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Middletown transcript., 1914-01-31
SYNOPSIS.

Scarlet. an American soldier Of for
tune IN the employ of the French I'M
per1al Police at the outbreak of the Fran
co-Prussian war, is ordered ito arrest
John Buckhurst, q leader of the Com
mun1Sts and suspected Of having stolen
the French crown jewels. While search
ing for Buckhurst, Scarlet is ordered to
arrest Countess de Vassart and her group
OF socialists and escort them to the Bel
.g1an border. Scarlet finds Sylvia ElVen
OF the Odeon disguised as peasant ana
carries her to La Trappe where the
countess and her friends are assembled.
All are arrested. The countess saves ayes
Scarlet from a fatal fall from the root
of the house. He denounces Buckhurst
as the leader OF the Reds and the coun-
tess conducts him to where Buckhurst Is
secreted. German Uhlans descend on
the place and Buckhurst escapes during
the melee. Scarlet is wounded. He re.
covers consciousness in the countess
house at Morsbronn. where he Is cared
fought in the streets between French
and Prussian soldiers. Buckhurst pro-
fesses repentance and returns the crown
Jewels to Scarlett. He declares he VIII
give himself up to the authorities. Scar
lett doubts his sincerity. Buckhurst urges
the countess to go to Paradise. Buck
hurst admits that he receives pay from
the Prussians for information which ne
does not give. He secures passports 10
the French lines for Scarlett. the coun-
tess and himself Scarlett reports to
the secret service in Paris and finds Nor
nae shadow Of the emperor, in charge.
He deposits the crown Jewels and later,
when making a detailed report. finds that
pebbles have been substituted for the real
stones. Speed, comrade in the service
warns Scarlet that Mornac is dangerous.
He also informs him that all the govern
Inent treasure is being transported to the
coast for shipment out of the country
Scarlet and Speed escape to join cir
Gus. The circus arrives at Paradise. An
order is received by the mayor calling
the citizens to arms. Jacqueline, daugh-
ter Of the Lizard, offers to join the circus
to give exhibitions in the character OF a
mermaid Scarlet makes friends with
at her home in Paradise. He finds Sylvia
Elven also there. He learns the countess
has withdrawn from the socialists. They
swear eternal friendship. The Lizard
learns for Scarlet, through one Tric-
Trac that Mornac is head of a communis-
tic conspiracy. Scarlett learns something
Of Sylvia Elven through a fellow per
former named Kelly. Orders regarding
the treasure trains are changed, owing to
the discovery Of a plot at Lorient. Orders
are received for the expulsion of the cir
Gus. Buckhurst appears in Paradise and
secures recruits for the red flag. Scarlett
admits he is in love with the countess
Scarlet is injured by the circus lions and
taken to the home Of the countess. Prep
arations for the wrecking Of the expected
treasure train are discovered by Scarlet
Scarlet discovers Sylvia Elyen sending a
message to the Prussians He sends
warning of the plot to wreck the train
and asks that warship be dispatched to
the port at once. Buckhurst, Mornac and
their Reds make prisoners of Scarlet and
the countess and plan their execution.
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New Idea for BeItino.

Those who buy betting for machin-
cry will not have to worry about the
price Of leather in the years to come
if a certain sort Of betting which is
being manufactured by firm in Con.
necticut proves to be a success. The
new product is called flexible steel
betting and is really step further than
the chain and sprocket idea. The belt
ing is made in complicated series Of
links and can be used on all pulleys
OF from two inches in diameter to the
largest size. 1t has been designed es-
pecially for service where atmospheric
conditions are bad for leather and
rubber belts.
Middletown transcript., 1914-01-31
TURN FROM MEDICAL STUDY
Past Year Has Witnessed a Marked
Decrease in the Number of
Students Enrolled.

During the past year there were
$40 women studying medicine, or 80
less than last year, decrease of 40
below 1911 and a decrease of 367 be-
low 1910. The percentage of women
students to the total number of med
ical students was 3.8, as compared
with 80 last year. There were 154
women graduates this year. or 3.S
per cent. of all graduates.
There has been a very marked de-
crease, says the Journal of the Amer
lean Medical association, in the num-
Der Of women in medicine since 1910,
when there were 907 women students
and 157 graduates, and in 1909, when
there were 921 women students and
1862 graduates. OF all the women
matriculants, 1873 (21.6 per cent?
were in attendance at the two medi-
cal colleges for women, as compared
with 143 oil per cent? in 1912, 134
(19.7 per cent? in 1911, and 1856 OH
per cent? in 1910. The remaining 502
Middletown transcript., 1914-01-31

to free my windpipe from his thin
fingers.
At last 1 tore him from my body
and struggled to my feet. He, too, was
on his legs with a bound, running,
doubling, lodging; and at his heels
saw a dozen sailors, broadaxes gilt
tering, chasing him from tree to
shrub.
Speed" I shouted-"the sailors
E70m the Fsr-de-Lance!"
had picked up a rife with bro
ken bayonet; the countess, clasping
my left arm; stood swaying in the
rife smoke, eyes closed; and, when
horrid screeching arose from the
depths of the garden where they were
destroying Tric-Trac, she fell to shud-
dering, hiding her face on my shoul-
der
Suddenly Speed appeared, carrying
drenched little figure, partly wrapped
in sailors pea-jacket, slim limbs
dropping, blue with cold.
Put out that fire in there" he
said, hoarsely; I'VE must get her into
bed. Hurry, for Gods sake, Scarlet!
There's nobody in the house!"
"Jacqueline! Jacquelinel brave lit
tie Bretonne," murmured the count
ess, bending forward and gathering
the unconscious child into her strong,
young arms.
A fresh company of sailors passed
on the double, rifles trailing, their Of
ficer shouting encouragement. And
as we came in view of the semaphore,
l saw the signal tower on fire from
base to top. The marines fired stead
lily from the windows above US.
They want the Red Terror!" laughed
the sailors. "They shall have it,"
Blackened, scorched, almost suffO-
Gated, 1 staggered back to the tearoom,
where the countess stood clasping Jac-
queline, huddled in, a blanket, and
smoothing the child's wet curls away
from a face as white as death.
Together we carried her back
through the smoking hallway, up the
stairs to my bedroom, and laid her in
the bed.
The child opened her eyes as we
drew the blankets.
Where is Speed?" she, asked, dream
lily.
A moment later he came in, and she
turned her head languidly and smiled.
"Jacqueline! Jacqueline!" he whis-
pered, bending close above her.
do you love me, Speed?"
"Ah, Jacqueline," he stammered,
more than you can understand"
= =
Late that night the light cavalry
from Lorient rode into Paradise. At
dawn the colonel, established in the
mayory, from whence its foolish occu-
pant had fed, sent for Speed and me,
and when we reported he drew from
his heavy dolman our commissions, re-
storing us to rank and pay in the regi-
ment de marche which he commanded.
At sunrise had bade good-by to the
sweetest woman on earth; at noon we
were miles to the westward, riding
like demons on Buckhurst's heavy
trail.
1 am not sure that we ever saw him
again, though once, weeks later, Speed
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and self-reliant heroes of Alger, Op-
tic and Henty are no longer brisk
enough, and that Tom Sawyer him
self is out of date What do the
youngsters read nowadays? Have
they become addicted to treatises on
population, exposures of graft, ar
ticles on scientific management, ar
guments for tie suffrage and pro-
posals to let the people rule? 1t may
be that the cra5les and the nurseries
Of the present are sheltering brains
so eager and active that the best
thing we grownups can do is to rele-
gate ourselves promptly to the shelf.
Middletown transcript., 1914-01-31
"Konx ompax.~

Thomas Jefferson Hogg. the humor-
ist, once proved beyond doubt that
an old fragment Of classic jargon still
preserved certain magical power to
soften the savage breast.
One day, as he walked near Covent
Garden, an Irish laborer fancied Hogg
had pushed him, and turned upon the
young Oxonian, who was alone, with
angry abuse. A number of bystanders
quickly gathered to see what promised
to be a row.
Hogg turned upon the Irishman. Il
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WaIInaners.

Paper for screens and partitions of
rooms was common in China as early
as the fourth century. In the six
teenth century the use of wallpaper
became fashionable in Holland, and
soon afterwards it was commonly
seen in English houses. Originally
Chinese papers were printed from
blocks, nandpainted, or stamped, the
designs being exquisite Modern
printing and stamping machines made
the manufacture Of continuous rolls
Of wallpaper possible.
Middletown transcript., 1914-01-31

and the white death, not the Prns-
SLAMS, ended all for France, rumors Of
insurrection came to us from the starv-
ing capital, and we heard Of the red
flag flying on the Hotel-de-Ville, and
the rising Of the carbineers under
Flourens; and some spoke of the lead
er Of the insurrection and called him
John Buckhurst
Then, for three blank, bitter months,
freezing and starving, the First regi-
ment de marche of Lorient Hussars
stood guard at Brest over the dia-
monds of the crown of France.
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have put my hand into the hamper, Z"
he began, with calm severity; Il have
looked upon the sacred barley; have
eaten out Of the drum; I have drunk,
and was well pleased; have said
Konx ompax, and it is finished"
Have you, sir?" said the Irishman,
thoroughly mystified and appeased.
A woman in the crowd said, Now,
Pat, what have you had?" Others
called out, What is it Paddy has
had?" Hogg turned solemnly away,
and left the bewildered Irishman to
get out of his scrape as best he could.
Youths Companion.
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Stabbing Him Through and Through
and l and a dozen hussars gave chase
to mounted man near st. Brieuc,
and that man might have been Buck
hurst. He led us a magnificent chase
straight to the coast, where we rode
plump into a covey Of Prussian hus-
sars, who were standing on their sad
dies, hacking away at the telegraph
wires with their heavy, curved sabers.
That was our first and last sight Of
the enemy in either Prussian or COM
munistic guise, though in the long, ter
rible days and nights of that winter
of III, when three French armies froze,
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(7S.4 per cent? were matriculated in
the 55 coeducational colleges. From
the two women's colleges there were
30, or 21.4 per cent. of all women
graduates, while 121, or 1876 per cent,
secured their degrees from coeducar
tional colleges.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-11-17
GET A
And Then Practice the Habit of
Opening Windows Regularly.

Philadelphia North American: Do
you want to keep happy and health
full during the winter eason now APP
preaching?
OF course. you'll answer Yes"
And you can accomplish this easily
and cheaply IL you will pay rs cents
or 81 for a good thermometer and
then pay a little time and thought to
the simple matter OF lifting a win
dow once in a while.
Yes, the thermometer Is for the
inside of the house. and the right
place to put it is on the inner wall of
the room in which the family spends
most of its waking hours.
Never let it get above 20 degrees.
Sixty-eight is better, and health flows
in a steady stream to the normal
family hat accustoms itself to an
indoor temperature of SIS.
But 70 Is high enough for anyone,
for delicate persons or convalescents
who do not find this warm enough
can and should put on more clothes
or don a light wrap.
More sickness, crossness, lack of
gumption and initiative and general
discomfort are born of stale air
breathed and ~rebreathed in over
heated houses during the winter
months than the average person has
any idea of.
That is why the window opening
is mentioned. Even II the thermo-
meter doesn't Set above 70. don't
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-11-17

fail to open the window-or windows
if there are two-at least three times
a day.
I BY so doing you change the air
letting in a lot of life giving. strength
sustaining oxygen from without and
letting out a lot of floating poisons
which, IL not released, stay to sap the
strength and vitality of those sitting
in the room and to prepare the way
for whatever disease germs may be
at hand.
1t Is a matter of common knowl-
edge among physicians hat a large
share of winter ills have their rise In
poorly ventilated, overheated rooms.
More colds are caught" in this way
than ever are contracted through the
causes commonly assigned.
So get your thermometer good
one-and begin now to practice the
habit of opening the windows thrice
SO the house or the room will get a
thorough change Of air.
The mind has much to do with the
body and the body has much to do
| with the mind.
There Is no use trying to keep well
strong and efficient IL for hours each
day you sit in a closed up room
breathing poisons generated by your
own body and by others nearby and
trying to get along on air that has
been robbed OF oxygen by heat and
| over use.
We have got to take these matters
into consideration IL we are to sue
coed in keeping happy and useful
It's all very wei! to go on about the
beauties Of the mental state and the
wonderful influence of our thoughts
but to rave over such things in a vat
OF poisoned air is like trailing your
hands through a pool OF carbolic acid
and exclaiming at the liquid clear
ness of the lake!
Only the acid would speedily warn
you, while the air that is vitiated
does it's work insidiously and not un-
til you are laid low with a cold or
pneumonia do you fully appreciate
its evil effect.
Give a thought to these matters
before the really cold weather comes
along. Get the fresh air habit early
and avoid the usual crop of winter
ills which are so unpleasant, so cost
ly and SO inimical to all that seems
worth while. You'll be more opti-
mistic about everything.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-11-17
BURDENS LIFTED


Backache Is a heavy burden;
Nervousness, dizziness. headache.
Rheumatic pain; urinary ills;
All wear one out.
Often effects of kidney weakness
No use to cure the symptoms,
Relief is but temporary IL the
cause remains.
IL it's the kidneys. cure the cause
Doan's Kidney Pills are for kidney
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Read about your neighbours case
Here's Madison testimony.
The kind that can be investigated
Mrs. l.. d. Grow. 1905 East Sew
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Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-11-17
STATE NEWS

Java new Masonic lodge has
been instituted here, with a good
charter membership. Masons from
all the neighboring towns were pres
ent to aid in instituting the new
lodge. Higmond Rosenthal was
elected worshipful master of the new
lodge. The visiting Masons and 9TH
ers were guests at a banquet.
Chancellor-As the result of eat
ing a second growth of oats after the
grain had been frost killed, five head
Of cattle belonging TO Henry Mund-
heneke, a farmer living near here,
died. Other farmers have lost a
smaller number from the same cause.
A few OF the farmers in this vicinity
have lost hogs this fall from cholera.
Tripp-Fire of unknown origin
caused a heavy loss to Mrs. Peter
Mehlaff, living on a farm in this VI
cinity. The large bar on the place
was burned and only the arrival of
neighbors prevented the destruction
OF the house, which stood near the
barn. In the barn were 1900 bushels
of oats, ten tons of threshed corn
stalks, ten tons of hay, some machin-
CAy ahu OthCi piOPtl ~ ali VI NHlth
was burned. The loss is estimated at
$1,000, with Insurance of only $400.
Gettysburg-What is known as
the Black Hills council is in session
at La Plant. sixty miles west of this
place. This council is composed of
ten delegates from each of the ten or
more reservations which go to make
up the Sioux nation. They are dis
cussing matters relative to the loss
of the Black Hills country and an eff
fort will be made to secure compen-
sation from the government. Supt.
and Mrs. Campbell of the Cheyenne
River agency, are among the spec
tators attending the council.
Bowdle-While returning home
from a trip to Bowdle, Jacob Holz-
warth, a farmer residing in Campbell
county, about eighteen miles north of
Bowdle, fell from his z and was
instantly killed. Holzwarth and his
farm hand left Bowdle about dark,
yelling and running the horses. As
they reached a point about a mile and
a half from town, the end of the seat
on which Holzwarth was sitting gave
way and he was precipitated to the
ground, his neck being broken by the
fall. causing instant death. He was
33 years of age and leaves a wife and
five small children in poor circum-
stances.
Groton-Felix Orb, a young Ger
man who worked near Groton last
season, left here shortly after the
European war broke out, with the
avowed intention of returning to the
fatherland, to fight against the allies.
Nothing was heard of him until last
week, when some of his friends here
received a letter from him, stating he
is a prisoner OF war, along with sew
eral hundred others of German birth,
at Fort Nelson, near Kingston, Ont.
He did not state how he happened to
start for Germany and wind up in a
Canadian prison.
White Lake-Carl Stone, Fred
O'Brien and f.. l.. Stone had a thrill
ing ride for a short distance in a
runaway automobile. O'Brien, who
was driving, lost control of the car
near the top of a hill while going at
9 high rate Of speed. Quick as a
Hash the machine swerved to the side
going through q wire fence and down
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-11-17
GIRLS NOTE
THRILLS BIG ARMY
Spartan-hko Qualities Display.
cd In Letter to Soldier

London.-To those who believe that
the French nation is decadent the fol-
lowing letter, simple as any letter can
be, yet full OF Spartan-like qualities.
will serve as an inspiration.
1t was written to IA French soldier by
his sister. The soldier showed ii to
his officer, who was SO pleased that he
had 1t published anonymously for the
troops. One OF the men at the front
has sent the letter to the Times. A
translation of it follows:
My Dear Edward-I hear that Charles
and Lucien died on Aug. s2S; Eugene 10
very badly wounded: Louis and Jean are
dead also. Rose has disappeared.
Mamma weeps. She says that you are
strong and begs you to go to avenge
them
hope your officers will not refuse you
permission Jean had the Legion OF Hon
or: succeed him in this.
or the eleven OF us who went to the
war eight are dead. My dear brother,
do your duty. whatever is asked OF you
God gave you your life, and he has the
right to TAX II back. That Is what
mamma says.
We embrace you with all our heart and
long to see you again.
The Prussians are here. Young Joudon
Is dead; they have pillaged everything
| have come back from Gerbervillers
which Is destroyed.
Now. my dear brother, make the sacri-
fee Of your life. We have hope Of seeing
you again. for something gives me a pre-
sentiment and tells me to hope.
We embrace you in all our hearts
Adieu and au revoir. If God permits.
THY SISTER.
1t is for US and for France.
Think OF you brothers and OF grand
father In 20.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-11-17

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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-11-17
TWENTY YEARS
AGO TO-DAY
Items Taken from The Daily
Leader Files

A. NJ. McCallister came in from the
east this evening.
Mrs. Keegan of the Leland went to
Yankton for a few days to visit her
brother.
Miss Inez Derr, daughter of Judge
Derr of Faulkton, arrived on a visit
to the family of Aug. Ripe.
Frank Smith has received today
another one of those elegent antique
oak heavy plate glass showcases, to
match the one already in his store.
A school exercise always brings
out a good house, and the Demorest
contest last evening was no excep-
ton to the rule. Seven of Prof. Nc
Clemens pupils had been under elo-
%cutionary training on temperance
declarations for some time and In
their efforts last evening showed the
results of CAREFUL drill. The criti-
cisms OF the judges-D. ID. Hold
ridge, Esq, John Larkin and Mrs.
Alex Cameron-was to be passed up
on voice, articulation, gesture and
memory and general effect. With
one exception 1t would have been diff
ficult for the judges to presume to
have decided which of the contest
ants we're entitled to the prize-a De-
morest silver medals all stood
high in qualities of voice. articulation
and memory at least. The gesture
and general effect afforded the great
est opportunity for differences OF
opinion and on these, with a depth of
voice added. perhaps. Clyde Belknap
won the prize in a rehearsal from one
of Sam Jones' efforts.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-11-17
Women Suffer Terribly from Kidney
Trouble.

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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-11-17
HARD LUCK AND THEN SOME.
Nine Deaths, Two Bank Failures
Shooting and illness Delay Court Case.


Chicago.-In connection with further
postponement of the trial of NJ. L. Fox,
a wealthy manufacturer OF Racine,
Wis, IN a charge Of arson, Fox stout
ly affirming that he was innocent, told
a story Of hard luck. The sequence OF
mishaps follows:
Since the charge was made eight wit
nesses for the defense have died
Fox's mother died, hating the trial
for several days; the failure Of the La
Sale street bank involved a consider
able deposit Of Fox's; the failure Of q
Racine bank took more money from
him. Nathan Spira, a codefendant
was shot In a recent pistol fight with
detectives, and James T. Brady, attor
ney for Fox. became Ill with pneumo-
mia.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-11-17
BELGIAN COLONY FOR WEST
C~alifornians Expect State Aid In Bring
ing Refugees There.

San Francisco.-Belgian colonization
on the Pacific coast, probably under
state aid. will be attempted by bank
ers. capitalists. railway magnates and
merchants who formed themselves into
a committee here to that end.
A committee was appointed to exam
inc available lands and terms of rent
with option to purchase. A second
committee was appointed to investi-
gate the question of state aid In the
matter and the status upon which a
state mortgage bank could be founded.
The sense Of the meeting was that
the actual purchase Of land In Califor-
mia must follow some preliminary ten
ure on a rental basis.