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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11
BLUFFED WAY TO FREEDOM
Splendid Daring Of Confederate Scout
Succeeded In Getting Him Out
Of TlSht Place.

Wat Bowie. a scout for the Con-
federate army during the Civil war.
was young Maryland lawyer at the
time the great conflict began. After
months Of successful work. he was
captured and taken to Washington,
and sentenced to be hanged. He
made his escape, and in ION Hazard
GUS Service" Mr.. w. G. Beymer tells
of the weeks that he was followed by
secret service men and small details
of Federal cavalry. and how. by his
very audacity and quick wit. he es-
capped recapture. s ~
He blundered into camp OF them
one morning at dawn. and saw Instant
" that retreat was impossible; they
were ready to open fire with dozen
revolvers. Without hesitation, he
strobe up to the men and shouted, IN
dignantly: r..
You make mighty free with my
rails! With all this wood round. you
did not need to burn my fences! ne
seemed very angry.
"Who are your" a corporal STAN
mered. ;
THE owner OF the rails, Of counsel"
And then, apparently somewhat molli-
fed. he went on: well, well! War
is war; but don't do any more dam
age than you can help. boys" He sat
down with them to their breakfast,
and chatted with them pleasantly.
One of them asked If he had seen Wat
O.. -
Bowie, and described him accurately.
At the description, they all stared at
him. and moved uneasily, in doubt as
to what was to be done. He tailed
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11
AMAzoNs ASKED NO FAvoRs
Women In Dahomeyan Army Com
4 { PEELED the Admiration Of Their
French Conquerors.

An interesting account of the
prowess Of the Dahomeyan Amazons,
the female furies who fought the
French during their struggle with the
refractory King Behanzin, is given by
MIR. Frederic Martyr in his book,
Life in the Legion" The author, a
former English officer, enlisted in the
Foreign Legion of France and saw
sharp fighting both In Tonkin and in
Dahomey. e@ .--,..
..The turn Of the Senegalese Trail.
yeurs came next A battalion of ANA.
IONS attacked them, and gave them a
very rough time indeed, but the
yTirailleurs stood their ground until
reinforced by some marine infantry
ANY one who is inclined to sympa'
thize with the Amazons on account OF
their sex can be assured that their
sympathy is misplaced Those young
women were far and away the best
.',nen" in the Dahomeyan army, and
woman to man were quite match fol
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11
Trading Stamp Idea Upheld.

The court of appeals of Maryland
in State VS.. Caspary holds that law
prohibiting the trading stamp business
is unconstitutional and void as
amounting to the destruction of a law.
full business. The court held that the
legislature may not under the guise OF
protecting lawful interests interfere
with private business. It rules that
the Issuance Of trading stamps is not
tainted with an element of chance nor
violative of a statute prohibiting the
dealing in trading stamps for any
thing uncertain or undetermined at
the time of the acquisition Of the
stamps. The court cited the following
language Of the New York court OF
appeals in People vs.. Gibson: Such
a regulation of trade Is in our opinion
not only unwise but unlawful, because
it is necessary neither for the health.
safety nor welfare of the people. and
which in its operation would be OBJ
pressive and burdensome."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11

er listeners relaxed. Even Robertson's
hard mouth softened In exultation.
That's right" applauded Mark.
"You won't be sorry for it,
sWell," asked Mark, what was the
number? ?" n;
.The NUMBER" echoed Wanda alb
sently. s.i 1: !.t
WAS it a district number?'' queried
Mark, his face giving no sign %of any
thing but desire to refresh her mem
DRY. $s}.,s y
"Oh. yes!" cried Wanda. her eyes
Frightening. "a district number. Yes.
remember that it was district num-
ber." n Ess 8
What exchange?" 8. (.
A further futile ransacking OF the
mind. .$z3 51s:
WAS 1t Main?"
She shook her head. E .$$,: IS 1.
cleveland Z"
"N-no." CA. Ss5A. 4, "a
"Takoma ?" $. f5J
yes! Yes! It's all come back to
me now, sir. It was Takoma. That
was 1t. Takoma. 678 Takoma!"
;"67S Takoma, . repeated Mark, while
Van Dyke ran searching finger down
the list he held. You are quite sure,
Miss Kelly, that it was 67S Takoma 2"
5"Oh, yes. indeed" Wanda assured
him in eager triumph. 1878 Takoma. ]
remember" 81 ls..s .y2 7. /.
TT wasn't S76 Takoma q .'s.s:2ls$5
""Oh, no, sir, 67S." =3.: Il \. '
Mark glanced at Van Dyke. who
shook his head. The cross-examiner'e
tone grew all at once as cold as death.
"You have been playing with us long
enough, Miss Kelly" said he. II let
it go on until was certain you meant
to lead us on wild-goose chase. Now,
II you please. we'll get down to bust
ness!" ~
&"Why?" asked Wanda in marvelfng
innocence. Wasn't that number the
right one, after all?" !. &.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11

any Of us. They were armed with
Spencer repeating rifles. and made
much better use of them than the men
made of their carbines. For work
at close quarters, they had a small
heavy-backed chopping sword, or
knife, very much like South Ameri.
can machete. ..
They fought like unclaimed de-
mons, and If driven into a corner. did
not disdain to use their teeth and
nails. A marine infantryman seized
and disarmed one of them In this
fight, but she was so far from being
beaten that she turned on her captor
and began to bite his nose off,
THE uniform of these female war
riors was sort of killed divided skirt
of blue cotton stuff. The garment
barely reached to the knees. It was
supported at the waist by a leather
belt that carried the cartridge pouch
es. They wore little or nothing above
the waist, but on their heads they
wore coquettish red fez, or tarboosh,
ornamented with an eagles feather.
These women were all exceedingly
we'll developed, and some of them
were handsome in their own way.
I'VE Of the Legion had a good op
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11
HARD TO PREVENT GAMBLING
Veteran English Sportsman Calls II
an "lneradloable Folble OF H.
man Nature"

"Betting is an ineradicable foible
Of human nature" Thus declares the
earl OF Durham, who. being nfty-e1ght
wears old, and from his youth pa
tron of 1.-THE sport Of kings" speaks
as an authority. Lord Durham
while declaring that betting is not a
crime, yet admits that 1t Is not a
virtue. -.-
1T is usually an unhealthful excite.
ment and an expensive amusement
saws the earl, who is a steward OF the
Jockey club and one of the most prom
inent OF race horse owners on the
british turf. 1T is seldom. think
a real enjoyment to those who indulge
in it. Legislation can not stamp out
this universal human passion, but 1T
need not foster it."
Lord Durham has lately led in q
movement to abolish tipsters' adver-
tisements in the English newspapers.
and to that end fathered a bill in the
house of lords.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11

Whether or not the betting instinct
is. as Lord Durham says, an "inerad-
icable foible," 1t has manifested itself
in all ages and among all peoples. In
ancient England the loser of a wager
was often made slave to the win.
ner and sold in traffic. like other mer-
chandise ".
The philosophic WI Ting-fang once
refused an invitation to visit race
course. saying: 1T is well known to
me that one horse can run faster than
another. l do not need an ocular dem.
onstration." That indifference is not
shared by Mr.. Wu's countrymen, how
veterate of gamblers o..
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11

with the description in every respect.
But his insolence in walking up to
them and upbraiding them for burn
ing "his"' rails made them doubt their
own eyes.
why, yes" he drawled. wat Bowie
was in these parts last week. know
him we'll. They say he has gone to
the north part of the county. where
he halls from. don't know. though.
as to that"
Then rising and stretching himself,
he looked down into their doubt-filled
eyes and laughed at them, laughed in
their very faces, and said:
I'm glad you all met me on M own
land. You might have made trouble
for me elsewhere, for they all say I
look like him a lot. Good-by, boys!
Good luck!"-Youth's Companion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11
CHAPTER XVII.

Preparing the Grill. s8.g 4
In the dumb disappointment that
fell over the group in Mark Robert
sons library, the mems eyes gradually
turned as by common consent upon
Jim Blake. Unruffled, he stood there,
master Of them all and even master of
himself s, !.
Gentlemen" he drawled at last,
"we've got our work cut out for US.
We've missed the morning papers.
Now, it remains to get our story on
the floor Of the. house tonight. To
force adjournment That will give us
time" s$ II.
"But," objected Van Dyke, pointing
to the duplicate telephone list, 1--WE
can't get those numbers traced until
tomorrow. And we've got to get the
name before we dare spread the story
IN the house. 1t was different with
the newspapers. But"
I'VE shall get the Woman's name
in the next hour" Blake assured him. :
How" # 4
Through the only person left who
can tell us what the right number is.
The phone girl who interfered with
our wire just now. Neligan. go down
and tell Perry want to see Miss
Kelly up here at once. Bring her up.
yourself. Now. then, Mark" as Nell
gan departed on his errand, "it's up
to you. II the house knows we've got
the goods on Standish, fully twenty
men like: Gregg. here, will weaken
and vote for US. And then we can jam
the bill through. Get this Woman's
name. Find the number we want.
You've got the reputation Of being
the best cross-examiner at the New
York bar. Show you deserve that
reputation. Take this telephone girl
and turn her brains inside out. She
knows the number that will lead to
the Woman. You've got to get 1t from
her. Don't handle her with gloves or
be afraid of making her cry. It's life
or death for us to know that number
There was a knock at the door.
Gregg answered It. Neligan entered,
all but showing Wanda Kelly in ahead
Of him. y 4 $}S Id, = 4. y. ,&a
Here she is" he reported.
Leaving her standing there, he
turned and ostentatiously closed the
door behind him. d "a ia Il, K III Y. a
The girl looked about at the faces
that confronted her on every eide.
Then she smiled. It was the peaceful
smile Of the kitten that has just
|'emptied the cream jug. In her throat
her heart was hammering to strangu.
lation. n ss s l! s3 (
Mark Robertson, from his place at
the head Of the table. was the first to
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11

ers. From this point, as his headQuar-
tiers, with the aid of Indian tribes hos
tile to the Tztecs, he carried on cam
paign that finally resulted in the COM
plete destruction of the great Aztec
empire. A brilliant military leader,
Cortes was also without the impede
ment of a conscience, and made use
OF treachery where force failed to ac-
complish his purposes. Emperor Mon
tezuma and the heroic Cuahtemoc per-
fshed, and their subjects were made
the slaves Of their Spanish master and
forced to exploit the rich resources Of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11

the country for the enrichment of their
conquerors. In 1922, three years after
Cortes first landed on Mexican soil.
the conquest was completes, and Cortes
was appointed as the first governor Of.
New Spain, as Mexico was originally
called. He was soon recalled, and in
1885 New Spain was made viceroyal-
ty, including all the Spanish possess
sions in north and central America.
Sixty-two viceroys successfully goy-.
erned Mexico, the last being O'Donoju.
who withdrew in 1921. when Mexico
became free and independent
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11
Bear Kills Runaway Girl.

After a weeks search the body Of
Miss Winnie Colt, aged eighteen, was
found in a ravine in the Sierra Neva-
das, 20 miles from Truckee. Cal. She
had been killed and partly devoured
by bear.
The girl ran away from home be-
cause of a disagreement with her
mother. Since her disappearance a
search extending over a large section
OF the mountains had been made
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11

speak. His voice was quiet, his man
ner courteous. f,t5 -, 81, "
This is Miss Kelly?" he asked. 4,
yes, SIR" replied the demure Wan.
da In her most respectful-and unnat'
ural-shop-girl accents.
Miss Kelly" resumed Mark, you
are the telephone operator. down.
stairs?" - 9.tR e. o.
Eyes, SIR" z
"You were at the switchboard a few
minutes ago?" ~.,a, &. b.
is"Yes, SIR" sasll 4
"sit down, my dear grill" beamed
Blake tenderly, as he indicated the
chair that had been placed for her.
1--WE would like to ask you a few Quee-
tons, If you don't object"
Eyes, sir" @.57
Midway between Blake and Robert
son, Wanda sat-waiting. And, on the
other side of the closed door leading
from the farther recesses Of the suite,
Grace listened, breathless.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11
New Basis Of Rating.

At dinner in Denver, the conversa-.
ton had turned to suit for breach Of
promise which a youthful actress had
brought against prominent legisla-
tor. 5
Sometimes" said q Judge who was
at the table, "suits OF this sort are
brought for advertising purposes. In
my younger days a chorus girl came.
and asked me to bring q $4,000
breach Of promise suit for her against
a banker. Y az II
GLOW much asked her, Is this
banker WORTH
"She smiled brightly. A 81
!. t"'Oh, I think he's worth at least
fifty columns and two dozen photo
graphs. New York Evening Post. i
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11
FIRST DICTATOR OF MEXICO
Herman Cortes, Who Conquered coun-
try, 10 Undoubtedly Entitled to
the Distinction. o. :

The first man of European blood to
rule over Mexico was Herman Cortes,
who died at Seville, Spain, 1855 years
ago on December 2. Cortes landed
first on the little island of Ulua, in the
harbor of Vera Cruz, now the site Of
the famous prison for political offend
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11
To Make Whltewash stick.

In making whitewash that will not
scale of. find the following very
good: Dissolve blue In hot water,
and add in the proportion Of a pint
Of water to four gallons OF whitewash;
or dissolve an ounce Of gum arabic
In pint Of boiling water and stir in,
observing the same proportions. Be-
fore applying this or any other wash.
scrape the wall clean and smooth.
Another good method is to add ultra.
marine glue, as it gives pretty tint
A little salt added to the whitewash
is very good; it prevents 1t from rub
bling o1f-Exchange.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11
Unpleasant Task LaId on Him.

Unpleasant Task Laid on Him.
The farmers son came home look
ing as If he had been through tor.
nado. His father inquired the cause.
The son replied: tits that durn CORE
spondence school again. l got letter
from the sophomores telling me to
haze myself" rE-s 5-- g,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11
CHAPTER HAP. n 4 xvI.-co ntlnued.

5jCF1APTER AVl.---Contsnueo.S.
no ~. reiterated Grace wildly,
turning from him to Blake. Father!
You won't allow THE !? Please! For
my sake 4, b A5iI: II.
ssF III eliot" Mark was calling into the
Etransmitter. THAT you, Jennings?
This is Robertson. Is that standish
story ready All right-can you sure e
/ ly3# get ID for the morning papers p
& Last editions. Ell AL right-Ye s.--1
In the big scitiesWhat's that?
9Mr. standish!" appealed Grace
I brokenly. s51 f3s Is :.s.a n.
I! "Blake!" exclaimed Standish. you
don't dare publish that story without
the sWoman's name" y, sS3S 4
..In less than five minutes" retorted
Blake, fglancing at the clock, it'll be
too late for the morning papers. Well
4 take a chance. I3& Al,
4 !" Remembe 81 answered standish
Z with Il sudden vehemence. II warn
YOU 81. h "a: 4
whats that. Jennings 2, Mark was
7 calling over the. wire. i' ~ es. 7 tell you
/ am Robertson and 7 am speaking for
Mr.. Blake. What do you say you want?
i can't catch It ?" d Il
-Blake'" continued standish =
\ \ warn you I'll deny the story. And II
you get the " Qman's name youth "A
Deny It. win you 2, y drawled Blake.
Hell! You haven { time to get 9 wire
before they 60 to press. The stOry'll
\ be all over America before your denial
& can can leave Wasningto s
sf& = tell yon, Mark was roaring into 1s
the tran g that I'm speaking on
[ Mr.. Blake's authority. on, all right,
then! Hold the wire. JIM, ne went s1':
on, turning TO Blake, enna amt says
he wont send out that tina story without le''1;
your personal orders. He knows o'''e your
voice. He says Y youH tell him.. over
the phone, tnat II y al IlsHt' ne u ~
aneaa. u 1et' . onty 1pou' q
%l minute n tp. Is iei s M, s5 "a
He handed the instrument across '''e
the table TO q l'l laI x.
entreated Grace. sel s.1ls
SBlake's arm a. or my sake. YOU ''l
I mus q ll' y $5
Grace" snapped 'lia Bi axe I'm piumno
ashamed OF you. you're acttlng IKE q
sick Schoolgirl. do 70 your room DOM
& Hello, Jeeno 1 MS MS Is t 'N-
Hello & "a 4: ,,
Etold On, blake oruereo Stanaisn.
E.l'l give you ner name a ls'.s sn ne.
Wait y! screamed Gra ira p pes n n
self WITH PAIN ana q Il rear. r. + III
Hello !" Blake was calling wrath
fully Hello !# what N Dlue Dla li'e
ts the mater L !%s.i ouVe cut US on, cen
tral. wire won WORK u - le1 you II
got 70 THEY w mats that!
.Out OF oFu dust. xAuu maven siA'y
seconoS~R WALL must u" matt nat -
Oh, q lot OF sooo your pelns sorrv
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11

portunity of seeing them in action,
and we were much impressed with
their dash and gallantry."--Youth's
Companion. rE Is +
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| beatifically to herself and fluffed out a
strand Of her hair that had strayed
over her forehead. st,y. .eE
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11
SYNOPSIS.

z, Congressman standish and the Woman.
believing themselves In love. spend q
trial week as man and wife Sa IN .asu notei
names The Woman awakens to the fact
that she does not love standish and calls
a thsy Kelly
phone glrl at the Hotel Keswick. Wash 81
ington, 1s loved by Tom Blake. son .of. the
marriage and IS refused: she, gives as a
one Of her reasons her determination 10
get revenge Son Jim Blake for running her
tarned
is lighting the Mullins bill, a measure in
the Interests OF the railroads the ma
ish ii the hope, Of pushing the b biz IL
Blake and the latter's can e,s t. d 19r
$Ish over, and failing. threatens to, dig
into his past. Jim Blake finds out about
1.-THE episode Of Ave years back at the
the facts exc. Except It III the name name 81 the Woman
to force standiah to allow. the Mullins bin
pa name e the aE Woman nyn He tels miss
standIsh and that at Its sconelusion tn. 4 g
IS Se @ sa up 1ybar On fS,s
Miss. Kelly 500 for that number; At the
conclusion Of the Interview with Hiaa ts.
Plaza Plaza iooi. Z a few minutes later Robert;
son tells Miss Kelly to call Plaza 1901 and
Y get his wife or one OF the servants on the
phone. Miss Kelly refuses to give inn
Blake the number called by Standisn.
Blake has a story OF the Standtsh eplsode
prepared ready to send out as soon as the
$:SVoman's name is learned. Blake's daugh-
ter Grace arrives with her husband, Gov
ernor Robertson Miss Kelly calls on
Grace to warn her that her good name is
Threatened by impending exposure 81
36tandish and Is insulted for her pains.
Grace appeals to Standish to give up the
ngnt In order to protect her name: He
refuses. Grace sends for Miss Kelly.
apologies for her rudeness and beSs
Wanda assist nce. Wanda declares she
VIII never betray the Woman. The ma
chine attempts again to force Standish
out OF the aght. without success. ee5
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-23
!. ". c. A. PLAYS
CREEK TRAGEDY
Dramatic Department Closes
Seasons Course of Study
With Presentation of San
tigone."

The dramatic department. of the
Y. w. c. A. closed its seasons course
OF study Friday evening with an in
teresting performance of the Greek
tragedy. "Antigone" The dramatic
features Of the play were subordinated
10 its literary aspect as marking an
epoch in the Greek drama and in this
way the rather pretentious effort was
successfully carried. IL was present
ed in the gymnasium at the asso-
citation building in an artistic setting
suggestive of the early Greek city
and a large audience witnessed the
performance.
Miss Lillian Martin appeared in the
title role of Antigone and cid excep-
tionally well. Her performance was
eQualled only by that of Miss Edna
Evans as Kreon, king OF Thebes
Miss Ruth Chamberlain In the difficult
role OF the old seer. T1eresias, was
very wells received. The lesser parts
of Haemon, the son Of Kreon: Ismene
and Eurydike, respectively, were well
taken by Misses Nellie Whiteman.
Helen Martindale and Helen Wood.
Miss Henrietta Hall was a guard and
Miss Clara Clark a messenger.
Chorus Singing Feature.
One Of the pretty features Of the
performance was the work OF the
chorus led by Miss Alma Wenrick
who sang several charming solo
parts. The other members OF the
chorus were the Misses Armstrong
HentZi, Stockman, Whiteman, Cham
berlain, Wood and Hagey.
The play portrays the breaking CT
the stubborn will of the proud king
Kreon, who unjustly condemns tC
death the Greek maid, Antigone, who
dared, against his orders, to give her
brother an honorable burial. Anti
gone is the bethrothed of Haemon
the young son Of KreOn. Haemon
pleads for her life but Kreon refuses
70 spare her. After she has been
entombed alive, the ancient seer
comes to the king and threatens him
with the wrath OF the gods for his
deed and Kreon. repenting. sends
guards to rescue the maid but is too
late. AS the messenger returns with
this word other messengers appear ia
tell the king OF the suicide Of his
son HaemOn and the death of his wife
Eurydike. The curtains falls on the
lamented king.
The young women were drilled by
Miss Jane White of the dramatic de
partment Of the South Bend cOnserv-
atOry and much credit is due TO her
for the success of the performance
Miss Hazel Harris. also Of the con-
SerVatOTy, drilled the chorus
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-23

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summer months frequently contains
bacteria in such large numbers that it
is not safe food for children, especial
~ for infants. whose food consists en-
tirely OF milk.
In many cities a special milk may be
obtained but this is sometimes difficult
and involves expense.
When it is possible TO secure milk
entirely free from suspicion, it is ad-
visable 10 pasteurize the milk. espe-
cislly If it is TO be consumed by small
children.
The pasteurization should be done in
such a way that disease-producing
bacteria as well az those likely 10 pro-
6uce intestinal disturbances are de-
stroyed without at the same time in
juring the flavor or the nutritive value
Of the milk.
Milk is most conveniently pas
teurized in bottles in which IL is de-
livered. TO do this use a pail with a
perforated false bottom. An Inverted
tin pail with a few holes in II Will an
swsr the purpose.
This will raise the bottle from the
bottom of the pail thus allowing a
free circulation Of water and prevent
ing humping the bottles.
Punch a hole through the cap of
one Of the bottles and insert Their
mOmeter. The ordinary floating type
of thermometer is liable 10 be mac
curste. and if possible good Their