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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-01-05

The Tennessee Senator organized
with Nat Baxter, as President. Dem.
ocrats 10 control. In the House the
fusionists with SO votes elected A.
NJ. Leach, OF GAINESVILLE, speaker,
the Democrats trying to break a
quorum
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-01-05
Examination of
County Pupils.

The examination for county
school graduates will be,held on Fri
day and Saturday. January q and
%. The examination will be held in
this city and it is imperative that all
pupils intending to enter the high
school shall take this examination as
the certificate OF proficiency is neces-
sary to gain entrance to the high
school.
JENNIE WEST.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-01-05
Oldest Clerk Dead.

James S. Dean, who was said to
be the oldest railway mail clerk in
active service. died at Kingston. N.
Y, at the age Of 70 years.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-01-05
Typhoid Pneumonia.

A 2-year,old child Of Jerry Owen.
COL. died of typhoid pneumonia
Tuesday night.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-09-16
MANY PROS MEET 1T DALLAS
Every Effort Being Used to Prevent
Clash Over Politics.
IRy Assoclated Press. ]

Dallas. Texas, Sept. 16.-Nearly ev-
cry prominent prohiibtionist taking
part in the recent election was present
when the statewide prohibition exec
utive committee met here this morn
ing. During the morning many OF the
pros have been at work to insure har-
mony throughout today's conference,
as It has been reported that the sup
porters, respectively, of Tom Ball and
former Governor Campbell for the
United States senatorship might
clash and cause serious disruption in
the pro ranks.
The presentation Of the report to
the statewide organization on the ad-
visibility of contesting the recent pro-
hibition election in the courts was
postponed until the afternoon session.
Cone Johnson, Thomas Ball, George
| C. Rankin. Horace Vaughan and DR.
lJ<B. Gambrell made speeches at the
morning session declaring against the
nomination of state or United States
candidates today. Colonel Vaughan
suggested that convention be held
this fall for such nominations. in
which straight prohibition ticket
could be prepared. Cone Johnson OBJ
jected to a ticket which might bar the
antis from voting with the pros.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-09-16
TAFT ON THE WING
Reached Syracuse on His Long West.
ern Speech Making Tour.
IBy Associated Press.l

Syracuse, N. Y, Sept. 16.-President
Taft arrived here early today on his
long westward trip. 1t is believed he
will withhold his speeches touching
the important policies of his admins
tration until he reaches the West
President Taft, in his address at the
state fair this afternoon, discussed the
opportunities OF farmers for progress.
He said the government is spending
SIS 100000 annually maintaining de-
partment of agriculture, and while
savings might be made by more eco
nomic conduct of this department,
nevertheless Il am confident rom
looking into the future that the In
crease in appropriations each year Tor
that department may be and ought to
be in the interest of the government.
He said new farming methods must
be adopted within the next one hun
dred years If this is to remain sell
sustaining country. He advocated
trained agriculturist, paid by the coun
Ity. be placed in every county in every
state to make actual experiments OF
various farms.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-09-16
A. { N. FOOTBALL
SQUAD At WORK
First Week In Training Camp Salts.
factory-Moran on the Ground
and Putting Boys Through
Hard Practice.

LaPorte, Texas, Sept. 16.-The first
week of the football squad of the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College in
camp has come to a close and the
boys are all in fine shape; are enjoy
ing the outing; are benefiting by the
training, and are going in to make
good on condition.
Thursday night Col. +. B. Cushing
of Houston and his son were guests
OF the training camp. Colonel Gushing
is graduate of A. & M. college oil
thirty years ago. He has never lost
his fondness for the institution, and
puts in big part of each year look
ing out for its interests. He has q
summer home near the training camp
and has a sail boat or two, and II
honor OF his coming as a guest oil the
camp the Farmers gave an oyster
roast for him.
While the real object of the sta,
here is to train and get in shape fol
the big game with the Alabama Poly
technic Institute of Auburn, Ala, a
Dallas. October 81, yet there is mucl
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-09-16
PLANNING FOR l5G COTTON
IRy Associated Press. ]

[By Associated Press.]
Austin, Texas, Sept. 16.-Peter Rad
ford and department OF agriculture
officials conferred here today ON plans
for a campaign for 15-cent cotton.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-09-16
pleasure mixed with the work, and the

pleasure mixed with the work, and the
students are enjoying 1t. The manage
ment has chartered four row boats for
use in physical exercise by the foot
ball players, and the owners OF two
sail boats, the Country Girl and the
Florence, have been generous with the
students. and they have been out sev-
eral times to sail The land lubbers'
who have come here to train for foot
ball knew little about sails and boats
when they arrived, but they are learn
ing fast. and the captain of the Flor
ence has done all he could TO teach
them.
The camp is located along Sylvan
Reach on a beautiful ridge that over
looks Trinity bay. AS students OF A
G. NJ. college the boys learned on the
annual hike of the cadet corps to es
'tablish camp with perfect sanitary
arrangements, and they have followed
1 the military regulations In all appoint
ments. The boys have good appetitei
and two negro cooks are kept bus.
from morn to night preparing 10
them.
| With the arrival of Head Coacl
Moran during the week and the com
ling of Leo Carter DeTray, assistan
coach, who came Thursday, thlng
took on much activity. Moran has ha
a conference at which the new rule
we're discussed, especially relating I
the forward pass. The kind of football
that is played at Auburn, Ala, wa
also discussed. This brought up
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-09-16
GREAT UNREST IN MEXICO
MYSTERIOUS Movement of Troops Keeps
inhabitants in Fevar OF
Excitement.
lBy Associated Press. ]

Ell Paso, Texas, Sept. 16.-At 2:5O
O'Clock this morning about one hun
dred Magonistas crossed the river
near the smelter and advanced on the
western outskirts of Ciudad Juarez
with the apparent intention OF attack
ing. They were heavily armed and
their intention is believed to be to
destroy the railroad tracks to prevent
any more troops arriving in Juarez
this morning from Chihuahua.
1t is also reported that the real pur-
pose of the mysterious move is to ad'
vance on the interior of Chihuahua
where Magonista forces are reported
to be organizing.
Other liberals, it was reported
crossed the line near Columbus, N. M.
sixty miles west of here.
The threatened Magonista attack OF
Juarez did not materialize. Juarez Il
quiet today.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-09-16
POINTER JURY STILL OUT.
rBv Associated Press ]

Goliad, Texas, Sept 16.-The Jury
in the Eli Pointer murder trial is still
out
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-09-16
THAT AUTOMOBILE FACTORY

The secretary of the Commercial
Club received a letter today from the
president of the automobile company
which proposes to move its factory to
Bryan stating that he will visit the
city next week, and hopes to close
the deal to Immediately begin moving
to Bryan This means that CONNER
cial Club men will be busy next week
Are you a member? If not, what are
you doing for Bryan. 1t is better tc
volunteer than to be drafted into an,
great army.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-09-16
SIDEWALK BUILDING.

The weather will soon be seasonaDle
for building sidewalks and there is at
least two miles of walk to be built
during the coming fall and winter.
The Commercial Club desires to line
up as much as possible early, SO that
the contractor can begin to get mate
rial on the ground and not be Obliged
to move his tools back and forth un
necessarily. People wanting work done
early should notify the secretary al
once.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-09-16

discussion of the Yale formation, as
Donahue. the Auburn coach, plays
Yale football. Moran expects to win
the Auburn game at Dallas. He says:
1--WE are going to have a veteran team
this fall with lot of youngsters to
work in. The new men are going to
make some of the old ones hustle for
positions. Auburn will be our hardest
game and the game at Dallas viii be
hard battle. OF course | expect the
team TO win this game
The following is the daily schedule
Rising call at 6 a. m.
Passing, falling on the ball, tackling
until a. m.
Road work. two-mile run, until 1880
a. m.
Swim at a. m.
Breakfast at S:15 a. m.
After breakfast rowing by each
member of the squad for thirty min
utes.
Rest until II o'clock m
Dinner at lis p. m.
Sleep until p. m.
Seining from 2:30 to 4 p. m
Football practice from 4 to p. m.
Swimming until Z p. m.
n Supper 1880 p. m.
Discussion of the. rules from to
$3.50 p. m.
Bed call 10 p. m.
Among the new men who show
promise is Morrison. He is improving
every day and getting in shape.
Foote of the Dallas High School il
one of the best kickers in camp. Hi
toe work and line bucking so far ap
pear to be good assets.
Mcqueen of Dallas High is anothe
good man. He is a good kicker and i
developing rapidly. A few pointer
from Moran will put him in shape.
Lown, one of Moran's two-seasol
men who did not get his letter las
year but is working hard for it, ha
hard luck. He has been blistered b
the sun. but Notwithstanding this put
on his togs every day and practices.
Tom Holiday, captain last year Q
Austin High School, is trying for full
back. His toe work so far is accepts
bic.
Everett of Dallas is fast and
showing up WELL He was the chan
pion high jumper of the high school
last year.
Stevenson is one Of the fastest me
in camp. He is gritty and full
ginger, and Moran expects a lot
work from him.
Spake of Holy Trinity, Dallas,
doing well in practice at quarter.
Houston is doing fine. He come
from Austin High and is out for en-
Prospects therefore for the Farm
eleven are good.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-09-16
FIRE THIS MORNING.

A small blaze occurred at A o'clock
this morning near the Farmers Union
warehouse among some cotton that
had been weighed on the outside, as
the warehouse was full About twenty
bales were damaged, some badly and
others only slightly. Most Of the cot
ton had been sold and was fully COW
cred by insurance. The small loss. If
any, by farmers will be fully protected
by insurance carried by the ware
house.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-09-16
CLEBURNE AFTER
AUTOMOBILE FACTORY
viii Try to Have Texas Made Ma.
chimes on Exhibit at Dal-
las Fair. M
IBy Associated Press. ]

Cleburne, Texas, Sept. 16.-Steps
were taken here today to organize
company for the manufacture of auto
mobiles. The stock was nearly all
subscribed.
An attempt will be made to have
machines ready to exhibit at the Dali
las state fair this fall.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-09-16
DISTRICT COURT.

The case of Charles Jordan against
t. J. Freeman, receiver OF the inter.
national & Great Northern Railroad
Company for damages for personal in
juries, and which has been on trial III
the district court for several days, re-
suited in a verdict for the defendant.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-09-16
REV. pAUP RETURNED.

Rev. w. w. Daup, rector of st. An
drew's Episcopal church, has returned
from his summer vacation. He re-
quests the announcement that regular
services at st. Andrews will be re-
sumed tomorrow.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-09-16
sToLYPlN WILL RECOVER.
Try Associated Press ]

Kiev, Sept 16.-Premier Stolypin is
expected to recover. The crucifix
which he always wears was struck by
one of the bullets, causing the wound
to be slight.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-09-16
FIGHT PROMOTERS
LOST MONEY
Gate Receipts Only Fifteen Thousand
with Expenses Of Seventeen
Thousand.
lBy Associated Press. ]

New York, Sept. 1.-THE promoters
Of the Morris-Flynn fight last night,
which Flynn won, lost money. The
gate receipts are estimated at $4,000,
with expenses of over $4,000.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-09-16
NAVARRO VOTES ON
| PROHIBITION TODAY
TBy Associated Press.l

tBy Associated Press.J
Corsicana, Texas, Sept. l6.-Navarro
county is voting on local option today.
Both sides are confident. The early
vote was heavy here.
Women and childsen paraded the
streets and served free lunches and
ice water to voters.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-09-16
MEXICO CELEBRATES
INDEPENDENCE DAY
IRy Associated Press.l

BY ASSOcIdttu ITeSS'I
Mexico City, Sept. 16.-The ami
versary of the Mexican declaration OF
Independence is being celebrated to
day. The streets are thronged, nu'
there was little disorder early in the
day.
The Southern herald., 1911-11-17
CHAPTER u.
The Might Ride.

The Night Ride.
By i've o'clock We were safe at Col
chester. and while our horses rested
and refreshed themselves on some
eonfscated grain. the two Of US lay
lazily back on a grassy knoll, we'll
within the shadow Of q ruined wall.
and watched the round. red sun drop
slowly down behind those western
hills we had to climb.
As early as we deemed It safe to
venture. we were again in saddle,
riding now straight to the westward,
along the smooth beaten pike, until
we caught sight Of the black shadow
Of Cotton church. In our front; then
we swerved to the left. and still NOV
ing rapidly but with considerable care
for the horses, headed directly across
the more broken nzeomtry toward the
foothills. 1t proved to be a hard, toll
some climb up those long. steep
slopes rising before US; for We were
The Southern herald., 1911-11-17

er run somewhar out yondsr." he
pointed forward into the night
Very well; hand me your rein. and
see what you can discover out there
on foot Sitting here isn't apt to
mend matters. and We surely cannot
afford to cripple our horses among
those rocks.
The sergeant. a gsunt, tireless
mountaineer. slipped silently from his
saddle, swung his light cavalry car
bine from his back 10 the hoiiow Of
his arm, and In another moment was
lost to sight In the darkness. A snake
could not have slipped away more
stealthily.
How utterly alone seemed; how
intensely, painfully still everything
was! The silence felt almost Ike a
weight, so greatly 1t oppressed me.
Even the accustomed voices OF nature
were hushed. as II war. with Its un-
speakable cruelty. had cast a spell
over all things animate and inanimate,
It was weird. uncanny. With every
nerve strained. | leaned forward
across the pommel of my saddle. lis
tening for the slightest sound out in
that black void My head burned and
throbbed as with fever, and felt that
strange, unnatural stiffness as though
1t had been a physical thing; surely
others besides US were upon this hill
top! For knew well-my every sol
der instinct told me-that somewhere
out in that impenetrable mystery we're
The Southern herald., 1911-11-17

extremely careful now to keep well
away from every known route of
travel, and our horses, although Sc
lected from among the best mounts of
the cavalry brigade, had already been
thoroughly winded by their smart trot
up the valley.
An hour of this work passed.
Whether or not we were yet within
the enemy's lines was largely conjec-
ture, for no human eye could pierce
the enveloping gloom, and no sound,
either of warning or encouragement,
reached US as we strained our ears.
The sergeant rode slightly in advance
as we toiled up the higher terrace,
for our sole dependence as to direc-
ton and distance was upon his mem
ory, and even that could scarcely
serve for much on such a night as
this. | traced his passage upward as
best | might, and pressed close after
him, guided not so much by sight as
by sound-the occasional rolling OF a
lOosened stone, the rustling of leaves
as he touched bush in passage, the
faint clinking Of his sabre, and the
heavy breathing of his horse-until at
last his long, slender figure rose suf-
ficiently above the dark hill surface
to be family silhouetted in deeper
shadow against the dim reflection Of
the upper sky. Almost colncidently
with this my horse ranged up beside
his, where he had drawn rein.
What is 1t, Dan7" questioned eau
tiously; for all could feel reasonably
assured Of Just then was that behind
any rock or tree in our front there
might be crouching a Federal picket.
''It's nothin', Cap" he answered
quietly, turning his face toward me as
he spoke. I'm just tryin' ter mem
ber some landmark yereabout ter
guide from. Blamed If ever see such
dark night; it's like bein' inside a
pocket. sir, an reckon as how 1t
must be nigh onter ten year since
run loose In this yere country as a
kid. Thet thar cutoff we took while
back has sort O. confused me; that's
a fac, and don't just know whar |
am; but l reckon as how the main
fridge road we're a huntin' after ought
The Southern herald., 1911-11-17

But in which direction does their
main camp lie, sergeantl"
"Durn 1t; thet's Just what can't
quite figure out, sir-whether We una
be 70 ther north or south Of thea
white church. Then. somehow or 9TH
er, II seems like to me as II this
yere road lay a bit too close ter the
edge Of ther plateaus ter ever be the
main pike what the Feds marched
over. reckon from ther direction
it runs that maybe It might be 3
branch like, or a wood-road leadin'
inter the other. II thet's the way Il
is, then them fellers We uns is tryin'
ter dodge ought ter be down yondeF
ter the left somewhar."
gazed vaguely out into the black
vacancy to which he pointed.
Well. II we should chance to run
up against one Of their picket posts
We shall soon be enlightened" | re
turned. urging my horse carefully for
ward. "But we shall have to take
the chances, for it would not prove
healthy for either of US to be caught
here by daylight"
Not daring to venture on any gail
faster than a walk along this unknown
and ill-defined mountain trail, we slow.
ly and cautiously worked our way
forward for more than an hour, meet,
ing with no human obstacle to our
progress. yet feeling that each step
forward was surrounded by imminent
peril. That We were now well within
the guarded lines Of the enemy
we were both assured. al
though where or how we had succeed.
ed in penetrating the Gordon of picket
posts unobserved we could only con
lecture.
The Southern herald., 1911-11-17

blazing the camp fires of an enemy.
Vigilant eyes were peering every.
where in search of such as we. How
far away they might lurk could not
even conjecture.
The soft night wind, heavy with
pine odors, began suddenly to play
amid the leaves of low tree beside
me, and the pleasant rustling mingled
like strains Of music with the slow
breathing of the horses. recall IT.
now as one of the loneliest moments
OF my life, one of those almost un-
accountable conditions OF mind and
body when It seemed to me that the
thin, sinewy fingers of an inexorable
fate were closing down with a pres
sure which no strength of man might
resist. | was worn with fatigue in
the saddle, but did not dream OF
sleep; my mind, In a firm endeavor
to cast aside the uncanny influences
OF the hour, recalled in swift pano-
rama those three years of civil strife
"AASA hoN Ahh thClA bluC6 u
slender, white-faced lad, had stolen
forth into the moonlight from the por-
tails of the old home, to ride away into
the northward where the throbbing
drums called me. So deeply had my
every thought become merged in
these musings that Craig slipping si-
lently as a ghost from out the engulf,
ing darkness, laid hand upon my
bridle-rein before became aware az
his approach.
81 got 'er all right now, Cap" he an
nounced quietly, peering up into my
face. I'VE uns are not more nor a
hundred yards ter the right Of tho
road, but reckon you'll find ther way
a bit rough"
He led both horses forward, NOV.
ing slowly and with that silent eau.
tiop SO characteristic of his class.
With scarcely the scraping OF hoot
on the finty rocks we came forth IN
safety upon the defined. hard-beaten
track
THE south is over yonder ter the
left" ne whispered. as he swung up
into saddle. "an' the trend of the road
is mighty nigh due west"
The Southern herald., 1911-11-17
CHAPTER III.
An unweIeome Guest.


This was the sort of work | had
long ago learned to love; 1t warmed
the blood, this constant certainty OF
imminent peril, this intense probable
ity that any moment might bring q
flash of fame into our very faces.
Each step we took was now a stern,
grim play with Fate, where the stakes
were life and death. felt my pulses
throb as rode steadily forward, fair
ly thrusting the darkness aside, my
teeth hard set, my left hand heavily
on a revolver butt.
But harkl Surely that was no COM
mon sound, born of that drear loneli-
ness! No cavalryman can mistake the
Jingle of accoutrements or the dull
thud of horses's hoofs. The road here
must have curved sharply, for they
were already so close upon us that,
almost simultaneously with the sound,
we could distinguish the deeper
shadow Of small compact body OF
horsemen directly In our front To
left of us there rose, sheer and black,
the precipitous rock; to right we might
not even guess what yawning void.
1t was either wit of sword play now.
! know not how It may be with others
in such emergencies. but with me it
always happens that the sense of fear
departs with the presence Of actual
danger. Before the grewsome fancies
of imagination may quake and burn
like any maiden alone upon city
street at night, until each separate
nerve becomes very demon OF men,
tai agony; but when the real and
known once fairly confronts me, ana
there is work to do, grow instantly
cool to think, resolute to act, and find
rare Joy In 1t. 1t was so now, and.
revolver in hand but hidden beneath
my holster flap. leaned over and
touched Craig's arm.
Keep quiet" whispered sternly.
Let them challenge first, and no
firing except on my order"
Almost with the words there came
the sharp hail:
Halt! Who comes there?
drew the cape Of my riding Jacket
closer, so as better to muffle the
sound of my voice.
Friends, of course; who would you
expect to meet on this road?"
Fortune seemed with me in the
chance answer, for he who had hailed
exclaimed:
"Oh is that you, Brennan?"
There was no time now for hesi-
fancy; here was my cue, and | must
plunge ahead, accepting the chances.
| ventured 1t.
mo; Brennan couldn't come. am
here In his place."
Indeed! Who are your"
Major Wilke."
There was moments painful
pause, In which could hear my
heart throb.
"Wilkie," repeated the voice, doubt
fully. There is no officer Of that
name in the Forty-third."
We'll, there chances to be such an
officer on the staff, retorted, permit
ting trace Of anger to appear in my
tone, "and am the man."
What the devil is the difference,
Hale. just what his name is?" doomed
a deeper voice back in the group. I'VE
are not getting up a directory Of the
Sixth corps. OF course he's the man
Brennan sent, and that is all we've
! got to look after"
"Oh. all right, certainly. major" re
turned the first speaker. hastily. but
the night is SO cussed black | sup
posed we must be at least a mile this
side Of where we were to meet. How.
ever, we have the lady here for you,
all right, and she is ANXIOUS enough ts
Gas on
CTo an CONTIrauEnA
The Southern herald., 1911-11-17

shall never permit 1t to be forgotten
or 90 unrewarded. And now, good
night sergeant; goodnight. Captain
Wayne"
As We turned into the main road.
riding slowly. I glanced backward.
The general was yet standing there
in front Of his tent gazing after Us,
the rays Of the westering sun gleam-
ing on his gray hair