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DIAMONDS, E. HOWARD WATCHES
CAMEO BROACHES
High Class Jewelry of All Kinds is our Specialty
Our Success Has Been Built on Honest Prices High
Class Goods and Workmanship.
In Our Repair Department We Employ the Best
Workmen' and Give You the Best Service.
We Appreciate Your Patronage and in Return Give
You Service.
T. MORRISON, The Jeweler and Optometrist
tauquas. Another indication of the
superiority of the chautauqua which
comes to Hays. In all, nearly 100
folks come here to. amuse, entertain
and inspire you on the big Chautau
qua program.
- "The climax of the whole program
came in rendition of the light opera
His Majesty gteamship Pinafore 'or
The Lass that Loves a Sailor by the
Pianofre Company. It is almost un
believable that ,a company can carry
with it such stage fittings and give so
realistic an impression upon a Chau
tauqua platform. It has always been
believed that it was beyond the pos
sible to present dramas or operas to
Chautauqua audiences, owing to the
difficulty of staging such productions,
but the presentation of 'Little Wom
en' and 'Pinafore' demonstrateswith
out adoubt that this popular concep
tion is erroneous. But we are not
surprised for Charles F. Horner has
smashed one dictim after another and
we may expect to see much heavier
productions in the future. If there
was a general favorite it wras 'Little
Buttercup.' The, opera does not de
pened on plot or moral for its hold
upon the audience. It is the music,
the movement, 'the action, the sail
ors, his aunts, and his counsins. In
short, a thing of beauty." Elk City,
Okla., News-Democrat.
THE CHURCHES.
Phone 1S2
Hays, Kansas
Citizens Bank Building
m The Hays Chautauqua
Hip, Hip, Hurrah! This is to be a
"cheer year" for chautauqua in Hays.
There are two important reasons.
The H. C. of L. hasn't struck chautau
qua. While everything else from
candy and "calico and corn cultiva
tors has advanced in price, this chau
tauqua season ticket remains the
same. That's one reason The other
is that this is Patriotic year and Pa
triotism will be the watchword on the
Horner Chautauqua system.
Charles F. Horner has a great pur
pose and motive in every chautauqua
program and the best talent is always
secured to represent each phase of
the different portions of a program
which must be perfectly balanced
when completed. This year there has
been a large share of the program de
voted to pure fun. There has been a
liberal sprinkling of messages of in
spiration and encouragement. The
thread of instruction and education
runs through the entire network. Hu
mor is provided in each and every
program. Music of the heart and
home is given as well as music which
stimulates love for the pure and clas
sical. There is wit. There is logic.
There is food for thought. There is
a practical plan for community- de
velopment and betterment. There is
a world of joy, happiness, fun and
frolic. There is the opportunity of
meeting friends and neighbors. Above
all, there is a drama of heart interest
and an opera of great magnitude with
its varied appeal.
Patriotism Predominant
Predominant this year will be the
message of patriotism. There are pa
triotic songs which will be sung by
the audience. Flags will be display
ed in profusion. Patriotism will be
everywhere. Not too conspicious, of
course, but enough to properly bal
ance a great program and to keep
America and its patriotic principles
in the foreground as a time of criti
cal moment n the nation's history.
Music to Suit All
In the more popular lines of music
the Althea Players, six charming
young ladies; the Metropolitan Men
Singers; a male quartet of tremen
dous ability; "Peg" Hill and the Haw
aiians will prove strong numbers. In
the list of artists will also be found
the Keller-Wille company and the
Pinafore orchestra.
Hays has reasons to be especially
proud of the lecturers who come here
this season. There is Edward Am
herst Ott, of "Sour Grapes" fame;
then comes Lou Beauchamp, the Hu
morous Philosopher; William Rainey
Bennett, "The Man Wrho Can;" and
Thomas Brooks Fletcher, with a big
and important message of inspira
tion and encouragement. Another
great lecturer will be announced la
ter. The Funny Girl Coming
Ada Roach is coming. She is the
original "funny girl." She will make
you laugh and laugh. Ducrot the ma
gician will almost make his audience
think they are "seing things at night."
He will make something out of noth
ing and nothing out of something
with his wonderful magic. There will
be childrens' chautauqua with its
great circus put on by the children
themselves.
The climax of all will be the two
mammoth productions, Little Women
and Pinafore, with a total of fifty
people in these two companies. They
are unprecedented on the chautauqua
platform and will make a season tic-
EVERYBODY IS GOING
to the
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Salina, Kansas, Sept. 4-8
Program Embraces every featureof a First Class
Fair.
Exhibits in all Departments.
Carnival Attractions. Extraordinary Free Acts. A
week of sensations.
Something for everyone. Our purpose is to
please.
General Admission Only 25 Cents
YOU CAN'T BEAT IT
ket doubly valuable, although, as said
at the beginning, the price will be the
same as usual despite the more ela
borate, the bigger and more brilliant
chautauqua program.
The chautauqua for 1917 is bring
ing an unusual lot of good clean fun.
Among the funniest of the fun-makers
will be Ada Roach, whose smile is
as contagious as smallpox and Frank
Ducrot, the magician. Ducrot pro
nounces his name "Do-crow" and his
entertainment will be as funny as
his name. Beauchamp is known as
the man who makes you laugh and
laugh and laugh and cry and cry and
cry and think and think and think.
You'll get your money's worth of
laughs out of these three folks alone.
But there are others too, and they all
like to see folks enjoy themselves.
Frank Ducrot, the magician, was
one time sitting in a hotel dining
room eating dinner with one of the
chautauqua boosters of the town. Mr.
Booster had marveled at Ducrot's
wonderful work on the platform and
finally said, "Mr. Ducrot, suppose you
didn't have your materials handy
when a man asked you to produce
some of those tricks you do on the
stage, what would you do?" Ducrcot
commenced to vaguely tell how he
would probably have to apologize for
not being prepared but before he had
completed his little story Mr. Booster
saw Ducrcot reach into his (the chau
tauqua booster's) pocket and pull
out roses and ribbon by the yard. Du
crot's friend decided that it didn't
make. any difference whether Ducrot
was prepared or -not but was more
mystified than ever over his .wonder
ful work.
"Half a ton of harmony" might
well describe the Metropolitan Men
Singers, the quartet who comes to
chautauqua. The men tip the scales
at almost that amount. Fortunately
for them, the railroads still charge by
the mile and not by the pound. Oth
er "big" folks on the program this
year include Marie- Horgan the "Lit
tle Buttercup" in Pinafore, who
weighs 227 pounds. It is a "big"
program this year, in more ways than
one.
It isn't Edward Amherst Ott that
Mr. Ott likes to have advertised. Mr.
Ott prefers that the advertising shall
call attention to his message. He fulfills-to
a large extent the real pur
pose of the chautauqua, by present
ing a message of importance to the
people of the community. Ott has
developed a series of lectures on The
Art of Living. "One, "Sour Grapes,"
deals with the subject of heredity or
eugenics, as we now call it. The
others deal with the health of the
mind, the health of the purse, and the
health of the community.
"Warm friends. You can't live on
them. Try it and see how cool they
grow." One of the extracts from Lit
tle Women, that great play taken
from Louisa M. Alcott's great book of
the same name, which will be shown
on the chautauqua platform for the
first time this season.
There are forty folks coming to
chautauqua to present Pinafore
alone-. That, number is more than
the total folks in some entire chau-
MethodUt Notes.
9:45 A. AI. Sunday School.
11a.m. Preaching Service.
7 p. m. C. E. Service.
Trinity Lutheran Church
Charles F. Wiest, Pastor.
SCHLYER 8c ARNHOLD, Implement Dealers
Despite
the
World
War
and the high cost of all materials we are still offering our goods at a price within the
reach of our customers. We have recently added the stock of Hardware from
our Walker Store to our stock here at Hays, which we are offering to the trade at
a reasonable figure. We are also agents for the
OAKLAND AUTOMOBILES
recognized as one of the most dependable machines on the market. If you want an
Electric Washing Machine the "IVIay tlg" is tne one rou are looking for.
We are agents for the BeLaval Cream Separator, the best made, also Gas
Engines and Supplies, Ranges, Buggies, Harness, Whips, Fly Nets, Etc.
If you are wanting repairs for your plows, drills or any of your farm ma
chinery, now is the time to procure them, before there is another raiscin iron and
steel. You can save money by getting them at once.
SG
HLYE
R & ARN'HOLD
The Liberty Loan Cycle
Through the sale of Liberty Loan
Bonds the United States is borrowing
large sums of money from its citizens
its business men, farmers, bankers,
wage earners, merchants, manufac
turers. The government collects this
money and disburses it in two ways.
Part it expends itself and part it
loans to our allies. The United
States and these other governments
spend it for American products and!
American labor and it goes back di
rectly into the hands of the people,
the American business man, the far
mer, banker, wage aerner, merchant
and manufacturer.
This is the cycle. John Smith the
farmer, and Thomas Brown the wage
earner, each has purchased a Liberty
Loan .Bond paying down the initial
payment of two per cent. On June
28, they made the eighteen per cent,
payment, depositing the amount in
their, banks and sending checks to the
Federal Reserve Bank of their dis
trict. The Federal Reserve Bank col
lects the check and re-deposits the
money with the local banks. Later
the Treasury Department draws
against it and money is again lodged
with the Federal Reserve Bank. It is
almost immediately withdrawn from
the Federal Reserve Bank either by
the United States or by some for
ign government engaged in war with
Germany to which the. United States
has advanced money and is paid out
for American products or labor. Some
of it is spent for farm products and
raw material, and some of it for man
ufactured products, thus going back
into the hands of American citizens.
Therefore the money paid in by
the above mentioned John Smith and
Thomas Brown on June 28th, in part
payment of their Liberty Loan Boflds
may have gotten back into their
hands in time to make up part of their
payments made July 30th.
Germany' Restrictions
According to an Amsterdam cable
dispa&h of July 27, Philip Heineken,
director of the North German Lloyd
Steamship Line predicts that after the
war ends Germany "will find it neces
sary to restrict imports to highly im
portant articles, such as grain and
other foodstuffs." For nearly forty
years, or since the policy of Protec
tion was installed by Bismarck, Ger
many, has restricted imports of com
petitive products by a rigid system of
Tariffs and administrative enforce
ment. There will be no change in this
system after war ends. More than
ever Germany will restrict the impor
tation of articles ' whose equivalent
is or can be produced in Germany.
Foodstuffs she must have, and these
she wfll buy in the cheapest market.
Such foodstuffs or raw materials as
she buys from the Unifed States she
will pay for in lowpriced manufactur
ed products, if she is permitted to pay
in that manner. And that is exact
ly what she will be permitted to do
unless the Underwood Free-Trade
Tariff is repealed and an adequately
Protective Tariff takes its place.
Ameican Economist.
The Lutheran church is closed for
repairs during August."
The Sunday School and morning
service Will be combind in one ser
vice from 10:30 to '11:30 in the
Strand Theatre during August.
Baptists Notes.
10:00 a, m. Sunaay School.
11:00 a. m. Morning Worship
7:C3 p. m. Senior and Junior B.
Y. P. U.
Edward Otis Rogers, Pastor.
On Saturday, the 18th, the ladies
will have a food sale at the Basgall
grocery store. Don't forget the date
and place.
Thursday, August 3rd, Mrs. Mar
shall will have her Annual Birthday
Supper in the basement of the par
sonage. The proceeds of the supper
will go inty the ladies work. Mrs.
Marshall gives this birthday gift to the
ladies and she desires to see all her
friends at that time.
The Union services in the Strand
this next Sunday evening, will be
conducted by the pastor of this
church.
Presbyterian Church.
Gerritt Snyder, Pastor.
10 a. m. Sunday School.
10:00 A. M. Sunday School.
7:00 P. M. C. E. Service. Topic:
"The sin of Gossip and Slander."
8 P. M. Union Service at the
Strand.
The Missionary Society will hold its
regular monthly meeting on the porch
of the Manse next Wednesday even
ing at 7:00 o'clock.
There will be no food sale during
August, but this will be resumed the
second Saturday in September.
A Silo Question Box
Below are given answers made by
Supt. Weeks of the Fort Hays Experi
ment Station to a few of the many
question asked daily of him and of
other speakers on the Auto Truck
Silo Special.
Why have a silo?
Dry fodder is wasted by weather
and by failure of stock to eat coarse
stems. Silage can be kept several
years like canned fruit. Silage keeps
cattle in better condition than dry
feed alone.
What kind of silo is best?
Silage keeps the same in all silos
provided air does not get -in. , Pit
silos are the cheapest permanent kind.
Besides two pit silos, the Fort Hays
Experiment Station has four re-enforced
concrete silos.
What size should a silo be?
The diameter should be in propor
tion to the number of cattle fed. A
silo ten feet wide and sixteen feet
deep holds enough to last six cows
180 days. A silo eighteen by thirty
four feet is large enough for fifty
cows. The pit silo should be at least
twice as deep as wide. Small pit saos
should be plastered at least one inch
thick. Plaster one and one-half to
.two inches thick if the silo is more
than sixteen feet in diameter. The
bottom need not be plastered.
Do poisonous gases collect in pit
silos?
Only two or three cases of harm
from this cause have been reported in
Kansas. Gas is more apt to be pres
ent just after filling or when the silo
has ben closed a long time. A light
ed lantern will go out if dangerous
gas is present.
Is silage alone a good ration?
Best results are secured by feeding
alfalfa or cotton cake along with sil
age. Dry feed3 like straw, sorghums,
hay, etc., go well with silage. Silage
has however, been fed alone to cattle
with fair results but winter range at
least should be given if possibel.
Does silage ever hurt stock?
Only the very best silage is safe
for horses and sheep; cattle of all
ages may be fed almost any kind. Sil
age does not stunt calves nor injure
cows teeth.
Can short corn or sorghum be silo
ed without a cutter?
This was done "some in 1913, but
much of this silage spoiled because it
could not be packed thoroughly.
FOR SALE
Nearly new, triple silver plated b
fiat Cornet. Easily changed to a. In
quire at the Free Press office or Carl
A. Clark,. Hays, Kansas. - '
Engraved business cards
Free Press ofSce.
at the
Help the Railroads
There is nothing m ore creditable
in the war efforts of this country,
either private or public, than the
course of action taken by the rail
roads under the leadership of Daniel
Willard of Baltimore and Ohio, act
ing as chairman of the advisory com
mittee of national defense; Fairfax
Harrison of the Southern railway,
chairman of the railway war board,
and other leading railway men. First
among the basic industries, as Mr.
Hyde points out, the railways pooled
their issues and yielded themselves
to this central management; which is
working from Washington in close
co-operation with the government.
The value if this as an example can
not be overestimated, but the sub
stantial results already accomplished,
as outlined by Mr. Hyde, are encour
aging. This is patriotism as practical as it
is devoted. It deserves our grati
tude, but it deserves more than that.
It deserves co-operation, and espec
ially, we believe, this co-operation is
needed in the matter of car short
age. This is perhape the mtst ser
ious factor of the problem with which
these men are struggling. VY ith the
tremendous needs of war supply ad
ded to the normal needs of our in
dustry and commerce, the transport
system is called upon to expand its
facilities to the utmost limit of their
possibilities. We have not nearly
enough cars and we cannot create
enough to meet conditions as they de
velop. We canot create cars. But we can
make each car do more than it has
ever done before. We have a wasteful
habit of keeping loaded cars on sid
ings while the consignee gets ready
to unload them at leisure. A large
amount of time and therefore a large
part of the efficiency of cars are
thrown away by this carelessness. We
must" all speed up now. In Ger
many, we understand, only six hours
are given for unloading cars. We
ought to do at least as well. If it is
necessary there will have to be legis
lation on the subject, but we hope it
will be unnecessary through the ac
tive co-operation of shippers in keep
ing the cars moving. The man or
concern that holds a freight car a
minute longer than is necessary is
shirking a clear and public duty,
ffublic spirit and even self-interest
now dictates the strickest and most
wholehearted co-operation with the
able men in charge of transportation.
If this comes about promptly
through the. enlightened intiative of
shippers, it will go far toward re
moving the danger of freight conges
tion and food or fuel famine in this
country and toward helping America
to become a real factor in winning
the .war against German military
autocracy. Chicago Tribune, Julv
25th.
ERVICE
as will be found at
ScfteimsWWn.
A New Store For Hays
which will be opened soon will mean a great deal
more than selling merchandise and taking your
money in return.
We have realized that in order to be happy in
business we must render some real service to our
community and. with this idea in mind we have
planned this new store.
You will find a homelike atmosphere in this
new store and we will be pleased to have you come
in and make yourself at home. This store will be
your store and we will always be pleased to have
you suggest to us how we can make it be of more
service to you.
We will maintain a fitting room and alteration
department in the store, where garments selected
may be tried on and any alteration necessary made
by an expert in this line.
You will find a writing desk and stationery locat
ed at the front of the store where you may drop
a line to your friends while shopping down town.
You will also find a telephone in connection with
this desk to call your friends or the house tb see
how the children are getting along.
Our salespeople will always be glad to show
you all the new things without any obligation on
your pat to buy.
A special - Infant's Department where every
thing for the baby may be found, without going to
all other departments in the store will also be main
tained here.
You can send your children to this store and
feel assured that we will take the same care In wait
ing on them as if you were with them.- However
should you be displeased with our selection we will
cheerfully refund the money and there will be zio
questions asked.
We stand for everything that is good for
HAYS and you will always see us doing all we can
for HAYS and to make our store one of the best in
it.
We ask you to watch this space every week.
Eventually it will make you one of our satisfied
customers.
THE GUARANTEED
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The Place Where They Make Old Fords
New. - - Prices Reasonable
1 block south and 4 blocks east of Brunswick Hotel
On Wilson Avenue
GRAINVILLE JONES
A Rare Humorist
The mark of a great orator is that
he reminds you of no one else. This
is true of Grainville Jones, who will
speak at our Chautauqua. He is un
ique, original, always strong and de
lightfully interesting. The man, the
message, and the method are all out
of the ordinary and wholly different
from the usual lecture attraction.
If Jones is like any man who has
been in the limelight of America, it
is Abraham Lincoln -tall and angu
lar of body, always 'clearly logical,
and yet overflowing with the richest
rumor. He is a typical son of the
South and his ideas and utterances
are as fresh as the honeysuckle and
dogwood bloom of his native land. A
magnetic, natural simplicity marks
the manner and mental processes of
the men. Like many of our great
American statesman, he has a slight
strain of Indian blood in his veins,
plainly traceable in his features.
With his fine philosophy, learned in
the school of real life, and his origi
nal and natural humor, he carries his
audience up to such heights of intense
interest that one is at loss to know
whether to allow tears or laughter to
express his appreciation; a mingling
of both is fitting and usual when
Jones speaks.
If, as the critics say, the finest lit
erature of the world is spoken litera
ture,' then some of the most beauti
ful gems and striking comparisons
and rich illustrations of all literature
are in the speech of Hou. Grainville
Jones.
Engraved wedding invitations and
announcements at the Free Press of
fice. Eleanor Chittenden was nine years
old on Friday, and celebrated the oc
casion with a "spread" for seventeen
little girl friends.
Engraved and embossed business
stationery at the Free Press office.
Little Mirie Rhine entertained a
party of little girls at her home on
West Juniata Street, on Wednesday,
it being her fourth birthday - anni-versarv.
FOR SALE
Twelve good residence lots, within
four and six blocks of business sec
tion. Inquire at the Free Press office.
FOR SALE
Second hand automobile, sulky
plow, hay rake, header flynets dou
ble seated tarriage. Phone 435.
Roger Miller, Hays, Ks-
Decidedly Queer.
Observant Kiddy "Oh. look at that
funny man. mother. He's sitting on
the sidewalk talking to a banana-reel r
Grit.
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Begin Planning Now for Hays' Big Vacation Week
PATRIOTISM, HAPPINESS, PROGRESS
The Watchwords for the 1917 Chautauqua
100 Folks in Seven Days Big Program
including-
That beautiful and dramatic story by Louise M. "Alcott
presented in Pleasing Detail by a capable company.
Marie Horgan as Buttercup and, other famous players.
Elaborate scenery. Large orchestra. Specially arranged
for chautauqua presentation. Produced by 30 folks. ;
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