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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-24
CHAPTER XVI.
The Scouting Detail.

This premeditated insult which
Brennan evidently dispatched broad
| cast in hope that through some un
known channel it might reach me-
| changed my entire relationship with
| the man. | have never felt that Bren-
nan was at heart a bad man; he was
hard. stern. revcngeful, yet have no
doubt under different circumstances
| might even have valued him highly
as a comrade or friend. There is
no demon like jealousy; and his early
distrust Of me, fostered by that mad
disease had apparently warped his
entire nature. Yet not even for love
defended, and after those hateful
| words there could be no rest for me
until our differences We're settled by
the stern arbitrament of the naked
blade. All prudence to the winds, no
! opportunity of meeting him should
now to be cast aside.
The coming day was barely gray IN
the east when ! was awakened by a
heavy pounding upon the Goor. "A
smart-looking orderly stood without
Captain Wayne?" he asked
That is my name What have you
my man."
Compliments of Colonel Maitland
chief OF staff, sir" he said. handing
me folded paper.
Dear Wayne" the private note
read. Believing you would he glad
to have the detail | have just ar
ranged to send you at once upon some
active service. Please report at these
quarters Immediately. fully equipped
for the field"
Glad, 1t was the very medicine
most needed, and within twenty min
utes of my receipt Of this communi-
cation I was with Maitland, thanking
him warmly for his thoughfulness
Not another word. Wayne" he in
sisted. 1T is not much. mere scout
ing detail over neutral territory, and
will prove dull enough. only hope it
may help to divert your mind ,rife
Now listen-you are to proceed with
west as far as the foothills. and are
expected to note carefully three
things: First. the condition of for
age for the sustenance Of a wagon
train, second, what forces OF FEEDER
al troops, If any, are along the Honey
well; and third. the gathering of all in
formation obtainable as TO the report.
ed consolidation of guerillas for pur-
poses OF plumber between the lines. II
time suffice. you might cross over into
the valley OF the Cowskin and learn
the condition of forage there as well.
\ guide will accompany your party.
and you are to avoid contact with the
enemy AZ far az possible. Your men
carry Ave days' rations. You under
stand fully"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-24
4 do. sir. | presume | am to start

4 do. sir. / presume l am to start
at once"
Your squad. under command OF
Sergeant Ehers. is already waiting out
side
Are you al ready sergeant
asked OF the rather heavyweight Ger
man who stood fronting me- his broad
ied face as impressive as though carved
from stone.
We yos. captain"
Where is the guide
Dot is him. nit der mule. ain't it,
lie answered. pointing with one huge
hand down the road.
Very well. We will pick him up
then as We 90"
cared so little as to whether or not
he accompanied us at all. that we had
advanced some distance before the
thought of him again occurred to me.
| knew the gentry fairly we'll. and had
experienced in he past so many evil
dences OF their stupidity. if not actual
dislOyal;y as to prefer my own knowl-
edge OF the country to theirs. My
thought indeed, for several miles was
not at ali with the little party OF
troopers jogging steadily at my heels.
nor. in truth, was il greatly concerned
with the fate of the expedition. That
was but service routine, and | rode
forward carelessly enough, never
dreaming that every hour OF progress
was bearing me. toward the most i'm
portant adventure OF my life 1t was
the German sergeant who recalled mo
20 the responsibilities of command
Captain" he exclaimed apologet'
ically. riding up to my side and wiping
his round, perspiring face with great
energy. We are riding too hard. ain't
ve' Mein Colt. but der horses will
give out entirely. already"
is that so?" | asked In surprise at
his words. A single swift glance
around convinced me he was correct.
for the mounts We're exceedingly soft.
and already looked nearly played out
from our sharp pace. Very we'll.
we will halt here"
With a sigh Of relief he drew back.
and as he did so my eyes fell for the
first time upon the guide. AS | live.
it was Jed Bungay and when | stared
at him In sudden Amusement he broke
into a broad grin.
"Durn If didn't begin ter think as
now ye'd gone an clar forgot me.
Cap"
ny 4, nfi |, Tna Nd III
to him and extended my hand But
how came you here Are you the
guide"
Sure thing. cap; know this yere
kintry like a buk. faded hOrsemen
from the west, at evening to the castle
BY gum, you put Beelzebub
an me through a blamed hard jolt OF
1t so fur"
Beeizebub?"
''Ye bet. Their mule: | reckon as how
ye amt gore an forgot him, hev ye?"
'Bungay. what has become of Ma
ria"
The little mans eyes suddenly filled
with tears.
Il jist don't know, cap" he answered
''Whin | got hum Their
OIL cabin he'd bin plum burnt down.
nary stick O 1t left. by gum. an Ma
riar she WIZ clean gone. Hain't seed
neither hide ner hair O. her since.
thet's fac An sorter drifted back
er you uns cause didn't hev nowhar
else ter 60"
Did you hunt for her among the old
along the Valley" asked.
1eeply touched by bis evident feeling
She very likely sought refuge In
some OF those houses
CTO BE CONTIEUED)
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ogy for this poor reception. but you
were reported as killed in action
many months ago. l doubt not Colo
mel Maitland truly believed he looked
upoa ghost when you first accosted
hiyc"
For the moment | was unable to
speak. so deeply did his words affect
me.
Il fear, Captain Wayne" he con-
tinued gravely. yet retaining my hand
within his own, that l must bring
you sad news"
Sad news" Instantly there came
10 me the thought Of my widowed
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-02-24
CHAPTER XIV.

ssariy spring Birds were swseeIy sing
80 IN The Trees ltninE tho road I was
The Detroit times., 1912-10-25

afford to
thoroughly refreshed the
should be prohibited We hold
hours per week abnormal
abnormal
dustes operating "a where because
ot technical metal
must be divided into shifts they
shouid by law be divided into of " 49,
declares against tenement in
employment children of
women In manufacturing and work
of
birth.
federal
he
a
of
ToMoRRow-"Roosevelt Popular
The Detroit times., 1912-10-25
NEW1ORK..
LETTERex$ x4Saa $a


NEW YORK. Oct. 25.-Among the
arrivals from England on steame~
that docked day or two ago were
the earl OF Leven and Sir sydney
Herbert
They are quite young. and were
clad in the latest extremes OF British
fashion-clothing that stuck TO their
anatomies from neck TO ankle, hats
that rested on their ears and their
collars. The earl wore tan spats and
watch on his wrist.
To meet this beautiful and inter
esting pair the ship news reporters
fiocked across the deck, after inter
viewing some persons OF prominence
at quarantine.
Tho boy earl glared.
I've been expecting you" he said,
| in a most peeved tone, I've heard
| all about you chaps. and | think it's
bnlly rot that prominent men should
be- accosted without proper introduc
tion
At bores me frightfully 10 visit this
country at all, and il bores me worst
n talk to any of you. This sort ol
thing wouldn't be tolerated In Eng
land for a minute, you know You
dort know me- and I'm sure | don't
know any of you. We've never been
intI oduced, and my family wouldn't
like IT,"
Then up spoke Sir Sydney.
"Leven's perfectly right" he twit-
tered. Il think it's a beastly piece
O. caddishness for you chaps TO speak
| to Kim So just stick that in your
Jolly old paper, and we shall be bloom.
in9 well glad1o get back TO England
So the ship news reporters skunk
away. properly chastened.
Oh, abso-ballylutely chastened.
Speaking OF speaking TO people that
one doesn't know, the game is getting
very rocky along Broadway. The
judges used 10 let mashers of with
a warning. or a small fine, but OF late
things are different;
A man claiming 10 be from Buffalo,
well-dressed and apparently sober,
sroAe to Mrs. Grace Martin and her
young daughter. as they were return
ina, from the theater 10 the hotel
whore they live. The elder womah
reproved him. He followed the wo
men into the hotel lobby.
A man who had seen the incident
advised Mrs. Martin TO have the mash
err arrested She did. and Magistrate
80 lays. He's there now.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-25
Question and Answer

Ex-senator Beveridge, who has no
very exact knowledge about anything.
claims that Mr.. Roosevelt wantes
him to ask Gov. Wilson a certain
pointed question. II was TO this ell
feet: Since many OF the trusts are
organized under the laws OF New Jer
sey. why has not Mr. Wilson as gov
ernor recommended amendments
that would curtail the powers of these
combinations?
Toe governors reply Is brief but IL
covers the ground. II is (D In his
inaugural and on three other oc-
casiCns in messages to the legislature
he did make these recommendations
(2) At the 1911 session OF the assem-
bly the Republicans controlled the
senate and it's majority was so busy
thwarting Gov. Wilson's progressive
measures that II had no. time to heed
lis repeated demands that the corpor
alton laws be made effective.
Sick or well. Mr.. Roosevelt ~ not
In the habit OF asking questions that
bring such responses as this. Prob
ably the inquiry was Beveridge's own.
New York World.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-25
The Engineer of a
Splendid Enterprise

Governor wilson's temper is the
present temper OF nine-tenths of the
American people. In his recent
speeches he expresses exactly the
feeling of the American people. He
has the kind OF scholarship that the
people are spending the annual bud
get of an empire to put into their pub
lie schools-the scholarship that
hates pedantry and cares for know
ledge only because of its use.
Wilson brings the resources Of an
accurate science TO bear upon the
practical problems of public life.
He is the most modern of all high
placed public men. He speaks plain
ly, with scrupulous consideration.
His administration will inaugurate
a new EZRA of good feeling because
he will deliver us from the leaven oi
the Pharisees and the wrangle OF the
lawyers.
He refuses to be Judge and
divider."
He is an engineer. absorbed in a
splendid enterprise.-NewY York Amer
lean.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-25
Public Duty and
Private Feeling

Assuredly. the Courier-JournaI, hav-
ing neither AK to grind. nor private
concern in the Individual occupant OF
the White House. holds no grudge
against Woodrow Wilson. the man,
whilst entertaining a lively and sin
cere hope OF Woodrow Wilson, the
president. For years 1t supported the
policies, or rather the alleged policies,
O: Grover Cleveland. whilst quite out
of personal relations. and 1t is entire
ly and heartily ready to support
Woodrow Wilson through equally
The Detroit times., 1912-10-25
From Another Point of View

However. stand a cracker it Polly
things explained Belgums king
nisused fellows!
o
bulge the
II OF the make
And the egg is on the ice.
"A A
mind than campaign ought buy
he hassm in the
The Detroit times., 1912-10-25

aloof from personal relation, in the
great work Of fitting the Democratic
party to the duties that will confront
II upon its return TO power and OF
adjusting the country to the peaceful
revolution through which we are pass
ing TO meet the issues newly arrived
upon the scene, the old historic issues
which divided parties having gone
from us never to return.
Public duty is thing apart from
private feeling, and he who is unable
TO distinguish between the two. is
unfit for leadership OF any kind
Louisville Courier-Journal. %
The Detroit times., 1912-10-25

jColone enlarg this He said:
civilization
industrial
of crisis wi
the progressive platform deal with what
depleted craftsmanship
suffering diseases casual labor
1--WE hold
estab
be
welfare"
radical the suggestion OF
On this subject Colonel Roosevelt has said
living for those who devote their time and energy to
living
morality possible
periods sickness
fail
The Detroit times., 1912-10-25

more Importance than the tariff or the regula-
ton OF trusts the opinion OF Colonel Roosevelt,
are the so-called industrial justice" features OF
the progressive party platform.
In an early speech. Governor Wilson was quoted
as saying that IL the tariff evils were corrected 1T
would not be necessary to provide things like min
imum wage and old age pensions
How about England?" asked Colonel Roose-
welt THAT is free trade country, and yet they
have been driven adopt all these remedies by the
failure OF their economic system 70 provide decent
living conditions for the great mass OF the people
l1ad Conf of
The Detroit times., 1912-10-25
ROOSEVELT AND INDUSTRIAL JUSTICE
BY gibson GARDNER.

Gardner
his
The Detroit times., 1912-10-25

Useless.
Giving a smoker In Pittsburgh seems
like taking a lot Of useless trouble
Memphis Commercial Appeal
The Detroit times., 1912-10-25

oMoRRow--"Roosevelt and Popular Government"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-27
old BROKEN WING"
ICorwith HuStler.l

With the return of spring came
Broken Wing our old familiar robin.
This is his seventh year with US When
but Hedging he got one of his pin
iors broken, which caused this wing to
hang down and almost touch the
ground when he is hopping. For the
past six years he has been a familiar
object on our lawn. his mate nesting
in tree near by Last year the mate
was so unfortunate as TO get entangled
in some wrapping Irvine while building
her nest and in her struggle for free
dom so injured herself that she had
to be killed. Broken Wing did not long
remain a widower but soon returned
with new mate. She was Young and
headstrong and refused to nest in his
familiar tree and started several nests
before completing one and nesting
therein. Then after the fedgngs were
Matched she apparently made the old
fellow find the larger share of the
grub. On his departure to the south
for the winter he looked old and fee
BILE, but on his return he is fat and
plump and looks strong enough for
several more seasons.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-27
Topics of the Times

The production Of that Roosevelt let
ter for campaign purposes turns out
very much like the incident where it Is
related that man digged pit and fell
into II himself Summed UP, 1t Is that
Roosevelt believes there is a better
way Of regulation than by lawsuit. The
result Of the suit against the Standard
Oh and the legislative verdict rendered
n judicial regulation brings most per-
apn0 to Roosevelts way Of thinking.
WAmins in China has brought mil
Hons to the very verge Of starvation
and such assistance az il to be rem
dered must be Immediate A million
humsa bsings are starving. Compared
70 the situation in China the Titanic
disaster With its loss Of life Is q MOLE
hin bssldS . mountain.
Ismay n mot q noble figure BY COM
garrison but there IL q certain restraint
dus the pubtc to itself in criticism OF
the man vAd has become the butt Of
it, resentm4nS There aFo others oe-
eide Ismay to blams-
$50
r. rsn,,hlkcin party seems to be
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-27
. ch,,rob Nov. for Eusenies.

Dean sumner Of the Chicago Cathe-
drai has recently announced tha' those
who wish to be married in his cnurch
must in addition to their license, orlhs
rho certificate Of a reputable physician
that they are sound mentally ana pns
sicallv The dean was chairman Oh the
famous Chicago vice commission ana
thus takes another stand In soclai re-
form. The Boston Advertiser remarks:
1.-The separation of church and state
which is the American principle. mas
caused one church or another 10 90
considerable pioneering in the cause OF
social reform. Fifteen or twenty years
ago. when the need for kinderSartens
for the children of crowded districts
was first felt, the matter was taken up
by various churches In time the sys-
tenn was introduced into the pubic
schools. While the church kindergar-
tens did not cover the ground Wnlch
was to be covered, yet it is clear that
they called attention to need and to
a way in which this need might be
met
1T may be expected that the history
of this present movement to regulate
marriage In the interest Of producing
healthy children will be the same.
What the present action Of Dean Sum-
ner and Of those who are associated
with him may effect will be almost
negligible. AS things are, people who
want to get married viii get married
somehow, even tho they are manifestly
unfit for parenthood. But the direc-
ton which will be given to the
thoughts Of the peopel at large is diff
filcult to overestimate."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-27
Or. DouelAs' NOTABLE BOOK.

DR.. Truman 0. Douglas has contrib
uted largely to the future in his notable
book just issued from the Pilgrim
Iowa Congregationalism. In fact it is
Iowa pioneer history for the early his
tory Of the state with the Salters and
Sands and other pioneers of the church
left out would not be Iowa history. The
opening chapter is Introductory and
deals uTieiiy with the history of the
Iowa country and Of Congregationalis SIN
leading up to the coming of the first
Congregational missionaries to the
Mississippi Valley
Then follows a history Of the begin
nings and growth Of the Congregation
al church IN Iowa from 1895. the year
OF the coming OF Asa Turner, j. a.
Reed, and other "patriarchs." down to
the present time. Due attention is Civ
en- to the famous Iowa Band" COM
posed OF eleven classmates a, Andover
Theological Seminary. who came in
churches in Iowa. The spread OF the
church to all parts of the state is then
described in successive chapters.
The last two chapters in the volume
are especially noteworthy. Chapter
sixteen contains directory of practi-
cally all Of the CONGREGATIONAL churches
that have existed in Iowa. giving the
dates Of organization, list Of the pas
tors OF each church from the begin
ming, the dates os the dedication Of
church edifces, and the dates of the
disbanding OF churches not now IN ex-
istence. Chapter seventeen is devoted
to an alphabetical list OF more than
1900 churhces in Iowa, giving the date
Of death in the cases Of those not Iiv-
ing at the present time. The value and
interest Of these two chapters is very
apparent.
II addition to the history OF the Con-
gregational denomination in Iowa the
volume contains sidelights on other
phases Of state history. and especially
on the settlement Of the state and on
the environment, conditions, and needs
Of pioneer life In Iowa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-27
Work For wom.n Of Fifty.

In an interesting article on 1.-THE Ir-
responsible Woman and the F,riendless
Child" in the May American Magazine,
Ida NJ. Tarbell says in part:
There are people today asking with
all appearance OF sincerity: what a
woman Of so or more can do!. Their
combining work in the home, say these
observers is done. A common sugges-
ton is that they be utilized in politics.
This suggestion has its comical side.
A person who has nothing to do after
so years Of life in business as many
sided and demanding as that of wom-
an, can hardly be expected to be worth
much in business as complicated and
uncertain as politics. and for which
she had no training. The motor that
the woman's business is ended at SO
or go, Is fantastic in the extreme. il
only ends there II she has eeen blind to
the meaning Of her own experiences; II
she has never gone below the surface
Of her task-never seen In 1t anything
but pii, sicsi iuttiisss:: !es sensed none OF
its intimate relations to the commun-
ity, none OF it's obligations towards
those who have left her. none OF thos<
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-27
The OTHER SIDE OF The PICTURE

The reverse side of the Titanic dis
aster Is showing itself A ship within
sight and sound Of signal is alleged to
have deliberately refused to risk dan
ger to itself and to have laid safely
while the Titanic went down close al
hand. Marconi and the Marconi com
pany advising and permitting a close
and arbitrary marketing of news of the
while the round world waited in des-
perate anxiety for the story; steerage
survivors utterly destitute and girls
who had lost every possession sent
from New York and arriving in Chi
cago in night gowns. According &c
Chicago immigration officers persons
saved from the wreck are arriving in
that city utterly penniless, unclad and
without means to get meal.
What has become of the funds rushed
to the assistance Of the survivors
Where is the monstrously rich steam
ship company while these girls are be-
ing sent thousands Of miles IN night
gowns? There is no lack OF money to
supply these people with enough cloth
ing to cover them and sufficient money
to feed them In their distress. When
the girls got TO Chicago somebody
found clothes for them and food. But
imagine the condition Of those steerage
passengers, ignorant Of American ways
and perhaps Of the language, set ashore
after an experience like that they had
undergone and left to shift for them
selves.
There is something very despicable
in the order to operators TO get four
figures out OF their stories Of world
calamity and the treatment accorded
those whom the careIessness and greed
of the steamship company had assisted
to strip Of everything but life. 1t Is
the reverse side Of the Titanic dis
aster as opposed to the grandeur Of
that night when it was women anc
children first.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-27
REPLIES TO KETCHUM.
kETCHCM.
ireland Record,1

Railroad Commissioner \. s. Ket-
chum, Of Marshaltlown, who IS active
~ engaged in his campaign to be nom
mated for his third term, writes a
very interesting letter to US. 1t is per-
sonal. but We take the liberty to divulge
some Of its secrets. among which he
states that I'VE are a good fellow. and
that he is also q good fellow. Well.
we are thankful for his praise. BIZ. still!
can not change our allegiance from
Chris Ottosen to Mr.. ketchum He
states that he has a. number of good
friends in this vicinity. but does not
tell who they are. SO we can not con-
suit these people as to his claims for
re- election. Personally Mr. ketchunl
may be all right. but past action in
matters that pertain to this locality. at
least. Go not justify the voters along
the Story City branch Of the NJ E, St.
L. in voting for him. He promises now,
that he will do something if we will
present petition to the commission
and appear in body before them and
have a hearing. Nothing OF the sort
was ever intimated in cur former cor :
respondence with Mr. Ketchum. and 1t
seems that it is little late for him to
try to mend matters on the eve OF a
primary election, where the people
have an opportunity to say whether
they wish him returned 10 the office or