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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03
Ry J. NJ. BELLY

(BY j. NJ. BELLY
was on a big stock farm several
months ago, and the owner was GER
tafnIy doing things in the matter Of
raising mules, that is, he was starting
about it in the right way.
TWenty-six fine, heavy draft mares
were being bred to a sixteen-hand
jack. So far so good.
These mares were doing regular
farm work, some Of them having been
on the place for several years, and out
in a large, 1uxuriant pasture were a
thriving herd Of mule colts; a credit
to their mothers.
1t was haying season when Wis
tied that stock farm, and zoo acres Of
red clover were being cut, wheat was
also ripe; 500 acres of that was being
harvested. Six mowers in the hay,
four binders in the wheat and the
mules working to all the machinery,
the brood mares working to the wag-
ons hauling the wheat and the hay.
A pair of them to each wagon. A
careful driver and a good harness, the
mares sleek and fat, working from II
to IA hours a day under a hot, south
ern sun; no time to loiter; a steady
rush from rising to the setting Of the
sun.
But these brood mares were stand.
ing 1t all right and were fat enough
for any practical purpose.
In buying these mares, the owner, g
young Cornell graduate, had succeeded
in getting his moneys worth.
Many OF the pairs were really
matched teams, strong bone, heavy
muscles, good limbs, no counterfeits
among the twenty-six. No cripples, few
blemishes, spavins, ringbones, side
bones, even splints hard to find. Nc
mares that could be called aged, SO
all likely to drop good healthy colts.
I noticed that the brood mares OF
this farm had on good well-htting har
ness, and were invariably handled bI
careful teamsters, the majority o
| them negroes.
Here lies the secret Of working
| brood mares on the farm; they mus
/ be handled properly and by drivers o
| experience who understand the diff
ference between $500 animal that /!
expected to drop a colt each season
and the $50 plug mule or gelding.
Now on this farm where over on
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03
NEW MOVE IN LIQUOR FIGHT
County Attorney at Pittsbure Wants
Missouri Beer Wagons Declared
a Nuisance in Kansas.

A new move in the border war
fare against the Importation of liquor
from Missouri into Kansas has been
made by A B. Keller, county attor-
ney at Pittsburg.
Keller contends that a beer deliv-
cry wagon is a common nuisance I'M
der the Kansas law. If his contention
is sustained in the courts, Kansas
prosecutors will have a new weapon
with which to fight the attempt to
lift the prohibitory lid along the Mis-
souri-hansas border. Since the de-
cisiOn of the federal supreme court
knocking out the Kansas law under
which prosecutors attacked 1.-THE beer
wagon traffic, the prosecutors have
been powerless.
AdoIph Cow has been driving a wa
gon from Missouri to Pittsburg and
making deliveries. He is the defend
ant in the new case. Keller alleges
that his wagon is a nuisance the same
as a joint. The law provides amy
place where intoxicating liquors are
sold and bartered contrary to law and
where persons are permitted to re-
sort for the purpose of drinking in
tOxicating liquors as a beverage and
where liquors are kept for sale, bar
ter or delivery. shall be deemed a COM
mon nuisance"
The only case which is at all SINH
lar to the Cow case is one from Cloud
county. Liquor was sold from bar
rel in an alley and the state supreme
court in 1910 sustained the contention
that the barrel was g common nui-
sance.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03
GIVES POOR MAN A CHANCE
House Passes Measure Designed to
Limit Expenses of Candidates for
Public Office.

Topeka.-A bill in the interest OF
the poor man who wants to break into
politics was one of the last measures
Of general interest passed by the leg
islature, aside from the appropriation
bills. 1t limits the amount of money
a man may spend for campaign ex-
penses in the primary and general
election
No candidate for any Office is al
lowed to spend more than 10 per cent
Of the first years salary. If the candi-
date owns a newspaper and advertises
in it he must charge himself with the
usual rates and include it in his ex-
pense account Hotel and travelling
expenses only are excluded.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03
Assurance Of Health.

Poultrymen, just as in the case Of
stockmen and fruit-growers, find that
sanitation is the best assurance Of
health fn>their hoeks. No matter how
fine the birds may be or how substan-
tiaI the house In which they are quar-
tered IL the building IS infested with
vermin and disease germs, a profit
able flock cannot be maintained.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03
An Easy Disguise.

An impecunious young man Of this
town was being attended to by a bar
Der whose chair fronted the street
when the youth observed coming one
Of his creditors, no less q person than
his tailor, who had been Offering vari-
Gus threats Of personal violence If his
account were not settled
Hans" gasped the youth, "latheT
me up quick! Lather me TO the eyes!
Here comes my tailor!"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03
Green Feed Essential.

Green feed is essential as a part Of
the winter ration When cabbage and
beets are not available, sprouted oats
can easily be fed Soak the oats In a
bucket for at least twenty-four hours
and then place In pile on top shelf
Of the sprouter. On the third day
spread them out and let them grow to
q height Of not over two inches. then
feed them.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03

It is safe to use sewage as fertil-
iZer IL the plant roots ara unbroken.
but q very slight injury to the roots
permits disease germs to enter.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03
Killed Farm Credits Sill.

The senate killed the Farm Credits
Bill by a vote OF 10 for to 10 against.
Three senators had been excused and
could not be brought back for vote
to save the bill. It had passed the
house and provided that a farmer
could execute a deed Of trust to the
state for his property and the state
would issue per cent bonds against
the deed The bonds we're to be guar
anteed by the state and the interest
collected and paid through the 6sca1
agency.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03
CELEBRATE END OF SESSION
Senator and Representatives Engage
in Boyish Franks in Legislative
Halls at Topeka.

Topeka.-The Kansas Legislature
killed time while waiting for the con-
ference commissions to agree on the
executive and judicial appropriation
bill. This measure provides the money
to pay the salaries and expenses of all
the state departments. 1t is the only
one hung up at the night session
Both branches adopted resolutions
not to consider any bills except appro-
priations, conference reports and the
concurrence in the amendments Of the
other branch to original bills.
By o'clock these had all been
cared for and the rest of the time the
two branches had fun. The members
threw paper, waste baskets, books and
anything else handy, to celebrate the
end Of the session.
The house members put Speaker
Stone in chair and carried him to
the senate. He was met with glass
OF cold water, thrown by Lieutenant
Governor w Y Morgan Stone climbed
over the desks to get at Morgan,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03

If the shotes pile up in the pen at
night, the pen is too cold, and there
are too many shotes In the pen
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03

Most particular women use Red Cross
Ball Blue- American made Sure % please
At all good groeers- Adv
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03

Warm food and cold mornings go
wen together Direct road to eggs,
and they are what we are all after.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03

Heavy birds and high roosts are =
bad combination Large breeds espe-
ciaIly need low roosts.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03

An heavy layers produce white
eggs, while the generalpurpose breeds
lay q more-or1ess brown egg.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03

fit we're not for politics lots Of lazy
men would starTe to death
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03
Pass Anti-eIindness Bill.

The house Of representatives backed
up on its killing of the bill to compel
physicians to use 1 per cent Of
nitrate of silver solution in the eyes
of newly born babies to prevent blind
ness. It not only reconsidered the
vote by which it killed the bill, but
after some debate passed the bill and
checked it up to the senate to deter
mine whether or not it shall become a
law The bill fixes a penalty of as
high as $500 for failure to use the soIu.
ton unless the parents object to it.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03
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Must Walk to Polls.

The House has passed a bill pro
hfbiting any political organization OF
candidate for any ealce from hauling
voters to the polls election days. It
also prohibits hauling voters to ths
Ereeistratioa booths.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03

The concrete fence post has the
advantage OF being the most psrms-
rent ana sIghtly.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03
Made Him Will

Made Him Wild.
What did your father say when
the count asked him the amount OF
your dot2"
Pa replied in dashes-"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03
Binder Irvine price to be Low.

The news that the port of Progresso,
Yucatan, had been opened and that
ships loaded with raw sisal had left
there for the United States should be
good news for the Kansas farmers. 1t
viii permit the state penitentiary
Irvine plant to keep running after
April 10 and make binding Irvine up to
the harvest at rate three to four
cents below the prices charged by the
private manufacturers. The plant is
running on the sisal bought last fall, %
said c. II. Harger, q member of the
board of corrections.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03

Killed by MuIes.-John Delaney
government teamster at Fort Leaven
worth, received injuries which result,
ed in his death when twelve mules
stampeded and a heavy wagon ran
over him.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03

AFFLICTED Stock Was KiIIed.-Vet-
erinarians have completed the slaugh-
ter Of 512 cattle and $50 hogs con-
demned because of the foot-and-mouth
disease, and Butler County once more
is free from the disease. The cattle
were appraised at $37,120 and the hogs
at $2,925.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03
Hussey Kansas Fire Marshal.

L J. Hussey, mayor OF Lyndon, has
been appointed state fire marshal by
Governor Capper, effective April I.
Hussey succeeds Harrison Parkman,
who resigned to become postmaster
at Emporia
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03

Bogus items" in Wichita.-Wichita
was flooded recently with a large num-
Der of counterfeit SO bills. The bills
were national bank certificates, sup
posedly issued by the Emperia Ma
tional Bank of Emporia, Kas. The
workmanship was so good that the
counterfeits were not detected until
taken to local banks. Government Off
Gals have issued warning against
the bills to other Kansas towns.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03
GO TO U. S. SUPREME COURT
Kansas City Stock Yards Company
Plans to Resist Custer by
States High Court.

Topeka.-Notice of three appeals to
the United States supreme court was
filed recently with the clerk of the
state supreme court. The Kansas
City stockyards appealed from re-
cent decision to the effect that the
company had operated as a common
carrier without obtaining state char
ter, and ousting it, as common car
rier, from the state. The common car
rier part of the stockyards company's
business is its terminal facilities.
John Dawson, while attorney general,
had brought suit against the company
for operating without a charter.
William Briggs, of Topeka, convict
ed and sentenced to the penitentiary
for one year as "a persistent violator
of the prohibitory law, also has ap-
pealed to the United States supreme
court. Briggs attorneys assert that
the persistent violator law is uncon-
stitutional because it makes liquor
selling a felony, and punishable as
such, while in another statute it is
defined as a misdemeanor.
Whether the county or the city shall
pay the rebates to the taxpayers on
city property is the point at issue in
the third appeal to the United States
supreme court In a test case from
Wyandotte county, the supreme court
over a year ago held that under the
statute the county must pay the re-
bates on city property out of the
county fund.
/. r r
Governor Names State Boards.
Governor Capper sent to the senate
the appointments to complete the var
ious state boards not already provid-
ed for The appointments were:
Board of Health-O D. Walker, So,
lima; W. VI. Earnest, Washington; C.
H. Darrigo, Topeka; c. H Ewing, Lar
ned; H. L. Aldrich, Caney; Clay E.
Coburn, Kansas City; NJ. o. Lock, To
peka.
Board of Medical Examination and
observation-disclosures N. Gray, Kan
aas City; L. A Ryder, Topeka; c. w
Jones, Olathe: A. S. Ross, Sabetha.
Advisory Commission Sanitorium
for tuberculosis Patients H
Bauer, Sylvia; D. R. Stoner, Quinter.
State Soldiers Home and Mother
Bickerdyke Home Annex. n. Harri
son, Topeka; H. R. Wells, Louisburg
Mrs. Agnes Michaelis, Nickerson
r - >
Would Set Aside Orient Sale.
A petition asking Judge John c. Pol
lock to set aside the sale Of the Kan
sas City, Mexico & Orient Railroad
Company and reopen the entire re
Ownership proceedings has been filed
in the United States district court
here.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03

Got Verdict for $1.-A. jury in the
suit of Myrtle E. Seals, against
George Wehrer for breach OF promise
at Junction City awarded the plaintiff
damages of 81. She SUED for So 900.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03

Education offered New Job.-Dr r
p Smith, president OF the Kansas
Wesleyan university. who is to retire
on April 1. has received an offer to
become corresponding secretary of
Bethany hospital at Kansas City. Kas.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03

Couple Wed Sixty Years.-Mr. and
Mrs. Christian Troutfetter recently
celebrated their sixtieth wedding an
niversary at Colby with their four
children and eleven grandchildren.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03

BeIoit to Pave Streets.-Be1oit in
tends to enroll in the list of paved
Kansas towns this, summer Petitions
for several blocks have been signed by
a majority of property owners and a
committee of the Business Mems Club
has gone to Abilene and Manhattan to
investigate its use in those towns.
There are now forty-four cities in Kan
sas with paving. Clay Center, Herring
ton and Horton with Beloit, will be
added to the list this year.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03

Nj. E. School Seeks $780, GOETHE
Southwestern Methodist Conference,
in session in Dodge City, voted to
meet in Wichita in 1916. A campaign
to obtain a 100000 endowment fund
for Southwestern college at Winfield
also was decided upon. The plan to
locate a Methodist hospital at Hutch
xroS 1r5x-oy,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03

Miss Nell Morgan Dies.-Thomas W.
Morgan, warden of the United States
penitentiary at Leavenworth, received
word recently of the death, at Eureka
of his sister, Miss Nell Morgan, fol-
lowing long illness with throat trou-
bic.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03

Judge smart's Mother Dies.-Mrs
Euphemia Smart, mother of Charles
A. Smart, of Ottawa, district Judge
died recently. She was SO years old
and was born in Scotland.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1915-01-30

All men are free and uusq /.
Politeness i IN air ushion that
Uses the jolt,
Wit is the cfeam of intellect that
nature sours.
Lots Of people give advice who
ven't any to spare.
The one strong point Of . busy
BE is not In his favor,
A good cook may Be one who
ftends church regularly.
It's too had that We cant live
png without getting old.
Cold cash nelts away faster than
host Of us can freeze to It.
Before ge;ng into politics equip
|our yourself with rnud guard.
Men with swell heads always
have room for more brains.
Some men tell their wives . lo'
Df things that never happen.
Nothing succeeds like success
unless it is the way failures fail
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1915-01-30
LEVEES REPORTED IN EX-
CELLENT CONDITION,

The levees are in excellent con-
dition everywhere in the Third dis
trict, and I do not believe that
there Is any place which would
give US any serious trouble. should
We have q high stage of water this
spring, ]" ramarked Major J.R.Slat-
terry, engineer Of the Third district
who is just back from an inspection
trip. Major Slattery stated there
has been considerable trouble
at Beulah, and they are constantly
working at that levee. but does
not believe there would be any diff
ficulty. should the water move up
against that levee, However, in
order to save the people OF
that section the least bit of anxiety
we will keep many teams at work
building a banquette in behind this
rock levee at Beulah. as possible to
work there" said Major Slattery,
The bad weather has seriously In
terferd with levee operations where
new and enlargement work is un-
der wav, but all Of the contractors
are taking advantage Of every bit
of the time they can get In. and
working large forces to get up with
the contracts.
Major Slattery found upon in
specting the Third levee District
galloway near Hillnouse, which is
being erected for work that 1t is
about half up, and he hopes to hnd
this machiue in practiral operation
some time in February unless an
unexpected rise in the river pre-
vents.
All the revetment parties In the
district are now being ordered into
the feet here. as practically all Of
the reyetment work. in all parts Of
the district is completed. The
general situation throughout
the levse district, was never III
more favorable shape all things
being considered, -- Vicksbnrg
Herald.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1915-01-30
CUNNIsoN NEWS.

Mr.. s. T. Shaw. manager OF the
Farmers Drug Co., is Ill with
pneumonia.
Mrs. !. H. Zadeck returned on
Monday from . visit to St. Louis.
Mrs. Cockerham. mother Of DR.,
H. L. Cockerhain. and Mrs. r. "A.
White has returned TO Gunniseu
after an extendid visit in the south
eru part Of the State.
Mr.. W. H, Arnold made . bnsi'
ness trip to Malvina ON Tuesday.
Mr.. ]. H. Reynolds has opened
a meat and produce market next
door to ]. H. Sadeck's store. ne
proposes to sell for cash only.
Capt. Sheppard, our maysr, u
leaving us to look sitter "A. burt.s .
interests in the levee work below
Greenville-
On Sunday, Jan. 24tn. gooo'y
number Of Our people. in spite OF
the roads, attended the burial ser.
vice Of Mrs. ]. H. Stafford. wife OF
the venerable ]. H. Stsfford, who
died in Memphis on the 23rd. Sne
was a sister of Mr.. p. knowlton
Of P. rthshire. aud Was in her 73rd
year. Intermept in the Blsncnarc
family graveyard, near Stafford
Rev. Or. King. pastor et the hap-
ti.t church, read the burial service
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1915-01-30
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Misery must love sompany, but
the company seldom reciprocates.
Unusually the possession OF
mouey represents frugality ann old
age.
It takes a strong minded man to
admit he is in the wrong when he
is,
The modern woman waits the
last word in clothes as well a. IN
conversation.
Home never seems as good to q
man as when he is a hundred miles
away and broke
The girl who Is always trying
to attact attention usually attracts
the wrong kind.
If your heart prompts you to q
good deed, do It Immediately ne
fore you have heart failure.
An Ohio minister advises Rirles
to marry plain. ordinary men-men
lust as if most of 'em ever had an
opportunity to otherwise.
When you see q ninety pound
man ann. xed to q 800 pound wife
We can't help thinking that the
eternal fitness Of thing got an
awful jolt,
Chicago Ledger.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1915-01-30
IF YOU MUST DRINK.

An exchange makes the follow
ing good uggestions to the fellows
who must have ''booze:
ITO married meu who cannot get
along without their drinks. we
suggest this q means to reform the
habit: Start a saloon in your house.
Be the only customer. You will
have no license to pay. Coto your
wife aud give her 81 to buy gall
lon of whiskey. and remember
there are 90 drinks in one gallon.
Buy your drinks from no one else
except your wife. and BY the time
the first gallon is gone she will have
3s 90 to put in bank, and $500 to
start business on again. Should
YOU live tenssyears and continue to
buy booze from her. aud then die
with snakes in your boots she will
have money to bury you decently
eudcate your children. buy house
lot, marry q decent man. and quit
thinking about you.
Yes, that sounds profitable; but
there ate men living, who would
drink that Sc q gallon whiskey
oo times, and then be mean enough
to have wives arrested for ruuuins
a bliud iger.-Tunics Times.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1915-01-30
I'm CLUB Prizes
)FFERED FOR. 1915
elarshIps and cash 0lvsN BY y.
:. hassInos In Ntssoosappa sN6
CthaP 9tntoQ.

plarshIps and cash olvs~ BY ~
}. haseIngs In Misaeosappa sn6
Other oeateo.
klanta, Ga.-(opeS1al.)-Co Club
les for Southern boys IN 1issio'
d and nine okAae corn1r0W6ae
les Of this soetlea 1Ave 6oon -
led for 1918 BY n. @. Hastings.
eral chairman Of tho 0eoegja corn
~ COMMITTEES and chairman 0f the
lcultural committee a the Atlanta
mber OF Commerce.
he prizes amount In all to u .2oA
Eash and scholarships. and will be
krded under the direction Of the
|ernment corn club agents u each
te.
D Mississippi Mr. Hastiugs has a.
Id 800 to be diviAed tnte three
b prizes Of $50. 33o and 80. or to
Eawarded In scholar1h1p form. 80
ding to the wishes Of tAe AiSsio.
pi corn club officials.
b Florida, AlaAama, LDuislana, TS1p
North CafdltnA asd South Caro-
,, Mr.. Hastings o6srs S1oe n each
|te. either II cash q sch0larshipo.
bording to lssal arrangement. In
Drgia, his Aene stote. he ofers .
y scholarshtD n the State College
Agriculture and tvo ad1ltiooal
ph prises Of ~ and ~. respect
|ly.
rhe great sausAtisaai value end
nstructivs forse q the cora club
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1915-01-30

A mother Is always seeking a
good match for her dauRhte, ,-ye,
a good match is merely a cheap
stick with a head on one end OF it.
An ideal preacher is one who can
prerch loud enough to wake up the
sinners without disturbing the
slumbrers of 1.-THE men who contri-
butte the most,
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1915-01-30
The Power Of Advertlslne.

The influence of advertising Is clear
y visible in the homes and habits of
the farmers, and the advertising col.
umns Of the press are making their
imprint upon the lives of our people.
The farmer possesses the things that
are best advertised.
The farmer is entitled to all the
advantages and deserves all the lux
uries Of life. We need more art, sci
ence and useful facilities on the
farms, and many homes and farms
are well balanced in this respect. but
the advertiser can render . service
by teaching the advantages Of modern
equipment throughout the columns OF
the rural press.