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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06
MOON

MIR. TAXPAYER, attention Aud
lVl all you poor brOw-beaten people
of the streets-especialiy residential
streets. And pacifsts, antf-militarists,
and other autOchthonic landcrabs:
bring a message of cheer. The gov
eminent from first to last is accus-
toned to pay some $4,000 toward the
entire and final education OF naval
officer. In many ways Annapolis is the
grandest educational institution in the
world. And yet, even with all this
frightful expense, vital point is over
looked.
One sad example will suffice He was
a graduate ensign. For four long
years he had been nodded into the
bold, resourceful type of youth war
ship lures. By choice he had relin-
pushed high marks in engineering and
had concentrated on the enthralling
subject of navigation.
He soon perceived the popular fall
lacy of believing that only sun and
stars are used in plotting frisky fleets
about the wet parts Of our globe. The
dear old cheesy moon is no less i'm
pOrtant.
With the sun, for instance, latitude
north or south of the equator is far
more easily obtained than longitude
| or time. But by a simple twist of the
mathematical wrist one may measure
a stars distance from the man in the
moon and thereby set ones clock to a
| second at any time Of the night.
Again there is the matter of occul-
tatiOns. These are eclipses of stars
Try one yourself some clear night.
From time to time a fat star goes
behind the moon. If you note the time
then, and again when it energies, the
mean of the two will be the moment
by your watch at which the star was
in line with the moons center. By
comparing this time with a list the
naval observatory publishes you may
discover the exact error of your niger
soil.
The moon can be observed In the
daytime as well as the sun. That she
is wan and pale is an advantage in
being less trying on the eyes. Botf
latitude and longitude are to be go
this way.
All of which the graduate ~ensfgr
1earned-at a cost of thousands OF
tax-bled dollars. And yet. alas, wher
he took a furlOugh to rest from hi:
labors he discovers (too late) that he'C
never been taught one fearful trutl
about the moon:
That moon makes moonlight. AnC
that in moonlight maiden fair L
fairer than ever. And
| Well, he has two satellites by now
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06
VOICE PIPES

. HE hairy savage has legends
4 about his gods and spirits. The
navy is not so different. In the feet
there are stock yarns about every
thing. from radio ticklers and secret
codes to rubber boots and swabs. The
innocent voice pipe has come in for
it's share.
First what is a voice pipe? This
piping is brass or composition (that 1t
will not rust), from two to four inches
in diameter, depending on the length !:
and there may be 10000 feet of 1t on
a single ship. 1t is used to commune
cate from one place TO another when
telephones, bells, buzzers, and other
systems are shot away.
On a certain up-to-date fighting
craft-so the legend runs-there was
a voice pipe from chart house to en-
gineroOm, with q branch to the chief
engineers cabin. For the admfraPs
or captains curiosity this arrange
ment was a great qualification.
Two points about this pipe make the
story possible. First it led and opened
straight Just above the middle of the
chiefs bunk. In emergency he could
be called at night. Secondly the ma
chinist in charge of the starboard en-
ginerOom was an artist on an har-
monica. It is worth adding that the
admiral abhorred a harmOnica, fairly
loathed its lethal winnings.
One Quet night at sea the old man
was indulging in a nice hot cup of tea
in the pilot house. Said lethaI whin-
ings sffted up through the voice pipe
'eThat id caterwaul again :" he ex-
claimed And just the way he said
"again" was hymn of hate by itself
Such a peaceful tropical night II
was. Warm too. And the chief las
face downward on his bunk, bareNand
cool, bare as the day he was born. Face
down
"WOw!!!" He leaped naked into
the night. Clutching himself behind
he fairly screamed up the tube What
he said was indistinct except at the
end came: 'just wait, you" and 6
gurgle.
Three minutes later he was in the
charthouse. It was empty. So was
the admiraps teapot. Another ten sec
onds and he was on the bridge. 81
was the admiral
Each said good evening. That's al
one says to an admiral.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06
THE PUNY PAST

CIT HINK of being a Chinaman."
exclaimed a gunnery officer
the other day, land not being able to
throw eggs at your ancestors ~
A million examples of what he
meant are at hand. Take the Kearsarge
and Alabama, two Civil war dread
naughts which fought off Cherbourg,
France, fifty odd years ago. Our coun-
trymen thrilled with the spectacular
details Of the great engagement
Each vessel boosted about 800 horse
power in her wheezy old engines. We
make no undue comment when we
hear that 10000 horsepower will lam
haste the stern-sheets Of our new bat
tie cruisers.
The combined armament of the two
monsters was one finch, one S-inch
and six 32-pounders. (Alabama) two
11-inch and five 32-pounders (Kear-
sarge). All fired together wouldn't be
the bite of a sick flea alongside a sal
vo from the dozen 1S-inch rified sky
smiters Wen be buying picture post
cards of to send our sweethearts be-
fore long.
In that gigantic enterprise, that
bloody duel of hot blood and cold
steel, the Kearsarge threw 173 pro-
jectfles and the Alabama, $40. Had the
pair been Goth century model heavy
weights they might have slammed
some 10000 explosives shells against
one another's armament. And the
weight of each shell, about 1900 lbs,
would have been three times whole
broadSide from the old Smooth-bores.
The doughty pair sailed circles
around each other at distances from
400 to 1000 yards. Seven complete
circles they made, like a couple of
lightweights sparring for knockout.
Oh Holy Tiddledy-winksl we shout
when we picture this years Sea
Lion crashing over the horizon at
% knots speed and 10000 yards distant
from her antagonist.
When the Alabama looked like a
loser Captain Semmes struck his col
ors, threw his sword into the sea, and
Jumped in after it so that he could
swim unhanpered to a neutral yacht,
the Deerhound. The modern skipper
wouldn't give a tinker's d-n whether
his colors were up or not so long as
his vessel floated. He would be i'm
prisoned in the steel coming tower
and couldn't jump overheard If he
tried. And his sword would be down
under his bunk mattress where 1t
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06
POWDER TESTS

n nee upon a time a chemist was
~ sitting with his feet cooked up on
the table smoking his pipe. 1t was an
OF day for the Eld-smell artist.
The door opened and In walked a
boy. He handed a small jar to the
artist mean chemist. In the jar
were several Jumps of yellow dough.
One was streaked purple like rum
listers nose. mac says he thinks
you'd oughta see this began the boy.
A terrific explosion was the answer he
got. The chemist seemed to shoot In
to the air. His pipe landed in the
corner. The boy picked it up, stuck it
into his teeth, and went away. He was
safe because of the purple streaks on
the yellow Jumps in the glass jar.
The Jumps were smokeless powder.
The jar was the visuai-test jar IN
which samples of powder brands are
kept In laboratories. The purpllsn
streaks told the chemist that this par
ticular brand was disintegrating, was
becoming dangerous; might at any
minute break down, ignite, and blow
its cOntainer-whether battleship or
bOx-into smithereens.
So he exploded. He wired all ships
having that particular Index" of pow
der aboard what had happened. And
he took pains to bury safely all of it
that was within danger distance OF his
own back yard
That was years ago. Nowadays
every man-Of-war keeps her eye on her
own powder by q series of irOn-clad
tests and inspections that befft the
seriousness of having thousand lives
to guard. Indeed the tons Of explosive
aboard one warship is sufficient to
destroy q feet If properly placed.
The powder is slowed in bags, the
bags in alright tanks, the tanks in
watertight rooms called magazines
Magazines must be kept at less than
100 degrees F. always, and, as rule
at not more than 95 degrees F. Each
has little shelf on which stands the
glass Jars, one for every brand OF
powder in that magazine. About ter
O'Clock in the morning the chief gun
ner goes about the ship recording al
magazine temperatures and scrutiniz
Ing the little yellow Jumps in the jars
A purplish hue which so excited the
chemist is caused by action of freed
acid on the indicator This is added
20 powders in order to provide a safe
ty signal when there is danger of ex
ploSion due to chemical decomposition
The gunner looks carefully for an!
such signs. Litmus paper is stuck int
the necks of the jars. It is saturated
with an indicator" and changes colo
in the presence of acid.
"a Besides this daily so-called "visua
test" there is held twice 6 year tn
semi-annual surveillance test" Sam
pies from all the powders are heate
to a temperature of 65.5 C and KEEP
there for sixty days or until the
break under the strain.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06
Last might SDrearlS
What They Mean
DID you DREAM OF MoUNTAINsH

IF IN your dreams you see a noun
L tain it indicates that great possibil-
tiles in life lie before you. The high
er the mountain the greater are the
heights to which you have it in you
TO rise. 1t is lucky to dream of
mountain, and if it IS wooded noun
tain the luck is still greater. To
dream that you ascend a mountain
indicates that you will rise to wealth
and greatness and that your children,
if you have children, will also be per-
sons of position If the mountain is
rough and craggy and you have diff
Guilty in ascending if, and yet do so,
it indicates that you viii have many
difficulties, perhaps, in accomplishing
your designs, but if you persevere on
toward the summit success awaits you
in whatever you undertake, however
difficult your undertaking may be. Not
only wealth but public office is indi-
Gated for one who in his dreams sue
eessfully negotiates a rugged noun
tain. If the dreamer be a maid. it in
dicates that she wall marry a man who
| will achieve all these successes, and If
a married woman the success will ap-
/ pertain to her husband. To dream
/ simply of seeing craggy mountains
/ without ascending them only an
nounces that there will be many diff
flculties for you to overcome in arriv-
ing at the state of wealth or great
ness which it is yours to attain If
you persevere. To dream that in
ascending a mountain you come
across chasms or precipices which
compel you to turn back, you may ex
pect troubles and reverses; but by
| firmness and determination the future
will be made bright TO you again
Many dream experts are of the Opin
ion also that seeing a mountain indi
Gates a journey to a foreign country
(Copyright-)
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Edos Marchesa.

Butter muffin tins and set upon the
range to warm. In the bottom of each
put a teaspOOnfuI of soft bread
crumbs, add a dessert spoonful of
milk, then an egg carefully broken in,
season with salt, pepper and paprika.
Over this pour a dessert spoon OF milk
and drop a small lump of butter, a
few more bread crumbs and a little
grated cheese parmesan is good be
cause always grated-a mixture of
any cheese may be used. Bake in a
moderate oven ten minutes. They
should be golden brown and when
a knife is run around the edge and
they are turned out on a hot platter
they look like brown puff balls and
melt In ones mouth.
&c. 1920. Western Newspaper Union-)
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06
ADVERTISING BUREAUS

UTOMEN are making successful
w ventures in various advertising
businesses. One OF the methods that
have proved to work well is that OF
organizing an advertising bureau.
This is the way one successful firm
manages:
There are three young women in
the firm, who have Incorporated under
a certain firm name. One Of these is
the business manager. The second is
the seeker after necessary material.
whether data or photographs. She
hunts up the material required By 8
writer for q certain story, the Illus
trations needed. to 50 with such an
article. she makes sure Of important
details that are to be used IN press
stories. The third partner finds tie
paople who ara TO DO the eetuai york.
the wiring, thes Illustrating ske
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06
Lies Various Windows.

Through one OF life's windows we
view the broad fields of literature. It's
various forms and multitudinous con-
tent present a surging mass hard to
Interpret But once learn TO follow
with the mental eye the threads woven
into fife's Intricate web and new
worlds come within the range 81 vision
Like stages peopled with actors Iitera-
fIlre reveals the hopes and disappoInt
nlenfs. the Irsspira1ions and the de-
s.1aIfs sse lliYrssld a And uIsen We
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06
HaII,a Catarrh Medicine

Those who are in run down" condf-
ton will notice that Catarrh botherS
them much more than when they are in
good health. This fact proves that while
Catarrh is q local disease, IL is greatly
Influenced by constitutional conditions.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE II q
Tonic and Blood Purifier, and acts through
the blood upon the mucous surfaces OF
the body, thus reducing the Inflammation
and restoring normal conditions.
All druggists. Circulars free.
y. J. Cheney & Co, Toledo, Ohio.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06
FOOD FOR THE FAMILY.

4 SOUP which is not usual but very
n good may be prepared as follows: :
Cook turkey giblets until tender i'll
small amount of water. Chop them
and force through a coarse sieve.
Thicker the liquor in which the giblets
were cooked, season, add cream, the
strained giblets and brown stock TO
make up the quantity desired.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06
THE ROMANCE OF WORDS
HcOOTIEH

PROBABLY more new words
entered the English Ian
guage since August !, 1914,
than in any similar time in his
tory. ''Boche' and "camoue
fage," big Bertha" Archie"
and ''blighty" are only a few
of the terms which, though ex-
listing prior to the outbreak of
hOstilities, were comparatively
unknown on this side OF the At
lantic. But few Of the war
words caught the popular fancy
and at the same time aroused
public interest like "eoode."
Some Of the English troops,
when asked as to the origin of
the name, declared that the
parasites were so called because
the soldiers, in derision, referred
TO them as "cuties." To arrive
at the real genesis of the term,
however, one must go back a
good deal further than the men,
DRY OF any living man. In at
least three places in the British
isles the word has been used for
many years with varying mean
ings. When. for example, a
Scotchman spoke Of a "eootie"
he referred either to a porridge-
bowl or to a fowl with feathers
on its legs. In Shropshire the
word means %snug" or comfort
able" while the natives of
Worcestershire used It TO refer to
something that wriggIed or
squirmed. It was very evidently
the latter definition, coupled
with the fact that a large eoe-
tie might be said to resemble a
weird kind OF bird. that gave
rise to the niekname-though It
is an interestfng fact that kutf
IS the SanskFit word for BODY
and khnti IL Ur1du means
@scah."
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06
Steamed Date BUDDING.

Sift together one cupful of whole
wheat flour, half a cupfuI of white
flour. one-haIf teaspoOnful of salt, one
teaspoonful of soda, and One-half
teaspoonfuI of mace. Beat one egg,
add half a cup of molasses, half cup
full of milk, four tablespOOnfuls of
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06
TANGO Salad.

This salad is combination of
pared, cOred ripe pears, the center of
which is filed with cheese and served
on heart leaves of lettuce. The salad
dressing may have as many variations
as the Thousand Isle dressing 1t is
a little more highly colored and snap
by with chill sauce and mustard, with
the chopped onion peppers and a dash
of tabasco
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Department Devoted to Attractive Magazin
a eooK BooS Nou4 hp7t~s4e

melted shortening and a cupful of
dates. stoned and cut in pieces. Mix
together thoroughly and turn into a
buttered mold Steam two and one
half hours. Serve hot with
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06

how it is so few learn to enjoy the
varied scenes constantly passing and
piping for eyes TO see. As we see the
rewards and punishments OF those be-
fore us we profit and wish for still
greater view from LIES window.-Ex-
change.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06
Chestnut Stuffna.

BIanch a pound of Italian chestnuts,
boil until tender and put through a
ricer. Add one cup of bread crumps,
One-haIf cupfuI of shortening, one
tablespoonful and a half of poultry
seasoning, one-haIf cupful of raisfns,
with salt, pepper, celery salt, sugar
and cayenne to taste
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06

The things that never happen are often
as much realities to US in their effects
as those that are accomplished.-DaVld
Copperfield-
'SThe price of the milk of human kind
ness has not been advanced 1t Is sun
free but not always to be had.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06
Pumnkin pie in CUPS.

For those who like the filling but
cannot eat pastry fill custard cups with
the pumpkin mixture, put rim OF
pastry around the top of the cup and
bake as usual.
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4 Ndvpqdles
By a Lieutenant in the
- United States Many
nG-rH

wouldn't be furnished by nitric fumes
from smOkeless powder.
But mark me, worthy cOntempora-
ries, the next generation are already
gathering their eggs for US.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06
Well WE'LL

'Great excitement at the country
club
lover what?"
"a countryman tried to join"
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4 cat is so foolish that when she is
Joy.
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sam oueer. sometInea

Jud Tunhins says friend some
times takes the liberty Of telling you
50 much shout your faults you Won
der EoE he manages 70 remain
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06

Truth is mighty and on certain &C
casions should be impaired in dTiblets.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06

Garfield Tea, taken regularly viii cor,
rect both liver and kidney disorders--Adv-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06

Where love has entered as the sea-
soning OF food. believe that it win
please anyone.-Latin Proverb.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-01-06

grain of theoretical wisdom may
turn out to be a pound of practical
folly.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-01-06
SEWER COMPLETED

The sewer connecting the
StalnalEer addition to the sew
erage system is completed con-
structed for over ten years. The
sewer was ordered put in after
the erection Of the residence of
F. e. Thompson on Pike and
Maple streets, one delay follow
ed another, with here and there
some contrary city officials in
ferring until Mayor L. L. Bennett
determined that the sewer be
Completed, and on December 81
1920, the last shovel full of dirt
completed the job. While this
was minor job, yet construct
this than the Panama Canal.
One interesting feature was that
the creek near the spot where
John Bealing lived, had his
store and the first post-office of
"Bealington", was turned into
the sewer for a few hours and
cleaned it thru to the river.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-01-06
FIRE BUGS RAID PENN TOWNS

UNIONTOWN, Pa. Dec. 81
Visions that the Fayette County
arson ring had invaded Union
town came to residents and au-
thorities today when fire broke
out in a business building here
and destroyed it with a loss of
Approximately $150,000. Will
lam Pantelos, owner of store in
the building was arrested by
deputy fire marshall soon after
the fire started but was released
for a hearing later in the day.
Nervous and excited because
of the many incendiary fires
that have destroyed much valu-
able property III the county dur
ing the last few months the peo-
pie poured. into the streets at the
first alarm and helped the fire
men to fight the flames. The
fire which seemed to have had
IFS. origin in the boiler room
spread to the building
and endangered adjoining pro-
perty.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-01-06
b. H. S. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
HOLDS FIRST
& ANNUAL BANQUET

/ The Belington High School
Alumni Association held its first
annual banquet in the Baptist
Church basement, Tuesday even
December 18th. PRACTICALLY
every class was well represented
present year. The Presidents
being with the year 1907 to the
OF each class was called Upon to
give an account of his classmat-
es. NJ The basement was efabodrs al
ely decorated with High School
coiors and pennants, while the
table was beautifully adorned
with roses, and lighted candles.
Mr.. J. A. Viquesney served As
Toastmaster. isF
The honorary guests included:
Mr.. J. A. Viquesney, Rev. John
Mckenzie, Prof. Boyles, Miss
Wlnifred Cruikshank, Miss Jes-
sic Terrell, and Miss Eva Wilson
speeches were made by Mr.. Viz
uesney, Rev. Mckenzie, Prot.
Boyles and Maurice Lazarus
(President.)
A vocal solo was given by Mrs
y. \. Wetzel, who was also as
sisted by Miss Sevva Wilmoth
and others in rendering a quart
cite.
The menu was as follows:
Grape Fruit Cocktail, Roast
Chicken, Brown Dressing, Glib
lea Gravy, Mashed Potatoes.
Dreamed Peas, Hot Rolls, Celery
Hearts, Cranberry Frappe'.
Olives, Jellied Vegetable Salad.
Birch Cream, Cake, Coffee,
MINIS, Almonds.
The following officers were
President, Sherwood Shinn Vice
elected for 1921: Della Work
President, Dorthy Lee Jones
Secretary, and Edna Summers.
| Treasurer.
Many plans were discussed
for the coming year and it is
hoped that with the increased
membership and finances, the
association will render notable
work.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-01-06

Charleston-In the study of educa-
tional conditions in West Virginia,
conducted by the Executive Commit
tee Of the Education Association, the
committee finds that other states have
similar conditions and like problems.
Some of these states, however, have
been able to meet their problems Il
little more satisfactorily than West
Virginia has.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-01-06

Williamson. - Receipts for tooth
some things, such as are found on the
"women's pages" and in women's mag
azines, are eagerly read by the fed
eral soldiers on strike duty in this re-
gion, and then passed on to the com
pany cook. This fact was discovered
ant came in from one of the outlying
posts for supplies
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-01-06
Farewell Party

A delightful farewell party
was given one evening recently
at the Congress Square Hotel in
honor of Miss Jessie Teter ha.
made her home for the past year
at the YIN. C, A. 12O Free street
Those in the party were the
Kisses Irma Chappell, RATHER
inc Chapman, Elizabeth C. Web
Der, Mona Cole, Beatrice Boulin-
ger, Marcia Jackson, Martha
Caswell, Grace Edgerly, Mrs.
Elizabeth Coombs, Mrs. Helen
M. Townsend and the guest of
honor, Miss Jessie Teter. The
arrangements for the party
were in charge Of Miss RATHER
Inc Chapman, who also acted as
tess.-Portland Evening Ex-
DrpCg
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-01-06

Wheeling A. ]. Wright was elect
ed president of the Wheeling Typo
graphical Union.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-01-06

Wheeling Albert Marion Ricards
an alleged exIcaptain sins the U IS.
Army, said by police to- be an escaped
prisoner from Eft. Leavenworth prison
where ne was sentenced for conduct
unbecoming an officer in 1919, has
been arrested here in the roundup of
undesirables launched by Chief of Po
lice Frazier.