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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11
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Most young people familiar with the ca
nary-bird flower common canary creeper, and
here again find that the unusual form of the
blossom is due to insect visits. The blooms of
this group of plants seem especially designed to
meet the needs of 1ong-tOngued moths, which
seldom settle on the flower. but hover
in front of it, lightly poised on their rapidly
moving wings. While in this position the tongue
is unrolled and thrust far back into the spur
of the flower where the nectar is stored. Mean
while the head body of the moth comes into
contact with the pistil or stamens, and pollen IS
deposited removed as the case may be.
A very curious plant which has been famous
since ancient times. is the "Scythian lamb
otherwise known the vegetable lamb" or by
the Chinese the "golden-haired dog" It looks
remarkably like animal, and in early DAYS
popularity supposed to combine in some nys-
ferrous way the attributes of animal and plant
The belief was that it sprang from a seed and
turned its root until it devoured all green food
within reach, whereupon it persisted of starval
ton AS matter of fact. it is merely the root
stock OF a plant. which, denseIy covered with
soft, golden-brown hairs. suggests a likeness to
a quadruped.
known as the vegetable sheep because of its
wooIIike foliage. In fact, the vegetable kingdom
offers almost endless variety of curious imita-
lions. The seed-pods of the common garden
snapdragon look exactly like small human heads
arranged on the stalks like poles of skulls"
such as are set up IN certain countries where
head-hunting is popular amusement. These
show not merely the head and face, but dried
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11
TELLS OF DROWNING ELEPHANTS

did you ever hear the terrorized trumpetfng
of a herd of drowning elephants?" asked w J.
Williams of Peru, Ind, at the Willard. eff you
never heard the piteous cries of dying beasts.
you have escaped one of the most heartrending
experiences that ever comes to civilized man. 1
was in Peru during the food of 1913 when the
Wabash river rose to unknown heights causing
tremendous destruction of property Peru is the
winter headquarters of the Wallace and Hagen
back circus and when it was found that the
water was coming higher than had ever been
known before the fourteen elephants in the cir
Gus were unclaimed and let go to take care Of
themselves. Three of them managed to reach
small mound where they stood in the water with
their trunks elevated till the end of the flood.
but the other eleven were drowned
with the water rushing through the streets,
and the people of the city marooned in the sec
ond stories of the houses, the elephants swan
around for hours trumpeting in terror and stick
ing their trunks into the open windows of the
houses in their efforts to find some spot Of safe
ty. They cried like children and one could al
most understand their language they pleaded
for the help which cotf1d not be given them, for
not one of them could be taken in through
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11

portions of the scalp, eyelids and lips Their
color is like that of mummied heads.
The insect world is full of mimicry Butter
flies that initiate dead leaves familiar, and
the may be said of the walking stick"
which bears so close a likeness to a twig that,
though common enough in the woods, 1t is rarely
detected captured. The measuring worm
assumes the attitude of a twig, and remains
motionless for hours together. Moths, to pro-
tect themselves against enemies. mimic wasps.
and other insects adopt the aspect Of the spider.
Native to Africa is a remarkable insect q spe-
cies of Spalgis, the chrysalis of which looks like
the head OF a chimpanzee. Even the hair and
the pupils of the eyes shown. But more won
derful yet is the chrysalis of butterfly, FenIscea
which is a likeness, seemingly a mask. OF the
Roman king, Tarquin.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11
SPANISH CITIES GAY
Madrid Well Nigh as Fashionable
as Paris.
Seville, cordoVa, Granada, Barcelona,
Valencia, Malaga and Many Other
Places of Kingdom Can Boast
an Up-to-Date Equipment.

London.-For the average tourist
who is in search of familiar comforts
in unfamiliar surroundings the great
Spanish cities OF today offer every
inducement. Madrid today is we'll
nigh as gay and as fashionable as
Paris. Seville, Cordova, Granada, Bar
celona, Valencia, Malaga and many
another city can boast an up-to-date
equipment The food is Spanish, but
the cooking can be French on request.
Of the main roads the comforts show
a very rapidly descending scale; but
against this must be put the absolute
security. The Spanish brigand no
longer haunts the Sierra Moreno OF
the Guadaramas; he has become a
hotelkeeper. The old-time smuggle1
no longer risks his life as aforetime;
he considers he is defying the law
sufficiently If he grows a few tobacco
plants on the sly, or does a little
poachfng In the state forests that the
guardamontes do their best to patrol
Education is still little more than
name in Spain, but it is the most elO-
Quent country in Europe, and many
man can make the speech he cannot
read. The Spaniard takes the latest
and most advanced ideas of govern
ment, accepts the most amazing theo-
rfes Of life and law, but, given reason
able conditions of life and fair treat
ment, is not hard to handle. Among
the people speech tends to usurp the
place of action. For the Spanish
woman the outlook is not quite clear.
1t is said in Spain that the hold of
the church upon woman's life is not
as strong as it was only a few years
ago, and Spanish women are begin
ming to think for themselves.
They are the most prolific mothers
in Europe, and have the highest in
FAINT mortality. 1t may be sympto-
matte of their new state that they
are tending to discard the mantilla,
to regard national dress as a fancy
costume and to look to Paris for
their fashions. This refers to the
women of the thriving cities, the COM
Portable classes of Madrid, Barcelona,
Seville. Spain tends to become self
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ro,un untaxsd Ten Years.

Fargo, N. D.-For nearly ten years
the village of Wolf. with population
OF $50, has been escaping taxation, &C
cording to C. R. Kositzky, secretary of
the state tax commission. Although
the town was plated ten years ago,
the owner failed to record the plat.
The state tax commission will begin
suit to recover back taxes.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11

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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11
SAYS Snake Attacked Him With Ak.

Daretown, n. J.-Gilbert S. Shute, a
reputable Salem county farmer, de-
clares that a six-foot snake attacked
him with his own ak while he was at
work on his farm. Shute was trimming
out fence corners, so he says, when he
stirred a white-throated blacksnake.
The snake showed fight and Shute
hurled an ak at its head. The snake,
he says, coiled around the handle Of
the ak and lunged at him, ak and all.
Shute says he killed the snake with a
fence stake.
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time did not observe him But, after
sitting quietly beside me for some
time, hardly daring to raise her eyes,
because 1 told her she must be quiet
or she would not go to church again,
she suddenly, in the middle of the ser
mon, looked up and saw him and
screamed. ''Auntie, look, there's daddy
up there! And whatever is he yelling
about?"
Which reminds me OF two little
nephews of mine who were taken 10
a churchyard by a very old and pious
aunt. She, thinking to impress the
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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11

the white powder on some o. The
artificial ladies We see nowadays.
Jim's a train hand Of some sort
1t may be he is an express messenger,
or a cOnductor-of his real grade
know naught- All know is what
Francis John Dyer OF Los Angeles
and other Pacific coast points told
your correspondent. and he said Jim
Is q train hand At any rate, Jim
saw two men crawl into the mail car
OF his train while it was stopping ~
Delta, Cal Like q true moving pic
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surroundings on them, said, You
know, Jack and Fred, it is only the
body that lies here. Now, what part
of him goes to heayen?" His head,
I suppose"
There are probably many mothers
who have had cause to smile at the
quaint additions which their children
at times have made to their prayers.
A little friend OF mine was once taken.
to ventriloquisI entertainment,
which impressed her very much While
saying her prayers that night she
asked God to look after all her broth
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11
Tbink detective Bureau a Hotel.

Chicago-Under the impression that
the detective bureau was hotel, Sam
uel Meyers and wife entered and reg
rest book They upset policeman In
their mad rush to get out when they
discovered their mistake.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11
Baboon Baby Thrives.

st. Paul, Minn.-The baboon born
January 8 in a barn at the rear of 446
ST. Anthony avenue is healthy and
thriving, giving promise of growing to
full baboonhood. Lew Herschal, an
animal trainer, says that balloons born
I'm captivity seldom live more than a
few days. He is certain the animal
born in ST. Paul is one of the few of
the species born in America.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11
AdmiraI known as Fiqhter.

Rear-Admiral Henry Thomas Mayo,
whose demand that the Huerta gov
eminent salute the American flag led
to the taking Of Vera Cruz, is a na-
tive Of Vermont He has been IN the
navy for forty years, is a quiet and
Unassuming man. slow to anger, but
when arNdsed is counted as first rate
two-handed fighter.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11

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1Ome shOu vote3
to
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11
BREAKS" THAT CAUSE SMILE
Three Blight Samples of the Uncon-
scIous Humor Of the Small House
hold Idols

One of the most embarrassing situa-
tons in which was ever placed, says
HiIda Cowham, the artist, in the
Strand, was caused by niece Of mine.
whose father was clergyman, and
whom 1 took to church for the first
time. She did not in the least know
what her father did, and for long
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11

We W6re-R6memDer mere Is
young gentleman out Cleveland park
way who had two loose ones, in front,
that wobbIed. but would not shed He
was offered every inducement TO have
them pulled-ice cream and other
Iures-but as every proposition had
very literal string to it, the young
gentleman hung on to his teeth And
the teeth hung on to hfm-as a door
hangs on by one hinge
The other day the special ProT-
dence which plays nurse to small boys
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conscious, to respond too freely to
commercial enterprise and Paris. She
is, of course, very much better OF as
a result of the development. The
Spanish exhibition may well show a
Spain that was, and that is the Spain
of yesterday and today. not the Spain
of tomorrow. That will hardly be
worth exhibiting
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11

him. President Wilson'S double Is
also in public life. He is Representa-
tive Mckenzie Of Illinois, and they
look as much alike as twins-although
Mr.. Mckenzie is said to look more
alike than the president, according to
the wit Of the house press gallery.
who is an Irishman, of course.
As Representative Mckenzie was
leisurely stroIling through the lobby
OF a Washington hotel one evening
last winter a stranger approached
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11

This applies particular to the training OF the
youthful student All those who have gained expe-
rience teachers will readily admit the initial diff
fculty which exists in arousing the Intelligent in
terest of a class In study. In other words, some
thing is needed to set the machinery Of the mind
in motion. For example, flower insect. as
such may fail to evoke the desired response But
If point out curious grotesque like
which it bears a familiar creature thing,
able from this starting point to lead by
carefully planned stages to such great questions as
structure, natural affinity and adaptation to envi-
ronment.
When nature is in Of her initiative moods,
the products of her workshop frequently bear all the
ear-marks of a deliberate fake Occasionally they
to have been conceived and executed in a
spirit of sportiyeness AS indication of this
mood, the remarkable Taira crab of Japan, which
has lately attracted the attention of science stands
forth a conspicuous example.
In Japanese tradition there is a story to the eff
feet that many years ago a great naval battle was
fought in the Sea of Japan between a force of pi
rates and Japanese, resulting in the total destruc
ton of the pirate feet. The story continues that
since that day all of the crabs OF certain species
found that part of the coast have borne their
backs the face of Japanese warrior.
An examination of of these crabs reveals at
a glance the somewhat startling visage. The hui
manlike face is not only there typcaIly orien-
tai in appearance at that but actually resembles
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ers and sisters and make her a good
girl Then there was pause, and one
heard, soto voce, All right
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Shedding of Teeth Is Most Interesting Subject

you consider shedding
century
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the race OF a drowned
man, with open mouth
and greatly swollen fea-
lures.
Whether the Japanese
idea that the Taira crab
offers good evidence of
the transmigration OF
the souls of dead bodies
into the bodies of lower
animals be accepted or
not, the phenomenon
described is certainly
very Interesting. An
other curious thing
about this crab is the
fact that it is equipped
on its back with four
s n ort supplementary
legs, which are shown in
the accompanying pho
tograph at the corners
OF the mouth of the
face, so that il accident
ally turned upside down
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viii Next Use a Net to Catch Train Robbers

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Gets Amusement Out of Being "DOppeIganger"

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LUu 10 ESspO-No1 -
Den" said Lsmuel with dignity
you kin make Il out TO me"
He unhesitatingly gave answers
to the various form questions pro
pounded to him And when this was
concluded he reached for the paper
which he had signed
Not yet" said the clerk gently,
not yet You must take the oath and
pay the dollar.
Take de oath7- said LemueL
Man what kind OF oath is dat?"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11

o TRACE in natural objects a re-
semblance, either structural or
pictorial, to other objects with
which they have no real connec-
ton is a diverting pastime- More
over, though at first thought 1t
may seem somewhat puerile, it
can in fact be turned to good &C
count as a means of stimulating
the Imagination, and inducing the
mind to embark upon a course OF
truly scientific investigation which
may lead to important discoveries.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-11
LemueI Was Wrong He Came Back Next Day

abled into the ONCE the other
"
Does get my license heah?" Le1nuel
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-06-26
MOVIES NOT BARRED
PrescribeS Glass of Pictures Not
To BE Shown ON Sunday.

Sioux Falls, June 26.-There was
a case before Judge Jones in cham
bers this morning which has for its
object the closing of the moving pic
ture house at Salem on Sundays.
The legislature at its last session
passed a bill which prescribes what
class of films can be exhibited.
John Cox, proprietor of the Salem
moving picture house was arrested
for running his show on Sunday. He
won his case in the local courts when
States Attorney clyde King took an
appeal and the case was heard before
Judge Jones in this city this morning
Judge Jones holds that there is no
law preventing the exhibition of -four
certain classes of moving pictures on
Sunday. The law of 1913 SPECIFIES
what ciass of pictures are prohibited.
Mr.. Cox was represented by Attor-
ney r. II. Wilson, and both attor-
ney and client returned home greatly
elated over the decision of Judge
Jones.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-06-26
ALMA THOMPSON
TRIBUTE OF A FRIEND TO A
MADISON YOUNG WOMAN
WHO DIED IN NORWAY.

Christ Thompson, of whose mis-
fortune in losing his daughter, Alma.
while they were visiting in Norway,
brief mention has been made, re-
turned a few days ago. His daugh-
ter's remains were buried in the old
cemetery near the church i'm which
Mr.. Thompson, when an infant, re-
ceiyed the sacrament of baptism and
also later took the vows of confirma-
ton.
How mysterious are thy ways, o
Lord, and thy councils past human
understanding!
Here is a young woman of superb
physique. perfect health and in the
bloom of youth, having attained her
twenty-first birthday i'm New York
City the day before embarking for
Norway, with all reasonable promise
of a full share of life's allotment,
stricken a few days after their ar
rival there with a deadly disease,
cerebro spinal MENINGITIS, resulting
fatally in three days. though medi-
cal aid was early obtained.
We turn to another, an 86-year-old
bed-ridden mother and grandmother,
| tired of life no doubt, apparently Only
a burden now. but lingering or as il
overlooked by the harvester. The
two meet for the first time. A joy.
full realization of oft recurring hopes
and longing; the fulfllment, perhaps
of many a silent prayer. The one
| with reasonable expectancy that the
treasured memories of this meeting
would ever brighten the path of hel
future, and the other breathing tht
prayer, Now take me hence, Father
for / am satisfied"
But, alas, how soon the scene is Il
change from that of joy to one O
| gloom and sorrow, and the seemins
unreasonableness of it in taking tn,
budding plant and leaving the over
ripened grain, prompts the query, i
it is all by chance. without design
We repel the thought and answer:
When God DEGREES each sparrow
fall,
We trow likewise he cares for all,
And know full well what e'er he doe
Will show, some day, was best for us
So wise it is when we propose
His counsel weigh, who doth dispose
Miss Thompson was born ano
raised in Madison. She was of
quiet and reserved nature and sus
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-06-26
WATERFOWL STORM
THE INJURED WILL ALL RE.
CoVER-ASSISTANCE FOR
THE LOSERS.

WATERFOWL. June 26. - Reports
from the most seriously injured in
Tuesday nights tornado are optimis-
tic, and all are said to have a chance
TO ecover
When daylight this morning broke
over the trail Of devastation left by
the tornado which injured 20 people,
two of them very seriously. wrecked
100 buildings and left hundred home
less in Waterfowl, the city, realizing
the fun extent of the destruction, at
once began the work of caring for
the destitute and repairing the dam
age.
All charitable organizations in the
city united in providing a relief fund
which win probably aggregate S10.-
900. The city commission in special
session appropriated $1,000 and Cod
ington county is expected to dupli-
cate this sum. The Commercial club
gave $500. The remainder is being
readily subscribed by public spirited
citizens. Offers of aid from other
cities have been received, but ii was
AiAt tAtI tSElb1 Va tiAt AOAAAiAiNHAOh III
Commercial club that Watertown
would be amply able to take care of
its homeless. Destruction wrought
by the cyclone today proved far
greater than estimated.
Men who made a careful canvass
of the stricken district found lis res
licences wrecked, the damage running
all the way from total demolition to
the loss Of a few shingles. This list
does not include the wreekage of
barns and garages of which a full
hundred were shattered. turned up
side down, blown against houses and
strung along as splintered wood in
the path of the storm. The tornado
hit a section of Waterfowl built w
largely with modern cottages and
owned, as a rule, by salaried men
| Most of them were built within the
| last four years. AS a rule the storm
| ripped the roofs off of this class o
dwellings, sucked out the window
and the to~rrential rain which follow
ed ruined household effects.
In many instances the loss repre-
1 sents the savings of several years ant
the families are left with little saw,
the clothes they wore at the time
Such as those, Watertown plans t.
help get another start.
Observers of the storm declare /
was a typical tornado. The funne
formed just to the southwest of tn,
| city. It's forward movement wa.
slow. but the rotary movement wa
terrific, the noise made as the storm
| advanced through the city is describ
ed as a grinding, grooming sound ant
could be heard for several miles
| News from Goodwin, II miles east o
| WateTtOwn, is TO the effect that thu
storm had lost much of its tornad'
character by the time 1t reached tina
town, only out buildings and barn
were destroyed in that neighborhood
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-06-26

Owing to the favorable reports
just received from Ed Smith and
John Kreuger, who have been in the
valley for some time investigating
conditions there and find them most
favorable, we are planning an exeur-
sion for the 7th day of July, as there
are a large number wishing to see
this valley during the warm summer
months. Iver Raad is here for two
weeks and he wishes to see a large
number make this trip. He has the
promises of four men and is in hopes
Of getting enough from Lake county
to fill the car. He assures you a trip
of sight seeing and pleasure of eight
or ten days. Come and make the
trip with us on the 7th day of July.
See Raad or cali at ctr oaiee at any
time.
Schmidt & Robeck.