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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

If it were fashioned from the point
lace of which Brussels is famous the
world over.
At night we sit at one of the little
tables which fill the sidewalks in front
of the cafes and hotels and drink beer
and the beer tells US that we are not
in Germany, for it is very bad. I'VE
miss another thing to which we are
accustomed in Germany. Nobody says:
You're foreigners. amt you?" But
an English girl, passing along the side
walk with a basket on her arm, picks
US out, approaches and offers for sale
some post cards. We are not especial
ly moral, but we don't buy them and
one of the younger men in the party
bushes redly as he looks them over.
Some Of the least Objectionable we
SHAH see later in shop windows. It
may be only a matter of taste, after
all, but it doesn't suit our taste. How
ever, "the matter of morality is judged
by the locality" Other countries, 9TH
er customs
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

hungry for information as to how
they might avert possible feed
shortage next winter by the use OF
silos. They listened eagerly to the
college experts, asked numberless
questions and then clambered aboard
the train to examine the various types
OF silos represented there by models.
The "silage special'' consisted of
four flat cars carrying various mod
els of silos and silage cutters, and
three coaches for the speakers. H.
NJ. Cottrell, agricultural commission
er for the Rock Island lines, was in
charge of the train w. A. CocheI, ..
E. Reed, A. S. Meals, }. 8. Fitch, and
Clyde Mckee were the represesta-
tives from the agricultural college.
The train started at Kanarado at the
western end of the state, came east
to Mcfarland, thence southwest to
Liberal.
Many farmers in Kansas, becoming
fearful of feed shortage because of
the dry. season, were beginning to
ship their live stock to market at sac
rifice prices just about the time the
"silage special" started through the
state. The experts on the train, hear
ing of the impending stampede to
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

Wait until the corn is pretty well
fired. Let it mature as much as pos
sible before making silage of it. The
silo saves feed that usually is lost.
"And if you cant afford an above
ground type of silo, dig a hole in the
ground-a pit silo. And dig it right
away. 1t viii cost only SIS to $50.
and silage keeps practically as well
in che of this kind as in the more ex-
pensive types This kind of silo is
especially recommended for Western
Kansas
That farmers in western counties
believe in the pit also was shown by
the way they crowded around the
models of this type exhibited on the
flat car. Two men were kept busy
explaining how to dig and ill one
properly, and how to get the silage
out. Clyde Mckee, farm demon
stration agent along the Rock Island
lines, received so many requests for
help as a result of the "silage spe-
cial' that he was compelled to leave
the train the third day to help farmers
who were eager to dig pit silos
Forty of this kind were dug near one
town.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18
LAMB MADE ALL THE TROUBLE
BY Comparison, the Lion Was inoffen.
sive and Mild BUTTS Like
Battering RAM"

The tidings that lamb is appearing
on the stage in the production of
Joseph. and His Brethren" has been
noised far and wide. Several CORE
spondents have written to ask why a
lion should not also appear, the pair
lying side by side. But that has al
ready been done, by Lord George
Stanger, and thereby hangs a tale.
When the sale of the old showman's
menagerie took place, the two animals
were put together and bought by Mr..
Fred emmett, of Dick Turpin fame.
By this time the lamb had got pretty
long in the tooth, to say the least of
it. A few days afterwards an &C
quaintance asked Mr. GiE1ett how the
happy pair were getting on.
Il wish 1 had never seen them"
said the Snowman gloomily.
Why. is he savage?"
! Savage is not the word for it. He
yEon't let anyone come near him."
Indeed! 1 thought he looked such
a mild old lion"
Lion? Lion be bowed! It's the
lamb 1 mean. He butts like batter
ingram. London Mail
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18
MONKS OF BRUSSELS
Priest of Belgium's Capital
Shown Scant Courtesy.
cIeries Are Real Rulers Of Land, But
Supremacy Is Menaeed by the
Socialists Of the Kingdom
Who Seek Suffrage.

Berlin.-A priest comes down the
street, IN a low-topped, broad-brimmed
hat, flowing black robes reaching to
his ankles, and wearing low-heeled
half-shoes. Halfway along the block
we meet another, then a pair, then
tensured cleric of a different order,
in a gray robe with hanging hood We
are in a Catholic country, but not a
hat comes of as the somber figures
stride along, not a mouth utters the
French or Flemish equivalent of 'the
top iv tn mornin' to We, father" With
markedly pugnacious features, under
shot jaws, determined, clear eyes,
these militant churchmen go their IN
perturbed away, regardless of those
they meet.
The street scene is Brussels. When
l made the acquaintance of these real
rulers of the land their supremacy was
being contested by 100000 Socialists,
who had abandoned mine, quarry and
factory throughout Belgium to en-
force their demand for a revision Of
the electoral system of the kingdom,
which gives to some men three votes,
but only one to the ordinary labOrer
! The strikers won a partial victory.
| Word comes Of the appointment Of a
! commission to which is to be entrust-
! ed the desired revision. How far this
| revision will go cannot, of course, be
/ predicted, and the Socialists triumph
! may turn out to have been illusory, but
| 1 do not think it will King Albert
secretly favors a change, and the re-
! sponsible leaders of the government,
Catholic though they are, know that
to disappoint the workingmen again
for they have been disappointed a
number of times-wOuId mean another
strike, and that strike would not be a
peaceful one. 1t would make all Bel
GUM run blood.
Brussels has much to interest the
tourist Next to Antwerp 1t possesses
the finest Rubens, it has splendid
statue of Godfrey de Bouillon, the cru
sader, who was born In the province OF
Brabant, and it has probably the most
beautiful gothic tower in the world. II
crowns the Hotel de Vile in the
Grande place, and rises into the air as
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

It is a difficult engineering prob
lem to construct a fiTst-class earth
pond at reasonable cost, one that is
safe and will hold water, and any
farmer contemplating the construction
of pond or storage reservoir should
first of all obtain the advice of COM
petent engineer in regard to the To-
cation of the pond, water supply, ma
terials, spillways, ways and means Of
construction. water prOofing, protec-
ton against wave action, crayfish.
burrowing animals and excessive
floods, etc.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18
Married Eleven Times

HagerstoRn, Md.-Mr and Mrs.
Frank Vernon lay claim to being the
most married couple in the world.
They've had the knot tied eleven
times. They first were married in
Columbus. O., in 1909: then in Mon
treal in 1910; in Scotland, England.
Wales, Germany, France, Belgium and
Russia in 1911; in Australia in 1912,
and Mexico in 1913. Vernon said it
was merely hobby of theirs to be
married in every different country
they visit -.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18
PONDS FOR STOCK WATER AND IRRIGATION

ration and usage. In parts of Kan
sas there are not many springs or
streams suitable for this purpose, but
a large area of the state has immense
flows Of sheet water at depths rang
ing from ten TO seventy-five feet
which can be lifted by windrlilis at q
very low cost.
In most cases the pond could be To-
Gated so as TO make it possible to ir-
rigate a garden or an acre or two of
profitable even in Eastern Kansas
where the water might not be needed
more than once or twice in two or
three years. In fact, during the last
two years many farmers in this sec
ton have put IN pumping plants TO
lift the water from the streams for
irrigation purposes.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

The school of domestic science at
the Kansas Agricultural College,
where more than 500 girls-one-fourth
of the total number of young women
studying home economics in all the
agricultural colleges of this country
were enrolled last year, now offers
three ways for a young woman to get
training in domestic science. Begin
ming when the college year begins. a
girl can take six months course,
q three-year course, or a four-year
course in housekeeping.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

"0ur first baby is
strong and healthy and
we attribute this re-
suit to the timely use
of your Compound. -
Mrs. FRED YOHANNS
Kent, Oregon.
ST owe my life and
my baby's good health
to your Compound -
Mrs. W. 0. SPENCE,
r. F. D., No. 2, Troy,
AlaRsma-
CT have three chill.
dren and took your
Compound each time"
Mrs. JOHN HOWARD,
Wilmington, Vermont.
Il have q lovely
baby boy and you can
tell every one that he
IS q 'Pinkham' baby"
-Mrs.LoUIs FISCHER,
30 Munroe ST.. Carl
stadt, n. J.
awe are at last
blessed with q sweet
little babygirl. Mrs.
/ g. A. La ERoUsEs
Montegut, La
"I have one Of the
finest baby girls you
ever saW."-Mrs. E.
! GOODWIN, 1912 s. 9Th
St., Wilmington, No.
My husband is the
4 happ1eSt man alive to-
day" Mrs. CLARA
DARBRAKE, 397 Maril-
Ia St., Buffalo. Ny.
Now I have a nice
baby girl, the joy OF
our home. Mrs. Do
SYLVIA COTE, No. 1T
So. Gate ST., Worces-
ter, Mass.
"I have a fine strong
baby daughter now. y
- Mrs. A. A. GILES,
DewittviT1e, n. "
8 Route A.
4 "I have a big, fat
healthy boy. "-Mrs.A
A. BALENGER, RID
, Mol, Baltimore, Ohio
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

The office OF the State Engineer.
Extension Division, Agricultural Col
iege, is in position to render a linn
tied amount of assistance in pond and
reservoir construction, to answer in
quiries and furnish general plans and
specifications to farmers desiring
such data There is no charge made
for plans and specifications or for
services rendered.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

A bug expert at the Kansas Agri-
cultural College has discovered what
entomologists long have sought-an
insect which destroys chinch bugs
This insect makes a business of de-
stroying chinch bug eggs by laying its
own eggs inside those of the chinch
bug. The parasite has been found in
every wheat and corn field examined
near Manhattan.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

The farmers institutes of Kansas
are permanent organizations with
regular officers and committees and
meet several times every year In
this they differ from institutes in 9TH
er states where they are mere tenn
porary organizations and hold no
meetings except the one annual meet
attended by college representatives
or other outside speakers.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

market, devoted their energies to stop
it
Keep your stock" they advised.
There isn't any excuse for a man to
sell them off now. Enough feed will
be grown in Kansas this year, despite
the dry weather, to feed double the
number Of live stock in the state.
Put all your feed-kaffir. corn, cane
and milo-in the siIo and there will
be plenty for stock to eat this winter.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

Men who understand silo construc-
ton are in great demand throughout
the state now. Many inquiries for
such men have come to the agricuI-
turaI colleges within the last few
weeks The calls come chiefly FROM
Western Kansas.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18
The Discovery.

What do you suppose is the sad
dest discovery man can maker
Il should think t was to 90 out for
a joy ride and discover he is N the
trouble wagon
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

There are some lips from which
even the proudest women love to hear
the censure which appears to disprove
Observation-Disclosures BuIwer Lytton.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18
The Very Place.

THAT poor fellow can't find any
thing to do. He can't make people
believe him and he has no friends"
Z should think he could find a fine
opening as a baseball umpire
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

the possibility of profitable irriga-
ton, the fishing, boating and SWIM
ming will give every member Of The
family a special interest in it and
just this very thing is needed to make
the pond a weIl-kept, permanent, use
full, profitable improvement.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

When the American Association OF
Farmers Institute Workers meet in
Washington next November, Edward
c. Johnson, superintendent of farmers
Institutes at the Kansas Agricultural
College will tell how Kansas devel-
oped such an efficient organization
of farmers institutes as it has. The
national association recognizes the
superiority of the system of organi-
cation fostered by ]. H. Miller, dean
of the extension division at the ag-
ricultural college, and has asked
Supt. Johnson to describe the system
and its results.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

The problem of building ponds and
storage reservoirs to conserve the
water in Kansas has been receiving
a great deal of publicity recently on
account of the long drouth and the
resulting shortage of water for do
nestle purposes and for stock.
There is, of course, considerable
difference of opinion as to the bene-
fits to be derived from ponds, and
some radical critics go SO far as to
predict that these proposed would
make a swamp out of Kansas and that
they would only be mosquito breeding
holes accompanied by malaria, fever
and ague and all sorts Of diseases and
trouble.
1t is at least possible that an ex
tensive system of ponds may exert
a beneficial influence on the temper
allure and atmospheric conditions, but
granting that it will not the water
stored in these ponds if they are
properly built will be worth ali it
costs under average conditions for
stock water and irrigation purposes
and these ponds could be stocked with
fish from the State Fish Hatchery
real pleasure as we'll as to the farm
er.
It is almost useless to build a pond
in the ordinary way to store only the
run-Off water from a given area for
careful investigation shows that the
| losses due to seepage alone would
amount to one inch or more of water
in each twenty-four hours in a well
built earth pond, and the surface
evaporation will amount to from for
| ty to sixty inches per year and during
May, June, July and August the evap-
| Grafton may be as great as six to ten
| inches per month. From this and
| the genarl knowledge we have of the
construction of such ponds in the
state it is evident that sky ponds
| Chose fed only from surface run
Off will be dry when they are most
needed
A reservoir. to be of any real prac-
| teal value when it is needed badly
must first be properly located and
well built and must be fed by springs.
streams OF wells constantly to re-
store the loss due to seepage, evapo-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18
No TroubIe About stickino.

First Drummer-Confound it! Half
the sales 1 make don't stick
Second Drummer-Get into my line
and you'll have no trouble. 1 sell
mucilage.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething. softens the gums, reduces infiamma-
tlonaIlays pair, cures wind collie 25c a bottle.Aes
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

Nothing equals Deans Mentholated Cough
Drops for Bronchial weakness, sore chests,
and throat troubles-5c at all Druggists.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

WOMEN

These women once ehiIdless, now happy and
physically we'll with he7EtSY childrenwiu tell how
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound made
An ehis possible Here ars the names and correct
addre9ses-Write them II you want to- and learn
for yourself. They are only few out of many
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

The annual electric dry battery pro-
duction of the United States has pass
ed the S1O,OO0.OO0 mark
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

The importance of spraying pota-
toes as preventive of blight Is over
looked in many sections.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18
Lovers, Loais.

He-If we had never met, would
You have loved me as much, dear?
She fervently)-More, darling
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

Florida in 1912 mined 2.9T3,SSz tons
OF phosphate rock. valued at 81.
TIA
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18
@IFTEEN THOUSAND Kan
farmers were told how to

silos and how to put up silage
by agricultural college experts on the
Rock Island Silage Special which
toured Kansas for ten days in August.
Never has there been an agricultural
train run in Kansas which was so
timely and which was so well
received by farmers At every sta
ton was a crowd OF farmers fairly
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

Stupid people seldom realize that
they are stupid.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

promptly the suffering due to weak, n
active kidneys and painful bladder acticn-
They offer a powerful help to nature
in building ND the true excreting kid
ney tissue, IN restoring normal action
and IN regulating bladder irregularities
Try them
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18
KANSAS FARMERS INTERESTED IN SIL0S
THE SILAGE SPECIAL WELL PATRONIZED
Crowds Every Station Seemed Hungry For Information Given by Ag
cultural College Experts to How Dodge Possible Feed
Shortage this Winter by the Use of the Slo-
The Pit Best for Western Kansas.

arket, devoted their energies to stop
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

INVENTIONS s:s:a.ssssRPa 4 ;sss :s E
eut. Developing, Exploiting, Legal Free bcoGie9
Reasons Why 11Ea1tor1 srSies c. HEshizStol n q
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-10-18

her dye. One 1Oc package colors al fbe8- They
TE FOR FREE booklet, calendar, bIotteT8 etc.
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-25
The Calf Wore Two Pairs Of Gunny
Sack Trousers.

man of royalty, placed In purple robes
(poetic license) and cloth Of cleaning
gold. And 1t has been hidden as II 1t
were too precious to be seen by COM
mon eyes"
Farmer Rucker took the stand and
described the calf in detail. Then the
court. the litigants. the lawyers and
the onlookers moved In solemn process
sion into the street to inspect 1t. At
the word OF command the gun wran-
glers aboard the schooner began dis
robing the calf. 1t kicked and butted
against the indignity. but without
avail.
Farmer Rucker stepped forward
then, fell back. gnashed his teeth. His
description as given In the court room
did not synchronize with the psysical
markings OF the calf. Farmer Rucker
thereupon shouted that he was the
victim OF hocus-pocus; in other words.
another animal had been switched on
to him.
Search is being made for the origin
al calf. Rucker swears it is some-
where in the Brushy mountain coun-
try. The lawyers on both sides are
happy. Continuance means more fees.
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-25
SCALP TROUBLE FOR YEARS

26S Harrison St, Elyria. Ohio.-"My
case was scalp trouble. / first no
ticed small punches on my scalp which
commenced to itch and / would
scratch them and in time they got
larger, forming scale or scab with
little pus, and chunks of hair would
come out when | would scratch them
off, 1t caused me to lose most Of my
hair 1t became thin and dry and life
less. | was troubled for over ten
years with it until it got SO bad was
ashamed to go to barber to get my
hair cut
IL tried everything l could get hold
of, and -. but received no
cure until l commenced using Cuticu-
ra Soap and Ointment when the scale
commenced to disappear. The way l
used the Cuticura Soap and Ointment
was to wash my scalp twice day
with warm water and Cuticura Soap
and rub on the Cuticura Ointment. l
received benefit in couple of weeks
and was cured in two months"
(Signed) F. ]. Busher, Jan. %. 1913.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free. with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post.
card "Cuticura. Dept. l., Boston" ADV.
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-25
WATCH IN POCKET PUZZLES
George Mcpherson Of Tacoma Doesn't
Believe In Fairies, So He 10
Greatly Mystfied.

Tacoma, Wash.-George Mcpherson
does not believe in fairies. When he
retired silver watch. worth about
seven dollars, was in his pocket. On
awakening he was surprised to find in
its place gold watch of expensive
manufacture. Mcpherson. as has been
said, has no faith in the stories OF
nymphs, gnomes and Robin Goodfel-
lows Moreover. he was not pleased
to discover the expensive watch in the
place of his inexpensive one.
Mcpherson had his suspicious. He
judged that one of his companions of
the night before had. as he termed 1t,
"nipped" the valuable timepiece. Nc
Pherson, who says he is employed by
the Tacoma Manufacturers associa.
ton. did not relish the thought that he
himself might be ''nipped" by blue
coat on the charge of stealing the
watch.
He went Immediately to the police
station and rendered the watch to
Captain of Detectives Fitzgerald. He
returned the next day TO the police to
ask If the owner had turned up and he
was informed that no one had claimed
1t. Mr.. Fitzgerald still has the mys,
terious trinket.
On the watch are the initials wv F,
O." and MIR Mcpherson has notified
everyone with those Initials he could
6pd.
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-25
Some of Continents Attitudes.

The maximum difference in eleva-
ton Of land in the United States is
14,777 feet. according to the United
States geological survey. Mount
Whitney. the highest point. is 14,501
feet above sea level. and u point, in
Death Valley is 276 feet below sea
level. These two points, which are
both in California, are less than nine
ty miles apart. This difference is
small, however, as compared with the
figures for Asia. Mount Everest
rises 29,0O2 feet above sea level,
whereas the shores of the Dead sea
are 1890 feet below sea level. total
difference in land heights of 3O,292
feet. Mount Everest has never been
climbed. The greatest ocean depth
yet found is 32.OSS feet, at point
about fifty miles north of the Island
of Mindanao. in the Philippine islands.
The ocean bottom at this point Is
therefore more than eleven and a
half miles below the summit of Mount
Everest.
The Springfield herald., 1913-07-25

him to emphasize beauty. or course the major
ity of our stters want to paint them as beauti-
full is consistent with the laws of art A
woman of thirty has developed. She has learned
the value of dress how to attire herself in a
manner that enhances any physical charms she
may possess. Girlhood lacks the development of
more mature age. Therefore, a woman OF thirty
may present far attractive appearance
than the girl in her teens just past the twenty
mark.
THE woman beauty at fifty is less in evidence
than the handsome feminine in her teens or be-
low the age of thirty. But have seen handsome
women at fifty; women whose features, whose
, personalities and whose physical development
struck me as being amazingly handsome.
From my view don't think dress has much to
do with good looks The true lover of beauty
gazes and can enthuse cut Of features and
tint Of complexion without dwelling on clothes.
l consider woman between the age Of eighteen
and twenty to be in the bloom of youth. Natur-
ally. youth is attractive; 1t is like rose In its
brilliancy beneath light morning dew"