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The Holmes County times., 1906-04-20
THIRD PASTURE.

Now we come to a frisky lot, the
Labor Union" editors. You know
down In Texas a weed called
"I4oco" is sometimes eaten by
steer and produces arrangement
of the brain that makes the steer
"batty" or crazy. Many OF these
editors are "Locoed" from hate OF
anyonewho willnot instantlyobey
the demands. of a labor union,
anditis theuniVersal habit Of such
writers togo ostrashtinto a asystem
of personal vilitication, manufac-
turing any sort of falsehood
through which ovent their spleen.
We assert that the common citizen
has a right to live and breathe air
without asking permission OF the
labor trust and this has brought
down on us the hate Of these ed1-
tors. When they go far enough
with their libels, is it harsh for us
to get judgment against them and
have our lawyers watch for a
chance to attach money due them
from others? (For they are usual
ly irresponsible.)
Keep your eye out for the 10
coed" editor.
The Holmes County times., 1906-04-20

Nile. Butticar, Swiss, Is the hrss
European woman to choose engineering
as a profession. She gained diploma
with honor at Lausanne university, be.
ing sixth In order OF merit. She Is now
practicing in Geneva
Lieut.. Bilse, the German officer who
vas sentenced TO six months impris-
onment in a fortress for criticisina
German military life in a book called
In a Little Garrison Town" seems to
have Jared we'll in the end. He has
married a wealthy German woman and
settled down in Switzerland.
The Holmes County times., 1906-04-20

This burst of true American girl indig-
nation was caused by the teacher saying
that Grape-Euts, the popular pre-digest-
ed food, was made Of stale bread shipped
In and sweetened.
The teacher colored up and changed
the subject. E+ B.
There is quite an assortment of travel
ing and stay-at-home members of the
tribe of Ananias who tell their false
hoods for variety OF reasons.
In the spring 1t is the custom on a cat
tleranch to have a round up, and brand
the cattle, so we are going to have
''round up," and brand these cattle and
place them in their proper pastures.
The Holmes County times., 1906-04-20

A bin has been introduced By seven
British members OF parliament to aboi-
lsh time limits on railway passenger
tickets.
A womans rife club is being formed
at Byheet Surrey, England, the mem.
bers of which are to use a special min
iature rifle.
Frederick de Martens, who was one
OF the Russian commissioners at Ports
mouth, has just resigned the professor
ship of international law in the UNI
versity of st. Petersburg, which he has
held for many years.
The Holmes County times., 1906-04-20
FROM FOREIGN YIELDS

Under the patronage of the House
mistresses' Union" there has just been
opened in Hamburg the first of the
schools to be established In German
cities for the improvement OF domestic
servants.
A dredger built of oak, 6S feet long,
21 feet wide and drawing seven feet six
inches of water, is now in use in Dun
dee harbor 1t has been in use in the
same place for over 100 years, and its
engine is said to have been built by
James Watt.
The Holmes County times., 1906-04-20
SECOND PASTURE.
Editors of "Trade" papers known

SAS EgNSS~AN
~--uaa@ma----s--~---a~-~---~
Remember, we don't put the
brand on all, by any means. Only
those that require 1t. These mem
bers of the tribe have demanded
that we carry advertising in their
papers and when we do not consid-
eritadvisable they institute a CAM
paign Of vituperation and slander,
printing from time to time manu-
factureds slurs on Postum or Grape
Nuts. When they go far enough
we set our legal force at work and
hale them to the Judge to answer.
If the pace has been hot enough to
throw some of these cattle over
on their backs, feet tied and "bel-
lowing" do you think we should
be blamed? They gambol around
with tails held, high and jump stir
legged with a very "cocky" air
while they have full range, but
When the rope is thrown over
them '1t's different"
Should we unite them because
they bleat soft and low? Orshould
we put the iron on, 80 that people
will know the brand?
Let's keep them in this pasture,
anyhow.
The Holmes County times., 1906-04-20

He morning was
Just breaking and
the tinting of crim-
son and gold In the
eastern sky gave
promise of a glori-
GUS day, but the
beauty of the scene
was all unnoticed
by the man, who
with downcast eyes
and weary foot
steps left the path
way along which
he had just come
and turned in to-
The Holmes County times., 1906-04-20
Nv Their Fruits.

In Nellore, India. the Hindu Chris
tian Endeavorers went out night after
night to nurse cholera-stTicken Nc
hammedans,
The Holmes County times., 1906-04-20
Rise Liars, 3. 81. '4..'7' n
And Salute Your Queen
Ho. All Ye Faithful Followers Of Anmias
GIVE EAR

Young Girl Cooking Teacher New York: K You make
That, All You said about FooCs
is Absolutely Unreliable"
The Holmes County times., 1906-04-20
Copyright, 1908, by W. S. Edson9

scripture Authority.-Exodus a:2s-Sl.
The Washington times., 1906-11-11
Falls Ont With BIanco.

with these followers. he landed at
Guaymas on the first day of june.
1873. fully armed and equipped. whore
lee was hailed with delight by the
fickie populacc, which saw in this
heavily equipped body OF Europeans
a contingent that would certainly
prevail against the crafty Indians
who were depredating the agricuitu-
raj industries Of the country about,
and preventing the successful workius
80 The mines. But Governor BIanco
was not altogether So warm towari
his new allies whom ne percmptorfIy
forbade 90 leave Guaymas. He lost
sight OF the ulleIior motive Of the
Frenchmen 20 build up a barrier
against the further expansion OF the
hated Americans on the frontier. and
thought only OF his personal interest
IL mining company which was in
opposition to the Restaurador COM
pany. which the Frenchmen had come
osteusibly 10 protect.
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Dreams OF Wealth Not Realized.

The dreams of the adVenturCTs in
that land of unlimited wealth were
far from realized. Tine desert wastes
with tuoir mute ruins of towns. houses.
and churches. slddeucd them: the In
dians growing boIder. harassed them,
ana trev found themselves fn dire
straits, even to procure the necessary
food 10 sustain gifc. IL was finally de-
rided TO fan hack 10 HcrmosilIo. IN do
y1E- $50 they found themselves in the
pueblo OF In Madelaiue. where again
they appeared iu the eyes of the pop
u}aco, heroes come To del.Ee~ them
from the denominations Of the savage
Apaches. With the natural Valubil-
ity characteristic of Frenchmen their
hardships were soon forgotten and
their time given over 10. dancing feast
inE. drinking. and l0vemaking.
A sterEer welcome met them ia an
either direction. however. 1t was
demand from Rlauco ordering them
10 surrender their arms, or prepare 10
ha treated as outlaws. TO accede 10
either of these demands would nc
equally as tubarra assing as dangerous,
aud CASTOR called council OF war.
as the result of which it was decided
10 force the issue with Blanco by
marching upon HermosilO. and there
by stril ing a decisive blow raise a
standard OF independence for the state
Of Sencra. Ground which the French
felt assured would rally considerable
body OF disafected natives Dispatch
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Tnkes IlnMn Ll A..anll.

Blancu, appraised. o. tueir intention,
took up his march from Arispe and
succeeded iu dlstauciHE the French
men Dy forced marches threw body
Of POO men into tho town CASTOR
arrived but few hours too late. but
without waiting t. rest his weary fol-
lowers. lac urged them ON Go the AS
sault, with the result that within lass
than an hour he ha] possession of the
plaza ana Blauco with the remnant
Of his army. was dying on To Ures-
Yet he could better spare his 900 killed
aud woUnded tla1 Castor could spare
his loss of fortv-tyyo Freuchmen. To
the hiinvster there are uo reserves
Blaeco now proceeded by other meth
DDS 10 seek the defeat of his enemy.
He began To secretly negotiate with
some OF the FreucImen. Offering them
rich rewards to desert their commands.
while greater calamity overcame the
expedition CASTOR was stricken down
in the very hour of victory by sick
ness. and reluctantly he gave the
order 10 march on to Guaymas. thus
evacuating his captured capital His
malady grew worse as he advanced.
Within three leagues of Guaymas the
ragged little army halted. where en-
voys from RlancO met it and treated
for a parley between the Two COM
mandeis. of which nothing came but
a short-lived truce. That evening Gas
ton became delirious, the camp disor-
ganized, and with bribery and deser-
tions. a treaty was signed with some
subordinates resigning tire contract
which CASTOR had signed in Mexico
and an agreement made to leave the
country. CASTOR awoke from a three
weeks stupor In which poison was
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NeNauouz delays followed. Castor
went himself TO Hcrmosiuo. the capital
Of sonora. To- confer with BI3uca but
Elanco had business elsewhere. where
upon CASTOR ordered his Freuchmen
forward. Bldnco thergupou sent Gas
ton word that his followers must re-
nounce their nationality or leave the
country az once. CASTOR. prOtcstiug
took up his march tu ArIspe, wher.-
upon Blanro temporized offering new
conditions. II- -Nact,J tre G.uatiou-
alizdtiou OF tine company. iis reduction
Jo "a maximum force oI fifty. er % guar
rnty that tacy would NOT violate tbs
NeNiean law forb.ddjug foreigners to
own real estate. mines ur other real
property on the frontier.
CASTOR laid these uroposiliuus before
his little army. at the same time offer
ing means Of departure 90 any who
wished TO avail themselves OF them.
but not man was found willing Jn
accept The opportunity. CASTOR them
replied 20 The Mexican governor iu q
firm bur temperate note, declining 10
comply with his terms and eNactiue
for himself and his followers the full
HllmenJ Of their contract with the gov
ernmcnt OF Mexico In the meantime
the FrencEmen had continued their
march into the El Dorado region ur
Arizona where they found themselves
confronted by the savage Apaches.
who regarded them as new kind of
zoe ID be studied M distance before
making their acquaintance at close
quarters. Blanco. ON the other hand.
was preparing au army OF his own Ia
enable him TO enforce terms OF sub
mission from the obstreperous foreign
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Arista Resigns Under Fire.

iu the meantime Lis friend. Pre~f-
dent Arista. had resigned lis office iu
tEe fac. of civil WilF. the country was
l0 worse state 81 anarchy. q dietu-
torsiip WAS proclaimed. and santa
Ana recalled o. power. ono of his
inst acts was ta send for d. B0I..u.
VINO, upon promise of a safe conduct.
went 10 the capital where q dramatic
scene followed between the crafty old
butcher Of tEe Alamo and the young.
romantic conqueTnr OF HermOsill1. The
Mexican dictator was anxious To se-
cure Gaston's services To carry out his
own personal aims. shut tho French
man insisted upon "a confirmation of
hls original contract. After some four
months delay a treaty was prepared
binding the count 10 garrison Arizona
with 800 French soldiers. who were IN
receive compensation Of 20 G0G francs
the government advancing 25O010 f.f
outnt and expenses. This treaty was
signed and scaled and aunuIled within
q fortnight
CASTOR. burning with Indignation
readily entered into "a couspiracr win
some Of the malcouteats eauspir-f,e
against Santa Aua's government
findins himself compromised he S1c-
ceeded IN escaping the d.ctator's
wrath by putting nfty miles of hard
riding between himself and The cauf-
tai EmharkiHg for san Francisco
he arrived once more I'm that ciry
where through the financial assistance
Of French merchant he recruited a
second force OF compatriots, and on
the 2ith of May, 1S54 he embarked
with BOO followers on the little scbOon-
er Belle, determined To hazard a
descent upon Arizona. counting upon
the fidelity OF those NIexicans who had
previously hailed him as their friend.
and the moral support Of the French
government.
After "A long and tedious voyage the
expedition arrived iu sight of Quay
mas. and landing at Cape san Jose.
aston sent two emissaries to the city
90 prepare some 800 Frenchmen al
ready there for his coming. The en-
voys were recognized by General
Yanes, who had succeeded BIanco in
the governOrshIp of Soneta. and they
were thrown into prison, whereupon
truce followed, which was ended by
street brawl between the Frenchmen
and the native soldiers. A general
alarm was sounded. The French
rushed TO their quarters. whence they
sailed fully armed. and met the at
tack OF the enemy. For three hours
the battle ragged in the streets OF
GJaymas. the commissioned chief Of
the 300. one Desmarais. commanding
them. while CASTOR led a company of
his own with splendid courage. until
twice wounded. his men in retreat. and
Ia.
over his knee and led the remnant of
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Founds q CoIony in AIgIers.

Among these Freuchmen was this
man OF high birth, the Count CASTOR
Raoul de Reconsideration, who had
found himself reduced TO the extent
Of. being Obliged TO take a pick and
work as a day Iaborer. He had the
proudest OF French blood In his veins,
but being waywari chap Ae had leil
home and lrj the Ht, Of "a bohemian
iu Paris until the death or his father.
an cmizre of t4e uTi stamp, VIII" car
risd the stcntst rules of obedience
into uis most tr.1ine domestic affairs
Upon the old mans DEATH Castor. hy
the patrlmouy left u.m as the sole
heir 10 his fathers estate. was en-
ubled % carry out an ambition very
dear TO him. that of founding "a colony
Iu AleIcrs. but the revolution of lSf~
recalled him to France and 90 po-
UticaI career. Betweou conducting
newspaper. Ia Il1erte. being elected
twice 90 The assembly, ana rioto1s
living I'm Paris, he sqUandered his sub
stance. and falling in taIrd can
didacy for the assembly, he t"rs""k
uolitfcs and Paris in disgust AND
turned his eyes toward California
Paris then counted as many as twenty
societies Tor organized emigration 90
the land of gold. and ID was no more
than natural that the disguised count
should have his way pointed out by
some one of these numerous societies.
He was almost peuniless when IN his
thirty-second year he took n third
class passage for California along
with q dozen, c0muauiots OF various
ranks
CASTOR arrived ia the woudrous city
which was appropriately called "tle
modern Babel" from its confusion 81
tongues. Uuhappily for CASTOR cal
iforui4 presented poor field 20 the
man whose only gifts were education.
nobility of soul, and "a pauiciun title.
Such endowmcnts were neither rare
nor deemed precious In tlat print
tive community. where al were hust-
ling in one way or another for the
Iuring bait. gold With "a mauliness TO
De expected of one of his training,
Castor betpok himself 90 he stern
duty Of earning living 10y hard labor.
lie tried ushiuE. which barely earned
him bread. As a Hgbtefmau u- diI
better until the building ol "a wharf
put him out of this job. and then he
engaged iu q speculative enterprise for
importing cattle from Lower Califor-
mia, which reduced him to such straits
that 90 use his own language ia gem
darmc would have charged on me at
full gallop at b-boldiHg ME-
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10 ReneI Americans.

lie thon tried his fortunes in MeN-
leo, being assisted iu this direction bv
the French consul aJ san Francisco.
who gave him letters tu S,uor Arista.
the President. There n. found the
government greatly disturbed bv fur
ther threatened rncToachmeuts Of the
Americans on Mexican territory. and
Ic d developed "a scheme % repcl these
supposed encruacNmsut-. I'm reality.
Arizona q part of which was subse-
Guentfy acquired hy tho Gadstn pur-
chase. was AN unknown wilderness.
tCeming with mineral wealth iu the
hands or the Wtflike ATaches Stories
OF its uubouEdcd wealth filtered
through various channels down into
old MeSico and up through california.
The AIacaes who haunted It's deserted
wilds were said to Hr well armed. ana
We're iU the habit uf using silver bull
lets, that metal Lt.Ag much more
abundant u that region than lead.
Added 10 these stories OF fabulous min-
eTai wealth m~tle Apache country. was
the plain fact that with the decline ana
final overthrow of Spanish power. the
richest mines of northern Mexico We're
abandoned for lack of strength 60 re-
Ii tre never 1Gbduvd and ever uos-
tile tribes.
Gaston's project was To- land at Quay
mas Sonora 500 ut his ccuntrymen
gathered up ln san Francisco. armed
and equipp a for military duty, osteu-
sibly for the protection ~ The Res
taUTadora Mining Company against
the incursions of the Arizona Indians
bat really Intended 70 serve as the nu-
cleus Of an extensive French colony. 20
b. used rs a barrier ag8hsI the sup
posed euCFoachments or the Americans
pusaius down FROM the north The
II 80 .
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Lad. ExpedIlIon Into Gna,ma..

As n reward for his services in pro-
tectlng the Arizona mines. Castor was
90 have share iu ali their profits.
but CASTOR was 20 learn that jl ra-
quired more than two To make a bar
gain in Mexico. Arista was tho Presr-
don't OF Mexico. but Governor Blauca
ruled in sonora ana Arizona, states OF
boundIess mineral wealth which Cas-
ton aftarward graphically summarized
as q country Of ruins Ruins of
houses. ruins of churches. ruins lr
towns. and above all ruins Of crouch
ing men and weeping women
CASTOR now appeared i'm san Fran
cisco, mo- longer tho wr-tch-d I4bar-~
at whose sight "eeuIarmr would
charge at fun sullop," buJ aS "a pros
porous appearing gentleman. holding
a contract from the Mexican govern
menu to coIonize Arizona lie was
attiTed somewhat after the Mexican
fashion cf those days and frcquentcd
tho French cafe Payerot, his Mexican
sarapo hanging loosely over his
shoulders, his beard closely cropped
after the fashion of the AraIs of Al
Eicrs, revolver and dagger in his belt.
and JaH st,eple HAT crownins mis- nu-
Die brow. che admiration of his com
patriots whom he gathered around him
and initiated into the ulterior motives
of hts great colonization schcme-fpr
who among those exilcd Frcnchmcu
had anything but seorn and contempt
for that race of SaNons who thought
only Of building railroads and grasp
ing land and everything else within
their reach, With little difficulty he
found the men-2Go enthusiastic
Frenchmen-only too willing 20 fol-
low his fortunes of colonization and
war
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FrtueLman found willing ears Co listen
Ia his project. ana there Is reason TO
believe that be was secretly aided ~
Ills home government, Hhc jealousy OF
Europe having already been aroused
hy the expansion of tLe United States
iu the direction OF Mexico. lie was
HefTiendsd by tLe representative Of
France iH California, and the French
minister iu NeNlg1, both OF whom uu-
aUestiouably approved of his scheme
for the protection Of Mexico against
Jbo Northern invader. The result was
"a contract signed through the banking
house OF JeCkcr. Tore d Co, acting
ass agents !or the Government, where
by CASTOR was 20 carry out his pro-
jecU. The banker Jecker played a
leading part a few years afterwards
In the m-starred attempt of Napoleon
III To found an empire in Mexico.
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his force TO the French consulate,
where he formally surrendered 20 HIS
country s representative. Upon the
pledge of Governor Yanes that their
lives be spared. they gave up their
arms. but ten days later CASTOR was
taken before court-martial and con-
demned 10 die as a traitor and rebel
The American consul. Major Roman.
pleaded earnestly for his life when
the French representative. NJ Calve.
refused 70 Interfere, but all In vain.
CASTOR bore himself with manly for
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titude, emulating the example OF that
young filibuster Crittenden. who had
faced the Spanish muskSts at Havana.
refusing 10 kHeel win his back to-
ward them, saying that an American
only knelt 20 ais God 1t was the
Mexican custom 10 blindfold their vic
TINS before thee fusillade. but CASTOR
was spared this humiliation. being
permitted 10 look along the line Of
long barreled muskets pointing st him
until the volley sounded which put
him out OF existence.
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i.- al ,ll.-~trl I'd, California With BIS
newly born project to Secure recruits
Castor set ult with li- h-Id 1f fol-
lowers fpT H-rmasilo. FI yy leagues
away at AriSl- uncertain of hls
enemy plans. las E.aT.o with hIs
army of Mexican troops. Gaston's
force numbered but -5p men. including
forty-two horsemeu and txenty-six
marine veterans detailed 70 serve four
little cannon which rle outut mad
picked up somewhere Among them
We're many old soldiers oI Africa and
larrieade veterans of evolutionary
France I'm appearance they were "a
Wild-lookiug band of freebotJyrs. their
four 5r five months OF roaming "a the
Arizona deserts not having improved
their looks a particle The once
gaudy uniforms uf maTy were in tat
ters. and where Hoot,f Hsd given out
cowhide sandals had taken their place
but they trudsed ou with grim de-
terniaajiou 10 take H,rmosiiIo.
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=" HE expedition OF Count Gas
ton Raousset-Boulbon into
Mexico. although made up
OF Frenchme.., and distinct
Is antl-American In its aims.
may we'll be taken as one
of the episodes of American hlibuster-
ism In that 1t Mt only had its eoncep-
ton on Uni cd states soil. but was At-
ted out IN the United states, and was
really the precursor of those stirring
events IA Mexico which ended in an
other and more imposing riiibustering
expedition. backed by crowned heads
OF Europe. for tbc purpose of wre=t-
ing the sceptcr of the Moutezumas
from the slothful descendants OF the
Spanish couquerors. MaXimiuan of
Austria. lured o. Mexico partly by the
mtrigues of the same commercial
house which backed the ambitious pro-
iects of Count CASTOR de Raousset-
Bouibon, died facing his eXecutiOuors'
guns with tho same nrmness as did
his precursor. the deiuded count.
II was at that time shortly after
tie discovery oI gold in California
when san Francisco was made up for
the most part of iawless adventures
from all over the world. sWarming
among which was conspicuous class
Of Freuchmou. the 'eanaille de Paris
EEany of them had been engaged in the
counter revolution ol 1>lN anna were
eNued from France uy the government
which had paid their transportation o.
san Francisco 20 ue rid of them.
Among them were numbers who had
belonged To the "eaTde rationale
bringing with them their uniforms and
accoutermeuts, and iJ was no unusual
sight to see "a party of these French
soldiers land from an incoming steam
CT. and In fun uniform. belted ana
arms "au bras" march "tambour bat
tant.'' through the streets TO tneA
lodgings. So great was this influx oi
French that there was published al
the time two daily newspapers i'm
French. and there were French cafes
for their entertainment just as in
Paris.
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hinted a.. To md himself without an
army lie Was permitted 10 leave the
country, and returning 10 San Fran
cisco, be began plotting Co. retrieve
bis Lost rar..r
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The quizzicai scrutiny with which
he had been badgeTing Scanlon stiu
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