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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-16
Cats Remain serene-

A visitor to Belgium since the coun-
try has been laid waste by the kaiseT's
hordes, saw many Of the strange re-
suits of war, not the least curious be-
ing the different effects on cats and
dogs. I'VE remarked this fact" he
says, that IN every isolated village
cats were thick enough; but invaria-
bly, the sharp-nosed, wolfsh-looking
Belgian dogs had disappeared along
with their masters On roadside
barricade of stones, chinked with
sods of turf-a breastwork the French
probably had erected before the fight
and which the Germans had kicked
half down. counted three cats, seat
ed side by side, washing their faces
sedately and soberly."
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-16
Normal Notes and Comments.
(From the Leader.)

Eva Gatewood is in school again.
Lucille FELTON, is in school for another
years work.
Sadie Wilson is assistant principal at
Brownell, Kansas.
Mrs. Bird is with US again. She says
she is taking the work she wants this
year.
Miss Alberta Reeves is teaching in
the Louie Christensen district south of
town.
Miss Irma Law expects to attend
school here at the Normal again this
winter.
Laura Smith is at home, Grinnen,
Kansas.
Jean Cave is teacher of English in
the high school at Hill City.
Beatrice Kirkman is pursuing her
studies at the Normal. Music is her
speciality.
Marjorie Crichton is in Topeka stay
| ing with home folks.
Blanche Connolly is pursuing school
work at the Normal again.
Anna Crissman is teaching in the
high school at Dighton, Kansas.
Guy C. Omer is Superintendent of
Schools, at Jamestown, Kansas.
Grace Copeland, is taking an extend
ed rest at home, McCracken, Kansas.
Vernon Bice is attending school at
the Colorado State Agricultural Col
lege, Fort Collins, Colorado.
Harry Matthew is Professor of Ag-
ricultural Education in the State Nor
NAL of New Mexico.
Gustav Harvey is principal of the
high school at jamestown, Kansas, as
well as teacher of English.
Elsie Grass is numbered among the
Normalites for another year.
Eulalia McNay is teaching in the Ell
lis schools this winter.
Pearl Moore-Thomas is married and
living at Hays, Kansas.
Charlotte Morris is in Mankato,
Wisconsin.
Kathryn O'Loughlin is in school
| Eunice Ramsey is teaching one of the
Ellis county schools.
Pansy Roberts is teaching near La
: Crosse.
John seuser is at home near Bison
: Kansas.
: Walter Scott is in school for another
; year
Walter Stephenson is attending
medical school in the University OF
Oklahoma.
Ida Darkes is to do one of three
things: Come back to school, teach
or stay at home. We are informed
4 from reliable source that she will no
: teach nor be in school. Draw you
own conclusions.
C. F. Williams is Superintendent O.
2 Schools at Plainville, Kansas.
Florence Jewell is attending school a
Manhattan, Kansas.
Hannah johnson is at Sharon Springs
We are informed that Grace PershinI
f is teaching at WaKeeney, Kansas.
' The Leader is not able to inform it
D readers of the location of Misses Flori
Hargitt, MoIlie Morton. and Ethe
Sites.
Mr.. Bird and family attended the fai
at Russsll, Thursday.
4
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-16
Little Germany"

For the sake of their beloved
Deutschtum the promoters Of German
migration in this country about the
middle of the last century dreamed
of creating in the West a German
state, where Germans should hold
sway and hand down their kultur.
Missouri, Illinois, Texas, and, later,
Wisconsin seemed to hold out such
a hope. But the immigrants would
not remain massed; the Yankees
pushed in, and Little Germany never
found a place on the map.-New York
Telegram.
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A clever woman wrote the following

A clever woman wrote the following
lines:
$50 many gods, SO many creeds,
So msny paths that wind, and wind,
When just the art of being kind
Is all this old world needs
This is workable philosophy. 1t
means giving each person square
deal" It recognizes the other fellow.
We are in the world. We must make
the best of it. We are not, that is if
we have 'fred blood" satisfied with a
mere existance, but desire to do some
thing worth while. Now it does not
much matter what we do just so we
can do that something little bet
ter than our competitors. Suppose it
is setting type, do it a little faster,
make fewer mistakes-that is set
cleaner proof if you are writing
copy" write it so it can be read and
punctuate it as it should be, but what
ever the task, do it so it would at least
be graded c. and you will always be
in demand.
am sure that Shakespeare, Dickens,
Scott, Byron, Emerson, Carlyle, Poe,
Dumas, and Bryant have left more to
humanity, have done more for the
world than Carnegie, Hartman, Nor
gan, Rogers, and Rockefeller. These
last named gentlemen" may have
measured their income in bushel bas-
kets, but in ten years after they are
dead they will not be remembered only
when CRATER is mentioned.
When Euclid gave that startling yell
| Eureka he had just made it possible
to build the Simplon tunnel, the Rocky
Mountain railway loop" the Suez and
Panama canals. He never cashed his
thoughts, but he started ''big bust
nesses" for all time.
The poet who wrote the Watch on
the Rhine" was only thinking of his
homeland, ;" but his singing created a
demand for powder, lead, battleships,
and today the world is in the killing
business. / am sure the war poets
made it possible for Maxim, Dupont,
Colt, Kraay and Krup to make their
fortunes in making instruments to kill
people. You see thoughts with senti-
tments in them are dangerous things.
! The word ''gumption' is the good old
fashioned word that our fathers used
but we moderns choose the word in
itiative'' to convey the same idea
Without gumption we fail. One Of the
most pitiful sights that come under oul
observation is each day to have to see
gumptionless people walking on the
streets waiting for something to hap
pen. They are dead and do not know
it. Because of such people it makes the
. tasks for those who know how, mighty
hard.
If anyone had told me when l was {
boy that work was a blessing in dis
guise, when I was pulling sandburs
Russian thistles, and bind weeds out Of
! the potato patch, more than likely
would have told him to send arounC
blessings that did not have such thicl
disguise, and so full of disagreeabl'
) stickers and long roots. But now va
understand that such tasks keep u
} from degenerating. It is the lack O
such tasks that make tramps. An.
mans real capital is his real ability T.
work.
Optimistic Thought
Eyil gains are equal 20 3 loss.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-16

stretched aid tackled to a board sur
face to dry When it is dry 1 soak it
in water until soft, then stretch, flesh
side up, on a wide box and scrape all
the flesh from it Next rub with
whites Of eggs, then with powdered
alum and saltpeter. Stretch and then
tack up again for "a hours.
81 suppose any suitable hide could
be prepared for a rug In the same
way"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-16
MAKES Rues From Goats.

In Farm and Ffreside a contributor
tells as follows how she makes rugs
from her Angora goats.
During late sumner and early fan
we killed scme OF our half-bTeed An
goa goats. Their hides made lovely
rugs. T5ss is lex I prepare them:
Immediately after the Eide IS taken
fran The sninaai Il Is carefully
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-16
What Did she Mean9

He-Now that We are soon 70 bs
married, dear, how much money shat
you want to spend?" she-~oh. Fred
die, how much money is there IN the
world 7s-Tsorsaa es-A
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-16
some THINGS
and OTHER THINGS

The world is full of human machines,
automatons. Such folks are plentiful
and cheap. They never invented new
thing, or devised short cut, or caught
a passing mistake. They are cheap
because they are machines that can
not think. Think, young man, and be-
come prize to society.
No man ever gets past the quarter
post who does not have the element
known as the initiative in him. It is
that power that pushes, and is not ev-
erlastingly looking for a ''pull. If
you have never gotten further than the
pick and shovel and are thirty years
old, you may know you do not have
much initiative.
DIR. Oliver Wendell Holmes says,
Zone is young mentally so long as his
mind seeks and uses new and better
ways to do the same things" l know
of some people who are mental grand
pas at twenty-five, and know of some
who are young mental athletes at
eighty. Keeping young means keeping
out of the ruts.
Banking and soil surveys are the two
most important subjects before the
American people. Yet certain pro-
fessor who would talk learnedly about
the odes of Horace or on Greek philos-
ophy-he could talk extensively could
not fill blank check so it would be
honored at one of the banks, could not
tell you the chief crops grown by the
good old Kansas farmer. Draw your
own conclusions.
In that significant book, 1.-The Life
of the Bee," Materlinck refers again
and again to the esprit of the Hive, .
that marvellous, invincible power that
governs the acts of the workers and
sits in judgement on all that menaces
the tranquility of the colony. If any
city, town or village expects to grow
and prosper it must cultivate the "spir-
it of the hive" This spirit is against
all knockers" it is against all drones
it is against all who say ''let us alone;'
and it win drive all grumblers to Grum
bic avenue.
When man gets big opinion" Of
himself, you will find he is opposed t.
any advancements made if he is no
first consulted. You will find him say
ing, 81 object The reason is, &c
have not been consulted" Such mel
are soon ''found OUT and are consult
ed ''to keep peace" or are ignored b.
the leaders. The steam-roller squash
es" them.
The best business is based on tn
theory of the best service. The keen
est business men Of today are student
of the spirit of the times and of motive
of human action. They will give you
an hour out of busy day if you tai
with them on an abstract principle o
psychology or sociology. They wan
TO go to the heart OF things.
The real leader of today is worker
a student, dreamer, man who give
his energies unselfishly to humanity
If you viii read the names that hav
been placed in the Hall of Fame" no
one was a millionaire, not one places
there because of wealth, but because Q
unselfsh.serxics rendered. Even DAME
Boone gets before such men as Aston
Rsskssslise 80 Carnegie.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-16

One Minute power washers at Win
tiers,
Riverside cast ranges and Aerduet
heaters at Winters.
Pratt and Lambert varnish at Win
ter's.
Suction-vaeuum washers at Winters /.
Optimistic Thought
Through difficulties We obtain ire
dom
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-16

Ladies Engraved Calling Cards at
the Free Press Office.
Subscribe for The free Press, $50
per year
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LusitanIn-

Lusftania Is the ancient Latin nsus
for country whose borders we're ~
most identical with those OF modern
Portugal
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-16
obIique Statute.

An attorney was arguing a case in
the criminal court. The judge called
attention to the fact that the argu-
ment was in direct conflict with the
law.
But, your honor" replied the attor-
ney, that statute is oblique."
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-16

LosT.-A lady's pOcketbook contain
ing some letters and three dollars II
ash. The finder can keep the money
they viii return the letters
Mrs. G. NJ. Cox
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Room Wanted

Want room IN modern house, prefer
me where there are no other rOOmers.
Permanent the year round. Phone 3
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For Rent

Rooms for young ladies, or suitable
or light housekeeping Reasonable
ate. Phone 365-
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Wasted Lahor

Merely mentioning q prominent g
for the presidency IS enough to 81
him looking over his private score
card for the error reeords.-WashinR
ton Post
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For Sale.

A five room dwelling. new; two
OTIS, city water. Price $1,000, cash
food location A snap. Who wants
It? Apply at this Office.
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Optimistic Tho

1FLIIIIIaLI~ ] IINlEfILs
We should strive TO bear the f.
norance Of fortune with patience
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-16
Lunas Differ in Sc.

GAASS ~ St%G
In the human being the left lung 81
rather smaller than that on the right
side.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-16
Notice.

Bicycles sold on commission Also
viii repair and furnish supplies Give
ne your business
Clarence Clark
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Fer Sale.

Eight 2-year old steers for sale
Phone 6O6. r W hraus-
lot2
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Optimistic Thought.
Exn gains are equal 20 losA
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To Our Out-of-Town Friends
We are sole agents for all
towns within a radius of 25
miles of Hays. Send in your
mail orders.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-16

"a For Csc cake of ROYAL
In CUTICLE SOAP: or 3
cakes for 25 cts. during
AVV this Sale.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-16

$50 many gods, SO many creeds,
So msny paths that wind, and wind,
When just the art of being kind
Is all this old world needs"
This is workable philosophy. 1t
means giving each person square
deal" It recognizes the other fellow.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-02-06
HAZARD MUST AWAIT
 GRAND JURY ACTION

SEWARD. Jan. 26.-George Hazard was bound over to the grand jury in the Commissioners court this morn ing on the charge of obtaining mon ey under false pretenses. The bail was fixed at fifteen hundred dollars
 William Souers Of the Seward Com morcial Company was the first wit- ness for the prosecution. He stated that Hazzard had gone to his store and presented what purported to be o government pension form. Hazard, according to Mr. sauers, declared that the witness could write in Mr. sauers box number in the form 80 that when the pension money came to Seward 1t would come to the post office box of Mir sauers who would then be able to secure payment for some goods which Mir Hazard wanted from the store Mir sauers said that on this security he gave Mir. Hazard credit for the fifty nine dollars odd. In cross examination Nir. Hazard tried to show that Mir. sauers had known him for many years, evidently with the intention of showing that Mir Saul CTS did not give him credit on the strength of the pension.
 Frank T. Cotter merchant was al SO examined. He testified that Mr. Hazard told him he was getting out a book about Alaska and asked him for goods on credit when ne refused. Hazard then came back, Mir cotter said, with Q pension form and told the same story practically, as that told by the previous witness In both cases, according to the witnesses. Mir Hazard en5oined the strictest secre- cy. Keep 1t confidential, mind you" was the chief apparent desire. In cross examining Hazard tried to show that Mir. Cotter had not examined the pension form very carefully
 'No" answered tho witness. q thought ] was deaiing with an honest man.
 Mr. Hazard waived examination. but stated that as the total sums which he was charged with obtaining under false pretenses amounted to little over a hundred dollars, bail Of five hundred dollars ought to be enough. District Attorney Whittlesey stated. however, that no one could tell yet
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-02-06
SHIP CREEK WON'T
 NTNwr nEpRTrMT5c

SEWARD, Jan William sauen of tho Seward Commercial Company Is one man who is perfectly convinced that snip Creek will never be made terminal CT even skipping station for the government railroad to tho aiatanuska and he gives some reeaona for this belief which ore well worth quoting He declares, in the first place that even in the open season, vessels Ike Che Bertha, Sampson and the rest can only make their woy to Ship Creek with Che tide. Tho channel is only g hundred feet wide at that An. other fact be mentions is that the in- surance on ships stops at Fire island owing to the danger from shoals fur ther on Mrs. Sauers is sure, and granted these facts others will surely agree. that Ship Creek would be out of the running lGatewoy9
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-02-06

The new owners took possession in- mediately following tho transfer to them of the controlling interest in tho company.
 Mir King and Mfr. Nixon are well known hotel men. Mir. King was nan aeer of the Butler eleven years, com ine Go thls city from Milwaukee, where he was ln tho employ Of tho hosel planilington for seventeen years. ton years as manager He retired from the management Of the Butler about q wear ago. MT. Nixon until year ago was manager of the Frye hotel since the opening Of that hostelry. Prior to going to the Frye he was associated with s. S. Bailey in tho management of the Hotel Northern, He spent l2 years in Alaska.-( Seattle Postlntel- llgencer)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-02-06
NEW STRIKE N
 CHISANA DISTRICT

FAIRBANKS, Jan. 19.--Frori chis- ana City comes word that the James boys discoYerers of Bonanza creek there, have caused local aagy by uncoTering good pay "oyer the line" The name ot the creek Is not given.
 < stampede took place on 'ghonks- g.ving Day quite 2 bunch gotas oFes the lioe 10 stake. They all returned for the holidays. James reported that he had good prospects, but that water kept him from going to bedrpc5. The information has boen kept from the press for fear of causing rush into the country which right now would be poor policy whom Che extent of the pay has not been determined. How- ever, 1t is looking good anc further news is expected at any time Con- siderable prospecting Is being done on Francis creek, tributary of White river by 8 man named Tom Moves
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-02-06
Po0RMAN AND FLAT
 BETTER THAN EVER


 RUBY, Jan, 1s.-Alex Felton, who arrived from thego inst night said that things arc looking better than ever before in the Flat and Poormnn sec tlon Every outfit on Flat ereek ia on pay. X brief outline of the work on that creek, beginning at the head Is as follows
 Joe Ward is putting on 2 self dump er
 Fowler G Company are running a plant and taking out e dump.
 Laugbran, Morton & Co., are work. ing in pay 30 feet wide anc taking out winter dump
 Cook < AcGavnik are hoisting pay
 Mcleod & Johnson, with good' sized plant. are taking out 8 dump.
 wnlike 2 Agente are in dirt about the same as that worked last sum. mer
 Capt. Worth. on the Sutherland lay employs three men and is taking out n dump. He has found good pay for thirty feet on each side Of the streaE worked so profitably by Dan Suther land last summer,
 over on Little Pup. Engsuom & Go. are in more extensive pay than that developed last summer
 Above Engstrom, Swan Swanson and 2. Dahl have pay.
 Eric Johnson and F Anderson have what looks good to them.
 On Poorman, Hopkins & Go, Coyle Bros, Peterson. Johnson and Augus tine are all taking out dumps--(Rec ord Citizen9
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-02-06
WESTWARD DEMOCRATS KICK
 ON cA8esTBAe APPOINTMENT

SEWARD. Jan $0-Jacl, Roman, formerly candidate for Congress on Ploips. secretary O. the local Demo cratic club. ere preparing a strong protest against the apointnent of out siders to positions under the govern. ment in Alaska The protest is the direct result Of their feelings over the appointment of one district attorney in tho First Division particularly. They believe that all Democratic orEaniza. tions ought to tcke the mater up and lstratiou that Alaska Democrats are dissatisfied with the idea of ignoring tho claims of tho people in the Terri. tory Steward Goteway)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-02-06
uPHILL CHIME.


 Tonight at the Orpheum the selig Company will present "rhe Uphill Climb" This is tworeel comedy drama by this popular company and tonight is your only chance to see it In addition to this feature the Lubin Company will present a tworeel fea- ture entitled "Throught Many Trials". This picture is extra good,
 Her Fathers Snent Partner" by the Biograph Company will surely please you,
 Sunday and Monday.
 Hearst Selig news pictorials-as an tho late events. including the opening of the Panama canal-the great water way connecting the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans thrown open the the commerce of the world, when ihe lit- tie steamer Ancon sails from Colon to Panama, bearing the ofiicials Of the Canal zone These remarkable first pictures show the great locks opening and the powerful electric engines used to tow vessels and the canal as it IS in operation today
 (War events showing King Albert bidding farewell to the 9th regiment. Queen Elizabeth caring for wounded in the Royal palace, now used as a hospital.
 4Art for a Heart with Waffle Van and Gillian Walker as the laugh mak- CTS and artists Joe sure and see how cranberry sauce, eggs, celery and to- baccos take first prize at the artists exhibit
 "His Fathers Home a strong Bio- graph drama with moral to it.
 "Old vs. New" shows the rivalry of two doctors and their ultimate friend ship
 "Sofiers New Foreman is one Of the old-time Alkilai Ike comedies, with Sofie Cuts as assistant
 These pictures comprise a good show for Sunday and Monday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-02-06
eooo WORK FOR
 THE NOME EsKimos

NOME. Decv. So.- We have just learned that Father Fortune. in his own unassuming way has made quite on improvement in the Eskimo depart- ment He has erected Q new building for shop and instruction purposes. The shop measures about twenty by twen- weight feet and the instruction room twenty by eight feet The Eskimos are very busily engaged in making and requiring sleds. A. A. Allan and otn- CTS are having new slcds made. The new shop is In the rear of the Eski- mo church. This change was made necessary by the increase in member ship in the church. The partition with double doors which thus far separated the chapel and shop have been re- moved. thus giving the Eskimos nice largo and comfortable church. We congratulate Father Fortune and also thank him for his good and deyated work (NSgget.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-02-06
SEWARD PENINSULA
 TIN MINES SHOW WELL

NOME. Dec. 2S.-John Nestor re- ceived @ letter from Commissioner M. R. Luther. of Teller who says that he had just returned from 9 trip to the Lost River tin mines. Luther says that ho had not visited Che mines for five years and was surprised at the amount Of work which had been done. Two men are now working in tho mine and showing up more ore every day. A large amount of ore is blocked out and there is no longer any question about les being 8 real tin mine. This is the property owned by Grim. Rendt' and OBrien, and now under bond to an Eastern company which is repre- sented by George Jamme. who spent last season at the mine. The mine Is now in the opinion Of Commission CT Luther a big thing Luther says that there is more prospecting in the Teller camp than there has been at any time for the past six years.-(Nug- geEl
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-02-06
HERRING RUN ABOUT ovEa

KETCHIKAN Feb. 1.- Herring fishermen are of the opinion that the run is about over in tho waters im- mediately adjacent toi Kctchikan and wlth tbo herring the spring salmon seem Go havo disappeared. This prob ably means that Inc herring and troll ing boats. so plentiful of late right in front or town. have ccattered. The Pirate left for the West Coast this morning end will fish herring in that region. making her headquarters at Craig.-(M (Miner)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-02-06
rHERE aaE oraEae

It le reported now that Governor Goethals, the canal builder win not euperlntend the construction Of the Alaska railroad There was never any practical reason advanced why some other good engineer should not be able to direct the work which really inc wolves no great engineering problem. - (Fmrbanks ciGzon.l