorant foreigners, but
after grinding their forces in manner
not permitted in any other civilized coun-
try to make profits for their corporation,
though only 40 years old they throw men
on the scrap heap"
This charge was made today by Louis
D. Brandeis in a speech at the republi-
can club, to $50 representative business
men who at his close cheered the speaker
nearly five minutes.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
Peace Diners Will Have Govt.

San Francisco, Cal, Jan 13.-The
largest army ever concentrated by this
government in time of peace will be as
sembled during the coming summer
months on the Pacific coast. According
to the report given out in army circles
today, and confirmed by dispatches to
this city from Washington, it is planned
by the war department to order more
than $4,000 soldiers into the field in
full fighting equipment. This will in
clude all the regular and militia estab-
lishments of the six Pacific coast states
Oregon, Washington, California, Ari-
IONA, New Mexico and Utah. Cavalry,
infantry, artillery, signal corps and hos
pital corps will be the different branches
of the service which will participate.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
Proposed Labor Exchange.

Washington, Jan. 5.-To bring to-
gether "the manless job and the iobless
man." Congressman Littleton of New
York. today introduced a joint resolu-
ton to investigate "the wisdom and
probability of establishing labor ex-
governments"
"The time has come" said Littleton
"to stop thinking about mans vote
and do something to give him a job
There is systematized market for
stocks, bonds, cattle and wheat, but
labor has only privately conducted EN-
ployment bureaus, which often are mere
agencies for eXtorting fees from the un.
employed
''Ihe great need is to have labor quick
ly modified when needed That is more
important to the country's prosperity
than the superficial irritations Of poll
tics"
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
Model in Slower Living.

Washington, Jan. 13.-President and
Mrs. w. II. Taft entertained at luncheon
yesterday in honor of Ambassador and
Mrs. Whtelaw Reid. One of the fea
lures of the luncheon was the famous
Taft chicken salad, which has gained
such vogue in Washington's smart set,
This salad, which is made under Mrs.
Taft's personal direction, is after the
following recipe Equal parts of white
meat of chicken and hard boiled eggs,
cut in dice, sprinkling of celery and
white nuts, the whole being covered with
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
How We Are Gouged-By the Press.

The Revcillc, a capitalistic paper, pub
Hshcd toe late to be corrected the fol
lowing wrong notice of Comrade Woods
lecture:
Eugene Wood, the famous magazine
writer and a prominent socialist who
viii speak at Bcck's theater here at an
early date, under the auspices of the
Bellingham socialists, delivered lee
ture for Everett socialists on Wednes
day evening
Wood lcctured in Trinity Tabernacle
and not at Beck's theater This is not
the first time this trick has been worked
These tricks may help to disillusionize
some of our friends who take the capt
talst papers to get the news" OF course
such tricks Just emphasize the necessity
of building up our own press.-H. G.. G..
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
Passing of the Black Horse.

Automobile funerals were inaugurated
in Seattle last week and they have now
become permanent fixture here. About
year ago Bert Buttcrworth. of the
undertaking firm of the same name.
made trip to The east to make a close
study OF motor ear funeral equipment.
and upon his return to Seattle he began
the work Of assembling conyeyances.
The result is that the Queen City firm
now has one of the most complete sets
of automobile funeral equipment in the
west Seven gasoline automobiles mo
enc electric ear comprise the list of ma
chimes.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19

Local Hrllmghom had the exceeding
pleasure ot listening 10 a musical recital
n, the regular propaganda meeting last
sunday. The business meeting was in
tercstug, being devoted to discussion
of how 60 make the lyceum course a
success. The hustlcrs reported with
$40 which gives us 1920 to our credit
Suffrage Petitions" were placed in the
hands Of comrades for signatures.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
In China.

Picking, Jan 13.-The abdication OF
the throne has been practically decided
on and the retirement to Jehol will take
place almost Immediately. =
Owing to the growing disorders in
provinces the Manchu princes of thu
perial clan, the Manchu officials and tb'
soldiery agree that this is the only course
open to the throne.
Washington, Jan. 13.-Nine hundred
men of the United States marine corps,
it was learned today, are at present in
China, dispatched there from the Philip
pines in small numbers since last Octo-
Der The United States as early as that
date was moving quietly in preparation
for any eventuality in China.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
"HOot, Mon!"

Some of the Carnegie money is going
to promote the cause of peace. But this
time it will promote peace in the family.
The dove is not an international bird,
but will perch most of the time on the
family mantelpiece.
4 new branch will be added to the
curriculum of the Margaret Morrison
Carnegie School for Women which An
drew Carnegie founded and endowed in
memory of his mother.
The new course might well be called
"A School for Effective Brides" Pitts
burg girls who marry without having
given thought to the serious side of
marriage, cooking and dressmaking for
example
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
Seattle's Education.

It costs The city Of Seattle 32.5 cents
a day to pay for the education of chill
-dren enrolled in the citys public schools
200 cents of which goes for supervision
and teaching During the past year ST.
O69,315.23 was spent. the annual re-
port of City Superintendent f. B. Cooper
shows. for supervision and teaching, the
payroll of the district exceeding ST.
100000 a year for the first time in the
history of the local schools.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
nnes 7 2 Feel SOP

John D. Rockefeller has declined to ad-
dress the Sunday school class of the
Tarrytown Baptist church on Christmas
because "too much publicity was given
to his remarks" and he added that he
should not make any more speeches in
public, Mr.. Rockefeller quits without
having said anything of Importance on
the numerous occasions when he has had
the floor.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
Woman Scientist Ill.

Nine. Marie S. Curie, the famous WON
an scientist, who with her husband dis
covered radium, is dangerously i'll with
appendicitis. Nine Curie, who resides in
Paris, France, was first taken i'll early
in December on her return from Stock
holm, where she went to receive the
Nobel prize
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
Mothers Barred.

The New York board of education has
approved the act of the committee on
elementary schools who dismissed mar
ried teacher for being absent two months
after the birth of her child. The ruling
of the board making maternity a bar
to teaching, will force more than fifty
designations among the city's teachers