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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-09-18

E. B. Dorland was in Meade a
few days this week.
Fred Danlelson went to Hutch
inson Monday,
Miss Genevieve McMeel de-
parted for Chicago last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. Woman
left Wednesday for Hutchinson
to attend the State Fair.
Lawrence Osmond of Havi-
land was in Meade last week
visiting his friend Archie Fee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gray and
daughter we're down from MIN
nicola last week to attend the
Fair.
The bowling alley has been
leased to E. A. Schneider and
Fred Danielson. They will
take possession soon.
Art Follick wife and son, of
Minneola, were in Meade for a
few days last week attending the
Fairand visiting with relatives.
Mrs. Sadie Jackson, of Billing
Montana, arrived in Meade last
week and will visit at the home
of her brother, Will Kenyon
until October first.
Bernard McMeel and Ear
Campbell returned to Lawrence
Kansas last Monday where they
will resume their studies a
Kansas University.
Mrs. W. R. Reynolds, o
Moscow, Kansas, has been
guest at the home of her cousin
Mrs. H. E. Hoon, for the pas
week. She expects to return
home the latter part of thi'
week.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-09-18

Missouri bankers are offering
extra inducements for settlers,
20 acres fruit, vegetables and
poultry, good as gold mine. AL
so there is fine fruit region $50
miles south of here.
C. E. Funk, Agent.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-09-18
Ice Cream Social

There will be an ice cream So
ciaI at the Sunnydell school
house, in the old C. F. Gardner
instruct. on Friday eveding, Sep
tember 10, for the benegt of the
Sunday school. Everyone is in
yited.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-09-18

Art Thompson went to Kan
sas City the first of the week.
He contemplates taking a course
in dentistry there.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-09-18

/ four-hole cook stove, s.
gallon tank and zinc. Stove is
fitted for hot water. 1 bed room
suit. 1 folding bed. Inquire
at this Office.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-09-18

SEED WHEAT: Will furnish
seed woeat on ground that is in
good condition for one-ffth of
wheat raised delivered to mar
ket. Address J. J. Specht,
Meade, Kansas.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-09-18

Observation-Disclosures Ella
Granger has just returned from
Emporia where she took specl-
al course in dressmaking. She
can be found at her home in this
city; ready to turn out first class
work in her line.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-09-18

Fresh bread and pies always
on hand at the new bakery.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-09-18

County of Meade
l, Louis Boehler, Cashier. of
said bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement is true; that
said bank has no liabilities and
is not indorser on any note or obli-
CATION other than shown on the
above statement, to the best of my
knowledge and belief. So help me
God. LOUIS BoEHLER,
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me, this 9th day of Sept, 1913.
E. E. INNS,
Seal. Notary Public.
Commission expires on the 10th
day of April, 1910.
Correct. Attest.
R. A. HARPER
B. f. Cox
B. S. MCNEIL
S. D. ADAMS.
LOUIS BoEHLER,
Directors.
To CHAs. M. SAWYER,
Bank Commissioner,
Topeka, Kansas.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-09-18
OFFICIAL STATEMENT

of the Financial condition of the
MEADE STATE BANK
at Meade, State of Kansas, at the
close of business on the 4th day of
Sept, 1913.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-05-17

still in the hallway and listened in
tentIy
Harvey fared a match, found a gas
jet and flooded the hall with light
Just then q timid. trembling form
came dowL the staircase. 1t was Miss
Hoyt. She bore a heavy cane.
1T is papa's," she said please
don't rush into danger am not afraid
now
For all that, she kept close to her III
| trepid champion as Harvey slowly ad-
vanc1d down the hall, armed with the
weapon she had provided. Then, as
there was a stir and then a crash, as
OF a chair thrown violently over, she
chung to his arm. The next moment
Harvey could not repress a Jolly
laugh.
There is our formidable night dis
turber-no burglar after all, Miss
Hoytt" he exclaimed.
A large Newfoundland dog darted
from the library into the hall and
scurried past them through the front
| doorway. He had evidently wandered
in just as Miss Hoyt had run up the
stairs to get a wrap before resuming
her swing seat on the porch
'You-you seem to know my name, -
she began, and then, looking straight
at the now somewhat embarrassed
Harvey, she flushed all over her face
And just then, too, Harvey noticed a
hat with a great blue veil on a hall
seat, and understood. This was the
| young lady he had noticed at the park.
Had she overheard the conversation
! between himself and Price? He won
dered. as he retreated to the porch
Il had better explain how I came
to be here" he obserYed-"in the gar
| den, mean"
Il think I know" smiled Drusa- Il
| had an intimation of serenade- 1
saw Mr.. Price today, but did not wish
| to spoil what he intended as sur
| prise. Mercy What is that?"
! 1t was a shot, shouts, a crash-then
the jangling strings OF some musical
! instrument.
| Both rushed out to the porch. A
crash of glass made the still night
echoes hideous. A man was dashing
/ madly across the glass-covered garden
| beds from the next lot. He carried a
| guitar, madly brandished. He disap-
/ peared hatIess and frantic, but not IN
/ til Harvey had recognized Willard
| Price
! A little investigation brought out
the facts Of the case. Price had gone
into the wrong garden-that Of jeal-
Gus, crusty old bachelor, just married.
He had observed the guitar-armed ser
| enader, had gone for a gun, and Price
! had run for his life.
OF course Miss Hoyt had overheard
/ Harvey's encomiums in the park. 1t
turned out that it was her uncle who
was so wealthy. This smoothed out
/ Harvey's path. Price, bored at his
mishap, did not linger on the scene.
And of course the serenader by proxy
eventually married Drusa Hoyt.
! Copyright. 1913. by w. c. ChapmanO
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-05-17

bushels an acre. in the new land, on
ly 9 per cent of the yield was unsal-
able while on the old land, 16 per
cent was salable.
Experiments almost without excep-
ton force the conclusion that fall
blowing may be depended upon for an
increase in yield. The average re
suits from five fields at different
points between Topeka and Muncie
show that the average of the fall
pIowed land in 1911 was los bushels
while the average of land plowed in
the spring was but 79 bushels. In the
same localities and soils in 1912, the
average Of the fall pIowed land was
go bushels while the average of the
spring plowed was 173 bushels.
The general average is in favor Of
northern grown seed. The principal
advantage of the northern grown seed
over the home grown seems to lie in
the fact that Kansas summers are
not conducive to the best maturity of
the potato seed. Seed dug early and
stored so as to keep it firm and sound,
has compared closely with the north
ern grown seed but as rule the home
grown seed sprouts more readily and
seed that is sprouted is weakened in
consequence as the second sprouts are
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-05-17
FACE ALMOST COVERED WITH
PIMPLES AND BLACKHEADS

Atchison, Kan.-"For a number Of
years I suffered very greatly from skin
eruption. Ny face was very red and
irritated, being almost covered with
pimples and bIackheads. The pimples
were scattered over my face. They
were fine rash with the exception Of
a few large pimples on my forehead
and chin Ny face burned and looked
red as If exposed to either heat or
cold. It was not only unsightly but
very uncomfortable. I tried several
remedies but couldn't get any relief.
1 was recommended to use Cuticura
Soap and Cut1cura Ointment.
81 applied the Cuticura Ointment in
the evening, leaving it for about five
minutes, then washing 1t on with
Cuticura Soap and hot water. I wash
ed with the Cutieura Soap and hot wa
ter also several times during the day.
After about four months of this appli-
cation, my face was cleared Of the
-pimpIes. I still use the Cuticura
Soap" CSigned) Miss Elsie Nelson,
Dec. 29, 1911.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample OF each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept L. Boston"
Adv
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-05-17
YES, HE WANTED A SHAMPOO
Would Have Felt That They Did
Really Need the Attention.

Barber-Poor Jim has been sent to
a lunatic asylum
Victim Gin chair)-Who's Jim?
Jim is my twin brother, sir. Jim
has long been broodin' over the hard
times, an I suppose he finally got
crazy
rs that so?"
Yes, he and me has worked side by
side for years, and we were so alike
we couldn't tell each other apart We
both brooded a great deal, too. No
money in this business now"
What's the reason?"
Prices too low Unless a customer
takes a shampoo it doesn't pay to
shave or haircut. Poor. Jim, I caught
him trying to cut customers throat
because he refused a shampoo, so
had to have the poor fellow locked up.
Makes me sad Sometimes I feel sor-
~ 1 didn't let him slash all he wanted
to. 1t might have saved his reason.
Shampoo, sir?"
"Yes!"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-05-17
1t Was Miss Hoyt, Pale, Disturbed.

and leave a near seat All that he
noted was a graceful form and a long
streaming blue veil Then he handed
the photograph back to his friend with
the faint suggestion of a reluctant
sigh.
= He scarcely listened as Price told
of obtaining the picture from his cous-
lin, also of an item he had noted in
a newspaper some time previous COM
menting on the rare business sue
cess of John Hoyt, Esq" That must
be Drusa's father, SO he was safe in
spying out the land" and getting in
touch with possible millions"
Harvey had been always helpful to
Price, and the latter had treated him
pretty well. Harvey considered SER
enades an obsolete art, and felt rather
ridiculous at the thought of posing as
a Spanish cavalier. However, he wish
ed to be accommodating, and there
was a real element of romanticism in
Prices plan.
You see, I'll surprise Miss Hoyt
with the song the college fellows sang
many a moonlight night under the
seminary windows-Come Where My
Love Lies Dreaming Well practice
up bit, steal into the Hoyt garden
and give this dead old burg real SEN
sation"
It was almost nine o'clock in the
evening when the twain started out
each carrying his special instrument
under his arm. Earlier in the day they
had strayed past the Hoyt home, and
Price indicated where they would
| post themselves in the garden when
! the appointed hour arrived. AS they
| left the hotel Price discovered that he
had run out Of extra guitar strings.
'.Ill get a supply from the drug
store IN case of accidents he eX
! planned You go ahead and I'll soor
! join you"
Harvey reached the Hoyt home. He
stepped in among the shrubbery and
waited for his friend. Suddenly the
lights were turned on in an upper
room There appeared at its window g
feminine form. It was Miss Hoyt
pale, disturbed. and she drew close tt
the window, her hand crossed on he
| breast, as If to subdue some deel
emotion Her head bent towards thu
interior of the house, as If some dis
turbing sound alarmed her.
So entranced was Harvey at the sud
den beautiful apparition that he hal
not drawn out Of the full focus of tn,
flaming gas Jet She saw him, uttere,
a faint cry and then leaned from tn,
window.
Forgive me- she faltered. you ar
a stranger. but-won't you-that is
l am ali alone in the house, and som
one is below, and am afraid"
Sat once" replied Harvey. swift
taking in the situation
He swung the mandolin case,s read
for use as a weapon, ran around to tn
front of the house and dashed up ia
steps. to ind the door open He stoo
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-05-17
CHANGED POINT OF REFORM
Uncle Rastus at Least Was Honest in
His Acknowledgment of Prev
ious Lapses From Grace

The colonel had demonstrated Wig
orousIy with Uncle Rastus about the
old darky's persistent excursions into
the state Of inebriation.
Uncle Rastus, though ne promised
faithfully to refrain from frequent dips
into the flowing bowl, failed to live up
to the coIOnel's expectations
On numerous occasions the colonel
saw Rastus under the influence OF nq-
uor, but the darkey when taken to task
stoutIy denied the accusation, affirm
ing emphatically that he did not drink
One evening the colonel met Uncle
Rastus in a condition which made it
plainly evident that the darkey was
caught with the goods on"
''Rastus," began the colonel, serious
", Il thought you told me that you
had given up drink"
"Ah sho did, Massa Ke'nol; al sho'
did" replied Rastus. But lately al
dun took up drinkin' an glib up lynn. .
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-05-17
DID IT BY PROXY
Miss Hoyt Was Not Surprised
With the Song the College
Boys Sang.
BY MILDRED CAROLINE GOOD
RIDGE

E1A60E
Young and rich and good looking,
too. I suppose" spoke Harvey Lane.
His companion, Willard Price, young
and rich himself unfortunately, for he
was idle and without ambition, Ian
guidly drew a photograph from his
pocket and extended it towards Lane
Pretty as a picture" voted the lat
ter spontaneously. There was real
and earnest admiration in his frank,
open face. Then it cIouded a trife.
He was too poor and humble in his
own estimation to dare to aspire for
recognition in the upper circle into
which his companion had free admit
lance.
Il knew Miss Drusa Hoyt at Acton, "
explained Price. She attended the
seminary there while 1 was at the col
lege. Those were great days music,
picnicking, rowing on the lake. My
cousin Leona is a dear friend of Miss
Hoyt. They met a few days ago. and
Leona playfuIly told her she was go
ing to send me around to give one OF
the old college serenades when i pass
ed through the town here. Drusa is
full Of life and fun, and insisted she
would be delighted with such a vel
come reminder of the dear old school
days
And you are going to twang the
light guitar, eh?" smiled Harvey.
with your assistance on the man
dolin. Oh, we can make fine roman
tic occasion of it, don't you see?" and
Price leaned back luxuriously and
complacently on the rustic seat of the
little village park. Then he added,
with keen look at Harvey, who was
still studying the lovely face in the
photograph. She hypnotizes you, does
she? 1 say, not getting struck in that
quarter, are you?"
If Miss Hoyt was II. my own rath-
er humble class" half satirically re-
turned Harvey, 81 wouldn't try to for
get that beautiful face, as 1 must do
for my own peace of mind"
There was rustic in the path circ,
ling past them, and Harvey, turning
slightly, observed young girl arise
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-05-17

and other slices taken until the tissue
is sound This seed is then soaked
in formaldehyde- pint 40 per cent
fOrmaldehyde to thirty gallons Of
Water-for two hours Old potato
fields are almost certain to contain
the organism, and fields that have
been previously planted to potatoes
are much more likely to be infested
than ground on which a rotation has
been practiced. The average yield on
new soils for treated potatoes, has
been 223 bushels marketable potatoes,
a per cent sound. New land not
treated, IFS bushels, 90 per cent
sound. Old land treated, 136 bushels,
II per cent sound, not treated SO bush
els, As per cent sound. In this ex-
animation for soundness. even the
slightest affection which did not injure
the potato materially for market at
that time was regarded as an unsound-
ness. Little differentce has been
noted in the success Of treatment with
corrosive subIimate and formaIdehyde
solution The corrosive sublimate is
much more poisonous and the for
maldehyde is rather more easily pre-
pared. The cost with foTmaldehyde
has averaged Sis per acre and cor
rosive sublimate a dollar per acre.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-05-17

COLE
In Kansas the corn ear-worm de-
stroys annually from five to ten per
cent of the entire corn crop, which
means a money loss of from four to
eight million dollars. Aside from this
injury, it also causes considerable loss
to garden crops such as sweet corn,
peas, and tomatoes. It is an enemy
of alfalfa and some years destroys a
considerable part of the last crop.
While it is impossible to eradicate
the corn ear-Worm, it is possible and
practicable to reduce the great loss
of from four to eight million dollars
TO a sum fully fifty per cent less. In
q series of experiments carried on by
the department of entomology of the
Kansas State Agricultural College
during the years of 1909. 1910, and
1912, it has been found that the time
of planting corn has much to do with
the amount of injury In these ex-
periments six plots of corn were plant
ed on the following dates: April 10,
May I, May 10, June 1, June Is, and
July 1. In each plot three rows each
of Boone County White, Kansas Sun
flower, and Hildreth were planted
The results of the three years work
have shown a large increase in the
yields and decrease in the corn ear
worm injury IN the plot plant May 1.
The reduction in the ear-worm in
jury in the plot planted May 1 is due
to the fact that the corn had finished
siIking before the large third brood
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-05-17
ALFALFA IN SOUTHEAST PART OF THE STATE

There are three good reasons why
alfalfa does not thrive in the south
eastern part of Kansas. First, acid
soils; second, lack Of proper bacteria
in the soil; third, the soils are too
wet or do not drain readily. Alfalfa
will not grow on acid soils or without
the nodule forming bacteria, or on
soils on which the under-drainage is
not good. The first attempt to seed
alfalfa on one farm resulted in failure,
because the soil was too wet. The
land had been innoculated by scatter
ing over the field a few hundred
pounds Of soil obtained from an old
alfalfa field The soil was acid and
was "sEeetened's by applying ground
limestone at the rate OF two tons to
the acre. An excellent catch OF alfalfa
was obtained However, the stand
died cut because the ground became
water-eIogged The Geld was then
tile drained and alfalfa seeded again
An excellent stand was obtained. Dur
ing 1912 two good cuttings we're OBJ
tanned. Because OF the extremely dry
weather during the latter part Of the
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-05-17

The corn ear-wOrm. injury may also
be greatly reduced by fall blowing.
Wherever corn land is fall pIowed the
burrows of the corn ear-worm are
broken up and the pupae are either
crushed or perish from exposure to
the winter weather. Actual counts
have shown that ninety-nine out of
every one hundred pupae are de-
stroyed by fall blowing Thus by COM
bining the fall blowing and early plant
ing, it is possible for the farmer to
reduce the corn ear-worm injury TWEEN
ty-fve to fifty per cent and at the
same time to increase his yield from
twelve to thirty bushels. In combat
ing the corn ear-worm, like any other
insect, cooperation means greater re-
suits. The more farmers in COM
munity that plow their corn land in
the fall and plant about May 1, the
greater the reduction of corn ear
worm injury.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-05-17
''THE GRANARY OF
NORTH AMERICA. I"
GOVERNOR sULzER SAYS THAT
OF WESTERN CANADA.


The close ties of friendship exist
Ing between the United States and
Canada were dwelt upon in addresses
by Premier Robert L. Borden, of Can
ada, and Governor Sulzer, at the an
nua1 dinner Of the University Club OF
Albany.
Canada and the United States
said Premier Borden, have a common
heritage in the language, the litera-
ture, the laws, the institutions and the
traditions which have come down to
them from the men Of bygone days.
Perhaps no more instructive object
lesson ever has been given to the
world than the four thousand miles OF
undefended boundary line from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, which bears
silent but eloquent testimony to the
mutual confidence and respect Of the
two nations. Time will shortly place
upon the brow OF each nation the Iau-
rel Of one hundred years of peace. It
matters not so much as to the form
of the outward celebration, but let Us
hope that its full significance may
sink deep into the hearts of both ma
tons, and that, whether north or south
"a NAC OO414oAgg may SLdA0 Win
bowed and reverent heads, offering
grateful thanks for the Divine blessing
Of peace, and earnest prayers that in
the century to come, mutual confidence,
goodwill and respect may truly ami
mate the ideals and aspirations of both
nations"
Referring to the natural resources
possessed by the United States and
Canada, particularly along the St.
Lawrence River, the premier urged
that they be preserved and developed
for the people,
Governor SuIzer predicted that the
Great Canadian Northwest is designed
to become, before long, the granary of
North America"
MANY of our best citizens, regret
to say" said the governor, ARE leav-
ing the States of the west and going
into the Canadian northwest, because
Of the fertility of its soil, the lib
erality OF the Canadian government
and the ability of those people to bet
ter their conditions here.
I'VE should extend to them a help
ing hand in their onward march OF
progress. Instead of closing our doors
by tariff barriers against these coun-
tries and their products, in my opinion,
we should open them wider and do
everything in our power TO facilitate
closer commercial relations. We want
their products and they want our prod
ucts, and all restrictions to prevent q
fairer and freer exchange of goods,
wares and merchandise should, in so
far as possible, be eliminated. "-Ad-
Vertisement.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-05-17
Lass on Rollers.

Little George, aged five. had never
seen roIIer-skates or anyone skating
on them: His favorite toys were his
engines and trains of ears.
At the window one day he CHANGED
TO see small Nancy OF seven, his spe-
cial playmate, skating on the asphalt
street with steel rollers.
Rushing to his mother In great ex-
element, he exclaimed:
"Mudder, IoOkI there goes Nancy
On a train OF cars!"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-05-17
SOME new POINTERS m POTATO GROWING
NEW LAND ALWAYS GIVES BEST RESULTS
that Northern Grown Seed and Land Not
Before Used for Potatoes Is the
Best Combination.
Best Combination.
by Albert Dickens Prof Horticulture x s. A. CT

y n THE observations and expert
ments conducted by the horti-
cultural department Of the Agri-
cultural Experiment Station, at a
number of places in the Kaw Valley
in 1911 and 1912, a very considerable
amount of data has been obtained
which demonstrates that there are
many variable factors in the success
Of the potato crop. In the matter Of
soils, the previous history has much to
do with the success. In 1911 the aver
age for land that had been previously
in potatoes was 80 bushels Of salable
potatoes while on the land not previ-
Ously in potatoes the average was SO.
In one field of upland in corn in
1909, sweet potatoes in 1910, yielded
los bushels an acre Land in corn in
1909, onions in 1910 yielded 50 bushels
an acre while land in potatoes in 1909
and 1910 yielded an average of So
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-05-17
Much Of World UnexpIored.

Despite the discovery of both poles,
a large portion Of the earth still re-
mains unexplored- Roughly, it is est
mated that about 100000 square
miles, or approximately one-eighth Of
the total land surface of the world, is
still a mystery to civilization. Includ-
ed in this area are vast tracts OF
polar region, portions Of Arabia jun
gle and mountain in South America
spreading wastes in Australia, re-
gions in the HimaIayas, dark haunts
In Borneo, and the Congo basin, and
stretches Of the Sahara.