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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-15

countries to raise water a few feet for
irrigation. Still another form is the
worm hoist Of which a short de-
scription may be found in almost any
dictionary. Another form is the "old
oaken bucket"
2. Compassionate lifts, or steam
lifts, /. e., contrivances that hoist wa
ter by means of air or steam blown
into the lower end of the outflow pipe,
or into closed tanks filed with water.
8. Centrifugal pumps, or pumps that
drive up the water by means Of rap
idly revolving fan wheels-a pump
form which is used much in bridge
buildings to raise water from founda-
ton pits, and in irrigation work.
4. Suction pumps and force pumps,
or pumps that hoist water by means
of piston action-the usual form Of
hand pump and windmill pump. The
smaller kinds are single-acting pumps
and the large are double-acting
pumps.
5. Hydraulic rams-pumps which
work automatically by the energy Of
a stream OF water which flows through
them
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-15

First, the wafer coming from a low
stratum in the ground is nearly al
ways quite cold; second, it contains
much common air and considerable
quantities of the dioxide OF carbon.
These qualities make the water palat-
able They can be imp; rted to tepid
water artificially, but not readily or
cheapIy. Water can be boiled to rid
it of dangerous germs; it can be
cooled by ice, or by means of an am
monia cooling apparatus, the so-called
ice machine. Air and carbon dioxide
can be forced through water to fresh
en- it.
There are many different kinds Of
pumps or contrivances for lifting wa
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-15
Ise showing Complete supply Plumbing system
CONSERVATION HEATER
AhO BOILER

magnesia, and alkaH. When any of
these are present in large quantities
the water tastes bad and is unfit. to
drink. Only the practical chemist, by
means of carefully conducted expert
ments, can positively determine
whether or not such water can safely
be used. Other frequent admixtures
of water are sand or clay. These may
badly discolor the water, but they are
usually harmless.
The most dangerous contamination
of water is produced by organic poi
sons and the bacteria or germs
microscopica1Iy small plants. These
organisms, invisible to the naked eye,
enter the intestines of man with the
water which he drinks, multiply there
at an enormous rate when the condi-
tiOns are favorable, and may produce
disorders, diseases or death. They are
the more dangerous because they can
not be seen in the water. Even if
they exist there by the million, when
examined by the eye alone the liquid
may appear entirely or nearly clear.
1t is a fact, however, that these
germs cannot live long in water which
does not contain organic substances.
In so-calIed surface water, i. E., drain
age water from fields, meadows or
barnyards, in water from roofs or
roads, or in water from forests and
cemeteries, they are always present.
1t is for this reason that cistern water
is not always so harmless as is often
assumed, and that water from ponds,
creeks and rivers or from the old
style open well is positively dangerous.
The question Is often asked, IF
such surface water IS generally pollut-
ed by germs, why is it that the farm
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-15
SIZES OF MARKET BRoILERS
Market Demand Is for Young Chickens
Weighing When Dressed From
One to Two Pounds.

Broilers are young chickens weigh
ing when dressed from three-fOurths
Of a pound to two pounds. They are
usually sold when six to twelve weeks
OF age. The market demand is for
broilers of three sizes: SQUAD broil-
ers weighing when dressed from three
fourths to one pound each small broil-
ers weighing from one to one and one
fourth pounds each, and large broilers
weighing from one and one-half to two
pounds each.
AT the age OF six months the in
creased weight is slight and the quail
ity poor. As the age of the cockerel
increases above twelve weeks the quail
ity decreases materially.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-15
illustrated.

Mamma" exclaimed the little girl
next door as she ran into the kitchen
OF her own home, mamma, Mrs. Jones
has an illustrated tooth 20
Her mother laughed.
"a what?'' she asked.
IAN illustrated tooth; one that
makes you face swell up real big"
Her mother laughed again, and hard
er. you mean an liberated tooth, -
she corrected.
Her father heard Of the incident and
thought he would question her, too.
Did you say Mrs. Jones had the
mumps?' he queried.
NO" began the little girl again.
''She has an illustrated TOOTH
Her father laughed, and corrected
her.
Daddy" she demonstrated solemnly,
Il don't see why you laugh when Mrs.
Jones has an ulcer-I mean-iIluStrat-
ed tooth indianapolis News.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-15
YES! LIFT A CORN
OFF WITHOUT PAINf
Cincinnati man tells how to dry
up 4 corn or caIIus so it lifts
off with fingers

need suffer no longer. Wear the shoes
that nearly killed you before, says this
Cincinnati authority, because a few
drops Of freezone applied directly on a
tender, aching corn or callus, stops
soreness at once and soon the corn or
hardened callus looSens so it can be
lifted on, root and all, without pain.
A small bottle Of freeZone costs very
little at any drug store, but viii posi-
lively take of every hard or soft corn
or callus. This should be tried, as il
is inexpensive and is said not to irri-
tate the surrounding skin
If your druggist hasn't any freezone
tell him to get a small bottle for you
from his wholesale drug hoUse.-adv.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-15

the minimum consumption, exclusive
of the water needed for lawn Sprink-
ling, at about. 1000 cubic feet per
year for the average family of five:
This means a minimum of 333 cubic
feet, or about $500 gallons per month,
or about SO gallons per family per day,
or about Is gallons per person per day.
While this daily allowance is sufficient
during the greater part Of the year, it
is generally insufficient in the four or
five summer months. Few homes can
get along in the summer with the mini
mum quantity named, so that 5000
cubic feet is probably a closer estimate
of the actual annual consumption of a
family of five members.
Many homes are provided with hot
water cisterns from which the neces-
Sary laundry and bathroom water is
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-15

A California inventor has patented
a statement or bflIhead form which
can be folded and sealed so that the
address at the top is on the outside,
thus saving the expense OF an envelope
and the additional labor CT addressing.
The ash left on burning tobacco is
considerable and the mineral matter
OF the tobacco leaf frequently amounts
20 as much as a fifth part CT its
weight Thus e ton OF tobacco leaf
would yield 4O0-Eeights OF ash, which
represent valuable mineral constitu-
ents withdraw from the sol.
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ers and their animals who drink it
freely are not promptly ki1ledP' The
answer is that most germs cannot live
in the perfectly healthy body of man
or animal Only certain kinds Of
germs have the power to live and
multiply within the larger animals.
Most of them die when they are de-
posted in the stomach; others are
harmless, and still others are neces-
sary for the purpose Of digestion. A
comparatively small number OF spe-
cies produce sickness and death, and
the only way Of avoiding the effects Of
their attacks is to use only pure water,
or to boil all drinking water that
comes from contaminated sources.
The refreshing taste OF springs or
well water is due TO several causes.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-15
CHICKENS DELIGHT IN SAND
Where Clean Boards or Trough Are
Net Available Arrange conven-
lent Box or Bed

Chickens delight in having the run
Of a sand heap. II it seems fmprac-
ticable TO always feed on clean boards
or In feeding uoughs, a sand box or
bed, made OF 12-inch boards and filed
with sand, makes clean place to feed
The drOppings are quickly absorbed.
and may be scraped OF The sand
itself is an aid TO digestion Com
merciaI grit viii not altogether take
the place OF gravel with chickens.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-15
ant supply of pure 9uater

!" HERE was a time when the
farmer drank his fill from the
"old Oaken bucket that hung in
the WE'LL when his bathtub con-
sisted of an abandoned wash boiler
placed out in the summer kitchen or
down in the cellar, when the water
cIoset was four-fOOt by five-foot
shanty planted behind the corncrib,
ana when on wash days the needed
soft water was obtained from an old
barrel that stood at the corner of the
front porch; but these primitive con-
o1uOns are rapidly vanishing-they are
almost a thing Of the past. No one
argues now, as was the case then. that
one or two baths a month ought TO be
sumc1ent for a healthy person, or that
WelI-nghted, well-warmed and we'll
furnished bathroom is q luxury and
an enfeebling detriment to the deveI-
opment of robust constitution, that
water-cioset in the house is unhy-
g1enic, and that labor-saving comforts
IN the kitchen and laundry will make
the cook lazy. We all agree on these
points. The problem is, rather, how
can we get good water in sufficient
quantity, cheaply and effectively,
where it may be needed, i. e., into the
bathroom, the kitchen, the laundry, the
front yard, and the feed lot.
The first question TO be answered in
any water-supply problem is naturally,
How much water will be needed?
The answer must differ in accord
ance with the conditions involved. In
the smaller towns it is usual to place
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-15
MUCH IN LITTLE

The Maine deer killed last year to-
tailed 1900.
Dogs can easily follow a deer by
means OF scent. In each hOof there is
a pasty mass which leaves n slight
odor on the ground. For this reason
hunters usually take dogs with them.
A lion, while an accredited member
of the cat family, cannot purr, how
ever happy he may be when you stroke
him, because the hyoid bone In his
throat is loose. He has to roar
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-15

to obtain wafer with an admixture
which is not harmful for the purpose
for which it is intended.
Many spring or well waters contain
large quantities of lime in solution.
This lime prevents soap from dissolv-
ing and lathering; it makes the water
hard and almost unsuited for laundry
purposes. The chemist has means to
extract the lime from the water, but
1T is process that could not be cheap
" introduced into the household.
However, for drinking purposes, such
spring or well water is not harmful.
Other substances that are frequent
" held in solution by water from the
earth, or from rock, are common salt,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-15

The resolution for the adoption Of
the Stars and Stripes as the American
emblem was passed by the continen-
tai congress June IA, 1777. An Amer
lean ship. the Columbia, carried the
American flag around the world In
17S7-1790.
A million immigrants a year were
pouring into South America before the
war. They came from Italy, Spain.
Germany, England, Holland, Scandi-
naTia, Portugal, China. Japan and In
Ola. but there is no immigration move
ment from North America
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-15

ter from wells or cisterns into the
kitchen, the laundry, the bathroom,
the farmyard, or into the storage tank.
According to the mechanical principle
involved in their construction or oper-
alton, they may be divided into several
classes, as follows:
1. Water hoists, i. e., contrivances
which raise water by means of buckets
fastened to belts, wheels or levers.
The Old-fashiOned cistern pump" be-
longs to this class. Another form is
the tread wheel employed in Oriental
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-15

Chile's tillable soil is held by Z per
cent of the population
The sweetening power OF sycose is
$50 times greater than that of sugar
There is an opening in Yunnan City,
China, for the Introduction OF soap.
There are 2.077 buffalo in the VAIN
wright Buffalo park at Alberta, Can
ada. This park has an area OF $50
square miles.
Long leaf yellow pine viii be great
" in demand In England after the
termination OF the war, reports Con-
sui General Ripley Dilson at London.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-15
No Gold, No Eaas

American customs in business are
being adopted in Europe more and
more A shipment OF several million
eggs has been held up by the Dutch
authorities on the German frontier.
The Germans had promised to pay In
gold. and offered some OF their lust
as good" paper. They didn't get the
eggs, after they'd shown the color OF
their money."-New Haven Register.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-15
MARKETING CULLS IN FLOCK
Give Surplus Fowls Week or Ten Days
of Extra Care and Feed-Materi-
ally Helps Price.

Gull your flock as soon as possible
and get the surplus off to market, but
don't forget to give them a week or
ten days Of extra care and feed.
This always pays big in the extra
price you will receive. If you ship the
fowls TO city commission merchant,
sort out the ones of the same size and
general appearance to put in each
coop.
There is much in the good appear
ance Of market fowls.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-15
Her Sense of Humor.

Even gentle woman is capable, when
dealing with tramps, OF perpetrating
a type OF humor OF which one would
little suspect here
81 told dat lady" Cinder Smith re
Iates. dat wanted just little somp-
in TO keep soul an body together"
AN what did she give your In
quired Billy Trucks feelingly.
Cinder Smith exhibited the handout.
''She give me dis safety PIN
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-15

you're under arrest" exclaimed the
officer with chin whiskers, as he stop
ped the automobile.
what forT" inquired Mr.. Chug-
gins.
Il haven't made up my mind yet.
I'll Just look over your lights an your
license an your numbers an so forth.
! know 1 can get you for somethin'."
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-15
Not Unreasonable.

DO you think any Of the other girls
IN the graduating class are as pretty
IS amp she questioned
NO." she answered judiciaIly, "and
I don't think one could assemble
enough features from the entire crowd
70 make a girl as pretty as you are"
That satisfied her.-Louisyi1le Cour-
ier-Journal
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-15

Long after the rubber plantations
VIII have returned TO original jungle
and the weeds grow In the mouth Of
the last gold mine. the dairy COW VIII
be paying her monthly dividends.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-15
Leauminous Hax sunnIx.

In view Of the probable shortage OF
grains every daiFyman should make
every effort to provide an abundance
OF leguminOus hay by growing legumes
suitable to their soils and sections.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-15
SEND CocKERELS TO MARKET
Bring Best Prices-HoId Wyan-
dotte for RoasterS.

The eockereIs go to market when
they bring the best price. Just when
to sell the young males depends on
what your market demands. The Leg
horn cockerels usually return the most
profit when sold as broilers. The Rock,
Red or Wyandotte may be held longer
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-15
Thank His Wife.

Shakespeare had a good deal on
trouble with his wife,
'Say on, Macduff."
"She is said TO have harassed him
continually
Quite so,' chimed in the crouch. III
it hadn't been for her what plays he
might have written. COur-
ier-Journai.
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and marketed as small roosters. The
farmer with an egg route, or milk
route, finds that his customers will
take many a broiler, or rooster, if he
works his market as he should. 1t
is one way to get the whole dollar OF
value, rather than get much less when
the chicks are shipped to a distant
city.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-15

Pressure Tank With Pressure Gauge
and Hand Pump.
drawn. The average per capita con-
sumption of soft water, like that OF
hard water, differs very much. 1t de
ponds on the size OF the cistern and
the character of the plumbing fixtures
quite as much as on the size and
habits of the family. Most homes
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-15

Beautiful, clear white clothes delights
the laundress who uses Red Cross Ball
Blue Al grocsrs- Adv.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-15

New York city is said to be prae-
tically bankrupt
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-15
John Daniel Walters says no
feature of home architecture uM
afford so mach comfort and be
SO CONDUCIVE to health as abnnd-
ant supply of pure 9vater@

since the water at the bot
tom contains sediment that has washed
from the roof, and cannot, or should
not, be used. This leaves about 365
cubic feet or 81 barrels, for actual use.
If we assume that the cistern is COM
pletely emptied three times year, 1t
gives a daily consumption of just 3
cubic feet, or 221z gallons, per family
Of five members. Some families I'M
dOubtedly use twice as much or sew
eraI times as much soft water as the
quantity stated, and more would be
used in many homes if the supply was
more adequate and easier to obtain.
The water reports OF large cities
show much greater consumption fig
ures, because enormous quantities Of
water are being used in factories and
packing houses and for street sprink
ling and building purposes. The farm
er should not of course be misled by
these city statistics. When calculat-
ing the consumption of water in the
average farm home the following con-
sentative table is generally used:
To fill a bathtub requires from 8 to
20 gallons.
To flush a closet, each time. from 3
to 5 gallons.
To fill lavatory, from 1 to ~ gall
Ions.
For sprinkling lawn, per 100 square
feet, from to gallons.
For soaking lawn, per 100 square
feet, from 10 to 20 gallons.
The consumption of water by farm
animals depends upon the season, the
feed, the age, and the individual hab-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-15

would use larger quanti-
ties of cistern water if
they had a more adequate
supply or more modern
pumping contrivances. The
average home cistern holds
nominaIIy about 40 cubic
feet, which is 100 barrels
of water, but a part of this
,cistern is not available,
since the water at the bot
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-15

Boston has 2o,6e4 aliens Of army
age
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-15
Hadn't a Vet

Belle-You say Bob kisses you
against your VIII? But you surely can
stop thatl
June Possibly One never knows
what one can do until one tries, I
suppose Buffalo News
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RTracH

HosE HeRE NJ cAsE o. FIRE@3 ~
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-15

" HERE was a time when the
farmer drank his fill from the
"old Oaken bucket that hung in
the well % when his hattt11h CON
The Holt County sentinel., 1917-05-11
FLIES KILL MORE THAN WAR !
Suatfins the Fly Is the Big
Gun OF Preparedness!
SUAT HIN NOW!
STUDY THIS FLY CATecHISM.
erseties d and vou'ii Save Many .
Life.

Practice u and vouiI Save Many .
Tx1 HERE docs nc Nv hre' Where
" there II nth.
" IL there anything too nifhv
far. the nv 10 CUT No.
Does the nv Ike clean food foo'
Yes. md II appears to he his delight to
wipe his feet on clean food.
Where IL his Jarorifc place Of feed.
ngs The manure heap nnd the garbage
can.
Where does the nv o. after icdrin0
the manure pile and the Darbago cdn'
Into the kitchen. dining room nnd bed.
room.
Docs the Nv risf those SICK ~iih ~.
phoid tcrcr. consumption, smallpox and
cholera htdnfum! lie certainly does
aud may call on you next.
IL the Nv danDcrous' Yes: he spreads
disease.
Hoe docs h. spread distdscs by
carrying infection on his legs aud
wings nnd by fly spccks" after he has
been feeding on infectious material.
what disease may The Nv thus carrpf
lie may convey typhoid fever. tuber.
culosis. cholera. dyscniery aud SUN
mcr complaint"
Dd The nv cr,r EW am onc' He
Killed more American soldiers In the
Spanish. American war thnn the bullets
~ the Spaninrls and was the direct
cause Of much Of the typhoid fever In
The Holt County sentinel., 1917-05-11
BENTON.

Mrs. Mary Andler spent Sunday
ut the Joshua Guthrie home.
--Ellis Beavers Is visiting ut the
home Of his father, Samuel Beavers.
Mrs. Carl Wright and children
spent Sunday afternoon at the X. q.
Emerson home.
Little Miss Winifred Emerson,
who has been visiting with her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. Field,
returned home Sunday.
Miss Gladys King, Of Kansas City,
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
W. l.. Staley and family, returned to
her home, the last Of the week.
We had u good attendance at
Endeavor, last Sunday night. There
will be preaching there, next Sunday
night, May 10, by Rev. Werner. Ev-
crybody come.
w. l.. Staley and family and
Misses Dale Nichols and Merea Muir
ray spent Sunday, between services
at the home Of w. LIS mother, Mrs
/ Emma Staley.
Glass Number Four met at thu
home of their teacher, Miss Frances
Emerson, Sunday afternoon, for the
purpose Of organizing their class
They elected officers as follows: Pres
ident, Lee Field; vice-president, Mis-
Pauline Wright; treasurer, Miss Dali
Nichols; secretary, Miss Merea Pat
terson. They also have social, mem
bership and music committees. The!
have not decided on the name for tn
class or the motto. The members O
this class, besides the officers are
George, John and Ida Field; Pau
Donald and Roberta Emerson; Dial
and Marjory Cason, Doris Beavers
Frank Minshall and Mildred Ellis.
| VERITAS,
The Holt County sentinel., 1917-05-11
-Dr. T. A. Long. Veterinary.

As "A general tonic try Tanlac'
For sale by T.. o. Phillips, the leading
druggist
Mrs. Fred Hurst and son, Melvin,
have been Mt the home Of Mrs. VIII
Hurst, for the past two weeks.
Mrs. NJ. +. Edwards, of st. Jo'
scph, spent several days n Oregon,
this week, the guest Of Mrs Clare
i. Castle.
Mrs. c. W. Brown was n passen'
yer 10 Forbes, Tuesday morning
where she will visit for some time
with her son, Lora Brown and family
Post Hughes and wife, are simply
dce.lighted over the arrival OF sweet
girl baby ut their home, on Sunda!
last, May 6, through the kindness oil
DIR. Hogan.
The Holt County sentinel., 1917-05-11
INTERNATIONAL
,SUNlMSQ1O0L
LESSON

thy T.. o. SELLERS, Acting Director Of
the sunday School Course Of the Moody
Bible Instltute)
Downright. 1917 Western Newspaper Union 3
The Holt County sentinel., 1917-05-11
srARvC THE FLY.

The hest method TO prevent I
, housefilcs from breeding Il To
observe strict cleanliness Ia the I
homes aud on the streets This
method was successfully carried I
out niong the Panama canal In Z
the campaign against malaria Z
aud yellow fever. which ARE con.
vcycd from one person to nnoth. I
; or by mosquitoes.
, Don't Oirc the deadly Nv
, chance!
} kccp the house free ~ food for :
; fics!
B Sfdrre him out!
The Holt County sentinel., 1917-05-11
Chss. Hilsenbeck Dead.

Chas. Ililsenbeck, an old citizen OF
this community, died Al his home In
this city, Tuesday night, May $, 1917.
Helwa as about IS years OF aye. Obitu'
AIRY next week.
The Holt County sentinel., 1917-05-11
Special Notice.

In the future ! will have
regular system OF breeding
hours. 0 to 10 In the morning
And. 8 10 Gle the evening Of
each day. Don't forget the
time. -COL.p. N. BABR
The Holt County sentinel., 1917-05-11

A trade was made few weeks
ago whereby John Derr became the
owner of 240 acres near Haxtum.
Colorado. Col. p. NJ. Babb negotiated
the deal.
Mrs. Herb. Caskey and children,
of st. Joseph, visited with her par
ents, G. II. Price and wife,. TOR . rev
days, last week, returning homo Sum
Saay evsning last. 80 .,.s-., ,
Henry BowIes. Of Burr Oak. VI
\ caller at this Office, Tuesday, and
We 'ssV always. glad TO meet hin. fps
he q one Of those fellows that has
something To say.