The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-09-21

and this here leventh and last resigna-
ton of mine has got to be accepted,
let the chips fall where they may, or
however the shoe might pinch. Along
about o'clock this afternoon a passed.
of our leadin' citizens informed me IN
no uncertain terms that if I wasn't
done been went and gone by the hour
of midnight they allowed as how they
aimed to tar and feather me and rail
ride me out of our progressive and
lava bidin' little city, for small mat
ter that it amt necessary for me to
go into details at this here writin'
And spell ago friend let me know
that they had reconsidered to the ex-
tent of decidin' to make it O'Clock
instead of midnight, and were al
ready a-bilin' of the tar.
$50 you can see for yourself that
it is high time for me to step down
and out. No more at present.
'P. SITS $40, two, right now,
and Pm gone"
News Items 200 Years Ago.
What sort of advertisements and
news did our forefathers of 200 years
ago read? That question was partly
answered the other day when Con-
gresham Brooks of York, Pa, dis
played a copy of the American Week
ly Mercury, dated November %,
1922. The leading ad reads:
'Run away from Ezekiel Balding
of Hampstead, on Long Island, one
Indian man, slave, named Dick, of
middle stature and of a smiling coun-
tenance. He speaks English pretty
well, and no other language. He can
read. He has big nose, and has
white scratches on his arm, and a
blue spot on the inside of one of his
wrists, and a little above his shirt
wrists bands. He run away about the
beginning of September, and had a
homespun shirt and dark coloured
drugget coat. We have been inform
ed that he intended to get into the
Indian habit. Others tell that he has
said he would go towards New Lon
don and Rhode Island, and so to sea.
Whoever can take up the said Indian
man, and secure him, and give notice
to his master, so that he can be had
again, shall have three pounds re-
ward, besides reasonable charges"
, A social item in the same paper
reads: "On Monday night last at
Judge Sewall's, and the night follow
ing at Judge Dudley's, was entertain
ed one of the oldest Indians in New
England, John Quittamog, living in
the Nipmug country, near Woodstock.
He is reckoned to be about 112 years
old The English inhabitants OF
Woodstock remember him as a very
old man for near forty years past,
and that he has all along affirmed and
which he still afirms, that he was at
Boston when the English first ar
rived; and when there was but one
cellar in the place, and that near the
4 Common, and then brought down a
bushel and a half of corn on his back.
He says that the Massachusetts In
| dians sent up word to the Nipmugs
that if they had any corn to spare the
English wanted it, and it would be
worth their while to bring some of it
down He is now in good health, and
has his understanding and memory
very entire, -eonsidering his great age,
and is capable of travelling on foot
ten miles in day."
Another local item reads: eve
hear from Amesbury, that the gen
erous and charitable captain of that
place, lately warned his company to
appear at the place of parade, we'll
armed with-their axes instead of their
firelocks; after which he marched
them into the woods, where with in
vincible courage) they slew as many
trees as made thirty cord of wood,
and carried it to the water side, in
order to be brought hither, for the
relief of the poor of this place"
The above story was followed by
this hosiery advertisement:
Whereas, Matthew Bruno of
ChaeAa,