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Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-05

NJ S. Consal. President
J. B. Matter. Vce-Presdent
T. ]. Mahoney. Cashier.
Clyde Brock. Asst Cashier
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-05

Josephus Daniels Says his new
advisory board is "a mobiliza-
ton Of genius. Whata pity that
was not the policy when the cab
met was made UP.
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Need World Religion

San Francisco, Oct. PA world re-
ligion, religion including the truth OF
all religions and excluding all patriotic
national on racial bias, was declared to
be a prime requisite for world peace by
Mira Ali Kuli Khan, Charge d. Affairs
of the Persian Legation at Washing
ton in an address before the Interna-
tional Peace Congress here today. He
said:
Humanity, from the dawn or his
tory, has progressed under the guild
ance of prophetic teachers from state
of infancy through the various stages
of development leading to its maturity
In spite of all obstacles to the contrary
the course of humanity, in the long
run, has never been impeded by retro
gression.
''The prophet of God, whose gospels
were the result of well-founded OPP
timism, aimed at the unity Of man be-
cause of their due knowledge of the
principals of human unity, which in
the mind of God has ever been an &C
complished fact. Each world teacher
accomplished that plan in conformity
with the limited capacity manifested
by his people.
"God applied his original plan for
the unifcation of Israel through Moses
of the Gentiles through Jesus, of the
Parsees, through Zoroaster, of the Hin
dus through the Budda, and of the
other sections of humanity through
other world teachers and prophets
"Today which to the wise and thought
full is the day of maturity of the hu
man race, God will accomplish that no
BILE plan. In the voices raised in al
parts of the world in favor of peace
and in efforts extended by the peace
loving element in the worlds popula-
ton which constitutes the positive, af
firmative principles of the human body
polite, we find potent, manifesr
proof that the Day of Peace has dawneC
and is steadily, though slowly break
ing through the dense clouds which
temporarily impede its course to the
meridian of its glory.
Although the effecting of world
brotherhood is the determined plan OF
God, it is for the membership of the
human family to cooperate in its re
alization.
"In our effort to unity the world We
must take the lesson taught by the
past great religions in achieving the
moral and spiritual uplift Of their re
spective peoples, for no unity of {
people existing in a civilized state
could be independent of moral anC
spiritual character. The building o.
such character has=been the task Of
every true religion
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Cure Hog Cholera.

The word Cure is seldom used in
connection with hog cholera. Why?
Because of the frequent failures. But
we use the word ''cure" and guarantee
that B. A. Thomas Hog Powder will
cure 80 hogs out of 100. The record
today is a little over 95 out of every
100, so we guarantee 80.
We don't care what others may
think or say. We know what we are
doing and will sell you B. A. Thomas
Hog Powder, guaranteeing that it will
save out of ten hogs. It is medicine
straight medicine, It is because it S
straight medicine that it cures %
times in 100, G. W. Meyers, Hays.
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ceive bid The argument was set
tied by one of the girls saying that
every girl received all the bids she de-
sired.
Roosevelt's steady diet seems to be
raw meat.
When preachers learn that frequent
" the church bores a man when real
religion does not, the pews will be
better filed.
A man is always sure of a hearing
when he starts something new, because
there are so few new things in the spot
light and so many commonplace people.
ooOo
The newspaper paragrapher gets
more inspiration from the breakfast
conversation of clever woman than
he does from his newspaper.
5000
The churches should each have dis
tinctive publicity slogan the same as
any other business. The idea contain
ed in the word, representation, would
possibly be the most suitable, as it rep
resents the principal doctrine of most
churches.
The homes are becoming more COM
Portable and refined and real, except IN
cities where the people who are not
able are trying to ape the rich.
oOOO
A tracer should be sent out to find
the old time slang phrase, run 1t IN
the ground and break it off,. Such an
expressive phrase should not be lost.
oooo
The Spectator is extremely anxious
for reasons of his own, to determine
which of the two versions of the fol-
lowing story is the actual one. A suit
able reward will be offered to the per
son who can offer the best reason for
his choice. The story is: Dear Clara
wrote the young man, 'pardon me put
I'm getting so forgetful. l proposed
to you last night, but really forget
whether you said yes or no. Dear
WILL" she replied by note, $50 glad to
hear from you. 1 know 1 said yes to
some one last night, but 1 had forgot
ten just who it was The second YER
sion of this story has Clara write
back to Will that she said, no, instead
of the yes, of the first version. The
Spectator wants to know not only which
is the better story, but which really
took place.
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Must Dispose OF Piano Quickly

We have one of our best pianos on
hand in Hays. Rather than pay stor-
age will rent to responsible party and
give privilege of buying later and ap-
ply rent or will sell now, at special
price on easy payments to suit buyer.
Write at once for full particulars and
let US tell where the piano can be seen.
MUSIC Co, Denver, Colorado. o2-ts
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and machine shed. He ought to have
some kind of excitement there now
What's the matter with Buckeye?
Every body is getting the same fever,
it must be the new fad
Jake Maska's oldest boy fell out of a
wagon, Monday, and broke his leg.
Lost: Some pigs. Finder please re-
turn them to Mr.. Pfeifer.
Eyes and Ears.
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Wonan cures H0rae coIic.

The men were away as usual. The
horse was bad A lone woman could
not 'tdrench'' in the old way. She
called up neighbor and her men were
away-but: 1--WE have Farr1s Collie
Remedy that you drop on the horses
tongue, " says Mrs. Neighbor. So she
came over and dropped Farris Collie
Remedy on the horses tongue and the
horse was well when the men came
home. Moral: Get Farrls Collie Remedy
so the women can cure horse collie,
We sell it at 50cts. q bottle on the
q. n. Meyers. Hays.
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Position OF ADVANTAGE

Barnes Ito Shedd, who has Just fin
lshed q long letter. -''Funny that you
should write long letters to your wife
when you have so little to say to her
when she Is present" Shedd-HNot
at all. When 1 am writing 1 have the
foor."-Boston Transcript
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-30

Plucked BY the Golden Belt Spectator.
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Dreadful Transformation

Roy was working with his father in
the garden. His father found a worm
and holding it out said to Roy: Here,
take this back and give 1t to the chick
ems" Drawing back Roy said: 20
no can't I think I'm turning into q
girl"
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Residence for Sale.

An eight room house, modern
throughout. Half block of lots. Plen
ty of shade trees. Price 81, 600. Thi!
is a snap; who wants it? Inquire at the
Free Press Office.
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Paw Honor TO Pasteur-

The birthplace of Pasteur, at Dole
France, has become a place of pilgrim
age for the people, who go to con-
template with respect the dwelling
where, on December q, 1922, this IL
Iustrious man was born
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II eIaneed on

Mrs. Wickleigh looked over tbs
room which the maid had pronounced
finished. 2.Mary Ann she said IF
>you WI take "a sweeping glance.
around this room think you viii find
that. you have given. it;a Yerx EiaRcing
SWEEP. .r'-.;Isadies sIzene Journal
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For EYEGLASSES.

Your eyeglasses win not steam II
they are dipped in soapy water and
wiped dry. There viii be q film OF
this on the glass. which keeps them
from steaming.
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Engraved Wedding Stationery at the
Free Press office.
Uncle Eben.

"Sence I done los so many chick
ems said Uncle Eben, .I has come
to de conclusion dat mebbe even
dove of peace needs a certain amount
OF watchful protection"
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Optimistic Thought.
Man is born to do good.
For Sale

A fine $50 acres of farm land within
one and a half miles of Yocemento
Price $500. This is a bargain. Who
wants it. You viii have to get busy as
Ellis county farm land is in demand
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can't be truel I'm trying 60 hard "a
believe-but all the while l know II
can't be truei"
He converted q skeptio with the
mute e%loquence OF his lips d.
Head upon his shoulder. the girl
clung passionately to him. Tell me
again that you love mel" she prayed.
Promise me you'll never let anything
come between US. Promise me. Alan
promise me youTl be kind to me al.
ways, dear!'
Can you doubt I will be kind1" he
murmured reproachfully,
i am afraid - she whispered.
How could ! be anything else. low
ing you as | dor"
You can't be sure. What II you
we're to find you'd been mistaken"
She caught her breath and added
hastily-"That you didn't really love
me. ! mean"
"Oh. that's ridiculousi"
Il can't be sure. Nothing In life is
permanent. What 10 love! Illusion Of
the senses! What is happiness? A
will-o'the-wisp! What 10 lief A
make.believei"
Dearest" He held her more close
ly still. "You are nervous and over.
wrought. You don't know what you're
saying. You can't mean what you're
saying. . But say that It's 10
that life is all make.believe. Then
m~ake-believe you love me-"
"oh. but | do. | dol"
And make.belieye for a little we've
caught the will-o'the.wisp-only for a
little-until you wake up and realize
that It's all real and true"
She closed her eyes again: Eyes"
she breathed. you are right. Let's
m~ake-believe It's all true for q little
longer and forget &. :"
He could by no means account for
this strange humor; but he did his
best to comfort her, hone the less ten.
DERBY because OF his mystihcation. And
for a long time she let Illusion blind
her, resting quietly In his arms, max.
ing believe
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Surmising that the gasoline tank had
been punctured by the bullet. he was
inclined to believe that Marrophat
hoped to stop the taxicab by depriv.
ing II, In course OF time, OF It's fuel.
And with this In mind he was present.
ly surprised. as the cab took a corner,
to see Marrophat's a stop at that
corner and Marrophat himself get
down. The brow OF a hill interviewed.
shutting of sight OF the BLACKBOARD as
he knelt and lit a match. II was the
girl who gave the alarm. suddenly
withdrawing her head from the win
dow to scream at Alan:
Hes fred the gasolinel It's nam
ing along the street. following the line
OF the leak-and catching up with usI"
without pausing to put his hand to
the latch, Alan kicked the door open.
"Jumpl" he cried. For your life
Jump! As soon as that flame catches
up with the tank"
simultaneously the chauffeur. over
hearing, shut OF the power.
The three gained the sidewalk bare
ly In time: the tiny trail Of flames. nj.
most imperceptible In the sunlight
was not q yard from the Jet that squirt
ed through the bullet hole In h tank.
In the fiutter OF an eyelash the explo-
sion followed. Had the cab been load
ed with nitroglycerin It's destruction
could have been no more absolute.
There was n roar . and then
a heap OF smoking ruins.
Without waiting to admire the spec
tacle. Alan caught the arm OF the girl
and hurried her up the street, at the
same time calling to the chauffeur to
follow. And chance brought them TO
the next corner as another cab. fare.
less, hove into view. Promising It's
driver anything he might ask. In or
out OF reason. Alan gave him the ad.
dress, and helped the girl In.
II Marrophat pursued Alan could see
no sign OF him. The second car made
better time than the first. Unhindered.
and as far as could be determined.
without being followed. IL covered the
brief remaining distance In a CRATE.
fully short lapse Of time.
The suburb dropped behind a maze
OF streets where dwellings stood shout.
der to shoulder and dooryards we're
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scant. The car swept up TO a corner
house OF modest and homely aspect.
TWO minutes more. and Alan was ex.
changing salu'ations with and making
his bride to-be known TO Digby's good
friend. the Reverend Mr.. Wright.
Embarrassment worked confusion
with the young mans perceptive facul.
ties. As this moment approached
when W. should be made one who had
gone through fire and flood, literally
as we'll as figuratively. for each 9th
er's sake. Incredibly drew n veil be.
fore his vision. lie viewed the world
as in q glass. darkly.
He was aware OF a decently fur.
nished minister's study: OF W wit.
nesses In the guise OF unassuming
womenfolk OF the minister's house.
hold; OF the Rev. Mr.. Wright himself
as a benevolent voice rolling sono-
rously forth from a blacK-clad pres.
ence: OF he woman OF his heart stand.
Ing opposite him; OF questions asked
and responses made; OF a ring that
was magically conJured from some
store apparently maintained against
precisely similar emergencies; OF n
hand that took the hand that was 10 be
his wife's and placed It In his; OF his
clumsy and witless bungling with he
task OF fitting that ring TO the finger
OF his sweetheart's hand
And then he was aware OF a door
that banged violently In the hallway;
OF the sound OF a mans voice making
some indistinguishable demand; that
Roses hand was suddenly whipped
away. before he could 1T on the ring:
that the study door was flung open and
that this animal OF a Marrophat had
precipitated himself into the room.
He opened his mouth to protest.
and Marrophat silenced him with a
cry.
"You fool! Drop that ring! stop
this farce! Don't you know whom
you're marrying? That woman Ia in.
dith Urine. you idiot-not Rose'"
Blankly Alan turned to the girl.
Her flaming face. her sullen eyes.
her very pose. from which the man.
ner OF Rose had dropped like a cast
garment, confessed the truth OF Mar.
rophat's assertion. And as II this were
not enough. Judith confessed Il doubly
with a sudden outbreag OF such rage
as w could have been brewed in
Roses gentle nature.
you devil!" she cried-and threw
herself in front OF M~arrophat with a
spring as 1.-THE as that Of a leopardess.
Take warning now from me: keep
out OF my way forever after this-or
take the consequencesi God knows"
she painted. why don't kill you as
you standi"
He Wa In her cay. between hss ana
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hesitated. slowed down. and limpet
d~eJectedly 10 the curb.

hesitated, slowed down. and llmped
~dejectedly 10 the curb.
Alan and the chauffeur piled out in
the same instant. tho one standing
guard-with an eye out as well for
another cab-while the other assessed
damages.
Nothing for II but a new tire. SIR
this last reported alphabetically. 1T
must have been a broken bottle or
something like that-it sure did rim
the usefulness clean out OF that shoe"
Go TO IT," Alan advised him terse.
ly; land II you make n quick Job OF It.
III stand the cost OF the new tire"
But II another cab comes along
while you're at 1t you'll lose US as
quick as a wink. Here's my card, In
case we have to desert you In a hurry:
you understand this is a matter of life
and death. and I'll have no time 10
settle up with you. But you can call
at Mr.. Digby's Office and he'll fix
things up TO your satisfaction"
The man took the card and after a
glance at the name touched his hat
with more noticeable respect.
All right. Mr.. Law" he agreed:
anything you say" And forthwith
got to work.
The rapidly with which he com.
pleted the change OF tires proved him
an excellent chauffeur, an adept AZ hia
craft: but the delay was one disas.
trous for all that. II worked together
with what Alan pardonably described
as the devils W luck 10 bring the
touring car in sight at the precise mo-
ment when the chauffeur was cranking
up and Alan OF the point OF ~re-enter.
ing the cab. And though they were
on again before Alan could close the
door. the attempt was hopeless from
the start,
And yet-whether or not because
Alan's distaste for interference had
been toe c~onvincingly demonstrated
the touring car for the time being
contented itself with trailing about
fifty feet In the rear. while the taxi
fed the tenement purlleus Of the Ho-
boken waterfront and found its way
into the broader streets OF an unpre-
te%ntious suburban quarter.
Not until they were we'll into the
suburbs. with few dwellings near and
10 pedestrians to interfere. did Mario.
phst's purpose become apparent. Then.
however-and II happened while Alan
was looking back-the touring car
drew In swiftly and easily and Mario
phat. rising in his seat. ieveled a re-
volver v e the windshield and fred.
The crack OF his weapon was prac.
tically coincident with a metallic thud
! beneath the ear seat OF the taxicab.
Not for some moments did Alan ap.
Sreciats the viciousnsss Of the scheme.
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running board. was shouting insrticu.
lately and iourishing an imperative
hand; while the distance between
them was momentarily growing less
noticeable.
AZ M~arrophat's a drew abreast
Alan nodded and said quietly: "Don't
be alarmed; ! Ear attend to this gen
tleman single-handed."
And this he proceeded TO demon.
strate with admirable ease, even
though called upon to do so far soon
or than he had thought to be-thanks
to Marrophat's hair.bnined precipi
fancy. For. failing to influence the
taxi driver by shouted demands or
threats. or to gain the least attention
from Alan. Trine's first lieutenant alb
ruptly and surprisingly took his life
In his bands and In one wild bound
bridged the distance between the two
nying cars and landed on the taxi's
running. board.
stop!" he screamed madly. stop.
say! You don't know what you're
doing! Let me tell you"
He got that far but no farther. In
the came breath Alan had flung wide
the door and was at the fellows throat.
mere was a struggle OF negligible
duration; Marrophat wal In no way
MIS- antagonists match: within three
seconds he threw out both hands.
clutched hopelessly at the framework
OF the cab. and fell heavily to the
street.
The taxi sped on without pause. its
driver deaf TO the halls OF innocent ~
Indignant bystanders. Alan pulled
himself together and looked back lust
In time to catch a glimpse OF a mum.
Der OF loafers lifting Marrophat 70 his
feet and helping him to the sidewalk
OF an unsavory.looking tenement, be.
fore the cab took n corner on two
wheels . :"
Not seriously injured. I fancy" he
told the cir. in response to her z
look. Worse luck!" he added
gloomily.
But II seemed that no was to have
greater cause than this to complain OF
his luck, before that ride was ended.
Three blocks further on a tire blew
out with n report like a c~annon.crack.
er. and the taxi lurched p~erilously.
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CHAPTER XVII.

The Ring.
Theirs was the last vehicle 10 swing
between the gates before these last
were closed.
And this was quite as we'll: for Alan,
rising for one last backward glance
through the rear window, started In.
voluntarily and choked upon an ex.
clamation when he deserted n power.
ful touring a tearing madiy toward
the f~erry'house, it's one passenger half
rising from the front seat, beside the
driver. and exhibiting q co~untenance
purple with congested chagrin as he
saw his car barred out OF the carriage
entrance.
Quickly sensitive TO his emotion, the
girl caught nervously at Alan's hand.
What is II. dear?"
"M~arr0phat." he snapped.
She uttered n hushed cry OF dlsmay.
Don't be alarmed. however" he
FASTENED 10 comfort her. Hes lost
the race the gates are shut-eyen the
passenger gates-and there must be
a company spotter somewhere near by,
for the gateman is ~virtuously refusing
to be bribed by a roll OF money as
thick as my wrist"
At that instant the taxicab roIl.d
aboard the f%erry.boat: the deck gates
were closed; a hoarse whistle rent the
roaring silence OF the city; winches
ratified and chains clanked; and the
boat wore ponderously out OF It's slim.
so much for Mr.. Marrophat," Alan
crowed, sitting down. Fooled againl
He can't stop US now!"
perhaps :"
Why that perhaps? Why that
toner" he demanded sharply. struck
by the ~foreboding her accents con.
fessed.
This isn't the only ferry. There's
the Pennsylvania and the Lackawanna
and by hard driving he might even
manage TO catch the boat that con.
meets with this from the CHRISTOPHER
street ferry OF the Erie!"
impossible! don't believe III
WON'T"
"Let's not" she agreed. But, Alan
Yes"
Promise me-if he should manage
to catch up with us--you won't let him
talk TO you. mean. don't let him"
NO fear OF that" he a~sseryated
holly. IF he tries 10 exchange one
word with mel only wish he WOULD"
She seemed satisfied with that. I'm,
the incident had served appreciably 10
chill their spirits. They Accomplished
the remainder OF that voyage in a
silence that was no less depressed he.
cause they sat hand In hand through.
out.
Nor was their taxicab three minutes
out OF the ferry house on the Jersey
shore-though the chauffeur, stimu.
later by AlAn's extravagant promises
was doing his best to fracture the
speed laws and escape Arrest-when
the girls fears were amply Justified;
q shout from behind dre~ Alan's head
out Of the window on one side and the
girls on the other and proved 20 both
that Marrophat had indeed found soma
way 10 make the crossing without
great delay.
His touring car waE within fifty
yards when they hrst were aware OF
II; aD< kAssephst standing on tAs
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the open door. She gave him no
chance TO move aside, but seized him
20 iercely by the wrists that he In
stinstively lifted to protect himself,
and she fairly threw him half a dozen
feet from her. He brought up with
a crash against the wall even a. the
door slammed behind the girl.
When Alan. the first to recover.
gained the sidewalk. she was already
In the taxicab. Whatever reward she
had promised the man. he whipped his
machine away as II from the fear OF
sudden death.
And darting from the house hard
on the ministers heels. Marrophat
leaped into his own car and. rs II he
had not heard her threat or received
substantial proof Of her earnestness.
tore OF In pursuit.