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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18
CHILDREN LOVE
SYRUP OF FIGS
It is cruel to force nauseating,
harsh phySic into a
sick child.

Look back at your childhood days
Remember the dose" mother insisted
on-castor oil, calomel, cathaTtics.
How you hated them, how you fought
against taking them
With our children it's different
Mothers who cling to the old form OF
physic simply don't realize what they
do. The chiIdren's revolt is well-found-
ed. Their tender little 'insides" are
injured by them
II your child's stomach, liver and
bowels need cleansing, give only deli
cious California Syrup OF Figs" Its
action is positive, but gentle. Millions
OF mothers keep this harmless fruit
laxative" handy; they know children
love to take it; that it never fails to
clean the liver and bowels and sweet
en- the stomach, and that a teaspoonful
given today saves a sick child tomor-
row.
Ask at the store for a 5O-cent bottle
Of California Syrup Of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, children
of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
On each bottle Adv
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18
ALMOST TURNED THE TRICK
Clever Scheme of English Smuggiers
Only Frustrated by Luck at the
Last Moment.

One of the most ingenious of SNUG
Cling tricks was that originated by
band of clever Partisan rogues recent
~. a coffin supposed to contain the
dead body of a man who had died of
diphtheria, was dispatched from the
gay city for burial in London It was
met at the railway terminus in that
country, and conveyed at nightfall to a
house not far from the Mile End road,
WhitechapeI. Everything would have
passed of as desired and planned had
not a policeman on duty become sus-
picious on seeing a particularly large
coffin being taken out OF a hearse in
to a house that was known 10 be the
babitation Of men who had done penal
servitude.
After the funeral party had shut
their door and the hearse had driven
away, the policeman secured assistance
and knocked at the door 1t was found
that the coffin. instead of containing a
corpse, was filed tightly with cakes
OF tobacco, dozens of boxes of cigars,
and other excisabIe goods. The
'mourners'' were Immediately arrested
and the goods confiscated.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

ton fancied he was irresistible. Mel
lie insisted that there should be no
engagement for the present and Ben
ton was so obtuse that he attributed
all this to conventional maiden1y
modesty.
The months rolled away. Once In
awhile Nellie met RoIfe casually.
Once a week letters expressing their
mutual love passed between them.
Rolfe was working hard 1t was a.
great day for his ambitious soul when
he found the last debt OF the store
paid, together with the regular month
Iy instruments to Benton.
IT'S all up with mel" Benton
amazed him by saying, bursting into
the store one morning early and look
ing the picture of detected misery and
ruin.
why. what is the trouble?" in
quired Rolfe
THAT $4,000. I spent most OF it.
What 1 did not I invested in a trav-
cling motion picture show The man.
ager has made on with all the funds.
Yesterday l wired Uncle Jared for an
other instalment on my fortune. He
telegraphed me back that such
spendthrift didn't suit him as an heir
and 1 had missed my chance"
"And what about Nellie?' inquired
Rolfe
"Oh, that's all OF now, of course"
announced Benton. 81 think she put
me OF foreseeing what a fool I'd
make of myself After all my big
ideas and boastfuIness I'll never dare
to look her in the face again"
And then Role Wilson felt so sor-
ry for the poor broken up fellow
that he offered him a one-half interest
in the little business If he would get
| down to earth again and work as he
used to do and Benton felt as CRATE
full as a shipwrecked mariner landed
| safely in the home nest.
That was not all of it. One day
Uncle Jared appeared at the little
store and disclosed himself
81 think you were silly in giving
away half your business to a spend
| thrift he said to Rolfe, but it shows
you're good all through. From what
hear, I fancy you will know how to
| take care of a big store I've bought
| for you at Maiden and the rest of my
! fortune, when I get through with it. r"
OF course Joel Benton got the lit
tie store as a generous gift and of
course Rolfe got Nellie, fortune and
bride being we'll worth waiting for.
| Copyright, 1873 by w. G. Chapman)
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18
FOUGHT OVER A HoUsEMAID
Employer Thought Neighbor Sought to
Lure His Jewel Away and Battle
Followed.

Huntington, L. 1.-The moss-grown
comedy of the commuters difficulty in
keeping servants was revived here
when the question became 50 acute
that blows were exchanged on the
street. The trouble began with a
Polish girl, said by all the envioUs
housewives OF the town to be a jewel.
She .presides over the kitchen of Har-
ris Goldstein, dry goods dealer, and
the family was much exercised at
report that an effort had been made to
lure her away with the bait of higher
wages.
Goldstein and his son-in-law, Louis
GottIieb, were in their store when
Samuel SWEET, Manhattan real estate
broker, drove up to the curb. SWEET
lives in the Bay Crest section of Hunt
ington GoIdstein and Gottlieb went
out and charged him with designs
upon their maid. SWEET jumped down
and, a moment later, his mother, Mrs.
SWEET, and Mrs. Gottlieb were trying
to haul the three men apart
Later Goldstein and Gottlieb swore
out a warrant charging SWEET with
having assaulted them, and he was
held in $500 bail fer examination be-
fore Justice LoTndes.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18
DIZZY, HEADACHY,
Sick 'CASCARETS'
Gently cleanse your liver and
sluggish bowels while
you sleep.
Get a 10-cent box.

Sick headache, bfIiousness, dizzf-
ness, coated tongue, foul taste and foul
breath always trace them to torpid
liver; delayed, fermenting food in the
bowels or sour, gassy stomach.
Poisonous matter clogged in the in
testines, instead of being cast out
of the system is re-absorbed into the
blood. When this poison reaches the
delicate brain tissue it causes con-
gestion and that dull, throbbing, sick
ening headache.
Cascarets Immediately cleanse the
stomach, remove the sour, undigested
food and foul gases, take the excess
bile from the liver and carry out all
the constipated waste matter and
poisons in the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will surely
straighten you out by morning. They
work while you sleep-a 10-cent box
from your druggist means your head
clear, stomach sweet and your liver
and bowels regular for months kdv.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18
"What Is the TroubIe."

lions, Rolfe has told me that he loves
me, and believe him and 1 will never
marry anybody else"
Mrs. Andrews sighed in her patient
helpless way. She realized that her
husband was a masterful man whose
decisions it was hard TO defy.
81 hope love will find a way, dear"
she said simply and Nellie felt cheered
even by her poor sympathy.
There was no fiction to the S., 900
draft Mr.. Andrews had told about,
whatever vagueness might appertain
to the million. All the town knew that
Joel Benton had money very shortly
plenty of it, and was spending 1t like
a royal prince.
Almost simultaneously with the
cashing of the draft Benton walked
into the store he owned
I'm going to take a spell of rest,
Wilson," he said. You can run
things here
There is that debt to the city sup
ply house." suggested Rolfe. You
know they are pressing for payment
ooh, 1 can't bother-let 'em wait -
But you have plenty of money
now"
yes, and I'm going to take one
good fling and enjoy it." retorted Ben
ton recklessIy. See here, old Jones
will probably stake me for all I'll
need after this I've a higher ambition
than running a store. You know the
business. How would you like to buy
me out?"
II haven't the cash"
You've got some, know. I'll be
liberal. You assume that city debt
and pay me 800 a month for six
months and the store is yours
81 viii do that" assented Rolfe
promptly and the bargain was con.
summated.
Before the end of that week joel
Benton gave the town such a stirring
up as the quiet hamlet had never
known before. He branched out as an
tncipient Croesus. The suits of clothes
he bought must have come from Paris
his neighbors declared. He purchased
faring red automobile. some dia
monds, and took an expensive suite OF
!, rooms at the hotel
| Lawyer Andrews tabooed Rolfe VIII
son. He proceeded to cultivate Ben
ton. The latter began to call at the
Andrews home regularly, much to the
discomfort of poor Nellie
/ Her father saw his opportunity anC
| proceeded to talk business to Benton
On the assumption that he was a fay
ored heir of old Jared Jones, tn,
young spendthrift secured an option
on a residence at the. outskirts of tn,
town
e'ITI make If over tn Nellie tba ds-
she is my wife" pledged Benton.
AS TO Nellie herself she tried to Civ
her persistent sutton to understanl
that her heart could never be his
Amid the glamour of his dashing ms
| chine. expensive flowers and invita-
! tons to all the shows. however, Der
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18
.ROLFE GOT NELLIE
BY GEORGE ELMER COBB.

'I wish you to encourage young
Benton in his attentions, Nellie"
spoke John Andrews to his daughter.
Nellie did not reply in words, but
her face flushed and her head dropped.
The word of John Andrews was law
within his family circle and even his
wife rarely dared to gainsay him.
Mrs. Andrews looked very solemn.
She did not attempt to repress an
opinion, however.
Joel Benton dropped In to see me
at the office yesterday" pursued Mr..
Andrews in his usual precise lawyer
like way. He intimated his senti-
ments towards you, Nellie. He was
urged on to it, he explained, because
bit of rare good fortune, as he ex-
pressed it, had come his way. AS you
know he and his assistant at his
store, Rolfe Wilson, are related to
the wealthy Jared Jones Of Pittston.
The old millionaire has never paid
any attention to them. Yesterday
Benton received a letter and a draft
for $1,000 from Mr.. Jones. 1t notified
him that he might consider this royal
gift as an indication that he was figur-
ing Oh hAANIAS al clONCPSoOAO ACA4 ~
his enormous fortune"
THAT is news, indeed" murmured
the marveling Mrs. Andrews.
$50, Nellie concluded her father,
there must be no more of this fool
ishness with RoIfe Wilson. The heir
to a million is not to be picked up
every day Benton is already a young
business man of standing, while VII
son is simply his clerk. Between the
two there is no question as to the
right choice"
ooh, mother!" cried Nellie, rushing
to the side of Mrs. Andrews and bury
ing her tear stained face in her lap.
The lady gently stroked the head
of her darling and only child. She
tried to speak soothing words and
finally Nellie became calmer.
There is indeed no question of
choice between RoIfe and Mr.. Ben
toni" said Nellie forcibly. "Mr. Ben
ton inherited the business he owns,
Poor Rolfe gave up every dollar of
his rightful inheritance to pay the old
debts of his father"
cit was a noble sacrifice, dear,
spoke Mrs. Andrews.
HE has gone to work like man
and he is all there is to Mr.. Benton e
business" continued Nellie. 81 don't
care If Mr.. Benton has a dozen mil
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18
FALLING HAIR MEANS
DkNDRUFF IS ACTIVE
Save Your Hair! Get p Cent Bottle
Of Danderine Right Now-AIso
Stops Itching Scalp.

Thin, brittle, colorless and scraggy
hair is mute evidence Of a neglected
scalp; of dandruh-that awful scUrf-
There is nothing so destructive 10
the hair as dandruf. 1t robs the hair
Of its Iuster, its strength and its very
life; eventually producing a feverish-
ness and itching of the scalp, which
If not remedied causes the hair roots
TO shrink, loosen and die-then the
hair falls out fast. a little Danderine
tonight-now-any time-wiIl surely
save your hair.
Get a % cent bottle Of KnowIton's
Danderine from any store, and after
the first application your hair VIII
take on that life, luster and Iuxuriance
which is so beautiful. It viii become
wavy and fluffy and have the appear
ance of abundance; an Incompatible
gloss and softness, but what Will
please you most will be after just a
few weeks use, when you viii actual
" see a lot Of fine, downy hair-new
hair-growing all over the scalp. Adv.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

Although Carlyle saw absurdity In
the idea OF himself as G. C. B., he was
sensible of the compliment, Froude
tells US. He has never spoken of Dis
raeli except with contempt, but Dis
raeli was not given to malice on such
points" In the letters pressing the
Grand Cross on Carlyle he implied that
he did not offer him a peerage because
hereditary honor would be a mockery
to a childless old man. and offered q
life income suitable to the rank of
G. G. B. The Chelsea omnibus con
ductor's comment to Froude on Car
Iyle's refusal OF the honor is com
plete: Very proper of the queen to
offer it, and more proper of he to say
that he would have nothing to do with
it. 'Tisn't they who can do honor to
the likes of he."-London Chronicle.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18
DIDN'T KNOW
That Coffee Was Causing Her Trouble

So common is tho use Of coffee as
beverage, many do not know that it is
tue cause of many obscure ails which
are often attributed to other things
The easiest way to find out for one
self is to quit the coffee for while,
at least, and note results. a Virginia
lady found out in this way, and also
learned of a new beverage that is
wholesome as well as pleasant to
I am 40 years old and all my life,
up to a year and a half ago. had
been a coffee drinker.
Dyspepsia, severe headaches and
heart weakness made me feel some
times as though 1 was about to die
After drinking a cup or two Of hot
coffee, my heart would go ike clock
without a pendulum. At other times it
would almost stop and l was so nerE-
Gus / did not like to be alone
IF 1 took a walk for exercise, as
soon as I was out Of sight Of the house
I'd feel as If I was sinking, and this
would brighten me terribly Ny limbs
would utterly refuse to support me,
and the pity Of it all was, I did not
know that coffee was causing the trou-
BILE.
Reading in the papers that many
persons were relieved of such ailments
Dg 4cdNAuS Oh COLcC EOSl-
I'm, I got my husband to bring home
a package We made it according to
directions and l liked the first cup Its
rich, snappy favor was delicious.
= have been using Postum about
eighteen months and to my great joy,
digestion is good. my nerves and heart
are all right. IL fact, am a well woman
once more. thanks to Postum"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich Write for copy Of the
little book The Road to WellTille."
Postum comes In two forms:
Regular Postum-must be well
boiled.
Instant Postum is q soluble powder
A teaspoonfu1 dissoIYes quickly IN a
cup of hot water and, with cream and
sugar, makes a delicious beverage in
stantIy. Groeers sell both kinds
There's reason" tor Postum
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18
Eiohth Wonder.

The ex-summer girl was talking to
the ex-college man
And what are you going to do.
now that you have completed your
education?" she asked
"Oh, I think I'll live on my in
comet" he answered airily.
4 am disappointed in you. Live on
your income, indeed Why don't you
do some great deed to show the
world how clever you are?"
My dear young woman, if I sue
coed in living on my income it will
be the cleyerest deed any man ever
accomplished"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18
Practical Educator.

A Scotchman who died recently in
Australia left a bequest of 100000 to
Aberdeen university. The man went
to California in the days of the gold
fever and started his fortune there.
Later he went to Australia and sub
stantially increased it by the sheep
industry. AS he grew older he be-
came a strong believer in education,
and urged all his Scottish relatives
who had sons to send them to the
universities, promising to bear the
expense. Although uneducated him
self as a young man, he learned to
write letters with distinction.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

a natural orator and it was his sill
yer tongued" agitation that stirred his
tribe to present a recent claim for
large sum of money for lands ceded to
the government under what is known
as the treaty of 1855. Under this
treaty the Indians are to receive their
money remuneration at the expiration
Of 80 years. Chief White Calf, in an
eloquent crown Of thorns and cross of
gold" peroration emphasized to his
brethren that in 1854 there would be
few of the present Indians living to
share in this money, so the Indians de-
cided to get busy and press their finan-
cial claim right away instead of Ieav-
ing it for posterity.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18
Knew All About It.

Spell dough- Dick directed a
teacher of a little black pupil
DO" said Dick, promptly.
NO, that is not right" smiled the
teacher. who can tell Dick how
and why he is wrong?"
Hes wrong cause there's two
kinds OBJ do shriIIed another dark
skinned youngstsr, de do what yo'
shets, an de do what you eats-an
de do what yo' eats is writ widout de
postrophe at de end"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18
Relief Tor Alaskan Miners.

As an encouragement to further
prospecting and mining in the new
sold field near the boundary line be-
tween Alaska and Yukon territory the
American customs officials have de-
cided not TO establish customs house
there for one year, believing that the
miners have already undergone hard
ships enough in getting their outfits
there without having to pay duties.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18
Finger Nails Cause Kiekinc.

The kicking COW is sometimes n
outgrowth of long finger nails. The
manicure set is not one of tle ordinary
tools of the dairymaz, yet well trim
med nails are an essential
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

What a woman wears shows what
she is, says a clergyman in discussing
morality and dress. There is no gain
saying the fact that some of the cur
rent fashions are indeed iIIuminat-
ing and revealing.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

The Scientific American says dis
ease germs can penetrate eggs and
the shells are no protection. This
vigilance in watching for the microbe
is eternally trying on the nerves
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

Accidents will happen even in the
best regulated families, but the best
regulated families minimize the
chances by driving their automobiles
carefully.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

The question has now been raised
whether woman originally came be-
fore man. No one, however, will deny
that be that as 1t may she has been
after him ever since.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

Paris dressmakers may presently
discover that they are in error in as
Stunning that the women of the world
will tolerate any kind of styles having
the Paris label
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

That health oflciaPs advice to kiss
as much as you please will have about
as much effect as previous proc1ama-
lions from health officials to refrain
from OSCILLATION.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

cry year The last story Of the man
who caught a bass with a live mouse
in It's stomach reminds one of the
days of Jonah and the whale
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

A Frenchman has just succeeded In
leaving an aeroplane by parachute and
dropping safely 900 feet to earth. But
this affords no guarantee that the avi-
etor viii always have time to grab his
parachute before the plane hits the
ground.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

Death is merely a habit" says
member of the National New Thought
Alliance. But, like stopping to look
at the score board. it seems hard to
break.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

Ct understand the popular young
city minister won his bride. after all,
in the country"
"Ah? Then it was a regular pas
tor-al romance"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18
won,t MARY DIVORCED Persons.

Carlisle, Pa-Ainisters of this city
have started a movement for a plan
providing that clergymen throughout
the state shall sign an agreement not
TO marry divorced persons.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18
Petroleum Cheaper Than Coal.

Coal is being replaced as fuel in
the great nitrate works of Chilli by
petroleum. and the importance OF the
change is manifest when it is stated
that the cost OF fuel has been reduced
thirty per cent
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

A lawyer In Berlin wants a royal
princess arrested because she Dor
Cowed money from him on false pre-
lenses and refused to pay her debts
After awhile royalty will not have
any privileges left
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18
CHIEF WHITE CALF AN ORATOR
Head Of BIaekfset Tribe In Rontana
Is Called the W. j. Bryan
Of Red Race.

ChicaEo-Chief White Calf, Of the
Blackfeet tribe, Glacier National Park,
Montana. is characterized as the VIII
liam J. Bryan OF the red race. He Is
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

And while reading OF the imprint,
able testimony in the San Francisco
white slavery cases, we stop to Won
der If it is any worse than the gram
mar directed at a poor little inof-
feneive alarm clock which has been
set for a. N.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

The man who swiped judges golf
balls and was fined SIS by the owner,
should consider himself lucky that he
didn't get a life sentence.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18
Too Costly.

Ct absolutely don't know what to
give my cook for wedding present"
Then simply give her money
"Oh, no! 1t mustn't cost as much
as hat.'-Ulk
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

at is hard to detect a ten-dollar
counterfeit bill" Sure. Nobody can
keep one long enough to become IA
miliar with it's features
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

Cricket. it appears, has some In
herent virtue after all, for an English
youth who had been dumb for ten
years suddenly spoke while playing
the game.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

1t is not believed that the wild
man" captured near San Francisco is
an early visitor to the exposition out
there
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

That man who has filed eight claims
because of falls caused by banana
skins is slipping into some easy
money.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

Those Palm beach suits for men
leave the bonner sex nothing much
to say about the silhouette skirts for
women.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

Rembrandt is found to have prac-
dced his signature before signing
paintings, giving the experts more
work on the spurious
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

With two tail-end baseball teams ST.
Louis becomes an object of pity rather
than of contempt.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

Stefansson's claim to the discovery
OF the blond Eskimos is disputed by
three trappers. The essential questions
Is whether a beauty secret is involved.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

Naturally, if some lady is due to
lose a $4,000 Diamond brooch at
every ball there's some reason for
going to balls.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

One good thing about a butchering
contest is that people who do not
care for such things needn't attend.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

Women's styles are extending to
aeropIanes. The Russian government
Is building an aeroplane with diaphan-
GUS wings.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

Where to spend the summer is no
longer a family issue.