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The Adair County news., 1911-06-07
A PIONEER JOURNEY.
Uncle Ben Carter Writes Of Wagon
Journey to the Southwest.
Made in 1851.

l..
ing on this river. The valley
was from one to two miles in
width. North of us we could see
the mountain range, though it
was 80 miles away. Where there
was no timber, we could see the
snow-capped peaks. This range
extended for hundreds of miles.
One morning the boss called our
attention to an object ahead of
us, which looked like a covered
wagon. We were told we would
pass this, but that it would take
two or three days to reach it.
About twelve O'Clock one night,
We reached the spot. 1t proved
to be an immense mound. Here
we camped and rested our cattle
half a day. Six of the boys went
to the top of this mound, but |
was too tired to go with them,
and instead, lay under the wag-
on and watched them and could
see them as they climbed, all the
time except twice, in crossing
ravine, they were hidden from
my sight. When they reached
the top, they formed in a line,
took aim at our camp and fired
their guns at us. We could see
the smoke, but could not hear
the report. and as they looked
like small boys, the distance to
the top must have been consid-
cradle. They reported the cir
conference at the base to be ten
miles and that there were about
two acres Of level land on top.
Near our camp, we saw grave
where about IA persons had been
buried. 1t was supposed that
these persons had been with the
stage which run from Santa Fe
to independence, Mo-, and that
the Indians had killed the entire
number. They left the dead,
burned the stage and took the
six horses. The soldiers had
buried the bodies several times,
as each time the wolves disturb
ed the graves.
From this place we moved on,
getting nearer the mountains.
The first town we passed was
Las Vegas. The road lay be.
tween two great mountains for
quite a distance. Then, there
was another mountain directly
across our road and we had to
climb it or turn back, sc
we doubled teams, IL yoke of OK.
en- to each wagon. and started
up. 1t took just half a day to
get our wagon train to the tor
of this mountain. From this
point to Santa Fe, it was said tt
be 80 miles. Few people liveC
in the mountains at that time
though we passed several small
villages. One object of interes
which we passed was an old cas-
tie, built 200 years before, o.
brick which had been dried il
the sun. 1t was a two-stor!
building, and in ruins, vacated
now, with no signs of life near it
We came next to a large mount
ain stream where we stoppe'
long enough to wash cur clothes
The heat Of the sun was 8
intense that it took only a littl
while for the clothes to dry an
also to burn my back, which be
ing bare, while the washing wa
performed, was burned int
The Adair County news., 1911-06-07

What Is not good for the swarm is
not good for the bee.-Marcus Azure
Illus.
The Adair County news., 1911-06-07

Nothing is so dear and so precious as
time.-Rabelais. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-15
Rights of the States,

Representative Webb of North Caro-
lima stood firmly for state rights.
The vet states have right TO food
dry territory, with liquor when that state
has voted liquor out of its limits by the
Will Of the people, he declared, land
the law ought To go 80 far To prohibit
any common carrier carrying liquor into
a drv state" \ law that will recognize.
the sovereign will OF the state. and at
The same time bar conflicts between the
state and federal governments, he said.
was the proper bill To be introduced.
Others who spoke were Rev. DR.. T. a.
H.ker of Columbus, Ohio, general super
intendent, and Rev. DR.. Howard III. Rus
sell. master of ceremonies. About 60
persons We're present
At the close OF the convention of the
nti-Saloon League of America, held i'll
connection with the national conference.
Judge y. II. Blair of Ohio severely ar
Iaigned Secretary Wilson of the Depart
ment OF Agriculture. He demanded the
dismissal of the cabinet member because
lac acted as honorary president at the
brewers Congress at Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-15
Violation of Peoples Will.

Not until the government ceases to in
teTfere with the enforcement of the law
viii the saloon ever be abolished ON
every hand the saloon element il vio-
lating the will of the people by sending
Of the voters have said they want no
liquor Such Il course breaks down the
VIII OF the sovereign people who are
pOwerlesS TO stop the Importation of Iiq-
uor from wet states into their own terri
tories We must have thus traffic obey
the law, and the government must be
made to compel il to obey the law
Senator Curtis of Kansas declared that
me difficulty lies in the fact that no
county official can act until the liquor
shipped mas reached it's destination. lie
lcheved that the authorities ought to
have the power TO interfere with such
irafflc the moment il crosses the state
line.
my law can be enforced" he said.
If the officers of the law desire TO do So
Tie interference with the traffic the in
slant IL crosses the line would put an
md. u The spectacle Of the federal gov
eminent aiding in defeating the will Of
the sovereign people
Representative Morris Sheppard OF
Texas declared that the distinction be-
tween tht. federal government and the
state government must be observed.
Popular government f. sham If the
sovereign will OF the state can be over
idden at any time he said. ''The most
disgraceful thing of all is that this gov
crnment allows the interstate liquor traf-
Tic TO exist" he said. The federal gov
and enforce the law the moment the liq-
Ior crosses the line OF dry state" He
pledged his support 10 the bill when il
il acted on by Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-15
Form of Legislation Desired.

IN interstate liquor traffic bill that will
give the authorities power to act the
moment liquor crosses the line into
dry state and yet will meet the sover-
eisn will of the people without causing
conflict between the federal and state
governments was urged By EX-Gov. j.
Frank Hanly of Indiana, Senator Charles
curtis. Representative Norris Sheppard
and other speakers at the banquet la
night at the National Hotel under the
auspices of the national conference on
the interstate liquor question.
Gov. Mann of Virginia, EX-Gov. Good
hall of Massachusetts, Senator Gore of
oklahoma, Representatives Burnett and
Hefin of Alabama, Representative WEBB
OF North Carolina and about forty other
members of Congress attended the ban
quet.
EX-Gov. Hanly, who was the principal
speaker, started ii big wave of applause
when he made a vigorous demand that
the north and south drop party affiiia-
lions and unite to sweep the saloons out
of the country. We are coming to I'M
derstand that We will have to forget
party affiliations and lay our ambitions
upon the altar in behalf of this fight >
he said. If we are determined to brea X
party affiliations to bring abou, this sue
cess
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-15
Gov. Mann's Attitude,

Gov. Mann, who was chosen chairman
OF the conference, in his opening address
emphatically stated that the. federal gov
eminent has helped TO nullify the state
laws by issuing United States tax re-
telpts on liquor, and that there should
De absolutely no interference on the part
al the government with the sovereign
state on the enforcement of laws
others who spoke on behalf OF the right
OF sovereign state to enforce its laws
without the interference of the govern
nlent We're III. a. SpoOner of Connecticut
Il: -. cameron of Oklahoma, r. l.. Davis
OF North Carolina. Bishop Luther Wilson
or Philadelphia. A. E. Ewen of Texas
Willard o. Wylie of Massachusetts, Ed
WIN l. Stearns of New Jersey Judge c.
ii, Alexander of Mississippi, and others
Some contended that the proposed leg
lsiation should have as its factor the in
tention or the Shipment of liquor while
others maintained that the right process
was the question of the boundary line of
the state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-15
Report of Business Committee.

y business committee appointed to con-
Slder the nature of the bill that is to he
introduced at this session of conercss
reported that, ''inasmuch as those who
propose the legislation are undecided
whether to consider the shipment of
liquor into prohibition territory a y.o,a
lIo:i Or law or TO require tina. the ,uten
ot the shipment shall be the factor, th
discussion of the day should be M N
which of these lines the conference mus
agree
The framing of the bill will be invest;
ed in a committee of ten this afternoon
VINO snail make a general report BAT
the general lines of the bill will ~.
thrashed out before the conference adj
Journs- Those comprising the business
committee are :. f. Nicholson of Wash
nston, ID c.; A. j. Barton of Texas, O.
W. Stewart of New Jersey. DR.. Wylie of
oklahoma and Judge c. II. Alexander of
Mississippi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-15
Pledges Support of Collegiates.

Harry s. Warner. general secretary of
the Intercollegiate Prohibition Association
OF Chicago, pledged the votes of 5000
college men and the creation of a strong
sentiment among the cOllegiates in favor
OF no interference on the part of the gov
eminent and the abolition of the saloon.
vt the session this afternoon the nature
of the bill was further discussed Its
form Will probably be adopted late this
afternoon The session will then termi-
nate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-15
Sole Control in Enforcement of
Liquor Laws
ADVOCATED BY GOV. MANN
Other Speakers at Conference on Leg
islation Take Same Position.
PREPARING BILL ON SUBJECT
Points in Proposed Legislation Dis
cussed-Intent of Shipper.
State Boundary Question.

That the federal government should not
interfere with state. right in enforciuc
the liquor laws was the position taken to-
day hv GOV. William Hodges Mann of
Virginia at the conference on the inter
state liquor question, at Calvary Baptis
church. NoicinC the sentiments ex-
pressed at the banquet last night by
members of Congress who took the same
View. the delegates rallied to the support
OF Gov Mann when he declared that the
question was one that involved the will
of the sovereign state
Ihe debate which followed was divided
A. 10 whether the bill should aim at the
!'''ent In the shipment to violate the law
or the mere crossing of the state o
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-07-07

1t is said that there are certain
springs in Europe that give relief an6
cure to Eczema and other skin dis.
eases. If you knew that by washing
In these waters you could be relieved
from that awful itch, wouldn't you
make every effort TO take a trip tc
Europe at once? Would yon not be
willing to spend your last cent TO find
the cure?
But you need not leave home for
these distant springs. Relief is right
here in your own home town!
A simple wash Of Oh of Winter
green, Thymol and other Ingredients
as compounded only IN d. D. D. Pre-
ScriptiOn will bring instant relief to
that terrible burning itch, and }eaye
the skin as smooth and healthy as
that of a child.
If you have not already tried It, get
at least 25-cent hottie today. We as
sure you of instant relief.
G. S. Warden & Son.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-07-07

II want to thankyou from the bot
tom of my heart" wrote c. B. RAIDER.
of Lewisburg, w. Va, ''tor the won.
derful double benefit I got from Elec-
trio Bitters, in curing me- of both a
severe case of stomach trouble and
of rheumatism, from which I had
been an almost helpless sufferer for
ten years. 1t suited my case as though
made just for me-" For dyspepsia,
indigestion, jaundice and to rid the
system of kidney poisoDs that cause
rheumatism, Electric Bitters has nc
equal. Try them. Every bottle is
bottle is guaranteed to satisfy. Only
soc at Oberdorfer's.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-07-07
Called Back.

"A good wife is heavens greatest
gift to man and the rarest gem the
earth holds" remarked Mr.. Jarphly
the other morning. "She is his joy,
his inspiration and his very soul.
her he learns to reach the
pure and true, and her loving hands
lead him softly over the rough places
She is" Jeremiah" said Mrs Jarph-
ly, solemnly, Jeremiah, what wicked
ness have you been up to now?"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-07-07
Fine Sentiment.

In an English home at Winchester
we find above the Intel of the door
this charming sentiment: Farewell
goes out signing; welcome ever
smiles" and hall panel has, 'The
Lord keep thee in thy going out and
coming in" We are all familiar with
the Italian word "salve," meaning vel
come, that Is found quite often in the
yestibules of hotels or public houses
where meals are served. 1t is not an
advertisement for salve, as a man
from the country with more money
than brains told his wife.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-07-07
A Present Duty.

However good you may be you have
faults; however dull you may be, you
can find out what some of them are;
and however slight they may be, you
had better make some effort to get rid
of them.-Colton.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-07-07
Must Have Driven Ball Hard.

When F. Durham was playing on
the Warren golf links at Woodham
Walter, Essex, England, recently, he
drove ball which killed skylark 200
yards away
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-07-07
Silly Premonitions,

The utter uselessness of Fremont
tons is shown in this: That even if
true they are of no help; they do not
fortify us to meet calamity, but weak
misfortune. And if trouble is coming,
the best way to meet it is with a stout
heart an da brain unfogged by the
nonsense of dread.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-07-07
Improved Mechanical Process.

In France process is being devel-
oped by which the hair is removed
from a skin and placed on an artif.
cial base, and then the skin is util-
lied separately.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-28

matches might be useful, and he soon had
them IN his possession.
As he was about to strike one to take an
other look at the room, he first hung his hat
on the knob of the door, for fear the light
might penetrate into the barroom: Then
he lighted the match and examined his dun
The door leading into the yard was locked
fast enough, and one rattle convinced Tim
that an exit in that direction was out OF the
question.
But, as the match died out in his fingers,
he saw something that gave him ray OF
Another lighted match showed that there
was a third door in the room-a little door
in the corner. and, from the two steps lead
ing up to it, Tim made up his mind that it
communicated with a stairway:
tried this door and found it locked. But he
expected that, and at once set his wits to
work.
'Tf can't unlock the door, can take off
the lock-" he said to himself.
Among Tins few possessions was big
made a very fair screw-driver. The work
was necessarily slow, as he had to depend en-
ttirely on his sense of touch, but he had
plenty of time at his disposal.
One by one the screws came out, and pres
ent.y the lock was in his hand, He laid it
then took his hat off the door-knob and put
it on his head
There was a faint gleam of light on the
creoked stairway as Tim started up. He had
no idea where it led to, but anything was
better than his present condition and, with
out hesitation, he grasped his poker era and be be-
gan the ascent.
The steps were twelve in number, but the
stairway made two revolutions in going up,
30 spiral was the way.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-28
SYNOPSIS.

One May morning, with 500 loaned him
by his chum, Burt Adams, who advised MIN
to do 80, Tim Baker. an orphan boy, lcit
crusty old Abner Darringer's farm in Chester
Valley. Pa, and went to philadelphia to try
his fortunes In the city. Part OF his nrst
days experience there was to be wheediea
~ Sn 3 S hS.Es Ss Sss
isr.s isss Girl ss ssSarsssd S from re her parents
Tim tooi her up Market street and mp Firth lI
or Sixth street to where she thought she Lived. Lived
had SUI supper % at r Mrs. Pip Zippreichts bakery The
German woman agreed to let Tiny sleep that
night with her own little girl. Tim left M Tiny TIM
aSsly arsssed yeuas 'sa @aS 70 S SSess s!rss.
In the morning. when he went for Tiny, Mrs.
Nppreicht said the lit G girl had gone away
After unsuccessfaly @ SEQ scourins the vicinity rim
police. who immediately ordered a general
J. Later in the day down at Market street ferry
Tim Thought be saw Tiny, He pushed through
Snd the
Then he saw that Abner Darringer had. had
him % to return turn to Chester q Valley. but the boy
TSs nession Dt q the = ns%s, Tiay visibl5 IL
bot bow 's Or Why be did not @ learn. isr ju.l
ner OF Water and Market streets, and he
dasbed over toward them. When be reachea
the corner they we're entering n Water street
saloon. He quickly followed. Arty, con.
sumptive looking man. was warming himse
by stove; Mary Mullins, q red faced woman,
was behind the counter. Tins demand for
little girl, brought In by stout sailor with
red neckerchief was met with denial
that any such persons were there, but Just
thea vinceuto. man OF Tins description,
entered from the rear.
Him sprang on hihi .
"Where IN the little girl you stolef" the
Boy boy de%anded. =, Give her up ociore ! ea'' 'ne
Shut the door. Arty!" shrieked the wom-'
Arty shut and locked the door. then all
thru started toward Tim, who, seeing poker
In the stove, hastily drew It out white not,
and menaced them.
4 Hold on r. cried vincento. "rhe girl Is in
that room Take her and clear out!'
"rhank you! said Tim, rs he threw open
the indicated door, and entered the oack
Then the door was closed on his back. and
Ae saw that he had walked into trap.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-28

a small figure Immediately rose up and be-
"Oh, please, sir-please don't! If you'll only
let sr%ev;, %eI Why, it's Tm!"
So it was! Tiny, sure enough! Scared
looking and wild d-eyed, and her pretty clothes
"Oh, Tint" she cried, cnginr to him.
~ ,1,,,% an So SO glad you came, and l knew you
Did your" said Tim, doubtfuliy. "wen,
find you in a place like this. How in the
shut the door first said Tiny, 'because
If he found US, I'm SIRE he would kill u.s."
Tim understood "he" to mean Vincento
and, as he had his own reasons for not wish
,ps n, to ,.s see that man just then, he, closed
against it.
The other furniture in the room consisted
Of table, one chair, and cot covered with
coarse blue blanket.
Tim sat on the chair, and hoisted Tiny up
on the table where he could see her, and
When I came, back to the bakery, you
had gone, and they thought you went to
"Yes, I did, replied Tiny, nursing her
knees and smiling placdy. ~ ran out to
the corner, and, while l was standing there.
that-,that yellow man came along. and asked
me whether didn't want to take a ride OF
course ] said Yes and then said Where
is your horse and carriage Then he said it
was right around the corner, and he took my
hand But it wasn't around the corner, be-
cause we went around lots of corners, until,
directly, we went into house where there
was another man."
Another yellow man."
"No; a grimy man, but not yellow. He
asked me my name, and where lived, and
The Washington herald., 1911-05-28

At the top there was a green door; be-
fore this Tim paused in a state Of great un-
certainty.
On the other side thsre might be nothing,
and then again there might be Vincento with
the horse pistol
The poker was very good weapon, but
Tim had his doubts whether it was equal to
q horse pistol at short range.
However, it was just as safe to go ahead
as to go back, so he applied his eye to the
keyhole and gave the door shake.
Neither experiment was successful. Only
blank wall was visible, and there was no
response to the shake.
"I'l have to play burglar said Tim, as
he applied the stout poker to the crack OF
the door.
It was an old door, aud neither the wood
nor the lock was very strong, so they gave
way under Tins stout wrist, and he stepped
inside the room.
As he did so he heard slight scream,
which seemed to come from the corner of the
room where there was apparently nothing but
a battered hair trunk.
He stood for moment irresolute, but the
events of the past few hours had made him
bold, and he stepped forward and pulled the
trunk away from the wall.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-28

.I won't talk to yod any more, you young
villain. I'm an honest man, and won't let
you go out and take away my character
You'll stay right here until you promise to
keep quiet Will you do it!"
"Do whatg".
Keep quiet"
I'll promise nothing"
"All right"
- Then there was a bang, and, to his horror,
Tim found himself in darkness.
Vincento had closed heavy wooden shut
ter on the window and Tim heard him put
up a bar outside
This was an unlookpd-for turn of affairs.
Inn CROPPED around until he found chair,
and then he sat down on it to think it
over
He realized that he was certainly a cap
tive, but he did not believe that he was in
danger Of his life. Fortunately for his nerves,
he knew very little Of the wickedness of city
life, SO that he was not very much alarmed.
But he was angry at his forcible detention,
and he determined that he would not prom.
ise anything, and that he would find Tiny.
just then he remembered that in his first
survey Of the room he had noticed a pack
Of cards and . box of matches on the round
table The cards he had no use for, but the
The Washington herald., 1911-05-28

IcchhAR WOc VuS oa e~s fAsD~s
The room in which he found him
self was about ten feet square, with
yA two doors, the one through which
he had so suddenly entered and an
There was one small window with the sill
at the height of his head.
Tins first movement when he had recov-
cred from his surprise was to batter at the
dcof a., with =. the snf,s R,Esssr' and cry;
There was no answer, although Tim could
hear whispering going on in the other room.
Then he turned his attention to the WIN
dow. There was round table in the room,
Il, and, finding that the sash would not
move, he promptly smashed the panes with
his poker.
The outlook was not encouraging. Directly
and down and right and left as far as he
AT his feet was small yard, containing
several tubs, boxes, barrels and barrow
without wheel.
.lised that his chances Of being heard were
few, but as there could be nothing lost by
tryins, he inflated his lungs, and cried;
The sound almost died in his throat. Vim
thrust the barrel Of an oid-fashioned horse
pistol almost into his mouth.
"Stop thatp' the man said, fercely.
Tim prudently dropped from the table and
fattened himself against it out of range. But
he did not surrender.
You had better let me out" he said,
sharply. II can shout from here and raise
the neighborhood"
III come in there to you," responded the
Spaniard, you'll never shout again in this
world"
Tim could not repress shudder at the
savage words and the tone, but he answered
boldly enough:
"Youn find two can play at that game.
II you kill me, you'll certainly be caught. 1
have friends who will look for me-"
Wen see about that" sneered the Span
lard.
$50 we WILL" retorted Tim "The police
have the description of the little girl, and
they are looking for her. You'll save your
self trouble by giving her up at once"
Vincento uttered roar of wrath at this
announcement, and was evidently agitated
There's no little girl here" he said at
length, but in quite shaky voice. 81 don't
see what put it in your head to come mere
and raise row." M
'Is that so?' rejoined Tim, sarcastically
"Well, open the door, and III go out very
And bring the police down on us?'
II didn't say so."
"But that's what you intended to do"
"Well, what Of it. You say the girl is not
here, so you can't get into trouble"
Vincent0 hew into rage again at this, and
then cried out: