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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-04-05
IN A SHADOW
InVeterate Tea DrInker Feared Par
aIysis.

Steady use Of either tea or coffee
often produces alarming symptoms as
the poison (caffeine) contained in
these beverages acts with more po-
tency in some persons than in others
'1 was never a coffee drinker,"
writes an Ill. woman, "but tea drink
er. 1 was very nervous, had frequent
spells of sick headache and heart
trouble, and was subject at times to
severe attacks Of bilious collie.
mo end OF s1eepless nights-would
have spells at night when my right
side would get numb and Jingle like
a thousand needles were pricking my
flesh. At times could hardly put my
tongue out of my mouth and my right
eye and ear were affected.
THE doctors told me 1 was liable to
become paraIyzed at any time, so
was in constant dread. took no end
of medicine-alI to no good.
The doctors told me to quit using
tea, but 1 thought 1 could not live
without it-that it was my only stay.
1 had been a tea drinker for twenty
five years; was under the doctors
care for fifteen.
about six months ago, finally
quit tea and commenced to drink
Postum.
81 have never had one spell Of sick
headache since and only one light
attack of bilious collie. Have quit hav-
ing those numb spells at night, sleep
well and my heart is getting stronger
all the time" Name given upon re-
quest.
Postum now comes in concentrated,
powder form, called Instant Postum
It is prepared by stirring level tea
spoonful IN cup of hot water, adding
sugar to taste, and enough cream TO
bring the color to golden brown
Instant Postum is convenient;
there's no waste; and the favor is al
ways uniform. Sold by grocers every
where.
A Soup trial tin mailed for grocer's
name and 2-cent stamp for postage.
Postum Cereal Co, Ltd Battle Greek.
Mich
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-04-05
RUSSIAN THISTLE WITH THE alfalfa SEED

l-any, Kansas Agricultural COllege.l
out at the same time removing too
large a quantity of alfalfa seed
Consequently there is seed on sale
every year which contains the seeds
of Russian thistle. In 1909-191O, near
amined contained the seeds of this
pest; in 1910-1911, more than one
third, and in 1911-1912, One-tenth- This
One-tenth, or eighteen samples, con-
tanned On the average $40 seeds of
Russian thistle to the pound, or
enough to make one seed to every five
square feet if sown at the rate of 10
pounds to the acre.
Now it may be objected that Rus
sian thistle is not a bad weed in cen
trail and eastern Kansas The fact
remains that farmers in that part of
the state are afraid of it and the de-
partment of botany at the Kansas
Agricultural College is receiving in
Quiries all the time as to how this
weed can be eradicated from alfalfa
fields. During 191O-1911-1912 the seed
laboratory received hundreds of such
letters. Cases are known to the
writer where Russian thistles have
come up in newly sown fields to such
an extent that the stand was injured
that is, the thistle grew rapidly
enough to choke out many of the
young alfalfa plants which would
have grown had the seed been pure.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-04-05
PAID DEBT TO PROVIDENCE
Conoressman's Somewhat Peculiar
Reason for His Attendance at
Sunday Worship.

A certain member of congress who
is an ardent Republican recently took
up wheel riding as an exercise, and
every Sunday morning hied him to
Great Falls He stuck to his trips
for about a month, and then one
bright Sabbath donned his frock coat
and hat and headed for a fashionable
member of congress, & Democrat, who
expressed surprise at his sudden
change of heart:
= thought said the second mem
Der, that you always rode a wheel
Sunday"
so do l." replied the first member
that's why I'm here"
Il don't understand" stammered the
second member in bewildered tones.
It's this way" replied the first:
Providence has enabled me to miss
$4,000 gumblasted automobiles in the
last month I'm a good Republican,
believing in compromise. Therefore,
l visit church in the morning, square
myself with Providence, and then go
riding on my bicycle in the afternoon"
1T seems foolist," commented the
second member.
"Of course it does to you retorted
the first, you're a bowling Democrat,
and you'd rather get run over by an
automobile than pay tariff to Provi-
dence. Washington Star.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-04-05

by H. F. Roberts, Professor Of E
Who does not know the Russian
thistIe-the weed that came into Bon
hOmme county, North Dakota in 1873
in foul fax seed from Russia? Prob
ably most of the farmers of eastern
Kansas are not yet acquainted with it,
for which they may count themselves
most fortunate
There are to be sure, worse weeds
than the Russian thistle, says the de-
partment of botany of the Kansas
Agricultural College. There are also
better ones Russian thistle is bad
enough. Within twenty years after
the time it was introduced into the
United States it had spread over an
era of 81, 900 square miles. And it
has been spreading ever since. If
you don't believe this take a trip
through any part of the western
third of the state. High winds have
rolled these great tumble weeds
'1eap-the-field' is the Russian name
into every cornfeld, pasture, and
wheat field until now there is scarcely
a place where it cannot be found.
It is further spread by the use of
alfalfa seed from thistle infested re-
gions: Most of the small whitish top
shaped seeds can be removed from
alfalfa seed; there are always a few
however. when they occur at all in
such seed, which even the best clean
ing machinery will not remove with
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-04-05
THE ORCHARD SHOULD BE READY FOR FROST
BETTER FILL The SMUDGE POTS NOW
Modern Orchass Realize the Necessity Being PREPARED for the
Late Spring FrOsts--Large Amounts of Fruit Are Saved
Every Year by Heating the Orchard
--Some Suggestions
---Some Suggestions
[From the Kansas IndustraIist.l

nights, and for this reason all oil pots
are made with the idea of combining
the heating and smoking qualities.
The fuel used for heating is thirty
gravity oil and is made from crude
oil by taking some of the lighter oils
from it, such as gasoline and benzine.
This oil costs from three to five cents
a gallon.
About forty to eighty pots are
needed on each acre, depending on the
size of the pots, amount of heat
needed, and size of trees. One man
can tend to forty TO sixty pots of the
small size or a good many more Of
the storage pots. The storage pots
require little filling at night, and thus
reduce the cost of heating to some ex-
tent, as less labor is required. All the
pots have their advantages.
Frost usually forms from three
o'clock to six o'clock in the morning,
and if only a slight drop in tempera-
ture is expected the pots may not
need to be filled more than once dur
ing the night. In case of very low
temperature the heat will need to be
supplied for longer time. Then the
storage pots are much more eco
nOmical because one man can tend
twice the number of them.
The time to start the fires is when
the temperature. has fallen to about
80 degrees. If it is falling fast il
would be better to start at 30 or 81
degrees. Two years ago the tempera-
ture fell to % degrees without any ap-
preciabIe damage to the fruit on high
ground, but this was an exception.
To be prepared for frost the pots
should be set in the orchard, with
about a gallon of oil in each, early in
the spring. In case of a sudden drop
in temperature this will make the
lighting much faster and will require
fewer men to do the work. When all
danger from frost is over in the spring
they may be gathered and stored IN
til the next spring.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-04-05
Memher "a the Unien.

Men who worked under a former
city editor Of the Washington Post
yOuch for the truth of this story about
him
The telegraph editor. so the story
goes, got a flash one night that John
La Fargo, the painter, was dead He
called the news out TO the city editor.
Eho, catching only the name and pro
fession, yelled TO q reporter:
'Willoughby! A painter by the
name of La Fargo is dead. Rush down
10 the Central Labor union and see
what you can dig I'D about him."
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-04-05
They set the dog

next farm mouse. They set the dog
on me-
That's them" muttered Mercer. a
triae bitterly. We'll, stranger, the
| owner of that farm is rich and 1 am
poor, but I never yet turned a home
less person from my door. and I
shan't begin now. You wait here a
minute"
The kind hearted farmer went into
the house, told his wife TO fix up a bed
in the attic, and went out into the
yard again. To his surprise his late
visitor was nowhere to be seen. Then
he heard groan. It proceeded from
root cellar he had been digging
! that day
Too bad" said Mercer, as he saw
the old man lying across the loose tim
bers at the bottom Of the pit. L had
no business leaving him to wander
around unwarned."
The old man was carried into the
house and a doctor was sent for. The
tramp, il such he was, had injured his
head and was unconscious They
placed him in the spare bedroom The
doctor arrived. did what he could for
ously hurt
You've got a queer customer in
there" the physician told Mercer, as
he ended his visit to his patient the
next morning.
How is that?" inquired Mercer.
HE has insisted that send Lawyer
Jones and Mr. Brown to him."
why. I can't understand that" re-
marked Mercer.
No more can I, but. whim or bust
ness, he is very persistent, and I'm
going to humor him"
The lawyer arrived in company with
Brown an hour later, both wondering
and mystified. The patient insisted
that Mercer also should come into the
sick room.
why" exclaimed Brown, tits the
old tramp"
No more tramp than you cried the
sick man, ''you crafty old sinner! I'm
the uncle of your wife. I came down
here to investigate. You bought the
mortgage to crowd out your brother
in-law here, and this lawyer is pre-
tending he owns it. Produce those
notes. I'm going to pay them"
You big, laundering noodle!" scold-
ed Mrs. Brown two days later. you've
made a nice mess Of your smart
scheming, haven't you?"
1t seemed so, indeed, for Uncle ST.
las had made Mrs. Mercer his heiress.
the Mercer farm was saved, and mer-
ry wedding bells rang for pretty
Ethel and her lover when the June
roses began to bloom.
Copyright, 1918. by w. G. Chapman
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-04-05

nonsense about us practical. thrifty
people, I can tell you that AS to
loaning you that honeywell, don't
know"
You must, or I shall lose every
thing" declared Mercer.
HIN" observed Brown again
well, I'll help you out on one condi-
ton"
What is it?" inquired Mercer
eagerly.
81 don't propose to go into explana-
tons, but your daughter, Ethel, and
young Harry Lane have been going a
good deal together"
Yes" nodded Mercer, what of it?''
Gust this. Some people say they
are engaged and that they correspond.
You ought to know that the daughter
of a man as poor as you are is no
match for the son of the richest man
in the district. Break it up. Keep
Ethel away at school, drift her out of
this silly idea, and I'll loan you the
money
1t was Mercer who arose to his feet
now. He did so with a look on his
face that made his visitor cringe and
vince.
Were not the Lane sort, eh?" he
said, his voice husky with emotion.
And 1 suppose you think you are.
understand you only too well, Henry
Brown. You have plans for your own
daughter in that direction, is that it q?
And you ask me to sell my child's
happiness. No! I would as soon inter
fere between two angels. Go your way,
/ want nothing more to do with you u
Gentle Mrs. Mercer, coming into the
room few minutes later, found her
husband with bowed head looking
thoughtfully into the fire.
will Mr.. Brown let you have the
money, husband?" she inquired anx-
iously.
NO. I demeaned myself asking for
it."
q am so sorry. Dear. Dear! Why
does not Uncle Silas at least answer
my letter. wrote him how much we
needed help. He has always sent sis
ter and me a hundred dollars al
Christmas. and 1 hoped my letter
| would move him"
Don't worry, mother said Mercer
With an effort to look cheerful. We'll
get along some way"
Uncle Silas was quite an institution
with his two nieces, Mrs. Brown and
Mrs Mercer. They had never seer
him. and he had forbidden all his kiE
to visit him He was reputed wealthy
but an erratic hermit. He had MOI
replied to the letter, and Mercer fell
. pretty well discouraged as he went
out into the yard to close up the sta
BILE.
tHello!' he exclaimed, as he came
across q huddled figure sitting neal
| the corn crib What's the trouble
stranger?"
7 was wondering if you'd give me E
| bite to eat and a bed in your hay loft.
replied the stranger. q bent. decrepi
looking old man. Il applied at tbs
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-04-05
An ERRATIC HERMIT
But He Saved the Old Farm and
Merry Wedding Bells
Rang Out.
BY GERTRUDE MARY SHERIDAN

Freezing weather in eight states.
snow on the Pacific slope. and the
equinoctial brewing in the West In
down the evening paper and trying TO
give cheerful aspect to the an
| nouncement
Yes. the frost will soon be on the
pumpkin, neighbor," observed grim
Henry Brown. Hope you've looked
out for your winter woodeile."
THE fuel question is the least OF
my troubles" answered Mercer. 81
must say the cellar IS pretty well
stocked, too. It's the payment on the
eighty acres that troubles me, and
you know it. Let's get down to bust
ness. Old Sharp is hard as tacks. He's
given me just thirty days to settle up,
or, lose the farm. Will you loan me
the money 1 need?"
Brown squirmed in his chair. Then
he arose to his feet. There was . Gov
ert, crafty CLEAN in his little bead
like eyes.
%See here, Mercer" he said, you
and l married sisters, and naturally
we have sort of mutual interests. Re
lationship isn't business, though, and
when you talk of my helping you out,
1 must remember that I have a family
of my own to care for. l don't ap-
prove of some of your ways. Last win
ter you pretty near carried poor
family in the village. Then again you
sent your daughter to a seminary
You can't afford these things, you
know"
Il can always afford 10 be charit-
able and to try and give my children
an education" declared Mercer, flush
ing up with suppressed Indignation.
Then pay the cost and don't grum-
ble," advised Brown crustily. 'As TO
the charity end of it, 1 don't believe
in encouraging the lazy nor helping
the shiftless. Why, just as I left home
1 heard my wife give sharp walking
papers to whining old fellow looking
for shelter and a supper. There's no
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-04-05
Rudolp Was Wise.

A man who was a regular patron of
a certain restaurant said to the
waiter:
Rudolph, instead of tipping you
every day I'm going to give you your
tip in a lump sum next Christmas
Thank you, sir" answered Rudolph,
but. er. would you mind paying me
something in advance, asir?"
HIN It's a funny request" said
the patron, but here-here's five dol
lars for you. What's the matter, do
you need the money. or don't you trust
my memory"
oh, no SIR smiled Rudolph, pocket
ing the bill. "It isn't that, only I'm
leaving here today, sir"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-04-05
PeriIs of the Aviator.

During one Of the aviation meets
a young woman went through the han
garC under the guidance of a me
chanic% After asking all the usual
foolish questions that aviators and
the assistants have TO answer during
a tour of inspection, she wanted to
know: But what If your engine stops
IN the aiT-what happens2 Can't you
come dOwn?" That's exactly the
trouble responded the willing guide.
There are now three men up in the
air in France with their engines stop
ped. They can't get down and are
starving to death
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-04-05

ARGE amounts of fruit are saved
from frost every year by or
chard heating. Ali modern
Orchardists have come to realize the
necessity of being prepared for late
spring frosts and have put the heating
pot on the list of necessary equip
ment
The danger from frost, in any local
ity, depends largely on the location Of
the orchard. The best location is on a
the low ground, and its flow is check
ed much as is the flow of water. If
there are trees or other distractions
on the lower side of the orchard they
will prevent good air drainage and
form a frost pocket which will make
the danger to the fruit much greater
High ground is always less likely to
be affected by spring frost.
There are two ways of preventing
the temperature from falling to the
danger point. according to D. E. Lewis
of the Kansas Agricultural College.
One is by keeping a cloud of smoke
over the orchard to prevent the radiat-
ing heat from passing off, the other
is by actually raising the temperature
with fires. Almost any material may
be used for either purpose. Wood,
coal, and oil are the most common.
In practice, oil has proved most eco
nomical, except in localities where
coal and wood are very cheap. The
oil has the advantage of giving of
much heat and smoke, thus combin-
ing two methods of preventing frosts.
Numerous small fires through the
orchard are better than a few large
ones, as there is less tendency to
cause an upward draft. One excep-
ton to this is in the case of a freezing
temperature combined with a high
wind. In this event, large fires on
the windward side of the orchard are
best. Smoke is of little value at such
times. Ordinarily there is little dan
ger of frost forming during windy
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-04-05
Birds Take a Turkish Bath,

A choice bit Of Winsted news hap
pened right here in New York, when
a flock of sparrows took a Turkish
bath in the rear of the Pulitzer build
ing.
A cloud of steam was pouring out
of a pipe on the top of a building on
Gold street 4 dozen or more spar
rows were circling around when one
adventurous bird darted into the hot
vapor. remaining nearly a minute.
Flying out. it perched on a roof and
shook its dripping feathers in great
glee.
Within the next i've minutes the en-.
tire flock had Initiated its example,
New York World
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-04-05

- Sii'ieit' der. Dodd's Kidney
Pills cured me Of that and the Kidney
Trouble. I take Dodd's Kidney Pills
now to keep from having Backache.
am II years old and farmer. You are
at liberty to publish this testimonial.
and you may use my picture in con-
nection with it" Correspond with Mr..
Smith about this wonderful remedy.
Dodd's Kidney Pills, SOC. per box at
your dealer or Dodd's Medicine Co,
Buffalo, N Y. Write for Household
Hints, also music Of National Anthem
English and German words) and reel
pes for dainty dishes. All sent free
Adv
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-04-05

The best way to utilize straw is to
use it as bedding. 1t will absorb the
liquid which contains most of the nj
trogen excreted from the animal body.
Some farmers win say that they have
more straw than they can use to ad-
vantage for bedding Never be afraid
to use plenty of bedding, as domestic
animals enjoy dry sleeping quarters
and will thrive better if they have
them Then haul out the manure. BY
this method you not only get the full
fertilizing value of the straw and the
manure, but you also add a large
amount of vegetable to the soil which
will form humus.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-04-05
Where 1t Happened.

A seven-year-old colored boy was
before Judge Taylor in juvenile court
Lot long ago for shooting at his play
mate with a rifle As is customary IN
all such cases the attorney in ques-
tiOning the boy asked:
You we're in the state of Indiana,
Marion county, when this happened,
were you not?"
The little fellow studied a minute
and then answered:
No, sab All was on tn front
pooh. "-Indianapolis News
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-04-05

The ration for a COW should contain
a certain amount of grain in proper
ton to the amount Of roughage-
Roughage, such as hay and silage,
should form the foundation for the "a
ton. A COW should have all this she
will clean up. The grain ration is
regulated by the amount OF milk pro
duced. Feeding one pound Of grain
for each three pounds OF milk pro-
duced gives very satisfactory results.
A COW producing very rich milk, how
ever, should have a little more than
this amount
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-04-05
They Got Left.

John and Betty. aged five and four
years, had started on a railway jour
ney with their parents on Monday, but
reached the station just in time 70
hear the engineer ring his bell ana see
the train pull out of the station, leav-
ing the family behind.
Next Sunday John and Betty were
started out on the way to Sunday
school When they were half way
there the bell rang, and presently they
came regretfuIly back
We got left" they announced.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-04-05

Straw is too valuable to burn. A
ton of straw contains 1850 pounds of
dry matter; 90 pounds of nitrogen,
worth fifteen cents a pound; A
pounds of phosphoric acid, valued at
five cents a pound, and 1875 pounds of
potash, also worth five cents pound.
The total value of the fertilizing con-
stituents of a ton OF straw is 1929.
when a ton Of straw is burned the
nitrogen lost is worth S144 Ths
phosphorus and potassium remain in
the ash.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-04-05

And while they are framing a
movement in favor of dispensing with
nicknames for baseball clubs, why
not eliminate the lingo that accom-.
panies the writing up of the noble
game?
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-04-05

a bill advocated by dentists is in
the Albany legislature whose aim ia
to drive fake practitioners out of the
state The advocates of the bill ought
TO have pull enough to get it through
and to see that its teeth are not with
drawn
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-04-05

More than one-third of the SAINT
used in the manufacture of American
glass comes from Pennsylvania But
the sand used in the manufacture of
sugar is not so choice-the grocery
man just gets it any old place.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-04-05

A Copenhagen physician announces
that tears are healthy and germ de-
stroyer. Probably when the hero
kisses away the tears Of the heroine.
ne is preparing for the germIess kiss.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-04-05

not think I would be
alive today II 1t
were not for Dodd's
Kidne y Pills. I
strained my back
about forty years
ago, which left it
very weak. 7 was
troubled with infiam-
nation Of the blad-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-04-05

a Canada farmer battles with Chi
cago detectives who came to his res
cue when he was in the clutches of
confidence men. Probably he felt he
knew their methods better than those
of the police.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-04-05

A wife of a Virginia recluse. fond of
out of door sports. gives him much
pain by following the hounds. OF
course, you can't blame a man for not
wishing his wife to go to the dogs.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-04-05

man was able to think before he could
speak. At the present time many Of
our most voluminous orators have not
yet learned to think.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-04-05

New York is to have a cat and dog
hospital to cost $4,000, and to be fit
ted as elegantly as a modern hotel
Wonder if the inmates will lead the
lives of cats and dogs?
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-04-05

Pekin has issued an order for all
women to discard their trousers and
wear European gowns. Now it is bet
ter understood why that tremendous
loan is being sought.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-04-05

4 physician has made inquiries of
the parcel post as to whether he can
ship human bones by it. Evidently
planning to dispose of the family
skeleton.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-04-05

A Los Angeles scientific teacher de-
clares that hens formerly had teeth
However that may be, the hens teeth
have become proVerbially scarce since
then.