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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-13
OVERCOMING FEAR OF DEATH
Ussiessness of Feeling Apparent to
All, But Few Ever Succeed in
Mastering II.

The spirit will still be in q measure
the slave of the body while we are
capable Of fear. The dream in our
hearts is somehow to break through
the last barrier Of fear-to come cut,
as someone has said, on the other side
of fear The uselessness Of the fear
of death is as apparent to US as the
sun in the sky. Its ignobleness is a
thing that haunts all who are subject
20 it.
Whether the love Of death as the
1eliverer in the spirit OF Walt Whit
man is a passion to be cultivated may
be doubted. Those who have scorned
death most, as the great gentlemen Of
the renaissance did, saw It none the
less the destroyer of the beauty Of
mems bodies and Of the light of the
world as the common man knows it.
To the religious mind, which accepts
the vision of a real and populated
world happier than this beyond the
grave, death is no doubt the deliVerer.
But even to most religious men this
world has gathered about it all the
dearness of home; death, at its best,
is an exile, a desertion. They have
the bravery to die; but their bravery
has the sadness of Hector's. And yet,
as with Hector, some instinct drives
them to despise this death of the body,
to accept this exile as more to be de-
sired than safety and q mans own
hearth and children.
Christian, pagan, and atheist are at
one in this. They feel that the life Of
the body itself can be fully enjoyed
only when the fear Of those that kill
the body has been utterly overcome
The Statesman, London.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-13
Monster Of His Time.

a giant tyrannosaurus, greatest Of
dinosaurs, has been mounted at the
Museum of Natural History, New
York. According to authorities, this
specimen is the largest dinosaur
known to the Cretaceous period, and
its age is estimated at about three
million years., This was a monster
of his time, and when alive measured
about forty-seven feet in length and
stood about eighteen and half feet
high. Traced by the scientists, he -four
ished near the close of the Creta-
ceous period, and lived On herbivorous
dinosaurs. The tyrannosaurus was
the largest flesh eater in existence, so
far as known, and is considered the
king of the dinosaur family.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-13
Make Your Own Healing Remedy
At Home.

Buy Soc. bottle of Farris Healing
Remedy, add to it a pint of Linseed
Oil to make healing oil, or add to It a
pound of lard or pound Of vaseline to
make an ointment. You will then have
sixteen ounces of Healing Remedy for
harness and saddle gals, barbed wire
cuts, scratches, or any hurt or sore
where the skin is broken. Positively
guaranteed the best made. Make It at
home. By so doing you have $500
worth for SOC. G. W. Meyers. Hays.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-13

Ian MacLaren wrote that Gaelic is
the best, of ali languages for terms Of
endearment, that it has fifty ways Of
saying darling" The old tongue Of
the Isle of Man, a picturesque island
almost equally near to Ireland, Scot
land and England, is said to be even
better furnished with terms for the
use of lovers, that it has-or had
ninety-seYen ways of saying my
dear"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-13

eency and stability imperative demands
business
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sold bankers
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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-13
Stewards Optimism.

Gamaliel Bradford says that Sew
ards splendid, energetic, triumphant.
imaginative optimism" is perhaps his
greatest merit and surest claim to the
affection of posterity. This optimism
Seward effectively summoned up in
one striking sentence: THE improva-
bility Of our raceis unlimited
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-13
One-Man jury.

A tailor who was defendant III {;
case tried in court seemed much cas
down when brought up for tria
What's the trouble?" whispered n.
counsel, observing mis- Clients dis
tress as he surveyed the jUrynen. y
looks pretty bad for me-" SAID The
PENDANT, unless some steps ate ta.-c
to dismiss that jury and get IN (, rs
lot. There amt man amongst e.
but what owes me money 1cr c.otkes
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-13
Chinese View of Americans.

An American teacher i'll Picking re
peats the interesting summary CT
Americans made by one OF her pa
pills, as follows: THE Americans arc
quite clean, like the japanese, a1d
eat clean food, so they have little time
to catch i'll. Americans take their
wives whenever they travel Most @
the Europeans have boards, but tx
Americans shave every day
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-13
Scarlet Fever and MILK.

Scarlet fever is practically unknown
in the tropics and doctors say this is
because so little fresh milk is drunk
there. The streptococcus, which oc-
ours in large quantities in most raw
milk is always present in scarlet fever
and experts see in that cause and
effect.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-13
Where Plants Grow on Wires.

In Porto Rico, where the atmosT hero
is moist and balmy, air plants often
lodge in the most unusual places ana
produce the most unusual effects while
growing. Frequently they establish
themselves on telephone and telegraph
wires. The insulation rots in places
and the plants take root, grow and
thrive.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-13
Sunset Gun.

Paragraph 21O of the Regulations o
the United States army reads: "a
posts supplied with ordnance and witt
ammunition for the purpose morn
ing and evening gun will be FREQ
daily at reveille and retreat" AS the
nag is run up at sunrise and down at
sunset simultaneously with the firing
Of the gun, it is probable that salute
to the flag is intended.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-13
Not Impressed by Poem.

A lady in Idaho recently sent an
editor poem bearing the title: ''Will
You Miss Me, Darling?" The editor
returned It to the authoress with the
following words written under the IL
tie: IF he does, he should never be
trusted with firearms again. '-Suther-
lin (Ore.) Sun.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-13
True Happiness.

To watch the corn grow and the
blossom set, to draw hard breath over
plowshare and spade, to read, to
think, to love, to hope, to pray-these
are the things to make man happy
Ruskin.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-13
In the Right Place.

The pastor announced at the close
of the sermon that meeting of the
board would follow. All the audience,
except the board and one stranger,
passed out. The pastor hemmed and
said: Brother, I guess you misun-
derstood. This is a meeting of the
board yes" the stranger said, go
right ahead. was never so bored in
all my life"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-13
His Opinion Of Brown.

Smart Young Man-"What do you
think OF Brown" Indignant Old Gen
Brown, sirI He is one of
those people that pat you on the back
before your face, and hit you in the
eye behind your back!"-Tit-Bits.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-13
To Clean CeIIino-

When the ceiling above the gas jet
has become darkened from heat or
smoke, apply layer of starch and wa
ter with piece OF flannel. Let it dry
and then brush on lightly with a
brush. No mark viii remain.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-11-13
OUR PUBLIC FORUM
Otto Kahn
On Financial Farm Loans

Every citizen who desires become capasIs A
business should study banking. and every fnreF
wants TO the business Of agriculture properly ana1cd
should study diligently the financial
tries All other lines of industry developed ARAzc
facilities adapted to their needs We have al soF4s
financial syndicates authorized BY
IN certain line OF securities but IN a. -
cia channels viii farm securities without
in the excessive interest or heavy a.
counts
The most powerful financial institutions Anartea
are private banks and they the important g
the financial In n h11slr
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RHUBARB AND ORANGE MOLD
Delicious Mixture Suitable for Service
at Home Table or for Guests
Luncheon.

Wipe the stalks Of one or two bun
dies Of rhubarb with a damp cloth,
trim the ends, and cut the stalks into
short pieces. Put the fruit into an
earthenware fireproof pan, or else into
a we'll timed copper saucepan, add
about two ounces of loaf sugar to each
pound of fruit, and half pint Of wa
ter, also the pulp Of two sweet
oranges, two thinly cut strips Of lemon
rind, and half a teaspoonful of ground
ginger. Let the whole simmer gently
until the fruit is quite soft. Remove
the lemon rind, and rub the remainder
through a fine sieve. Soak In water
some gelatin, allowing about one-half
ounce to each pint Of fruit pulp, then
drain, dissolve it, and strain the gela-
tin into the fruit pulp. Reheat with
a gill of milk, add, II liked, a few
drops of liquid carmine or cochineal,
also a little cream, then pour into q
previous wetted mold, and let 1t set In
a cold place. To serve, immerse the
mold In lukewarm water for a second
or two, and turn out quickly on to a
cold dish Serve plain, or else with
some custard poured over 1t.
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to defunct relatives, the bones being
sometimes contained In woven grass
bags.
The price Of a wife among these
primitive people may be anything
from a yard of calico to an ak head,
according to the physical attractions
and domestic accomplishments Of the
woman.
The savage warriors of New Guinea
adorn themselves with crowns Of par
adise feathers, which are held in place
by band of plated grass encircling
the head. Sometimes they wear a
sort Of halo, the rays of which are
many pieces Of cane plated into the
hair and standing out at right angles
to the scalp. Such headdress, which
is not disturbed or remade for months,
must be rather uncomfortable to sleep
In.
To lend a fierce expression to the
face the be X of the hornbill split in
two is worn through a hole in the
septum of the nose, In such a way
that the two thin white blades, each
five or six inches long, curve up at the
ends like Kaiser Wilhelm's mustache.
In Perpetual Strife.
Captain Rawling, In his book, "The
Land of the New Guinea Pygmies," !"
says that the natives are engaged in
perpetual strife and drunken brawls-
their favorite intoxicant being fer
mented liquor obtained from the sugar
palm. Just outside each family door
way stand the owners spears and
stone clubs, which are used in domes-
tic quarrels or to fight with enemies.
Violent temper seems to be char
acteristic Of these savages, and with
hardly moments warning the peace
full village is converted into scene
of turmoil and strife. Spears whizz;
clubs are welded indiscriminately and
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Motion Pictures In Color.

A serious effort is being made to
reproduce motion pictures in color, but
as yet little success has been obtained.
and the pictures in color which have
been show in recent years have been
painted. Attempts to adapt three
color photography. by using simultane-
ously three films, each with sort Of
light of appropriate color, and combin-
Ing the three images on the screen,
have to overcome great difficulties in
regard to maintenance of register, be-
cause very minute errors Of adjustment
between the pictures on the films are
magnified to an intolerable extent by
projection. In a process devised by
G. A. Smith, the results Of which were
exhibited at the Society of Arts OF
London, in December, 1908, the mum.
Der of colors recorded was reduced to
two.
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From the foothills of the huge noun
tain range, running through its entire
length from east to west, extend to
north and south vast swampy plains
covered with dense forests, intersected
by innumerable streams, and haunted
by the deadliest Of fevers.
Thus it comes about that German
New Guinea is practically an unknown
land, except for narrow strip along
the coast, while the portion hitherto
held by Great Britain has been ex-
plored only in part, and what is known
Of the Dutch half Of the island was
ascertained mainly by an English ex-
pedition undertaken in 1910.
This expedition, headed by Capt. Ce-
ell G. Rawling, which penetrated some
distance into the interior and made
considerable surveys, came across
tribes Of hitherto unknown pygmies,
the men barely reaching 4 feet inches
in height. 1t Is presumed that the
women are proportionately smaller
but no bribes or other persuasions
could induce these little folk to pro,
duce any Of their females for inspec.
tion-lest, as seemed to be feared, they
might be captured and carried off. Ap-
parently the pygmies are Of the same
dwarf race, evidently very ancient
that is found in the Philippines, in the
Andaman islands and In equatorial
Africa.
The savages along the coast, on the
other hand, are good-sized people, re
markably muscular and with great
development Of chest. The men are
sooty black, the women being slightly
fairer. Among them are occasional
albinos, with dirty reddish hair, theil
pink skins blotched unpleasantly with
darker color. Both sexes go nearly
naked, the women wearing either q
short grass petticoat or a strip OF
bark cloth passed between the legs
and held in place by string tied
around the waist. For the man a
gourd similarly attached in front otter
serves the purpose Of raiment.
Native Village One Long Room.
A native village is one long room
which may extend to any length, the
newest member Of such community
building his hut on the end of the
row, without any partition. Thus
there is no attempt at privacy, though
each family has its own doorway and
its own fireplace. The floor is Of sane
fresh from the seashore and covered
with grass mats, and the only furni
ture consists of elaborately carved
wooden pillows, most uncomfortable
as one would think, for sleeping pur
poses. Dangling from the roof, and
much blackened by smoke, are human
skulls and bones, formerly belonging
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with murderous intent, and the place
resounds with ferocious yells.
At intervals raids are undertaken
to procure heads as trophies and hui
man flesh for food. There are no
fiercer cannibals, judging from all ac-
counts, than those Of New Guinea In
1858 vessel was wrecked off the
coast Of British New Guinea, and 800
men on board Of her, all of them Chi
nese, were marooned on a small is
land. There they were fed and sys-
tematically fattened by the natives,
no escape being possible, and at inter-
walls, as required, two or three of them
at time were taken to the mainland,
boiled In a spring of hot water and
eaten.
natives of New Guinea. They are
treated as slaves, worked almost to
death and savagely beaten when their
owners happen to be in bad humor.
which is often. 1t is their business to
cultivate the fields of banana and rice,
while their lords and masters attend
to the fighting and hunting. If man
chooses to murder his wife, nobody In
terferes, and nothing much seems to
be thought Of 1t.
New Guinea is for naturalists an
unexplored wonderland. 1t has many
species Of birds that are as yet un-
known to science. The forests are full
of parrots and other feathered crea-
lures Of brilliant plumage, and among
the marine curiosities along the coast
are fishes that climb trees. Tue
swamps swarm with the deadliest
snakes. AS for the mammals of the
island, nearly all of them are, like
those of nearby Australia, marsupi-
ais.
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chosen this life deliberately. Yet such
is the case. l used to be quite diff
ferent sort of man. In fact, | was
what is called college man. l be-
lieve, though the words awaken no
pride in me now. Yes, l chose de-
liberately to herd with men of this
stamp, because-here alone | find
frankness, loyalty, friendship. T.
He broke off suddenly and looked
moodily at her.
Tell me-" the girl whispered.
''He was my friend, and she-well,
we had known each other all our lives
and were engaged to be married
came home Unexpectedly and
found that he had betrayed me.
That is all 1t happened five years
ago. But about the same time my
trustee robbed me of my fortune.
That was why she was false If IT
had been love for him I could have
forgotten. So disappeared from my
world and chose this one. Now run
away to your friends, little girl, and
play" he sneered brutally.
He might as well have sneered at
one of the patient cattle, for all the
effect 1t had.
And you think that you are free?''
she asked. You have no sense OF
law. of citizenship, of public duty?"
Hardly" he said, scofflng 'Yes.
we are free equally, you in your gild,
ed luxury. and / In my comradeship
with the outcasts Of the world"
Il free?' she cried, beginning to
laugh. He heard the catch in her
throat and his eyes softened mo-
mentarily. Listen, then. We shall
never meet again, and l can tell you
what cannot tell anybody else My
father is many times a millionaire"
Yes, that can be seen," he said,
looking at her dress, her jewels. He
saw the flush creep up under her
skin. His penetrating glance seemed
10 dissect her.
you know the lives of US women?"
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Banana and Strawberry Whip.

Crush one banana and put it through
a strainer. Crush a dozen strawber-
ries. Whip the white Of one egg un-
til stiff, add from two to four table
spoonfuls of powdered sugar or sugar
to taste, then whip in the crushed
banana. Stopping right here In our
recipe, we have an imitation whipped
cream, which we may flavor little If
we choose, then serve over strawber-
ries which must first be sprinkled
with sugar, as when regular cream Is
added.
But going on we may add the straw
berries and get that pink shade which
makes strawberry ice cream at this
time of year so attractive to the eye.
This whip is pretty served in tall cold
glasses, with a strawberry on top. But
if we are desirous of having something
with more body and contrast we may
serve it over broken up marshmallows
in compete glasses, or we may gar
nish the whip alone with pieces OF
marshmallow shaped in petals.
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USES FOR THE BLACKBERRY
Housewife Who Has Realized That
They Are Worth Picking In the
Hot Sun.

Was it worth while, after all, to
spend hours gathering blackberries
The sun was 30 hot, the thorny
briers 30 sharp and we were so tired!
Several months later / opened a
quart jar of these berries for supper,
and afterward, when realized In how
many ways 1t was served to our fam
lily Of FIVE. felt fully repaid for the
effort of gathering them.
used half a cupful of Juice for
clear tapioca the day I needed a
very simple dessert to follow a roast
dinner Heaped with whipped cream
and served ice cold it was delicious.
Later In the week, needing a hot
dessert because of rather scant sup
ply of cold meat, l turned again to
the Jar of blackberries. The recipe
for delicious and economical pudding
follows:
zone cupful of berries, two cupfuls
of bread crumbs, two and half cup
fuls of milk, three tablespoonfuls of
-four, three-quarters of a cupful of
sugar and one tablespoonful of but
ter"
Two eggs would have made the pud-
ding much better, but eggs were scarce
and high, 30 used the flour and more
butter instead. Soak the crumbs in
the milk, mix the flour smooth with
milk and add it to the soaking
crumbs; and then add the sugar, ber-
ries and part of the butter. Pour
the mixture into buttered baking
dish, and dot the top with the re
mainder of the butter. Put in slow
oven three hours before dinner.-Mary
NJ Howell in the Country Gentleman
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Out Of a
Shipwrecked
Past
.By H. M. EGBERT

Copyright, 1915, by w. u. Chapman.)
The cattlemen aboard the big trans
Atlantic liner looked with disfavoi
upon the parties of saloon passengers
who come between decks to watch
them feed and water the steers. They
resented the intrusion, and the evi
dent curiosity of these beings from q
world wholly alien from their expert
enee
Perhaps 1t was the look upon
Mayne's face that struck the girl who
had fingered behind.
"You-you don't like us to come
here?" she asked timidly.
He shrugged his shoulders. "If the
sight of our poverty and menial labor
affords you satisfaction madam
you speak like gentleman" said
the girl, looking at him curiously.
II used to be one," he answered In
differently.
She still stood looking at him. He
| had refined face, but an embittered
expression on 1t. He was perhaps
thirty years of age. She looked al
his hands; they were white, but hard
ened by toll. Undoubtedly he had
been a gentleman.
Mayne, for the first time, raised his
eyes to hers She saw now that
there was a furtive expression In
them, as though the man wished tc
hide something's If he were
ashamed Of something. He saw a
pretty girl of about twenty-five, fash
ionably dressed, but little hard, he
thought. They watched each other
while the cattle lowed and the wran
Cling voices Of the cattlemen In the
fo'cstle seemed to blend into harmony
with the throbbing screw and plash
of the waves.
1T Is never too late to change" said
the girl softly, placing her hand upon
his sleeve.
mot when the wish remains" he
answered. "But when hope is gone
What then?" she cried, and he
saw her face momentarily distorted
as If she remembered some terrible
misfortune.
"It would surprise you," he said
If ! were to tell you that l have
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More Chance TO Win

Never bet on a sure thing when you
can take a chance.
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Favorite Potato Recipes.

Potatoes Fried Whole.-When nearly
boiled enough, put small potatoes into
a saucepan with butter or beef drip
pings. Shake them about to prevent
burning until they are brown and
crisp. Drain them from the fat. II
will be an improvement if they are
Toured, dipped in beaten egg and
rolled In fine bread crumbs and then
fried.
Potatoes for Breakfast.-Cut cold
boiled potatoes in slices lengthwise
dip them in beaten egg and put on a
buttered pie plate in the oven. As
soon as they are brown and hot, serve
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WV New Guinea early in the war,
wv Great Britain became the
possessor of fully half Of the
largest island In the world, for Aus
tralia and Greenland are properly
small continents. The other half be-
longs to Holland.
New Guinea surpasses Madagascar
In size, its length being 200 miles
greater than the distance from New
York to Chicago, says Rene Bache in
the Boston Herald. It's area Is equal
to that Of France and the British Isles
combined. But what renders 1t most
interesting is that 1t is today the least
known portion of the habitable world,
fully nine-tenths Of the island being
as yet unexplored.
This may well seem surprising when
It is considered that New Guinea is
separated from the north coast of
Australia only by a broad strait. A
glance at map of the world will
show that it Is In reality the largest
member Of the great archipelago in
the eastern seas, which includes the
Philippine Islands on the north and
Borneo and Sumatra on the west. The
line Of the equator runs almost direct
ly through it.
Ferocious Black Cannibals.
New Guinea is inhabited by tribes of
ferocious black people, with great
mops Of woolly hair, who evince ut
most hostility toward all intruders.
When vessels have been wrecked up
on their inhospitable shores they have
In a number of known instances cap
tured the unfortunate mariners and
eaten them. But II the island is to so
great an extent terra incognita to-
day it is not mainly on this account,
but because of it's unhealthful climate.
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Peach Custard,

Cook in double boiler one pint OF
milk, the beaten yolks of three eggs,
one-half cupful of sugar, pinch Of salt
and one teaspoonful of vanilla, or any
aavorfng preferred. Put halves of
canned peaches in sherbets, and when
mixture is cold pour 1t over them and
chill. Pile whipped cream over all,
garnish with candied cherries, or any
preserved fruit, such as strawberries,
blackberries, cherries, etc.