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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-11

while to develop her mental faculties
or to take advantage of opportunities
within reach to fit herself for a SUI
per1or position Thousands of girls
Unexpectedly thrown on their own re-
sources have been held down ali their
lives because of neglected tasks in
youth, which at the time were dis
missed with a careless 81 don't think
it worth while" They did not think
it would pay to go to the bottom of
any study at school, to learn to keep
accounts accurately, or fit themselves
to do anything in such a way as to
be able to make a living by it They
expected to marry, and never pre-
pared for being dependentent on
themselves-a contingency against
which marriage. in many instances, is
no safeguard
The number of perpetual clerks is
constantly being recruited by those
who did not think it worth while as
boys to learn to write a good hand
or to master the fundamental
branches Of knowledge requisite in a
business career. The ignorance COM
mon among young men and young
women in factories, stores and Of
fees, everywhere, in fact, in this land
of opportunity where youth should be
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-11
No Longer Room at the Top.

Prof. Scott Nearing says the motto,
there is plenty of room at the top"
is no longer true N this country on
account Of me fact that in every great
industry only three of every one thou
sand employees have q chance to rise
to the top. The professors statement
is no doubt literally correct, but he
viii probably not deny that the motto
still applies to those spheres OF activ-
fly which cannot be considered under
the head OF MISUNDERSTANDING
Herald.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-11

and the patience of the plowman. The more
abrupt the curvature of the mold board the
pulveriZing the action upon the furrow slice
The of a Golfer reduces the draft materially.
particularly tough soils, clover sod and the like
Some farmers claim that the only irstclass
blowing that can be done is with the walking
pillow, but 1 have some of the best blowing
done with a sulky pillow. There is not much diff
ference in the draft A sulky pillow carrying
man will be about easy team walking,
because the friction of the mold board of the
walking pillow is eliminated to extent
The draft of the walking pillow depends largely
upon the way in which it is set If properly
adjusted with a steady pull so that the heel or
wing does not press too heavily against the
soil, the pillow will easily, smoothly, and with
very little attention from the plowman- have
seen the men follow the pillow round after round
without even touching the handle except at the
turning point
Another important thing in blowing is to have
the width of the furrow just right If the plow
is set to take larger land than it can turn
properly, it will leave much vegetation IN
covered and the field will be ridgy. The pillow
should be set to exactly cut and all that it
enters, and more. When pillow runs properly
it should set exactly level.
No man is a good farmer unless he is first of
he plows his fields depends to a considerable
extent the facility with which he can cultivate
his crop, and, in fact, its yield
The question of deep shallow blowing is one
which must be studied by every man, and
adapted to the needs of his soil and his crop
Deeply plowed soil contains moisture longer.
affords better home for fertilizer and all kinds of
plant food, is easily cultivated, and is al
ways to be desired.
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schools. lectures, books, Libraries and
periodicals, that men and women who
are determined to improve themselves
have abundant opportunities to do so.
One trouble with people who are
smarting under the consciousness of
deficient education is that they do
not realize the immense value of util-
1z1ng spare minutes. Like many bows
who will not save their pennies and
small change because they cannot see
how a fortune could ever grow by
the saving, they cannot see low a little
studying here and there each day will
ever amount to a good substitute for
a college education
People who feel their lack of educa-
ton, and who can afford the outlay,
can make wonderful strides in a year
by putting themselves under good tu-
tors, who will direct their reading and
study along different lines.
There is one special advantage in
self-educatiOn-you can adapt the
studies to your own particular needs
better than you could in school or col
lege. Everyone who reaches middle
life without an education should first
read and study along the line of his
own vocation, and then broaden him
self as much as possible by reading
on other lines.
Every weIl-ordered household ought
to protect the time of those who de-
sire to study at home At a fixed
hour every evening during the long
winter there should be by common
consent a quiet period for mental con-
centration, for what is worth while in
mental discipline, q quiet hour unin-
terrupted by the thief callers. There
is divine hunger in every normal
being for self-expansion, a yearning
for growth or enlargement Beware
Of selling this craving of nature for
self-unfoldment- There is untold
wealth locked up in the long winter
evenings and odd moments ahead OF
you a great opportunity confronts
you What will you do with it?
Copyright. 1915. by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate-l
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"They Sit on the Fence and Talk"

"They Sit on the Fence and Talk"
gazing after them from his perch in
the tree.
After while he came slowly down
and walked toward the house. He met
Kit just as he was going into the
yard
You look as solemn as an owl, !"
said Kit. what has happened?"
Have you seen Snowflake" asked
Puff.
NO" answered Kit. Where is hep
He is out walking with Nina Kit
ten said Puff
He is a rascal" replied Kit, "to
take your girl out walking How did
it happen? and where were your" he
asked
Puff did not reply to this question.
for he was ashamed that ne had been
afraid of the dog; so he walked away
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SNOWFALL WINS NINA KITTEN.

Snowfall. Puff and Kit were doing
In the sun-that is, Kit and SNOWFALL
were. Every once in a while Pun
would open one eye and look at Kit
and SNOWFALL to see if they were
asleep
By and by he crept very carefully
out of the barn and went down the
road SNOWFALL opened his eyes just
in time to see him go through the gate
way.
Where is Puff going?" he asked
Kit 81 have noticed lately that he
runs down the road very often and
he does not ask either of US to go
with him.
Kit licked his paws before he an
swered, and then he looked at Snow
ball. With your knowledge of the
world" he said, 81 should think you
would know where he goes, and why
He is in love. Have you not noticed
how he sits around and dreams? He
never runs about with US any more"
Yes said SNOWFALL Il have no
ticed that, but 1 thought it was be-
cause he was so tired; he is out so
late at night hunting rats"
Rats" said Kit; 'he isn't hunting
rats; he is out walking with Gray
Tables daughter, Nina They sit on
the fence and talk and look at the
moon all night. That is the reason
he sleeps so much days"
You do not tell mel" said Snow
ball. 81 never thought of love af-
fair. Well, Nina is a very sleek-look-
ing kitten" he said; very sleek, in
deed"
1t was some time after SNOWFALL
learned of Puff's love affair that he
was walking down the road one after
noon and heard a dog barking. The
dog was dancing around a tree and
seemed to be barking at something in
the tree. On the fence sat Nina Kit
ten with her back bumped up and
looking very fierce, but the dog did
not look at her
SNOWFALL hurried to the tree, for he
half suspected what had happened.
and there sat Puff on a limb looking
very much frightened SNOWFALL few
at the dog and drove him away, for all
the dogs in the neighborhood stood in
fear of him. Then he jumped to the
! fence beside Nina Kitten.
Miss Nina" he said, very sweetly.
come with me; I'll see you safely
| home"
Nina Kitten hung her head and
| looked very shy. Then she smiled and
said: "Oh, thank you so much. Mr..
| Snowballi 1 was so frightened
SNOWFALL helped her to the ground
and then he said: ct is such a lovely
day, don't you think we might hunt
| for catnip? I can assure you that no
dog will modest you while I am here"
Nina Kitten said she should feel
quite safe anywhere with SNOWFALL
and on they walked leaving poor Puff
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-11
cUTIcURA SHAVING
Is UP-to-Date Shaving for Sensitive
Skins. Trial Free

Prepare razor. Dip brush in hot
water and rub IT on Cuticura Soap held
in palm OF hand. Then make latheF
on face and rub in for a moment
with fingers. Make second latherinG
and shave. Rub bit Of Cuticura Ofnt-
ment over shaver parts (and on scalp
If any dandrun or itching) and wash
all on with Cuticura Soap and bot
water, shampooing same time One
soap for all-shaTing, shampccfnE
bathing and toilet It's velvet for sen
sitive skins No Shiny mug No GERM
No waste Of time or money. Free
sample each, If you wish Address
postcard. "CuticuFa, Dept KY, Boz.
ton" Sold everywhere=AdH.
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that is the soil must slip from the mold board
evenly, leaving the surface bright and clean.
Poor securing is due to many causes The mold
board may be too soft to take a good polish,
it may be imperfectly ground slight imper-
fections may have been left in the surface
To test a good mold board is an easy matter.
By running the fingers the surface from
the bottom to the top one easily tell whether
the pillow has the right shape, and whether it's
surface is perfect. plow should have hardened
edge and point-the harder the better-because
upon the wearing qualities of the pillow depend
success or failure to very large degree.
For breaking Sod a pillow with a long,
sloping share and mold board should be used but
for stubble well-tiled ground the pillow with
short, steep mold board is better. The breaking
plow turns the sod over evenly, and all
growth so that it rots and forms humus in the
soil
Upon the shape of the pillow also depends the
draft A pillow unsuited to the soil on which it is
used will cause a much greater draft than is
necessary, wearing out the strength of the team
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-11
CHATS WITH THE
AMBITIOUS FOLK
BY oRIsoN SWEET MARDEN.
NEVER TOO LATE FOR SELF-lM-
PROVEMENT

NEVER TOO LATE FOR SECF-lM-
PRoVEMENT.
New York millionaire prince
among merchants-took me over his
paIatial residence on Fifth avenue,
every room of which was triumph
of the architects, of the decorators,
and of the upholsterer's art. was
told that the decorations of single
sleeping room had cost $4,000. On
the walls were paintings which cost
fabulous prices, and about the rooms
were pieces of massive and costly fur
niture and draperies representing a
small fortune, and covering the floors
were carpets on which it seemed al
most sacrilege to tread. He had ex-
pended a fortune for physical pleas
ure. comfort. luxury and display. but
there was scarcely a book in the
house.
1t was pitiful to think of the physi-
cal surfeit and mental starvation Of
the children of such home as that.
He told me that he came to the city
a poor boy. with all his worldly pos
sessions done up in a little red ban
dana Il am a millionaire" he said,
but ! want to tell you that l would
give half | have today for a decent
education"
One of the sad things about the
neglected opportunities for self-im-
provement is that they put people of
great natural ability at disadvan-
tage among those who are their men
tai interiors.
know pitiable case of a born nat
uralist whose education was so ne
elected in youth that later, when he
came to know more about natural his
tory than almost any man Of his day.
he could not write a grammatical SEN
tence, and could never make his ideas
live in words. perpetuate them in
books, because of his ignorance OF
even the rudiments of an education.
Think of the suffering of this splen-
did man, who was conscious OF pos
sessing colossal scientific knowledge
and yet was absolutely unable to ex,
press himself grammaticallyi 1t is
diff cult TO conceive of a greater mis-.
fortune than always to be embar
raised and handicapped just because
of the neglect of early years
Many a girl OF good natural ability
spends her most productive years as 8
cheap clerk or in a mediocre position
because she never thought it worth
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-11
Taking the Doctors Orders.

A country doctor up north, walk
ing out one day with a Highlander
who boasted he was a stanch teeto-
taller, resolved to put him to the test
Passing a hotel, he asked him in and
ordered two glasses Of whisky. After
they had shifted" these, and two or
three more at the doctors expense.
his friend began to get a wee bit glib
O. the CAB" The doctor then, feel
ing he had him, bluntly asked
How does this square wi your
teetotal pretensioDsZ"
"Weel," quoth John with a quiet
smile, though I'm q stanch teeto-
taller, I'd be fule to refuse what the
doctor orders
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-11

Gus elements which for moment are
combined exactly as the cells which
constitute a living body form by their
reunion a new being which displays
characteristics very different from
those possessed by each OF the cells
singiy
What really takes place is a combi-
nation followed by the creation OF new
characteristics, just as In chemistry
certain elements. when brought into
contact bases and acids, for example
combine to form 3 new body pos
sessing properties quite different from
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-11

been transformed into crowd puts
them in possession of a sort OF COL
lective mind which makes them feel.
think and act in a manner quite diff
ferent from that In which each indi-
vidual OF them would feel, think and
act were he In state of isolation
There are certain ideas and feelings
which do not come into being or do
not transform themselves into acts
except in the case Of individuals form
ing q crowd.
The psychological crowd L. . pro-
visionsi being formed Of heterogene-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-11
Nuggets From eeoraia.

Nothing like hoping you'll get to the
brighter side-if you can work and
wait till the world turns round
Some folks complain Of having too
much to do. when it's so hard to pull
through the holidays that come to us
There will be no fault to find with
the winters of the world IL you only
keep Iife's summers singing in your
soul
Believing that the world is all right
has tendency to make it ashamed to
act Notwithstanding Constitution
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-11
Use of Spare Ho6rs

A boy climbs up and makes some
thing Of himself In life or sows his
wild oats and goes to the bad largely
as a result OF the use he makes of his
spare hours. Success and happiness
as well as failure and misery are
wrapped up in them, and the thought
full lad viii have 8 care how he
spends them
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-11
Needed Il.

Theatrical Managerial, there.
What are you doing with that pistol?
Discouraged Lover-Going to kin
myself
Theatrical Manager-Hold on a min
ute. If you're bound to do it, won't
you be good enough to leave a note
saying you did it for love Of Miss Star.
our leading ladyz It's a dulI season.
and every little helps.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-11
Enres.ziIinn Its Lee

do you mind If / send over in tka
morning and borrow your lawn nov
er, Doppel?'
Certainly not What time viii y0a
want it?'
E-In have someone call for 70
at six o'clock and return il ar Rfna.
I've got TO get little sleep, somehow.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-11
The Great Demand

I've a splendid scheme to make
money"
What is it?''
I've arranged a rubber pop bottle
for use at baseball games
No good You could only sell them
to the Gmpires. What the fans want
are pop bottles filled with shrapneI.''
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-11
EXPLANATION OF THE CROWD
Few Members of Big Gatherings Act
and Think as They Would Do
as individuals.

The most striking popularity pre-
scented by a psychological crowd. &C
cording to Gustav LIE Bou. is the fol-
lowing: Whoever be the individuals
that compose it, however like or un-
like be their mode of life. their occu-
pations. their character or their In
telligence. the fact that they have
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pidn,t Eancx n al

Yes, ma'am." said little Eric IN re-
ply to a query, Il like going to school.
don't Ike is staying there between
times"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-11

Beautiful, clear white clothes deIigEtA
the lzundress who uses Red Gross Bal
Blue An groces- Adv.
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HiohIY So.

That trust magnate is dangerous
How do you mean?''
Isn't he a copper head ,"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-11

Even in being welded to his art
many a man marries IN haste and -
pents at leisure
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It's a good thing our buried hopes
don's need towbstones, or the supply
Of marble would run mighty short
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-11
Important to Aothers
AZ the seda Fountain.

Customer-YouT cream Is VeY
good
Clerk-It ought to be. Just whipped
fudge.
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The sunreme A,

The Supreme Moment.
When do you work hardest In
SCHOOL,
''Wben tn teachers Iookin'."
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-11

What IS sn old LADY IN tie middle
Of river Hke7 Like to be ar0xued-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-11

those of the bodies that have served
to form it
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STICK drawn by oxen, with a straight SUCK
bound to their horns to which a grass rope
attached.
This kind of implement in for thou
sands of years afterward, and in Old
Mexico, within a hundred miles of the border
land of America, the crooked stick is still used.
About a hundred and fifty years ago a plow
with wooden mold board devised, and this
held sway for fifty years, when genius of
blacksmith put iron edge on it, and it was
then thought that the perfection of pillow making
had been reached. Then the pillow with
the iron mold board and wooden frame. This
was followed by the allsteel pillow. which now
reigns supreme
The aristocratic offspring of the al1-steel pillow
is the disk. and this implement, in connection
with the pillow itself, is doing such good work that
it does not seem possible that shall see any
decided Improvement in this instrument for
time
Good blowing depends as much upon the kind
of pillow used upon the who directs it.
great many farmers have yet to learn that one
plOw will not do satisfactory work in all kinds
of soil and under all conditions
Perhaps the best pillow to use is the one with
the chilled share and point 1 think it is mis-
take to use pillow point that has to be con-
stantly renewed; for every time a blacksmith
tinkers with it he turns out different kind
pillow, and this is reason why there is so
much poor blowing done in this country When
a man gets pillow which does the work tn his
entire satisfaction he should stick to it. and
never permit its shape to be changed, if pos
sible. With soft point that has to be con-
stantly renewed this is not possible and that is
why prefer the chilled point
Daniel Webster essayed to be a plow-
maker After years of deep thinking and expert
menting. he turned out most wonderful imple-
ment. 1t was over twelve feet long, built of
wood. with iron point, and required four Jokes
OF oxen to pull it. 1t turned a furrow eighteen
inches wide. twelve inches deep. which resem-
bied the irrigation bitches of today This did
not last long, however, and never used out
side of Massa chusetts.
To do good work the pillow must scour well;
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9n s. ~. CLINTON

THOUGH the pillow is the first i'm
plement used by man in field
farming, real progress in it's devel-
opment has come only within the
last fifty years. First mention of
the pillow in the Old Testament
is by Job where he says: THE
oxen blowing and the asses feed
ing beside them" In Jobs time
the plow was probably a crooked
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-24
The A. H. C. Annive rsary.

This Wintry month OF snow ard cold
Doth IN its rough old heart enfOid
A memory bright as FURNISHED gold,
Which still lives on while years grow old:
II DaleS not with the lapse of time.
But burns with steady glow sublime,
ThrO all the years from age to age
light upon our histOryS page.
The name and memory of one
Our country'S Washington.
The American History Club held
ITS annual celebration on Feb. 20 at
the pleasant home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John F. Taylor. We were met and
greeted by our genial hostess and ush-
cred into the parlors, which were dec
GRATED with the colors of the club, our
own red, white and blue. Flags
were displayed, draped and arranged
IN an artistic manner, demonstrating
the old soldiers love and reverence
for the beautiful symbol, as we'll as
pOrtraying the taste and skill of
master hand in the arrangement. The
meeting was opened with reading of
the New Year Prayer" by Mrs.
Helen NJ. Taylor, after which the
members joined in singing the club
hymn. Members responded to roll
call by reading selections relative to
the life and character of Washington.
Dispensing with the regular lesson,
the afternoon was spent in social
way, a pleasant diversion from the
usual order of business. At an early
hour we were invited to the dining
room, where we found the table re-
splendant with fine linen, beautiful
china and sparkling silver. The Gov
cred dish menu revealed all the deli
cacies of the season, not few dis
closing decided cherry flavor and
color. At the close of the banquet,
tray of hatchets-decoraie with the
cherry of historic lore-Was brought
IN and distributed to the several mem
bers, which proved a credit to the Gull
mary skill of Mrs. Lizzie Orion. MAX
ing pleasing finish to a splendid
feast. After the reading of the toasts
again We repaired to the parlors, where
some remained for a social hour, while
others bade goodbye to hostess and
members, all voicing the sentiment of
an afternoon pleasantly and profitably
spent.-M
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-24
Cost of Going Cut in Two
California Expositions

Getup party and go to the California Elk
positions The cost has been cut in two.
Let me help you do it and explain how
to go comfortably and see the most on the
way.
Don't plan to take the fastest train you can
find, and travel lickety split. You want to
be able to see and enjoy the scenery. Take it
easy and be sure to go through COLORADO on
your way out, sit at ease in your Pullman
car and look out hour after hour on that
glorious scenic panorama of mountains and
valleys. Famous Pixies Peak, The Royal
Gorge where ages since. nature in giant con-
tOrtiOn. rent solid granite to make way for
the wild and beautiful river which tossed
through the backbone of the Rockies.
All those wonders you have heard tell of,
and which you should see.
The Burlington Route(C. b. & @. II. RI
runs Pullman Sleeping cars directly past all
these places in daylight. Denver, Colorado
Springs, Pueblo, over the mountains. runs
through Salt Lake City. to San Francisco
and Los Angeles. No change of cars and no
extra charge if you go by the Burlington
Route. You Cont make a trip like this
often! Why not make. the most of it? Let
me explain it all and help plan trip to fit
your particular needs. Write today.
]. Francis. G.. p. A. Burlington Route (C.B.
& @. r. R. 547 West Jackson Blvd, Chicago,
Ill.