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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-03
Bird That Dances.

There is a bird in the birdhOuse Of
New York Geological park that is 8
bird OF a dancer. He can do all the
modern dances. BIS name is Cock
Of-the-Rock, or the rupicOla cOtingidae.
He is a most peculiar bird. His aim
less leaping about meant next TO moth
ing to the casual observers, who
thought that the floor Of the cage pos
sibly might have become too hot for
his feet. But to Keeper Stacey the
same antics conveyed q message OF
loneliness. You see, COck-Of-the-ROck
BIRDS" explained the keeper, like TO
dance. Down in British Guiana, where
this fellow comes from, the birds gath
er and dance in a big circle. This bird
likes to think that he is home and so
dances around, taking the part of the
whole bunch. After he has danced
around in big circle he thinks he's a
whole flock of birds" The COck-of-the-
Rock is a rare bird, With beautiful red
and crane pIumage- Unlike most birds
Of this color, he has not faded TO any
noticeable extent since being made
captive.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-03
CHAPTER XVIII.
Pleasant Little SURPRISES


Too furious TO heed what he was
ged guIIey behind the Dupont house.
An hour passed before he came back
down the mountain-side. He was
changing his clothes when Dupont
brought him an impatient summons
from the Office: Hurry up, Mr.. Van.
They want you Where you been all
this timer
Went for a stroll" drawIed Wander
vyn. 'They can wait" His voice be-
came harsh and incisive 81 want to
speak to you about something. You've
been letting Marie get in thick with
him"
who? You mean CapT- spared
Dupont "You didn't say you wanted
me to keep 'em from running togeth-
err
you should have seen the danger.
I take it. she has been alone with him
most of the time"
"WeIl, what Of it?" muttered Du-
pont.
what OF it?" echoed Yandervyn.
sDon't you know enough about army
officers to realize that he would never
marry-a quarterbreedP
sDupont's crafty eyes narrowed. I'm
not so alfred sure OF that. There's
lots OF 'em has married even half
breeds. I've seen. EN-"
Years ago. when the frontier was
months away from civilization"
'Mebbe, and mebbe them breed girls
wasn't q tenth as good lockers as
Marie. She's lady"
Vandervyn's lip curled. '.H you must
have the gan, Jake-how about your
self? Do you think an officer son-in-
law would care 20 have you visiting
him at an army postT
Dupont scowled- ,'sWen, there amt
been ne harm done. and you're back
now"
aoulte true. Bat his attentions have
put Marie ca her k1Eh hozss. wish
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-03
Bio Demand for Steel Pipe.

A notable romance Of industry Is
found by Pittsburgh company In the
extension of the uses Of iron and steel
pipe The applications are continually
increasing. Among the purposes for
which the pipe is now employed may
be mentioned agricultural implements.
automobiles, bedstead and hospital
furniture, architectural work, grill
work, building columns, refrigerating
machinery, dry-kiln apparatus. eIeya-
tor cars, fence posts. ornamental
fences, fiagpoles, gymnasium. appara-
tus, wheelbarrows, work benches. or
namentaI gates, elevator grain spOuts.
invalid chairs, irrigation systems. safe
ty ladders. loom cylinders, Tarship
masts, lighting and high tension poles.
playground apparatus. electric wiring
eonduits, railway signal apparatus.
sprinkler systems, signal towers, and
for many parts OF the equipment OF
mines, mills, and other establishments.
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CHAPTER XVII.
The Only Norman.

The Only Woman.
During the pleasant, busy days that
followed. to all appearances Marie en-
joyed the work and planning and the
long hours of eOmpanionship fully as
much as Hardy. Dupont, now ever
bluff and genial, kept close to his
store. But during the long evening
discussions his eyes often twinkled
cunningly under their gray thatch.
No word had been received from
Washington except two notes from
Vandervyn to Dupont, reporting favor
able progress and inclosing sealed let
tiers to Marie. She told nothing of
what these contained, even to her ia
Their.
Hardy's first-and last-message in
regard to the new treaty was an Off
cial notification that it had been duly
approved and signed, after fifteen mill
lion dollars had been decided upon as
the compensation to the tribe for the
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When l came from the Coast, / had
lost one dearer to me than anyone else
in all the wOrld-my mother. She
was little woman. very fraiI-her
blue eyes were dim and faded, her
hair white; but even when she-was
at the very end-her dear eyes sought
to ease my grief with the same look
you gave me as you bent over me
here and thought me fatally injured"
"Please!" begged the girl, choking
back a sob. Il do not deserve
Your mother but 1 am not kind nor
good :"
Hardy went on in the same voice
of profound passion: 'You lifted me
out of the shadow of the Valley. You
came to me in my blank darkness, a
glorious light of divine goodness that
compelled me to see that all was not
wrong with the uniyerSe-that even
so great a loss as mine might be for
the best
81 am not what you think mel
am not :" she reiterated.
You restored my faith and hope"
he insisted. 1T would be selfish of
me to ask anything more of you
now"
cit would be useless-useless ~ she
cried
He was too little verSed in feminine
nature to realize that her vehemence
might indicate an effort to suppress
an inner doubt Of the assertion. Had
he been Il few years younger, youth
full impetuOSity might have won him
that which his reverent respect shrank
from urging. He had taken her
gloved hand. He pressed it to his lips,
and freed her.
Il shall not annoy you. dear" he
said. "Yet 1 cannot take that as final
1 shall wait until he returns Then 1
shall take my fighting chance"
you will?" she whispered.
81 shall not give up until you have
pledged yourself to him. If I can. 1
will prevent that. He cannot pos
sibly love you as love you. If it is
possible to win you for my wife, 1
will do it,
Marie quivered. and shrank from
him as if startled. You say, when
he comes back But until then
yOu-yOu will not
Until then we shall continue to be
the same good comrades that we have
been.''
The girl drew in a deep breath.
''Then-let US go back to work.
Hardy accepted the suggestion with.
seif-contrOl that was as remarkable
as it was misplaced.
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Gettinn &c Notiees.

That eminent Self-adTertiser, Houdi-
nj. is just summing up the net results
OF his purchase OF the Bernhard sta
tue You may possibly remember that
the statue was presented to Nine.
Bernhardt by John Drew, in the name
OF the actors OF America, and after
wards was discovered not TO have been
paid for. The sculptor's wife sent
Bernhardt a bin for il and Bernhard
promptly responded that she had &C
cepted 1t as a gift and would send IT
back rather than pay for il. A most
embarrassing situation ensued and all
the newspapers commented upon IL.
Then came Houdini TO the fore. He
paid the sculptOr's wife for the statue
and wrote Nine. Bernhard begging her
to keep it with his compliments and
forget an incident which had brought
embarrassment to the door OF the
worlds greatest artistic. HoudinI has
just finished tabulating the returns
from his press clipping bureau. Up to
date 1856 clippings describing his
highly commendable act and linking
his name with Bernhardt,s have been
received. Over half Of them were first
page stories They average Is lines In
length Estimating this advertising at
the pure reading matter rate Of q dol
lar q line, Houdini calculates that he
has reaped the equivalent OF an ex-
penditure Of S56.340. The statue cost
him S360.-New York Letter
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you 10 take stand against him and
back me up with her"
You sure can count me in on that,
Mr.. VAN" eagerly assented Dupont
"An right I've got him fixed But
wanted TO make sure OF your backing
If he comes TO dinner tonight III have
a gay little surprise or two up my
sleeve for him."
Il been waiting to ask you about the
mine How're we going to work the
deaI?"
We've got to make a show of a
real contest It's TO be run on the old
style rush plan"
Suppose one Of them there men at
the butte has the best hOrSeg"
Vandervyn thrust out his Jaw.
Don't fash yourself. I'm going to
have that mine. This is my idea Of
the way Wen fix it" He leaned over
and murmured in Dupont's ear.
The trader shook his head. "Um-mI
I'm not saying that mightnt work.
Just the same, though. it'd make you
the only one what could do the enter
ing. I'd be a sooner"
The mine would be entered by me,
but OF course we would have the IN
Outstanding that you were TO get your
half" replied Vandervyn- He stepped
briskly TO the door Come. 1 guess
the bunch has had time enough 10 cool
their heels
Still browning obviously, Dupont fol-
lowed him over TO the Office, where
Hardy and the commissioners sat wait
ing for them. stiff and constrained.
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How can u" he asked in an ag-
grieved tone. You know that until
we get the mine But that won't be
long now. These commissioners are
jumping-jack in the hands of my IN
Gle. They viii hustle matters through
for us-short order. Once -w-get
the mine, I'll be a free man, and then,
sweetheart
But the girl drew back from his
pleading arms
'No," she said. IF 1 must wait. so
must you If you mean what you say.
you should be satisfied that 1 still feel
1 may have to wait
you mean-what?' he stammered.
She clenched her hands cOnvulsiveiy.
why did you come first? Why could
1 not have known him first?''
81 see" he muttered. Its that
that tin soldier"
Yes, it is-that gentleman she
flashed back. Again the slender finger
nails cut into her palms.
Mice fatherly old fOgyI" sneered
Vandervyn. You're far too much alive,
too much of a real woman, to mistake
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40 BE CONTINUEDJ
USE FOR SUGAR-BEET PULP
In France II Is Now Dried and Trans
formed Into What Is Called
"SUqar Flour"

The drying of fresh Sugar-beet pulp,
thereby transforming it into what is
called sugar -four is now being IN
dertaken in northern France as a COM
mercial proposition The purpose of
this process is much the same as the
desiccation OF potatoes. which has been
described in Popular Mechanics Maya
zine, namely, to eliminate the moisture
from the vegetable matter so as to re-
duce its weight. and make it possible
to preserve part Of all of the food
value for some time. This new sugar
flour has a certain amount OF sweet
ness and can be used in cases where
pure sugar is not required. as, for ex-
ample, in certain brewing processes.
in making special breads. feeding stock.
and the like. In preparing it, fresh
beet pulp is poured into the top of a
tower, where it comes in contact with
warm air and then is delivered into a
rotary device on a set OF gTaungS,
placed one above the other. Next it
is subjected to hot air and eventually
reaRhes air heated to 24S degrees A
ton of beets will yield 500 pounds of
flour. Il is thought that other drying
processes may be invented which will
make it possible to utilize many other
industrial residues which are now
thrown away. Popular Mechanics
Magazine.
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mineral lands. Special commissioners
had been named to proceed to the res
ervation and arrange for the immedi-
ate opening of the mineral lands to en-
try, and the allotment of the remaining
lands to the members of the tribe.
Hardy was surprised when he saw
that the time set for the departure of
the commissioners had already passed.
The document had been miSdirected,
had been returned to Washington, and
then seemingly had been pigeonholed
for several days by some careless clerk
before being remailed to him.
IF he had not established a more fire.
quent mail service. In place Of the Gus
tomary weekly trip to town by one
Of the police, the commissioners might
have arrived before he received the
notice.
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This attractive little lady is the
two year old daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
o. N Fisher, 23s North St. Harris
burg, Pa. Last winter she had an at
tack OF measles, together with a very
severe cold. Just at that time Drug
gist S. J. Wilhelm presented Nj.
Fisher with q jar OF the Southern
outside" treatment-Vfcks VapoRub
SalTe, which was just then being In
trOdueed In Harrisburg, and requested
that he give this preparation a thor
ough trial. Mr.. Fisher writes
Il must say that our baby had
such a cold on her chest and in her
throat that she could hardly talk.
and we could not get her TO take
anything internally. After We used
Vick's VapoRub Salve on her breast
and throat at night before going
20 bed she was entirely relieved"
No family should be without this
preparation It Is externally applied.
and so can be used freeIy-it is alb
sorbed through and penetrates the
skin, and, In addition, is inhaled as q
Tapor. It has q hundred uses for the
many minor ailments for which every
mother Is the doctor. Three sizes.
25c, 60c or $I00.
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Sy discover a %
ew shyin HARM to- h g you love them n p
poNsw shoe him before he spoiled h girl h ant the him Con
uprising ~ e IN Dupont quartz d
i'm o i
nd AM If learn the
tribal mine deal a f he ed me dd by m id d lie ~ ut fl ny
ndcm n by v
of lands NJ he # 20 g II for himself
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A woman In PottsvilIe. Pa. laughed
herself 60 death. but we are willing
10 wager that 1t wasn't over one Of
her husbands Jokes-DetrUit Times
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-03

There have been woman sailors
among the Firms and NOrwegians for
many years.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-03

A woman always thinks she Is bet
ter than other women and a man
thinks he's no worse than other men.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-03

What sort of conspiracy do
you think that VanderVyn and
these crooked commissioners
have formed against Captain
Hardy? When the Indians find
they have been tricIoed will they
shed white blood?
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Honduras has discovered extensive
asphels bedA
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KTNGSTREE. SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, JUNE H. 1917.

cred throughout the world. and de-
clared that today marked the third
time the blue and gray had blended
this spot, first in battle array, the Sec
ond time at the reunion on the fifth
eth anniversary and today at the un-
yelling of Virginia's memorial. This
occasion, he said, should stand as a
sign to the world of the union OF the
North and South.
The Governors eulogy to Gen Lee
and the men who served the lost
cause, evoked great demonstration.
The statue was accepted on behalf
of the government by Assistant Sec
retary of War Ingraham. The invo-
cation was pronounced by Rev James
Power Smith, who served as captain
and aide oa the staff of Stonewall'
Jackson.
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The Boss Turnip.

One day this week Mrs S E Nc.
Cullough, of the Bryan neighbor-
hood, sent to The Record office by
Mr. B E Clarkson, turnip of the
purple top variety which weighed
fourteen pounds including top. and
measured 33 inches in circumference,
II inches in diameter and was about
5 inches in width. Mr. Clarkson will
vouch for the above weight and d.
mensions as he weighed it and saw
our office devil" measure it. We
are informed that the other vegeta-
ton in Mrs McCullough's garden is
in keeping with her turnip patch.
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STATUE OF LEE
AT GETTYSBURG.
FIGURE OF GREAT SOLDIER ON HIS
WAR HORSE, TRAVELLER.
UNVEILED.

Gettysburg. Penn. June 8:-Con-
federate Veterans from all parts OF
the South came here today from
Washington, where their annual re-
union is in progress, to attend the
unveiling of Virginia's monument on
the Gettysburg battlefield.
On the spot where Pickett's divi-
sion formed ,fifty-four years age, for
its famous charge in the third day s
battle that marked the high tide of
the Confederacy. an equestrian statue
of Gen Robert E Lee, mounted on
his famous horse, Traveller, was for
mally presented to the nation. Sew
eral thousand Daughters of the Con-
federacy and Sons of Veterans also
attended the ceremonies.
Governor Stuart, of Virginia, led
the parade to the battle grounds.
Miss Anne Carter Lee, a grand
daughter of Gen Lee, pulled the cords
which unloosed the Stars and Stripes
covering the monument.
Governor Stuart, in presenting the
memorial to the government, re-
counted the character which has
made the name of Lee loved and rev.
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To be Tried for Serious Offense.

The two cases against Paul Wlerse,
an editorial writer on the Charles
ton American, were called up in the
federal court at Charleston last week
and continued till the October term
to be held at Aiken. The cases
against Wierse are in connection
with the sinking of the German
steamship Liebenfels in the Cooper
river several months ago. for which
offense against the federal statutes
Capt Klattenhoff upon his plea OF
guilty was sentenced to one year
and a day in the federal penitentiary
at Atlanta. where seven members o,
the Liebenfels' crew are already
serving like terms.
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strangers and only now and then

strangers and only now and then
met up with some one we knew.
But the transformation is equally
as great in the growth end progress
of the place as in the change of in
habitants. To see the old shops with
heavy barred doors give place to ele-
CANT two and three story buildings
with plate glass windows. strung
from the court house to beyond the
railroad and then for block or two
along Railroad avenue and Academy
street, three thriving banks to none
when we left there, miles of cement
sidewalks, water works, ,electriclights,
sewerage. fine churches and mag
nifcent school building, to say moth.
of the ice factory, tobacco and other
industries, acres of old fields con-
verted into streets and handsome
homes, was enough to wonder at the
transformation that has taken place
in so few years, especially when we
we're told that the census of 1910
showed a population of $500 against
500 in 1880. I
We found the names of more of
our old friends resting in the ceme-
terry than what we found on the streets
or at their homes. s Cunning
ham in Leadea and Wndicator, Bish-
Opville. s @.
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the old Benjamin home, the Star and
Herald's ol9printing office, the Do
naught house and that of Mrs T M
Gilland, Mrs Steele, the Harper house,
and the home of the notorious S A
Swails, are about all vhe old land
marks on these two main streets that
we recognized as being there forty
years ago.
The merchants doing business there
then were James Staggers, Benjamin
Bros, w NJ Kinder, Mrs M Porter,
W ] Lee. Haynesworth Bros,L Stack
ley, M Schwartz, father of the
Schwartz Bros of Sumter-and Ed
Grayson. Three drug stores,Dr } 5
Brockinton's s,Staggers' and Dr. Scott
who had just opened up.
The lawyers at the Kingstree bar
were E ] Porter. Capt S W Maurice,
and four young men just admitted
to the bar. H J Haynesworth. T M
Gilland, ] A Kelley and Melvin J
Hirsch. 2 Heller. father of Mr. Mike
Heller. kept a hotel and livery stable
on Main street where Capt Kelly now
has two modern dwellings. On the
corner where the large three-story
brick building now stands was car
riage and wagon repair shop with
upstair portico extending over the
sidewalk. All the stores were one
story wooden buildings, but the one
most conspicuous, was the old Flint
house on the corner where the hand
some two.story Wee Nee Bank now
stands. From the old Nelson house,
going towards the railroad, there
were but three houses on that side
of the street as far out as the old
Ward hotel. now known as the Har-
per house; they were the homes of
DR. Merrett Mouzon. Capt S w Mau-
rice, and w w Ward. On the oppo-
site side, from the old Flint house,
there was one two-room cottage,
where Miss Mollie Epps lived, and
with the exception of a grist mill
across the railroad in the edge of the
branch, there was no other house ex-
cept Swails' and one or two negro
houses. The branch, which has been
filled ina canal cut and where those
solid brick and concrete stores now
stand, was so boggy cat could not
cross it without sticking in the mud.
The late Capt Purvis Nelson used to
tell that he pulled Ien(old cat and
kittens)out of the mud one morning.
The depot was half. a mile up the
road from where it is now. Mr. Peter
B Mouzon was agent. 1t was while
he was agent that the first telegraph
message was received at Kingstree.
1t was not received then by sound
but written in telegraph code. and
everybody went to the depot to see
the invisible man write.
From the monument to where DR.
] s Brockinton lived at the head of
Academy street. there were only two
stores, Wn Kinder and Benjamin
Bres;but afterwards DR. Scott's drug
store, the printing office and Gray
sons store were built. DR. Brockin-
tons drug store was on the opposite
side of the street to where it is now,
but afterwards built wooden store
on the spot where his SOP, DR. W V
Brockinton. now has his up-to-date
brick store.
Out of the 500 inhabitants accre-
dited to Kingstree by the census OF
1880, or even up to the time of our
leaving there in 1886,we find only
few who were in business then are
there now. No wonder we felt sad
and lonely as we passed and repassed
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NEW FIRE TERROR
USED BY BRITISH.
BURSTING PROJECTlES SCATTER
ED FLAMES OVER WIDE AREA
CALLED "OIL CANS"

London, June 10-New' weapons
of a formidable character were
brought into use by the British Army
in the attack on Messines Ridge. The
correspondent of the Daily News at
headquarters tells of them.
I'VE didn't use gasin the attack"
he says, but every other known
form of offensive weapon l think we
did supply, including a new horror
known in the army as oil cans, or
boiling OIL 1t is not permissible to
give a description beyond saying
that the weapon throws to asconsid-
cradle distance projectiles which are
in fact containers of highly inflam-
mable stuff.
These on conclusion burst and
scatter confagration over wide
area. We know from prisoners taken
that they caused terror and did an
immense amount of harm. both in
actual casualties and by starting in
Vulnerable minor fires"
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Aviators' Deadly Work.

London, June 13:-In a swift and
deadly raid on the city of London
today, German airplanes took a
heavy toll in killed and wounded.
Other places were attacked, but so
far as indicated at present. by far
the heaviest losses occurred in Lon
don. The casualties officially an
nounced numbered 534, including
81 killed, 437 wounded. Fifty five
men met death and 223 men were
wounded. Sixteen women and
twenty-six children were killed and
l22 women and ninety-four children
were wounded.
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Why not help your friend win the
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