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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-09
Prettx chInsse Leuend.

One Of the prettiest legends Of Chi
nese mythology is that OF the weaver
girl and the herd 1addie who are said
to be two stars In the sky.
In far of days, Jove took pity on
their loneliness and married them.
They were so happy in their connu-
bal bliss-this proves the date to have
been very long ago in the days Of
"once upon time''-that they neglect
ed their tasks and were banished to
opposite sides Of the Milky Way,
where they wink at each other all the
year round. but are only allowed to
cross for a brief spell Of happiness on
the seventh day Of the seventh moon.
On that night shy maidens place
few sticks OF incense with some sweets
and fruit on a table In the inner court
yard as an Offering to the two stars,
perhaps with al unexpressed prayer
that in their own case the course of
true love may run more smoothly than
It did for the immortal lovers in the
sky
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-09
FUNNY SIDE OF WET WEATHER
Elements the Occasion of More Hunor
and IIl-Humor Than Any Other
Earthly Institution.

The weather. more especially our
British variety. has probably been the
occasion of more humer and ilI-hu-
NOR than any other earthly institution,
London Tit-Bits says.
What you need" once remarked a
doctor to his patient, els a change Of
climate" Change of climatei" cried
the man. That's what's the matter
with me. If the climate would only
keep the same few days running l
would be all right !"
The mutability Of the weather re-
minds one Of the indignant customer
who returned to the shopkeeper. say
ing: Look here, that barometer you
sold me month ago has got out Of
order. 1t won't work" mo wonder,
SIR" replied the shopkeeper, '1ook
what a lot Of weather It's 'ad lately ~
There is nothing to beat the story
OF the American tourist who came
across man out West sitting on a
stump. 'How's the weather treating
your" he was asked. pretty toler-
able stranger" replied the man. 81
had some trees to cut down, but a cy-
clone came along and Ieyeled them for
me" THAT was a piece of luck"
cried the tourist. Eyes; and then"
continued the man, there was a
storm. and the lightning set fire to the
brushwOod and saved me the trouble
OF burning It." Remarkable But
what are you doing nowT "Oh. I'm
just waiting for an earthquake to come
along and shake the potatoes out of
the ground"
Once an old weather prophet at
Whittingehame informed Mr.. Balfour
that ''It's gaun to rain seventy-twa
days. sir" Come, comet" said the
statesman. Surely the world was en-
tireIy flooded in forty days7" "Aye.
aye" was the response, 'but the
world wasna' sac weel drained as it
is noo."
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-09
More Musical Drums.

1t is a well-knOwn fact that percus-
sion instruments as a class give in
harmonic overtones, and so are music
ally defective. A special type of drum
used in India is a remarkable excep-
ton TO that rule. says Nature. for It
gives harmonic overtones that have the
same relation of pitch to the funda-
mental tone as is found in stringed in
struments. The drumhead produces
five such harmonics. inclusive of the
fundamental tone. The first, second
and third harmonics are especially
well sustained in intensity and give
fine musical effect. The result Is at
tanned through the use. on the drum
head, of a symmetrical distributed load
that decreases In density from the cen
ter outward. The load consists OF n
flexible composition of finely divided
metallic iron. A second membrane in
the form of a ring is superimposed
round the edge Of a drumhead. The
fundamental pitch and the octave are
derived from the modes Of vibration
Of the membrane. The center load
improves the musical effect by in
creasing the energy of vibration. and
thus prOlonging the duration Of the
tenes.-Youth's Companion.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-09
vERBENA HELD AS SACRED
Romans Believed That Leaves Of Plant
Would Protect the Wearer
From injury.

The verbena plant was held in the
greatest generation by the ancient
Romans, who believed that a few
leaves of it worn on the person
would protect against injury, and
Roman brides who gathered and wore
wreath of verbena were considered
fortunate.
The plant came by its name from
an old Roman custom Whenever a
dispute was had with another nation
an official called verb&nerius was sent
to discuss it with the offending coun-
try This official wore a wreath Of
verbena. If war was decided upon an
iron-tipped spear with a sprig Of YER
bena tied to 1t was shot into the en-
envy territory as a declaration OF
war
The Druids dedicated the verbena to
their priestess, gathering it at the
full moon. No one was allowed to
touch it with the hands. It was up
rooted by being tied to the foot OF
young girl. Hungarian gypsies be-
ueve that. If a cut is made In the
palm Of the hand and a tiny piece OF
verbena leaf is placed in 1t and the
wound allowed to heal over the per-
son will be able to open all locks with
a single touch.-Detroit News.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-09
NO HAY IN THE PHILIPPINES
Because of Great Humidity Grass Can
not Be Cured, So 1t Is Cut
Every Day.

Because of the great humidity grass
can't be cured in the Philippines. As
a consequence it Is cut fresh every day
and brought into the towns and cities
for sale at a stipulated price per
cargo, two bundles weighing about 125
pounds. 1t is cut with a small home
made knife and washed in running wa
ter before being placed in the bundle.
American horses cannot live on it, but
native horses eat it and grow fat.
Guinea grass and Bermuda are the
cOmmOnest kinds of grasses grown for
horse roughage In the islands, accord
ing to writer In the Philadelphia
Public Ledger. For American horses
and mules hay is imported into Ma
Mia from the Pacific coast states and
brings about SIS per ton. Oats sell
for about the same price. On account
Of the excessive rains oats cannot be
grown in the islands; rust affects 1t.
Corn grows we'll Filipino farmers can
harvest three crops a year from a
single piece of ground. To keep 1t, 1t
Is necessary to leave 1t in the husk;
otherwise weeviIs destroy It. It is
tied in bundles and hung on bamboo
poles, then husked and shelled as
needed. Corn mills are now being es-
tablished in Visayan islands, where
the natives prefer cornmeal to rice as
a staple food.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-09
REvERE's BELL PRESERVED
Still Hangs in Kings Chapel in Boston
Was Man of Many Accom-
pIishments.

In the betfry of Kings Chapel,
built when Boston was in its infancy,
still hangs a bell which was cast by
Paul Revere. 1t was his 161st bell.
Besides being a bell caster, Revere
was also an engraver, a goldsmith
and dentist. Rising above the
modest houses in the italian district
on Hull street is the old North
church. from which Revere received
his signal previous TO his famous
midnight ride.
Christ church, the Second Episcopal
church of Boston, is situated in the
north end, and is an offshoot of Kings
Chapel Its spire. designed and built
in 1923, has served as a landmark to
guide ships into the harbor.
In 1904 this spfre was blown down
by a great gale, and was shortened
by sixteen feet. The chime of bells,
now silent, which hangs in the tower,
was made in 1774, in the foundry of
Abel RuddalI, OF Gloucester, England.
Each bell has engraved upon 1t an In
scription denoting its history. The
bells were supposed to possess the
power to dispel evil spirits.-DetrOit
News.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-09
Rode Horsebaek 5000 MfIes.

The record for the longest individual
ride Of which an authentic account has
been given is held by Lieut.. Penchkof
of the Russian cavalry In 1882 he
rode from his station in distant ST.
IBERIA, a place with an unpronounce-
able name, to ST. Petersburg, a dis
lance OF over 5000 miles, in 1913 days
This was more OF an endurance than
a speed test. Riding an ordinary pony
of Siberian breed, carrying no baggage
or provisions, he averaged thirty-seven
miles day and often made more than
fifty-six miles q day. He rested at
night He used the same horse
throughout the trip. Starting, every
morning at Z, he generally made but
one stop for rest during the day, sim
ply loosening the girdle of his saddle
while resting, but retired every night at
8. AS he approached st. Petersburg
after his long ride life guard regi-
ment with two bands met him and es-
corted him into the city, where he was
received by the car and knighted for
his achievement.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-09
NO MORE GOOD OLD GHOSTS
Modern Substitute, 1t Must Be Admit
ted, Is More or Less FIabby and
Unsatisfactory.

How long is it since you shivered at
a ghost story? You have read scores
of them in the last few years. stories
nf seances and frances. of cross mes
ages and spirits trying to "break
through" bur did single one have
that har-raising. marrow chilling
quality we are justified in demanding
from a real ghost .'ory? What is the
matter with our modern spirits. any
way? In a day when the world has
gone mad on the subject of efficiency,
why do we find our ghosts so utterly
incompetent. so unequal to their jobs?
Their great trouble is their lack OF
definite purpose. There is no reason
whatever for their being, and cOnse-
qnenrly they are insipid, puerile, IN
intereS; inn things. They don't even
all themselves ghosts; they are Spir-
rs. Il much fabhier term, and the same
General debility runs through their en-
ire inake-up. They have no wills Of
her own. They wait respectfully till
hey are summoned by the very NOR
tails they ought to terrify. They an
<sNer like bell boys. to the call of
uch silly devices as Ouija boards.
Can you imagine a Shakespearean
ghost waiting TO be summoned? Those
were SpecterS with minds of their
own. They appeared when it pleased
them to appear, unlimited and more
often than not undesired. You might
shout "Avaunt tlIee! !" till you were
hoarSe; you might call them foul
spirits" or any other uncomplimentary
terms you could think of. but until
their job was done not one inch
would they bulge. The modern spirit
vanishes if you give him half chance,
hui then he only came in the first
place to Obiige you. out of politeness
and observation-disclosures Margaret L
Ferrand in the New York Evening Post.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-09
THIS IS SOME DICTIONARY
Arabic Affair Used by Scholars Is In 20
Volumes and Weighs About
100 Pounds.

The ponderous dictionaries OF Eu-
rope. even the famous many-voIumed
chronological index OF Larousse, which
Is the monumental work of all modern
tongues. are more than surpassed,
says the New York Sun, by the Arabic
dictionaries of 500 years ago. which
are still the great authority for stu
dents in that language.
The Arabic dictionary most used by
scholars who are familiar with no
other language is I'm 20 quarto vol
umes and weighs close to 100 pounds
There is a 50-pound fen-volume abridg
ment of 1t, presumably for use al
home. This and virtually all the Ara
bic dictionaries were made in the
time OF the arun-aI-Rashid.
The IsIamic empire is credited by
MOslems with two great eras The
first was that of conquest, when the
only history was written with the
sword. Then came centuries of Mo
hammedan domination. when the Mos
lens peacefully held the empires they
had conquered In Asia and In the Ibe-
rian peninsula. During these art and
diIO
dictionary was born. In Arabia the
flower of this period was in the golden
time OF Caliph Harun-al- Rashid.
Each of the words that have been
familiar in the daily life of the no
mad Arabs for centuries has an enor-
nous number of synonyms. The lion.
for example. was feared by villagers
and hunted not only for sport but
as a matter of necessity. Therefore
IN the Arabic dictionary the lion has
more than a hundred different names.
The camel was the sole means of
transportation across the thirsty des-
erts and is characterized IN 122 diff
ferent ways.
But above all, the horse and the
sword were the two great stand-bys
Of the Arab. There are more than 200
words that convey ideas of horse"
and sword All other familiar
words, such as tent, flock, herds. wa
ter, woman. sun and air. have long
lists of synonyms that are interchange
able and In constant use. This affords
some slight explanation why Arabic
dictionaries are of so large size.
Arabic, so the Arabs say, was the
language of the Babylonians. and it
is also contended by them that it was
the tongue which Abraham spoke.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-09
Never Stuck.

BY neighbor boosted proudly that
his car was superior to any In the
country. According to him, it was al
ways In good working order and never
got stuck.
One day in early spring we passed
him stuck in a mud hole not far from
town.
We could not resist the temptation
to call out and say. 'Hey, there. are
you stuck?"
Still he would not own up to it and
answered: Nope. just having a little
trouble getting enough power to get
out Of here"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-09
Record HORSEBACK Rides.

There is a reliable account given Of
an Englishman, Squire Osbald-
stone, having ridden, in 1881, 200 miles
in ten hours. In doing this, however,
he rode IS horses and changed every
four miles. A wonderful test Of en-
durance and pluck was the case of
Capt. Charles Townley, another Eng
Iish cavalryman, who, in 1S49, rode
with dispatches from Belgrade 70 Con-
stantinople, 800 miles He remained
in the saddle FIVE days and IL hours
without rest, except on one occasion
for six hours and the time consumed
in changing to fresh shorses. Twice
the horse he rode dropped under him
from exhaustion. 1t was a historic
ride, for upon the event of his arriving
in Constantinople ahead of all other
couriers hung the decision of the war,
which by his accomplishing the feat
was averted.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-09
Many Bridal Beliefs.

One is inclined to believe that the
job of the folklore collector would
have been greatly curtaiIed had il not
been for the fund of material that is
wrapped around the bride. Every lii
tie move she makes. every stitch In
her goxn. the flowers i'm her brutal
bouquet and the jewels she donS an
her wedding day all have secret ro-
tents
If the first fiayeer a bride sees on
her welding morn is white. SAY The
fOIkIoreiSts. she viii lead II happy life
if red sic will knuyv sorrow and rare
II bunch of pink roses is givs.l TO n
bride it is lucky
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-09
Varieties of smokes"

The Burmese maidens do exactly
what KipIing says they do IN his
Road 20 Mandalay," for they smoke
a cigar ten inches long and as fat as
a gOod-sized candle. and with white
paper covering. The longest pipes
known are those used by the
natives of the Belgian Congo. These
pipes have stems ten or twelve feet
long, with small bowls. If matches
were used to light them friend would
be needed TO apply the flame, but the
native gets his light by merely thrust
ing the bowl into his camp fire. In
Liege. IN parts of Ireland. and IN the
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-09
The Family Tree.

Seven-year-old Mary Jane has an
aunt, who is a schoolteacher and who
Is also very self willed. at Mary
James home whenever the little girl
displays any evidence OF stubbornness,
her parents straightway call her Aunt
Mary.
One day she was over to auntie's
and with her was discussing her fu-
ture occupation. You'll probably be
. schoolteacher Ike me-" auntie said.
"Oh, suppose had better be one,
the youngster agreed ''H wasn't
one whom would they say my little
nieces take after when they get stub
born and want their own way2'
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-09
southern United States, pipe-smoking
by old women is common.
Armenian language is Old.

The Armenian tongue, however much
1t has changed in the course of cen
turtles, is descended from the language
that Priam and Hector spoke. The Ar
menians hail, like Homeric Trojans,
from Thrace, which subsequently be-
came incorporated in the Byzantine or
eastern Roman empire. Erzerum, capt.
tai of Armenia, has retained the death
less name of Rome. 1t was founded In
the year 514, by TheOdOsius, a sebas-
tOS, that is, emperor, of eastern Rome
He called it TheOdosiOpolis but its ma
tive name is Erzerum, or Armenian
Rome Ernest p. HOrrwitz in Asia.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-09
HAYS PEOPLE PREVENT APPEN
DICITIS

Many Hays people are using simple
giycerine, buekthorn bark, etc., as
mixed in Adler-i-lza. This Pushes
ROTH upper and lower bowel SO COM
pletely It removes all foul, aecum-
ulated poisons from the alimentary
canal and prevents appendicitis. Adj
ier-i-ka relieves ANY CASE gas on
stomach or sour stomach. Often
CURES constipation. In one ease OF
chronic stomach trouble ONE bottle
produced wonderful results. G. A.
HARDNESS, Druggist
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-09
unhsa and Leeaer Lfahts.

If you have ever crossed the ocean
you know that, one OF the first glimpses
you get OF America Is the fash OF
Thatcher's light, OF Cape Ann. 1t can
be seen a very great distance. Jose
phus. the historian, writes that there
was an ancient lighthouse which could
be seen forty-two miles. 1t was erect.
ed by Ptolemy Softer ia the island o.
Pharos, OF the coast OF Alexandria.
Eypt.-Boston Post
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-09

great results. Because AdlerI-ka acts
on BOTH upper and lower bowel It
removes all foul matter which poison
ed stomach. Relieves ANY CASE
sour stomach or gas on stomach.
Often CURES constipation. Prevents
appendicitis. c. A. HARNESS,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-09
plaeaxera Paint Nine

Prospectors who had been digging
vainiy for gold on Mullet Island in the
Salton sea. of Southern California have
Just discovered that the highly color
ed mud around the island consists OF
valuable mineral pigments, from which
paints OF many colors can be made.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-09
GIVES WIFE GLYCERINE MIX
TURE

A retired merchant whose wife suf-
fered for years from catarrh of the
stomach finally gave her simple gly-
cerine, buckthorn bark, etc, as mixed
in Adler-i-ka. ONE bottle produced
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-09
Druggist.

If you have limited yourself to a
certain sum for Xmas shopping, and
wish TO get the most attractive gift
possible, you can find it for less than
a dollar at the Macintosh Hat Shop.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-09
Assurance.

"One of those ciimpaigl, money dig
gers would ike Ia see YOU. said Mfr
Grabcoin's secretary
''Thunderation! Didn't you say |
was out 2?
Yes. sir. He said lie knew you
would he ouI. ami he jssSl dropped in
10 Ie.i yen llosr mach
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-09
Her Pleasure Spelled.

ia your wlfe's mother enjoying her
trip to the mountains7n
arm afraid not. She's found some
thing at last that she can't walk
oyer.s-Boston Transcript.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-09
Land of Fire and Ice.

Geological map of Iceland by Dr..
Thoroddscn, who has spent many years
on the work. gives much Information
about one of the worlds most won
derful islands which few visitors eE-
er see
An example of the strangeness of
Iceland is furnished by the volcano
Katla. This is buried under immense
snow fields, but from time to time its
fires burst through the glittering
blanket, and then such floods are pour
ed from the melting Ice that a great
stretch Of country between the volcano
and the sea is inundated and huge
masses OF ice are carried out into the
ocean
II is unsafe to cross the territory
lying between Kat1a and the sea, so
suddenly come the floods.
Captain Pimienta goes to Russell,
every Wednesday. to teach q French
class. Ethel Yates has charge of the
Spanish class in Mr.. Pimienta's alb
sence-
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-21
WESTERLY

Edward Scott, II, son of William Scott, of Pawcatuck was seriously in- jured by being struck by an automobile, when at Weduetequock at 5:30 Friday afternoon. The boy had been riding on a motor truck and H-he1 We1uetoqIock was reached he got oif the truck in-- tending to go swimming. He stepped from the rear of the ttuk directly n trent of a touring car co.1'ng in the oi. posite direction. He was his with su2h force by the right hand side lamp of the touring car, also 5y the fnudguard that the lantern was sm1sled a.d the mudguard bent. The boy was taken 'c :be offic eof Dr. Hilia and with the aid of Dr. Scanlon temporary treatment was given him. Later he was taken 10 the Rhode Island hospital F. the :Imba- lance of the Westerly Sanit itafy corps.
 The Scott boy sustained a corn'ninut- cd fracture of the right leg, fracture of both bones of the left leg, 9. cut six inches long on the left forearm, a cut in the face and severe ciit ill the hesd. It is believed the boys head Is injured internally also.
 The touring car bore Massachusetts resistry number 161,241, and was ot;e- rated by Prescott Cha,e of New Bed ford A younger sister of the Scott boy was run over by an automobile about sf1 weeks ago but was not seriously iu- tired.
 The continued complaint of J"ln
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-21
CENTRAL VILLAGE

Rev. Mary Macomber was in Danielson Friday to officiate at the funeral of Mrs. Sophoronia Tanner, who died at the home of her niece, Mrs. Cyrus Batty, having made her home here the past three years. For several months she had been blind and deaf.
 MT. and Mrs. Warren Ames and daugh- ters. Thara, Dorothy and Hazel, of Put nam were recent callers at Mrs. William Deans.
 George winsor, IT,, of Fall River. Mass, has been spending few days at his home.
 Miss Rose E. Seguin has been passing several days at the home of her sister, Mrs. Frank Thayer in Putnam.
 MT. and Mrs. Walter Dixon and chill dren have returned after several weeks visit in Maine with relatives.
 Mrs Edward Gallagher and daughters, Mary and Gertrude, have gone to Oak land Beach, R. T., for two weeks stay MT. Gallagher will spend the week ends with his family.
 Miss Derothea Gardner has returned to her duties as nurse at Baclkus hospital Norwich. She has been spending five days at the home of her father, Dr. James L. Gardner.
 Waldo Tillinghast has returned from a visit in Stonington at the summer home of Sprague Gallup of Moosup.
 Mrs. John E. Vaughn of Norwich has been visiting her parents, MT. and Mrs William Simmons.
 Benjamin Broadhead moved to Maple vile. R. l., Monday. He will be a de- signer in a woolen mill. Wilbert Hau, who moved from l!ere to Brooklyn about a year ago. will return here the family will be gladly welcomed back.
 Miss Mary J. Lee has been visiting at Frank c. Writings in Jewett City.
 Master Francis Gallagher was at Oak land Beach Saturday.
 Rev Mary Macomber returned Tuesday from Willimantic camp ground. where she has been spending several days at Miss Elizabeth Barber's cottage.