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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-11-07

can sternly as Aragon spoke rapidly
In his ear. But If they planned ven
geance between them the times wssS
not right, for a rattle of arms cane
from the lower town and the captain
was up and away to marshal his men
to the defense.
So far In the siege Del Rey had kept
under cover. patrolling the streets
and plaza and letting the volunteers
fight, but now the war had shifted to
his territory and his ruraies were run
ming like mad. For, matching treach-
cry against deceit, the rebel leaders
had sent men around to slip up near
the town and at the first fusillade from
the hillside they came charging up
the creek.
Then it was that the ever-watchful
rurales proved their worth. AS the
rebels appeared in the open they ran
to the outlying houses and. fighting
from the fiat roofs. checked the ad-
vance until the miners could come to
their aid.
But in the confusion another party
of rebels had rushed down the gulch
from the west, and while the fight was
going on in the lower town they found
Judgment in a big adobe house. And
now for the first time there was fight
ing In earnest-the house-to-house
fighting that is seen at Its worst in
Mexico. While women screamed in
the casa grande and the Americans
paced to and fro on the hill, the boom
of dynamite bomb marked the begin
ming of hand-to-hand.
II there was to be a casualty list In
this long-looked for battle of Fortuna,
The time was at hand when they could
begin counting the dead.
With a fearlessness born of long IA
miliarity with explosives the Sonoran
miners advanced valiantly with their
hand grenades-baking powder cans
filled with dynamite and studded with
Illuminating caps. Digging f1ercely
through wall after wall they ap
preached unperceived by the enemy
and the first bomb, flung from a roof,
filled the adobe with wounded and
dead.
A dense pail Of yellowish smoke
rose high above the town and, as bomb
after bomb was exploded and the yells
OF the miners grew louder with each
success, the stunned invaders broke
from cover and rushed helter-skelter
up the gulch. Then there was a prodi-
gious shouting from the Sonorans and
more than one triumphant grenadier
swung his can Of giant powder by the
sling and let 1t smash against the hill
In a terrific defamation.
In the big house all was confusion.
Soon the cheers of the defenders her
aid victory and, In spite Of all efforts
to restrain them, the wives of the
miners rushed into the open to gaze
upon the triumph Of their menfolk.
On the hilltops the ineffective rebel
riflemen rose up from behind their
stone wall to stare, until suddenly
they, too, were seized with a panic and
ran to and fro like ants. Then. around
the curve below the concentration,
tall man came dashing up on a pure
white horse. and behind him, charging
as he charged, came the swarthy va
quis Of Alvarez, their new rifles gleam-
ing In the sun.
CTO BE CONTINUED)
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-11-07
FOUND WAY TO SEE PARIS
EngIIshman Quickly Got on to Scheme
Which Enabled Him to DO" the
City Thoroughly.
CTO BE CONTINUED.)

There is a very good friend Of mine,
whom I now call the New Innocent
Abroad. says a writer in the London
Times. Though he has lived the great
er portion of his life in the West end
OF London, circumstances have always
conspired to prevent him crossing the
channel.
He cannot speak a word of French,
and last week he spent three days In
Paris.
When he came back 1 went to see
him.
81 think have seen everything there
is to be seen in the streets of Paris" he
said when I met him, because / dis
covered the ideal way of seeing a
strange city.
whenever I wanted to go anywhere
signaled a taxicab and showed the
driver the address wanted. Now. all
these French cab drivers are men with
wonderful intuitions. They knew at
once that really wanted to see Paris
IN all it's beauty. So they took charge
of me, and whenever I wanted to go
from one office to another they drove
me all round the city.
often after the first day I knew
that the place I wanted to call at was
not more than a few hundred yards
away from the hotel. Still the cab
drivers determined that should i'm
prove my knowledge Of Paris.
"The proper way to pursue this
method of sightseeing Is to drive for
half an hour in silence. Then you
stop the cab with violent signals, pro-
duce your written address again and
flourish It in the drivers face.
He smiles politely and generally
treats you as though you are naugh-
ty child. Meanwhile, a small crowd
collects composed of polite individuals
all anxious to prefer you their serv-
ices.
"They direct you to different places
of public interest, and after an ex-
change OF courtesies you start on an
other Joy ride for half an hour or So"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-11-07

desire to escape. 'T can get them
while you saddle my horse!"
"Where?" demanded Hooker craft.
lily.
From the agente mineralI" an.
swered Aragon. 81 have a great deal
of influence with him, and"
"Bastante!" exploded Bud in a voice
which made Aragon Jump. Enough!
II you can get them. l can! And we
shall see, Senior Aragon, whether this
pistol Of mine will not give me some
influence, tool"
Then you will take them?" faltered
Aragon as Hooker started to 60. You
will take them and leave me for Ber-
nardo Bravo to"
Listen, senor!" exclaimed Hooker
halting and advancing a threatening
forefinger "a man who can hire four
men to do his dirty work needs no
protection from me. You understand
that-no? Then listen again. l am
going to get those papers. II / hear
word from you / will send you to
join your four men,"
He touched his gun as he spoke and
strobe out into the open, where he
beckoned the mineral agent from the
crowd. A word in his ear and they
went down the hill together, while Don
Cipriano watched from above. Then.
as they turned into the office, Aragon
spat out q curse and went to seek
Manuel del Rey.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-11-07
GROWING OF WINTER
OATS IN The SOUTH
Southern Farmers Should Grow Oats
to Feed Work Stock-Still Time to
Sow Winter Oats in Gulf States.

Washington.-Every Southern far
mer should grow enough oats to feed
his work stock during at least a por-
ton of the year. In addition TO fur
nishing feed grain at less cost than it
can be purchased, fallsown oats pre-
vent the washing of the soil by which
much fertility is frequently lost.
There is still time to SOW winter oats
in the Gulf States, though this work
should be done at once if good results
are~t to be obtained. According to spe-
cialists of the United States depart
ment of agriculture, oats sown in the
Southern States during October or the
first half Of November may be expect
ed to produce at least twice the yield
of grain from spring seeding.
Winter grain may be sown on land
which produced crop of cotton, corn
or cowpeas the past summer. If this
land has not already been plowed, 1t
will be better to make the surface soil
fine and loose with the disk or drag
harrow than to delay seeding by plow-
ing now. Better results are obtained
from sowing with the drill than from
broadcast seeding, though if a drill
is not available sowing the seed broad
cast on well-prepared land usually re-
suits in good stand. If the preced-
ing crop was we'll fortified, 100 to 200
pounds of acid phosphate will be all
that the oats require this fall, though
little nitrate of soda will help the
fall growth, especially If the soil is
not already well supplied with nitro
gen from the growing of cowpeas or
of SO to 100 pounds of nitrate of soda
applied when growth starts in the
spring will greatly increase the yield.
The variety of winter oats most
Rustproof, Appler, Lawson, Hundred
Bushel Bancroft and Cook are selec-
tions or strains of Red Rustproof
which are said to be particularly val
liable in some localities. The Full
ghum is a promising new variety
MuICu uldluItS d Wtth vi ten udyS ear
lier than the Red Rustproof, and
usually produces as much or more
grain. AS the kernels of all these va
rieties are large. from 2h to 312
bushels should be sown to the acre.
The smaller quantity is sufficient If
the seed is drilled early on wellpre-
pared land, while three bushels or
more are needed when the seed is
sown broadcast late in the season.
The Winter Turf or Virginia Gray is
very hardy variety which is valua-
BILE for pasture or hay production, but
which does not y..ld as much grain in
the Southern States as the Red Rust
proof. On account of the small size
of the kernels, only 1h bushels of
seed of this variety are required.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-11-07
Nurse and Child Are Found.

Muskogee, Okla.-Eugene Curtis,
banker Of Tulsa, Okla, brother-in-law
of Harry H. Gerhardt Of st. Louis,
Monday declared he would employ
counsel to defend Julia Krasusky, the
nurse girl who kidnapped Gerhardt's f.
year-old daughter, Virginia, and who,
with the child, was apprehended in
Muskogee Saturday by the police.
81 did it because love her." tense
ly cried the girl as she sat with the
little girl tightly clutched to her heart.
"Tll go to Jail if have to; don't care
what becomes of me, but I'll die before
I let her go back to her father"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-11-07

crawled closer to Bud as II for the
protection he could not get from his
own people.
"Ah. senor!" he whined, your par
don! What?" as he sighted the sack
of meat-"you are going. too? All, my
friend"-his eyes lighted up suddenly
at the thought-"let me ride with you!
| will pay you-yes, anything-but II
Bernardo Bravo takes me he will hang
me! He has sworn it,"
We'll, you got it coming to you'll"
answered Hooker heartlessly.
But l will pay you WE'LL" pleaded
Aragon. Il will pay you" He paused
as If to consider what would tempt
him and then suddenly he raised his
head.
What is 1t you wish above every
thing?" he questioned eagerly. Your
title to the mine-no? Bienl Take
me to the line-protect me from my
enemies-and the papers are yours!"
Have you got them with your" in
quired Hooker with businesslike d.
rectness.
mo. but can get them!" cried Ara
gon, forgetful of everything but his
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-11-07
ONE PHASE OF MARRIED LIFE
Seeming UnhappIness Most Probably
Due to Lack of Something to
Talk About.

II is the eternal tete-a-tete Of mar
ried life that most critics Of that bliss
full condition find fault with. From 1t
spring boredom and dull, sodden ST.
lence, assert these cynics. Therefore.
a hint for escaping this one depress-
ing quality of marriage should have
our best attention
To illustrate, you will see 1t fire.
ouently on the trolley, when q man
and his wife are sitting side by side
Il is almost perpetual silence. They
have nothing to say to one another.
Perhaps the wife will emit a cheerful
peep. but the husband will respond
with a nod of the head or a hesitating
yes or no. 1t is most always that way.
No common interest observed. In fact.
II looks as II they are mad at one an
other; as II they were bored. A young
man or woman looking on the couple
would be apt to say: 20. you married
life"
But they are not mad. Let some
charming lady acquaintance come In
and sit down by the husband and he IL
all smiles and has plenty to say. Then
he is a cordial companion. He is .
changed man And the same 1t would
be with the woman. Now, don't misin-
terpret the scene. When that man and
wife get back home they drop their
trolley manners and act sensibly and
lovingly again. Mad-he would just
as likely be mad at the evening star
or a bush full of roses. But you
wouldn't think 1t on the trolley.-New
York Tribune.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-11-07
Planet to Cross Suns Face.

Houston, Textile following state
ment relative to a coming astronomi-
cal event was made Monday by James
Morrison, NJ. D., Phi. D.:
ION the morning of the 18th instant,
if the day be clear, we shall have an
opportunity of observing a tolerably
rare astronomical phenomenon, viz, a
transit Of the planet Mercury across
the suns disk. The sun will rise
with the planet on it, the ingress or
beginning having taken place before
sunrise.
"At s hours s minutes a. m. the
planet will just be within the suns
limb and at s hours 10 minutes a. m.
will pass off the sun"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-11-07
CHAPTER XIV.

In a land of class privilege and off,
cial graft 1t is often only In times of
anarchy that a poor man can get his
rights. For eight months Hooker had
battled against the petty intrigue Of
Aragon and the agente mineral, and
then suddenly, when the times turned
to war and fear gripped at their hearts,
he rose up and claimed his own, hold
ing out his brawny right hand and de-
handing the concession of his mine.
In day the whirligig of fortune had
turned, and 1t was the fighting man
who dominated. He spoke quietlysand
made no threats, but the look In his
eye was enough, and the agente gave
him his papers. Then he wrote out a
receipt for the mining tax and Bud
stepped forth like king.
With his papers inside his shirt and
a belt of gold around his waist there
was nothing left In Mexico for him
Once on his horse and headed for the
line and he could laugh at them all.
In Gadsden he could show title to
Kruger, he could give answer for his
trust and look the world in the eye.
1t had been q long and strenuous
fight; a fight made against seemingly
insurmountable odds; a fight that had
cost him much. but he had won. He
had proved the trust Kruger had
placed in him, and 1t had been a fight
worth winning.
Yes, he was a man now-but his
work was not quite done. Up at the
big house, with the screeching women
around her, was Gracia Aragon, and
he owed her something for his rough
words. To pay her for that he would
stay. Whatever she asked now he
would grant It; and II worst came to
worst he would take her with him and
make good his promise to Phil. He
had given his word and. that was
enough. Now he had only to wait.
1t would not be long, for the parley
would soon be over, and II the coward
ly rurales surrendered the town to
the bandits he would make break for
the line and civilization with the girl.
II would be q hard ride, and alone he
would have no fear of the results, but
he would chance 1t even with the girl
rather than leave her.
The boy lieutenant the brothers
Mendoza, the superintendent, and Man.
uel del Rey, all were out on the hill
side talking terms with Bernardo
Bravo and his chiefs. With the rebels
1t was largely a bluff. since field
glasses had shown them to be short of
cartridges; but they had over thou
sand men massed along the ridges
and, with courage. could easily take
the town.
Bud knew that courage was the one
thing lacking. II was the one thine
that was always lacking In these Mex
lean flghts- The Mexican bandit takes
but little chance when he eoes to wax
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-11-07
The Land of Broken Promises
(copyriqht: 1914. bg Prank A. Munsey)
Is
CHAPTER xxllI-Continued

Now she strikes it," he announced,
as the rumble turned into a roar; but
the roar grew louder, there was a
crash as the trucks struck a curve,
and then a great metal ore-car swung
round the point, rode up high as 1t
hit the reverse and, speeding by as If
shot from a catapult, swept through
the yard; smashed into freight car,
and leaped, car and all, into the creek.
They've sneaked my derailer!" said
the roadmaster, starting on a run for
the shops. Who'll go with me to put
in another one? Or Wen loosen rail
on the curve-that1l call for no more
than clawbar and a wrench"
I'll go!" volunteered Bud and the
man who stood guard, and as startled
sleepers reused up on every side and
ran toward the scene Of the wreck
they dashed down the hill together and
threw a handcar on the track.
Then, with what tools they could
get together, and spare derailer on
the front, they pumped madly up the
canyon, holding, -n'r breaths at every
curve for fear of what they might see.
II there was one runaway car there
was another, for the rebels were be-
ginning an attack.
Already on the ridges above them
the could hear the crack of rifles, and
a Jet Or two OF dust made 1t evident
that they were the mark. But with
three strong men at the handles they
made the handcar jump. The low hills
fed behind them. They rounded a
point and the open track lay before
them, with something
Jump" shouted the roadmaster,
and as they tumbled down the bank
they heard a crash behind them and
their handcar was knocked into kind
ling wood.
II was a close call for all three
men. and there had been but an in
slant between them and death, q
death by the most approved fighting
methods of the revolutionists, methods
which kept the fighters out Of harms
way.
Now up to the trscki" the roadmas-
ter painted. as the destroyer swept on
down the line. Find some tools
wen take out a rail-"
With frantic eagerness he toiled up
the I'LL and attacked fsh-plate, and
Bud and the young guard searched the
hillside for tools to help with the work
They fell to with sledge and clawbar,
tapping of nuts. Jerking out spikes,
and heaving to loosen the rail-and
then once more that swift-moving
something doomed up suddenly on the
track.
up the hill" commanded the road
master, and as they scrambled into a
gulch a wild locomotive. belching
smoke and steam like a fire engine,
went rushing past them, struck the
loose rail. and leaped into the creek
bed. A moment later, as 1t crashed
its way down to the water, there was
an explosion that shook the hills. They
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-11-07
Counterfeit Note Circulating.

Washington.-Discovery of a new
counterfeit so United States note,
series of 1901, was announced Thurs
day by the secret service. The bill is
characterized as fairly deceptive. II
bears the number E-7S0440.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-11-07

crouched behind the cut bank. and the
trees above them bowed suddenly to
the slash OF an iron hail.
"Dynamite!" cried the roadmaster,
grinning triumphantly as he looked
up after the shock; and when the fall
of fragments had ceased, and they had
fed as II by instinct from the place,
they struck hands on their narrow es-
cape. But back at the big house, with
everybody giving thanks for their de-
livery from the powder train, the mas
ter mechanic raised a single voice of
protest He knew the sound. He
knew that dynamite had not been re-
sponsible for the crash that smote the
ears Of the anxious listeners.
Twas not dynamite!" he yelled.
Powder train be damnedi II was No
81 She was sour as distillery! She
bowed up. tell ye-she bowed up
when she hit the creek!"
And even after a shower of bullets
from the ridge had driven them all to
cover he still rushed to those who
would listen and clamored that It was
the bran.
But there was scant time to hold a
post-mortem on No. 9. for on the sum-
NIT OF a nearby ridge, and overlooking
the black tank. the rebels had thrown
up wall In the night. and from the se-
curity Of this shelter they we're indus
triously shooting up the town.
The smash Of the nrst Wild car had
been their signal for attack. and a.
the explosion threw the defenders into
confusion they made Z rush to take
the tank Here. - on the day before.
was stationed the federal SAzTison. 8
scant twenty or thlrty men in charge
- boy lisutenank
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-11-07
Pouring Houses>to Be Great Sport.


Pouring houses. not pouring tea,
is going to be the great sport of wom-
ems clubs in the next decade. accord
ing to Mrs. lisa Maud Ilsen. lecturer
and only woman representative OF
Thomas A. Edison. And a pleasant
time the guests are going to have"
she said. "All they'll have to do is
sit and watch a porch drip out here.
geegaw decoration there. or criticize
the size of the refrigerator or the
funny little window in the den. It
won't take more than an hour" Mrs.
Isen is proud of the fact that she
is the only woman representative Of
the Wizard" She admits there are
5000 men who act for him, but that
does not diminish her glory.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-11-07
Andy Decided He Needed No Help.

Andy Lewis, a negro in Manhattan.
had a 'possum given to him this week
and a friend asked him: ANDY, don't
you want somebody to help you eat
that 'possum?" And Andy replied:
ct tell you how 1t is, boss. De las
time ali 'vited a white man to help
me eat a possum. he mighty near
done ct dat air 'possum all by his
self, and I only got de pickin's; yes,
sub, dat's what dat white man did. I
Ike pow'ful well to hab 20 company.
but dat Pc m he's only jist 20 big.
and you-all know how II n. Yes. sub.
dat las time. l only got dc pickin'R"
kansas CITY Star.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-11-07
Saw Mill Is Faithful.

Oakhurst, Tex. - Notwithstanding
that many mills are running on half
time, the big saw mill here is running
regularly and shipping out several car
loads of lumber daily.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-11-07
American Paid Ransom.

San Antonio, Tex.-W. z. Ryan, an
American mining engineer, who had
been held in the Santa Barbara dis
trict by Maclovio Herrera, has been
liberated after the payment of ran
som of 100000
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-11-07
Patrol on Borden L. RelIexed.

Del Rio, Tex-Troop G. Fourteenth
Cavalry, in command of Captain
Smith, arrived Friday to relieve Cap
tain Winterburn and Troop E, which
will go to Fort Clark.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-11-07
600 Miners Go on Strike.

Muskogee, Okla.-Six hundred min
ers of the Oklahoma Coal Company
at Henryetta, Okla, went on strike
Thursday because the company re-
fused TO discharge a foreman whom
the men asked dismissed.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-11-07
Cotton Palace Is Opened.

Waco, Tex-In blaze of glory and
with probably the largest crowd ever
noted on a similar occasion the 1914
cotton palace was formally opened
Saturday by Governor Colquitt.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-11-07
Youthful Foresight.

Seniors of the Boston high school
OF commerce, some twenty In num-
Der, have been visiting business men
in their Offices to learn what IL ex-
pected OF such young men when they
apply for jobs. This inquiry origi-
mating with public school authorities
il being promoted by the chamber OF
commerce.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-11-07
Great Meat Order Received.

Oklahoma City, Okla.-An order for
100000 pounds of canned meats,
valued at s1,5OO,OOO, designed for the
use of warning European nations. has
been received and is being filled by a
local packing company.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-11-07
New Interurban Line Planned.

Brennan, Texan interurban rail-
road connecting Navasota, William
Penn and Independence is practically
assured, as all the stock has been sub
scribed