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The Washington herald., 1914-06-21

children and their stronghold. and the
Mexican colonel rubbed his hands and
laughed and said:
I'VE have got them penned up at last.
and not Cne shall escape! II Is the best
show We have had for half a century to
exterminate them"
The stronghold Of the Indians was a
series Of riffs and caves in the face of
the mountain. There was but one path
leading to It, That wound over a num-
Der Of ridges and then dipped down into
basin which had a circumference of
about half mile. This basin was fifty
feet lower than the cave. Its walls
were from fifty to two hundred feet
high, and almost perpendicular. 1t was
gigantic cup sunk into the mountains
and looking down into It from a peak
two miles away We could see that a
path crossed II and led upward to the
caves. All of US Americans had been
fighting under own own leader. though
energetically supporting the soldiery.
Now for the first time a difference Of
opinion arose. The coloneTs plan was to
advance the whole force into this basin
when night fell, and taking cover behind
the powders lying thickly beneath the
caves we should be ready at daylight 70
begin the work Of determination. While
a portion OF the troopers kept up a fire
to prevent the Yaquis from leaving their
caves. another portion would collect fuel
and smoke them to death. We were rot
averse to dealing the indians a hard
blow and one to be remembered, but we
did not go in for the determination OF a
thousand souls at once, more than half
Of whom were women and children.
And, too, such OF us as had served as
soldiers feared that deep, dark Basin ss
a death trap. So did many Of the rank
and file of the soldiery. but IL was no;
for them to say.
Gentlemen, you are not under my
command" said the colonel as he rub
bed his hands and smiled. land you will.
therefore, decide for yourselves. When
darkness comes my command VIII march
down into the basin. For fifteen years
have been hunting the Yaquis. For
fifteen years have been hoping for Just
this chance. There are hundreds Of
them over there. but not one shall see
tomorrow's sun go down.!
They could not charge US with cow
ardice, but wien our decision not 20 sup
port them In a massacre was made
known there were smiles and express
sions Of contempt There was every show
that the Indians might work around
during the night and cut on the force in
the basin by seizing the path. We agreed
to prevent any such movement by re-
naming where We were.
An hour after dark the soldiers left US
and went marching in single file down
into the basin. A few gave us good
night as they passed, but most Of them
were sullenly silent Thsrs we're lust
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81 OF them by count, and they left q
score OF packmules behind in our charge.
I do not believe the first man had yet
descended into the basin when We sud
denly caught sight OF signal fire to the
right In a couple of minutes this was
answered from the center and the left
The Yaquis were not to be surprised.
During the next hour the whole side OF
the mountain showed signals at intervals.
and then there was an interval Of three
hours, during which not a light wss TO be
seen We were on the alert for any
movement in our direction, but none
was made. At midnight. from the CEN
ter of the mountain a signal fire sudden
" blazed out. II did not last more than
none of US could make out. II was like
the roaring of a gale in a narrow gorge
OF the mountains. and We had been list
enlng to II for perhaps ten minutes, when
from the dark basin beneath Us arose
such cry as few men ever heard. II
was a long drawn scream Of terror. in
which hundreds OF voices were blended.
Il lasted thirty seconds and then all be-
come still again
In the name Of God, but what can Il
be-" asked each man Of his comrade.
but no one could answer. Down there in
the midnight blackness some terrible
tragedy was being enacted. but We must
walt for daylight to solve it, The roar
ing. rushing sound came to US after the
scream died away. but more softly than
at first. From that hour till dawn came
there was no signalling-no noise-noth-
Ing to prove that there was life In the
mountains beyond our little band. The
leaks Of the mountains stood out first
Then We followed the dawn down till
our eyes rested on the caves In front OF
them were hundreds Of people, but they
were standing quiet and peering down
into the basin. In another minute day
light had crept down there, and we look
ed and cried aloud in horror. The bot
tom OF the basin. as We saw II the even
ing before had been covered with scrubs
and grass. II was q basin still. but the
bottom was hidden under ten, twenty.
thirty feet of water. There was no OUT
let, and we could see the waters rushing
and swiriing round and round as II to
find one And bore on the rush were
the bodies Of the dead-of the II men
who had left us a few hours before. Not
one had escaped. High Up on their side Of
the mountain, the Yaquis had damned q
spring or rivulet and stored UP the waters
for Just such an emergency. At midnight
they had let the flood loose. and II had
come tearing down at lightning speed to
overwhelm the enemy. caught like rats In
a trap. As We turned away in our horror
to make our day down the mountains the
Yaquis rRised their voices in one long
shout OF exultation. and then were
silent. They had reaped their vengeance
and were satisfied to let US depa-t n
peace.
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fight OF II. We came up in time to save
only two OF them, and lost half a dozen
others in the hot fight which took place
before the Yaquis would retreat They
left dozen dead and three wounded.
Two OF the wounded were dispatched al
once, but the third was saved for q
time. He wac a man in the prime o.
life and a warrior Of prominence. The
soldiers were eager TO torture him, but
this the colonel would not permit. The
Indian had been wounded in the hip, and
he was placed with his back to a tree
while the colonel questioned him. He
was defiant from first to last. He was a
man absolutely without fear. Twice be-
fore the end came the colonel put the
muzzie OF his revolver over the prison.
er's heart with threat to fire, and the
Yaqul only smiled in contempt. He was
threatened with torture and menaced
with knives. but his face betrayed only
contempt. 1t was useles for US to beg
for his life. but he must have seen the
sympathy in our faces Nevertheless. he
lifted his hand TO call our attention and
said:
Every man but q Yaqui Is my enemy!
Had we reached your mine before the
alarm was given not one OF you would
have escaped
As no information could be secured
from him his execution was ordered. IA
knew what II meant when a file of
soldiers drew up within ten feet Of him,
but there was a smile. on his face. He
looked around upon the rugged hills, up
at the sky, and then held the bosom OF
his ragged shirt cpen for the vollcy. For
three days we fought the Yaquis before
We got them on the retreat II was not
enough. however. that we had saved the
Dig mines and 500 almost defenseless peo-
pie. Orders came to the colonel to push
on after the retreating Indians and hold
them up IL possible and exterminate them.
We went with them to see the thing
and because they had need OF
our Winchesters and our sharp-shootins
Once among the mountains the soldiers
could no longer move In q body. Their,
was constant fighting, but the Indians
we're continually forced back. BY ana
by they had reached the women ana
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home has been broken up through no
fault of yours.
4 tenant of a skyscraper may have
a father-in-law who wants to borrow
money! mother-in-law who has VOW
ed to snatch him bald-headed on
sight. but unless he takes the eleva-
tor boy into his confidence how are
these dangers to be turned aside?
There are tenants who begin their
acquaintance with the elevator boy
by poking him in the ribs and Joking
with him. This lis all wrong. Owing
to the fearful responsibilities resting
on his shoulders the elevator boy
never jokes while on duty, and any
undue familiarity Is certain TO preju'
dice him against a tenant. Be friend
ly, but don't overdo it
A tenant on the eighth floor who
wishes to form the acquaintance Of a
good-looking stenographer on the sew
enth floor makes a great mistake when
he leaves the elevator boy out Of his
scheme and pays a scrub woman 25 cents
TO hand in a bouquet and his card. The
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''Oh, ! made my return"

"oh, made my return"
Yes, but"
Il don't think lied any worse than tn,
rest of you"
DO you look upon the payment Of Al
income tax as q patriotic dutyT'
II look upon II as simply that ther'
may be more pork for Congress to feeC
out to the hungry"
And the suffrage question:
mo money in it."
But you are certainly interested ir
the Mexican question"
II saw II coming two years ago and got
rid Of my investments. Some very keer
men didn't. That's part of the money.
making business-to see ahead"
Mrs. Green, 1t has been reported thai
when you take mortgage you insist on
being secured against earthquake dam
ages"
And why not!"
Doesn't IT show that you doubt the
mercy OF Providence?"
Fudge! Providence doesn't tally one
when you slip down on an icy corner
Give me a certified check in place OF
Providence every time"
'As q business woman, what recrea-
ton do you take?"
Counting a million dollars isn't bad
recreation"
"It is said that you fear assassination" +"
"Boshy'
And that you dread bomb on your
doorstep"
II dread street--car conductors more
yet"
Mrs. Green, do you believe that a rich
man or woman can inherit the kingdom
Of heayen?'
What I believe or disbelieve about
that won't keep me from making another
million dollars IL I can. ! take notice
that the men who go into bankruptcy
aren't very chesty about the fact Of going
to heaven as an offset"
But do you believe
Hold on! I've got a, hunchi"
What Is it?''
That you'll be out Of the house and
around the corner within ive minutesr'
And her huncr was right
THE p. d. Q. MAN.
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I'm not in the coon business"
IF it's a camel I'd better watch out
for it."
You'd better get the dinner on
During the meal Mr.. Bowser seemed
preoccupied and talked very little. but
no calamity occurred. They had finished
| the meal and gone upstairs when the
| basement bell rang. and a minute later
| q discussion was heard between the cook
and small boy who had a deg At his
heels. Mr.. Bowser hurried down stairs
and was absent for a quarter Of an
| hour. When he returned. Mrs. Bowser
looked at him in away that called for
an explanation, and he explained:
1T was boy with a dog. I have
shut the dog up in the shed"
But what do we want OF q dog?'' she
querIed.
Nothing. my dear. Have you ever
noticed how many homeless dogs there
are on the streetf''
mo; never did"
II didn't suppose you had, knowing
how selfish and cold-hearted you are;
but have. At this very minute there
are probably LOO friendlesE. homeless
dogs wandering about the city"
And is that our fault7''
In one way, no. In another way. We
have a duty to perform. As human be-
hsarts-we should take heed OF the suf-
ferings OF the brute creation. What IL
more sad than to see q poor dog skulking
about in fear and hunger? That he 10
an outcast and outlaw is not his fault.
The world owes him living. the same a.
II does a man. Humanity owes him food
and kind treatment"
Perhaps you are going to found a dog
asylum?" asked Mrs. Bowser after q
while.
You have hit II exactly" he replied,
as the cat came out from under the
lounge and shifted the atmosphere as II
she suspected the presence OF 4 canine
yes, maam, have established q home
for friendless dogs, anc II already has
an occupant / have arranged with sew
eral boys to bring me every friendless
dog they can fnd. Each canine shall
have bed and board for a couple Of weeks
at least, and / have no fear that the
public will not take them on my hands.
You are not with me in this charity, Of
course, but I shall carry II through just
the same. There goes the bell. and that
means another dog"
Mr.. Bowser opened the door to find
another boy and another dog. He was
paying the lad and giving him words of
praise at the same time when the family
cat. (which had followed him downstairs,
howl she lit on the dogs back, and for
two or three minutes Mr.. BowseR the
boy, the dog and the cat were all mixed
up. Then the cat retreated. and the dog
was conducted to the asylum.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-21
The Yaqui's Revenge

Every American Of us at the Silver
Mines had turned out with the Mexi-
can soldiery to help drive the Yaquis
back to their hiding place in the noun
tains. II was a case of self-preserva-
tion with us. When the Yaqui was on
. raid he made no difference between
the property or scalp Of an American
and Mexican. He owned the land be-
fore Cortez appeared. The process of
wedding him out has been going on for
200 years. but today he is still defiant.
The remnant of once powerful nation
has been driven to hide away among
the inaccessible mountains, but he will
go on fighting until the last of his
race has been slain. The YaQui Is a
hater. He hates every other living
man found on Mexican soil. Hating as
he does, he never takes q prisoner nor
spares a victim. When the mines were
first opened we tried TO make peace
with them. We thought II wiser to buy
them on than to night them. We sent
them greetings and presents by three
envoys. The ears Of the third were cut
on, the fingers Of his right hand am
putated. and he was sent back to US
with the message:
I'VE will make peace with no man.
Look out for yourselves!
And so when the news came In that
the Yaquis had taken the warpath ana
killed or driven on the men at the Sol
talto mine above us, we turned out
with the 400 soldiers sent up TO meet
the war party and drive II back A
hundred years ago the Yaquis took a
solemn oath to their dying chief that
they would never bring a prisoner into
camp. Our first capture took place
within twenty-four hours of coming up
with them The Indians had come finor
eight men who were freightins ore to
the railroad.
Two OF the men had been killed out
on hand. while the other six had taken
refuge In gully and were making lonr
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and l am sorry for It. received him
as homeless, friendless canine"
The dog was found among those In the
shed, and the woman went away mutter-
ing and scolding. She had not been gone
ten minutes. and Mr.. Bowser was about
to lock up for the night. when the door
bell was almost jerked out by the roots.
II was a man this time. He pushed his
way into the hall and. shaking his fist
under Mr.. Bowser's nose. he shouted:
You miserable old dog-thief. but I am
going to drive your head through the
WALL"
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Anything come up for me this after
noon?" asked Mr.. Bowser as he entered
the house the other evening.
No, nothing" replied Mrs. Bowser.
That's funny"
Did you expect goat to be left
here?"
No matter. 1t win come along soon. .
7 saw a man 30 past with a coon ii.
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Mrs Hetty Green had just finished
counting out a million dollars in one
dollar bills when the P. d. Q. man was
admitted to her presence.
1T will be 10 per cent with the best OF
security" she said.
Mrs. Green, it has been stated in the
papers that you are the richest woman
in the world"
''Bosh! When any one gets a few mil
lion dollars together there, is always a
lot of fool yarns about themi"
Il saw a statement the other day that
you were going to donate the sum OF one
million dollars to the hospitals Of Bos-
tom
It's a pipe dream, young man
And a million to found a college to be
called after you
1T will take aNheap Of calIing|
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Don't you pity superannuated preach.
ers?"
Il do. They ought to have the money
wasted in China, Africa. and India. Why
don't you suggest it?'
Mrs Green. IL you could bring about
the reform Of burglar for ten thousand
dollars would you pay the price?"
Not even ten centsi II he reformed as
sharp"
There are newsboys that might be
adopted and become great men"
Then why don't the editors adopt q
fewr'
DO you ever think OF the tens Of thou
sands OF widows in this countryF
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We'll. how many bites did you get
from your homeless, friendless dogs?'
she asked as she surveyed his tattered
trousers legs
He turned red and glared at her and
swallowed the lump in his throat. but
he made no reply. He was so mad and
scared and upset that he couldn't even
charge her with conspiracy, and after
seeing that the front door was locked.
he followed her upstairs and simply
managed to growl out:
Woman, you and I will settle this
thing In the morning."
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-09-17

PACE THREE

The Federal Government refuses
to take any further stcrG 10 aid the
cotton grower OF the South, which
shows the cotton grower how badly
he needs to learn the financial meth
DDS Of the Wall Strccters, who are
always able to get a rise out Of the
Government, when they yell panic"
Alabama must be a mighty rich
State; one Of her daily papers COM
plains because the rural school dis
tricts were not given the right to
''taX themselves for the benefit of
their schools" In Georgia, it is
the other way; the rural schools
suffer from lack of some Of the mon
ey they already pay as taxes.
In days Of yellow fever scourges
in the South. some of the ardent
dollar chasers who kept drug stores
in stricken cities would skedaddle
Off, and telegraph word to the clerk
left in charge to raise the price of
Quininc and other necessary drugs.
The raising of the prices Of Ameri-
can food-stuffs puts one in mind Of
this hcartlcss graft.
Far be it from us to point with
anything but sorrow to the trend Of
the times, and also modesty forbids
US to say we told you SO, but, we
knew this fashion game would get
under the mems hats, and here it is,
in an ad in a Birmingham, Gala
bama) paper:
New Plated Shirts Worth Walk
ing Mile to See."
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-09-17
TIE Good, the Bod, the Ofherxvjse
i And Fey0 Luc0rjcs RyLAL
By L. A. L.

To man up tree it would seem
that Woodrow Wilson knows less and
cares less, about Southern customs,
methods and desires, than any man
who ever banked on Southern ties to
gain an office.
If those railroads which are ask
ing for permission to increase their
freight rates, had only waited a
while, they might have gotten into
t h because-of-the-Eu roNcan-War
class, for the reason Of the request.
With all due respect to Colonel
Roosevelt, one wonders why he didn't
wait till he had left things in better
shape, politically, in his home State
before tackling the mess in LoUisi-
ana.
Two of the worst features of war
are: the poetry that is written while
it is going on, and the awful tales
of the-Wc-Were-there travellers, who
insist on regaling everyone within
ear shot, with the horrors they saw.
The grand opera stockholders of
New York are almost certainly
viewing with alarm" the reports OF
Europe's mixup; aside from the fact
that most Of the singers are Italian
or German, the stockholders them
selves have other interests which de-
pend on Europe for their success.
And the music hall artists are feel
ing the war too; salaries have been
cut in half, with worse news to fol-
low.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-09-17

AS usual, the new head of the Ro-
man Catholic church is an Italian:
Is Roman Catholicism in America,
identical with that of the pOpes?
Read Watson's "Open Letters to Car
dinaI Gibbons and learn. Price,
postpaid, SOC. THE JEFFERSO-
MAN PUBLISHING Co, Thomson,
Georgia.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-09-17


to do with the cotton it took such
an amount of back-ache and hand
blisters to produce.
The geography is the best seller,
about now.
1t really looks like waste of time,
doesn't it, for any one in Alabama
to offer to run against Champ Clark
for Congress?
That Tennessee politician named
Rye seems to be having as hard a
time as the liquor named after him,
has in Georgia.
It is to be sincerely hoped that this
English boycott against German
goods will not extend as far as Santa
Clause and his products.
Gen. Rye and the liquor question
in Tennessee, seem to be as closely
related as Gen. R. E. Morse and the
liquor question in Georgia.
And many wine drinker will
realize that his French" Wine never
was any nearer France than the type
of the label on the bottle.
Facing Hard Times" is the text
preacher chose for a sermon, but
most of us feel we are sitting right
on the knees of the one mentioned.
Ihat European war seems to show
the need for Andy Carnegie's peace
plans, and he may be able to get
them in running order, when the war
is over
That Red Cross ship which is to
sail to give aid to European powers,
will probably have to have first aid
to the hysterical, if those women on
board don't get started somewhere.
A Tennessee embezzler tried to use
some of his ''ill-gotten gains" to
bride the jury, and now a lot of the
jurors will probably crack rock on
the same pile with the embezzler
We can stand for almost anything
we "see in the papers," but when we
read of Nat Goodwins complaining
.,
late Artemus Ward called 80 mulch"
Many conductor on the railroad
trains ought to thank his stars that
he doesn't have to call the names of
some of those places in Russia and
Germany that are figuring now in the
days news.
The Southern cotton farmer con-
tinues to be the recipient of more
good advise than what he knows
what to do with, but he could use a
handful of $$$$$$$ to the best pos
sible advantage.
With cotton at the price it is, and
the ordinary Congressman getting
$21 a day, it doesn't look such
grand stunt for one or two of them
to offer to buy bale of cotton, does
it?
Some of those daily hints from
Paris" that are appearing in the
daily papers, will probably have to
come from the neighborhood of
Broadway, N. Y, till the Paris dress
makers can get back on the job.
When the Senators in assembly
can't scrap over anything else, they
do so when someone answers to
name not their own. A stiff tilt was
narrowly averted when some one else
answered to Senator Reeds name,
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-11-11
CASH SALES.

Chicago-The Herald says: Export
sales in all positions exceeded $780,
900 bushels, part Of the business be-
ing done after the close with many
bids close to the market. The eastern
senboard reported 400, 900 bushels sold
abroad. Chicago sold 100000 bushels
TO Buffalo and Kansas City 5 5000
bushels and ST. Louis 100000 bushels.
Duluth and Winnipeg also made sales.
Cash sales at Chicago were 450. 200
bushels to exporters and $4,000 BUSH
els to mills, corn $4,000 bushels to ex-
porters and 100000 domestic, oats
$4,000 bushels domestic.
Outside cash markets in wheat
were easier. st. Louis was off one
cent. Kansas City L. to lie and
Omaha 1-2 to "a. Country offerings
Of new corn to arrive increased ma
terially, purchases aggregating about
$50, 900 bushels.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-11-11
The Il;
WHEAT SUFFERS
BY PEACE TALK

Minneapolis, Nov. 11.-December
wheat closed at $1.13 1-4@3-8, or
5-S lower. May wheat closed at
$1.19 Ia or 1-2@5-Sc lower.
After ruling firm during the early
part of the session. the market turn
ed very weak and prices suffered a
evere decline with a fractional recov
cry from the extreme low point reach
ed. During the morning there was
good buying by houses with eastern
connections. There was some newspa-
per talk OF peace which helped to
weaken the market.
Country offerings were not quite SO
liberal as has been the case.
C~learances Of wheat and -four were
liberal and the total was reported at
1.114,000 bushels. or this amount 3d.
600 bushels was bonded wheat.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-11-11
CARS RECEIVED.
WinnineE.
FALLS INTO

Park River. N. D., Nov. 11.-Mrs.
John Bruce is suffering from a very
painful accident which occurred at
her home. Coming up from the eel
lar she left the door open. intending
to return and close it. The interview
ton of various little household duties
evidently caused her to forget that
she had not done so. with the result
that later she fell through the open
celler-way, breaking her left arm,
cutting her forehead, and receiving
many bruises. She was found nco
scious upon the cellar floor by her
husband.