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"Then Consider Yourself Engaged"

of mountains and lakes, then heaved
a sigh of discomfort. IF I had only
brought my runabout could have
gloried in those distant roads. 1t
positively maddens me to see them
trailing off like golden ribbons
through hills and dales and I can't
SO much as walk on them" Madge
petulantly bemoaned the lack of her
motor
While she gazed at the golden
band that was the motor road over
the mountains a speck appeared, NOV
ing steadily nearer. Out of sight,
then in again, Madge watched it sud
denly spring into the very near per-
spective- 1t stopped then and the girl
on the veranda lost all sense of ennui.
An exceptionally good-looking
chauffeur had stepped from the car
and was preparing a campfire. Madge
Lambert shivered in the cool noun
tain air and realized that the fire
looked coy. She watched the man
heat something in a swinging pail,
then stretch himself out to enjoy his
lunch.
Madge envied the man his com
more than all, she longed for the joy
which the possession of that motor
gave him.
He can see every inch of this
glorious country" she lamented
When he had finished his meal the
chauffeur got up, opened the door OF
the car and there amidst the great
soft cushions proceeded to find inf
mite comfort for nap.
Madge breathed a sigh of exhaus-
ton. She had concentrated with SO
much interest on the man that she
felt a relief when he succumbed to
the arms of Morpheus. Sitting a
second yawn she arose and decided
her in the direction of the sleeping
chauffeur. She would inspect that
beautiful car at closer range and
most probably, without being seen.
When she drew near the spot where
he had elected to camp -Madge felt
strangely excited. The little har
bingers Of an adventure were singing
in her ears.
81 do not see how he has escaped
being caught by an heiress like my
self" exclaimed Madge mentally upon
seeing the handsome head of the
sleeping man. He is far too good
looking to be roaming about neal
susceptible girls"
She became holder at sight of those
tightly closed eyes and the steady
rise and fall of the big chest, ant
drew near enough to. the great cal
=
| the back of the car.
Madge caught her breath in a little
gasp of delight "He is a chauffeur
for people to drive about the coun
try she exclaimed aloud. 81 shall
engage him for my very own self,
she decided, while smile lit up he
eyes and curled her lips into adorabl,
lines.
Then Jimmy Constable opened hi
eyes. He jumped to his feet.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28
RESULTS OF EXPERIMENTS IN SEED BED
PREPARATION FOR The NEXT WHEAT CROP
Prof Jadne of the Kansas Agricultural College Tells Of the Various
Methods Tried Out at the State Farm---interesting
and important Facts for Kansas
Wheat Growers.

TVERY farmer in Kansas must be
interested in the wheat growing
tests made at the Kansas Agri-
cultural College farm. They have
been referred to heretofore in these
columns. Right now it is proper to
continue studying the matter of a seed
bed for next years crop. Doubtless
you plowed soon after harvest. Elk
periments were started at the station
several years ago to determine the
value of different methods of prepar-
ing seed-bed for wheat. This ex-
pertinent was conducted during the
last year upon upland soil very low
in fertility, which had been cropped
for many years with small grains,
corn and sorghum, without the addi-
ton of manure or green manuring
crops. The field was in wheat in
1910. The wheat was seeded upon
all plots the same date, September
%. Bearded Fife wheat was sown
with a disk drill, at the rate Of one
and one-fOurth bushels per acre.
Eleven methods of preparing the seed
bed were used. The methods incIud-
ed disking, listing and blowing.
The plot disked and not plowed
was double disked twice just before
seeding. The other plots were treated
as indicated in the table An effort
was made to prepare the best seed
bed possible with each method en-
ployed. Thus: All plots were har-
rowed Immediately after blowing, ex-
cept where otherwise indicated, and
were worked thereafter as was neces-
sary to maintain a soil mulch and to
prepare good seed-bed.
The plots were double disked July
IS. One OF these was plowed August
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

marketing, their own cooking, their
own waiting on tables, and their own
dishwashing. ; They buy materials,
make their own patterns, cut the
goods and make their own clothes.
They buy straw in bundles and make
and trim their own hats. After they
have done these things acceptably,
they know how to teach others, or
they can go to their own homes or
their parents homes and make life
happier for someone
One Of the important things taught
in the school is how to equip the high
school in which domestic science is
to be taught. Indeed the agricultural
college is one of the big training
schools for teachers OF home econ
omies. And all these instructions
the state furnishes free
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

10 and the other September 10. The
plot plowed August 10 produced 326S
bushels per acre. The plot plowed
September 10 produced 1887 bushels
per acre. This a difference OF nearly
nine bushels in favor of the earlier
date of blowing. This indicates that
for the best results the ground should
be plowed within a month after disk
ing If postponed later than this all
moisture saved by the early disking
is used by the rank growth Of weeds,
grass and volunteer wheat that grow
only the more vigorously after the
ground has been disked.
When we compare the plots that
were disked early with the plots that
were ploWed the same date, but not
disked, we see that for August plow-
ing the early disked plot gave, an in
creased yield Of 4.94 bushels and for
the September blowing an increased
yield Of 7-T8 bushels What greater
evidence is needed of the benefits re-
sulting from early disking?
While disking is the desirable meth
cd Of preparing the seed-bed when
used in connection with blowing, the
method Of preparing the seeded by
disking alone cannot be recommended
when wheat follows small grain. In
this trail upon the plot where the
seed-bed was prepared by disking just
before blowing, only 4.29 bushels Of
wheat were produced. This is not a
sufficient yield to pay the cost Of
production. With a season less dry
and on a looser soil this method might
produce larger yields. but upon the
majority o. soils it cannot be expected
to equal blowing or other good meth
DDS of preparation.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28
Best Books for Children.

Eugene Field, asked for the bes:
ten books for young people under six
teen years of age, is said to have
given this list: Pilgrims Progress %
Robinson Crusoe," Andersen's Fairy
Tales, Grimm's Fairy Tales, Scottish
Chiefs, Black Beauty" The Ara
bian Nights Swiss Family Robin
son." Little Lord FauntIeroy.'' TON
Browns School Days" for boys, or for
girls, Little Women"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28
coIIective Housekeepino

An English paper tells Of an expert
ment in collective housekeeping in
what is known as Brent Garden vii
lage. The dwelling houses contain all
improvements except a kitchen. Meals
for everybody are cooked at a cen
trail hall, and may either be eaten
there or sent home. A four-course din
ner costs only 1 shilling and pence
Servants are supplied, when needed,
from the central hall at a cost of
about ten cents an hour.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28
Insulted Him

Mrs. Highupp-"John, was never
so angry in my life as this afternoon,
when that lecturer at our club DELHI
erately insulted you" Mr. Highupp-
''Insulted me?" Mrs Highupp-''Yes;
he referred to the railroad of which
you are president as a common car
rier."
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

| OH" gasped Madge, and much TO
her annoyance she felt the color
sweep into her cheeks. Then recov-
ering slightly from her surprise, 81
want to know If 1 can engage you
for the summer" She spoke breath
lessly as if fearful that this prize
would be snatched from her grasp.
Jimmy Constable smiled. His first
patron was indeed anxious to hire
him. He looked for q moment into
the eyes SO eagerly awaiting his an
| swer and his own face took On a dull
red. Would it be safe, under his pres
ent financial difficulties, to be long in
| the presence OF this magnetic, be-
witching girl?
You are not engaged, are your"
demanded Madge
Mono" he answered quickly, mo,
I am not engaged" He smiled again
and Madge bit her lip to keep from
making a retort to his answer. In
| stead she said with what she con-
sidered great dignity:
Then consider yourself engaged to
me-for the summer"
It was at that moment that Jimmy
| Constable let his teeth come together
with a determination to recoup every
dollar of his lost fortune and to sup
plement two more words to Madge
| Lambert's last sentence.
There was no more ennui for the
two that summer. Madge did not
raise hand to her yawning lips and
| Jimmy Constable was kept alive by
the electric presence of his first and
| last patron.
He tried very hard to conceal all
trace Of Jimmy Constable and remain
only the hired chauffeur of Madge
| Lambert. 1t was not an easy task
when the roads trailed behind them
| through arches of trees and the lake
| lay peacefully beside them; or when
the slim moonbeams stole out and
shone on the girl in the seat beside
him. For Madge had insisted upon
sharing the drivers seat and learning
all there was to be learned about
motoring and country roads. Also
she insisted upon her chauffeur shar-
ing the picnic lunches that she pre-
pared.
How foolish it would be-" she rea
soned with herself, for me to sit on
one fallen tree and my chauffeur on
another and each eat lonesome
meal Especially when" But Madge
had finished her sentence only in her
inner dreamings. Il will never love
any one else" she frankly admitted
in the silence Of her room, and if her
eyes were vAstful they were not I'M
happy.
1t was when the harvest moon was
shining over a bronze-red landscape
| that they took the momentous drive.
Jimmy had been silent with a sense
of inner radiance shining in his eyes
ever since he had stopped for his
mail, and Madge had felt his joy
and wondered at it. In some subtle
way, the chauffeur had vanished and
Jimmy Constable had taken his
place.
AT the brow of a big hill and for
no other apparent reason than that
of giving his faithful engine a breath,
ing space after the ascent, Jimmy
stopped the car
Madge looked at him as if in won
derment at his action Her eyes,
| there in the moonlight, were IN
guarded, and Jimmy leaned nearer
and with a swift, unexpected move
ment swept her into his arms.
"Madge, dear" he cried, unsteadily.
Il am Jimmy Constable, millionaire
| again, and I love you" He drew a
sharp breath and frightened his arms
about the girl who had smiled up at
him
Copyright. 1912. by Associated Literary
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

The eagerness with which hundreds
of farmers have readjusted their sys-
TEN of seed bed preparation for wheat
and the success that resulted. in the
crop Of 1912, shows that after ge1sr-
atoms OF patient effort those who en-
courage scientific methods are seeing
the reward. Every boy in Kansas
should study these methods.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

ton of crops to build up or retain
the fertility of the soil. Animals will
not do their best on one kind of grain
or hay. The rotation should vary with
the animal and the cost Of the feeds.
Some feeds viii furnish more food
at a cheaper price in some seasons
than others. Try change once in
a while and see if more and better
results are not recorded. T. P. in
Industrialist
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

Sun1ower seed can be fed profit
ably to chickens during the moulting
season, says W. A. Lippincott, profess
scr of poultry husbandry at the Kan
sas Agricultural College. It seems to
help the birds come into their feath-
ers, he says, and is considered very
valuable for that purpose It is best
to feed it in a mixture with some other
other grain.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

Experience has proven that the most
satisfactory and economical form OF
motive power on the average farm is
the heavy, sound draft mare Besides
doing most of the farm work she will
raise a valuable colt each year, if
properly handled Thus she is con-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

The Agricultural Department has
Just issued little pamphlet on the
fattening of calves. However, it omits
mention of the first and most fmpor-
tant step-taking away their cigar
cites.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28
AN NSISTENT DEMAND FOR GOOD HORSES

There is an insistent market de-
mand for high-class horses says DR..
c. w. McCampbell, secretary of the
Kansas Live Stock Registry Board.
especially for draft horses, that can
not be supplied. On the other hand,
the country is flooded with common
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28
Subtle Admnnitinn

Why do you always ask that regu-
lar customer if the razor hurts him %
asked one barber.
''J-ast as a gentle reminder" replied
the other, that If he forget the tip
it's liable to hurt him next time"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

Farmer in California became weary
of hoetng potatoes in the hot sun
and turned highwayman The glori-
Gus climate Of California
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

Japan's emperor was poet. but as
ne was a good one this will not be
counted against him when his record
is made up by the historian of the fu-
ture.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

The New Yorker who has invented
8 machine to tell when a man is in
love has gone to unnecessary trouble.
When you feel foolish. that's it
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

According to statistician, Ameri-
cans spend annually $4,000 900 in
Europe for precious stones. and give
almost that much away In tips, we
presume
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

Vital statistics tells US that New
York had a murder for every day in
July. New York is a great place for
an undertaken
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

Vacation and Christmas are the two
great agencies for putting money into
sctiVe circulation.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

Many a man resembles a dog in the
manger because he wants to have 8
finger in the pie simply to prevent 9TH
ers from eating It
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

The doctors have finally decided
that there is no such thing as a blood
purifier. Those who remember the
sulphur-and-m olasses days of child
hood wish that the discovery had been
made sooner.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

Rich old lady in Ohio hired an or
chestra to play while her dog was eat
ing. No wonder dogs go mad
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

The women's clubs of Chicago have
declared war on the 'masher" The
most effective club in his case would
be the policeman's
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

Pittsburg man at the age of eighty
three marries girl he had known two
weeks. But such is the impetuosity
OF youth
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28
Korean Arabic Land

It IS estimated that the present
area Of arabic land in Korea might
be increased 20 to 80 per cent, but
not more
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

Girl in ST. Louis claims to have
killed 1O,06S.O00 flies, and we are
willing to take her word rather than
count 'em.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

An Austrian woman created a SEN
sation on an ocean liner by wearing a
hoopskirt- She may be welcomed as
the embodied reaction against the
hobble.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

AS duchesses and princesses are
now going up in airships. aviation may
justly claim to have been admitted
into the higher circles.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

Another reason for the unpopularity
OF aviation among women is that it is
impracttcable to fly while wearing a
Paris hat
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

A Brooklyn man, bitten by a fish he
had caught, is now afraid of hydro
phobit 1t certainly is enough to make
any man mad to have a fish bite him
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

New, Orleans girl went to heav-
en- during a five days sleep. This is
the first mysterious bourne round-trip
record.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

An eastern man offers to teach fly
Ing by mail, this at least being a safe
way to study.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

Listen to your wife," advises a
medical expert Being a medical ex-
pert, he well knows the damage that
a rolling pin or fatiron can infict.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

A Denver preacher says that it is
sin to kill a fly or break an egg.
1t surely is a sin to break some
eggs.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

Playing rogue by electric light is
one of Chicago's present activities,
though nobody really need be asham-
led to play it by daylight
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

The composer of the Merry Wild
ows music has made more than $780,
600 In royalties out OF It, notwith-
standing the fact that some of it was
fairly good music.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

A San Francisco woman has a spe-
cial car for her dogs. This no doubt
suits the regular passengers.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

Next to game of chess probably
q balloon race is the most exciting
contest that can be witnessed these
days
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

An old maid in New Rochelle is re
ported to have found a burglar under
her bed Lucky old maid.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

Poets should always apostrophize
the weather as feminine.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

A Brooklyn dentist has become an
aviator. and will now have a chance
TO work on his own nerve.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

When is a man old?" asks an ex-
change. A man is old when he loses
his laundering to do violence to the
umpire
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

Every dog has his day because no
body else wants dog days.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

A pessimist is a man who thinks
hell never get a chance to wear his
fish net underwear
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

The dictagraph should be tried and
convicted OF perjury unless it tells the
truth.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

However. if St Louis women do
wear socks, where will they carry
their chamois rags?
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

Advising us not to eat too much is
almost as necessary as telling an Es-
kimo not to become oVerheated.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

Another royalist plot in Portugal
has failed. The best thing a royalist
plot in Portugal does is to fail
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

Nothing keep a man so busy as the
attempt to idle away his time.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

Walking is a delightful exercise
when 1t is not compulsory.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-28

Ancient idea OF Dancing.
Dancing was originally a means OF
expressing religious feeling.
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THESE SIX LETTERS
From New England Women
Prove that Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
pound Does Restore the Health of AiIinq W.

Prove that Lydia E. Pinkhan1's Vegetable COM
pound Does Restore the Health Of AiIing Women.
from eDaes lasting for wee sna could get nothing
check them began taking Lydia E Pnhan Vegetable Compound
orages stopped Ihave taken them regularly since and steadily
certainly think that who is troubled as should give
GEOReE JuBT, Street, Boston,
Letter from Mrs. Julia King, Phoenix, RI
steady
old until had been married think that caused bad feel
back days
Lydia Compound helped wonderfully
eiad to DO an1t519 t6 NJ &c. Inc g ynr
JULIA KING. Box 2s2, Phoenix RI
Letter from Mrs. Eta Donovan WiIlimar1tic, Conn.
Winantic five untold from female
ton It impossible walk stairs without the
three doctors something different
health sgan So bean tang S 81 PnLba Cnon9
what taking
other treatment advised restored
ETA DONOVAN, Main Street. Wilirnantic,
Letter from Mrs. Winfield Dana, Augusta, Me.
Aug9ta Medyd E PPhans Vegetable Compound has cured the
Perfectly WrPD D2s1 RF6 No Agg P sa e n Am
Letter from Mrs. J. A. Thompson, Newport, VT.
Vegetable Compound eight
speak good Word my friend THOnFsos
Newport Center, Vermont
Letter from Miss Grace Dodds, Bethlehem, NH.
ironing, lifting heavy Clothes got
Spring my got Lydia Vegetable
pound for already feel like another girl do
Box Bethlehem, Nh
ssis $:s ~
does justice to herself Who VIII not try this ia "a
nous medicine made from roots and herbs it TX
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Rotation of Feeds.
The feeds fed to animals should be
rotated. Much is heard of the rota-
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ordinary plug horses. They do not
fill any particular requirement or de-
mand, hence the very low and profit
killing prices for which they must
sell. This insistent demand for high
class draft horses does not come from
the market alone. There also comes
demand from the farm, for this is
a day Of heavy machinery demanding
an increased amount Of motive power.