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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12
SOAP TABLETS FOR TOURISTS
New Preparation That Is Likely to
Appeal to Traveller of Fastidious
Tastes

Somehow soap powder has never
taken the fancy Of fastidous folk
1t is not especially pleasant to use
and it never smells like anything but
the Mushroom of a railway station or
department store. 1t, moreover, has
way of sprinkling itself around every
where except on the hands in a messy
and disagreeable way. and dainty wo-
men who travel will have none of
it, preferring to carry the wet cake
of personally preferred toilet soap
in a rubber lined receptacle in the
travelling bag. a new soap tablet,
however, will be likely to appeal to
the fastidious traveller, because of its
convenience and the attractive way it
is put up. Fifty of these tablets are
packed like bonbons in a pretty little
box less than three inches square A
pair Of nickel tweezers are tucked in
the box for extracting the tablets
again like bonbons-and the tablets
themselves, though firm in compost
ton, dissolve easily in the water. And
the entire package costs no more than
the ordinary cake Of good toilet
soap: - e,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12
Mules in Army Service

ment According to this report the
total weight of supplies and tmpedi-
menta that must be carried with an
army division of 10000 men is 2.883,-
900 pounds, or a full load for 961 Of
such army wagons as are now used
These figures in road space alone
show that there is a great waste with
present methods. That number Of
wagons require a space Of approx
mateIy eleven miles on a twenty-yard
road, a column that is vastly too large
to be economically handled. And, be-
sides, with eleven miles of wagons
occupying the roads. there is no space
left, unless it is before or behind the
column, for the troops.
with mule and wagon transporta-
ton the troops are confined to q
movement of only tbOut 81 miles per
cay. for this is the limit of distance
which mules OF horses can cover in
a day without injury. An army can
nOk move faster than its supplies.
therefore. the men can go no further
in a day than the teams can haul the
wagons, though thirty-five to forty
miles per day is not considered a
prshibitive distance for soldiers on
the march.
with truck transportation this
handicap is entirely eliminated Not
only can the supplies be moved with
one-haIf to four-fifths fewer vehicles
for a motor truck will carry from two
30 five times as large a load as a
mule wagon-thereby working a great
economy in road space. but the truck
can travel at a vastly greater speed
than the men. Where three to five
miles an hour is considered good
speed for a heavily laden mule wag-
on, the truck can travel at the rate Of
ten TO twenty miles an hour, and can
keep it gp twenty-four hours day
II necessary without firing"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12
CLOTHES FOR RAINY DAYS
Fashions and Customs Have Under
gone Remarkable Change in the
Past Ten Years.

Fashions and customs have changed
Overwhelmingly in the past ten years.
but in no other respect more than in
the rainy day garb. Everyone remem-
bers with many a hearty laugh the
way people used to look out OF the
window and say, in a resigned way:
We'll, it's raining" That meant very
positively that good looking clothes
were not in decent taste in such
weather, and one must wear a mack
intosh-was there ever a more hide
Gus garment made 2-heelIess rubbers,
dark clothes, shabby shoes and ones
oldest hat And who ever did enjoy
anything in her oldest hatI Nowadays
the girl who looks on the cheerful side
Of things and rather enjoys the rainy
day for a change has a bright red or
purple hat that, of course, has no
feathers, but is plain and serYiceabIe,
but which she knows is most becom-
ing. She wears her tailored suit, but
it has a short skirt and is protected by
a good looking raincoat- Her shoes
are high and thick, but they are Just
as good looking as those she keeps for
sunny days, and often, to add another
bit OF color, she carries a red or pur-
pie silk umbrella 1t keeps the rain
off just as well as a black one and it
just makes you feel better. It is won
derful. what becoming hat and gay
umbrella can do toward chasing away
the blues on a stormy day.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12

was ineligible, but he would have
proved a tower of strength to the
Crimson
After McCOmbs went to New York
to establish himself in law he natu-
rally looked around for another strong
man to share his apartment. He
found him in Big Bill Edwards, now
the street commissioner of New
York, who was a freshman at Prince
ton when McCombs was junior. Ac-
cording to Tom Reeds definition that
no man is a gentleman who weighs
over 200 pounds, that New York apart
ment housed a gentleman in the per
son of McCombs and a man who
weighed $50 pounds more than a gen
tleman
Edwards refereed the big football
games for years with great success IN
til one day, when Pennsylvania was
playing the Indians, a facetious under
graduate sang out:
Hey, Bill Edwards, get of the field
so we can see the camel"
Next to big men, McCOmbs is equal
" fond of big cigars, the thick black
ones that Uncle Joe'' Cannon made
famous.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12

IF you are Interested in lofty,
/ broad. noble and venerable oaks the
writer will point you to stately
grove.
In going eastward along the Bunker
Hill road turn to the right at the
crossing OF Queens Chapel road and
near midway between the Bunker Hill
road and Rhode Island avenue you viii
see on the left of the way the oak
grove indicated Under the boughs
of the great trees is a frame house
with flower beds and fiower-planted
tubs in front and on the sides The
writer's first idea was that some grand
mansion must once have stood in that
grove of high oaks, but this idea. like
so many other first ideas, proved on
investigation, to be wrong.
The present happy tenants Of that
cot among the oaks are Mr. and Mrs
Christopher Columbus Murphy Mr.
Murphy is seventy-one years old, son
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12
An Interesting Grove of Venerable Oak Trees

or Thomas Murphy, was born within
300 yards OF where he lives today, and
his life's experience has been con-
fined TO that pretty and romantic Sec
ton of the District.
Mr.. Murphy said that when he was
a little boy the land around there be-
longed to John Hoover and then to
Walter Scott Much Of it later passed
into the possession of John Britton,
who kept store on Seventh street.
and a little later it passed to John B.
Kibbs, who subdivided the big tract
into small holdings. The Murphy place
three generations ago belonged to To-
bias Talbert and the Murphy house
was built about so years ago by a
man remembered as Knight
All this country was grown over
with oak trees like those" continued
Mr. Murphy, "and the grove Of 20 is
about all that remains of the wide
forest"
It is worth trip out that way to
see the kind of timber that once Gov
cred the wooded sections of the Dis
trict of Columbia. The Murphys con-
structed q rustic bench under one of
the big trees. It was built so long
ago that it IS a very old bench now.
When this reaches print it may be
that these old oaks will be in leaf.
and II you pass that way you should
take q rest in the shade of the glori-
Gus trees.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12

er was tried before q special commits
sion at Clonmel, convicted OF high
treason and condemned co death
Punishment for life to Van Die
mems land was substituted for the
death penalty. AIeagher was trans
ported on July 9, 1919. and in 1852 he
escaped to the United States He
made an extensive tour Of this coun-
try as a popular lecturer and stirred
up great enthusiasm for the Irish
cause He was admitted TO the New
York bar in 1855. later made two IN
successful ventures in journalism, and
in 1857, visited Central America
where he acquired material for a Sc
ries Of lectures.
Immediately upon the outbreak OF
the Civil W.T. Meagher abandoned his
law Office, organized a company OF
Bouaves, Joined the Sixty-ninth New
York volunteers under Col Michael
COrcOran, and served during the first
campaign in Virginia AT the first
Battle Of Bull Run, where he was
acting major OF his regiment. horse
was shot under him Upon the expiTa-
ton OF his three months term OF serE-
ice he returned TO New York and or
gained an Irish brigade Or its first
regiment he was elected colonel
Later he was assigned 10 command
the brigade, his commission as bFIga-
der general bearing date Of Febru-
airy 3, 1852 He took part in the siege
of Yorktown, the battle Of Fair Oaks.
the seven days battle before Rich
mond. the second battle Of Bull Run,
Fredericksburg and Antietam, where
again a horse was shot under him AT
Fredericksburg he was wounded in
the leg.
General Meagher was mustered out
Of the service in 1865 and was ap-
pointed by President Johnson secre-
tary of Montana territory He was
appointed by Gov. Sydney Edgerton to
Ill the Office of governor in his abb
sence- Edgerton was away when
Meagher disappeared.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12
Height of Americans.

Measurements made Of hundreds of
thousands Of native born Americans.
Of all lines Of ancestry, show that the
average lies somewhere between )
feet az inches and 3 feet %. That
is the mean height of the normal adult
American male. and it is substantially
the same. east, west. north and south
Now, how does this American compare
with the men of other races2 Is he
larger or smaller a study of the
figure shows that only the Scotch
man overtops him The Swede, a tall.
well made man. IS nearly half an inch
shorter, So is the north German So
is the Eikh. the tallest Of all oTien-
tails The Welshman is a full inch
shorter The Greek, the Turk. the
Italian. the Russian and the Swiss ara
two inches shorter The Pole is three
inches shorter, the Russian Jew IS
four The Spaniard and the Hun full
five inches shorter, scarcely come up
to the Americans nose.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12
Girl Loses Race with Death.

York--Expert at rowing as she is,
Miss Ethel Barger lost a race with
death by scarcely thirty seconds.
Striving to rescue three, the girl saw
her father, her brother and a friend
drown in the SusQuehanna river
George Barger, Sr, forty-fEe; George
Jr-, ten, ard Edward Price, fifteen,
were in a boat fishing and were upset
None could swim Hiss Ethel leaped
into her own light skin, and, shouting
encouragement, strained at the oarz.
Over her shoulder. one by one. she
saw them drown, her father almost
within reach OF her oar
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12
STORY OF MEAGHER
Did Famous General Die as His
tories Relate?
Dramatic incidents in Life of Noted
Soldier and Irish Patriot Recalled
by Cory Confession of Murder
From Montana.

ChIcago--DTamatic incidents in the
life and death of Thomas Francis
Meagher have been recalled within
the last few days by CORY tales from
Montana First came the confession"
Of a Frank Diamond. or Pat Miller.
that among many crimes upon his
conscience was the murder Of Meach-
er. Upon sober second thought Mil
Ter repudiated the confession with
vigor that led witnesses to believe
there was no truth in 1t Then came
David NJ BillingsIey-just when We
had concluded that Meagher's memory
might continue to rest in peace-with
the bald declaration that the histori-
ans were all in error, for Meagher
had been hanged by vigilantes and his
body secretly buried.
Thomas Francis Meagher was
born at Waterford. Ireland, August ).
1928. His father had enjoyed a for
tune, accumulated as a merchant IN
the Newfoundland trade, and for sew
eral years represented Waterford in
parliament Thomas Francis was
sent to the Jesuit college Of CLOn-
gowes Wood, County Kildare. when he
" e4o AtA0 SoI > OlU ne Sluu4SQ LAGIC
six Yeas. then entered Stonyhurst
college, Lancashire, from which he
graduated in 1913. In 1914 he began
the study Of law at Dublin and soon
after appeared as a public speaker.
scattering fiery OratOry for the Young
Ireland party, whose object was TO OBJ
tain Irish independence for force o.
arms. In 1913 he was sent to Paris
with an address to the provisional
government of France from the Irish
confederation and on his return pre-
scented the citizens Of Dublin with an
Irish tricOIOr, accompanying II with a
fiery speech which led 10 his arrest
for sedition. The jury failed to agree
and he was discharged IN July OF
that year the confederation created a
war directory" of five. OF which
Meagher was a member With VII
liam Smith O'Brien he travelled
through Ireland for the avowed pur-
pose of starting a revolution Meagh-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12
William F. McCOmbs Is Very Partial to Big Men

VIZ LILLIAN F. INCOMES, the Demo
W cratic national chairman, has
decided penchant for the society Of
men of mountainous build. He him
self does not tip the beam at even vel
terweight figures. but he lives with
men of the white hope caIiber when it
comes to size and strength. When
he was an undergraduate at Prince
ton his tastes were decidedly literary.
He was the manager of the college
daily and an editor of the Nassau Lit
erary Magazine. His chUms. however,
were more identified with the athletic
side Of the campus life. and their lit
erary tastes centered about the sport
ing pages of the big dailies.
McCombs, when it came to the club
elections, took an election 70 the
foot ball club" as one of the lead
ing clubs there is 4 accurately de-
scribed, and among his tntimates in
his class were such old football stars
as Garry" Cochran, Adj Kelly, "BiIl'
Barnard and Sport" Armstrong
When McCombs left Princeton to en-
ter the Harvard Law school none of
his athletic friends went up to Cam
bridge with him. He solved the prob
lem by living through his three years
course with the man who had
broken all the strength records of Har-
ward
His new chum was Henry F. Coch-
ems, who had come to Harvard with
the reputation Of being one of the
best football stars in the west. Coch-
ems had played four years IN the uni
versity Of Wisconsin backf1eld, and
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12
Motor Trucks DispIaCing

EY7 ASHINGTON.-"Th motor truck
W is bound to mark the passing
Of the army mule, just as it has begun
to GUST that animals shorter-eared
half-brother. the horse, from the trans
pOrtatton scheme Of civil life" said an
army officer on his return from an ez-
tended European tour. ct is only 8
matter of a short time before that
picturesque and faithful adjunct of
our military force is relegated to the
much more prosaic life of the farm
superiority over the mule or horse
drawn wagon system, and the eco
nomic foresight of the war depart
ment is bound to call for its instalIa-
ton
What has been and is being &C
complished by European govern
ments IN the matter of army trans
DOrtation can be accomplished IN our
own country. And abroad the motor
trick is being put to every conceiv-
able test as to its fitness and capa-
biltty in military HlaneUvers. Ger
many. Great Britain, France and Italy
are all investigating the power wag
on, and already large sums have been
appropriated in each of those coUn-
tries for the permanent installation
of trucks instead of horses and mules
The possibilities of the truck in
our own army schemes are made evil
dent in the report recently made by
high army officials to the war depart
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12
HAIR A La PoMPADoUR AGAIN
French Expert Says Style of Hair
dressing for This Season Will
Be Simple.

An indication of the fashions in
hairdressing for the forthcoming sea
son was given at a meeting Of more
than 400 hairdressers from London,
Brussels and Berlin in London re-
Gently.
The tendency is said a famous
Paris hairdresser, for the hair to be
dressed upwards, and, in fact, to show
a return to the pOmpadour style. The
keynote of the new fashion is sim
plicity. There will be practically no
chignon, and the hair will not, as for
merIy, be brushed fiat over the ears
The new style should be especially
suitable for the Englishwoman.'
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12

pound and it made me a strong weHwo-
man. / am very thankful that fol-
lowed my friends advice and I shall
recommend it as long as live. Before
I took the Compound was always
sickly and now have not had medicine
from doctor for years. You may pub
Ish my letter. Mrs. EDWARD B. Hu-
BERT, Fleetwood, Pa
Such warning symptoms as sense OF
suffOcation, hot flashes, headaches; back
aches, dread OF impending evil, timidity,
sounds IN the ears, paipitation OF the
heart, sparks before the eyes, rregU-
landes, constipation, variable appetite,
weakness and inquietude, and dizziness,
are promptly Needed by intelligent wo-
men who are approaching the period IN
life when woma1's great change may
be expected
Lyle z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound 1nvigorates and strengthens Tia
female organism and builds up the weak
ened nervous system 1t has carried
many women safely through this crisis
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12
Blue and White China.

Blue and white German china, dec
GRATED with Delft designs, is good
china for the blue breakfast table
It is made ON good lines, is thin
enough TO be dainty and thick enough
to be durable. A coffee cup and sau-
Ger in this china is priced so cents.
An interesting piece of blue and
white f1Uted Copenhagen tableware is
a square egg dish with scalloped top
with a dainty egg cup held by the
stem in each of the eight scaIlops
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12
Nev, coIIar &c GO -

One set is in softest, finest black
net, with a straight hem embroidered
in many colored silks in tiny cross
stitch. Another set is of very finely
tucked lawn, the tucks running
across and across, the edge being
finished with an almost invisible ruche
of the lawn
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12
Bridesmaid Dresses.

Bridesmaids should be dressed In
harmony with the bridal frock, yet
nothing more elaborate or expensive.
All gowns should form a setting for
the one gown of Importance. A bride
should always wear gloves, as well as
her bridesmaids, and this may occur
when there is a home wedding with
out hats being worn The brides
maids may wear hats if they choose,
but not unless the bride is veiled-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12
a EIerihIe RnceIet

A flexible bracelet watch of dainty
workmanship is composed Of sterling
silver, decorated with French enamel
in turquoise blue and white, and car
be adjusted to fit the wearer's arm
These watches are chiefly to be recon
mended for their Hghtness, durability
and general attractiveness.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12
Experience.

rs BHggins a gardener" "Of
course he is He knows all about how
to raise tomatoes and string beans and
cucumbers and ali such things" Bat
he never raises anything" 'Of course
He says he knows too much about gar
dening 10 make any more attempts
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12
New Tailored Waist

A new washable shirtsyaist is made
I'D on the lines Of a mans shirt, with
plated bosom front, dickey collar and
black cravat It may also be had IL
white crepe de chine.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12

Wizard Edison's success makes him
q pattern to emulate, but his habit Of
working twenty hours day makes
him a horrible example. So there you
arei
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12

When St Louis gets her phono-
graph concert in every street car
some alderman will be sure to win
lasting glory by demanding moving
nictureS.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12

Much fuss is being made over the
achievement of a fair anti-vivisec-
zionist in speaking 100000 words in
her own defense. Couldn't any wom-
an do it?
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12

A Boston woman is going to at
tempt to fly in a bfplane across the
ocean. 1t is necessary to do such
things nowadays to keep In the swim.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12

AS Doctor Wiley is a food specialist,
we cannot see where he obtains a
right to lecture on dogs. Dogs are
not a food-at least, so far as we
know
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12

Requests for food were made in Lat
In at a school supper at which Phila-
delphia scrapple was not served.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12

Knickerbockers, such as the Yale
boys have adopted, will be a great
relief If they provide escape from the
thralldom of keeping them pressed.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12

Training a pompadOur in the way
1t should go seems to be the life work
of some young men
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12

Greece has discovered an island that
has been submerged more than 1000
years. Its name is the only salvage
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12

a new worlds record has recently
been made by a running horse, but the
little old gas meter smashes records
every day.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12
The Torturea of PrickIv Heat

7 Nc O tut 6 OF TEENNIJ EsIaL
and all skin affections are quickly e.
Ieviated and in a short time complete
Iy cured by using Tyree's Antiseptic
Powder 25c. at druggists For free
ample write ] s Tyree, Chemist,
Washington, D. C.-Adv-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12

There is a bit of a riot going on
among the Chinese to decide which
one is father of his country
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12

Capture of that aeroplane destined
for use in the Mexican war doubtless
saved the life of at least one aviator.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12

A New York doctor says that only
one in five men is fit to marry But
every girl is sure she has picked the
right one
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12

1t passes understanding that the
New York man who was able to make
his wife obey rules didn't have one
about buying millinery
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12

a Washington preacher says young
men calling upon young women Sun
day evening should be led to church.
They will be. eventually, doctor.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12

The fisherman who pulled himself
out of Quicksand by casting his line
over a tree could write a good testi-
mOnial for the line.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12

Those low heels women are wear
ing nowadays mean quite q come
down for the fair sex
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12

Gothamites are now to make war
on tainted pie. This strikes at the
very root of one of the most cherish
ed traditions of the nation.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12

An animal trainer has died of
snake bite seven years old. But that
is no reason for postponing the appli-
cation of the antidote in other cases.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12

There are other things than auto
mobiles to be lodged these bright
days. For instance, the man using
new-fangled lawn sprinkler for the
Hret time.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12

Unbelievable! Some real blood has
been shed in a duel in France
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12

AS for language reforms, we per
sonally are of the opinion that there
are too many commas in the English
language.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12

man in Baltimore died from a
horse disease which had nothing
whatever to do with wagers.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-07-12

One charm of a long fishing trip is
that the fisherman gets a chance to
let his whiskers grow.