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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-01-05
VARYING FORMS OF CURRENCY
In Many Parts of the World the Use
of Gold and Silver is Prac-
ticaIly Unknown.

IN odd corners Of the world many
queer things are used as money.
In China you may find in circulation
Jumps of gold or silver bearing marks
which show that they were first issued
hundreds of years ago. In shape they
are square oval or oblong, and they
weigh anything up to IL pounds. The
Chinese also Use small strips of brass
or copper some of which are worth
less than a hundredth of Il penny
Some OF the MOngOl tribes pay their
bills with fttle cubes of compressed
tea.
In Burma one finds the cOwrie shell
used as money, while little porcelain
coins take the place of halfpencc. The
inhabitants of some of the districts
bordering the Persian gulf do their
buying and selling with fishhoOks Of
various sizes.
Africa provides a weird assortment.
Beads. elephant tuSks and spear heads
are all used as coins.
In Oceania flint axes are the most
common means of exchange. but we
find considerable use made of parrots
feathers woven into ropes. The real
wild red Indian hardly exists now. but
in few remote countries. such as
Alaska. he is still to be found using
his shell money.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-01-05
TRAGEDIES TRACED TO OIL
for the Deaths Of Many Ami
mails and Birds.

That almost unerring instinct which
carries animals through grave dangers
has led in many instances in the Mid
way and Sunset oil fields of CalifOr-
mia to their undoing. Chief among
such victims are rabbits and water
, fowl.
A jackrabbit and a cOttOntail find
a nice round. smooth hole. There are
many such In the oil fields where oil
piping is a necessity for the trans
pOrtatiOn of oil to the retalners. The
rabbits decide to set up housekeeping
there. The cottontaiI desires a per-
manent home and the jackrabbit
wants a refuge safe from malevOlent
man.
Soon they discover their habitat IS
being moved. No doubt they are
frightened. but they instinctively stay
within their retreat. One end Of the
hole is closed. Even then they do
not leave. Soon the other end of the
hole is darkenod. Then it is dark
ness eternal fer the furry pair.
Some time later it Is discovered
that Il newly laid oil pipe line is
chO5ed After great labor the line is
disiointed and the remains of many
rabbits removed. Thousands of rab-
bits have been thus exterminated in
the oil fields.
The death rate among waterfowl
is even greater. Again. as with the
rabbits. instinct leads them to certain
destruction. Every little lake of oil
in the vicinity of n gusher is trap
for the unthinking birds. At twilight
and dawn these tar-cOlored lakes ap-
pear as bodies of water to the deluded
fowl
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-01-05
Britain's Bible Towns.

When a man is told to go to Jericho
he might ask, which," for there are
at least a dozen in the world.
On large ordnance maps of England
Paradise occurs five times and Nine
veh, Mount Ararat, Mount Zion and
Mount Ephraim three times each.
In the county of Bedford there is a
Calvary wood, and in Dorset a Jordan
Hill, not to mention the famous Quaker
burial place In Buckinghamshire known
as JOrdans. Hampshire rejoices In a
sleepy hollow called Land OF Nod,
Cambridgeshire hac Noah's Ark, and
Worcestershire a Moab's Wash Pot.
After that such commonplace as
Hebron. Joppa, Bethlehem, Gideon and
HerOd pass almost unnOticed. All the
same. ali are TO be found IN England
London Tit-Blts.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-01-05
From Quarry to Pulpit.

1t was the unprepOSSessing appear
ance Of DIR. Joseph Parker. the famous
preacher. which led to him being nick
named the Russian bear"
An American visitor who heard him
said he looked more like the captain
Of a pirate vessel than minister Of
the Gospel"
- Talking of DR.. Parker'S early days,
Mr.. Albert Dawson of the City temple
said that the minister's parents were
so poor that he went 10 school shOd in
a pair of clogs with iron round the
soles. Ultimately he went to work rs
a mason.
One day. however. while hewing
stone III the quarry, he exclaimed sud-
denly: Hammers and stones tire
poor mems bones ," He threw down
his pick. went off. and never returned
to the quarry.
When he was twenty-three. he en-
tered the ministry and married Annie
Nesbit. "the soul loved, the girl that
saved ME and made me a man."
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-01-05
Bull Became Municipal Idol.

IN 1880 Il Barcelona bull became a
municipal idol, the object Of a regu-
lar Apis worship. When he had killed
five men and ten or twelve horses, the
yard around his stable was thronged
with devotees, though MS keeper, fear
ing foul play, would admit no stranger
to the interior Of the sanctuary. At
ter his last victory on the festival of
San Antonio, the crowd went almost
crazy with excitement under deafen-
ing cheers and a continual shout of
''BOllOs pOr Ell tOrO!" (Cakes for the
bul) a libatiOn of reals came down
like a shower, and when the victor
was dragged out of the gate a young
girl who had got 4 prize in n pan
tOmime, leaned over the balcony, and
at the risk of being impaled, crowned
the CORY brute with her own garland.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-01-05
CONVERSE WITH THEIR TAILS
Student OF Natural History Writes OF
His Observations Of Dogs and
Other Animals.

Any who have seen a pack of
wolves in full cry must have noticed
the eager waving of their tails, evil
IDENTIFY 10 enable the pack to keep to-
gether, and possibly for purposes OF
mutual encouragement. Fire a bullet
into one of the leaders and see how
quickly all the flags are dropped, and
the creatures get out of the way, each
for himself. If you notice, the fox,
who has a magnificent tail, does not
raise it aloft at all. He is a solitary
hunter and uses his brush chiefly for
a mufiier, TO keep his feet and nose
warm. But your dog does a good
deal OF his talking with his tail. You
can follow his very thoughts-dogs do
think. you know by watching his
tail. Just as 1 have carried on long
and useful conversations with Occa-
siOnal Indians of strange tongues by
observing the movements of face,
shoulders and hands. 1 have an idea
that animals were intended to COM
municate with each other mainly by
using their tails The vertebrae
through which the brain projects
much Of its direction and knowledge
extends to the tip of the tail. The
tail Is, therefore. in direct and con-
slant conta I with the controlling
power Of the animal.-MOntreaI Fam
lily Herald.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-01-05
ROAD
BUILDING
FEDERAL COMMISSION URGED
Highway Question Concerns Agricul.
ture, Commerce, Military and
Social Needs.

National development and the need
for economy demand the formation of
a highway policy under a federal COM
mission, said George NJ. Graham.
member of the highways committee.
National Automobile Chamber of Com
merce, speaking before the senate
committee on posi- offices and post
roads.
The economic barrier now con-
fronting us is the lack of adequate
highways. There is urgent need to
build these highways as quickly as
possible, and with the maximum
economy.
Highways should he planned with
consideration of their relationship to
railway and waterway communication.
The highway question concerns agri-
culture, commerce. the military and
the social needs Of the nation. The
roads program is national in scope
and is related to all departments of
the government.
Highway policy. therefore," Ora
ham continued. should be unified I'M
der a federal highway commission di-
rectly responsible to the chief eXecu-
tive, as is now the policy in state road
administration.
Economy will be served by such a
measure as roads will be with regard
to all the needs of the nation. 1t will
be possible to pay higher salaries than
can now be done under the bureau
system. Millions of dollars are to be
expended on roads, and il is the high
est economy TO secure the ablest
brains in the country for the admins
tratiOn of these funds.
Selection of roads of primary in
terstate Importance and concentration
OF federal funds in conjunction with
state funds on these roads is the first
step needed. States should be required
TO meet the federal aid as states rath-
er than passing their responsibilities
along to counties as many states do
now. In this way. it will he possible
10 have state policies correlated with
the national program. The counties
will benefit from the general inter
state highway system. and the funds
which the counties formerly used in
conjunction with federal aid can be
devoted 10 more specifically local pur-
poses.
Maintenance should he provided
for by the states in all cases." Graham
emphasized, Gin order that as the pub
lie highways are developed they may
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-01-05
Where the Fish Swarm.

There are rich fishing banks OF huge
extent a:Jund Iceland. but the greatest
are around Newfoundland. and are so
rich that fishing vessels congregate
there from America and France as
we'll as Great Britain.
These banks are very interesting, for
they are shadows which overhang the
abysmaI depths which fall quite close
by to as much as 1000 fathOms, or
more than four miles sheer depth.
There are fine banks all along the
Greenland coast, and plenty of fish or
them. But here trawling is impossible.
for the icebergS have covered the bot.
tom with enormous bOulders.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-01-05
Finest Of All LANGUAGES.

There is no modern language to
compare with the ancient Hellenic
tongue. There never was Il language
its equal. As scholars have said,
every other speech compared to the
ancient Greek is stammering. Other
tongues have their merits and defects,
but the Greek has AL the merits COM
bined and none Of the defects. 1t is
the perfection Of speech As a Ian
guage for affairs it is as direct as
the English or Latin; as a language
for philosophy il is as good as the
German and for science is better; as
the language of polite society it is as
elegant as the French; and it is more
melOdiOus than the best Tuscan ItaI-
ian. This is no eulOgy (eulogy, by
the way, is Il Greek word, of our own.
but q summation Of the dicta of
scholarly .-ENchange
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-01-05
LONO0H HAS GROWN TOO BIG
Metropolis Of tne British Empire is
Loosely Knit Together, and
Confusion Results.

Poor old London is so big that she
doesn't know what to do. She has
oUtgrOwn her administrative clothes
and finds liat her outskirts are sore
~ bedra@gicd. She hopes thar par
Lament Will come to her relief but
she has waited So long without any
thing being done for her and mean
while has crown 50 OutrageousIy that
parliament is a hit dubious about I'M
dertaking The JOB.
London YOU understand is merely
a name, and ii NAV mean one Of sew
eral things. No railway company
sells tickets 10 London; they are care
full To specify the exact station in that
vast conGlOmeratiOn indefinitely spok-
en- of by that name.
There is first of all the CITY of Lon
don, the original London. built around
the Tower ana walled in for defense,
square mile of twisting streets and
alleys, where business houses are built
on old churchyards and the ancient
church tower rises behind tive-stOry
stone office building. Then there is
the London OF the % bOrOughs. the
County of London, which includes the
towns that grew up outside the an
cient city. There are also almost in
Vulnerable suhurbs.-W. X. Kelsey in
the Detroit News.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-01-05
Made Him Look Small.

y Young and newly married couple
were entertaining their friends, and
among the guests was one whose con-
tinued rudeness made him extremely
Objectionable to the rest of the com
pany. His conduct, although most I'M
bearable, was put up with for some
time. until at supper he held up on
his fork a piece of meat which had
been served to him, and IN a vein OF
intended humOr, he looked round and
remarked:
els this pig"
This Immediately drew forth the re-
mark from a quiet-lOOking individual
sitting at the other end Of the table
(Which end Of the fork do you re
fer to?"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-01-05
PILES

Bleeding, Blind or Protruding Piles
quickly and permanently cured
WITHOUT THE KNIFE. No cutting,
no chlOroform or other dangerous
anesthetic used. He gives a contract
and guarantees to cure every case he
treats, no matter how long standing.
or refund every cent of your money.
If you are afflicted with this pain
full and troublesome malady it will
pay you to call and have a talk with
him.
The doctor is authorized by the
State of Kansas to treat all chronic
diseases of men and women.
Examination and consultation Free
and confidential.
Office Address:
T. c. BROWN, M. D.
41s-419-42O Ridge Bldg,
KANSAS CITY, MO.
Reference: Gate City NATL Bank.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-01-05
sesgars in constantinopls.

And then the beggars! They are at
every turn I'm COnStantinople. For the
most part. they are Armenians. They
follow a person for great distances,
whining and crying. Some of them
carry deformed babies. probably
rented, as 1t seems unlikely that ev-
cry beggar could have a defOrmed
child. Many make their children lie
in the street on wet pavements and
pretend to be asleep to excite the pity
Of the passerby and thus secure bak.
sheesh
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-01-05
For One Day Only
On His Regular Monthly Visits
HOURS: 8 a. m. to 5 p. m.

HOURS: a. m. to p. m.
Any unusual result in surgery Is
heraIded from coast to coast. At
best, surgery is only mechanical.
The real accomplishment in medi-
cine of today is the conquering of
chronic and so-called incurable dis
eases. The effort of medical science
is devoted to that end.
The Rockefeller Institute, the
greatest pathological laboratory in
the country, is employing the best
men to be had to search for-not
the best way to cut into and sew up
the human body-but the best way
to avoid that by finding remedies
and other means of curing those
chronic diseases that are everywhere
about US.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-01-05


be depended upon as permanent ave
nueS of communication, in order that
the original public investment he pro-
tected.
States which have been sufficiently
progressive 10 build their share of
federal aid are now in a position to
develop secondary systems, and are
therefore that much ahead in economic
development.
"A wise highway policy will con-
Struct and maintain roads through gov
eminent forest reservations from fed
eral funds, without calling upon the
treasures In the states wherein these
are located. Wherever a state con-
tains large areas Of federal lands due
modification should be made of the
present $3.50 expenditure of federal
and state funds"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-01-05

How long Is a day? Twenty-four
hours, you say. Yes. but net quite.
One real day contains % hours. So
minutes and 1000 seconds OF time. as
rsekoned by the movement OF the sun.
The earth moves through space with
IN average velocity Of eighteen and
Sne-haH miles per second. and itd
velocity OF rotation at the equator Is
about 1000 miles per hour.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-01-05
Gigantic WATERFRONT.

waterspOut recently measured
from a British ship in the Indian
ocean was 1900 feet high to the base
Of the everything cloud. The column
tapered from 500 feet wide at the
junction with the cloud TO $50 feet
wide at the sea.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-01-05
Mann rowns Named CHICAGO.

In addition to the big city on Lake
Michigan. there are three Chicagoes
and two New Chicagoes. One Chicago
is in the mountains of Marion county
Kentucky. Another is quite town
in Huron county, Ohio; and the other
is In Dawson county. Texas. The
New Chicaeoes are in Indiana and
Montana.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-01-05
PeruuIsites.

There are very few perquisites now,
adays"
I'm glad of It," replied Senator Scr
ghum. ''PerquisItes In the old day.
were regarded by too many penuriou.
people as an excuse for holding a pub
lie servant. down TO an inadequate, sal
ary."
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-01-05
Almost an American Paper.

The Petit Pa isien has the largest
circulation of any paper in the world
and it is printed on American presses
and upon paper made by American
paper-making machines. There are
several Americans employed on the
DaDer
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-01-05
Have Private Fish Ponds.

When the natives of Nauru. in the
Pacific. go fishing they bring the fish
home alive and put them in lagoons
or small lakes in the hills. Every
village owns a lagoon and every viii
lager owns a portion of the water,
fenced off with palm leaves. where the
household supply Of fish is kept alive
until needed for food.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-01-05
HE DOES NOT USE THE KNIFE

DR.. Brown treats diseases OF the
Stomach, Liver, Blood, Skin, Nerves,
Heart, Spleen, Kidneys, Bladder, Sex
ual Diseases, Diseases of Women,
Rheumatism, Diabetes, Catarrh, Bed
Wetting, certain forms of Paralysis.
Weak Lungs, Asthma, Bronchitis, Ap-
pendicitis,- Gall Stones, Golfers,
TumOrs, Biliousness, Dyspepsia,
Dropsy, Emaciation, Epilepsy, Head
ache, Sleeplessness, Neurasthenia,
Obesity, Pleurisy, Scrofulous Diseases
Of Men.
If you have Kidney or Bladder
troubles bring an ounce bottle Of your
urine for analysis.
The doctor furnishes all his own
medicines.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-01-05
BrainIess Disease.

That Ohio scientist who says that
egOtism is a disease of the brain will
have to guess again. Brainless asses
always develop northumberland
ENQUIRER.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-01-05
Partieular Ahout clnars

One London dealer manufactures
ana keeps cigars specially for certain
distinguished men. They each have
their own brand. named after them.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-01-05
DIR. BROWN
WILL BE II

Salina, Monday, January 18th, at the
Planters Hotel; in Wilson, Tues
day, the 18th, at the Midland Hotel;
in ELLIS, WEDNESDAY, THE
18TH, at the U. P. HOTEL; and in
WaKeeney. Thursday, the 18th, at
the American Hotel.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-01-05

A panhandler can get money out se
the average man when his own vile
can't.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-15
nv Associated Pressl

CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 15.-Re-
ceipts-Cattle, 500; hogs, 6,400; sheep,
500.
Cattle-Market, steady; butchers
steers, good to choice, $7.50@8.75;
fair to good, $6.50@7.50; common TO
fair, $5@6.50; heifers, good to choice,
S6@8.50; fair to good, $6@7; common
to fair, $4.50@6; cows, good to choice,
$4.50@6.25; fair to good, s4@5.50; cut
tiers, $2.75@3.50; Gamers, $2@2.50;
stock steers, $5.50@7; stock h%eifers,
$450@5.50; stock cows, $3.50@4.50;
bulls, strong; bologna, $5@5.75; fat
bulls, $5@6.25; mich cows, steady;
10000. Calves, SOC lower; good to
choice, S9@9.50; fair to good, 5000;
common and large, $5@6.
Hogs-15c higher; heavies, $1,000;
good to choice packers and butchers,
5000; medium, $1,000; stays, $4,000
$50; common to choice heavy fat
sows, $7@9; light shippers, $1,000;
pigs, 10 pounds and less, $7.50@10.50.
Sheep-Market, steady; good to
choice lights, $5@7; fair to good, $50
5; bucks, $103.50; sheared lambs,
steady; good to choice, $15.50@16:
seconds, $1O@11; fair to good, $12@
1850; common to fair, $709.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-15

GRAIN PRICES

tMarkets by E. F. Leland & Company,
212 Union National Bank Building)
CHICAGO. May 15.-Wheat-Wheat
was lower the greater part of the day
as the result of scattered selling OF
May on a telegram from Julius Barnes
to the board of trade on adjustments
OF b May deal. The decline. how
ever, was met with a fair class of buy
ing, and this. with better cash de-
mand, strengthened prices late in the
day. The deferred deliveries held
within their limits. There were sales
of $4,000 reported to go to store. The
houses with cash and export connec-
tions were fair buyers of wheat. Elk
port demand was rather slow. Gables
say trade is unwilling to commit it
self until the May deal is more de-
fined. Crop reports from the south
west are without important bearing.
Corn-Corn was fairly strong all
day and showed stubborn resistance
TO pressure. The range of prices,
however, was narrow. Exporters were
reported after corn slightly below the
market. Cash market one-quarter
higher.
Oats-1t was a narrow market, with
continued selling of July by leading
elevator interests. General commits
sion house interest vas light. Cash
about unchanged.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-15
BRlNG CLING
UP
FATHER
BY
McMANUS
Reg. u. S.
Pat. Off"
Reg. u. S.
Pat. Off"

tle-Receipts, 200; market steady and
strong; choice fat steers, $8.OO@8.50;
good to choice butcher steers, $7.75@
S.25: fair to good butcher steers.
$7@750; good to choice heifers, $500
@7.50; fair to good heifers, $6@6.75;
good to choice butcher bulls, $6@7;
bologna bulls, $4@5; good to choice
cows, $6@6.50; fair to good cows, SIS
$3.50; common cows, $2.50@3.5O.
Calves - Receipts, 1000; market
steady, so cents to 81 higher; choice
sheep, sos; ewes, $6@7; culls, 81
$608.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 1900;
market, slow; choice spring lambs,
$14@17: clipped lambs, $12@13; fair
TO good, $6@8; cluus, $4@5; choice
2 yellow, 67h@6Sc; No. 3 yellow, 81
@3.
Hogs Receipts, 5000; market,
steady; Workers, $11; pigs, $11; lights,
81; mixed pigs, $11; extra heavies,
$9.50@10.50.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-15

duction of tame hay was 2,429, 900 tons
and in 1920 it was 2,844, 900 tons. The
wild hay estimate for last year was
$4,000 tons and for 1920 it was 26.O0O
tons. There is 14.5 per cent of last
years crop still on farms and amounts
to approximately $4,000 tons, which
is somewhat in excess of the usual
amount at this time of the year.
Flowing Report
Up to May 1, only 20 per cent of the
blowing for spring planting and SOW
ing had been done in the state, all of
which was seeded to oats and barley.
No corn ground had been prepared at
this time. For this date it is the least
ground under preparation for many
years, and is attributed to wet condi-
ton of the soil resulting from heavy
and continuous rains during March
and April.
Pastures on May ] were reported at
SO per cent of normal in Indiana, com
pared with 80 per cent for the same
date last year.
The mortality of live stock in In
diana during the past year was slight
ly in excess of the rate for the preced-
ing year, being Is per 1000 for horses
and mules from disease; for cattle it
was Is per 1000 from disease and 5
per 1000 for exposure; for sheep it
was 26 per 1000 from disease and 10
per 1000 from exposure and for lambs
it was SO per 1000 from both disease
and exposure. Swine of all ages shows
a very heavy mortality rate for the
year, being 70 per 1000 from disease
and is attributed to a severe outbreak
of cholera in practically all sections
of the state late last fall.
Live Stock Condition
The condition of live stock in Indi
ana on May 1, compared with normal
was 90 per cent for horses and mules
95 per cent for cattle, SO per cent fol
sheep and 80 per cent for swine.
Farm conditions in Indiana have
changed but little during the month
Practically all oats were seeded from
two to three weeks later than usua,
and no corn ground worth mentioning
has been prepared to date, which may
have a tendency to decrease the acre
age of this important crop. Conditions
in the bottom lands are far from sat
isfactory as operations there canno
be started before the middle of thC
month, because of the wet soil.