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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-26

The brooder should not be over
crowded with chicks.
The best food for young ducklings
is stale bread and SKINNED sweet milk.
Overlooking the young chicks is like
ly to be INDUCED in by many, especial
ly the beginners.
=.
Feed chicks lightly until they are
eight or ten weeks of age. After that
they can be forced.
Good healthy chicks can be raised
by properly taking care Of the hen and
chicks or of the brooder.
1t is in warm weather that lice and
mites thrive on the chickens; they will
cause little chickens to die.
At the present prices of fertilizer
it pays every farmer and poultryman
to save the poultry manure.
Always have your coops and brood
ers perfectly dry. A good litter for
chicks to scratch In is cut clover or
alfalfa or the chaff from the barn floor.
If the chicks are kept free of vermin
and are kept out of the rain and dew,
they will grow fast and will be but
little trouble as the weather will be
warm most of the time.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-26
FEED DAT STRAW TO HORSES
Gives Nearly as Good Results in Feed
ing Animals at Light Work
as Timothy Hay.

Dat straw gave nearly as good re-
suits in feeding horses at light work
as timothy hay, according to an expert
ment at the Missouri experiment sta
ton. In each case 1,40O-pOund horses
were fed 10 pounds corn and cob meal
and one and two-thirds pounds oil
meal daily. At the North Dakota ex-
pertinent station it was found that
horses when fed oats or bran and
shorts needed ABOUT a fourth more
grain feed when fed Oat straw than
when given upland prairie hay.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-26
HIGHER PRICES FOR cAPoNs
Fowls Grow Larger Than CockereIs,
Are Easily Handled and Flesh
Is of Better Quality.

The principal advantages of capon-
iZfng are that the capOns grow larger
than cockerels, make more economical
growth, are more easily handled, sell
for higher prices, and are more eco
nOmical for the consumer on account
of less waste in dressing and cooking.
In addition the flesh is OF better quail
ity.
A statement from the Ohio College
of Agriculture says: do not sell late
Matched cockerels as broilers unless of
the Leghorn or other lightweight
breeds. Caponize them and market
after the holidays at weights of six to
ten pounds each. Increase the supply
of poultry meat and make a larger
profit on the chickens you raise"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-26
When Helen was Nsvohtv,

Helen is a little girl, who lives or
the South side. The other day she
was very naughty and that night she
said to her nurse:
81 was naughty today, wasn't I
SarahY'
yes" answered Sarah. "You were
so naughty you almost made your
mother in?''
We'll" sighed Helen, I'm going to
be better. But would you be good all
at once, or just gradually ?'-Kansas
City Star.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-26

the Pixies Peak Ocean-to-Ocean
Highway.
Maintenance on 1000 miles will
amount to about 100000, while local
road and bridge expenditures will
amount to about S2,2OO.OOO.
Idaho has 81 miles, costing S72O, 600,
under contract; 45 bridges, costing
S425. 900, ready for contract, and about
$1,800,OOO worth OF additional work is
contemplated during the season.
Iowa will expend Sic, 1000, 600 on the
road system of the state, of which
about S11,OOO,OO0 will be for road and
bridge construction.
Missouri has 666 miles under con-
tract, costing 81, 7S5, 900; S88 miles,
costing So, 600, ready for contract,
and about 100000 additional con-
struction contemplated. Local road
and bridge expenditures in the state
viii amount TO about 100000.
Nebraska has 173 miles, costing
$431 900, under contract; 145 miles,
costing $55O,OOO, ready for contract,
and about go miles, estimated at
$1,31O,OoO, contemplated Local road
and bridge expenditures will amount
to about 100000.
Nevada has four miles, costing S54,-
666, under contract; 1O2 miles costing
S657.412, ready for contract; 123
miles, costing $523. 900, contemplated.
Local expenditures on maintenance
will amount to 100000.
Oklahoma has 12s miles, including
so bridges, costing S1.360.OOO, under
contract. Additional construction OF
165~ miles, costing S2,5OO,OOO. contem-
plated.
These amounts Will be supplemented
by increased federal aid appropria-
lions and later, it is hoped, by ma
tional construction Of main trunk lines
under the supervision of a federal
highway commission, as provided for
in the Townsend bill which will come
up for consideration by the next con-
gresS.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-26

PROPER CARE OF INCUBATOR
Eggs Should Be Even-shaped and Me-
diun-Sized-Best Results Secured
II Turned Daily.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
Poultry raisers place great depend
ence upon the earIy-hatched chicken on
account of its greater vitality. making
a more vigorous growth, escaping the
ravages Of disease and insects, develop
ing into early maturity, and the pullets
from this hatch becoming profitable
layers in the early winter season fol-
lowing. AS rule it is also true that
eggs produced in the early part of the
season will show a higher percentage
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-26
MILLIONS GOING INTO ROADS
Western States to Spend Much Money
in Highway Construction and
Needed Maintenance.

Millions Of dollars viii be expended
IN highway construction and bridge
work and maintenance by the states
OF the central West during the pres
ent year, according to data recently
compiled by highway authorities.
Colorado has 81 miles of highways
under construction at a cost OF $780,
600; 81 miles ready for contract to
cost 100000, and 80 miles and three
bridges contemplated, to cost $3.50, 600.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-26
Spanish Bayonet~ for Toilet Soar.

Soap manufacturers have found
soapweed, or Spanish bayonet, excel
lent for toilet soaps and soaps intend
ed for washing wOoIens.
Ordinarily one man can harvest q
ton Of soapweed in a day. After cut
ting the plants are allowed to dry for
two or three months, and then are
baled up in the ordinary broom corn
baling machine.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-26
PERUNA w w:s; w ss .

No sufferer from catarrh
OF the stomach can read
Mrs. Van Buren's letter
without a feeling Of thank
fulness.
81 have spent q great deaf OF
money with a0ef0F8 Ger ea6ERHh
OF the stomach and at times have
been compelled to give Nd my
houEeWcrk for days. For years
] did not know what = wen day
WaE and cannot help but feel
that J WoulS not be alive to-day
had not been induced to try
Psruna. Six BEETLES OF PeDnR
1ada ne . wen woman
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-26
Reduced,

Mother" asked the Modern Child
as she was being put to bed, what are
prayersE"
Prayers, darling, are little messages
to God"
The Modern Child grew thoughtful.
"Oh, see" she said at last, land we
wait till bedtime to send them so as TO
get the night rate"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-26
Can't Be Done,

zone OF the oldest and most famous
taverns has been forced out OF bust
ness by prohibition"
'Drat these reformersI I dare say
many interesting stories are told
about that place
'Of course"
@How we are ever going to attach
any legendary lore TO a soda fountain
is more than can see."-Blrmingham
Age-Herald.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-26
On the Boss, lime

From what you tell me, Sam, you
have been a busy man all your life"
''Yes, sab; yes, sab"
you've done a great deal in your
time and day, Sam, I guess"
Eyes, sab Dat Is, rs done a good
lot In nah day, but it was in de boss
time, sah-"-Yonkers Statesman
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-26
STERILIZATION OF UTENSILS
Necessary for Production OF Dairy
Products of High Quality, Par
ticUIarly Milk.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agrfcu1ture.)
Sterilization OF dairy utensils is nee
essary for the production of dairy
products Of high quality, particularly
milk and cream, because the washing
of dairy utensils, at least by the proc
ess ordinarily used, is not sufficient
to insure freedom from infection and
contamination.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-26
SAVING OF IMPROVED ROADS
Report Of Congressional Committee
Shows Cents Per Ton Per Mile
Can Be Saved.

The report OF the joint congressional
committee which investigated high
way economics In 1914 shows that
saving Of 8 cents per ton mile can be
effected in transportation costs when
road is lifted from the dirt to the
durable class. This does not take In
TO account increased real estate valua-
ton or social advantages resulting
from the Improvement.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-26
No Pity There.

Tim Of a very sympathetic nature. y
"SoT'
ayes, feel sorry for any man In trUu-
Bile. don't like to see dumb brutes
suffer-"
81 know, but what are you getting
att"
Notwithstanding my tender feeling
towards mankind can't find It in my
heart to be the least bit sorry for the
Germans"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-26
Build Roads Now.

II roads are a good thing, why not
build them Immediately, instead OF
waiting and suffering inconvenience
for years to come, because it should
be remembered that we are not saw
ing any money by acting In such q
manner
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-26

included, climbed from $55.47 on jan
uary 1, 19O1-19O5, to $111.46 in 1911, af-
ter which the decline was irregular to
$9S.48 on January !, 1919, according to
reports OF the Bureau of Crop Esti-
mates. United States Department of
Agriculture. The market preferences
are now for drafters and southern
chunks.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-26
Hollow and solid.

Edith-ReaIIy, half the time Reggie
doesn't know which end he is stand
ing on.
Alice-Oh, nonsensel his feet GER
tainly can't seem as light as his head.
Boston Transcript.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-26
Youna America

Don't you want to hear about Tom.
Tom, the piper's sOn?D
mo, too busy. belong to a pig
club myself and it's time to feed the
stock. Courier-JournaI.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-26
CULLING THE FLOCK

prepared by the United States De-
partment Of Agricultural
In some sections Of the coun-
try culling the youngsters can be
commenced very shortly now. It
is as essential that this be done
as culling the flock next summer.
All chicks when broiler-size that
do not come up to the standard
in vigor should be disposed of or
eaten They never have paid and
never will.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-26
True 70 Form.

''What did you do with the play you
tried on the dogT"
made the fun a bit more waggish,
fixed up the tail end and licked ths
whole thing into shape"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-26
Lo,E CO EssentiaI.

In many cases low cost OF construc-
ton is absolutely essential In order
to place improved roads within the
reach OF local communities.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-26
BID Change in Sentiment.

People are apparently ready and
willing to- spend huge sums for roads
where a few years ago it would have
been impossible to secure even a small
appropriation for this purpose.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-26
Just Married.

This book says to put some Of
yourself into everything you do"
"Yes?"
"And then it Is bound to be a sue
cess"
"Ah, my dear, you were cut out to
make angel cake."-LouisTiIIe Courier
Journal.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-26
Starting = Berry Patch.

In starting the berry patch the first
summer there viii be plenty OF space
among the rows of raspberries that
will be Idle and which could be uti-
lied for growing q good vegetable
crop.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-26
Interesting.

Walton-This is my favorfte month.
I wish It would last forever!
Dalton-I have q note due the first
OF next month, toO.-CartOons Maya
zine.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-26
Animal Feed for Hens.

One of the first factors in the feed
ing OF hens for profit is the use Of
animal feed such as beef scrap, fish
scrap or sour milk.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-26
Growino speIH.

Speltz may be grown under prac-
tically the same conditions as barley
or oats, only it is really better adapted
to the dry regions OF the West and
Northwest.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-26
unRooihed-


Music has charms to soothe."
Eyes" replied the impresario. "And
yet some OF the best singers are the
hardest fighters"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-26
Their Class

what kind OF whiskers are they
they say jokes have orr
81 should think they were chin
whiskers-"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-26

The cost OF bad roads Is hard to de-
termIne, Jet it Is safe to assume that
one big source Of loss in marketing
farm crops lies IN bad roads.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-26

No ugly, grimy streaks on the
clothes when Red Cross Ball Blue Is
used. Good bluing gets good results.
All grocers carry it-5c
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-26
Church sbjrken

whats the idea OF free peHs7"
"Well, 1t gives every one a chance to
stay away from church at a minimum
expense. Life.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-26
Its Sort

Harold told me last night he fairly
worshiped me-"
ooh, that was a mere idol remark
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-26
ThzPs Mic

Rufus Does your rheumatism
trouble you nights2' Luke-~Nope;
I'm never home nights"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-26
Rnnta From Chickens

To make the most and quickest
profits OF chickens is TO keep them
fat and growing ali the time.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-26

Order may be heavens first law, but
lt is earth's last realization.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-26

Economy may be wealth. but you
can't use it In politics TO much adj
vantage.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-26
EssentiaI b. Hatehlna.

The most essential thing In Matching
with hens Is to never brighten the
hens.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-06-26

You don't have to wait Tor q good
Coad TO become passabEe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-08

drawn up under the high pressure at which the conference delegates worked iE order to give MT. Wilson something tangible to carry back to America with him.
 The willingness of all concerned to resume the study of matters which it was hoped had been definitely settled and to amend the constitution to re- move any possible causes of friction in the future is most encouraging. Before it is perfected and is capable of being operated on a practical basis the league of nations will require great deal of work.
 It is too early yet to predict what will be made, but they will no doubt be designed to meet ad- verse criticism that has been raised, not in America alone, but in France
 
 and England. In fact, it now appears that the constitution which MT. Wilson brought with him to America was largely tentative.
 Delays are tedious and, with the worlds affairs as they are at pres ent, fraught with danger, but this risk must be faced for the sake of perma- nency. We cannot hope to establish a league of nations in day or shape an international covenant after a few weeks deliberation that will stand the test of time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-08
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Impressed By Birmingham

"I have had echoes from the vlsl' of the men who came here awhile back to talk over the future as 1t re- lates to high class residential sections said Robert Jemison, Jr.. "and l give the following, taken from a letter or H. S, Kissell of Springfield, Ohio. as sample:
 "Tt was a pleasure to learn of your marvellous city. have said to num- Der of people since my return that ] cannot see anything which will prevent Birmingham from being the metropolis of the south. You have the real things that make big cities and you have so much of the push and energy which we think we have in the north, but which so many people say does not exist in the south. I think anyone would think they were in a thoroughly northern city, as far as progressiveness goes. i1 Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-08
Changes Will Be Made
 In League Covenant

1.-THE outstanding feature just now
 U of the deliberations of the peace conference at Paris is the certainty that important amendments will be made to the proposed constitution of the league of nations. This should allay the fears of many Americans who feared that we were about to en- tangle ourselves blindly and hastily in an agreement which would be much easier to get into than to get out of
 The Presidents stay ir America has emphasized the necessity for changes and while he has made no official an- nouncement, it is believed by persons close to him, as we'll as other states men attending the peace conference, that MT. Wilson will enter heartily into any proposals that may clear the atmosphere and do away with those antiquities of phraseology which have caused much if not all the criticism directed at the league constitution.
 Naturally document of such far reaching importance and so complex in character could not be satisfactorily
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-08
LUKE M,LUKE SAYS

It is the idea that she Is not like other girls that makes him marry her. And it Is the idea that she is not like other girls that makes him want to get rid of her after he gets her. A raise in salary doesn't help mar ried man much. He knows that the
 more money he gets the more bills he'll have to pay.
 Any time a 16-lear-old girl doesn't imagine that she knows more than her mother you had better take her to a doctor. There is something the matter with her
 four children she doesn't seem to care how raggedy the union suit is that she wears around the house If you accomplish one-half as much today as you thought you would when you started in you have done big days work.
 And there wouldn't be many divorces Iif wives were as well satisfied with their own husbands as they are with other womens husbands. At that. you needn't look for patience on a monument If you want to find patience, look in the kitchen, and you Il find her standing over the dishpan l, A thin woman gets just so thin and then stops. But fat woman keeps on getting fatter all the time. They have discovered another perfect girl. Shux! There are lots of perfect girls The perfect girl is the one who thinks that you. are the perfect man.
 A man could look at dress foI three hours and he could not describe it for three seconds. But woman can lok at a dress for three seconds and describe it for three hours. And it is too bad that a wife cant Ieealize her husbands worth the way she can realize his worthlessness. When you apologize for taking up a busy mans time you are merely taking
 up more of his time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-08
Fascination of Pistol Shooting

''The pistol shooting game Is a very fascinating one" said Gentry Hillman' in speaking of the contest just com pleted between a Birmingham team and New York and Baltimore teams. "A man who aspires to be topnotcher has to be very careful and regular In his habits and do a world of shoot ing to keep his hands in. And, by the way, speaking of hands, he has to be watchful Of tfrem and not do any heavy work, but keep them supple and pliant. A pistol experts hand is quite different from that of a golfists band. I used tc be cutie fond of the sport. but have not done much at 1t for sev- eral years"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-08
TONSORIAL ART
n C1ohe and Anchor.

From the Globe and Anchor.
 Poor Jim has been sent to luna- tic asylum" said the barber, flourish ing g. shining razor over his ous- toner. ....
 "Jim is my twin brother, sir. Jim kept breeding over the hard times. an I suppose he finally got crazy"
 'Ts that so?''
 "Yes, he and me worked side by side for years and were so alike we couldn tell each other apart. We brooded a great deal, too. No money in the bust- ness now.'
 "What's the reason?'
 Prices too low. Unless customer takes a shampoo. 1t doesn't pay to shave or haircut. Poor Jim, I caught him trying to cut customers throat because he refused a shampoo, so had to have the poor fellow locked up. Makes mo sad. Sometimes I feel sorry I didn't let him slash all ne wanted to. It might have saved his reason. Shampoo, sir?"
 'Yes"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-08
JEDDAHS VICTORY BANQUET

cal Arabic. The King sat curIed up with crossed legs on his chair and replied every now and then, while occasionally the people Joined in. acquiescing in the things the man said to the King. It was really curious sight, and one was even more surprised to see the way the people hung on the Kings words. The King told the assembly that freedom has come only through the help of Great Britain and her allies, and that such as- sistancefmust be continued in the future in order that the country might be de-t veloped, etc.
 Refreshments again turned up in tho form of tea, which they make extremely well here with sugar and no milk Short ly after this we took our leave. Every one went away feeling he had seen some- thing historic and rather unique, and one also felt that the entire success of the evening was due to the Kings own personality and elegant manner or speech. rss3s5 6
 Historical note. The actual name oi such dinner as described above is "Simat,' which literally means a table. and originated in 1272 A. D., during the residence of the Abbasid Calphs in Egypt. Ramadan, or the month of fast. ing, is according to Mohammedan relf- zion time during which no food or any kind may be taken between the hours of sunrise and sunset. The great meal during that month then became the meal at sunset Everyone literally rushes to food, and in this way great importance was given to the meal. These caliphs then, in the olden days, became accus- toned to inviting emirs, Sheiks. and other personalities to partake of the even- ing meal after sunset every day during this month. On the table were heaped up tier upon tier, enormous dishes of food. In the center were II enormous oval plates, each containing II roasted rams. Other enormous plates contained $50 fowls each. Plates were piled up on top of each other up to six feet in height, and '$he total number of dishes exceeded 800.
 Note. The dinner was given to cele- brate the victorious conclusion of the Great War.