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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-13

wettest and most difficult to handle.
and it is necessary that construction
be carried on during the wettest sea
sons. Consequently, the contractor
should base his calculations as to time
and methods on the worst conditions
To let a contract to the Lowest bid
der" regardless of his experience or
equipment, is often to invite serious
disappointment and loss.
Delays, especially, are expensive TO
landowners, for not only is money in
vested in incomplete work, but often
times failure to have the ditch COM
plete at the time fixed means the loss
of a crop. In the drainage of swamp
land, which cannot be plOwed until
after the work is completed, it means
delay of one or more years before
the cultivation will be paying invest
ment. With scarcely an exception,
where losses have accrued to agricul-
| tural interests through the delay Of
year in the construction of proposed
drainage works, these losses have been
greater than the cost of the improve
ments. The attempt to save one or
two cents on the cubic yard for ditch
ing, or on the rod for tile trenches, by
giving the job to a poorly-equipped
man, often becomes an expensive pro-
ceeding. Better pay more to a COM
petent man, and be sure Of a good
job, completed ''on time"
The kind, size and completeness of
the drainage works needed in a given
locality, the methods of doing the work
and adjusting the costs, must be de-
termined by the local conditions. What
is good practice in one place may
not be practical In another. The char
acter Of the ground, surface slopes,
crops raised, and value of land, all
have a bearing on the subject. In
any locality the first consideration is
an outlet or channel by which the wa
ter may be carried away. In some
localities nature has provided such an
outlet. In others, 1t may be necessary
for several landowners to band togeth-
er and construct a channel, of suf-
f1cient size and depth to serve as the
main outlet of q network of bitches
which will give relief during wet
years. In many parts of the state,
where such outlets naturally exist or
are already completed, crops have suf-
fered from an excess of water in the
immediate vicinity, for the reason that
the water from the cultivated fields
could not readily escape. Consequent
", for complete drainage, it is neces-
Sary to have, on the individual farm.
thorough system for collecting the
water as it falls and carrying it to the
main outlet.
Unless the ground is very fiat, the
location of proposed drains can be
best determined when the ground is
free from vegetable growths. A heavy
growth of crops or weeds may cause
low places to look high and high places
| low. A field freshly plowed or sown
is In the best condition for locating
| lines OF drainage. If such a field is
examined Immediately after heavy
rain, there will be little danger of
making mistake in locating the lines.
If these are at once marked out by a
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-13

lie may be justly held chargeable with
their share in the cost of improve
ments, the facts do not justify the in
ference that the state should pay it
all. The correct idea, in raising funds
for drainage works, is that the acre
more directly benefited is the acre to
pay the expense.
Many landowners will oppose
drainage Improvement for the reason
that the ditch will, in part. be located
on their land. They will do this, even
in the face of the fact that from one
fourth to three-fourths of their land,
because it is too wet, produces only
about half of what it should, in the
ordinary year. They actually prefer
to stand the yearly loss of half crop
or more, rather than allow one-fftieth
to one-eightieth part of this wet land
to be occupied by ditch which would
80 thoroughly drain the whole tract
that 1t could be cultivated up to the
banks of the ditch.
The benefits accruing from drainage
are well illustrated in the improve
ment Of a small farm, of 72.89 acres
recently purchased by the state Of Min
nesota. Six hundred and fifteen dol
lars were spent in draining this farm
Ihe land had been bought by the state
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-13
Everybody Doing IL

! at surely does beat all Z"
The thin carpenter knew when the
fat plumber made the above exclama-
tion that 1t invited an inquiry, so he
asked:
what beats allf'
81 went TO a theater the other night
and heard nutty monologue."
'4Yes7"
"And then I went into another place
and heard a campaign orator shoot
ing on his gab."
SUh huh"
-And in the next place, which was
a moving-picture theater, blamed II I
didn't run up against the arena scene
from Quo Vadfs.'"
Il must say can't just get the drift
OF your talk"
Cant you sect Everywhere 1 went
1 found somebody throwing the bull"
-Youngsto1n Telegram.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-13

Game birds and sparrows may be
provided with feeding places by erect
ing low hutches or making wigwam-
like shocks Of corn or grain Sheaves
under which food may be scattered.
The opening should be to the south.
Those who desire to have birds
about their homes should not feel that
their power to attract them is gone
when winter is over. Winter feeding
easily passes into summer feeding,
and experience proves that some
birds gladly avail themselves through
out the year of this easy mode of get
ting a living.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-13

cost of only $3.50 against S129.72
per acre, paid for tillable land and IN
the original purchase.
But this added value of S682.20 does
not represent all the benefits which
have come to the farm from the in
PRODUCTION of undertakings The dis
appearance of the sloughs, and of the
superhuOus water in other places, per-
mits the division of the land into reg
ular, and therefore more easily Gull
tivated fields. Such fields, having now
a uniform soil, can be cultivated In
less time, and crop rotations can be ar
ranged to better advantage, than
where the land is broken up by nom
cultivable areas. A dry, loose soil can
be worked more easily than wet,
sticky soil.
Furthermore, a field which in some
seasons is productive, and in others
non-productive by reason Of excessive
moisture, may be more detrimental 70
the farmers success than swamp
land; for such lands are often plowed,
planted, cultivated, and then the crop
is destroyed by an influx OF water !;
whereby not only are they made nom
productive, but labor and seed are
lost. Drainage not only removes the
risk of such losses but improves the
landscape by substituting broad, fully
cultivated areas for such as are dotted
with sloughs, breeding frogs and mos
quitoes and giving forth i'll odors from
dead fish and decaying vegetation. 1t
is a first step in good bodybuilding,
and, as a permanent Improvement, it
increases the value of all neighboring
lands, and benefits the entire COM
munity.
All of these benefits are illustrated
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-13
10 CENT "cASCARETS"
If BILIOUS Or cOSTIVE
Sluggish Liver and Boweis-They
work while you sleep

Furred Tongue, Bad Taste. Indiges-
ton, Sallow Skin and Miserable Head
aches come from a torpid liver and
clogged bowels, which cause your
stomach TO become filed with undE-
gested food, which sours and ferments
Ike garbage in a Swill barrel. That's
the first step TO untold misery-indl-
gestion. foul gases. bad breath, yellow
skin, mental fears, everything that Is
horrible and nauseating. A Cascaret
tonight Will give your cOnstipated
bowels a thorough cleansing and
straighten you out by morning They
work while you sleep-a 1o-eent box
from your druggist will keep you feel
ing good for months.-Adv
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-13
TAKEN FROM EXCHANGES.

It required one and one-haIf pounds
OF leather to double tap and heel one
pair OF a Bath (3fe-) poIiceman's
shoes.
A new trap TO be attached to re-
frigerator drain pipe permits waste
water TO flow out, but prevents the en-
trance OF warm air or yermin-
A pneumatic helmet composed Of
inAatable rubber tubes has been pat
ented Tor protecting babies heads
from bumps and bruises
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-13

The Conebo, Shippo Cocoamo and
Yahut tribes OF Amazon Indians are
still wearing clothing OF grass
The nations toll to the fire demon
is approximately 5000 deaths q year
and property loss OF $500 minute.
The annual income in the electrical
industries is equal 70 the total annual
expenditures of the United States gov
eminent
The death rate for the registration
area OF the United States last year
was the lowest Of which there Is any
record, 1S.5 q thousand
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-13

small bottle Of olives. Have you some
nice lettuce? Well send me fifteen
cents worth, and want fifteen cents
worth OF tomatoes, and will you pick
out nice ones. please? The last to-
matoes you sent me weren't very good.
I believe that is all. No, 1 want q
pound OF walnuts, the smallest bottle
OF cherries you have, a package Of
gelatin and q bottle OF double cream. "
But If a different kind of kinfolks
are coming, she says to the grocery
man: "Send me a loaf OF bread and a
can of hominy" You see, she already
has some spuds in the house.-Fort
Worth Star-Telegram-
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Food Shelf.
FEEDING AND FOOD SHELTERS.

Birds may be attracted about the
homestead by furnishing them with an
abundance of food. It is important to
note that an ample supply Of food
prior to and during the nesting season
tends to increase the number of eggs
laid and also the number of broods
in a season. Bird food may be sup
piled in two ways-by planting trees,
shrubs and herbs which produce, seeds
or fruits relished by birds, and by ex-
posing food in artificial devices. The
most familiar phase Of the latter
method is winter feeding.
Artificial Food Supply.
During the season when the natural
food supply is at its lowest ebb birds
respond most readily to our hospital
ity. Winter feeding has become very
popular, and the result has been to
bring about better understanding be-
tween birds and humankind.
The winter foods commonly used in
clude suet or other fat, pork rinds,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-13
Comparison.

"Dr. Isaiah B. Scott, Methodist bish-
op OF Africa said e Methodist divine,
collected in Monrovia a great deal of
valuable chronological matter.
Talking about cannibalism one day,
Bishop Scott declared:
Your cannibal is not wicked. He
eats other people as you and / go to
church order to improve himself
for he has been taught that he viii ac-
Quire the virtues-the bravery, beauty,
wisdom and what not-of all those
whom he eats"
Bishop Scott chuckled.
"a savage cannibal," he ended, SIS a
sanity chap alongside OF g civilized
baekbiter'"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-13

poles, four or five feet long by an
inch or two thick. These they lay
crosswise, filling all crevices with mud.
1.-The beaver digs up mud with his
fore feet, then holds it close to his
breast with his fore legs, swims to
where he has started his dam, and,
having deposited it in its proper place,
beats the mud down with his paws
not with his tail as has been believed p
st. Nicholas
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-13

for the specific purpose of cultiva-
don. The 1899 acres cost $7,653.45.
lOut of this area there was used for
highway purposes, four acres; nom
productive land in sloughs, five acres |;
ten acres producing half a crop, equal
In non-producive land, to five acres or
"a total of Ii non-tillable acres. This
left tillable area of 90 acres, cost
ing the state $129.72 per acre. a sys-
tenn OF undertaking was introduced,
by which the five acres Of non-produc-
tive land in sloughs, and the ten acres
which produced half a crop. are made
equal In productive qualities to the
same area OF the other dllable land.
The total cultivable area Is thus In
creased from 90 to SO acres. The re-
turn to the farm, then, is S1.29T-2O. at
a cost of $615; or net gain of S68220.
In other words ten additional acres
have been added to the farm at a
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-13
BITS OF INFORMATION

Since 1870 white iIliteracy in Geor-
gia has been reduced from 81 to per
cent. and black from % to SO per
cent.
To aid in walking on icy sidewalks
an inventor has patented sandals OF
non-siipping material, that can De
rciamped on shoes.
Electric locomotives are In use In
Switzerland, in which powerful cleo
EEtro magnets are used instead Of coup
aings In drawing cars,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-13
Why Watches Lose Time.

The reason for variations In the
dme-keeping qualities OF a 8elI-reg1-
lated watch have been the subject Of
investigation By scientists recently.
The popular theories that animal
magnetism and bodily temperature are
causes are denied by the investigators
Rather, different rhythms Of move
ment as wen as the angle - which q
watch hangs, are given IS real cause
for rregularities-Aubu AdTerds-
er-JournaL-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-13
Fixing for KinfoIks.

When one kind of kfnfoIks are COM
ing out to dinner, wife calls up the
grocery man and says:
'fHave you some nice friers? Well,
send me two of the smallest ones you
have. II your celery is real nice you
may send me q bunch of it. The last
I got was so old that I had to throw
it away. And, let me see, 1 want a
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-13

China has the longest national hymn.
Both the incumbent OF the passionate
OF the Methodist church at Smiley.
Tex, and his predecessor are one
armed men,
Long utilized by the Indians for
cooking their food, petroleum depos-
its OF Ecuador have been investigated
by scientists and win be developed
commercially.
While the mule VIII continue to be
the standard draft animal in the South.
gradual substitution Of heavy
horses on the farms is going %
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-13
DANDRUFF AND ITCHING
Disappear With Use of cutieura soaR
and Ointmsnt-TriaI Free.

The first thing in restoring dry, fall
ing hair is TO get rid OF dandruff and
itching. Rub Cuticura Ointment into
scalp. next morning shampoo with
Cuticura Soap and hot water. Prevent
skin and scalp troubles by making Cuti-
cura your everyday toilet preparation
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura. Dept L.
Boston Sold everywhere-Adv.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-13
Talented Person.

"As we grow older our ideas Of
amusement undergo a radical change"
remarked the philosophic man.
"Unquestionably-"
For instance, when 1 was a small
hoy was chiefly interested in the ex-
hibits that composed Congress Sf
Wonders but now the amazing voiE-
bi1ity of the spieler fascinates me far
more than any feature of the show
Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-13
Wicked Goinos On.

81 understand automobiles have
revolutionized the life farmers lead
$50 they have, in one way"
How is thaf?"
Farmers often return home in their
cars from making a night OF il in the
city at the hour when they used 10
get up and go to work
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-13

How sweet and gracious even In
common speech is that sense which We
cali courtesy It transmutes aliens
into trusting friends. and gives it's
owner passport round the world
James 7. REID.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-13

Of all the luminous varieties OF fsh
the torchhsh Il one OF the most unique
Upon its nose and erect upon a short
stem, II has small organ which L
phosphorescent- This The fish has ths
power 70 make glow az VIII.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-13

Doctor-Your husband needs some
good exercise TO restore him
Mrs. Like playing golf?
Doctor-More violent than that.
Mrs. X-I have It'll I'll send him
down to make a few purchases at the
bargain counter during the rush hours
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-13
A Moterist-s critielsr,,

Here's map that viii show you
all the points of interest on the route"
ITS no good" replied Mr.. Chuggins.
at shows a lot OF landmarks. but IL
doesn't definitely locate the repair
shops
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-13
500 FEET

METHOD.
fixed befor the
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-13
BY JOHN T. STEWART, C. e Agri.
cultural Engineer, University of
MinnaS4fa

!. /. !. ]" !. !.
- eEN 7 is not an uncommon
w thing for a landowner to
S l. fight a drainage assess
ment, on land which has
H. a market value of from
rs N $50 to $50 per acre, and
~ - at almost the same time
1 " buy another tract of
Il 81 similar land, at the mar
ket price. His desire is
TO acquire more acres, under the false
idea that his prosperity will be de-
noted by the amount of land in his
possession. He does not realize that
one acre Of thoroughly-drained land
may bring him a greater income, with
half the labor and expense of cultiva-
ton, than two acres OF the undrained
land; or that it could be acquired at
orFe-third TO one-half the cost Of the
newly-bought acre. This extra land
is purchased with the idea that land
values will rise. AS the real value Of
land is regulated by it's improvements
and productiveness, the landowner
whose only object is to acquire more
acres, rather than to improve the land
already in his possession, is an ''un-
desirable citizen" as he expects to be
the gamer through his neighbours i'm
proVements.
The idea Is popular, especially
among the owners Of wet lands, that
the removal Of surplus water by drain
age would be of great benefit to the
state or community at large. While
this is true to a certain extent, and
while wet lands belonging to the pub
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-13

A person may cause evil TO Otherz
not only by his actions but by his In
actiOns.-J- S 3Ii1l.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-13

'Tis better to live rich than to dts
rich
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-16
NORTHERN LIFE co. OPENS A BRANCH AT
 JUNEAU FOR ALASKA

The Northern Life Insurance Co. will open permanent headquarters at Juneau for Alaska, with Ralph R. Stewart as the Alaska representa- tive. The office will be located at the Gastineau hotel for the present. Mir. Stewart arrived on the Alameda yesterday, and will hereafter be resident of Juneau.
 MT. Stewart is an old time Alas kan. For several years he was in the lumber business with headquar- ters at Cordova, with a branch bus mess at Valdez. He has been as- sociated with the main office of the Northern Life Insurance company at Seattle for sometime, and the first of the present year was placed in charge of the Alaska field for that company.
 The Northern Life is a big ti- nancial institution whose officers are men interested in the Northwest and Alaska and its funds are used to f- nance the industrial ana CIVIC ue- velopment of the Northwest States and Alaska exclusively, Realizing that Alaska is at the point of de- velopment when she must call for financial help in order to develop her public utilities and large indus trial enterprises, the company, through, through Mir. Stewart, is establishing itself permanently in Alaska with the view of giving closer personal service than has been possible in the past.
 "The protection offered it's policy holders by the Northern Life is ab- solutely complete" said MT. Stewart, "and the aim is to make the service
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-16
ARE TO CANVASS THE RETURNS OF
 LAST ELECTION
Board will Begin Its Work Tomorrow and
 Continue Daily
 Until Finished.

The canvassing board will meet to- morrow afternoon to begin canvass. ing the official returns from the last election. It will continue the canvass, adjourning from day to day until the canvass is complete. The meetings of the board will be in the office of Gov. J. F. A. Strong.
 The canvassing board consists Of Gov. J. F. A. Strong, SurveyorGen- eral and Ex.officio Territorial Secre, tary Charles E. Davidson, and Collec. tor of Customs J. F. Pugh. The lat ter is expected to arrive at Juneau on the Princess Sophia tonight.
 Returns Nearly All In
 Practically all of the returns from the various precincts of Alaska have been received. While the returns have not been opened, and therefore there is no way of telling the precincts from which the various parcels have been received, the number of pack. ages received would indicate that practically all of them are in the hands of the Governor.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-16
TWO WELL KNOWN MEN DIE FROM WHALING POISONOUS FUMES ON
 GAS BOAT BOUND TO CHICHAG0FF

"We left Juneau Saturday night, the 14th of January at 11;35 o'clock, There were six passengers aboard down forward and l was talking to one who was going out to cook at 5:45 o'clock Sunday morning. He was on deck then We had break, fast at II o'clock. After breakfast took the wheel and the deckhand went into the forecastle to call the men there for breakfast and he re- turned and told ne there was some, thing wrong. "I can't get them up" he said,
 He then went and called the en- gineer and the rest of the passen. gers in the cabin The Chief eugin- ger went in the forecastle and found the drin cocks on the radiator open, He shut the radiator off and with the help of the deckhand passed the men out on the deck. The crew and the passengers did all they could to. bring them to. We decided to goI to the mine as that was the near est place to a doctor. We arrived at| the mine at 3:8O o'clock Sunday af- ternoon The doctor was called and they were all put ashore where all but the two who died are recover ing under his care"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-16
NEW GOLD DISCOVERY NOT
 FEET FROM BEACH

Over 5000 feet of good milling ore; over 40 feet wide between green stone and slate walls, good harbOr, water power and timber. For sale on liberal terms to responsible peo- pie. Address Box SIG. Juneau, Al aska.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-16
DAMAGE CASE IS BEING TRIED IN
 DISTRICT COURT

The damage suit of Dominica Ca yOrctto against the Alaska Gastineau Mining Company to recover $25,OOO damages for the loss of one eye and the alleged serious injury of the other, through being struck in the eye by a piece of steel, which flew from a hammer head while working at the Perseverance mine. is slow. ly working it's way along in the Dis trict Court.
 Yesterday afternoon the jury was secured and the taking of testimony of the plaintiff was started. This evidence has taken all day today and the case is still going on. The jury secured to try the case consists of J. J. Connors. Fred w. Hebert, R. P. Nelson, Henry H. HendricksOn, I. D. Carpenter, Elwood McClean. c. w. Speer Frank Morris, J. J. Bruner, l.. s. Ferris, G. w. Hinchman and J. II. Stanchiield.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-16

as efficient as it's protection. That is why 1 am here."
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-16
CORDOVA'S COOPERATIVE
 STORE RETIRES FROM FIELD

The cooperative grocery store that has been in operation for sev- eral years at Cordova has retired from business. It's stock of goods and goodwill were transferred to the firm of Finkelstein and Sapiro, which heretofore has been engaged in the clothing business. The latter firm will now enter the general mercan- tile business.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-16
JUNEAUITE GOES
 TO PENITENTIARY FROM
 WHITEHORSE FOR ROBBERY

A. D. McInnes, known at Juneau and elsewhere in the North as Eat 'Em Up" Richness, was sentenced to the penitentiary from Whitehorse for a term of five years. He had been convicted of robbery by steal ing money from peoples pockets in hotels.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-16

Weber and Field at the Palace tonight jl5.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-16

The ENIPIRE-all the news all the time, when it is news.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-16

'Phono it 50 mo aup1ro. No. 274.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-16

Weber and Field at the Palace tonight. j15.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-16
Captains Statement

In discussing the accident today, Captain Rasmussen said: