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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-18
Rifle Club Has New Ranges.

A new interest has been created In
the activities of the Rife Club, by the
completion of three long ranges. 1t is
now equipped for shooting at two hun.
dred, three hundred and five hundred
yards.
The new rife pit is fifteen feet long,
seven and one half feet deep and four
feet wide, with an embankment thirty
feet long, twelve feet high and ten feet
wide as bsckstop to check the bullets.
The targets are mounted on a revolv-
ing frame which swings one target into
firing position while the other is drawn
into the pit for inspection.
The target tender has telephone
communication with the firing station
so he may report each shot.-Normal
Leader.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-18
THE CHURCHES.

Trinity Lutheran Church.
Charles F West, Pastor.
Schedule of Services.
1000 a m. Sunday School
HOO a. m. Public Worship
800 p. m. Catechetical Class
$50 p m Young Peoples Meeting
7:30 p m Public Worship
Topic for Young Peoples Society:
The Development of American Luth-
eran Higher Education Leader,
Miss Kingler- Some important bust
ness viii be transacted at this meeting
and full attendance of the members
is requested. The Committee on New
Constitution viii report.
Mrs. J. H. Ward viii sing a special
number at the morning service.
Pulpit theme for evening service:
1.-The Lutheran Ideal of Public Wor-
ship" This is one OF the Reformation
subjects.
Pulpit theme for morning service:
Building the House" This is an
anniversary service.
This Sunday we celebrate the thirty
eighth anniversary of the organization
of Trinity Lutheran church, Hays,
Kansas, which began its official exist
ence November 10, 1873, under the di-
rection of Rev. Hartsock, of Salina,
Kansas. He was invited to Hays
for the purpose. A union Sunday
School had been organizes December
go, 1874, and meetings were held In the
Hays City schoolhouse. In February
1873, the Sunday School voted to meet
in Kruger Hall. In the same year the
Lutheran congregation was formed, as
above, and the constitution adopted
November 10, 1878 In March 1879,
the congregation decided to buy lots
and build building 'tto cost not more
than $4,000, including pulpits and
seats" H. D. Shafer was a member
of the building committee. On Novem-
Der 9, 1879, Rev. J. H. Harpster was
elected pastor. Nine others have fol-
lowed him. In 1886, the missionary
pdSCOA, new GIS-SIlSA, ASpOIC leu 4ASiil-
bers now enrolled, Is; amount of salary
promised, $500" This church was
burned to the ground August II, 1902,
and was rebuilt the following year The
present pastor as'sserved more than
one-third of the thirty-eight years of
the history of Trinity Lutheran Church.
This is also the longest present pastor
ate in the Kansas Synod. The present
bona fide enrolled membership is 181,
with property valued at SIS, 900.
c. M. Holmquist, Sec'y.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-18
The nest Of the Rarrazn

1ou get bargain when you get The
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But you get the best of the bargain if
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Tor then You viii get free every number
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that meas . Les 81 rsa&aS fa- which
you went have to pay a cent. And
then the long, glorious 50 weeks of
companion reading to come after Let
US send you the Forecast for 1917. which
tells all about what Is In store for Com
paalon readers IN 1917.
By special arrangement new subscrib-
ers for The Youths COMPANION can
have also NcCall's Magazine for 1917
both publications for 81 10.
Our two-at-One-price offer includes:
L The Youths Comp2nion-52 issues
of 1917.
2 All the remaining issues OF 1916.
s. The Companion Home Calendar for
1917.
l. McCall's Msgazine-I2 fashion num-
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B. One 15-cent Mccall dress pattern
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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-18
PILES

Itching, Bleeding, Blind or Protrud-
ing Piles quickly and permanently cured
WITHOUT THE KNIFE. No cutting,
no chlOrofOrm or other dangerous anes-
thetic used. He gives a contract and
guarantee to cure every case he treats,
no matter how long standing, or re
fund every cent of your money.
If you are afflicted with this painful
and troublesome malady it viii pay you
to call and have talk with him.
The doctor is authorized by the State
of Kansas to treat all chronic diseases
of men and women.
Examination and consultation free
and confidential
Office Address: E, E. SPARR, ND
229 Glendale Bldg,
10th and Grand Ave, Kansas City. No.
Reference: Gate City National Bank
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-18

At eleven O'Clock Father Virden vii
read the Pastoral Letter set forth by
the House of Bishops at the close OF
the recent-General Convention
In the evening the subject of his ser
mon viii be forgiveness
Services at Silverdale. Sunday after
noon at p. m.
You are cordially invited to worship
with US at all of these services.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-18
Dairy Barn RernOdeled During Vacation.

While the faculty was attending the
State Teachers Meeting at Topeka,
the students interested in the. dairy
project, with the help of part Of the
animal husbandry class, were busy
remodeling the Normal dairy barn.
The Lowden plans were used. The
barn IS now modern in all respects. The
floor is made of concrete. The stan
chions are made removable so that they
can be taken out and the barn used for
its original purpose at the Golden Belt
Fair.
The barn will accommodate thirty
two cows. 1t is not full at present
-Four cows were added recently by Fred
Albertson and Jack Bice The boys
drove them over from Waldo Normal
Leader.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-18
Some Women and Monev

One Of the chief causes Of financial
pressure in modern life is the failure
Of some girls and women to realize
that money does not fall like the dew,
gently from heaven.-Mother's Maya
zine.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-18

'Wife-1h order that nav get tha
money on this check, do the people as
the bank have to know mel" Hu=
nano--fes, they have to know you.
but not as Wen as ! do; otherwise
they wouldn't give Jon q cent
Judge
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-18

Engraved and printed cards for both
ladies and gentlemen at the Free Press
Office, south of railroad track.
Guy Ordway and Sucker" say that
they do not wish the girls of F. H. n.
to know that they stayed over at
Manhattan. The Leader has agreed
not to publish the fact.
The Hays High School football boys
under the leadership OF Frank Carman.
a graduate of Normal and one of our
last years football stars, again carried
the pig skin to victory in a game with
WaKeeney High School on the Normal
gridiron last Wednesday. 1t was a
hard fought game with score of 19-3.
The Hays boys made their big gains on
long end ruEs and forward passes,
while the WaKeeney boys made theirs
through the line
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-18
Experiment Station Ne,zs Itenna.

J. +. McAdams, of Salina, who has
been at the Station since the middle of
June, has been appointed Assistant in
| Charge of Farm Extension and Ac-
counting This is a new position Gre
ated at the Station to meet the con-
| stantly increasing demands for infor-
nation and cooperation on the part of
the farmers in this section of Kansas.
Supt. Chas. R. Weeks will be absent
four days next week as a speaker on a
Rock Island special train that will tour
Colorado and Western Kansas. Two
men were chosen from Colorado and
two from Kansas. Prof. G. E. Thomp-
son Of the Kansas State Agricultural
College being the other man selected
from Kansas.
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Kiene, Jr.. and
Mr.. and Mrs. 1. T. Bode returned Sun
day evening from Manhattan in Mr..
Kiene's car. They report cold hard
trip home, and have some interesting
road experiences to relate.
The Forest Nursery Is busy taking I'D
and healing in trees to supply the
spring call for Forest trees.
Mr. VIM. Mertes, former dairyman
at the Station now successful wheat
farmer at Gorham, spent Tuesday and
Wednesday visiting friends at the Sta
ton.
District Farm Demonstration Agent
Boys, Mr.. McAdams of the Station.
and Mr.. R. W. Schafer of the Kansas
State Agricultural College spent last
week in farm survey work in Graham
county.
The Station Government weather
bureau recorded one degree below zero
for Tuesday night. The snowfall
amounted to two one-hundredth's of an
inch of water fall.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-18
Something Of : Nov.Itv-

Shall We go to the movies, play
bridge, or stay homer" why not stay
home? We can always go to the mo-
vies or play bridge"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-18
Presbyterian Church.

Gerrit Snyder, Pastor.
1000 a. m. Sunday School.
HOO q. m. Preaching Service.
$50 p. m. G. E. Service.
7:30 p. m. Preaching Service.
500 p. m, Wednesday, Prayer Ser
vice and Bible Study.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-18
Footbau Done.

Normal's standing in the Kansas con-
ference is first. Easy victory for the
Tigers is expected over Cooper Thanks
giving.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-18
DR.. SPAR z.
SPECIALIST
WILL BE IN HAYS CITY
Thursday, Nov. 30th
At the WINDSOR HOTEL
For One Day Only
On His Regular Monthly Visits
Hours: g am TO 6 pm.
THE COST OF NEGLECT.


Many people who wouldn't think of
leaving ten dollar pillow out in the
field through the winter, viii allow
some slight trouble to go untreated IN
til it destroys thair life.
Ii is much easier to put out d single
spark than to put out prairie fire 1t
is equally true of disease. When you
first notice indications of disease IN any
organ, it IS time to see a specialist
Don't waste valuable time in self
treatment with patent medicines or in
competent doctors, but go to a special
ist first. If you go to him before your
disease has reached the critical stage,
the cost of treatment will not only be
small, but you viii escape the POSSIBLE
ity of waiting too long.
DR.. SPARR has been coming to
Hays City, every four weeks since June
1913.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-18
Wanted Work

Washing, sweeping, or cleaning
house. Mrs. II. Aust. Inquire at this
Office.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-18
Victoria Decemhsr s

Should you or your child have any
thing wrong with the eyes, ears, nose
or throat, or need glasses. make date
with DR.. III. Jay Brown, Offices In Camp
bell Building, Salina, Kansas, or see
him at Victoria, on Tuesday, December
5th; at Ellis, Wednesday, December
9th, and Russell, Thursday, December
7th.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-18
Methodist Notes.

ing.
Miss Faythe Logan delighted the
audience with a solo last Sunday morn
ing.
All are invited to the services next
Sunday. The subject for the evening,
Public Ownership"
Many people ate chicken pie at the
church last Thursday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bice of Waldo,
are visiting with their many friends in
Hays, this week.
Frank Sullivan and Miss Rose Heller
went to Lawrence, as delegates OF the
League to Volunteer Student Organ
ization
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-18
Health HIn4

Ea4 less meat and more fruits sn6
Vegetables, ana yoa VIII have bastar
$3.50
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-18
HAYS Kusic Club.

! Hays EEUS1c Club
The Hays Music Club will meet with
Mrs. c. E Williams on Tuesday
November q. The program is from
the composers Mendelsschn, Proch,
Kucken, Abt, and is as follows:
| Voeal Duet-''O Swallow, Happy
Swallow
Miss Pestana, Mrs. Ward
Piano-"Die Erste Knospe''
Mendelssohn
Mrs. c. W. Miller, Jr.
Voice-"He giveth His Beloved
Sleep -----------A bt
Mrs. E. B. Matthew
Vocal Duet-"When the SwaI-
lows Homeward fly Abt
Mrs. Holm, Mrs. West
Piano Scherzo" -Mendelssohn
Mrs Neiswanger
80 Rest in the Lord
---M endelssohn
but the Lord is Mind
Voice full" - Mendelssohn
~ Away, dear Swallow
Mine" ------- Abt
go would 1 were a Sun
beam Bright Kucken
Mrs. J. H. Ward
Piano ROndo Capriccioso'
--------------- MendeIssohn
Miss Ernestine Fields
Heaven Hath Shed
Uoioo Tear KucLen
Air and Variations
Miss Pestana
go How Sweet the q.
Hunter Song"
vocal Duet Kucken
4 waited for the
Lord MendelsSohn
Mrs. Matthew, Mrs.~Wiest
Voice. Home so Blest" Abt
Miss Dora Grass
Piano-"On Wings of Song
-------------- --- Mendelssohn
Mrs. T. H. Clover
Voice Hear Ye, Israeli
---------.-- $500 Mendelssohn
Mrs. E. V. Holm
Vocal Trio-''Fly forth, my
Song ------------- Abt
Mrs. Matthew, Mrs. Shively,
Mrs. West
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-18
Baptist Notes.

E6pllSC ENOLeS.
1000 a. m. Sunday School
HOO q. m. Preaching
$50 o. m. B. Y.P. U.
7:3O o. m. Preaching.
Wednesday, 1870 p. m. Prayer meet
ing.
You are welcome to all these services
Rev. Edward o. Rogers,
Pastor.
Considering the stormy conditions
last Sunday, we had splendid day.
Keen interest is being manifest in all
departments Of the work. Under the
leadership Of our new officers, the aux
iliary organizations are at work and
give promise Of good things.
On next Thursday afternoon the De-
partment Of Missions of the Ladies'
Auxiliary will have its first meeting.
Mrs. C. c. Harvey has charge of this
work, and because Of her experience in
the Foreign Field is splendidly qualified
for the place On the same evening
the Local Department of the Auxiliary
will serve supper in their dining room
in the basement of the parsonage.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-18

FOR SALE.1A good bicycle. In
quire of Clarence Clark, or at this
office.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-18

Out Of the Running.
He-'I have half a mind to ask YOU
to be my wife" She-"HaEe your
Well, I'm sorTy, but I really couldn't
marry a man with only half a mind.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-18
For Sale,

For Sale.
Eight lots in northwest part of town.
Phone 2S3.
Piano for Rent or Sale.
Beautiful upright piano to rent or
VIII sell to a reliable party on easy
terms. Answer at once. P. o. Box
96, Hays. Kansas.
County Treasurer's Notice.
There are enough. funds In the Treas
urers' Office to pay County General
warrants up to and including Register
No, 5458, interest will cease from the
date of this publication
Fred n. Dreiling,
Co. Treasurer.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-11-18
St. Michaers Church.
Episcopal
The Rev. Harry Lee Virden,
~

IlSoI- -~lIdll &.
Sunday, Nov 19, 1916
7.30 a m Holy Communion.
1000 a. N. Sunday School.
HOO a M Morning Prayer and
Preaching Service
7:30 p N. Evening Prayer and
Preaching Service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-29
Description
First Floor.)

6gNoTE Three different plans
Either big living room plan, single
hall or center entrance. double house
design, finish rich mahogany or the
places, the kind you see In expensive
homes; CHARTERED oak floors. finished
like a piece Of furniture; handsome
specially deAIened fixtures; cabinet
finished paneIed dining room with
artisticaIIy beamed ceiling; pantry
large enough for refrigerator; kitchen
SO arranged as to make housekeeping
a pleasure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-29

Location
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-06-14

It is interesting to note, as the ed
itor of the Economic World remarks,
that the large increase in bank clear.
ings since the war began is limited to
q relatively small number of large
cities-and these the great financial
and speculative centers or such as
have been directly touched by the de.
mand for war supplies" In the great
majority of cities, the clearings are
running very little ahead of 1913. 81
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-06-14

Louisiana democrats laud President
Wilson as Header" in preparedness.
They seem to forget that the only mat
ter in which he has really led was in
placing sugar on the free list, which
the democrats in congress very re.
agreed to do. 1t took later
act OF congress to retain a one cent
per pound duty on that important prod.
uct of Louisiana. But for the insist
ence of Woodrow Wilson, sugar would
never have been scheduled for the
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-06-14

aim and sent the block OF wood crash,
ing through the window.
Startled by the sudden noise. the
tigers, hitherto SO still and painful,
uncertain, snarled and growled.
Young Lund moved Peg into 4
corner and stood facing death wi
only a short bar Of iron to de!,
himself and the girl he loved bel
than his own life.
(END CT SECOND EFIGODI.}
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-06-14

Senator Gore of Oklahoma, evidently
has little confidence in the statistics
of the department Of commerce. He
said in a speech on May 18th: The
European war has caused falling Off
in our imports" The department re.
ports an increase in imports at the
present time as compared with cor.
responding months prior to the war.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-06-14
IHaNe~a 34O0 r. D. m Ready This Minute For Yc

This certainly is a great year for selling
cars. Most everybody. has had success.
Some more than others, as is alWaysthe case.
Chalmers sales are running 900 per cent
ahead Of last year all over the United States
Mr.. Chalmers foresight in doubly provid-..
ing against Shortage Of materials has won
a great contest
=. 1t has enabled the Chalmers plant to-
keep on building cars when one or two
have shut down or others have had to cut
down on allotments to their dealers.
Here it is June and the great Chalmers
plant is running day and night, three shifts,
turning out more cars than ever before.
How long can Chalmers keep filling the
demand? =. ..>->' q, .=@'
l don't know. / know only this: the.
plant is turning out about 125 day Chal-s
mers dealers are selling about 425 day. !
= The only reason Tor any other dealer
can supply a car now is because during
December. January and February the
Chalmers plant worked day and night like
Trojans and built about l25 cars day
when the dealers were selling probably only
about 80. Soon these 425.a-day sales are
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-06-14

going to eat up the surplus made during
the Winter months. 4@@
got letter a few days ago from the
Chalmers plant which simply said: We
have on hand orders asking for immediate
shipment OF cars whose valueis in excess Of
$4,000, 900. ". @.=...s
| need not narrate the rest of the note
which was SO obviously subtle that got
the telegraph operators on the job right off.
I'm making my promises on delivery
from day to day. I've got ears or can get
them now. This may not hold good to-
morrow. - - T. .-'<1 4. ..... #g
II Next week Ishall cut my promises down
still more. Remember, there are only two
things that | concern myself with these.
days. One is to get you to take one ride
in $500 p. m. Chalmers if you have not
done SO already, That all want The car
speaks in a language you'll understand. ],
The other thing is simply one ofmath-
ematics: If the Chalmers factory can turn
out 125 cars day and Chalmers dealers all
over the United States are selling 425a Ia
day, how long will the supply last? .5s.
Price still unchanged-$1O9O Detroit.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-06-14
PAGE SEVEN !.

free list. Strange how short some
peoples memories are.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-25
GATHERING IN ARCHITECTURE.

I'VE not weaken of beauty and
strength by the stutter humble of useless
ments." writes Irving Gill in the Craftsman
IF have nothing worth while say with build
ing then should keep quiet Why should be chatter
idly meaningIessly with foolish ornaments and
less lines?
ANY deviation from simplicity results in loss Of
dignity Ornaments tend TO cheaper rather than to
enrich they acknowledge neffciency and weakness.
house cluttered up b. complex ornament that
the designer aware that his work lacked purity Of
line and perfection of proportion, endeavored
cover its imperfection by adding detail hoping thus
distract the attention of the observer the
damental weakness Of his design
Most the American architecture of the later nine
century. and much of still construction
this bad lines by cheapening orna-
ment. The houses any ordinary street do indeed
lack dignity They say nothing worth while
They just chatter" KipIng's "Bnadar-
monkey peope-who pick up a twig with much chat
tering then drop forgetting why they picked
it up.
which creates These fussy express a fussy
restless Now that wiser year by year we
will demand houses of simple dignity which will in
deed say something worth while" ard which will in
influence their jewellers and their beholders to
greater quiet, dignity and JOY life
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-25
ehA hAa4htff A%'
Indianapolis Starr

The London war office, after con-
siderable discussion of the subject.
has decided, it is said. hereafter 70
refer TO the German dirigible as he"
and him. instead Of lit or she"
and her" This is interesting. but
it would be more so if the reason for
thus putting the Zeppelin in the
masculine gender were made clear.
A ship, from time out Of mind,
has been designated as she This
can be proved by the poets. Ben
Johnson. for example, in speaking of
becalmed ship, says: What
strands. what shelves, what rocks do
threaten her" 1t is not likely that
poets originated this appellation.
however 1t is probable that it grew
out of the liking that sailors have
for the ships on which they live and
their natural tendency 10 invest them
with a feminine personality. At all
events. il has come about that every
seafaring vessel is described as she.
The Zeppelin is a strange and fear
some thing, it is true, and it may
we'll be imagined that it suggests
nothing endearing or feminine to
Englishmen when it hOvers over
them and drops bombs, but is it
Of St Mary's academy Monday
in action? No dreadnoughts. Of
course, are likely TO threaten Lon
don. and their alarming masculine
characteristics may not, therefore,
impress the war office. but is that
cause enough for an arbitrary desig-
nation OF an airship as "he?"
dramatically, ship in English
and "schiff'' in German are alike Of
neuter gender. 1t is only usage, po-
etical or personal. in the former case
that changes it to feminine. 1t is not
poetry that makes the Zeppelin he
TO Londoners, but what is it? 1t will
take some time 20 become used 10
the masculine form, but phrase
books for the use Of foreigners in
London may henceforth be expect
ed TO read: That frightful Yep
pelin. he was above us last night
YES. I saw him" incidentally. II
may be remarked that if the London
war office has time for such discus
sions. il has not very much TO do.