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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1914-04-17
John Thul was business visitor
from Ellinwood Wednesday.

John Thul was a business visitor
from EllinwOod Wednesday.
Martin Garvey, who has been Id
for some time, is reported to be in
a very serious condition and his re-
covery is extremely doubtful. Some
weeks ago Mr.. GarVey underwent an
operation for a throat afflictiOn with
which he had been troubled for a
long time, and ON account of the low
state Of his general health, he has
been gradually failing since that time
Remember, if you desire tickets to
the big Democratic banquet you can
secure them from any of the follow
ing committee: A. H. johnson, Mrs.
D. c. Luse, Mrs. J. W. Mering. H. A.
Hail. J. W. SoderStrom and John Nc
Mullen. II you desire to attend you
had better ask some member Of the
committee to make reservations for
you at o0cA
The Easter services 1t st. Omar
C@mandery, knight Templar, which
were held at the Presbyterian church
Sunday Afternoon were very largely
attended. The Knights met at the
Asylum and marched In full uniform
to the church where the address was
delivered by Eminent Sir William
Westwood. The address was an I'm
pressive and pleasing one and wa
much enjoyed by all who attended tht
services.
Ed Sohm and family were dowI
from near Otis Wednesday On a shop
ping trip and for a little visit will
Old friends. Mr.. Sdhm was a resd
dent Of Great Bend about twent.
years ago. being engaged IN the ict
business most Of the time while here
but he decided that he could maxi
more money on the farm so he starr
ed to Thing the soil again. He nov
owns a good farm and 3 gettnt
along nicely.
VIII Zu:aTern, who has been il
very poor heath for a long time.
still confined to the hospital and /
in a very serious condition. On som
days he bees pretty well. but on oti
eB Sufters gr.a&ly and his genert
condition Is such as to give but ii
tie hopes for his ultimate recover.
He % troubled With a throat affh'
tim and While b. greatly enjoys Ii
visss of his old frieQda. 4 = impCas
bAa Cor him 70 IN to item 70 IN
szient
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1914-04-17

their land and at the same tine max
ing money.
He also cited as an example oil
what wheat will do for the soil, the
case Of the MassilOn, o.. community.
One hundred years ago more wheat
was raised in that vicinity than In
any other community IN the United
States. The soil was naturally rich,
but continual cropping to wheat
without putting back into the ground
the elements which are need
ed to keep up the strength Of the
soil. finally resulted In the wheat
crops being a total failure in that
community. The people fell back to
dairying to carry them hroug. and
have since built up the sod again, so
that they are now raising double the
Quantity Of wheat per acre they did
in former years, but they are doing
so BY literally manuring the land, 70
tating crops and putting out only a
small acreage, where in former times
the entire farm was put into wheat
year after year.
Just how land will stand up under
intensive farming, he illustrated BY
telling of Lancaster county, Pa,
which has been under cultivation for
over two hundred years. The Soil
was never as rich naturally as that
of this part Of Kansas. yet by keep,
ing an abundance Of stock, rotating
the crops and seeing that every bit
Of fertilizer was put back On the
land, the people Of that county annu.
ally raise more produce Of all kinds
than any other county in the United
States, and the land is seemingly IN
as good or better condition than il
was in the early days. Barton coun
ty and Kansas have as rich land at
J there is anywhere in the world, bu'
we have an idea that after two hun
dred years OF continuous wheat rails
ing. the soil would be so poor tina
even sand burrs would have a harN
time finding sufficient susbenance n
the soil SO that they could i've.
Frank Gum, who has had consider
able experience IN the dairy business
stated that In the dairy districts O
Wisconsin II was estimated that q
least twenty head Of COWS, beside
hogs, chickens, etc., and enngh hOse
to run the place, should be kept q
every eighty acres. By keeping thi
! amount Of stock they are enabled I
have good, steady income ever
month IN the year and at the sam
time keep their land up 70 q big
state Of fertility SO that an abun
! ance Of iced for all the stock Il
year around can be raised on the
4 acres Of farm land, most Of the farT
ers keeping about Is or 20 acres o.
Of the eighty for pasture.
Geo. W. Thatcher gave his expel
nce with stock raising and diver!
, fled farming and spoke most high
I Of the benefits he thought would a
, crue to the community If less acr
age Of wheat was sown and mo-
: stock raised. He said that If a co
densary was established here the ia
mers would, In few years, becon
so rich that they would not need
work but could hire the work dol
and they could take things easy.
US DR.. Robson said that a great de
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1914-04-17

VIII Turner and NJ. S. Kizer lett
the first Of the week for Montana
where they expect to work at the
carpenter trade this summer. will
was out in that part of the country
for several months last year and
says theme is plenty Of work to be
had at good wages.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-08-01
Baby Has Nine Grandparents.

Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Goble, eighty
eight years old, of this town, became
a -great-grandmother today when
a son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Lichtenstein Of Bloomfield at the
Mountainside hospital, where, it was
said, both mother and child are doing
well. The grandparents Of the child,
which will be named Edward H. LIGHT
enstein, are Mr. and Mrs. Edward H.
Alderman Of Montclair and the great
grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Isaac A.
Dodd, also of this town.
Before her marriage, in April, 1913,
the mother Of the babe was Miss Har-
riett Greevy Alderman. The child
born today has living two GRANDPA
theirs and two grandmothers, two
great-grandfathers and two great
grandmothers and the great-great-
grandmother, eleven granduncles,
eight grandaunts and three great
grandaunts. All Of the family live in
Montclair and adjacent towns.-Mont-
clair (N. j. Correspondent New York
Sun.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-08-01
MERITS OF BELGIUM
No Country in Europe Has More
Interesting Features.
Yet, for Unexplained Reasons, Travel
ing Americans Do Not Seem to
Favor It-Antwerp Is Most
Wonderful City.

London.-From the tourist point of
view no country in Europe can be said
to be more accessible, more conve
nient in its travelling facilities, more
moderate in it's hotel and other
charges, or, with regard to its size,
more interesting than little Belgium.
Yet, for some exceptional reason or
other, Belgium does not seem to be
sufficiently acquainted with the travel
ing American. Ostend certainly is IA
miliar ground; Antwerp has been re-
garded as an interesting port of arri-
val; Brussels as a smaller edition OF
Paris; Spa-well, of course Spa is
Spa. And what else? Bruges, per
haps, or Liege, are more or less
known, because Longfellow discovered
a belfry in the frst-named city, and
Scott managed to murder a prince
bishop in the other. But what about
Client, with its glorious cathedral and
its wonderful marbles and its ruined
Castle of the Counts, and it's crypts,
and its sleepy Beguinnage, with the
lace workers, and it's old guild houses
Or the marvellous relics of the past
in the almost forgotten cities of an
cient Flanders, such as Journal, or An
dinarde or Ypres? Or the EdenIand,
which stretches along the undulating
banks OF the Mouse, with the medieval
citadels of Huy and Dinant highlands
of the Ardennes stretching from Ma
muir to the moorlands surrounding
Spa? Belgium, indeed, is a country
which is a panorama Of constantly
varying interest, with the towns all
close together, only divided by beau
tiful landscapes.
Half an hours railroad ride from
Brussels and you are in Antwerp, the
commercial metropolis of Belgium and
the birthplace of Rubens. In all the
world there is not a more wonderful
city than Antwerp. Its miles and miles
of docks and its countless shipping
prove its proud boast that as a port
it is second to no other-not even to
New York or Liverpool or London But
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-08-01
HOPE FOR THE BALD HEAD
Sewing Hairs On SeaIps Is Proving
SuccessfuI-Fine Gold Wires
Are Used.

A method Of sewing hairs in the
human scalp In cases OF partial o.
total badness has been successfully
used in several instances by Doctor
SzekeIy. at the hospital of Saint Ste
plane at Budapest, and a report ap-
pears in the London Times
The number OF hairs planted" in
the head of a patient has been as
many as 10000 One hundred hairs
are drawn through punctures in the
scalp TO every square centimeter, and
as both ends are left free, the num-
Der is thus 200, or over one thousand
TO each square inch Very fine gold
wires are used, one five-hundredth Of
al inch in diameter, and fine long
hairs from a Eoman's head are at
tached at the middle to these The
gold loop or knot acts as an anchor, %
and after sterilization is introduced
into the simultaneous tissue, where
It is slightly twisted. and holds the
hair permanently in position 1t is
stated that 500 hairs can thus be in
troduced into the scalp within three
quarters Of an hour.
Doctor Szekely has designed q spe-
cial instrument for introducing and
fixing the gold wires. The latter are
so light and so fine that the total
amount of gold in the scalp after
planting" $4,000 hairs is only one
gramme- The hair is stated to appear
perfectly natural, and a capsule Of
tissue appears TO form around each
gold wire knot The Inflammation
resulting from the treatment entirely
disappears in from ten TO twelve days,
and in no case, so far. has any in
tense Inflammation or suppuratiOn re
suited. The hair can be washed
brushed and treated with oil in the
ordinary way, and one OF the earliest
patients so treated, a lady. has re
tanned her hair intact, with the orig
inal luster and fiexibiIity, for over
seven years.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-08-01
STOLE TO GET NEW START
Bank Cashier Experiences OVerpower-
ing Impulse to Get Some Place
and Start Life Anew.

A bank teller in a middle western
state grew weary of the narrow, cir
cumscTibed life in the town where he
lived; he wanted wider interests, a
new start in a new place, but start
with capital so he could push him
self ahead. He took S35 900 of the
banks funds, jumped into his automo-
bile and started for Mexico (this was
before the present revolution across
the Rio Grande had reached such seri-
Gus proportions across Kansas, Ok
1ahoma and Texas. He expected to
make a clean getaway by using a
motor car instead of taking a train,
forgetting that an auto can be traced.
The surety company at once put an
inspector on his trail, and the man
was captured in Texas when he was
almost at Laredo, ready to cross the
border
OF the sum he stole, $4,000 was re-
covered in the actual wrappers in
which he had taken It from the bank.
The automobile was recovered and
sold, and the proceeds used to make
up for part of the money he had spent.
This cashier is now serving a long
sentence in prison merely because he
experienced an Overpowering impulse
to go some place and start life anew.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-08-01

IF you are looking for an outing hat
1 you may be sure that a sailor
shape in one Of the numerous va
rieties in which the sailor is made is
TO be found that viii be becoming to
you 1t appears that about everything
that has a brim OF moderately regu-
lar width is classed under this name
and it is really a matter Of conve-
nience to have 1t so.
Outing hats are usually pressed
shapes Of straw or hemp which are
bought ready for lining and trimming.
They are trimmed with wings or feath-
ers or novelties that VIII stand more
or less OF the wear and tear OF daily
use For trimming them, durable
wings, feather breasts, pompons,
strong ribbons and ornaments, espe-
cially manufactured for them, are
brought out each season.
The hat for summer sports needs
no trimming. The simplest OF bands
as a finish, or a fat bow at most, Is
appropriate for head-wear that fulhIIs
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-08-01
The First Speaker.

The first speaker Of the house OF
representatives Of the United States
was Frederick a Muhlenberg of Penn
sylvenia, who was born in Trappe, Pa,
in 1850, and died in Lancaster, Pa, in
1901. Muhlenberg was succeeded by
Jonathan Trumbun Of Connecticut
but was returned to the speaker
chair in the third congress Among
his famous successors was Henry
Clay, who was speaker Of six con
crosses; James K Polk, Robert G
Winthrop, Schuyler Colfax. James G
Blaine, John G. Carlisle, Thomas B
Reed, David B. Henderson, Joseph G
Cannon and Champ Clark Only one
speaker OF the house-James K Poll
has ever reached the White House
defeating henry Clay, ex-speaker-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-08-01
unearthed $4,000 cold.

Prescott, Ariz.-From Ehrenberg
has come q tale Of three mysterious
Spanish strangers who came by auto
mobile from California, for a few
days, dug around In the ruins of the
deserted camp Of La Par, and who left
with golden treasure valued at $780,
600 found under the floor Of a saloon
of the oIden days conducted by q
Portuguese, Francisco Rabana OF
the digging there seems no doubt,
however much attaches to the rumor
of treasure found. There have been
many such explorations in the past
of the ruins of the old camp, where
millions OF dollars worth Of gold dust
we're handled about so pears aga.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-08-01
NEARLY MARRIES WRONG PAIR
Cleveland co. Justice Upset When
He Finds Couple Already
Married.

Cleveland, O.-An old man and q
gray-haired woman, with a marriage
license, wandered into Justice de
Gaw's ofEce and explained they want
ed to see him about a marriage.
"AH right" said the justice. do
you take this woman for your lawful
wife?"
Gosh, no." said the man
Not if I know it." said the woman
What's the matter?" gasped the be
wildered justice.
why, we've been married for the
last thirty years, already the couple
explained in chorus you see, oHr
son, George Bayley, was going to be
married to Marian Moore, and he hurt
his ankle so he can't come to you,
and we wanted you to go to the house
and marry them"
But it developed that their home
was about twelve miles out I'D the
country and Justice de Cav had a
pressing engagement, so they had to
hunt up a Justice who lived nearer
them.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-08-01


in the midst Of it's colossal activity are
the towers of the old Steen castle, the
fortress palace Of the former mar
quesses of Antwerp, breaking the cen
ter OF the line OF docks and looking
as solid and formidable as it did in
the days when its presence was nee
essary to guard the shipping.
The Steen is not ruin; it seems
to have always escaped destruction.
The great chambers are filed with an
cient furniture, curious collections of
beds and musical instruments, armor
and awful instruments OF torture. In
the basement you can see fearsome
dungeons and two or three "oubli-
ettes,'' those terrible pitch-dark vaults,
where men and women were placed and
left ito be forgotten"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-08-01
GOOD CHANGE.
Coffee to Postum.

The large army Of persons who
have found relief from many chronic
ailments by changing from coffee to
Postum as a daily beverage, is grow
ing each day.
It is only simple question Of try
ing it for oneself in order to know
the joy of returning health as realized
by an Ills. young lady. She writes:
81 had been a coffee drinker nearly
all my life and it affected my stomach
caused insomnia and 1 WAS seldom
without a headache. had heard
about Postum and how beneficial 1t
was, so concluded to quit coffee and
try it.
81 was delighted with the change.
I can now sleep well and seldom ever
have headache. My stomach has got
ten strong and can eat without suf-
fering afterwards. I think my whole
system greatly benefited by Postum
My brother also suffered from
stomach trouble while he drank cof-
fee, but now, since using Postum, he
feels so much better he would not go
back to coffee for anything"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Greek, Mich Read 1.-THE Road to
Wellviile," in pkgs.
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular Postum=must be well
boiled-15c and 25c packages.
Instant Postam-is 3 soluble pow
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
in a cup OF hot water and, with
cream and sugar. makes a delicious
beverage lnstantIy-30c and soc tins.
The cost per cup Of both kinds is
about the same.
There's Reason" for Postum.
sold by GEocegs.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-08-01
puts "Pep" in Actors.

A high-tension dressing room is be-
ing installed at the Palace theater for
the identification of performers be-
fore they go upon the stage. The
room will contain a powerful Tesla
coil and the walls will be wound with
heavy insulated copper wire carrying
high currents. Tired artists will en-
ter this chamber and emerge filed
with electricity and enthusiasm. 1t is
expected that short visit to the pep
house." as the artists have already
termed it. will send any actor upon
the stage keyed up to bIowing-off-
steam pressure.-New York American.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-08-01

Some one advised me to take Lydia Z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound had
taken so much medicine and my doctor
said he could do me no good 50 l told my
husband he might get me bottle and 1
would try it By the time had taken
It felt better. / continued its use and
now am well and strong
al have always recommended your
medicine ever since / was so wonder
fully benefited by 1t and / hope this
letter viii be the means OF saving some
other Door woman from suffering. -
Mrs. MARTHA SEAYEY, Box 1144s
Unionville, Missouri.
The makers Of Lydia E Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound have thousands OF
such letters as that above = they tel
the truth, else they could not have been
obtained for love or money. This med
icine is no stranger - 1t has stood the
test for years
If there are any complications y0u
do not understand write to Lydia L.
Pinkham Medicine Co. (cOnfldeHtis1)
ITnn.MaSs. Teur letter viii be opened,
read and answered by q woman and
held in strict confidence
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-08-01

A T those fashionable sporting events
"A in and near Paris, which are at
tended by a great concourse Of people
more interested in styles than any
thing else, one nay expect to see the
best efforts of the most capable de-
signers of apparel in the world. The
Jockey club races at Auteuil, the
French Derby at Chantilly and the
event of the Grand Prix mark the
launching of ideas for the coming fall,
as Easter sees them on parade for the
summer which follows it Here is a
snapshot picture, taken at ChantiIIy,
in which gowns made up in midsum-
mer fabrics are cut on lines that prom
Use well for fall. AS the last word in
summer gowns and as showing
changes in style tendencies they are
equally interesting.
AT the right a gown Of white tafTeta
is a model of elegance and midsum-
mer comfort. The model could be
copied in lightweight linen or in white
voile, or wolfe aid taffeta combined,
with just as good results From the
standpoint of durability linen and fine
cotton crepes are most reliable.
It will be seen that the underskirt
is wide enough to allow a comfortable
stride and that the tunic is longer than
those Of earlier design. 1t is laid in
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-08-01
Stocking Eeonomy.

ChiIdren's white hose that are mere
ly worn at the top from pinning them
up. and are good everywhere else may
BE- made into nice little socks Cut
them on at the top and crochet an
edge of color to make them pretty
and to prevent their raveling
To keep the many pairs of chill
dren's stockings In large family sep
arate sew two inches OF very narrow
tzpe at the top and back Of each stock
ing. Except when being worn each
pair Is kept tied together. Il does
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-08-01
Robbed to Play Poker.

In one of the southern states a
man whose habits were bad, robbed
an express company of several thou
sand dollars. Instead of decamping
he remained in the city. He con-
fessed to the theft and said he had
lost the money playing poker. The
surety company sent a man to prose
cute the thief. He found the de-
faulter had been receiving a good sal
airy from the express company and
that there was no reason for his
taking the money. Further investiga-
ton revealed the fact that the county
attorney had sat in the poker game
and won most of the money; the
other players were friends of the
county attorney. The surety company
dropped the case at once and paid the
express company the amount of the
loss.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-08-01

side plaits all around and finished
with a hemstitched two-inch hem at
the bottom. The blouse is plain, with
three-quarter-length sleeves. 1t is fin
ished with a sailor collar and turn-back
cuffs, with its only decoration a small
lace vest and hemstitching on sleeves
and collar.
A white satin hat, lined with black
velvet and trimmed with white feath-
ers, a black enamel and rhinestone
brooch, a broad black ribbon sash,
with white shoes and stockings, make
up the details Of this exquisite toilette.
At the left a gown in white crepe
and heavy lace repeats the plain skirt
and long tunic style just described It
is completed with a little coat open
ing over a silk vest, which is cleverly
cut into long points. Very handsome
fine pearl buttons are set close to
gether down the front of the vest.
The helmet turban Of white feathers
is a fad in which fashionables are in
dulging just now. 1t has one point OF
advantage over white satin or silk hats
it will outlast them in usefulness
Made Of feathers it may be worn in
the winter time
Black slippers and white stockings
and a very broad sash of white ribbon
complete this graceful costume.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-08-01
Striving to Please.

Josiah" said Mrs. Corntossel, the
first of the summer boarders will ar
rive tomorrow"
ct know it,
We'll, hide those scientific works
on agriculture. And don't forget to
tousle your hair and stick your trou-
sers in your boots. Summer boarders
always like to imagine there's a real
comic-picture farmer around the
place"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-08-01

its mission when 1t covers the head,
stays on and shades the eyes. Two
pretty examples Of sports hats are
shown in the illustration given here
One of them is Of white corduroy and
the other of white satin They are
comfortable and beautiful and their
life is q short but very busy one, last
ing about six weeks in the heart Of
the summer.
The outing hat pictured is OF white
hemp trimmed with q long white
wing springing from & feather base
Two jet pins are thrust through the
wing and shape. There is a narrow
band OF white ottoman ribbon about
the base OF the crown.
JULIA BoTToMLEX-
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Muskrat Skins.

The muskrat is the most important
fur-bearing animal of North America
In one year alone 100000 muskrat
skins were put on the market, real
izing to the trappers a sum approx
mately S1,70O,OOO.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-08-01
Sharks Eco Is Black.

A sharks egg is one of. the oldest
looking things imaginable. 1t is un-
provided with shell, but the contents
are protected by a thick, leathery
covering, almost as elastic as india
rubber. The average size is by "a
inches and it is almost jet black
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-08-01
Sewing Hint.

The best way to reduce mending IL
to guard against It. You viii ind that
one reason why children's clothes rip
is because the seams are sewed with
cotton thread, which Is brittle Any
dress which wiz give hard wear
should be made up entirely OK six
The sun and water rots cotton, but
does not affect SILK