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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-29
BETTY SAW THE LIGHT
YOUNG WIFE's GREATEST FAULT
GENTLY CORRECTED.
Dearest Friend and Wise Husband, in
Collaboration, Effected Cure of
Habit That Is Trying to the
Punctual Person.

Up in Bettys lovely rose-colored
room Betty was pouring out the story
Of her happiness-telling it, Betty
fashion, in little rainbow-colored frag-
ments, to Katherine Arnold. Rather
inc had been her dearest friend from
college days, when the steady, SPLEEN
didly-poised junior had taken the low
able harum-scarum little freshman
under her wing. She had kept up the
-'protectoraIe" through her senior
year, and through the three years
since. Her own marriage had not
changed the friendship. nor had Bet
tvs.
You see," Betty said, half-whimsi-
cally, half in earnest, Il have to have
you to steer me by the pitfalls-even
though know Of course there couldn't
possibly be any pitfall between Jack
and me-"
Betty" Katherine asked suddenly,
how about your hardness? Doesn't
that worry Jack?"
Betty blushed-an infinitely becom-
ing process that was quite enough to
divert the spectator from serious and,
as Betty would say, 'scolding' inten-
lions.
IF you have to know" she acknowl-
edged. Jack did say things two or
three times. 1t was so almost unfair
of him mean, it would have been
unfair if it hadn't been that Jack
couldn't possibly be unfair-when it
was just because l was trying to make
myself pretty for him. We missed
the opera once-lost the train by three
minutes-but I told Jack I'd rather
have an evening with him than the
grandest opera that ever was, and we
did have the dearest time. But lately.
Katherine, I really think Jack must
be reforming me, because We haven
been late for ever so long, and we
were actually ten minutes early at
that Sons of Somebody banquet the
| other night Think of it-me earlyi
l told Jack he'd better be careful. or
| he'd reform me to the other extreme"
What time did he say the banquet
was to be, Betty?" Katherine asked
| slowly.
.Seven-thirty. The cab was to
come at six forty-fve. Although
think it must have been later than
that" Betty added, puzzled.
DO you remember what time you
we're to be ready for the Hamilton
reception"
Nine O'Clock, l think What in the
world are you driving at. Kathie? We
were in plenty of time"
DO you know why. Betty? Don't
you see? Jack is telling you to be
ready half an hour early each time
1t is the only way he can be sure oil
not missing trains and being late fol
parties
Betty's eyes widened incredulously
then a food of shamed color swept
across her face. 1t was very different
from her usual rose-leaf bushes. Il
scorched.
katherine Arnold, AS if 1 were {
baby. and couldn't be trusted"
But could you, dear?" Katherine
asked gently.
Betty's pretty lips closed firmly ana
her small head lifted. Wen see!'
she cried
At that Katherine smiled. That wa!
what she wanted.-Youth's Compan
! ion
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-29
He's = Wiser Man Now.

There is no use in arguing with
your better half as to who is boss of
the shack, especially if she happens
to be in the amazon class. This didn't
occur to a New York married man
until after his spouse was through dis
ciplining him. And then he looked as
If he had tried to stop a train He is
wearing enough gauze around his head
to make a summer frOck for an ele-
plant, his windpipe is in splints and
his pretty blue eyes are closed and in
deep mourning. The doctors say he
will live for years, but that he will be
dizzy for about week. WHEY allowed
that she did all this by tapping hubby
with a comb The court, however,
inclined to the belief that the lady
combs her hair with healthy anvil
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-29
On the Field of Honor

In a field in the Department of the
Aisne. where the English were beaten
in September. 1914, some Of our terri
torials discovered two isolated mounds
covered over with grass and surmount-
ed by wooden crosses, one of which
bore the word Tin" and the other the
word Rubbish" Greatly affected, our
territOrials gathered flowers, of which
they made bouquets, which they pious-
ly placed upon the mounds. Then,
with a trembling hand. they wrote up
on the crosses this inscription: Dead
on the Field of HonorI" There the in
scriptioEs remained until one day,
when an officer. who understood Eng
fish, had the sod broken open and dis
covered in one of the mounds many
empty cans. and in the other a lot Of
WORKOUT clothing.-Le Cri de Paris.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-29
Glass of Hot Water
Before Breakfast
a Splendid Habit
Open sIuices of the system each
morning and wash away the
poisonous, staenant matter.

Those Of US who are accustomed to
feel dull and heavy when we arise;
splitting headache. stuffy from cold,
foul tongue, nasty breath, acid stom-
ach, lame back, can, instead, both
look and feel as fresh as daisy always
by washing the poisons and toxins
from the body with phosphated hot
water each morning.
We should drink, before breakfast,
a glass of real hot water with a tea
spoonful Of limestone phosphate in
1t to flush from the stomach, liver,
kidneys and ten yards of bowels the
previous days indigestible waste, sour
bile and poisonous toxins; thus cleans
ing, sweetening and purifying the en-
tire alimentary canal before putting
more food into the stomach.
The action Of limestone phosphate
and hot water on an empty stomach
is wonderfully invigorating. It cleans
out all the sour lamentations, gases,
waste and acidity and gives one a
splendid appetite for breakfast and it
is said to be but little while until
the roses begin to appear in the
cheeks. A quarter pound Of lime
stone phosphate will cost very little at
your druggist or from the store, but
is sufficient to make anyone who is
bothered with biliousness, constipa-
ton, stomach trouble or rheumatism
a real enthusiast on the subject of in
terna1 sanitation. Try it and you are
assured that you will look better and
feel better in every way shortly
Adv
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-29

Woman Letter Carriers in Saxony.
Since the war broke out almost two
thirds Of the Saxon postal employees
have been called to the colors Late
~ the mail service became so Grip
pied that the authorities found them
selves compelled to suspend the civil
service laws and TO follow the exam
pie of Prussia and other states by en-
ploying women as mail carriers
Leipzig and Dresden already have
one hundred female "postmen-" Most
of them are widows or daughters Of
post Office employees who were killed
in the different theaters of war. Three
of the women act as drivers Of large
auto mailtrucks.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-29
Wortina under pEffeulties.

Raising a vessel submerged in trop-
icai waters is dangerous business. &C
cording to an account IN Shipping II
Illustrated of the salvage Of a gunboat
that had been sunk in the harbor OF
Progreso. Yucatan- The sailors were
in constant danger owing to the at
tacks OF .-voracfous fishes. some Of
which are more fer0elous than sharks.
and far more determined in their meth
DDS Of attacking human preyssss.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-29

good and hope every suffering woman
will give them 8 EiaL"-Mrs. ANNA
KELLY, no Chestnut Street, Burling-
ton, Wis.
The many convincing testimonials con-
stantly published in the newspapers
ought to be proof enough to women who
suffer from those distressing ills pecu-
liar to their sex that Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound IS the medicine
they need. -
This good old root and herb remedy
has proved unequalled for these dread
full ills; it contains what is needed to
restore woman's health and strength.
If there is any popularity IN
your case requiring special ad.
vice. write the Lydia E. Pink.
ham Medicine Co, (c0n6d identical b
Lynn, Mass, for free advice.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-29

fault, SO l took Dodd's Kidney Pills
They were the means of saving my
Hfe'
Dodd's Kidney Pills, soc per box at
your dealer, or Dodd's Medicine Co..
Buffalo, n. 7. Dodd's Dyspepsia Tab
lets for Indigestion have been proved
Soc per box. Write for Household
Hints, also music of National Anthem
English and German wordB) and
recipes for dainty dishes. All 3 sent
free.-Ady
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-29
IS CHILD CROSS.
FEVERISH, SICK
Look, Mother! If tongue is
coated, give California
Syrup of Figs"

Children love this fruit laxative"
and nothing else cleanses the tender
stomach, liver and bowels so nicely.
A child simply will not stop playing
to empty the bowels, and the result is
they become tightly clogged with
waste, liver gets sluggish, stomach
sours, then your little one becomes
cross, half-sick, feverish, don't eat,
sleep or act naturally, breath is bad,
system full of cold, has sore throat,
stomach-ache or diarrhoea. Listen,
Mother! See if tongue is coated, then
give a teaspoonful of California
Syrup of Figs and in few hours all
the constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out Of the sys-
tenn, and you have well child again.
Millions of mothers give California
Syrup of Figs" because it is perfectly
harmless; children love it, and it new
er fails to act on the stomach, liver
and bowels.
Ask at the store for 50-cent bottle
of California Syrup of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, children
of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
No Matter.
Beauty is but skin deep"
That's all right. Most people are
content to take it at it's face value"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-29
WAS TAKING NO CHANCES
Old Lady Wanted to Be Quite Sure
That She Could Safely Trust
the Small Boy.

When the train came 20 stop an
antique-looking dame thrust her head
out of the window opposite the re-
freshment room and briefly shouted
Sonny"
A brightlooking boy came up To the
window.
Little boy" she said. have you .
mother
Yes, ma'am."
DO you love herr"
Yes, ma'am-"
DO you so to school, dear?"
yes, ma'am-"
And are you faithful to your stu
dies?"
Yes, ma'am-'
do you say Jour prayers every
night?"
Eyes, ms'am."
Can 1 trust you 70 do an eIz1d
for Ine?"
Yes. ula'am-"
Ct think 1 can. too" said the kind
lady, looking steadily down On tbs
manly face. Here Is q penny. Get
me an apple. Remember. God sees
you!"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-29
''CASCARETS' FOR
SLUGGISH BOWELS
No sick headache, sour stomach,
biliouSneSS or constipation
by morning.
Get 3 1O-cent box now.

Turn the rascals out-the headache,
biliousness, indigestion, the sick, sour
stomach and foul gases-turn them
out tonight and keep them on: with
Cascarets.
Millions Of men and women take =
Cascaret now and then and never
know the misery caused by lazy
liver, clogged bowels or an upset stom-
ach.
Don't put in another day Of distress.
Let Cascarets cleanse your stomach;
remove the sour, fermenting food;
take the excess bile from your liver
and carry out all the constipated
waste matter and poison in the
bowels. Then you will feel great
A Cascaret tonight straightens you
out by morning. They work while
you sleep. A 1o-cent box from
any drug store means clear head.
sweet stomach and clean, healthy liver
and bowel action for months Chill
dren love cascarets because they
never grippe or sicken. Adv.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-29
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.

To half pint Of water add OF. Bay Rum,
small box Of BarbO Compound, and y o. Of
glycerine. Apply to the hair twice q week
until il becomes the desired shade. Any drug
gist can put this up or you can mix it at
home at very little cost It viii gradually
darken streaked, faded gray hair. and re-
moves dandruf. It is excellent for falling
hair and will make harsh hair soft and glossy.
1t viii not color the scalp, is not sticky or
greasy, and does not rub od.-AdF.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-29
Natures Horde of Solid Silver

Recent development at some of the
mines Of the Cobalt district of On
tario, Canada, has resulted in the pro-
duction of more of the wonderfully
rich silver ores for which the camp
was famous during the days OF its first
working At the Temiskaming mine
there has been found some rock which
makes a special record for high value.
A certain acknowledgement slab as
sayed about ten thousand ounces of
silver per ton. being therefore about
one-third pure silver. There is no gold
in the ore, that being one of the gen.
eral pecuIiarities of the ores of the
Cobalt district-Popular Science
Monthly.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-29

ralgia, cramps in
my muscles. pres
sure or sharp pain
on the top of my
head and nervous
dizzy spells / had
tn e T symptoms
showing that my
Kidneys were at
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-29

but after taxing
Lydia E. Pinkham's
V e g table Com
pound Tablets and
using two bottles of
the Sanative Wash
I am fully convinced
that I am entirely
cured Of these trou-
bies, and feel better
all over. I know
your remedies have
done me worlds of
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-29
An Exclamation.

How much the baby looks like his
fatherl"
It's only the weather. The child
is usually bright, cheerful and hand
some"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-29

About two-thirds of the men who
call at your Office on business want
some of your money either directly or
indirectly.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-29

Rev. W. H Warner, Frederick. Nd.
writes: My trouble was Sciatica-
Ny back was affected and took the
form OF Lumbago. l also had Neu-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-29
AREpNEss.

Prepare for next washday by taking
home Red Cross Ball Blue. Ask any
good grocer. Red Cross Ball Blue i'm
parts clear white; makes you smile
when you see the basket of beautiful,
snowy white clothes. Red Cross, the
blue that's true blue.-Adv.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-29
SAVED MINISTER'S LIFE.

Few women are up to date in the
matter OF birthdays.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-29

Wise is the man who knows he
isn't.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-29

New York city has SIC mounted pO-
licemen, Philadelphia 4S5, and Chi.
cago 186.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-29
Hazardina a Guess.

Howe-Don't you know anything
about golf?
Wise-Not much. Why?
Howe-What's a bunker? Do you
know?
cranks that simply live on the links.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-29

To keep clean and healthy take DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They regulate
liver, bowels and stomach--AdY.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-29
No Conyenjences.

New Servant-An' have yez a garage
on the place?
Suburban Housewife-No, we have
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-29
a Good Excuse

A Good Excuse.
Judge-What excuse had you for
drinking?
Prisoner was dry, your honor.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-29
PAINS IN SIDE
And BACK
How Mrs. Kelly Suffered and
How She was Cured.

Burlington, Visit was very irreg-
ular, and had pains in my side and back,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-29

Caught.
He-How is it you have never mar
ried?
She-You never asked me before.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-29

New Servant-Then I can't come
wild yez I have to have a place fer
me car-Puck.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-29
Exactly.

Exactly.
as raising bulls for fights a profit
able business?''
81 guess it's toss-up."
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-29
The lime.

Sometimes you have to hit a man
to make him KEEP quiet, so that you
can save him from drowning
Yes, and the time to do it is when
he first begins to rock the boat"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-29

Garrett Veteran Desd-Hugh Scott,
II years old. is dead at Garrett. He
came to Kansas in 1856. and served
in the Nineteenth Iowa infantry ia
the Civil war. He leaves a widow and
one daughter.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-29

No Gas, No SehooI-Afore than 600
Atchison school children remained at
home the other day because the build
ings, dependent upon gas for heat.
were too cold for occupancy. The
school board hesitates to return to
coal as the cost would approach $1,000
yearly.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-29

An Ambitious Hen-With the Their
mometer at IA degrees below zero,
the Kansas hen has scored again. The
other morning Mrs. NJ. W. OFT, who
lives two miles south of Olathe, heard
a hen clucking in the hay NOW of the
barn. Investigation showed eight
downy Buff Orpington chicks, just
Matched. The hen had stolen her nest
and established new record for early
fryerS.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-29

Dies Just After Banquet-Charles
\. Seip, &C years cid, fell dead at his
home in AtchisOn following his return
from a banquet. Heart disease was
given as the cause of death. Mr..
Seip had lived in Atchison more than
fifty-fiVe years.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-29

Two Men Found Preventive men,
both bachelors, were frozen to death
within twenty-five miles OF Atchison
the other night. Charles Cotell, 20
years old, was found in his small
house near NortonYille. The body of
George Ewing was found in his cabin
four miles east of Valley Falls.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-29

Fell Under Train-E. W. Brown, 20
years old, fell under a freight train
while waiting for the train to pass so
he could cross the tracks. One arm
was so severely injured that it will
be amputated. It is believed he will
recover.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-02

Is small at first and constantly in
creases while the interest charge de-
creases. The sum Of interest and prin-
cipal remain constant, and this is an
advantage as the tax is then uniform.
Serial Bonds.
The serial bond differs somewhat
from the annuity bond, because, in
stead of keeping the annual payment
of both principal and interest constant,
the amount of principal that is re-
tired each year alone remains fixed.
This type Of bond has become more
common for highway purposes in re-
cent years, and during 1912 and 1913
the number of serial issues exceeded
the number Of issues for any other
single given term. The Office Of pub
lie roads received reports from these
two years for SIS ,300,S19 in the serial
highway bonds, which is over 20 per
cent Of the total county and district
bonds for which the period or term
of issue was reported. The first re-
tirement Of serial bonds is sometimes
deferred for a number of years.
The continued success of highway
bonds as q means Of road Improvement
will depend largely on whether or not
the county authorities follow these
principles Of sound road financing:
(a) A steady and well administered
system of meeting interest and provid-
ing for the retirement Of bonds on
maturity, whether by means Of sink
ing fund, by the annuity method, or
through serial payments.
(b) The limiting of expenditures for
road improvements to sums which are
warranted by the actual saving in
cost Of hauling that the road improve
meut will effect. In this item may
also be considered increased tonnage
which follows road improvement.
(c) Expending bond moneys only
on roads Of such q character that q
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-02

The proper method of retiring rural
highway bonds is sne Of the serious
problems which must be worked out
by county commissioners and others
intrusted with the expenditure of road
funds. The three methods usually
followed for meeting bonds at maturity
are known as the sinking fund, annu-
ity, and serial bond plans.
Sinking Fund Bonds.
The majority of highway bonds now
outstanding have been issued as
straight terminable bonds to be retired
by sinking funds. The term of these
bonds varies from 10 to 40 years,
with an average of nearly Is years.
The fund to retire them is accunu-
lated by annual installments paid by
the taxpayers, and il supposed to draw
interest continuously and to accumu-
late q sufficient amount to discharge
the debt at maturity. The interest
which the sinking fu.d draws is usu-
ally from one to two per cent less
than the interest ps1d for the loan.
Five per cent highway bonds are COM
mon with the sinking fund calculated
to draw three and one-half per cent in
terest.
The following table shows the an
nual payments which, with interest at
three, three and one-haf and four per
cent, compounded semi-annually, will
amount to $1,000 at the end Of q term
of years.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-02

satisfactory share Of this money may
be regarded as q permanent improve
ment. This means that the bond 10
sue should not be spread 80 thin over
an exorbitant mileage that the i'm
provement will be largely superficial
and practically disappear in q very
short time.
It means, also, that large percent
age of the bond issue should 60 into
building satisfactory and permanent
foundation for the road which will call
thereafter principally for resurfacing
repairs, rather than for frequent COM
plete reconstruction.
(d) Provision for proper main
tenance and repair Of bond-built road
throughout the life Of the bonds, 80
that when bends are retired the coun-
ty will still have an actual and valu-
able property to show for its expendi-
ture.
(e) Limiting the term Of bonds 30
that the life Of the bond win not ex.
ceed the life of the Improvement.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-02

of interest on the sinking fund to dis
charge the debt at maturity. The ex-
istence of the sinking fund IL q con-
slant temptation to municipal officers
to use It for purposes other than the
purpose originally intended. II q
county. for example. issues tonds fer
q second object, IL IL easy to argue
that the sinking fund already accumu-
lated may be used to purchase the new
securities and the finances Of the COM
munity are likely to become much con-
fused. This il particularly true since
the officers in charge Of such opera
tions are frequently changing. Sink
ing fund tax levies may be deferred
through carelessness or under pressure
of other needs. The sinking fund al
ways requires careful attention, be.
cause It does not progress automat-
ically in most cases. 1t has some
times been entirely neglected. The
total cost to the community Of bond
issue retired by q sinking fund will
be considerably greater In the end
than the ccst Of the same bond issue
made by either the annuity method or
by the serial method.
By the annuity method Of issuing
bonds both the principal and interest
are discharged by constant annual or
semiannual payments. The amount
Of zach payment er installment is de-
tersnined by the term of the bond. It
usually In necessary to subdivide the
bond issue into individual bonds Of
500, $500. or $1,000 each. The result,
ing periodic payment Of principal and
interest must vary slightly because Of
this adjustment. Under the annuity
plan the amount Of principal retired
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-02
HAULING OVER PUBLIC ROADS


The prevailing cost Of hauling over
the public roads Of the United States
IL about % cents per ton per mile.
More than 350,000.o00 tons are hauled
over these roads each year, and the
average haul II about eight miles.
from which IT can readily be seen that
our annual bin for hauling over the
public roads u nearly ee50, 900 900.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-02
Annual Payments.

There are many objections to the
sinking-fund method of retiring high
way bonds. It may not be possible to
obtain continuously the required rate