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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-23
SELECTION is BASIS OF STOCK RAISING

The man who would raise pure-bred
stock for market or breeding, cannot
disregard the factors that make up in
dividual excellence. He must be a
competent judge Of heredity, type,
character, and prepotency.
A breeders chief opportunity for
controlling heredity in his herd is
through selection OF parent stock
Care and feeding have much influence,
but selection is the main resource of
the successful grower of market or
breeding stock.
MANY inexperienced breeders,
starting in the purebred stock bust
ness, try to accumulate large, snowy
herd at once by buying prize winners,
regardless of whether the individual
conforms to the type Of his chosen
breed" says ]. D. Lewis, assistant in
the animal husBandry department OF
the kansas Agricultural College. 1.-The
breeder should build up his herd grad
ually, and not try to accomplish IN
short time that which has taken other
successful breeders many years of
careful selection Of type and charac-
ter
1t is worth while to the breeder to
have his young stock as nearly uni
form as possible. whether he is rails
ing the stock for feeding or to sell as
purebreds. If the herd consists Of a
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-23
HARD KNOCK ON BOSTON MEN
Anaemic, Discourteous and III
Groomed, Is the Verdict Of Back
Bay Scientist

Boston According to DR.. R. K. En-
drick Smith, Back Bay scientist, Bos-
ton men are the poorest physical speci-
mems of any type in the country
The eminent scientist says that, as
a class, they are far below the men Of
New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and
other cities.s He says the cartoonist is
not so far from the truth in his char
acterization of the /be-spectacled Bos-
ton boy with the smileless face,
stopped shoulders and the inevitable
volume of Emerson under his arm.
Another fault of Boston men is that
they are discourteous, and he says
that is remarked by Southerners and
Westerners. They are also ill
groOmed- There is always a sharp con-
trast in the clothes Of men in this
city and those in New York"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-23
EDITORS TURN PREACHERS
Kansas Newspaper Men Occupy Pull
pits of Lawrence Churches
Greeted by large Audiences

A laymen's revival developed in
Lawrence when Henry Allen OF Wich-
tia, Will Allen White of Emporia, Ar
thur Capper Of Topeka, and eleven
other Kansas editors spoke to crowd
ed houses at the morning and evening
services in the churches of Lawrence
under the auspices of the national
newspaper Conference
The theme of Mr.. Aliens speech at
the morning service in the Methodist
church was the improvement in vision
and ethical practice Of the editors
and newspapers of the country
William Allen White occupied the
pulpit in the Congregational church
in the morning.
Arthur Capper of the Topeka Capt.
tai, emphasized the fact that the pub
lie, not the editors, are to blame for
the poor quality of some newspapers.
E. E. Kelley, editor Of the Toronto
Republican, spoke at the Unitarian
church at night. He said that the
real editor, like the preacher, was
called into his work.
In addition to these speakers, B. ].
Sheridan of Paola, Ewing Herbert of
Hiawatha, A. Q. Miller of BelleviIle,
George Marble of Fort Scott, Imra
Zumwalt of Bonner Springs, W. z.
Miller of st. Marys, F. w. Knapp of
Beloit, Homer Hoch of Marion and c.
NJ Harger of Abilene, addressed Law
renee congregations.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-23

The high value Of sorghum crops
as shown both in yield tests and in
feeding experiments, is directing the
attention of the Kansas farmer more
and more to their production. Where
rainfall is uncertain, they have been
found particularly desirable, as they
present strong resistance to drouth
and have the ability to become COR
mant during dry periods, and to re-
sumo growth again when conditions
become favorable.
c.. c.. Cunningham, assistant in CO.
operative experim ants at the Kansas
State Agricultural College, gives
many practical suggestions for grow
ing these crops. Says Mr.. Cunning
ham:
'Of the sweet sorghums (cane)
the Kansas Orange and the Sumac,
sometimes known as Red Top, are
the best varieties for forage and 81
lage. The Kansas Orange natures
a little earlier than the Sumac and
for northern and west central Kan
sas it is to be preferred to the latter
variety. In the extreme western part
of the state it is necessary to grow
earlier maturing varieties. The Red
Amber is the one perhaps best suited
for growing in that part OF the state.
For the production Of grain, the
best variety to grow depends upon
the locality. The Standard Black
hull White is the grain sorghum best
adapted for the eastern two-thirds OF
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-23

band Of females mixed in type, no one
male can meet all their requirements
A detailed study should be made of
each individual as to conformation and
characteristics. In purchasing a pure
bred animal one should never depend
entirely upon its appearance. Facts
and records are usually obtainable and
should be carefully considered
Animals differ in their prepotency
Some have a great deal more power
than others in transmitting certain
characteristics. Proficiency is stated
by authorities to be evidenced by that
combination of physical attributes
that gives to an animal pronounced
individualism, or, as breeders term it,
character.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-23
HOW THE KANSAS STATE STALLION LAW
PROTECTS THE OWNERS OF BROOD MARES
Every Stallion Must Have State License Registry Board
This is Not Issued Until After thorough investigation
of Pedigree and Breedng-Casses Dis
tnguiShed BY Coors.
tinguiShed BY CoIors.


" HE MARE owners of Kansas in
vest over 100000 annually in
service fees. This is an enorm-
GUS investment, and good business
sense demands that the investment be
made in such a manner that the great
est possible return shall be secured
and that the investor shall be pro-
tected in making his investment. To
secure the greatest possible return the
investor must make a careful study of
the horse breeding industry and decide
upon a definite and correct ideal to
guide him in his breeding operations.
Mixing types and breeds is a ruinous
practice.
The investor must learn to appre-
ciate more fully the value OF good,
sound, pure bred sires. Why do we
send over $1,000, 600 to Europe annual
Iy for breeding horses? The principal
reason is that the European horse
breeder learned a long time ago to ap-
preciate the value Of good, sound, pure
bred sires for breeding purposes. In
the horse-breeding countries of Eu-
rope the grade and scrub sire is a
minus quantity. In Kansas 30 per
cent of the SITES used are grades and
scrubs.
The investor must be more careful
in selecting his brood mares. Too
often the horse buyer gets the good
young mares, while the diseased, in
ferior and hereditarily unsOund mares
are retained for breeding purposes.
The best sires in the world can make
but littie improvement with such a
foundation to work upon.
After having selected correct and
definite ideal toward which to work
and having decided to use only good,
sound pure-bred sires and retain the
good mares for breeding purposes, we
must not forget that the colt must be
fed literally. The colt makes con-
siderably more than half his growth
during the first twelve months Of his
life. We must crowd him to the limit
during this period. Here is where the
European horse-producer has been
wiser than we. The well-fed colt
makes not only a bigger horse but a
smoother and more symmetrically
built one.
Mare owners as a whole have been
very careless and short-sighted in
their service fee investments, yet they
are not entirely to blame for the aver
age quality of our horses. Many mare
owners have sought sires that COM
bined good individuality with good
breeding and have been deceived by
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-23
MEHLER IS SHOWN
lCOburn's Assistant Amazed by
Wheat Prospects In West
ern Kansas.
SEES CROP AT CLOSE RANGE
Agricultural Board Official Drives
Over Thomas County to Inspect
Fields of Growing Grain.

While at Colby to attend the funeral
Of James Fike, ]. C. Mehler, assistant
secretary of the state board of agri-
culture, drove out from Colby in sew
eral directions and observed, at close
range, the growing crops. In speak
ing of what he saw, Mr.. Mehler said:
Thomas County's prospects are
brilliant for bumper wheat crop. The
wheat is thick on the ground and of
rank growth, probably two weeks in
advance Of the usual stage at this
time of year. For the most part it is
of fine color and healthy appearance.
The vast wheat fields harbor neither
a chinch bug nor a fly. The soil and
subscil are thoroughly saturated with
moisture, the rainfall in the last
month being a fraction more than
three inches Another rain or two be-
tween now and harvest will produce
a wonderful yield With nearly 1885,
900 acres of wheat and condition
averaging nearly perfect, farmers are
estimating a record crop, ranging
from 21A to million bushels for the
county.
Barley, oats and corn and other
spring crops also are prospecting. The
growing tendency toward the sorghum
the silo and live stock is also a hope
full sign.
Thomas county, however, doesn't
stand alone in bright prospects for
big crops and better methods Reports
indicate that conditions elsewhere are
quite as fa:orable for crops and the
advancement of improved agriculture
Pump irrigation is also being tried
out in Thomas county 1 visited the
John AckaTd plant west of Colby. Ac-
kards stand of alfalfa was thick on
the ground as the wool on the back of
a wrinkly MerinO, the plants stood
knee high and were extraordinarily
uniform in growth
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-23

representations made by stallion own
ers in regard to the breeding Of their
stations. Sometimes this deception
was intentional, sometimes it was not.
In Kansas during the year 1909 over
1000 stations that were advertised
and represented to be pure-breds were
only grades and scrubs. The mare
owners began to realize that they were
being deceived and demanded protec-
ton Of the legislature 1t responded
by passing what is known as the stall
lion law, the purpose of which is to
require stallion owners to advertise
and represent their goods for just
what they are. Under this law every
stallion must have a state license and
to secure license stallion owners
must submit pedigrees, statements Of
breeding, ETC., to the State Live Stock
Registry Board for inspection. After
careful checking up breeding and es-
tablishing the identity of the stallion
for which a license is asked, the board
licenses him according to his breed
ing, under one of the following
classes: Pure-bred, cross-bred, grade;
scrub. This license must be posted in
a conspicuous place where the stallion
is kept for service. To assist mare
owners further a color scheme is fol-
lowed in issuing licenses.
White licenses are issued for pure
breds, pink for cross-breds, yellow for
grades, and blue for scrubs. Thus the
mare owner has a means Of knowing
Just exactly the kind of a stallion he
may patronize, and is protected in
making his service fee investment.
The stallion owner IS also protected,
as this law compels honest cOmpeti-
ton. It also protects the prospective
stallion purchases from the unscrupu-
Ious grating stallion peddler, who
piled his nefarious business with won
derful financial success before we had
STALLION law. He had two principal
ways of deceiving purchasers. One
was by securing pedigrees Of pure
bred stations that had died and then
substituting a grade stallion for the
original. The other was to have grade
stations registered with dishonest,
interruptions so-called registry asso-
Citations whose principal rule for regis
tration YVES stipulated fee.
We have the climate, the soil, the
feeds, and the protection so essential
to the production of high class horses.
Only one other essential is necessary:
that is, horse sense. ? Why not use
more of it?
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-23
TIMELY HINTS FOR RAISING SORGHUM

the state In western Kansas the
growing of earlier maturing varieties
is necessary, and Dwarf milo, fete-
rita, and early varieties of kafir, such
as Dwarf Blackhull White and White
hull White, are to be preferred to the
Standard BIackhuIli White kafir.
For forage purposes the sweet
sorghums usually produce a greater
tonnage to the acre than either kaffir
or corn.
1.-THE sorghums make their maxi
mum development on fairly heavy,
rich loan soils. Tut produce a COM
paratively good growth on any kind
of soil. On sandy, hard-pan, or
gumbo soils they usually do better
than most other crops. The sor-
ghums do fairly well with poor care,
and for this reason are usually the
most neglected crops grown. They
respond readily to good tillage, how
ever, and should receive as good cult
walton as corn.
I'm eastern Kansas blowing the
ground aud surface planting is the
best practice. Thorough and deep
preparation of the soil is needed for
the best results. The lower part of
the seed bed should be well settled
and the surface soil fairly loose This
condition can best be secured by fall
blowing. If the blowing cannot be
done in the autumn, il should be done
as early in the spring as possible.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-23
WOMAN IN ANCIENT EGYPT
Wife Was Fully the Equal With Hus-
band Declares Sir CASTOR
HaspeFos

CaE0-Sir CASTOR Maspero, the "a
nous French director Of the Egyptian
museum, lectured recently at the Con-
tinentaI on Women Of Ancient
Tines
He said that according 20 the mural
paintings at Sahara, one was led TO
assume that woman enjoyed equality
with her husband. She was the mis-
tress Of the house and all, including
her husband, who entered there, be-
came her guests
This state OF things still existed
among the semi-barbaRous races OF
Brazil, declared Sir CASTOR. These
semf-civilized races treated women
with marked respect because on her
depended not only the perpetuation
of the race, but the purity OF the
breed.
Man had many wives, but the first
one was the nearest allied to him in
blood. In the East kings and mobiles
often married three sisters, which
was supposed to be the purest mar
riage.
A man in history was the son Of q
certain woman, not the son of a GER
tain man. Rameses the Great was the
son of the woman Taya.
Women. up to the time Herodotus
visited Egypt. were perfectly free
politically, economically and civilly-
The essential part Of marriage con-
tracts to this day runs as follows:
Thou takest me to be thy wife,
and thou givest unto me a dowry- If
it so happens that 1 tire of thee or
that cast my eyes on another than
thee, then I will return uEto thee a
part of thy dowry and shall go where
good seemeth unto me"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-23
THROW UMPIRE INTO CREEK
DisgruntIed Students Then Prod I'm
happy Man With Poles to
Keep Him In.

Grafton, ". Va.-Because of alleged
unsatisfactory umpiring, a party Of
high school and college students,
home for the spring holidays, who
were playing a match game OF base
ball here, took Omar Robinson to the
creek and pitched him in. When he
attempted to wade to the shore; they
kept him in the water, by prodding
him with poles.
The faculty Of the high school is in
vestigating the affair and it is init
mated there viii be some suspensions
of students.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-23

Bad "FIapJae<s" Win Courts Favor.
ChicagO.-John Cox struck his wife
with a skillet In court he said the
"f1apjacks" his wife made were punk"
The Judge asked Mrs. Cox Maybe
they were BE- a. said Mrs. Cex. Dis
charged" said the Judge
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-23
Leaves Money 70 pon.

Boston.-Ignoring four cousins John
C. Crafts provided in his win that his
pet dog. Pete" receive an income OF
$1,000 a year The cousins viii make
q contest
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-23
DIS COVERS RARE FOSSILS
of First Vertebrate Animals by
Accident Near Lawrence.

Rare fossils, which are the remains
of animals supposed to be the ances-
tors of all animals with backbones, in
Guiding man, were accidentally dis
covered near Lawrence by C. o. Dun
bar, fellow in the department of
geology Of the University of Kansas
These fossils, which represented
parts of $50 animals, are very rare
specimens, only five other similar
finds having ever been made in the
Unitet States. They belong to the
oldest of the vertebrates from which
man has assembled after an evolution
airy period Of ID million years, accord
ing to Prof. w. H. TwenhofeI of the
department of geology at the univer-
sity. Of the 80 pieces found about
twelve are complete fossils.
Kansas EDITOR to ManiIa.-Co Coming
as complete surprise to him, Mack
Gretchen, editor of the Newton Demo
crat. received by wire recently an
appointment in the insular service.
with instruction to proceed at once
to Manila
jury Acquits Sheriff.-The jury try
ing Sheriff Moore of Brown county,
for the murder of Everett Wallace,
brought in a verdict Of not guilty
Wallace was shot and killed while
trying to escape from the Brown
county jail at Hiawatha last January
Kansas Doctors Elect. = Kansas
City, Kas., was chosen by the Kansas
State Medical Society for its annual
convention in the spring of 1915.
These officers were elected: w. F.
SahiIl. Coneordia. president; ]. F.
Gsell, Wichita, first vice president;
J. F. Hassig, Kansas City, second
vice president; G. L. Eberharty,
Leavenworth, third vice president;
Charles S. Huffman, Columbus, secre-
tsry; L. H. Mum, Topeka. treasurer.
x
Mad Dog Scare.-A crusade has
been in progress against dogs in the
northeast part of Mcpherson county
on account of rabies scare Several
days ago mad dog was reported to
have gone through Battle Hill town
ship and through Roxbury and since
CISA CNOAoA OOtSS II1c@L were OltISA ny
it, were reported to have been affiict-
ed with the disease. Cattle and
horses are said to have been attacked.
x X
Greeley Postoffice Robbed.-Fhe
postoffice at Greeley was broken into
the other night and robbed of SIS in
cash and about $50 in stamps.
X X
Federal Building For Mcpherson
Authorization has been received al
Mcpherson from the Postoffice Depart
ment at Washington, for the adver
tisement for bids for the construction
of the new federal building to be built
At Mcpherson this summer. The esti
mated cost of the building is $50. 900
X
Preacher is Police Judge.-The Rev
council of Valley Falls unanimously
passed resolution favoring immed
late installation of a sewer system
Bonds will be prepared for sale and
bids advertised for at once.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-23

The common skunk is a useful lit
tie animal. It's economic value as an
enemy to sophers, mice, crickets,
grasshoppers. and grubs usually is
overlooked. The value received for
the hide of the skunk does not always
compensate for the loss due to the in
crease of these crop pests.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-23
When Confidence Returned.

The young bride was exchanging
costume for a travelling suit
"Inez," she asked OF the rather en-
vious housemaid who was assisting
her, did 1 appear at all nervous AZ
any time during the ceremony
"Just little at first" replied Inez,
'fbut not after Gerald had said L do "
Ladies' Home Journal
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-23

Girls Paint Faces TO Match Dresses.
Milwaukee.-Girl here have gone
Paris one better and are painting
their faces to match their dresses
Lavender is the popular shade.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-23
HOW SNAKES SWALLOW FISH
Reptile Always Makes Sure That Its
Prey Goes Down Head First on
Account of Fins.

New York-A snake, when it at
tempts to eat a fish, must swallow the
latter head first, on account of the
fins. If the fish is caught by the tail
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-23

You can have the old-fashioned
flowers of your grandmother's days
by using the new varieties-only you
viii get better ones than she ever
knew.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-23

Fish Lifted From Water by Snake and
Turned.
or crosswise Of the body it must first
be deftly lifted out Of water and
turned as disclosed by this section of
a remarkable film, made by an Eng
Hsh camera man-WiIl Day.-Popular
Electricity.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-23
Gas Channels.

Bacon-Those old-fashioned gas
pipes seem to be going out OF use
Egbert-What do you mean by old
fashioned gas pipes2
Why, speaking tubes"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-23

More than 100000 men have been
killed in battle in the last fifty years
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-23
WESTERN CANADA NOW

The opportunity of securing free -
homesteads Of 100 acres each, and
the low priced lands of Manitoba. =
Saskatchewan and Alberta VIII =
soon have passed. 4
Canada offers a hearty welcome =
to the Settler, to the man with =
family looking for . home; TO the 2
farmers son, to the renter, to all who =
wish to live under better conditions. E
Canada's grain yield In 1913 IS
the talk of the world LuxuTiank =
Grasses give cheap fodder for large e
herds; cost Of raising and fattenlng 8
for market is q trifle. Z
The sum realized for Beef. Butter, =
Milk and Cheese will pay fifty per =
cent on the investment. =
Write for literature and partc- -
ulars as to reduced railway -
:: !: :. )
rates TO Superintendent sSs1s
Of immigration, Ottawa IN
Canada, or to G$$fRA
@. COOK EStAV
G25 W. 9th Street fNSkNG
kansa9scitys Mo- E(H0
Canadian Government AEt g
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-23

More People in Pittsburg-Pitts-
burg has a population of 1876, &C
cording to returns of the assessors,
just tabulated. This is an increase
of 2,161 over the population OF last
year. The population of Crawford
county is found to be $1,000.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-23

nAFENTe Xsssgf,,,Es- s.. - -:
- SIS - . r9s1sncz Bee z11zssal
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-23

Wichita Engineer William
King, engineer of yard engine fol
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
road, was killed when a Missouri Pa
cific switch engine struck the tender
of the Rock Island engine as it was
making the crossing at Wichita.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-23

Storm at cherryvale.-A heavy wind
and electrical storm struck Cherry
vale recently. blowing down several
barns and other buildings. Elmer c.
Mcknight, a rural mail carrier, and
his daughter suffered slight injuries
and the horse they were driving was
killed when a tree was blown on them
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-23

Would Re-Enlist at e7.-WiIliam
Hunter of Muscotah, 81 years old, a
veteran of the Civil War, wants to en-
ter the army to fight Mexico. He is
now an inmate of the Soldiers Home
at Leavenworth. He has lived in At
chiscn county since the war. He has
made formal application for admis-
sion to the army
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-23
DAISY FLY KILLER

Established Manufacturer aI 9ss sass sr aGs
Should E11.eoo annually. - To G1-o99 c2pltal
VIII pay eT peDses 70 ChicaEotf yo1 ian Ee ERn6
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-23


jury Acquits sheriff.-The jury try
ing Sheriff Moore of Brown county,
for the murder of Everett Wallace,
brought in a verdict Of not guilty
Wallace was shot and killed while
trying to escape from the Brown
county jail at Hiawatha last January.