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received an offer from another company which
accepted his record in the two recent positions
without questioning his past He made good and
is now drawing $4,000 a year as sales manager
He has nothing to fear from the police for
he is a new man, his alertness his decsiveness
turned to use.
In the fifteen years Of its existence the Central
Howard association has assisted 1857 men, just
emerged from prison, to begin life again.
acting as the mediator between the prisoner and
the rebuffs of Outrageous fortune" Most Of
them secured employment with broad-minded
business men who were willing to give the man
opportunity
Eighty per cent of all the men who have come
to the association during the fifteen years of its
activity have made good, and thousands of them
established as useful citizens throughout
the country. By their own unaided efforts they
could scarcely have won, since they in most
cases without money, experience or adequate in
itiative.
In 1914 the association assisted 1900 men at
an average cost OF s5.49. OF this number. lat
paroled to the superintendent. and the
ings of these for themselves, given upon
the associations records, of monthly reports,
amounted to $5s,441.
The estimated earnings, upon the basis
of the 1900 discharged men brings a total of ap-
proximately $SSO.O0O. Add to this amount of
earnings the $3300O0 that it might otherwise
have cost society to keep these in prison.
and we have net gain of 80 times the cost to
the public of maintaining the Central Howard
association.
Inc uaIlOu-"lu0 ISSpOHo1Dil1Ly VI luS dSSOCld-
ton for the proper Of the ex-prisoner is
shown by its records indicating the nativity of
each applicant. From fourteen countries came
some $50 prisoners, for whom foster country
have assumed the obligation of freedom and
justice. Every state in the Union furnished
or of these men who applied to the associa-
ton for aid. Inasmuch not than
fourth of these belonged to any one state,
either by reason Of nativity or incarceration, it
is apparent that the problem of caring for them
is interstate and national No state assume
its obligation alone, since other states neces
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-28
SEEK MORE LIBERTY
Egyptian Women Take Steps
Toward Emancipation.
Movement Seems to Presage = Great
Step Toward the Modernization
of the Country. if II Can
Be Effected

A great movement is on foot in
Egypt for the emancipation OF woman
Notwithstanding the roar of battle
ital, the movement is steadily taking
shape. Without doubt It viii bring
about a great, radical change in that
time-bound land and effect q great
step towards the modernization OF
the country.
A stumbling block exists at the mo-
ment in the religious aspect OF the
case, as a Moslem viii never abate
one jot or title Of his faith But the
difficulty is not insuperable- The con-
sentative hold that there is nothing
in the Koran which shames q woman
TO display her features 1t rests with
the rector of Fl Azher and the grand
multi, the highest opponents Of Mos
lem law, to settle this difference. If
they can be persuaded to do So
AS a matter Of fact, many Of the
Egyptian princesses and other ladies
Of high degree at Cairo and elsewhere
have so far bent to modern customs
as to wear wells of light muslin fab
ric Of the finest texture. which rather
lends to their attractiveness, and
have discarded the old "bourkah,' or
heavy veil, worn in many parts of the
country On the other hand, the
peasant woman goes about with an
uncovered face all the time
The trend of public opinion, how
ever, is progressive. The old "bour-
kah" is doomed. With the education
an is now enjoying she has realized
that she is no longer slave to her
husband or father. Thus it is safe
TO assume that the muslin or silk veil
which is at present worn will in its
turn disappear and the native Egyp-
tan woman Of high degree will soon
be going about the streets with an
open face, as her European and Amer
lean sisters do.
Mere man. will not have a say in
the new departure. any more than he
had in the replacement Of the thick
veil by the present fimsy veil The
present upward trend of woman from
eastern slavery will bring her that
emancipation she is entitled 10, relig-
ious opposition Notwithstanding
Many OF the older members OF the
community are raising the cry that
the new departure will tend to great
er immortality, but this is refuted by
pointing to the Coptic Catholics, who
are as well able to take care Of them
selves as are any other women in the
country
The one great point of agreement is
that all favor the higher education OF
women, and agree that woman is
meant to be mans helpmeet and not
I his slave. The Egyptian newspapers
are warmly discussing the pros and
cons of the movement, in which many
women are taking part Every sympa-
thizer has the right to be gratified al
the present outlook OF the discussion,
as it augurs well for the future of the
| Moslem woman
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charged prisoners must swallow, if unaided a
potion which turns many of them to the under
world, in desperation He had not done so he
nous thing that mankind should shun him as
loathsome, dangerous, hunted thing. He was
broke" and hungry, but he went on hunting for
a job until another man turned him down cold
and added some singing words about convicts
That is what goaded him. as it goads others
into following desperate game, when he met a
young fellow who also had served bit in the
reform school.
They went in deep and the next sentence was
to Columbus. That gave him a post graduate
course in the ways of the underworld. the tricks
of the cleverest of the confidence men and bur
glars. With the and wiles of crime
open book his active mind set him to
irving burglaries the leader of a gang and
and was equal to any emergency. Crime became
absorbing business with him. outlawed bust
filed with the ever-present dread of capture.
He saved money, but all that he had saved went
in the effort to himself when he landed in
burly officers He sent to the peni-
Tertiary in Kansas and there he did time"
dured the grinding monotony of prison life and
prison fare, as a prisoner.
1t was certain that all that buried past would
be revealed if he applied for fidelity bond, as
would be necessary, if he accepted the position
of treasurer that had been offered to him. 1t
that which made him decide in a flash that
he could not be treasurer.
That night he did not go directly home. He
teiegraphed to Superintendent Lyon of the Cen
trail Howard association in Chicago. using name
he never before had used in that town-his own.
The association had found him the job as book
keeper when he about to be discharged from
the Kansas prison. In that case he had applied
without expecting anything but advice. but he
discovered when his case taken up that its
affiliations and its system could help a convict
when he needed it most. day or two later he
received reply. crisp in its instruction to
port once for another position
, He got the new job began again, and in six
years he was receiving $1,000 year. Then he
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Preparin0.

In one of the southern states the
negroes are great patrons of matri-
monial agency. One darkey, anxious
to find a wife for his son, went to this
agent, who handed him his list OF
lady clients. Running through this
the man came upon his own wife's
name, entered as DESTROYS Of obtain
ing a husband between the ages Of
twenty-eight and thirty.
Forgetting about his son, the darky
hurried home to announce his discov-
cry to his wife. She/was not at all
disturbed.
Yes" she said, 'I done give him my
name. I puts it down when you was
so sick in de winter and de doctor
says we must prepare for de worst
Chicago Journal
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it must be set free. or changed to an
other form
The bacteria bring about this
change. They attack the remains of
the plant and break them down into
their elemental parts so the plant food
there may be used again to grow more
corn, wheat, eats or other plants. They
link the world of the dead to the world
of the living. Without them continued
life on earth would soon be impossible
Soon dead animals and plants
would accumulate on the face of the
earth Soon all the available plant
food would be locked up in their dead
bodies These bacteria are the scay-
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to the earth, and is broken down by
bacteria. causing decay and conditions
that make the material available again
for the production of crops.
Bacteria are the connecting links
between life and death. sustaining life
by producing death.
B. P. Smoot, a lecturer for the Mis-
souri, state board of agriculture, sum-
marizes the works of King. Hopkins.
Hall and others on this subject:
"a plant grows. dies and falls back
to earth 1t has taken food from the
air and soil. This plant food is locked
up in the cells of the plant Before it
can be used again in the cycle of life
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-28

Of the North Pacific ocean.
In his lecture Mr.. Rigg credited
Bosch of California with the discov-
cry four years ago of the fact that
kelp contained % per cent potash.
Since then the federal bureau of soils
has investigated the possibilities of
potash production from this source
and surveyed the beds Germany has
furnished most of the potash used In
the United States. but that supply. of
course. has been cut on since last An
gust Potash Is used In the manufac-
ture Of explosives aud Of fertilizer.
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No Head Dress

A prominent New York business
man. who declines the use Of his name
for reasons most obvious. is telling
this one on his wife: On his return
from a long tour of the West this bust
ness mans wife was narrating to him
the delightful times she had while be
was away.
"one night was invited to din
ner party at a smart cafe. she said,
and one Of the guests was the Turk
ISM ambassador. He was well informed
On every subject. and was one Of the
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-28
Some Sarcasm.

Several Ohio lawyers once gathered
In Judge Wilson's room after adjourn
ment OF court, and were discussing
the retirement OF a member OF the
BAR Among them was one whose
practice was worth SIS. eco year. He
said, ! have been practicing several
years, and am well fixed. have
thought l would like to retire and de-
vote my remaining years to studies
l have neglected Study law mt
in Judge Wilson.
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DISTRESSING PIMPLEs
Removed by cuticura Soap and oint-
ment. Trial Free.

Smear them with the Ointment
Wash on in Ave minutes with Cuti-
cura Soap and hot water and continue
bathing for some minutes. Repeat on
rising and retiring. These fragrant
supercreamy emollients do much for
the skin, and do it quickly.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. KY,
Boston. Sold eFerywhere.-AdY.
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TWO Glasses.

The late Charles Frohman used to
divide Americans into two classes
those who dine in evening dress and
those who dine in their shirt-sleevez-
Or, to put it better" Mr.. Froh-
man would say, the two great Amert-
can classes are. first, those who dress
for dinner, and, second. those who
undress for dinner"
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DEATH NECESSARY TO LIFE
For the Maintenance of the Latter the
Former Is Declared to Be
indispensable.

Paradoxical as it may seem. death
is necessary to sustain life The COM
plete dissolution and destruction OF
every living thing. both animal and
vegetable, is required to produce and
maintain life If it were not for this
system of an all-wise Creator the earth
would lose its fertility. becoming ex-
hauSted and sterile.
Everything now finds its way back
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HomeSick.

Ever since you've been in town. >"
said the city relative. you've been
having two or three lemon sQuashes
every day."
yes" replied Farmer CorntosseL
"A habits a habit"
But you don't drink themi"
ST don't want it. l am willing to
pay the money so as to get a straw to
chew"
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PLENTY OF POTASH IN KELP
Pacific Coasts Beds Said to Contain
Two Million Tons, Valued at
$4,000, GOO.

The extent and value of the north
Pacific kelp beds formed the basis or
a lecture at the University of Wash
ington by Prof C. D. Rigg recently. The
Bulletin of that university quotes Pro
lessor Rigg as saying that it is esti-
mated there are two million tons Of
potash worth $z5 ton in the seaweed
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-28
The Reason

Simpson, wonder how it is that
nearly all the misers We read of are
old bachelors2
Mrs. Simpson Cinsinuatingly)-O
married misers are so common that
they are not worth mentioning.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-28

Women disagree with each other
many times about trivial things. but
when they have q real row it is over
a man
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-28

most entertaining dinner companions
I ever knew"
Did he wear fez?" asked the hus-
band
No. indeed" she replied. He was
clean-shaven- = Saturday Evening
Post
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-28

Frankly admitting that the baby re-
sembles its father is the shortest way.
1t also is the safest
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-28

In guarding his reputation every
man should be his own Waterman
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-28

In novels and on the stage the bully
invariably is whipped But iR real life
the bully often wins.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-28
The Proof.

The Proof.
I can prove that ike does not al
ways produce Ike
Then do it
Are not loose methods generally
sure 70 result u tight pzzcesr
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Happy Is the home where Red Cross
Ball Blue Is used. Sure to please. All
grocers. Adv
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-28

pected to buy a book or a shaving
strop from the man who delivered it
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The number Of telephones in the
United States has increased fifteen
fold in the last IA years
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If a man doesn't have to get down
to work early he would just as soon
do it.
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engers of the world and upon them
depends our welfare"
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A close friend is one who won't lend
you money.
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for him. He would spend the
rest of his young life like
fly in a bottle. Time to quit"
he had muttered.
Better discipline at home
when he was a boy would have
kept him out of trouble, but he
was sent up to the reform school
from Cincinnati. 1t was only
a short term, but when he went
back home he was branded as a
discharged prisoner of the state,
one Of the fraternity against
which most police officers feel
that they are pitted in I'M
placable strife. When he fol-
lowed his determination to be
decent and get work, the first
man had said: Come around
a little later" 1t was not ONLY
the reply. but the quizzicaI smile
that accompanied it which had
made him feel the gall and
NORWOOD which most dis
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Covent Garden is London's great
est vegetable market

Submarines for naval purposes were
first developed by France.
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To BE Sure.

you seldom hear of a man after he
enters prison.
That isn't surprising"
MOP"
Doing time is comparatively a
nc:seless performance"
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When he came out, change had
come over him. His face pallid and his lips
were SET Yet he again had been offered a raise
not merely $500 year more, but double the
salary he had been getting And instantly he had
refused it. There never was man more dumb
founded than the treasurer by that refusal. The
tender of his position, which he soon
to resign, had been CURLY refused. And as
though it had been notice of discharge, the man
whom he had promoted to the confidential set of
books had served notice that he would leave
within the week. thine to quit" the NUT
tered to himself he finished his posting, put
the books away in the private Office and pre-
pared to go home
Once before, he wildly recalled it had be-
come time for him to make a sudden, iron resolu-
ton to quit. When the last bar had yielded to
his saw he had heard the turnkey in the corridor
and abruptly he threw himself upon his bed
Here's a paper" the turnkey had said, and
went on. The prison was just waking up; sum-
mer dawn was creeping through the grated win
dows He left the bunk and took the paper to
the light Soon his eye caught the dispatch
from Albany that announced that the New York
legislature had passed the habitual criminal act
He shuddered slightly and glanced toward the
nearly severed bars, knowing that if he escaped
and was rearrested he would be likely never to
walk the streets again free 1t would be life"
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0rROBERT HNOUCTON

- glanced up from his ledger and caught
!: !" !: !: :: :: !: : ::
= the invitation of the treasurer's index
finger. Once before that same signal
had meant raise of $25 a monitor,
as he and his wife had put it, bal
ance in a savings bank.
He laid down his pen and walked
into the treasurer's Office with an ex-
preston as nearly radiant his in
scrutably set face ever wore.
When he came out. a change had
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-09-01
WALL PAPER SALE ON THIRD FLOOR
Clothing Department

lot MEMS RAIN COATS in tan color. Regular
price $500 Bargain Day $3.9S
lot MEMS RAIN COATS in tan and mixtures,
raglan sleeve. Reg. prices $1,000 and IL 90.
Bargain Day $3.50
1 lot BOYS ALL WOOL SCHOOL SUITS with
knickerbocker pants, ages to IA yrs Reg.
price $500 Bargain Day $2.69
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-09-01
HAD INFANTILE PARALYSIS
Little John Ide Died Very Suddenly
from Dreaded Disease.

Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Ide lost
their eldest child on Saturday after
a very short illness. He had been i'll
since Wednesday with what seemed
like some digestive disturbances and
although he was weak and quite i'll
it was not until Saturday morning
that it was found that he was suffer-
ing from infantile paralysis. By that
time he was badly paralyzed and in
a serious condition, passing away
that afternoon at $3.50. John Rouse
Ide was born here February 19,
1903, and is survived by his parents,
a sister, Elizabeth, and brother,
Richard. Last December while slid
ing he broke both legs and has never
been strong since. He was a bright,
attractive lad and his early death
causes much sorrow from all who
knew him. There was prayer by
Rev. Paul Dwight Moody at the
grave at Mount Pleasant cemetery
on Sunday but no funeral and the
family is now in strict quarantine.
This is the only case here and it is
hoped there will be no more.
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The C. H. GossC Co.
Telephone $50
LOCAL NOTICES
Telephone $50

Notices will be inserted In this
column in reading matter type at the
rate of ten cents a line for Il e first
insertion and five cents a line for sub
sequent insertions of the same topy.)
South Church people! Don't for
get the Searchlight Social at 1880.
Friday evening in the church Vestry.
A lively program is assured.
Under the auspices of the Camp
Fire girls, Mr.. Charles Crawford
Gorst will give a talk on 'Wild
Birds and Their Music with whist
ling selections and limitations of bird
calls, Thursday evening, September
2 at eight o'clock, in the vestry of
the South Church Admission 25c.
Three nice farms, all stocked,
within one mile of a good village.
c. E. Kirk.
The last card party of the series
at the Woman's Club House has
been postponed until September 8.
If you are weak, tired and all
run down, get a bottle of Searles'
Hypophosphites, it will make you
feel like a new person. Regular
$1.00 size only 79c.
Dr. Carlton leaves Thursday, Au
gust 26, for a ten days vacation.
Telephone your orders to G. W.
Maynard for your trips to the Noun
tains and Lakes in a new 1915 Over
land car. Careful driving.
Fairbanks Coffee, sold by A. H.
Gleason, 73 Main street.
William Dennie, piano tuner. All
orders left at McLean's Music Store
for piano and organ tuning will re-
ceive careful and proper atteRtion.
New seven-passenger Buick for
rental. c. E. Sparhawk. Phone
336-W.
If you need a monument or any
lettering done in cemetery write or
call 534M, J. E. Walker.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-09-01
HELD FOR GRAND JURY
Hatch Charged With Murder In The
First Degree AT Preliminary
Hearing-Pleads Not Guilty.

Harlow w. Hatch, who shot and
killed Sumner Brown on the evening
of July Is, was taken before Judge
Frye of the municipal court last
Friday and charged with murder in
the first degree. He pleaded not
guilty and the state presented three
witnesses after which Judge Frye
bound him over to appear at the De-
cember term of county court to be
held without bail. His case at that
time will go before a special grand
jury and if an Indictment is return
ed he will be tried at that term.
Simonds and Searles appeared for
Hatch and States Attorney Norton
and Attorney General Barber for the
state.
Fred S. Hartman was the first
witness called He told of being call
ed to Hatch's pool room the evening
of July 18 and finding Sumner
Brown dead on the floor, that Hatch
was missing and the officers traced
him as far as the dry bridge on
lower Railroad street when all trace
of him was lost until he was found
at the house of James Hatch in Bar
net the following Tuesday evening
Hatch appeared much depressed at
the time and said he had been hiding
in an old barn near his uncle's resi-
dence. He also told somewhat of the
arrest and bringing Hatch to the To-
cal jail.
DR.. w. G. Kicker was the next
witness and he told of being called
to Hatch's pool room about $3.50 p.
Trrlxr - 0zo H.
of Sumner Brown who had been shot
Life was extinct when he reached the
place. He found a bullet wound be-
tween the second and third ribs just
to the right of the breast bone. They
were unable to probe the wound then
but at the autopsy 1t was found the
bullet went through the arch of the
aorta and lodged near the left
shoulder blade. There were several
pints of blood in the cavity around
the heart and lungs. The man died
from hemorrhage caused by the bull
let wound. The bullet was found,
and it was 38 caliber bullet and
fattened at one end caused by strik-
ing against the spine. There was no
appearance of powder burns on the
dead mans shirt.
Harold Stafford of Lyndon who
was working in Pope's restaurant at
the time of the murder was next
called. He said Hatch came in
through the back door about nine
o'clock the evening of July Is with
out hat or cat and asked if he could
let him have a coat. Hatch told him
he had shot a man in his pool room
and had used a 38 caliber revolver.
He inquired where Duffy roomed and
left the restaurant. Stafford said
Hatch appeared much excited. He
identified Hatch as the man who had
come into the restaurant On cross
examination he said he did not be-
lieve at the time Hatch had really
shot anyone.
The defence offered no evidence
but Mr.. S.monds asked that Hatch be
discharged as no evidence against
him had been presented. He was fol-
lowed by Mr.. Searles, who argued
CONTINUED on page four.)