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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-30
The I and Of Broken Promises
(copyrixh. 1914. by Frank A. Mun..y)

der the circumstances, and, best Of all.
it saved the generals face. The hid
eous frown with which he had regard
ed the American changed suddenly to
a look OF pompous pride. He jerked
an imperious head at his ragged re
tainer and drew forth his receipt-book
with a flourish. - tp'r :
While he waited for the horse to ap-
pear he turned upon his shopping men
and drove them to their mounts with
curses. Evidently it was no sinecure
to command in the army Of the lfber-
alton, and the yelled mutterings OF
his followers showed that they were
little better than tigers In leash. ~
Mounted upon horses, mules, and
even burros; armed with every con-
ceivable weapon from "a musket to
standard repeating rifles. they were q
tatterdemalton army, more fht for
treason. stratagems and spolls" than
the sterner duties OF war.
Bud looked them over closely, well
satisfied to have his back against a
wall. and when the ~low-browed re-
tainer came hurrying back with the
horse he quickly took the worthless
receipt and watched them IN their
way. Then, as the last camp-follower
disappeared. he ran for his saddle and
rifle and within a minute he was
mounted and away. sa5s
There were rebels below him-very
likely there were more to come-the
only safe place for Copper Bottom
was over the hills at Fortuna. With
out stopping for path or trail, he head
ed straight northwest, over the ridges,
riding as the cowboys do when they
rake the range for cattle. Hardly had
he topped the first high crest when
he came in, sight Of Amigo, loaded
down with his cartrtdge-belts and a :
frytng his heavy Mauser. Y =
In a long, sham bling trot the Yaqui
was drifting along the hillside with
the free grace Of a wild creature, and
when Hooker pulled down his horse
to keep pace with him he laughed and
motioned him u. Taking the lead, he
Hoped on over hogback and barranca,
picking out the best trail by instinct
and setting such q pace that Bud va
hard pressed to keep up with him.
He had heard 1t said that in the
$Yaqui country nj white man. no mat
ter how we'll he was mounted. could
outdistance the Indians on foot, and
now he knew it was true. But why
this killing haste on the part of Ami.
go? He had neither friends nor kin
in town; why, then, should he run so
fast to. warn them OF the enemy? ~, Z,
They racked on, up one hill and
down another, while the i~nsurrectos
followed the canyon that swung to the
south, and finally, in a last scramble,
they mounted a rocky ridge and
looked down. upon old Fortuna.
Already the hard-driven poems were
out in the fields at work and smoke
was rising from the mescal still. Ara,
gon was busy. but his labors would be
worse than wasted II the red-laggers
took him prisoner. As Bud breathed
his horse he ,hesitated whether to ride
back and warn him or press on and
notify Fortuna; but even for that
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-30
,'
Mysteries Of krypton.

1T is usually supposed that at great
heights the pressure OF the air is al.
most negligible, but the application Of
an ingenious method indicated by
Ramsay gives interesting results. He
asserts that the green line character
istic Of the spectrum Of krypton re-
mains visible under a pressure OF
0 .0O0035 millimeters OF mercury.
Now this green line is found in
the spectrum OF the aurora borealis
and it seems to be well established
that this exists frequently at altitudes
between 100 and 200 miles, and even
sometimes up to nearly 500 miles.
But krypton is n Of the heaviest
gases in our atmosphere. It would
seem, therefore, that the density Of
the air at these attitudes is by no
means negligible, as, whatever the
cause may be Of the presence OF kryp-
ton there, it, could not remain there
unless the air possessed an appre-
ciable density.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-30

Mont Blanc with one of his little
nephews and no guide?" asked one
man of another. How long ago did
he tell you about it?" was the evasive
reply. Last March, when he'd just
got home," said the first man. well"
said the other, lin eight months since
then he has climbed the rest OF the
way, succored a fainting guide and
sustained a snowstorm on the summit,
resuscitated two benumbed strangers
on the way down and guided the en-
tire party to the foot. where a group
Of frantic relatives was waiting"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-30

produced both within and without
our houses. Recent studies In sew
eral cities have shown that the num-
bers of dust particles in the air above
sidewalks range from one hundred
thousand to a million per cubic foot.
At higher levels the numbers are less.
At the Woolworth building in New
York, the highest building in the
world (716 feet), the air at the street
level July 2. 1918, contained 221,ooo
dust particles per cubic foot; at the
tenth story. $4,000; at the thirtieth
story, 10000. and at the ffty-seventh
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-30
CHIEF OF RUSSIA'S ARMY

The car is nominally the su.
preme commander of the Russian
army as well as OF the Russian navy,
and it is understood that when war
was declared he was ambitious to
place himself at the head of the troops
in the field. But he has been per-
suaded to delegate the supreme com.
mand Of the army to his cousin. the
Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaevitch.,
The car would not be an Inspiration
to his soldiers, lacking the military
appearance and the personality essen.
tial to an actual leader Of men.
The Grand Duke Nicholas, on the
other hand, Is d soldier In looks, one
of the tallest men in the army, and
the finest cavalry officer OF the EN-.
pire, making q splendid appearance
on a horse; and a commander Of long
experience who was one OF the chief
officers Of the Russo-Japanese war.
His executive ability was apparent
when he acted as the head Of the mill.
tary. commission in charge of the clos
90 ~ u. -,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-30
Ear,y Teach Law Of Econom,

Early Teach Law Of Economy.
The law of ecbnomy enters into all
the practical affairs of life, not only
of the community at large, but also
of the family and of the individual.
1t should be diligently taught to our
| children as one of the foundation
principles Of q good character.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-30
WH0Q44SSWNH
I A4@WN .. =.
ITALY's QUEEN j n INFLUENTIAL

1taly's policy toward the great
powers lies in a large measure with
her queen, a statement which: may
provoke an in%credulous smile on this
side of the Atlantic, where the citi.
zens of the republic are unaccustomed
to feminine influence in questions o.
high governmental import, but a state
ment nevertheless true. Queen Elena
has unusual influence upon her hus'
band, King Victor Emmanuel. Shs
can have the deciding voice with him
II she cares to use it at such a critical
time when there is SO much to be said
in favor of Italy's action, whether 1t
be for or against her former allies OF
the triple alliance. The king rules
under the restrictions OF constitution
al sovereignty, but he exercises a dl.
recting sway over his cabinet, the par.
Lament and the people. The nations.
present policy OF neutrality is his per
sonal policy, backed by Prime Minis:
ter Salandra, a newcomer in the cabi.;
not and stronr,Ous1v %nnOse nv For
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-30

just why you grasped hold Of the
thing? Afterward you regret meeting
him and try to transfer your business
elsewhere. don't you? OF course, all
of us make mistakes in judgment and
action-and most Of us are quite ready
to condone the occasional lapse from
accuracy-but what shall we do with
the fellow whose blunders average 30
per cent or more? Where is his place
in the business system Of the world:
Ought he not, as a mark OF apprecias
ton. be given a job driving q garbags
wagon
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-30
HIS Native Tongue.

Our friend Reginald says that he
went to the opera one night with a
man he knew-a confirmed race-goer
when there are any races to go to.
Reginald is the sort that never knows
beforehand where he's going and al
ways forgets the program.
whats the show anyway" asked
he as the pair slid into their seats.
"Oh, not bad" said the horsy one,
mot half bad-Julien, Caruso up"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-30
ALL CITIES DUST PRODUCERS
in the Nature Of Things They Can Not
Be Otherwise, and Thus UnsanH Z
tary Conditions Arise.

Modern cities are dust-producers.
Streets and pavements and sidewalks
are worn by the friction OF the traffic,
car wheels are ground to metallic
dust: fabrics are torn to lint; fuel
burns with products Of smoke and
ashes, says a writer in the Atlantic
MAGAZINE. Dust is being continually
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-30
The Perpetual Biunderer.

Ever meet the afable gentleman
who smilingly confesses that he has
made a mistake in some matter or
other and Is richly and profoundly re.
gretful-won't you forgive him-and
Dear the penalty Of his blunder your
self. like a jolly fellow? Fine, gen.
tle-mannered, valuable acquaintance,
isn't he-this fellow with the infinite
capacity for laundering and the gen.
erous capacity to apologize and leave
gu 70 hold the bag, puzzled to know
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-30

q

Golfer (who has fooled his drive
and expressed his disgust with
strong word)-Oh, I beg your pardon
for swearing before you.
Lady (his partner in foursome)-
Oh, you didn't; I said It first.-World
of Golf.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-30
FIELD MARSHAL SIR JOHN FRENCH
The British commander in the

The British commander in the
European war, Field Marshal Sir John
French, has had a long and interest
ing record. AS a boy he liked the
navy and Joined H.. NJ. s. Britannia
in 1866, serving as naval cadet and
midshipman for four years. In 1874
he entered the Eighth Hussars, in
which regiment he served through the
Sudan campaign OF 1Ss4-S5. In 1889
he rose to the rank Of colonel and
commanded the Nineteenth Hussars
until 1893, also acting as assistant ad-
jutant general on the staff. T.
In 1899 General French was trans
ferred as temporary major general to
the First cavalry brigade at Aldershot.
Later in the same year he commanded
troops in the first part OF, the Boer
war, at Elands1aagte. and later com.
manded Sir G. Whites cavalry at Reit.
fontein and Lombard's Kop. a,
Before the Boer Gordon had been
completely drawn around Whites.
army at Ladysmith, that commander
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-30

etn Secretary di San Giulano, the strongest man of the government, in
office for several years, and openly friendly to the triple alliance.
The question Of lhys policy may be in the hands of the queen-one says
this, speaking fguratively. The hands themselves 10 thoroughly typify the
character of the queen that one could say it literally. They have the long
FtapeIing fingers Of a poetic temperament; strong" full : nervous enersy;
bearing the marks of constant use, not nourished- and caressed as Things OF
beauty and protected from labor to be. soft and white and useless;@t the busy
hands OF love and devotion. trelessly at work from morn till might @
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-30
Aston. Wit

Newport is crediting Vincent Aston
with a bon mot. &5 s
It appears that Mr.. Aston had turned
the cold shoulder on an aristocratic
but poor young man who had continu.
ally tried to use" him. A lady ven:
tured to take MI. Aston to task for
this snub, and received the telling re.
ply:
"Oh, Jack shouldn't complain.
They who make tools Of their friends
are sure to get cut"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-30
FIELD MARSHAL OF KAISER'S ARMY:

Field Marshal Baron holman Won
der Goltz Is regarded by the Germans
as one Of the leading military men in
Europe, and has been a power in the
organization and training Of the kali
seer's army. 1t was Gen. Won der Goltz
who organized and trained tide Turk
ish army which participated In the
Balkan a - &
r. Goltz, despite his advanced age
he is now seventy-one-is still a man
of great energy and endurance. Only
a few years ago he visited the Argen-
tine Republic, travelled On horseback
through the pampas Of that country,
and soon after his return to Germany.
without taking a rest, he led the Ger
man general staff in the military ma
neuvers of that year. -.
" Goltz personally is one of the
most ~unassuming and modest of men.
He cares nothing at all for titles or
rank. He hates red tape and never
hesitates to give expression to his
oninions. both in speaking and writing,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-30

He Kept on Climbing.
"Have you ever heard Jimkins re-
late about the time he got half way up
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-30
What Made t.. Famous.

Yeast-Did you enjoy your trip
through Milwaukee,?
Crimsonbeak-Dd I? Say, there
wasn't u dry minute in the enttrs
trip! t
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-30

ing operations Of this war, and he has been able to cope, successfully witt
revolution in Russia ITSELF %# #%a#*%&. & .z - I'M
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1914-10-09
COMPARISONS

Distance lends cnchantmcnt
to the view. This is world
wide. The things near home
seem common place. Things
away appear 80 much more
attractive We presume the
reason is that detail. which
makes up SO much OF tho com
mon every day affairs, in the
things at a distance is lost to
sight. ond only the more prom
mcnt aud most enhancing
prospect II bror Ght to view.
In view ct this, quite often
the closer VIC stay at home, the
more enhancing grows the
glamor OF the prospect away,
and tn more pcSsimiSuc We
may grow on our loral condl
tons. and the stronger our
lmaginations picture lhIne> to
DC better elsewhere. 1t is best
to Get away occasionally into
other communities. and then
We become more convinced that
ours IS not the worst after all.
THIS brings to mind that the
past two years have been ab.
normal our country over in
some respects. Last ycLl was
the scvcrc drought throughout
the middle west, and old and
tried and really successful
tanning communities were hard
hit. his year. with bountiful
hdrvcStS promised by nature,
on july 3lst, business condi
tons suddenly turned turtle.
aud our country has been busy
tcadJuStrng ltSclr to the new
condition.. The bright prospect
OF the tall and winter has been
>omcwhat cuttdilcd. bat Amer.
t,I and American bu,lncss men
are rising to the new condition
and are meeting it m%aniully
amt successfully.
In addlLun to these general
conditions, country wide. local
II We have had a condition to
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Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-31

lidate the several government sanator-
iums for tubercular army and navy
men into single institution.
Fort Bayard has been decided on as
the logical place from a climatic
standpoint for such a sanatorium and
the million dollar plant there will be
greatly enlarged to accommodate the
additional patients, who will be trans
ferred to the Bayard hospital as soon
as quarters can be provided for them.
The decision of the government
means the abandonment of the naval
santarioum at Fort Lyons, Colo. and
the naval and marine hospital at
Fort Stanton, N. M. Each Of these in
stitutions is now caring for about
300 patients.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-31

ender, based on an entirely new prin,
ciple. 1t is new different formula,
never successfully initiated IT makes
corns shrivel and then vanish. Two
drops do the work. You don't bundle
up your toe any more with sticky
tape and plasters that press down on
the poor corn-no more flesh-eating
salYes that don't "stay put, no more
hacking at corns with knives or rae
zors, no more bleeding or danger Of
blood poison. No more limping
around for days with sore corns, no
more corn pains.
"GETs-IT" is now the biggestseli-
ing corn cure in the world. use ii
on any hard or soft corn, wart, callus
or bunion. Tonight's the night.
"GETs-IT" Is sold BY druggists ev-
erywhere, rs cents a bottle, or sent
direct by 2. Lawrence & Co, Chicago.
"Gets-H" Is sold in Las Vegas bv
Drug co.--Adv
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-31
War news GOOD
FOR school,
KIDS
SUPERINTENDENT WHITE WISH
Es THEM INFORMED RE-
cARDlNG EUROPE

Santa Fe, N. M, Dec. 31.-Should
the pupils in the New Mexico public
schools be allowed to study the war
from the daily newspapers? This is
a question asked the state department
of public Instruction and Alvan N.
White today answered: "Yes-provid-
ed they study the news that is gather
ed as accurately as is possible and
also provided that the pupils and
teachers comply with President Will
sons request to seek to observe the
duty Of neutrality"
Mr.. White has received clipping
from the New York Herald discussing
the views of DR.. William H. Maxwell,
city superintendent of schools in New
York, who says that when the princi-
pals of the schools are convened for
the first meeting of the year he will
call especial attention in his address
to the value of keeping abreast with
all the news Of the war.
For this purpose" said DR.. Max
well, "the newspapers are the most
valuable source of information at this
time. This is an important epoch in
the history of the world, and the pu.
pills Of our public schools will see new
boundaries in the making. For that
reason l shall suggest that in all school
rooms map of the continent of Eu-
rope be displayed, on which from day
to day the changes IN the armies and
the nayies may be noted. Probably a
blackboard map will suffice for this
purpose.
'It will be impressed upon all teach
ers from the first, however, that al
statements made shall be devoid oi
partisanship Of any kind The treat
ment of this news must be absolutely
neutral. The movements of the vari
Gus forces would naturally be chron
icled in such way that they woul
be devoid of coloring. They would bt
told of as though they were moves OF
some gigantic chessboard. At The
same time, the opportunity opens t.
show the children of this age the hor
rors Of war and open the way for uni
versal peace"
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-31
soLnIERs ARE rArrooEp

London, Dec. 31.-5ince the out
break of war tattooers have been par
ticularly busy decorating the arms of
British soldiers and sailors and many
Belgians with inscriptions
A favorite decoration is the English
and Belgian flags with the words
Death to the Germans or Down
with the Germans" underneath-these
being largely patronized by Belgian
and British soldiers. A bulldog stand
ing by the Union Jack is also in great
demand. Some sentimental TONNES
have pictures of their girls or names
Of them inscribed on their arms.
Others have the names Of their re-
giments put in. One sailor is said
to have the names of his wife and
five children pricked on his arm.
Many soldiers beIieve In tattooing
as sort of incubation against fever,
while sailors believe the idea is hand
ed down from the time when flog-
ging was in vogue. Then it was the
practise to have a cross tattatooed
on the back which might save them
when the time for punishment came.
One of the victims in the recent
"Bulwark' disaster was Unidentified
by certain tattoo marks.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-31
GERMAN sAlPs SOLD

London. Dec. s1.-Four German
schooners, Tlse, Gerhard, Theodor and
Bolivar captured as prizes. have Just
been sold by order Of the marshal Of
the admiralty. These are the first
prize ships to be sold in London since
the Crimean war, and the hammer
used by the autioneer is the same one
used IN the year 1856, when the last
batch Of prize ships were disposed Of.
A condition Of the sale was that
each purchaser had to sign a declar-
alton that he was not an alien enemy,
that he was in no way associated with
business carried on IN enemy coun-
tries. and that he was not purchasing
On behalf Of any German, Austrian or
Turkish subject or company. There
was brisk bidding throughout and
good prices were obtained but the
cnronometers Of the ships came in
for most attention and we're sold sep
arasely.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-31
Y.M.C.A. FOLLOWS
The BRITISH
ARMY
EVERYWHERE, ALONG THE BAT
TIE FRONT, 1T PROVIDES So
LACE FOR SOLDIERS

London, Dec. 31.-The war depart
ment" of the Young Mems Christian
Association recently announced that
it had established 800 centers of Y NJ
c A. work in the British army.
wherever Kitchner's army en-
camps, there goes the Y, M. g. A., =
says the associations war secretary
in a report which he is preparing Of
the past four months work It is III.
ally true. The association is follow
ing the new army abroad, not only
into France and Belgium but also
into India and Egypt Before the
new year begins, Y, M. G. A. huts are
to be set up in Indian cantonments,
and two Y NJ. C. A. huts of ample
size are to be erected at each of the
three English bases in northern
France. In all the camps in England
too, where the soldiers are quitting
tents and taking up their quarters in
long wooden barracks. or rough
lumber. the Y. NJ. c. is likewise
turning its attention to Vhe prepara-
tion Of adequate winter quarters,
within which may be compressed all
the social religious and recreative
life of the camp.
The Bramshott Common camp, for
instance, has been provided with four
Y. NJ. C. A. huts. The cost of build
ing and eauipping the four was s14,
900. Cost of maintenance for six
months is estimated at $4,000. The
huts, which are each 100 feet lone
and 80 feet wide, will provide for q
camp population of 10000 men.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-31
NEW YEARS REvELs

New York, Dec. 31.-New York will
hold its usual round of reyels tonight
to usher in the new year. All of the
cafes and hotels are besieged for re-
seryations, and plans for gayety ex-
tend from one end to the other of the
Great White Way New features, new
ideas in decorations, and the usual
wine, woman and song will make the
night as usual the most brilliant Of
the year.