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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-15

gigantic umbrellas Virginia Is celebrated for the
farmhouses built by Washington, Jefferson Mad
ison, and their friends-their hospitab1e roofs
shaded by towering tulip trees or ancient live
oaks hung with moss. Long Island is noted for
the homes of its cauIihower growers, with every
room open to the ocean breeze, and the white,
wideshinged walls set on by feathery locust
trees, loaded in June with wisteralike clusters Of
fragrant white flowers Georgia is renowned for
her houses in the Greek style, which are gen
timely adapted to hot climate by reason OF their
galleries. second-story porches, where the
family can enjoy every passing breeze and feast
their eyes upon the grandest subtropical tree in
the world, Magnolia grandifora. Connecticut has
many clapboarded farmhouse, shaded by white
oaks that here when the first white
came while on the lawn may be rhododendron
mountain laurel, planted by the great GRANDPA
theirs of the present owner. In Pennsylvania you
can often tell what county you in by single
glance out of the window. If you every
where massive farmhouses Of local stone, laid up
in Germantown style, it is fair wager that you
are in Bucks, Chester or Delaware county. If
your eye meets ancient brick houses, with porches
extending tho full length of each house, dia-
mond-shaped stone bearing the date of it's cree
ton, and odd little projections on the slate roof,
to keep the from falling OF in great chunks
that may bury person, it is safe guess that
you in Lancaster adjacent county.
The great variety of majestic oaks that have
brooded for century or more over these ven
cradle houses proclaims that eastern Pennsylvania
is paradise for trees designed by nature last
through the centuries Even in the state of
river are laying the foundations of a state style
OF architecture and gardening with their low
houses, screened porches and paths lined with
great double garden blooming in a pro-
fusion that is impossible in the East. Every state
will eventually have its style of farm archi-
lecture and gardening. Nothing can stop it. and
profit by building and r-anting in the
style that viii become dominant the centuries
roll by.
1t is natural that we should Ike to have near
popular trees unfit for framing a view Of the
home. Take. for instance, those that have snowy
flowers like the horsechestnut, the locust, and
the empress tree or .Iaulownia; they are forever
making litter and should be at distance from
the house. So. too, with the quickgrowers, like
the box elder, the silver maple. and the Carolina
Lombardy poplar; they go to wreck in storms
and their branches fall the house. Perhaps
the most inappropriate is the Norway spruce
Many house has suffered depreciation of hun
dreds OF dollars owing TO dismal Norway spruces
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-15
Hopes Women Will
Adopt This Habit
As Well As Men
Glass Of hot water each morn
Ing helps US look and feel
clean, sweet, fresh.

Happy, bright, alert-vigorous and
vivacious-a good clear skin; nat
ural, rosy complexion and freedom
from illness are assured only by clean,
healthy blood. II only every woman
and likewise every man could realize
the wonders of drinking phosphated
hot water each morning, what q graf
flying change would take place.
Instead of the thousands of sickly,
manufacturing men, women and
girls with pasty or muddy complex.
ions; instead of the multitudes OF
nerve wrecks" "rundowns,' brain
fags' and pessimists we should see a
virile, optimistic throng OF rosy.
checked people everywhere.
An inside bath is had by drinking
each morning before breakfast, glass
Of real hot water with a teaspoonful
Of limestone phosphate in it to wash
from the stomach, liver, kidneys and
ten yards of bowels the previous days
indigestible waste, sour lamentations
and poisons, thus cleansing, sweeten
ing and freshening the entire alimen
tary canal before putting more food
into the stomach.
Those subject to sick headache, bill
iousness, nasty breath, rheumatism
colds; and particularly those who
have pallid, sallow complexion and
who are constipated very often. are
urged to obtain a quarter pound Of
limestone phosphate from any drug
sist or at the store which will cost
but trifle but is sufficient to demon
strate the quick and remarkable
change in both health and appearance
awaiting those who practice internal
sanitation. We must remember that
inside cleanliness is more important
than outside, because the skin does
not absorb impurities to contaminate
the blood, while the pores in the thir
ty feet OF bowels do.-Adv.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-15

80 onlns or more But next winter those
Deus are vacant and ugly, and next spring the
same work must be done and every vaar +Eere 60
Hesn outlay Of money for the CANA thing
'ne constant repetition Of the work gets
,n0hoIohous' and next we realize that the effect
Is sauuy' Tor our standards are constantly rising
ana what we admired five wears aeo nov seonn
III Dao taste 1t dawns on us that any beginner
can put flower beds in the middle of the lawn
ana that every beginner will try to make each
uOl1ar stand up on edge where everyone can see
It Thus, we come to hate show and to care more
Tor privacy, permanence, dignity peace restfuI-
ness, outdoor living, winter comfort views a play
ground for the children old tree. cut-fowers IN
the house all the time, and low cost Of main
tenance. Why lose money by planting now what
you will tear out five years hence, when you know
better? Why not anticipate the growth of your
own and everybodys good taste, so that you will
waste no precious years, and your place will grow
lovelier and more valuable every year?
The right way is to use permanent plantE, in
stead of temporary ones; and to place them
where they will meet every practical need OF the
family. instead of scattering them for shcw. And
the Illinois way is tc meet all the outdoor needs
of the family by having 80 per cent of the plant
ing composed of trees and shrubs that grow wild
in Illinois. Why Illinois trees? Because they
hardy, and therefore economical to maintain We
do not have to test their hardness, since nature
has adapted them to conditions by expert
ments covering tens of thousands of years. More
over, want Illinois to look different from all
the rest of the world, and 20 have noble char
er can realize is to have profitable farm with
permanent buildings and permanent planting,
both of which are utterly different from those of
Europe. and full a possible Of American and
even Of state character.
European farm houses different that you
can usually tell simply from a picture whether
they are German French Dutch, Italian. Span
ish. The English farmer often lives in a house OF
brick or stone which has sheltered his family
for generations. In front Of it stands pair of
oaks that have defed the storms Of 800 to 500
years. The house is covered with ivy or with
roses which climb to the top Of the red-tiled
roof The yard is surrounded by hedge OF haw-
thorn or Of holly. The Englishman boasts that
he loves his home more than any other man liv-
ing and points to the fact that the English Ian
guage is the only that has separate words for
house and home"
Every old state in America tends to have its
own style of building and planting. Massachusetts
is famous for her colonial Georgian houses,
like the one n which LongfelIow lived, with CEN
tury-old eIms sheltering the stately roof like
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-15
After Grip Then
Spring FeUer?

This is the time of year to LOOK
out for trouble! We feel weak-oW
blood seems hot-no appetite.-H's
time to clean housed This is when
the blood is ciogEed and we g1neF
from what is commonly called q cold
Dr.. Pierce's Golden Medical DiseoF.
cry Purifes the blood and entirely
eradicates the poisons that breed and
feed disease Pure blood Is essential
to good health. The weak, rundown,
debilitated condition which so many
people experience is commonly the &c.
feet Of impure blood. Medical DiscoF-
cry" not only cleanses the blood OF i'm
purities, but increases the activity o9
the blood-making glands, and enricaes
the body with pure. rich blood
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-15
WISE HOSTESS
Won Her Guests to Postum.

Three great coffee drinkers were
my old school friend and her two
daughters.
They were always complaining and
taking medicine. 1 determined to give
them Postum instead of coffee when
they visited me. so without saying
anything to them about it, I made
big pot OF Postum the first morning.
Before the meal was half over,
each one passed.up her cup to be re-
filled, remarking how fine the coffee
was. The mother asked for a third
cup and inquired as to the brand OF
coffee / used. didn't answer her
question just then, for heard her say
e while before that she didn't like Pos
tum unless it was more than half
coffee.
After breakfast told her that the
coffee she liked so well at breakfast
was pure Postum, and the reason she
liked 1t was because it was properly
made.
81 have been brought up from a
nervous, wretched invalid, to a fine
condition OF physical health by leav-
ing OF coffee and using Postum.
ST am doing ell can to help the
world from coffee slavery to Postum
freedom. and have earned the graft
tude OF many. many friends" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek.
Mich.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum Cereal-the original form
must be well boiled. 15c and Csc
pkgs.
instant Postum-a soluble powder
dissolyes quickly in a cup Of hot va
ter. and. with cream and sugar. makes
delicious beverage instsntIy. SOe
and SOC tins.
Both forms are equally delicious and
cost about the same per cup.
There's Reason" for Postum.
sold by Groeer2
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-15
Soldiers Noisy preamers.

Landadies of London lodging houses near by
the railroad terminals such Victoria and Water
loo becoming dif1dent about taking in soldiers
just back from the front, particularly those who
have participated in the fighting around Loos.
The landladies say the poor soldiers fight the
terrible battles again in their sleep and the
shrieks and hysteria are enough to shake the
strongest nerves.
Many Of the who took part in the engage
ment afflicted with the most horrible Of
dreams and somnambulisticalIy slash and kill, to
the terror Of all the other dodgers
Figures are unobtainable but the cases Of
nervous breakdowns during the last few weeks
have reached high figure.
Even officers have been affected. and men who
have stood up under the strain since the early
days Of the say that the sights during the re-
cent offensive are too terrible for mention.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-15

but during one Of her bad spells
my druggist sent me q package g
Vap-O-Rub. ] used II for four
nights on her throat, and got such
good results that now I don't Ike
TO be without It / have used Il
for myself and husband for bad
colds, and found It Just fine"
The way to keep the family Tree
from colds is to keep the windows
wide open at night, so that plenty Of
fresh air can circulate IN the I'D
room Then whenever they show the
first signs Of q cold, rub Vap-ORub
well over the throat and chest an1
cover with q warm flannel cloth. Leave
the covering loose around the neck,
as the heat Of the body releases tbs
ingredients In the form Of vaporA
These soothing entiseptfc vaporE are
breathed in with each breath, AL night
long through the air passages % tb8
lungs, and at the same tine YapO
Rub is absorbed through and stiDR
latss the skin, aiding the TaPoTg ~
hailed TO break up the congestion The
next morning the phlegm is loose1s9
and the soreness gone from the lungA
Vick's can be had at all first class
drug stores N three sizes. 80 5oo
or s100-or We VIII gladly send =
sample Tree on request The V1cH
Chemical Company, Greensboro, n. G
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-15
St. Joseph Lady Tries Vap-O-
Rub-Now Doesn't Like
TO be Without It.

This IL one OF series Of one hundred
advertisements, each ad embodyina
letters from different Missouri Wom-
en- from all over the State. Last win
ter, In order to try out this new
preparation, each lady was given, By
her druggist, = complimentary lar
OF Hap-O-Ruh, on condition that q
be given 4 thorough trial. These
letters are their reports. We will
pay the sum OF $4,000 TO any person
proving that any Of these letters are
not genuine.
Mrs. Sam House, 1905 Prospect
Ave, St Joseph, No, has q message
for all those mothers whose little folks
catch cold easily, o. are subject to
croupy spells. G. J. Schenecker =
Co. Druggists, sent Mrs House &
complimentary Jar Of Vap-O-Rub last
winter, with the request that she
give It a thorough trial. Mrs. House
reports as folloWs:s
Ny little daughter had Dfphthe-
ia last fan, and now every little
cold she takes settles n her throat.
We have thought twice she vas
going to have Dzphtherfa again.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-15
Sudden Death
Caused BY Disease of Tie Kidneys


The close connection between the
neart and the kidneys is well known
nowadays When kidneys are diseased,
Rrterial tension is increased and the
heart functions are attacked When
the kidneys no longer pour forth waste.
uremic poisoning occurs and the per
son dies, and the cause is often given
as heart disease, or disease Of brain
or lungs.
II is q good insurance against such
q risk to send 10 cents for q large
trial package Of "Anuric"-the latest
discovery Of DR.. Pierce. When you
suffer from backache, frequent or
scanty urine, rheumatic pains here or
there, or that constant tired, WORKOUT
feeling, get "Anuric" at the druggist
It's 81 times more potent than lithias
dissoITes uric acid as hot water does
sugar.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-15
FOR THE LOVE OF FRANCE
Adventures Who Fight in the Legion
Are of All Countries and of
All Races.

In my own section Of the French
Legion there were men of all races
and all nationalities. There were Rus
SLAMS, there were Turks, an Anamite,
a Hindu. There were Frenchmen from
God knows where. There was a Ger
man, God only knows why. There were
Bulgars, Serbs, Greeks, Negroes, an
Italian, and a Fiji Islander fresh from
an Oxford education-a silent man Of
whom it was whispered Chat he had
once been an archbishop three Ara
bans, and handful OF Americans who
cared little for the quiet life. As Bur
bek-kar, the Arabian bugler, used to
say In his bad French, "Ceux sont lie
rata international" (''They're the in
ternational stew
Many of the men I came to know
well. The Italian, Cont, had been a
professional bicycle thief who had
slipped quietly into the Legion when
things got too hot for him When he
was killed in Champagne he was serT-
ing his second enlistment DOumergue
a FTenchman who was q particular
good type OF soldier, had absconded
from Paris with his employers money
and had found life in the Legion neces-
saTy to his comfort A striking figure
with a black compexion was VoronOh,
a Russian prince, whose precise an
tecedents were unknown to his mates.
Pala was a Partisan Apache" and
looked the part Every man had left
a past behind him. But the Americans
IN the Legion were OF different type.
Some Of US who volunteered for the
war loved fighting, and some Of Us
loved France / was fond Of both
Fl Morlae. in the Atlantic
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-15
STOP SCRATCHING!
RESIN0L RELIEVES
ITCHING INSTANTLY

That itching. burning skin-trouble
which keeps you scratching and dig
gfng, Is source of disgust to others,
as well as OF torment to you. Why
don't you get rid OF It by using Resi-
mol Ointment? Physicians have pre-
scribed it for over 20 years In most
cases. it stops itching instantly and
heals eruptions promptly. II is very
easy and economical TO use. Sold By
all druggists.-Adv.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-15
Speeding IL On.

The musketry instructor had Just
been giving a lesson on the rife to one
particularly green" set Of recruits
At the end he asked: Now, is there
any question you want TO ask?"
One dulllooking Johnny Raw
stepped forward. blushing awkwardIy
YES my man?" said the instructor
encouragingly.
Plaze, sor," stammered the search
er after knowledge, sis it roight that
the harder OF pull the trigger-thinE
the farder the bullet goes?"-Tit-Bits
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-15
Boz0W REz11ZIzHe,

for they often hasten the decay of a roof by CIV
ing too much shade and moisture, to say nothing
Of making a home look melancholy, instead Of
joyous The sugar and Norway naples are fine
trees. but, like all round-headed trees, they tend
to hide the view OF house quickly than
is commonly realized.
The ideal tree for fra ming the view or your
house is one that will give enough sunlight and
enough shade, enough shelter and enough cool
ing breeze, to keep family healthy. The only
tree that does all these things to perfection is
the American elm-not the European Moreover,
a pair of elms will make pointed Gothic arch,
suggesting hight oofed cathedTals and Gods first
temples Unfortunately, the enemies of the elm
multiplying, and If you plant elms you must
be willing to stand the expense of yearly spray
ing when the time comes. Be sure to specify
vase-form elms- They are the only cnes that
make the Gothic arch, and valuable
than the other types struggling kinds
A pair of oaks will last longer than elms and
cost less to maintain. The oaks excel all other
trees in nesting close to a house and making it
look snug and comfortable. The common idea
that oaks are slow growers and hard to trans
plant is true only of the white oak. The pin.
the scarlet and the red oaks easily moved,
and viii overtake naples and other trees
that quicker at the start. They will last for
centuries after the Quick-growers" dead. Plant
the trees that you know will make your property
more valuable every year.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-15
Here Is New Aid to Mariners

potting
designed connection with
Ship
of sight tube revolving standard
of
mounted accurately the center Of the
sight bearing object which
taken The instruments also provided graduated by Which s
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-15
Calls "Ioboism" a Disease.

"Hoboism is not a habit, but q dtS,
ease" says the Rev. John A Gray. In
structor in sociology in the extensions
division Of the University of Minnesota.
The reverend gentleman bases his s.
sertions on a two-weeks' investigation
of CleYeland's homeless problem, dur
ing which he lived among hobos,
ramps and buns in the city's cheap
lodging houses.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-15
salt From Hawaii.

Hawaiian islands is salt, the output
for 1915 having been 2s400 tons. val
ued at IS ton Most OF the salt pro-
duced in the islands is the output of
the Honolulu Salt company. whose
product is confined to coarse salt and
manufactured entirely by natural evap-
Grafton, no vacuum pans. kettles or
grainers being used
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-15
Lacks Initiative

"Is your boy doing well in bust
ness?"
I'm afraid not" answered Mr.. Cob
bles.
II understand you gave him a good
start"
$50 I did, but he expects me to stay
behind him all the time and keep push
ing"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-15
Careless of Her

''Oh. say. who was here to see you
last night?"
only Myrtle, father"
We'll, tell Myrtle that she left her
pipe on the piano."
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-15
Souvenir Grenade kIIIed Boz.

soldier had tragic home coming at Boulogne-
sur-Seine, France, recently His grandson. five
years old, was examining some souvenirs of the
trenches which he had brought with him, when q
loud explosion occurred. The boy killed and
his grandmother sustained severe injuries. The
explosion was caused by a German grenade
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-15

nC1S way, you cannot
b e / /: increasing the
cash value or STABILITY
of your farm, because
permanent trees are
worth, for beauty alone,
81 a square inch in
cross section of their
trunk three feet above
the ground, and they
increase in value every
year.
The common way of
planting is to scatter
flower beds over a
lawn. 1t aims to make
the biggest show for
the money and get i'm
mediate results. That
is why beginners make
fancy beds of compIi-
Gated design and fill
[ b e m with flowers
which give great mass
es of striking color for
three mOufbe m
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-15
His RecoVeries.

Did he recover from the accident?"
Yes. And ten thousand dollars
from the railroad company besides -
BroTning's Magazine.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-15

ANY money about you, old man.
Money! 1 haven't enough TO buy
the right OF way for q wireless telSs
graph"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-15
Degrees of insanity

What's the difference between q futurist
painter and postimpressionist?"
Not being expert alienist. can't answer
that question