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The bee., 1912-03-08
CHAPTER TX.
Changing the Ethiopian.

OHoHS"sS e'C G'SP'Ss
Billy and Jimmy were sitting in the
swing.
what makes your hair curl just
like a girl's?" asked the latter. "It's
bout the curliest hair they is"
"Yes. 1t do" was Billy's mournful
response. 1T done worry me mos
to death. Ever sence me an Wilkes
Booth Lncoln's born we done try
ev'thing fer to get the curl out. They
was a Yankee man came long las
fall a-sellin' some stuff In bottle
what he cali 'No-To-Kink' what he say
would take the hnk outer any Mig
gers head. An Aunt Cindy bought q
bottle fer to take the kink outer her
hair an me an Wilkes Booth Lincoln
put some on us heads an It jes' make
mine curiisr.n what II was already. rs
shame to 30 7oun. folks with my cap
on, a-lookin' like a. frizzly chickens
Miss Cecilia say sha like Il though.
an we's engaged. Yves goin' TO Sit
Married soon's I puts on' long pants" |"
IS .Hov long yoe been here. Biilyf''
saked the othss Boy. H''', @' nl .''.itfl I
-wsl. ] abn't know psyxActiy, bne
] been 70 Sunday School four timef.
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sne sure rs imperdunt to you. You
bout the 'fraidsst boy they Is. t.
Come on. Billy" pleaded Jimmy.
The little boy hesitated.
II don't want to git Aunt Minervas
dander up any more'n Jest natchelly
boun' to-" he said. following Jimmy
reluctantly TO tho fence; "but Ill jeF
take q look at that bottle an see ef
II looks anything I all like 'No-To,
Kink'.s
Giggling nightly, they Jumped the
dividing fence and slipped with
stealthy tread around the house to
Sarah James cabin in the backyard.
Bennie Dick was sitting on the floor
before the open door. the entrance Of
which was securely barricaded to keep
him inside. Sarah Jane was in the
kitchen cooking supper; they could
hear her happy voice raised In relig-
ious melody; Mrs. Garner had not yet
returned from a card party; the coast
was clear. and the time propitious.
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got engaged to Miss Cecilia that
very frs Sunday, but he did n know
1t tell went over to her house the
mex day an top her bout It. She
say she think my hair is so pretty"
Pretty nothini," sneered his rival.
"She JUS stuffin' you fuller'n a ticS
with hot air. II Just makes you look
like girl. There's young lady como
to spend week with my mama not
long ago and she put somepin' on her
head to make it right yeller. She left
the bottle to our house and know
where t is. Maybe If you'd put some
o. that on your head 'twould take the
curl out"
"'TaiD't nothin' a-goin' to do It no
good" gioomily replied Billy. "'Twould
Jest make 1t yeller'n what tits now.
Won't be a pretty sight when puts
on long pants with these here yaller
curls stuck on topper my headf I'd
'nuther sight ruther be baP-headed." 1"
"Bennie Dicks got bout the linlki.
est head they is."
Bennie Dick was the two-year-old
baby OF Mrs. Gamers cook. Sarah
Jane.
ut sho' Is" replied Billy Wouldn't
he look funny II he had yaller hair.
cause his face Is 80 black7"
II know where the bottle is." cried
Jimmy. snatching eagerly at the sug-
gestion. Lets go get It and put some
ON Bennie Dicks head and see II itll
turn It yeller."
"Aunt Minerva dom want me to &c
over to yo' house," objected Billy.
You, all time talking bout Miss
Minerva won't let you so nowheres;' /
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. -
on burnin' worser n ever, an thafc
she rs oman 'thout no skin on. So
she try TO turn back to q cat an she
can't cause It's pas twelve erclock,
an she jest swivvie an swivvle tell
finely she Jest swivvle all up. An
that was the las of the ole witch an
her husban' live happy ever after.
Amen"
"oncs upon time." said Lima.
'there was beautiful maiden and she
was in love, but her wicked old pa
rent wants her to marry a rich old
man threesoore and ten years old.
which is most all the old you, can
get unless you are going to die; and
the lovely princess, said, No, father,
you may cut me In the twain but I
will never marry any but my true
love- so the wicked parent shut up
Il lovely matder in high tower
many miles from the ground. and
made her 1.-Two I, turnips and she had
nothing else to eat; 80 one day when
she was crying little fairy few in
TT the window and asked, Why do YOU
weep, fair one!' And she said, "A
wicked parent hath shut me up and
I can't ever SEQ my lover any more
So the fairy touched her head with
her wand and told her 20 hang her
hair out II the window, and she did
and 1t reached the ground, and her
lover, holding ropo ladder in one
hand and playing the guitar and sing
ing with tho other, climbed up by her
hair and took her down on the ladder
and his big black horse was standing
near, all booted and spurred, and they
rode away and lived happy ever
after"
How he goin' to clam up, Lima"
asked Billy, with a rope ladder in one
hand and his guitar In the other?"
II don't know" was the dignified
answer. "1hat is the way it Is told
in my fairy-tale book"
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and bout q million other kinds OF
fruit II you want TO, buA don't you
tech single apple And the devil
temp him and cay he going 70 put
his cap op pole and everybody got
to bow down to II for a idol and II
William Tell don't bow down TO II he
got to shoot Q apple for good or evil
off'm his little boys head. That's all
the little boy william Tell and Adam
and Eve got, but he amt going to fall
down and worship no gravy image on
top pole. % he put a tomahawk in
his bosom and he token his bow and
arruh and shot the apple plumb thQo
the middle and never swine9 3 halS
Of his head. And Eve nibble OF the
apple and give Adam the core, and
Lima all time 'sputing bout Adam and
Eve and William Tell amt In the
Bible. They're our first parents"
Now, Billy, you tell tale and than
It will be my time." said Lima with o
Observation-Disclosures air.
~Once they was OF witch,s said
Billy, what got outer her akin eY,y
night an lef It on the berth am
turnt herself TO great. bia. black cat
an go up the chim'iy an 90 room am
ride folks fer horses. an eel on ev.y-
body's chis an suck they breath an
kin 'em an then como back 10 bed.
An can't nobody ketch her tell one
nasht her husban' watch her an he
see her jump outer her skin an drop
Il on the he'rth an turn to Enormous
black cat an 80 up the chtm1y. AM
he got outer the bed an pot some salt
an pepper an vinegar on the skin an
she come back an turnt to oman
an try to git back In her skin an
she can't cause the salt an pepper
an vinegar mos burn her up, an she
keep on a-tryin' an she can't never
snuggle inter her skin cause Il keep
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In the toilette cleanse and whiten
the teeth, remove tartar and prevent
decay. To disinfect the mouth, destroy
disease germs, and purify the breath.
To keep artificial teeth and bridgework
clean and odorless. To remove nicotine
from the teeth and purify the breath
after smoking. To eradicate perspira-
ton odors by sponge bathing.
AS O medicinal agent for local
treatment of feminine ills where pelvic
catarrh, Inflammation and liberation
exist, nothing equals hot douches Of
Paxtine. For ten years the Lydia E.
Pinkham Med. Co. has been regularly
advising their patients to use it because
of its extraordinary cleansing, healing
and germicidal power. For this pur-
pose alone Paxtine is worth its weight
in gold. Also for nasal catarrh, sore
throat, infiamed eyes, cuts and wounds.
All druggists, 25 and so cents box.
Trial box and testimony of 81
women free on request.
THE PAxToNToiLET co., 6osror. Mass.
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Copyright. By aellly . Brit,on o.,


II knows man what amt got nc
hair t all on his head" remarked
BILLY; hes a ooniure-man an me
AN Wilkes Booth Lincoln been talkin
to him ever sence we's born an he
amt never cuss u.s. an I amt never
,got eat up by no Teddy, bears neither
Huccome him, to be bald? He's out
in the fel' one day a'pickin' cotton
when he sees a tu,key buzzard an he
talk to her like this:
Z at say tu'key buzzard. I say,
!. Who, shall see unexpected to
I, ,yS.. dayrr,cA&....s*.e sss.iBys
'Tf she nop her wings three times
kou goin' to eee 20 sweetheart, but
khis-here buzzardi amt fop no wings \
AL; she jes' lean over an th'ow up
Dn his head an he been bald eyer
Bence; ey'y single hair come out"
/ did you-all hear bout that Italian
Dago that works on the section gang
lpating buzzard7'' asked Frances.
NAV" said Billy. did It make
MIN eickf" nd rr.-s---..-.sAsssssA'-
T%That It did," she answered; "he
sent for Doctor Sanford and tells him.
me klla de big bird, me eat-a de big
bird, de big bird make-a me SEEK"
"Them Dagoes bout the funnies,
talking folks they Is" said Jimmy,
l'but they got to talk that way cause
ITS IN the Bible. They 'sputed on the
bower Of Babel and the Lord say Con
found you'll Miss Cecilia 'splained II
all to me and she's bout the dandiest
hsplainer they is"
"You may tell your tale now.
lJimmy," said Lima.
I'm going to tell bout William Tell
rcause he's In the Bible." said Iim-
my. "Once they's a man nameA----
William Tell ISN'T IN the Btbie,
neciared Lima.
Yes, he Is too coutended the lit
ltle boy, Miss Cecilia 'splained II to
me. You all time setting yourself up
10 know more'n me and Miss Cecilia
lOne time they's man name William
Hell and he had little boy what's
the cutest kid they Is and the devil
come long and temp him. Then the
Lord say, William Tell, you and Adam
and Eve can taste everything they
rs in the garden 'cepting this one ap-
lpie tree; you can get all the pears
and bunnanas and peaches and grapes
and oranges and plums and persim-
mons and scalybarks and fig leavsa
The bee., 1912-03-08
For Women Who Care

Ofcourse you use an antiseptic in your
family and in the care of your own per-
son, and you want the best.
Instead of what you have been using
such as liquid or tablet antiseptics or
peroxide, won't you please try Paxtine,
concentrated antiseptic powder to be
dissolved in water as needed.
Paxtine Is more economical, more
cleansing, more germicidal and more
healing than anything you ever used.
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Scholarship For Sale

We have 800 scholarship on
Bryan & Stratton Business College
for sale. This is one of the best BUS
mess colleges in the State, and a
scholarship In this college is A /.
THE SEMI WEEKLY BEE.
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Jimmy tiptoed to the house and soon
returned with big bottle OF power
full 'blondine" In one hand and a stick
Of candy in the other.
'Bennie Dick" he said, heres q
nice stick Of candy for you II you'li
let us wash your head"
(To be Continued)
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(To be Continued }

When you have rheumatism In
your foot or instep apply Chamber
lain's Liniment and ycu will get
quick relief. 1t costs but q quarter.
Why suffer? For sale by all Deal
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AT THIS OFFICE In the line OF
Cards. Letter Heads. Envelopes. Bill
heads. Statements. Folders. Hand
bills. Show Bills. Posters. Sale
Bills. Pamptlets. Blank Books.
Lef as prinf then, for You
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BIG LABOR DISPUTE IS ENDED
CONTROVERSY INVOLVED $1,000
EMPLOYEES.
Arbitration Board Grants Increased
Wages to Engineers on Railroads
East Of Chicago.

Washington. Nov. 25.-The most i'm,
portant American labor dispute subj
mitted since the anthracite coal strik9
in 1902 has just been terminated b.l
the award and report of the board Of
arbitration entrusted with the settle;
ment of the controversy between 81
eastern railroads and the 10000 en-,
gineers in their employ.
The award of the board. while grant.
ing substantial increases over tho
rates on some lines east of Chicago,
was virtually a compromise decision
between the engineers and their EN-.
ployers. In granting the award ths
board stipulated that all rates higher
than the minima decided upon should
be continued in force.
The more important OF the awards
are as follows: The minimum wage
of si.25 for 100 miles or less for en-.
gineers In the passenger service, with
an overtime rate of so cents per hour
with an average speed of 20 miles an
hour; a minimum of s475 for en-.
gineers in through freight service per
day OF 100 miles or less. with overtime
pro rata after ten hours: 25 cents ad.
ditional per day of ten hours or less
in switching service.
The railroads were represented on
the board by Daniel Willard, presiden,
OF the p. & o. X. r.. and the engineers
by p. II. Morrissey. former grand
master of the Brotherhood of Railroad
Traimen. The other five members
of the board were Oscar S. Straus oi
New York, Charles X. Van Hise ol
Madison. Wis; Albert Shaw. editor oi
the Review of Reviews: Frederick N
Judson of st. Louis. and Otto NJ. Eid
litz. former president of the Building
Trades association of New York city
Mr.. Morrissey filed a dissenting re
port.
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so KILLED; PICTURE SHOW FIRE
OPERATOR LOSES HIS HEAD AND
CRIES FIRE"
Women and Children Trampied to
Death-Many Others Are
Injured.

Balbao, Spain, Nov. ga terrible
panic was caused by the cry of fire
In a moving picture show here. About
so children and others were killed.
Only one woman up to a late hour
had been found among the dead. The
number of injured is not known as
most OF them were taken home by
friends.
The scene OF the accident was at a
large circus, which had been convert
ed into a continuous cinematograph
show. As the price of admission was
only two cents the building was
crowded to its utmost capacity. for
the most part with women and chill.
dren. The operator of the machine
lost his nerve when a film ignited and
screamed fire." He was able to ex-
tinguish the flames without difficulty.
but the effect of his cry upon the audi
ence was instantaneous.
Almost everyone within the build.
ing sprang up. Police and attendants
were powerless to control the panic.
stricken people and were swept away
by the surging mass which sought to
fight a way to the exit. Scores were
knocked down and trampled and many
were crushed to death in the passages
from the galleries and to the streets
The manager and other employees
have been arrested and are held pend
ing an inquiry.
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GoMPERs REELECTED.
Easily Defeats Max Hayes, His First
Opponent In Ten
Years.

Rochester, y. v. Nov. 26.-Samuel
Gompers was reelected president of
the American Federation OF Labor
over Max Hayes OF the International
Typographical union. The vote was:
Gompers. 1874; Hayes, 5.074.
II was the first time In 10 years that
there had been opposition to Mr..
Gompers. who has been reelected an.
nually since 1895. All other officers
were reelected.
The convention defeated the United
Mine Workers resolution calling for
future elections by a referendum vote
Of the federation's 100000 members.
Seattle WAS chosen as the 1918 meet.
ing place.
President Gompers In accepting re-
election. said in part:
IF the American Federation of La
Dor makes any changes. fundamen-
tally. in conflict with the life long
principles for which I have fought. I
shall go along as a union man, but
you will have to choose another pres.
ident."
John Mitchell. speaking after his
reelection as a vice-president. said
that II the contempt case against
President Gompers. Secretary Morri.
son and himself had been settled. he
would not have accepted the posi-.
tion and that II II is settled before
next year he will retire from active
leadership. He did not give a rea.
son for this decision.
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SHOOTS UP HOTEL.
One Man 10 Killed and Another 10
Fatally Wounded BY craxed
watchmsn

Butte.-Running through the corri-
dor Of the Florence hotel. Thomas F.
Mcmahon, 81 years of age, employed
for years as watchman at the Noun
tain View mine. shot and killed John
English and mortally wounded Samuel
Huey Of Topeka. Kan.
In the city Jail Mcmahon expressed
regret that he had not his own gun.
Il would have killed every man in
the place IL had my own a." he
said.
hotel corridor when Mcmahon. Wild
eyed and with a revolver in his hand.
rushed through. All who had time
to get away did so. but Huey. un-
armed. stood his ground to fight the
crazed man. Huey grabbed McMa-
hons arm as he was about to fire in
to . group Of men. He succeeded in
preventing the shot, but fell to the
floor in the attempt. Then Mcmahon
turned upon him. firing a shot into
Huey's back.
Temporarily stopped by Huey's
brave act, Mcmahon was surrounded
and overpowered. The revolver was
taken away from him. and he was
turned over to Patrolman Bob Rice
and Detective Mike O'Donnell.
l. Mcmahon worked until IL o'clock
when he came into the Florence bar.
room for a drink. There he met
Samuel Huey. Thomas G. May. John
English and r. T. Gillespie. The five
started shaking dice for the drinks
Toward morning. II is said. McMahon
became Quarrelsome and started sew.
eral hst lights. Borrowing IS. he
bought the revolver and cartridges.
The four men were still at the bar
when he returned. He opened fire
on entering the door. striking English
with the first shot
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Philadelphia, Pa, Nov. 27.-It has
seemed pretty certain that nine west.
ern states will secede from the Ma
tional Women's Suffrage association.
and form a western organization. II
Is a question Of vast distances. Of
much larger eastern representation.
and Of the feeling on the part Of west
ern women that the east will continue
to dominate everything. This discon-
tent periodically expresses itself In
. clsmor for . transfer Of headquas>
ters TO Chicago.
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NEWS OF MONTANA |
Important HappsnInes u the
Week Briefly Tsl1.
WANT COWBOY BAND.
Famous Organization At Land Show
On First Trip Outside State.

Minneapolis.-M COWBOY
Band. which plays music that reaches
the people. made a great hit at the
land show and everyone who entered
the exposition hall wanted to hear il.
The boys had never before been out
OF Montana on a tour. Riding the
ranges within a hundred miles of
Great Falls and Helena. they have
headquarters at the Riverside ranch
near Helena, and call 1t home and get
together there when not punching
cows. Six and one-half years ago. af-
ter a bucking broncho had bucked SO
hard that "Heinie" Houle, good rider
that he was. had nevertheless dis
mounted hastily and with a broken
arm he lay around waiting for the
arm to mend so that he could get busy
and throw that broncho finally, and
as he had some musical knowledge
and could play the cornet on which
he had practiced when he used to live
away back east in Chicago. he used
his spare time and his good arm to
toot her up little.
tOSctucI luuy
Warner, Jake Zimmerman, George
Dittman. Art Wright. ollie Riggs, Bill
Ericke. Dick Bailey. Bill Houle, Dutch
Ericke and Speaker" Cannon. the lat
ter taking his first name from some
reputed doings Of one Joe Cannon.
then speaker of the house Of repre-
sentatives. that had drifted out to the
ranges. which showed that Joe. who
was a speaker. was also a fighter.
and therefore the boys promptly put
II onto Cannon. who was a kind of .
fighter himself II anybody got gay"
with him.
"Heinie" Houle. who could play the
cornet. and SO naturally was given
leadership, began to whip his punch
ers" into shape and pretty soon he had
them going so well together that the
Elks invited them down to q meeting.
and thereafter the Montana Cowboy
Band played at all the big doings Of
the Elks In that state.
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Freezing Weather In Chicago.

Chicago. Nov. ga 30-mile gale,
bringing with 1t snow and freezing
temperatures, kicked up a heavy surf
along the Chicago lake front. and
railroad tracks, breakwaters and
driveways suffered. Several rescues
were made by the Chicago life saving
stations. The steel freighter Senator
and d number Of other vessels took
shelter in the harbor. Piers and
board walks at the beaches were
damaged and q number of small crafl
1t anchor were carried away.
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No oRenss 10 meant 70 the automo-
bIle, but the story Of "Dakotah Bub."
vhe Aas walled 5000 miles. and
vas % his way TO stay for the win
Ter N halmy Porto Rico when he
vns haAly injured BY IN automobile.
recalls the tale Of the veteran who
AaA eoae through l0o battles without
. ear and then came home and vas
kSeko1 . death by Q Uula-
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New York. Nov. 26.-Hundreds OF
insane and feeble-minded persons Of
both sexes in a group of institutions
at Amityville. Long Island. were
thrown into great excitement by q fire
here. One male inmate was burned
to death. Several hundred inmates
were led out In confusion. Fire be-
lieved to have started from q defec-
tive light wire threatened 60 patients.
Is Of whom were bed-ridden. An in
sane patient ran into the flames after
a pet canary and was killed.
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TRY TO FIX BLAME
cONTENDED McNAMARAS AND
MeMANIGAL WERE REsPoN-
slsLE FOR JOBS.
SOME PROPOSED Jobs.
Latter Tells OF Talk OF Blowing Up
the Locks at Panama Canal
Senator Kern in
Charge.

lnU1dndpOIlS. =
OF the defense that the McNamaras
and Ortie McManigal alone were re-
sponsible for explosions and that the
iron workers union executive board
and President Frank NJ. Ryan knew
nothing of any 81 600 expended from
the union funds for destroying nom
union property were pursued in cross
examination Of McManigal at the "dyn-
amite CONSPIRACY trial"
Before being turned over by the gov
eminent NrNiauigal had told stories
of how hs and the IcNamaras had
talked OF blowing mp the locks of the
Panama canal and how James h. Nc
Namara was to return to Los Angeles
and wipe that city off the map" by
series of explosions and how they were
prevented from carrying out these
by their arrest in April. 1911.
Offered $4,000 for Freedom.
NcManigal also had related that aft
er his and James B. IS arrest in Detroit
and on the train to Chicago. James II.
offered Guy Biddinger. a detective.
$500 10 allow them to escape, telling
Riddinger IF you don't get it. Clar-
ence Darrow will"
Senator John w Kern for the de-
fense cross-examined McManigal.
Was the pay you received from
the McNamara's your motive in caus-
ing so many explosions?" asked Sen.
ator Kern.
NO, 1t was not money. Herbert s.
Hockin, when he first started me into
the dynamiting business, terrorized
me. saving II ] didn't do II he would
prevent me from getting work. Then
! was prompted by a foolish notion
that IL was good for the iron workers
union. My mind was infamed with
the idea that IL would build up the
union"
McManigal admitted he had been ar
rested three times. twice for larceny
and once for disorderly conduct.
After the Los Angeles Times build
ing was blown up. when you and
James b. were hunting in the woods
in Wisconsin. you say he admitted to
| you that he deliberately killed the 81
persons. that he was a printer. and he
knew he would kill someone when he
put the bomb in the Times building,
and yet you continued to associate
with him."
"Yes.-I did"
Feared Allowance Would BE Stopped.
McManigal had said that when ].
]. Mcnamara, secretary OF the union
planned wholesale explosions" in
cluding the blowing up of Los Angeles
city. he was afraid the executive
board would cut of his allowance"
Now you say Mcnamara. in orde,
to get that money. proceeded to steal
si50.000 by killing the treasurer ol
the automobile races at the speedway
in Indianapolis, and yet you still KEPT
company with these men who planned
the murder"
Yes. I did"
George w. Caldwell. member OF ,
firm of contractors. said after explo
sions on his work at Columbus, Ind.
and Omaha. Neb.. HoCkin visited hin
at a hotel in construction at Tulsa
Okla.
Il told Hockin I had had enough
Of him and Mcnamara at Omaha, an,
I wouldn't unionize the job" said Cald
well. He replied that they would &c
even with me. The work later va
unionized. Frank X. Painter. the busi
ness agent at Omaha, had told us W
would have to unionize the Job II
plots by their arrest In April, 1911.
was dynamited."