The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-28
SOME HEROIC DEEDS OF WOMEN

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 Miss Daisy wilkinson, a girl teacher, t.twenty years old. of Logan, W. Va, was on her way to school one morning racenfly when a negro attacked her brutally. threatening to kill her. No poor. helpless lump of jelly is Miss Will kipson- She carries a revolver for her protection on the lonely country road to her school. Before one could count three she had drawn that gun and shot the human wild beast dead. A lynch ing party was not necessary there. The young lady was not arrested. Another:
 Miss Minnie J. Kaufman, very strong, athletic girl and an expert cy- cler, waa wheeling merrily along a drive in Central park. New York, when suddenly she heard screams and shouts and voices bidding her get out of the way quick. She looked around and saw a runaway horse almost upon her. { terribly frightened girl upon his back. Miss Kaufman did not move to get out of the way. Instead she made a grab for the horses brid1e and caught 1t as he flew past her. She was quick ly dragged of her bicycle, but hung on like steel to that bridle till she stop ped the horse. after he had run about hundred feet. Miss Kaufman sprain ed her wrist, otherwise no harm was hone.
 And here Is a story of two American women in Mexico who saved colony from death at the hands of bandits:
 Two American men named Peale and Ravenscroft settled with several friends in a beautiful spot in viejas Minas valley, Mexico. They prospered richly. for they were thrifty and industrious They had in time beautiful homes and were very happy. They became so rich that they excited the greed of Mexican bandits and peons. who under the gufse of revoiutionists sometimes attack wealthy people on plantations The American colonists were thus at- tackled. They barricaded themselves in building the best they could, hut their death seemed only a question of hours.
 In the midst of this desperate situa- tion Mrs. Peale and Mrs. Ravenscroft unknown to their husbands or to any body, saddled fleet horses, stole out through a way the bandits had over looked and sped off like a shot Six hours they rode life and death hanging on the reaching of their destination. q town whence they could telegraph the governor of the province for troops. They made the journey and saved the settlement from massacre.
 Have you heard Of how two heroic women recently saved an aeronaut from death and themselves barely escaped being drowned in Lake Michigan? The wind had driven the aeronaut so high, that he became almost frozen. He let the gas out of his balloon and descend ed rapidly, but his fingers were so stifened with cold that ne could do 1it- tie to keep from being driven into the lake. He threw out his anchor and drag rope, but the rope snapped off rear the anchor and trailed along over the bushes
 Two women and a boy were walking near the lake. They saw the rope, and one of them grabbed it. She was drag ger off her feet and up, into the air The other woman caught the first ones skirts and both hung on with all their might. This brought the bal loon down so the first woman could get her feet upon the ground. Then the boy added his efforts. Again the bai- loon plunged forward and all were dragged toward the lake, when luckily tree appeared in their path. They took hitch of the rope around it and soon brought the wild balloon to standstill. LUCY MAY IRWIN.