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coffee boiler in her mothers kitchen.
At Is, her education finished, Mary
FOuts declared against muslin frOcks
the free if hazardous life of the moon
sinner.
A woman moonshiner! Even bold
Kentucky gasped.
Women there were who had protect
ed their men," and fought for their
men" and even died with their men"
but woman who wanted to be a
leader of men in moonshining, we'll,
; that was going some!
A few years later, Mary Fouts came
into her own. Her father died, and
she became the head of his household
and the manipulation of his famous still.
And what was more, Mary Fouts
made a whisky of no mean reputa-
ton. She raised her own crop of
corn and coaxed it as only farmer
who loves his growing things can
coax. And then she made it into the
right sort of whisky, pure and un-
adulterated.
Il would not adulterate my whisky
for any price, nor for the whole
world" said Miss Fouts in a recent
interview-and she meant 1t. No
head of great food factory ever re-
garded the output of his establishment
with greater reverence and pride and
affection than does Mary Fouts the
product of her illicit still. And down
there in Kentucky when man wants
the real thing in whisky he demands
Mary Fouts' whisky, willingly pay
ing the higher price asked for her
brand.
Now, of course, the United States
government, with it's mighty system OF
officers and spies, was not ignorant
of Mary F'outs and her calm, unwaver.
ing violation of the laws But how to
reach Mary Fouts without sacrificing
national pride by spilling the blood of
woman who sinned only because she
thought it no sin, but her right, was
problem even for a great govern.
ment. If Mary Fouts would kindly
sneak out of her stronghold and muir.
der a man in cold blood, then the law
might take it's course But Mary Fouts
was distressingly peaceable and in.
dustrious. She attended strictly to
her own business.
Mary Fouots did not come to town
nor haunt highways. But she certain.
tainly did know how to guard her
property, particularly her still. This
had a natural barricade of rocks, and
behind this barricade Mary Fouts kept
a collection of Win"hesters and am
munition which meant fight to a
finish-and it is a sorry thing for a
posse of men to find themselves fight.
ing against one intrepid woman who
had been guilty of no greater offense
than turning the product of her own
land into cash according to the meth
DDS followed by her ancestors for gen
erations. And of these ancestors she
was as proud as the scions of English
nobility of the ancestors who fought
under William the Conqueror.
; But something had to be done
There were seven counts against Miss
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-16

lugger. They were rocking their boaa
furiously and making every effort to-
get of, but they had gone on fsi7 and
square, the tide was on ebh. and
Ellen concluded they were axed for
some time.
She rose in the stern sheets and
laughed gleefully. She put her boat
about and ran down to pass in easy.
hail of Sir Charles and his men.
"Good-by." she called, laughing
with mockery that stung him, before
an hour we shall be aboard yon ship:
am sorry that you were baked. A stern
chase is long chase, Sir Charles, as
you will find upon the sea-"
Poor Sir Charles had little to say for
himself. He felt very much cha
grined and bitterly disappointed.
"Gooy-by, Sir Charles" called Debo-
rah, sadly. otis not my doing.
and
Mistress Deborah" answered Sir
Charles, plucking up heart, "you have
not seen the end of me. shall find
ooIuc uledNS u AOllO"luS yOu "uCA0"cl
you CO."
There, Debbie," said Ellen, heart
up. You did your best to betray me,
but I forgive you since we've got free.
told you Sir Charles would follow
you and he'll find you all the sweet
er for his mad chase. Now for yon
ship"
And Ellen laid course which would
merchantmen.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-16
Horses with Mustaches

1--WE got rarity, a horse with a
mustache," said cabby.
The horse doctor looked the ungain-
ly animal over.
1T is rarity he said, "a mustache
SO highly developed. Lots of horses
have incipient, Chineselike mustaches,
but your nag has the mustache of a
grenadier-a regular soup strainer,
Ell?
"Mayhew and the other leading au-
thorities lay it down that q mustache
is the surest sign of low-bred horse.
Certainly no one can dispute your an.
imals claim to low breeding."-Phila
delphia Bulletin.
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felt the wind less SetOn's boat was
rapidly overhauling the other. In five
minutes it would be alongside. Ellen
swung the helm over and desperately
headed straight foy the shore.
stop! stop, Lady Carrington!" cried
Seton, who was now in plain view. Il
mean you no harm. Mistress Debo-
rah, can't you-?'
Il can't do anything" cried Debo-
rah, traitorously. "she won't let
me-"
IF you run down my boat" an
swered Ellen, handling her pistols, Il
swear Ill use these weapons
There are no bullets in them, "
cried Deborah. Don't be afraid
Ellen turned on her like young
tigress. She could have struck her
with her pistol. Sir Charles only
laughed. He was in high glee
Il wouldn't care if there were q
thousand bullets in them. intend to
have you out of that boat, Mistress
Debbie, and"
There was sudden scream from
Mistress Debbie. The boat in which
she sailed met with sudden check.
The little cutter grated upon the edge
of the shoal. Ellen sprang to the
helm, forgetful of everything else but
the present peril. Her boat 60
ing at a rapid rate had taken ground.
She hoped that the touch had been SO
light that the boat would not be
stopped and wrecked. Indeed, she
flung herself violently to starboard
and the sudden shock swung the boat
off the shoal There was scraping
of sand beneath the keel and the
little shallop slid on.
Sir Charles was close aboard. Not
being sailor, he had not noticed, and
in the excitement of the chase, Sir
Charles Offering reward upon reward
to the fishermen if they overhauled
the other boat, these men forgot the
peril, if, indeed, they knew it. For
coming down at full speed and draw.
ing half again as much water as
Ellen's cutter, they ran hard and fast
upon the shoal.
|. Ellen had counted upon their doing
this very thing. She looked back with
eyes of experience. and saw exactly
their position. Indeed, they had bare
ly escaped ripping a mast out Of the
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MXERE HzHY/0W75
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ElNP GY77ZE

Down behind a natural fortress Of
huge powders in eastern Kentucky a
woman who has not yet seen her thir-
tieth birthday is calmly, intrepidly
and successfully defying the mighty
government of the United States.
A few days ago, single-handed, she
beat back a posse of the best revenue
officers Uncle Sam could muster Her
aim is true and her belief in her SOW
ereign right to make her own brand
of whisky from her own corn is su-
preme and immovable.
Mary Fouts, aged q, is Americas
only moonshine maid, and she is a
moonshiner by birth, inclination and
training. Her father was a moon
sinner before her, and the several ram
ifications of her family hold records
for battle with revenue officers that
any mOuntaineer might envy.
For 40 years the Beaver Creek dis
trict, on the neutrality-suspicious. bor-
der, has been moonshine stronghold,
the scene of many pitched battle
between moonshiners and government
officials. Blood of both sides has
stained its narrow ravines and pic
turesque mountain paths. II record
of lives sold for the mountain brew
had been kept doubtless the greater
number of notches would have been
cut by Uncle Sam. But when it came
to this woman, this tall, stalwart,
calm-eyed, sure aiming young woman
on her native heath, Uncle Sam was
baffled Chivalry died hard, even when
backed by law and justice, and to send
his picked shots against woman was
more than even Uncle Sam wanted to
do. In time the clash had to come
yet the woman won against the law
and its armed officers.
Mary Fouts was born in the rude
home where she now distills what is
said to be the best brand of whisky
obtainable in all Kentucky Her baby
eyes studied the still, and her baby
ears learned to catch quick, ominous
whispers. Just as the child of the
proverbial artist accepts poverty as
the price of parental genius, as the
child of the king believes that royal
ty can do no wrong, so this child Of
the mountains believed that making
whisky without government consent
was the inalienable right of hill PEG
pic.
Her parents were ambitious for the
little Mary, however, and sent her tC
school, where she proved exception
ally bright, and acquired an amount oil
book learning which dazzled hel
humble relatives. But she never for
got her love of the mountain life and
never lost her grip on mountain ira
ditions.
When other girls were writing notes
to each other or making paper dolls
Mary Fouts was drawing pictures Of
stills, and finally she presented to hel
astonished teacher a perfect repro
duction of a still, including the worm
which she had evolved from some ode
bits of copper that came her way.
During her twelfth year, when home
on her vacation, she made run" O.
very fair moonshine whisky in. an ole
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-16
lnvents chafinq Dish.

Princess Stephanie of Belgium has
just put on the market a chatting dish
and spirit lamp of her own invention.
This is by no means her first inven.
ton, for the patent Offices Of Belgium,
England, Germany, France and Italy
contain records of many of her labor.
saving improvements.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-16
Food al an Heirloom

Food as an Heirloom.
Conversation in the railway carriage
had slowed down a bit.
%, say" remarked Buffer to his
brother commercials in an endeavor
to reawaken interest, did you chaps
hear that old Goldman the. proprietor
OF the Showdown Station restaurant.
has just died?"
HAS he?" drawled Snaffle. unsym.
pathetically. ITO whom did he leave
the sandwiches ?'-Cleveland Leader.
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MARRIAGE BY PHOTOGRAPH.
Some Defensive Movements Undertake
en- by Japanese in America.

The Asahi Shimbun has an article
which throws an interesting light on
the question alluded to in our last is
sue, namely, marriages by photo
graph between Japanese residing in
America and their countrywomen in
Japan. It appears that two move
ments of self-defensive nature have
recently been organized by Japanese
residents in the United States.
The first is crusade against gamb-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-16
An Unfortunate Accident.

A smart man put arsenic in a bottle
of wine, hoping that burglar would
drink it, and his wife placed it among
hundred other bottles. The smart
man is now wondering which il the
bottle and Is prepared to sell his stoet
Of wine cheap.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-16
CHAPTER XIII.

An lmpromptu Affair on the High Seas.
1t was hardly possible at first, even
for so practiced and acute an eye as
Carrington's, to determine whether he
or Strathgate had the better boat. In
the first place, the two cutters were
continually on opposite courses, split
ting tacks, the wind blowing straight
into the harbor, and it was not until
they had passed and repassed each
other several times that Darlington
became convinced that he was gain
ing on his antagonist. The gain, how
ever, was a slight one. The differ
ence in the rate of sailing between
the two boats was not very great.
Both of them sailed faster than the
Flying Star in the air then prevail
ing. When the big ship got out into
the channel she would probably run
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-16

with his tomahawk. The male was
driven to fury and it was unsafe to
approach him. The stroke of a hoof
would have put the Indian out of BUSH
ness in close order.
Having no gun, he improvised a
Cow and arrow from the trees, stuck
a sharp file into the point of the ar
row, made a bowstring with the laces
of his moccasins and shot the beast
through the heart."-Fur News.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-16
Undesirable Truth,

There are lots of ways to get re.
suits" says the Philosopher Of jolly,
"but after all. it's the red rag that a..
ways hits the bulls eye.''
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-16
Learn This TO-DAY

Most of the things left undone in
this world are left undone because
the people that could do 'em don't
know it-Mary Tappan WRIGHT
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-16
Troubles Mjnimized

A clever man turns great troubles
into little ones and little ones into
none at all.-Chinese.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-03-18
Partisan Beauty Aid.

Now it's the face stretch. This new
est aid to beauty has become the rage
In Paris and doubtless will gain wide
vogue in the United States. 1t is guar
anteed to make the average woman
past thirty look ten years younger. The
best of 1t Is you can do 1t yourself Ii
consists OF stretching the skin OF the
face toward the top Of the head. or
course that makes folds. but they are
hidden I'm the hair, and the face is left
as smooth as a schoolgirls. It's simple
enough, yet II requires care and pa
tlence. Begin at the base OF the throat
and rub gently upward until the hands
meet on the crown. Don't rub the nose.
Let the hands part far enough to slide
on each side Of IT, But the cheeks must
be pushed upward. and so must the
corners of the eyes. When the hands
arrive at the top OF the head, lift them
and begin at the throat. The rubbing
should be extremely light at first. but
should become heavier by nice degrees.
Don't try TO do all the stretching the
first day or the first week. ft takes
three weeks TO finish the task But
when It's done the result rewards the
effort
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-03-18

SyIUid Lands tDds er presence near,
prfttng at desk he turned around
In the corner. In his chair. Syl-
via lands was writing at a desk In
the corner. and she looked up, nodding
the little greeting that she always re
served for him even after Eve minutes
separation.
I'm writing checks" she said. Il
suppose you're writing to your moth
er."
"why do you think soT he asked
curiousIy.
-You write to her every day. don't
YOU"
EYES," he said. But how do you
known
She looked at him with unblushing
ieliberation. you wrote every day
n II was to q woman, I wanted to
know. And I told Grace Ferrall thai
II worried me- And then Grace told
me. Is there any other confession of
my own pettiness that can make a.
your
"Did you really care to whom | was
writing?" he asked slowly.
"Carei lit worried me. Was II
not pitifully common impulse7 sis.
tiers under our skin you know-1 and
the maid who dresses me. She would
have snooDed: didn't; that's the only
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-03-18

that she wouldn't snap up Plank IN
such a fix and make IL look like a jilt
for Quarrierf But Plank must do his
part on the minute. Plank must step
up in the very nick of time. Plank,
with his millions and his ambitions.
was bound TO be a winner anyway,
and Sylvia might as well be his pilot
and use his money. And Plank would
be very. very grateful-very useful. a
very good friend to have. and Leila
would learn at last that he, Mortimer.
had cut his wisdom teeth. by Cod
AS for Siward. he amounted 20 moth
Ing. Probably was one of that con-
temptible sort of men who butted I'm
and. kissed a pretty girl when he had
the chance. He, Mortimer, had only
disgust for such amateurs of the social
byways.
After all, the matter was simple-ab-
surdly simple. A word to Quarter,
and. crack, the match was off, Girl
mad as a hornet, but staggered, has
no explanation to offer-man frozen
stiff with rage, mute as an Iceberg.
Then, zip enter Beverly Plank, the
girls rescuer at pinch, her preserver.
the savior of her "face," the big. high
ly colored.s leaden eyed deus ex ma
china. Would she take 80 cents on the
dollar--would she, 10 buy herself a
new "face." and put 1t all over Quar-
rier, and live happy ever after-would
she? Oh. not at ALL
The main thing, after all. was TO
promise Plank his opportunity, but not
tell him how he was to obtain 1t, for
Mortimer had an uneasy Idea that
there was something of the Puritan
deep planted under the stolid young
mans hide and that he might make
some absurd and Irrelevant objection
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-03-18

my personal conduct Is concerned sne
added naively. at seems that | am
capable OF love. but ] am incapable Of
It's degradation"
Siward. leaning heavily forward over
his desk. rested his head ln both hands,
and she stopped from her perch ON the
arm OF the chair. pressing her hot
cheeks against his hands-a moment
only; then, slipping 10 her feet, she
curled up In great armchair by the
fire. head tipped back. blue gaze con
centrated on him.
''The thing for you TO do" she said
els TO ambush me some night and
throw me into a hanson and drive us
both to the parsons. I'd hate you for
II as much as I'd love you, bnt I'd
make you an interesting wife"
IL may do that yet" he said. lifting
his head from his hands
"You've " year to do IL in" she OBJ
served. by the way, you're TO take me
In to dinner. as YOU did the first night
Do you remember? asked Grace Fer
rail- then. asked her again today
Heigho. 1t was years ago. wasn't it,
that drove up TO the station and saw
a very attractive and perplexed young
man looking anxiously about for some.
body TO take him 10 Shotoverf Aheml
The notorious Mr. Siward. Dear. |
didn't mean TO hurt you. You know
II, sillyl Mayn't ! have my little joke
about your badness-your redoubtable
badness of reputation? Therel You
had just better smile. How dare you
brighten me by making me think | had
hurt you? Besides, you are probably
unrepentant."
She watched him closely for a mo-
ment or two. then, Are you .unrepent-
anti"
about whatT'
"About your general wickedness-
about''-she hesitated-"about that girl,
for example"
what grip he asked coldly.
"That reminds me that you have
told me absolutely nothing about her."
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TO the perfectly proper methods en-
ployed by his newly self constituted
guide and mentor. No; that was no
concern of Plank's. All he had to do
was to be ready. AS for Quarter, any
body could forecast his action when
once convinced of Sylvia's behavior.
He lay there bordering several meth
DDS of imparting the sad but neces-
sary information to Quarter. One
thing was certain-there was not now
time enough before the house party
dissolved to mold Plank into acqui-
escent obedience. That must be fin
ished In town unless Plank invited him
TO stay at the FEELS after his time was
mp at Shotover. BY heaven, that was
the ideal And there'd he chance for
him at cards Only. of course, Plank
would ask Leila too. But what did he
care? He was no longer afraid of her.
He'd soon be independent of her and
her pittance. a 4
And SO, immersed In the details OF
his dirty little drama. he pondered over
the possibility of an Interior gentle
man as he moved heavily to and fro,
dressing himself, his neuralgia being
much better. and presently descended
the stairs to find everybody absent,
engaged, as a servant explained. In a
game of water basket ball In the
swimming pool. SO he strolled of to-
ward the north wing or the house,
which had been built for the squash
<.<>rrfo ma aufnamfno pOOl
The Page boys and Rena and Eileen,
sn one side. were playing the last
match game against Sylvia. Marion
Pags. Siward and Ferrall on the other
The big, slipping. glistening ball was
0ying about through storms OF spray.
Marion caught 1t. but her brother Cor
don rot Il away. Then Ferrall secur-
cd II and dIved toward the red goal
but Rena Bonnesdel caught him under
water: the ball bobbed up, and Sylvia
0unR both arms around II with lit
lie warning shout and hurled IL back
NJ siward. who shot forward like an
arrow. his opponents gathering about
him IN full cry amid laughter and ex-
cited applause from the gallery. where
Grace Ferrall and Captain Voucher
were Wildly Offering odds on the blue
snd Alderdene and Major Belwether
we're thrifty booking them.
Mortimer climbed the slippery mar
BILE. stairway as fast as his lack OF
breath permitted. anxious for his
share Of the harvest II the. odds were
rieht. lie MANAGED to make several
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-03-18
NO SUCH THING AS PULLING.
Sir oliver Lodge Says It's Pushing
That Moves Thinqs ALONG.

Sir Oliver Lodge. the English scien-
fist. has opened up a new subject of
discussion. In an address the other day
he said that there was no such thing as
pulling.
To speak OF horse pulling cart
was. he said. Incorrect The horse did
not pull the cart. 1t pushed against Its
collar and thereby produced motion In
the cart.
Similarly the oarsman pushed the wa
ter. and the man drawing a handcart
had to clasp the handle. and the driv-
Ing forceNwas caused by the part which
clasped the handle and was therefore
behind II.
Even IL the cart was fastened to the
mans coattail he did not pull It. He
pushed against his clothes.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-03-18

Grace Ferrall came into the room
and found duel OF silence In prog
ress under the dull fire glow tinting
the ceiling.
another quarrel" she commented,
CONTINUED next week
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Will sell small payment down
Balance on monthly payments
j. L. MILLER
Corn Selection.

A steady increase in the number OF
ears per plant borne by Potter's Excel
sior sweet corn has resulted from Sc
lecting seed with that end in view.
In 1901. the fourth year of the exper-
iment, but the first one I'm which sum-
GENTLY detailed records were kept to
show the percentages. only 80 per cent
OF the plants bore more than one ear
In 1905 90 per cent bore more than one
ear. the highest number from q single
plant being thirteen.
Selecting seed from the lower ear
produced on the stalk did not give as
good results as selection from the up
per ear, which is doubtless due to the
fact that such lower ears are often
poorly developed.-Rhode Island Ex-
pertinent station.