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The Snowflake herald., 1915-11-26
AS TO "C0LOR BLINDNESS"
Many Strange Things Connected With
Faulty Vision Which Has Been
So Designated.

When a woman is able to match q
sample Of material from memory, she
is said to have a good eye for color.
1t is a very convenient gift, for if
the possessor wants to select, say wall
paper to match rug, or ribbon to
match her frock, she does not find it
necessary to take time to find piece
of the original material to carry with
her, which piece, by the way, is often
mislaid when the time comes to use 1t.
Children should be trained to rec
ognize colcrs and the difference in
colors, an important point in both the
Montessori and ordinary kindergarten
systems. But it is found that not all
children or grown-up3 either can de-
fine difference in colors, CT indeed
even recognize cClor when they do
see it. When this fault in vision is
so pronounced as not to yield to train
ing it is known as color blindness
The strange thing about this faulty
vision is that it has been found to be
like extra fingers and toes, an inner
tied trait, but unlike most hereditary
diseases it is transmitted only from
the mothers side. Thus, while son
may have inherited the trait from his
mother, he would not transmit il to
his own children, although his sister,
If she has a child, will pass it on to
her offspring.
If the trait has been missing through
more than two generations, it rarely
crops out again, but daughter OF a
color-blind mother can produce chill
dren with the trait even though she
herself has escaped.
This knowledge and the prevalence
of "color-blindness' have led to a
wise rule for eye-examination IN en-
gaging engineers and others to whom
exact eyesight is essential.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-11-26
IN THE BELGIAN BREAD LINE
Pathetic Scenes When the Life-SavIne
Rations Are Distributed to
War SuffererA

Most appetizing that soup pre-
pared under direction of the best
chefs in Brussels. The meat and the
green vegetables in it were Belgian
and the peas American Steaming
hot, in big cans it was sent to the
communal centers, where lines of
people with pots, pitchers and pals
waited to get their daily allowance.
A democracy was in that bread line
such as | have never seen anywhere
except at Sa& Francisco after the
earthquake. Each person had blue
or yellow ticket, with numbers to
be punched, like a commuter. The
blue tickets were for those who had
proved to the communal authorities
that they could not pay; the yellow
for those who paid five centimes for
each person served. A futter of blue
and yellow tickets all over Belgium
and, In return, life! With each serv-
ing of soup went loaf of American
brown bread. The faces in the line
were not those of people starving
not yet They would have been if
America had not sent wheat and
flour. There was none of the ema
citation which pictures of famine in
the Orient have made familiar, but
they were pinched faces, bloodless
faces, the faces of people on short
rations.-Frederick Palmer, in Col
liers Weekly.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-11-26
TALKS FROM EXPERIENCE.

'Do you believe that there is a
higher powerw
"My dear sir, married her.
Life.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-11-26

mex. afternoon We got our daily. II
was changed slightly: =
Ma not here. Where is she now,
Nettie groaned. l shrieked with
laughter. WI"
There's Bud in Wilmington ora
Aunt Harriet in Washington. pasnad
between my spasms of hilarity. It did
seem too absurd. BY the way, Bud is
my younger brother.
But Nettie looked unhappy.
This is too awful" she sighed.
"Will she ever get there?"
This time we were at loss. Ma
might be in Wilmington, she might be
In Washington, or she might not have
left Philadelphia. So we decided to
await developments. And indeed we
did. We waited another week.
In the meantime, ma had started
from my uncle's home with the best
intentions in the world. She was go.
ing to Chicago.
However, when she got to WHINING.
ton the temptation was too great. So
OFF went ma to see Bud, my brother.
She went for an hour, and stayed two
days. Poor pa!
Well, ma thought she wouldn't wor.
ry us with any more telegrams-that's
what she said-so she decided to send
no word from Wilmington, but to go
straight through to Chicago, which was
now her one and only thought-until
she got to Washington. But why con-
dnue? Exactly two weeks from the
time ma waved a fond farewell to us.
at the Jersey City terminal she landed
In Chicago. The trip usually takes 28
hours, except by the limited, when it
takes 18.
Pa, by this time, had business which
took him to Duluth. He was staying
at hotel not far from the house
which we had leased, waiting for ma
to come and finish settling. When it
became necessity for him to 60 to
Duluth for day or two, pa racked his
brains considering how he should de-
scribe ma to the hotel people we'll
enough to have them put her in his
room and look out for her until he got
back
Finally he thought of her picture,
which he always carried in his watch,
and he gave it to the clerk.
This is my wife," pa said. "Now,
If she arrives before l get back, don't
let her go away again. Put her in my
room, give her the best of everything,
but. don't let her go away"
This was on Friday. Early Wednes-
day pa came back from Duluth and
;ound ma sound asleep, snug and warm
abed.
That evening Nettie received a tele-
gram:
Congratulations are in order. Ma is
here. PA
A week later, when Nettie and 1
started to join them, sent telegram.
1t read:
Nettie and I are starting for Chicago.
Where's ma?
The Snowflake herald., 1915-11-26
EASY TO PLEASE.

eyes. It's all one to him whether
it happens to be a trolley car OF a
iitney bus"
The Snowflake herald., 1915-11-26
A HERO OF PEACE.

MANDY, nah luv, when we's
married we'll have chicken fer din
ner ebery day."
"Rastus, ah loves yoah too much
to have yoah run sech risks fer
muh."
The Snowflake herald., 1915-11-26
THE POINT OF VIEW.

Richard -Bixby's friends say he is
a good fellow and his wife denies it.
Which do you believe?
Robert -Both.-Judge.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-11-26
QUITE so.

''Well, Sam, has your married life
you seriously yet?
''It mote hev. been mo- se's, sab,
if de fat-i'on she done throwed at
me hadn't glanced off like"
The Snowflake herald., 1915-11-26
A MODERN TREND.

"Then she doesn't think that two
can live as cheaply as one?"
"No; her idea is that two ought
to live as extensively as five or six."
The Snowflake herald., 1915-11-26

Maud was told that you were
the biggest married firt in town.
He - You were misinformed.
There's one here who weighs over
two hundred pounds.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-11-26
REVISED TO DATE.

dad, what's 'out of sight, out OF
mind mean?"
"That those who will not see as
we do are crazy"
The Snowflake herald., 1915-11-26
DESPICABLE.

Everybody in the choir despises
the organist."
eyes; they look on him as a neu-
trail" ."-Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-11-26
EQUINE Mlx-UP.

"That horse play is not we'll
mounted"
"But it's well backed"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-18
unique INDIAN NAMES
DO NOT TAKE FAN0RABLY TO
WHITE MANS" NAMES.

Crow Greek Indian Agency, Dec.
lS.-Some years ago Dr. Charles A.
Eastman. the Sioux Indian husband
of Elaine Goodale, the famous New
England poetess. visited this and
other Sioux agencies in South Dakota
for the purpose Of giving the Indians
white mans" names, in accordance
with the policy Of the Indian bureau
at that time.
That the Indians yet retain their
old time names is indicated by a list
now being published by the superin-
tendent of this agency enumerating
allotments of Indian land which is
offered for sale at an appraised price
fixed by the federal government.
The list contains many unique
names. including the following: Hair
In Lodge, Fat Tongue, Left Hand
Bull, Middle Tent, Smoke Maker,
Jennie Bob Tail Goose, Thomas
Brother of All. Joe Grease, Jr., Gray
Owl, Bertha Two Teeth. Thomas Rat
tlesnake, Arrow They Like Him,
Swift Bear. jeanette Long Rnll Rlne.
James Bold, Lavinia Strong Blanket.
Emma Four Cloud, Eunice Grease,
Victoria Shield, Harry Last Bear,
Winie Short Bear, Cordelia Gall.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-18
WAR SUMMARY
PROGRESS OF CONDITIONS AS
COMPILED BY THE ASSO-
GATED PRESS.

New York. Dec. Special: The
Austro- Hungarian reply to the Amer
lean note on the sinking OF the An
coma Is in the hands of the American
ambassador at Vienna. but the text
has not yet been received by the state
department at Washington. The con-
tents of the note, however. apparently
have been made public in Berlin and
other German cities, the comments Of
the German newspapers indicating
that the Austrian government Will
not comply with all the demands of
the United States, but that proposals
are embodied in the reply for an eX-
change of views, and that the United
States government is asked to furnish
proof of its charges against the com
mander of the submarine which de-
stroyed the Ancona, With the loss of
American lives.
Washington dispatches indicate
that the United States will insist up
on prompt compliance with its orig
ingal demand, dispatching a second
note TO Vienna, if the Austrian reply
proves to be unsatisfactory and then
if necessary, breaking off diplomatic
relations with the Austrian govern
ment.
BY the agreement between Bulgd-
ria and Greece neutral zone extend
ing two kilometers OH each side of
the Greek frontier has been arranged.
The zone was established at the in
stance of Bulgaria, which an official
communication from Sofia says de-
sires to avoid any possibility OF acci-
dents between Bulgarian advance
posts and Greek frontier guards.
Although the Bulgarians have halt
ed to the north OF the Greek bound
airy and have made no attempt TO fol-
low the British and French forces
falling back on Saloniki, there ls a
possibility that the operations against
the entente allies may not long be de-
ferred. Unofficial advices say that
$4,000 Germans are now at Bieygeii
near the Greek border and that 9th
ers are approaching.
Again from the French front
comes only reports of artillery and
mining operations. On the Russian
front scarcely any fighting Is taking
place. Bombardments, interspersed
here and there with infantry attacks
are in progress along the Austro-ltai-
ian line with no appreciable changes
i'm the positions Of either side
The heavy artillery of the allied
troops on the Gallipoli peninsula is
bombarding across the Dardanelle:
the Turkish batteries in Asia. The
Turks at Kut-el-Amara, in Mesopo
tamia, have not resumed their at
tacks against the British since theil
recent defeat, in which the British
general. Townshend, estimates the,
lost fully 1000 men.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-18
MILLION DOLLARS
JUST UNDER THAT AMOUNT WAS
TURNED OVER TO NAINTEN-
ANCE FUND BY STATE.

Pierre. Dec 1S.-Just under a mill
lion dollars was turned over to the
maintenance fund of common schools
Of this state by the state land depart
ment for the calendar year 1915.
With funds turned over TO the differ
ent state educational Institutions the
fund runs Well above million dollars
as state aid TO education in South
Dakota for the year The last ap-
portlonment for the year has just
been made at s21s, ,087l0, or at the
rate of sl.26 for each pupil in the
state, which Is an excess of nearly
goo over the December apportion-
ment of last year. The June appor-
tionment for this year was $780,
007.41. at the rate of s4.27 for each
pupil, making the total for the year
s94S.1S4.51. or $3.50 for each school
child in the state. Out of this fund
in round numbers $4,000 is the pro-
ceeds of the work of the trespass
agents of the department in the field
for the fall looking into the matter
of unauthorized use of such lands.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-18
that PRIMARY Law
NOMINATION REQUESTS FILED
WITH AUDITOR, But SECRE-
TARY OF STATE REPORTS.

Pierre. Dec. 18.-Since ii has been
found that special primary election
will have to be held in April in order
to select national convention dele
gates In time for South Dakota to be
represented at the republican conven-
tion to be held in Chicago on June z,
il also develops that the new primary
law, in making provision for this spe-
cial primary in April, has said that
1.-The nominating requests
shall be filed with the state auditor
thirty days before the primary 70 he
neid on the first Tuesday in April. "
And. a few lines later, the section
SAYS: THE secretary of state shall
report the filing of requests of can
didates to the county auditors II
is evident the law should have pro-
vided for requests OF nominations to
be filed with the secretary of state
instead of with the state auditor.
However, examination Of the old
primary statute of 1909 from which
the present primary election law Is
modelled, says the very same thing
but under the 1909 law there never
happened 10 De nciu Specidl ~ y
mary, and consequently no one ever
discovered the mistake.
OF course the secretary of state car
report the filing OF such requests OF
nomination, as made TO the state au-
ditor, from actual knowledge, and
have the proceeding perfectly legal
but it has been suggested here by
some officials that TO carry out the
letter of the law, as well as what was
probably the intention of it, tha
such nomination requests of presi
Dental delegates be filed both Will
the state auditor and the secretary O
state, thus leaving no loophole opei
for contesting the elections or In an,
way causing questions of legality.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-18
INGENIOUS LANDLORD
USES THRESHER ENGINE TO
TIDE OVER HEATING
TROUBLE.

Watertown, Dec. 1S-A threshing
engine as steam heating plant Is not
an ideal Arrangement, but 1t Is tiding
over a passing situation for Jim
Kiley, proprietor OF the Grand hotel.
Had the mattresses gone on a strike
at a meal hour. the chef cut off his
thumb or the grocer failed to deliver
the sugar on time, Mr.. Kiley would
not have been more disturbed than
when the heating plant balked. A
hurried inspection revealed that new
flues must be installed in the boiler.
Now he could not think of turning
over his guests TO the tender mercies
of the other hotel men of the town.
and he could not let them freeze.
Calling up the Hanten Machine
company he ordered "one threshing
machine engine right away. with no
more concern than he would order a
case of "catch-up." The firm was
not accustomed to receiving hurry up
when the case was explained the en-
CINE was soon at the side door of the
hotel
BY connecting the engine with the
heating plant the radiators are kept
supplied with steam through this
temporary eXpedient. while plumbers
are hastily installing new flues in ths
boiler. The firemen are the ones
most inconvenienced, as they ars
compelled 10 remain out in colo
back alley and keep the engine steam
ed up.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-18
BOY FINANCIER
FOU RTEEN-Y -YEAR-OLD IPSWICH
LAD CLEANS UP SNUG SUM
OFF SHEEP.

Ipswich, Dec. Gerald Pershin
is IA years of age. but at this age
gives promise TO being one of the
financiers of the country before he
has added many more years TO exper-
ience.
On September 5. 1914, the boy
went TO NJ. A. Slocum, a friend, and
told him that he had chance to buy
twenty-five old ewes from Robert
Jones at a bargain. Mr. Slocum went
With the boy TO the bank and signed
a note with him. thereby enabling the
boy to get the funds
This week the boy entered the
bank, paid over $3.50. his note witt
interest, and remarked that he had
cleaned up s110.S0 clean profit or
his sheep during the year. He haC
sold s2S worth of wool and had SOLD
his original purchase and their in
crease, less five sheep the coyotes haC
killed. for $l66.4 40.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-18
MANKATO COLLEGE
Work Proceeds Very Nicely-The
Glory I'm Rising After a Fall.

Mankato Free Press, IA: j. Il.
Brandrup and G.. Il. Nettleton, pro-
prietors of the Mankato Commercial
college, expect TO go tomorrow to Chi
cago to make a purchase of new
school furniture and fixtures. They
will buy several hundred students
double desks and bank and office fix
lures. The new furniture and fix
lures will be much superior to that
which was destroyed.
The bookkeeping department is
now in the Richards hall, and the
shorthand and typewriting in the
Yeoman hail. these two buildings are
in the same block. The students are
now going on about their school work
as IL no fire had occurred. they lost
but one day, which was Friday, De-
cember 10. The books which were
wired for on Friday arrived Saturday
noon. Equipment was installed be-
fore Monday morning, and at 8
O'Clock on the 18th, school started up
as usual Letters are being received
from many prospective students stat
! ing that they heard of the fire. and
asking when the school will reopen
In each case the answer is given that
the institution is already open, and
that all who come will be taken good
care Of
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-18
BOY AT GIRLS PARTY
As 4 RESULT NINE COEDS AND
THE YOUTH ARE SUSPENDED
At NEBRASKA UNIVERSITY.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 1S.--Fifteen-
year-old George DeFord. freshman in
the Nebraska state university has set
that institution by the ears by dress
ing himself up in girls clothing and
in that garb attending a mixer"
from which all boys and men were
ordered barred.
implicated with young DeFord
We're nine young women, and the ten
have been suspended by the univer-
sity authorities until January j.
Four of the nine young women col
laborated with DeFord In the gather
ing of the necessary materials and in
adding the finishing touches after he
had donned the essentials of the
garb. The other five roomed at the
same house and because they knew
all about 1t, and didn't tell, the dean
included them.
Afterward it was discovered that
the iandlady also nad known or the
Joke" that was to be sprung and
she was ordered to appear before the
dean and give reasons why her
boarding house should not be put on
probation.
Supposing themselves to be free
from the espionage of mems optics,
the girls at the mixer" indulged
/ their fancies in the matter of cos
/ tune. There were Gold Dust Twins,
/ Charlie Chaplins. George Washing
! tons, circus ladies. presumably small
girls in short skirts, testers, Peck S
/ Bad Boy and even firecrackers. A
/ football eleven was present in cos
tune There also was a bevy of pa
/ jana girls in the garb made famous
on the stage.
In and out of the motley crowd De.
Ford moved several hours without
detection. He was attired In mid
dy" costume of blue. with a pleated
skirt. On his head he wore red
Tam @ Shanter, drawn close about
the face. The neatest touch was q
long braid of light hair that depend
ed from underneath the cap. HI
wore girls shoes and a lavallier.
A newspaper man got hold Of the
story and printed it, There was
scurrying In hot haste. DeFord's cos
tune was traced to the ownership o.
a girl In the boarding house. anC
when she was confronted with thu
charge of completely she confessed
and all the others were brought be
fore the deans of the two depart
ments.
DeFord is the youngest student il
the university He is from Staple
hurst. Neb., and is former studen
: in Midland college, Kas. He is re
J garded as prodigy. entering th
, university at Is. three years younge
than the average attendant at col
leges.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-18
TWENTY YEARS
AGO TODAY
Items Taken from the Daily
Leader Files

President Beadle went to Sioux
Falls on court business.
Mrs. O. o. Murray, was passenger
for her old home at Ellsworth, Minn.
A license to wed was issued last
evening to Gottleib Abraham and
Ernestina Hammer. both of Concord
township
John McMechin and family of Win
fred were passengers on the east
bound train for Evanston, ILL.,, to visit
sister
The Daily Leader Is in receipt OF
the following items from Winfred
Obituary: Bling Pig-Died. at his
place of business, November 28. 1895
at 4 a. m. Died from failure of the
heart caused by fright given him by
the ladies OF Winfred. His death Ii
cause of rejoicing and thanksgiv
ing" Card of Thanks--We. the un
dersigned, do render our thanks fol
the assistance of our many friends II
soaring Bling Pig to death. Signed
Everybody"
/ Spencer Westaby, of Herman town
ship, went to Warren, H., to see hi
sick father.
Mrs. Leonard, sister of Mrs. +. B
Kellogg, arrived on the evening train
from Massachusetts.
G.. M. Simmons, Dace McRae ant
Chas. Morse, all of Winfred, Were
Madison visitors today.
Amos Lyons. Of Orland, proved vi
on his homestead, located In 7-lO5
SO, In the clerks office today.
i One of the largest weddings eve
held in Lake county was the marriag
last evening of Mr.. Gustave kask
and Miss Laura, the beautiful and &C
complished daughter of Mr.. John I
Hare. at the family residence i
Wentworth township. The ceremOn
VI xpna no~forunod hv Rov r. Wnifl
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-18

wrapped up his thumb in it. He then
went TO the bunkhouse with the in
tention of turning in for the night.
The fire was low. and when he open-
ed the stove with the intention of re-
plenishing the fire. the wrapping on
his hand ignited, and before he could
remove it, he suffered severe burns.
1t is feared that the hand wrapped in
the bandages will be permanently
crippled
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-18

Man Severely Burned When Tuipen-
tine on Thumb Catches Fire.

Rec Heights, Dec. 17.-One OF the
most peculiar accidents of the year in
this part of the state occurred the
other day when Henry Gillspie. an
elderly man who had been working
on the e. Hague threshing machine,
received burns which may prove
quite serious.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-18

Five hundred per cent or more on
an inyastmanf Ia 4 GOOD thing. Little
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-18

The two children OF ]. w Nix, Cleve-
land, Ga. had Group. He writes Both
got so choked up they could hardly
breathe. gave them FoIeys Honey and
Tar and nothing else and 1t completely
cured them" Contains no opiates. Cuta
Evening star., 1915-10-15
AMERICAN FASHIONS.

Have you ever noticed how youthful
looking and fetching are the frocks
with suspenter overblouses which are
so much in vogue this season? They
are so easy to pop on in the morning.
and have an ever fresh appearance by
reason of the dainty waists worn under
them and which present a variety of
coloring or of design in lingerie, net or
simple lawn or chiffon. Crepe, too, is
much used for blouses this season, for
the usefulness of crepe de chine waists
has been proven. and women will not
soon discard them. They wear well.
wash well and look well.
The frock illustrated is built OF flow
cred taffeta, but for a house dress ere
tonne or any attractive cotton or linen
textile would look we'll Wool too, can
be made up in this pattern. which can
be varied charmingly for the young
girl An older woman should have the
dress made up very simply.
L built of silk, folds or frills of silk
of a plain color would make pretty
trimming, and cords run through the
skirt are fashionable, to hold it out
around the bottom after the manner of
a hoop. This pattern can be used for
an evening dress, by trimming the
edges of the blouse and its straps, us
ing sash instead of a belt, and trim
ming the skirt quite elaborately with
flounces, groups of ruffies or an over
skirt of diaphanous material. With an
evening dress the underblouse would