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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-02
BETTER FITTED FOR WORK
Testimony Shows That Service IN the
Army Has Made the Average Man
More Efficient.

Evidence that returned soldiers, par
ticularly those who saw service over
seas, are going back into civil pursuits
more efficient and better fitted for
their work is furnished by one OF the
largest employers OF labor in the coun-
try, a firm which has requested that
its name be not disclosed.
OF more than six hundred returned
soldiers who have been employed by
this corporation 43 per cent have
proved more efficient than they were
before their military experience: So
per cent are put down as just about
the same as before In efficiency and
the remaining 3 per cent are rated as
having less efficiency.
According to the letter giving these
figures: 1.-The analysis indicates that
the men are more orderly IN their
routine work, more punctuaI. and a
few who were rather difficult to handle
are now amenabIe to discipline"
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copyrifas w. Q. chapEnaa

steel. held fast; and just as LerOux.
confident of victory, shifted his feet
and inclined forward, Pierre changed
his grasp and caught him by the
throat.
Leroux's face blackened and his eyes
started out. His great chest heayed,
and he tore impOtently at his enemy's
strong fingers that were shutting out
air and light and consciousness. They
rocked and swayed: then. with a last
eOnvulsive effort, LerOux swung Pierre
off his feet. raised him high in the air,
and tried to dash his body against the
projecting rock at the tunnels mouth
But still the Indians fingers held,
and as his consciousness began to fade
LerOuX staggered and slipped; and
with neighing whine that burst from
his CONSTRUCTED throat, shrek that
pierced the torrents roar. he slid down
the cataract, Pierre locked in his arms.
1 cried out in horror, but leaned for
ward, fascinated by the dreadful spec
tacle. saw the bodies glide down the
straight jet Of water, as a boy might
slide down q column of steel, and
plunge into the black caIdrOn beneath,
around whose edge stood the hooking
and fantastic figures of ice. The seeth-
ing lake tossed them high into the
air, and the second cataract caught
them and flung them back toward the
Old Angel.
At last they slid down into the
depths of the dark lake, to lie forever
there in that embrace. And still the
fs,r r.fS fFoir
loud, triumphant, never-ending tune.
/ was running down the tunnel again.
I was running to JacQueline, but
something diverted me- 1t was the
face of Lacroix. peering at me from
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-02
| WIDE DIFFERENCE IN LIVES
Something of Moral in the Careers
of John Burroughs and the
Late Jay Gould.

More than seventy years ago two
boys attended the village school OF
ROxbury. among the CatSkiils, togeth-
er- They sat in adjoining seats. One
wrote composition for the other. and
charged him 90 cents for the perform
ance- The man who collected the cash
for his writing was Jay Gould, who
died at the age of fifty-six and left an
estate valued at $7OOOO,OOO. The man
who paid cash for the composition
was John Burroughs, the famous
naturalist and writer, who recently
celebrated his eighty-second anniver-
sary at his beautiful vine-clad cottage
on the Hudson.
Burroughs hasn't been bending all
his efforts to getting money, although
he has acquired competence of this
worlds goods He says ne has taken
real joy out of life. Nature appeals
to him in marvellous way, and he has
passed his feelings on to the world
in his many books.
"I'm just as spry as / ever WAS and
haven't an ache or PAIN" he says. "It
is all because 1 live the simple life"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-02
DOUBLED LIFE OF HIGHWAYS
French Engineers Find That Simple,
Surface coatings of Tar Were OF
Much Benefit.

1t has been the experience of the
French engineers in building roads dur
ing war times that simple, surface
coatfngs of a tar preparation more
than doubled the life of the road. This
being true, it would seem advisable in
the construction Of all country roads,
to cover the surface with some crushed
rock or gravel, and then use the heavy
tar preparation, because the binding
effect prevents the material from slip
ping to one side; it holds the material
intact and gives the road a hard-sur-
faced covering that is not only lasting.
but adds to the efficiency of the road.
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Faced Leroux in Silence.

among the creviceS of the rocks with
the same evil smile. knew from the
look on it that he had seen all and had
been infinitely pleased thereby.
caught at him; wanted to get my
hands On him and strangle him, too,
and fling him down, and stamp his
features out of human semblance. But
he eluded me and darted back into
the cliff.
I caught him near the entrance and
held him fast
He struggled in my grasp and
screamed.
Let me gor' he how1ed "Ah, you
will repent 1T Monsieur, let me go
will give you half-share in the gold
What do you want With me?"
What did I want? I did not know.
1t must have been the same instinct
that leads one to stamp upon a noxi-
Gus insect. think it was his Joy in
the hideous spectacle beneath the cata-
ract that had made me long to kill
him.
But now a dreadful fear was dawn
ing on me.
"Jacqueline I screamed.
nave not seen n0E, ne replied.
tNOw let me goI All. mon Dieu, will
you never let me go? It is too late ="
Suddenly he grew calm.
cit Is too Late" he said in a monot-
onous voice. you have killed both OF
usi''
And, with the sweat still on his fore
head. he stood looking maIiciousIy at
| me.
IF you had let me CO." ne said,
"yOu would have died just as you are
going to die
saw the face Of the cliff culver
I saw an immense rock. halfway I'D,
leap into the air and seem to hang
there: then the ground was upheaved
beneath my feet. and with a frightful
roar the rocky walls swayed and fell
together.
And the riVulet became a cataract
| that surged over me and filed my ears
with rumult and sealed my eyes with
! sleep.
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COAA u III VI Q u Il . '-OA IyN1Os
CTO BE CONTINUED.)
MUCH Difference IN HUM0R
Brand Highly Thought OF in One couH-
try Is Not Always Appreciated
in Others.

When Coleridge said, mo mind Is
thoroughly well organized that is de
ficient in the sense of humor," he ex-
pressed a conviction that seems COM
mon to all civilized men, and makes
each nation take pride in it's humor
and perhaps suspect that other nations
enjoy a somewhat inferior brand. Yet
comparisons Of humor shows, broadly
speaking. that the peoples of the world
are much alike. In the Tourist, pub
lished in Tokyo, Japanese author, for
example. remarks that humor "is in
deed the flower of life, and life with
out it would be as dreary as spring
without its blossoms. To illustrate, he
translates a number of japanese anec-
dOtes, funny stOries," as the United
States might call them, but one does
not smile over them. Neither, on sec
ond thought, does one smile over many
Of the funny stories" in American
magazines and newspapers. Humor
which really amuses is everywhere
rare and precious, a flower of life"
as the japanese gentleman POLITICALLY
puts it, but growing up in company
with a great many weeds.-Christian
Science Monitor.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-02
WILD ANIMALS VISIT BANFF
Deer and Bears So Tame That They
Are Everyday Sights in Cana
dian Village.

Although Banff is hustling village
during the summer, and is thronged
with tourists, wild deer from the
mountains are to be seen daily on the
streets, and at night stately elk leap
from the roads into the bushes TO
escape approaching automobiles. If
a Banff cOttager expects to eat his
own garden truck" he builds a deer
proof fence around his patch. The
grounds of Brett hospital are open
from the street, and the other night
half a dozen deer made a raid upon
the flower garden. Banff is the cap
ttal of Rocky Mountain park, and
shooting game within the park limits
is forbidden by law. The deer, being
unmolested, have become very tame,
and even a bear now and then pays
a friendly visit to the village. Not
long ago a bicyclist, speeding down
one of the side streets at night, hit a
dark object, and turned a Somersault
or two before he hit the macadam
Sitting up, he looked around and dis
covered bear hitting the trail for
home as fast as four legs could carry
him. Although tame and somewhat
obtrusive, the deer, elk and bear do
not relish too close an acquaintance
with man, and have proved them
selves to be not only picturesque but
perfectly safe eighborS--Canadian
News Letter.
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CHAPTER xIx-continued.

10
1 went to JacqueIine and took my
seat upon the earth bag barricade 1
had my revolver in my hand. but it
was not loaded I threw the car
tridges upon the floor.
1t seemed only few minutes before
voice hailed me from the tunnel
~Paul Hewlett" said Leroux, you
have made a good fight, but you are
done for. I offer you terms
%What terms % 1 asked.
1.-The same as before. I can afford
20 let you go; for. though my instincts
cry out loudly for your death, am
business man, and 1 can suppress
them when it has to be done. In
brief. III. Hewlett. you can go when
you choose"
IN Leroux," I answered. 81 will say
something to you for your own sake,
and Nine d'Epernay's, that I would
not deign to say TO any other man.
She is IS pure as the best woman in
the land L found her wandering in
the street. I saved her from the as
sauIt of your hired ruffians. 1 gave
up my own apartment to her and went
away. Do you believe what l have
said to you?"
He looked hard into my face.
eyes," he said simply "And it
makes all the difference in the world
TO me-"
'Pere Antoine will marry your I
asked
YES" he replied.
"And her father?"
''Js safe in the chateau, playing with
his wheel and amassing a fortune in
his dreams"
zone more word" 1 continued.
mime. d'Epernay is very i'll. She was
struck by one of those bullets that
sou fired through the door. WaitI" for
ne had started. ST think that she will
live The wound cannot have pierced
a vital part. But we must be very
gentle In moving her. You had better
bring the sleigh here, and you and
viii lift her into it. And then-I shall
not see her again."
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-02
TEST ROAD MATERIALS FREE
Machinery for New Laboratory In
stalled at Colorado Agricultural
College.

by o. V. ADAMS. Colorado Agricultural
College, Fort Collins, Colo.)
The experiment station of the Col
orado Agricultural college at Fort Col
Inns has just completed the installa-
ton of the machinery for a new labor
atory for the testing Of road materials
and is now fully equipped to make all
the standard mechanical tests on rock,
broken stone, Stag, gravel, sand and
top soil.
The laboratory has been installed
for the purpose of aiding the people
Of the state in their rOad-building
problems. No charge is made for the
testing of any material; the sample
must, however, be of sufficient size to
enable complete Investigations to be
made.
The first systematic attempts to de-
termine the value of rock for road
building purposes by means Of labora-
tory tests were made in France in 1873,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-02

and the excellence of the French roads
can no doubt be partly attributed to
the selection of the best available ma
terials for their construction.
In 1893, road material testing lab
oratory was established by the Massa
chusettS highway commission, with the
late Logan w. Page in charge. This
work has developed until today there
are many such laboratories through
out the United States, and road en-
gineers are more and more coming to
realize the value OF such tests and to
specify that material used in road con-
struction shall measure up to certain
established standard requirements
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-02
More Than He Could Stand.

A naval aviation cadet at Miami
Fla, was assigned to a seaplane with
orders to stay in the air for an hour
After a flight of 80 minutes, the
cadet landed and TAXED onto the
beach.
The division commander, with fire
In his eye, descended upon the luck
less student. whats the matter with
your" he demanded. 81 told you to
stay out an hour. You've only been
gone half that time
Really, sir" replied the student
'"the air is awful rough. never saw
anything like it! Why, I looked W
the road toward Miami, and it was
full Of blackbirds walking into town o.
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CHAPTER Xxx.
Leroux's DiabIe.


/ went back toward the cave. But
I could not bring myself to see Jacque-
lire.
I had reached the verge of the cata-
ract and stood beside the little plat
form, locking down. 1 gazed in awe
at the great stream of water, sending
It's ceaSeless current down into the
troubled lake below.
And then 1 saw LacrOix. He was
peering after me from among the
rocks, and as I turned he was scut-
ting away into the tunnel
I followed him holly; but he must
have known every fissure in the cliff,
for he vanished before my eyes, appar-
emily through the solid rock, and when
reached the place of his disappear
4nce could find no sign of any pas
sage there.
And at that moment heard Lee
roux'S voice haIling me, and looked
round to see him emerge from the tun-
mel at my side. He was staring in be-
Wilderment at the cataract
eBy Heaven, Hewlett, I don't know
what possessed me TO take the wrong
turn tonight" he swore. 81 have come
through that tunnel a hundred times
and never missed the path before"
He swung round petuIantly, and at
that moment a shadow gIided out of
the darkness and stood in front of him.
It was Pierre Caribou, lean, sinewy
and old. He blocked the path and
faced Leroux in silence.
Leroux looked at him, and an oath
IA
others purpose upon his face. Squar-
Ing his mighty shoulders and clench-
Ing his fists. he leaped at him head
long.
Pierre stepped quietly aside, and
Simon measured his full length within
the tunnel. But, when he had scram-
bled TO his feet with believing chal-
lenge. Pierre was in front of him
again-
~What are you mere for?' roared
Leroux, but in a quavering voice that
did not sound like his own "Get out
Of the way or I'll smash your face! '
The Indian still blocked the passage
~YOur time come now. Simon. All fin
Esh nOw," he answered.
~You come here one. two year ago. "
SOAlAAOO0 LOU SdI up uOil6
Of n Duchaine, my master. Old III
Duchaine my master, too. 1 belong
here You eat up all. come back. eat
up some more. Then you sell Mile
1acqueIine to Louis d'Epernay. You
made her run way to New York.
ask your diable when your time come
Your diable he say wait. I wait. Mile
JacQueline come back. I ask your
diabIe again. He say wait some more
Now your diable tell me he send you
here tonight because your time come
and all finish now"
The face that Simon turned on me
was not in the least like his own. II
was that of hopeless man who knows
That everything he had priced is lost
He had never covered before anyone
In his life, l think, but he covered
now before Pierre Caribou.
Then a roar burst from Leroux's
lips. and he flung himself upon the In
dian IN the same desperate way as
had experienced, and in an instant the
two men were struggling st the edge
Of the platform.
They bent and swayed. and now
Leroux was forcing Pierre's head anC
shoulders backward by the weight OF
his bulls body. But the Indians
aknews. toughened by years OF toll tC
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-02
Our countrx,s Birth

Our country's independence dates
from July 4, 1776, because the United
States then declared its independence,
and from that day on has maintained
it Great Britain acknowledged the
independence Of the United States by
a preliminary treaty of peace dated
November 80. 1852, and by the final
or definite treaty dated September 3,
1888. This treaty was ratified by the
continental congress January Ia, 1884.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-02
Keepino Pleasant

Do not have so many irons, in the
fire that yot find it impossible to keep
sweet. IT Is all right to work, and to
work hard. bet the girl VINO wOrf-s to
the point where her temper suffers is
OVERRIDING it. Among the many things
you find it necessary to do, remember
that one of the most important is keep
ing pIeasant.-Girls' Companion
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-02
The Evidence.

Fair Overseas Visitor-And, my
dear, they're just the cIeanest boys
you ever saw. It must have been the
day they sent their things to the Iaun-
dry, for the major took US all over the
barracks, and there wasn't a sheet or
pillow slip in sight anywhere And not
even a speck of linen in the mess hall
The Stars and Stripes.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-02
A Worthwhile Ambition.

Someone said concerning a success
full business man that the people who
came to his Office always went away
looking more cheerful than when they
entered it. Why not make that your
ambition. to live in such way that
those who come in contact with you
will go away with their faces little
brighter, and their hearts little
Iighter?-Girls' Companion
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-02
His occunation-

Returning from school one day, Earl
announced that his teacher was going
to leave and that the class would not
have a new teacher. His mother In
quired what had happened to his teach
er. and he replied: why, she is go
ing to get married" His mother
asked who she was going to marry.
81 don't know" he replied, but he
keeps a toothache Office down the
street"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-02
lmnorted soap h china.

There are said to be on sale in
Shanghai. China. more than 100 DIFF
ferent brands OF soap. A recent three
day investigation disclosed 81 separate
brands. Of this number 80 were OF
Chinese manufacture. 20 OF British.
1--WE Of American four of japanese,
two Of French and one OF German
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-02
Farmers Lack Interest.

One reason no greater progress Is
made in road building and road main
tenance is that many farmers are not
anxious to have q part in road con-
suuction and upkeep.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-02
What she Wanted 70 knosz.

The Income Tax Man-Is there any
thing you don't understand. madam
Mrs. Grabbitt-Yes. In listing m,
income am 1 entitled to deduct the dol
lar a week 1 allow my husband out Oh
his salary for carfare and lunchesf
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-02
CHAPTER XXI.
The End of the Chateau

Darkness impenetrable about me,
and thick air that breathed with
great gasps that hardly brought relief
to nsy choking throat. And a voice
out OF the darkness crying ceaseIessly
in my ears:
Help mel Help mel"
raised myself and tried to struggle
to my feet. found that could z1uye
my limbs freely. I tried to rise upon
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-02
Road Building Is Simple.

Road building is absurdly simple.
Just two things are eQuired-moneyi
and brains. And the more brains you
use, the less money you need.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-02
Some Consolation.

while wealth will not buy happiness
II will purchase an imitation that is
calculated to deceive anybody but an
emert.-Border Cities Star.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-02
Good Soads 4 Necessity.

Good roads have become neces-
sity, not only on the public and main
highways, but on the township lines
as well.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-02
Not WIIIinn 60 Assisf.

Most Of US realize the Importance
OF good roads and are pleased to get
the benefits but not all are willing to
help make roads.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-02
Too Strenuous for Sue

Sue-Wouldn't you like to be as
happy as a lark?
Prue-No. indeed Think or the
time they have to get up.-Marine Her
aid.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-02
RubbIno IL In

"For heavens sake. don't try to sell
that man a talking machine"
"Why not?'
HE has been married twice"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-02
Definition Of AIibf.

Teacher-what is an alibi7
Bright-Being somewhere where you
ain't.-Life.
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Permanently Essential.
It is essential that good roads have
permanency.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-02
Like Burning Money.

Burning straw is burning money.
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"Her lovely voice sounded all
through the woods and the little wood
land, fairyland people all came hurry
ing along.
'sThey kept coming faster and faster
and more and more kept coming. Fairy
Ybab started the music, and she sang
this,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-05-14
HIGH-scHooL NOTES

The state fire inspector OF Dees
MONIES was in Denison last week look
ing after conditions in our schools in
regard to fire protection, He made a
few suggestions regarding fire escapes
from the college chapel He said u
we had an assembly of 100 or more
pupils in the chapel the fire escape
would have to be repaired and arrow
of seats taken out Of the chapel so the
pupils could get to the fire escape. ID g
also stated that the pupils should have
more training in regard to marching
down the fire escape.
f. L. Hoffman, who inirecent years
has had much experience in real estate
and insurance, spoke to the business
English class and the students of the
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Chas. Jurgensen and Ernest Boock
went to Omaha early Monday morning
| to bring back an International truck
for the Book & Jurgensen. firm. #
Mrs. Hugo Wiegand entertained the
"Jolly 500" club Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Hy LaFrentZ very pleasantly
entertained the G. C. G. club Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. john Spain and Mr..
and Mrs. Emil Book and daughter,
Zanet, spent Sunday at the Otto Ev-
ers home. {al
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Paulsen and
family spent Sunday at Battle Creek.
Mrs, Rohwer and son, Emmett, and
Mrs. Emil Book and daughter, Zanet,
spent Thursday in Denison, aee
Albert Schultz and family autoed to
Denison Thursday to do some shop
ping. .ia4 IL, ses..z I, ftf
Henry Boysen moved his house loca-
ted on the lots recently sold to Emil
Else to the east part of town the past
week. He will fix up the place and
rent it, as houses to rent are at q
premium just now. u. III
Miss Zanet Boocl celebrated her
18th birthday Tuesday afternoon by
asking in a crowd of her school-mates
after school. Games We're INDUCED in
and at supper time a spread was pre-
pared for them. .... "a. 55f
Miss Theresa Rohwer, arrived home
Saturday after, closing successful
school term at Independence, Iowa.
She has accepted the position again
at an increase in salary. IS s4.
Mr. and Mrs. Honas Lorenzen were
Denison visitors last Monday.
Miss Eta Petersen arrived home
Saturday from Marshalltown on a two
weeks vacation. She is taking a
course in the Deaconess hospital there
| for a trained nurse and great yen1oys
her work. =
The post office was moved this week
fom the Schultz Drug store to Albert
Stoltenberg's Merchandise store. The
post office occupies the west part OF
the store, he having moved the dry
goods department to the rear and near
er the grocery side. Miss Selma Ben
dixen will remain the assistant, Mr.
Stoltenberg having been appointed as
post master. as;ss
Joe Schlimgen left for his home at
|Parkston, S. OAK, Friday for several
days visit with his parents.
John Spain last week purchased the
4O-acre tract south of town from Henry
Schnadke for 1925 per acre.
Hugo Klotz and wife were over Sun.
day visitors at Holstein.
e 4 : +. I. 1ss y E