davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-31

bering about twenty five men. Some of
them prefer to keep at the head of a
compact body of this size. but oftener.
as their exploits swell their reputation.
the number of their followers grows.
and if they wish they can count on a
hundred or more members operating in
given territory.
Romance has little place in Mexican
brigandage as a profession. though indi-
vidual bandits have some picturesque
features. But in it's general aspect it
has none of the glamour of brigandase in
Italy or the Balkans. or. formerly. in
Cuba.
In the days of Spanish rule in Cuba
there was famous bandit king named
Manuel Garcia, whose exploits in Sc
questerng rich sugar planters and hold
ing them for ransom-sometimes murder
ing them, too-made him the hero of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-31
The Middle Course.

g ENAToR ROOT. at a reception. was
- discussing the Mexican situation.
steer a middle course" he said to an
extremist. These extreme ideas are al
ways wrong.
Thus. at tea, one young girl asked
another:
And where are you going this sum
mer dear?
From the way mother talks was the
reply. you'd think we were going to New
port. From the way father talks you'd
think we were going to starve. But
suppose well steer a middle course. as
usual, and put in fortnight at a twelve
dollar Atlantic City clearinghouse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-31

dero. but his military talents did not have
a chance to develop till the revolution
was in full tide and he became one of
the important commanders.
After that came the short peaceful
period under Madero, and the unusually
peaceful night in Juarez when the calm
was broken in flash, the town was shot
up, the stores pillaged, and the next
morning everybody knew that orozco's
revolution against Madero was in full
swing.
Its later history is not of consequence
now. Its leader Joined Huerta in Mexico
City. The Maderistos and Villaistos want
to get Pascual OroZco and kill him.
Orozco had a lieutenant known as Che
Che Campo, who made a reputation as
the prince Of pfllagers. Some sections OF
Coahuila yet bear witness to his destruc-
tiyepess If he raided a hacienda and
failed to complete the ruin of the build
ings, it was because his attention was
drawn off to some fresh object of pillage.
No one appears to know what has be-
come of Che-Che Campo.
achieved prominence in the Madero revo-
luton was Jose 1nez Salazar. 1t Is claim
ed on his behalf that he was not bandit
leader. but a real military chief Of irreg-
ular forces.
Salazar is what Is known as a New
Mexican Mexican"-that is, he lived for
a while on the American side of the Dor
der among the population which never
has become Americanized, either as to
language or as to citizenship He was
operating with his own band in Chihua-
hua when the armed instruction began.
He took part in the battle of Casas
Grandes, which was one of the first that
was fought 1t was at Casas Grandes
that Madero was wounded.
Salazar kept his followers in line during
the revolution and for time was in
high favor with the Madero government.
But he became what is known as red
fagger,' and under Huerta he was one
of the leading federal commanders in the
north. After the defeat Of the federals
at Ojinaga he and his soldiers crossed
the Rio Grande and were taken in charge
by the American troops and interned at
Fort Bliss
His own followers were much incensed
at him. and Salazar claimed that they
were plotting to murder him. He was
accordingly-S removed from the stockade
in which the refugee federals were kept
and was put under special guard. The
same precaution is maintained at Fort
Wingate since the Mexicans were re-
moved to that fort.
Most typical of all the bandits is Maxi
mo Castillo. He is also typical of the
disappointed office seeker as a bandit. or
of the bandit as disappointed Office
seeker, for he was a bandit before he
sought to become a government function
airy.
Castillo is a Chihuhuan, one of the
class whom everybody seems to know
without knowing much about. He roam
ed through the chihuahua hills with his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-31
Late in the Day.

0RvILLE WRIGHT. apropos Of his
" new safety appliance for aeroplanes.
said at a dinner in Dayton:
I'm short time, now, there will be no
more aeroplane accidents. In a short
time there will be no more aeroplane
jokes, either.
IT heard anew joke yesterday. A
young woman rushed into an insurance
Office and cried:
"'one life policy. quick! Ny husbands
biplanss fallingf"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-31

ernor of the state. 1t was very brief,
merely saying that the engineer was to
make the trip and that the governor
would be held responsible for the safety
of the party.
Long before they reached their real
starting point they were met by an es-
cort of rurales some of whom were
pure-blood Indians. They were delivered
from escort to escort In this manner and
in the widest mountain trails were never
alone more than few hours. The gov
ernor simply passed the word that the
jefe politico, head of the civil au-
thority in each district, would be held
responsible. and the jefe politico passed
the word down the line to his subor-
dinates.
Where there were no regular rurales
special local guards of Indians were pro-
vided. The party got to Acapulco with
out seeing or hearing OF bandit
though they were known to be plenty.
One of the problems of reconstructlng
Mexico under any regime that may be
established is going to be the disposition
to be made of number OF bandit chiefs
or chiefs on the bordeTland of brigan-
dage Many of them are generals.
Some who are identified with the sue
cessful cause undoubtedly will occupy
responsible positions and Will 1uinll use
full and necessary functions In restoring
law and order and in keeping down
brigandage. Some who cast their lot
with the losers will be killed if they are
caught Some at this time are so strong
" intrenched that they are in position
to treat as Independent powers.
Zapata in the south, with his unparal-
leled record of barbaric ferocity, has
maintained his mastery of whole state
-Morelos-as few bandit chiefs have
DONE He has educated enough heuten-
ants in his bloody business to terrorize
all southern Mexico for years unless they
can be exterminated In a swift and re-
lentless campaign.
Among the groups of bandits-some Of
them good bandits and some of them bad
bandits-who ranged themselves under
Madero's banner when he started the
revolution against Diaz, those of Chi
huahua filled large figure in subsequent
history Pascual Orozco was one of these.
He was, / think. a native of the city.
sort of a popular man about town with
a personal following. former saloon
keeper in Ell Paso told me that in times
when there was little brigandage, but
only an occasional robbery. Orozco would
sometimes appear unexpectedly with his
pockets full Of money. which he spent
freely. He was concerned in the revolu-
was in the field against Diaz before Ma
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-31

will be so under Villa or a compromise
regime 1t would be so under Ameri-
can military Intervention or interna-
tional policing of the country There
are typographical as well as socio-
logical reasons for the system.
Before considering some of the more
eminent personalities among the bandit
and semi-bandit chiefs the underlying
causes of the existence and the persist
ence of the system should be under
stood.
Mexico is a wild country. The Sierra
Madres are terrific mountain fastness-
es. somewhat of a bar in themselves
to civilization. Outlawry among "A
primitive mountain population is not
uncommon the world over.
The desert stretches of northern
Mexico, the country of cactus and
chapparal. if hospitable to nothing else,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-31
Cutting and Polishing.

THE REV. HOLMAN BLACK was con-
! graduated in Denver by reporter.
after an eloquent sermon. on his mastery
of pulpit oratory.
What is your secret, sir?" the reporter
asked.
We'll" was DR.. Blacks smiling an
swer, "a preacher should always remem-
Der that while there are sermons in
stones. the more precious a stone is. the
more carefully 1t must be cut and pol
ished."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-31

sat down beside me, and, in marked con-
trast to his previous behavior, civilly in
quired after my comfort. Later l learned
that he was an ex-bandit of some note,
who. constrained by an order from su-
perior authority and the presence of the
rurales to follow the peaceful calling OF
a country innkeeper, worked off his sur
plus energies by daily exercise on the
back of his priced stallion. The chances
are that he evened up with authority by
going into the Madero revolution.
DiaZs practice was to hold the local au-
thorities to a strict accountability for
order and the safety of travellers in ban
dit territory This began with the gov
errors, and the governors passed it down
to their subordinates.
Some years ago an American mining
engineer with two or three assistants had
to make the journey through the state
Of Oaxaca to Acapulco. This is one
of the widest sections of the Sierras.
The American was given letter Of in
t-r>'' :, c.:cc from Gen. Diaz to the gov
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-31

followers. stealing cattle and robbing in
discriminatory. He was with Madero at
Casas Grandes and his band was said to
have done effective bushwhacking He
became one of Madero's bodyguard.
When the revolutionary leader was in
Ell Paso Castillo was always at his side.
Some of the delicate negotiations which
were conducted on the American side of
the border were said to be intrusted to
him.
Revolution won. 1t bore Madero tri-
umphantly to Mexico City to be inaugu-
rated as president. With him went many
faithful followers who expected to be re-
warded with office: more of them than
offices could possibly be provided for.
Others waited a while, expecting that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-31

was a rebel officer and Maderos body
guard, in his picturesque national trap
pings. sombrero. gold braid. cartridge
belt, spurs. and all that goes to make up
the costume, he was the center of a.
traction wherever he appeared, although
there were other splendid looking bandit
officers.
That some of the bandits who served
with the rebels, and possibly even some
of those who were with the federals. will
be absorbed into useful functionaries ex-
ercising police power against brigandage
follows from what has been said about
Mexican conditions. yet unsettled
question, however is what certain mill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-31

popular ballads. The ransom was al
ways a part of Cuban brigandage
There have been occasional celebrated
cases OF this kind in Mexico. but they
have not been common. Blackmail on
ranchmen, mine owners and railway
managers giving protection from raids
for consideration. has been the most
usual way, and where payment was re-
fused. savage attacks and destruction
of property followed.
The peon population generally is i'm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-31

are hospitable to brigandage. The
great ranches form the natural prey of
the brigands. Cattle stealing and
horse thieving become comparatively
easy
The long international boundary and
particularly the Texas border with only
the shallow Rio Grande to cross offers
exceptional opportunities. sometimes
to smuggle stolen live stock into the
United States sometimes to make Il
raid and drive cattle into Mexico. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-31

Texas rangers are pretty effective
body of state border control. but the
necessity of maintaining their organi-
zation is the evidence of the conditions
which favor lawlessness.
Recruits for the bandits come from all
classes. Some are the poems who take
to brigandage as a refuge from the hope
less misery of their daily life. A few
are the victims of circumstances as with
Villa, who. after avenging a hideous
personal wrong took TO the hills and
carried on his warfare against society.
Sdore are criminals. fugitives from jus
Ece frequently murderers. The majority
4,re brigands from natural inclina ton
fixing the life with all its dangers and
enjoying its perilous fruits.
Bandit leaders are usually first heard
from as the heads OF small bands num-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-31

of the social
structure of Mex
leo. Reformed
bandits have def
mite functions in
governing t h e
country.
1t was so under
Diaz. 1t was 50
/ n I e rm ittently
during the brief
rule of Madero. 1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-31

mune, not because of any natural SYM
pathy with it, as might be inferred, but
because it is too poor to be robbed. In
raid on a town to rob bank, for ex-
ample. a wayside tienda or refreshment
counter. the sole property Of some poor
man. would be despoiled as heartily as
the big store.
If there was to be murder. the peon had
as little chance of being spared as had
the village plutocrat. Outraging the wom-
en- was the common incident of raid.
1t may be asked why the rural COM
munities are not able to protect them
selves If necessary by vigilance commit
tees. as was done in the western section
Of the United States in the early. days,
and is still done where law and order are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-31

Poems and Those
Nursing Wrongs Swell
Their Ranks Plum
der Poor as Well as
Rich - determination
of Brigandage a Ire
mendous Task Diaz
Methods - Famous
Bandit Chiefs and
Their Stories - What
Will Be Done With
Them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-31
BY CHARLES M. PEPPER

Special Correspondence of The Star.
CHIHUAHUA, Mexico. NAV %. 1914
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1914-07-30
Additional Local
News

Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Garner
had the pleasure of entertaining
MIR. Gamers father and mother
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Garner, and
his grandfather, Mr.. Whitworth
Of Prairie, Sunday. Mrs. earn.
er will spend the week here.
Mr.. T. 0. Plunkitt, manager
farm improvement department
Southern Railway and allied
lines, and Mr.. j. C. Williams,
assistant to President Harrison
of Southern Railway, were prom
inent visitors in this city Friday
night.
Mr.. j. c. Whiteside, Who is
often alluded to as one of our
most progressive citizens, is to
be commended for his enter
prise in making a beginning of
a white Way" in Okolona.
He has this week begun the in
~stalation of such lights in front
Of his property on Main Street.
Mrs. Minnie Burkitt has re-
signed her position as assistant
post master and left Sunday for
Marks where she will spend a
few days with her s%isler, Mrs.
Self, after which she will go to
Memphis where she will enter a
hospital as a student nurse. Mr..
Tom Woodfn takes Mrs. Bur
kits place as assistant post
master.
Mr.. ". L. Tyson and Miss
Annie McGehee have formed a
copartnership to do a mercantile
business and have bought out
the entire stock Of Mr.. Z. S.
Elliott. who lately went to Hol-
andaIe, and will take charge Of
the business on the first. Mr.
Tyson and Miss McGehee have
long been connected with the
business Of Mr.. Elliott and we
are glad to know that they are t.
continue the business at the
same old stand, Both are good
business people and already have
a hoste OF friends here. We
predict fer them a liberal share
OF the patronage in Their Lae.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1914-07-30
For Chancellor
We are au'hor'zcd to announce
O A J. NcINTIRE

rs a caudidat" for Chancellor for hi.
he FIRST Cbaarery Court District
subject to the action Of the Democra,
&C party.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1914-07-30
Cancer Not a Disease of the
Blood

Cancer causes thousands Of
preventable deaths because peo-
pie do not seek surgical treat
ment in time, even after they
know they have the disease.
Surgeons with practices so ex
tensive that their reports furn-
ish a reliable guide have shown
that cancer patients even after
discovering some suspicious
symptoms wait on an average 8
whole year before they seek
treatment. To control the dis
ease with our present knowledr e
the first thing to do is to eliml
nate this fatal delay. To dc
this it is necessary to understand
Ehy patients are 50 1o&th to seek
examination. A miSapprehen-
wllica constitutes one rea-
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1914-07-30

How many merchants who see
their business gradually sIiDpin
away from them realize thC
underlying cause of this condi
tiOn of affairs? Of course there
nay be a number Of reasons.
BAT generally the principle one is
that the people are losing inter
est because they never see the
merchants advertisements in
2rint. The business man who
never advertise can hardly eX-
pect to successfully compete
with the one who makes his
advertising an important feature
of his business. Advertising OF
the right kind will always bring
results, and the buying public
reads the advertisements of {
live paper as regloriously as ii
Ices the news columns. The
readers of this paper want to
know something of the wares
the merchants of the town have
for sale. If your ad is missing
they will probably turn to the
other fellow the man who goes
after business and gets it.
Springs News.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1914-07-30
Bravo Girl captured Convict.

A girl postal clerk named Meier Of
Lichtenau, in Baden, Germany, Is the
heroine Of an exciting chase after a
convict who escaped while being ia.
ken to prison. When the man escaped
from his guards, the girl, who Is TWEEN
ty-two years old, seized a stout stick
belonging to one of the guards, mount
ed her bicycle, and followed the man
After a chase Of half a mile the mar
sank to the ground exhausted and sur
rendered to the girl, who handed him
over to the warders.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1914-07-30

Let your customer know that a
personal interest attaches to hin-a
real personal interest that is not
measured wholly by his orders anu
his dollars-and you will win in re-
turn that close personal association
and active support that builds up
business.-Exchange.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1914-07-30

which still prevails that cancer
is a constitutional disease caustC
by some poison in the blood.
Those who hold this mistaken
opinion commonly believe thai
the disease is hereditary and il
a vague way think there must
be some faint handed down from
one generation to another which
causes cancer to flourish in Ger.
tain families. Such misappre.
hension combined with the no
ton which has long prevailed
that cancer is incurable and it is
of no use to try to have anything
done for it, accounts for the ex-
traordinary delay of the sufferer
in seeking relief in some cases.
A further probable cause is the
fact that cancer in the early
stages is relatively painless.
Many a surgeon has wished that
cancer in its early manifestations
might cause the sufferer half
as much trouble as the toothache
in which case the patient would
surely seek relief in time. Can
Ger is at first a local growth and
not a general disease of the sys-
tenn. This fact is of the utmost
Importance, since it holds out the
high hope of cure if the malig-
nant growth is removed before
it has time to spread to other
parts Of the body. Cancer ap-
pears in other places because
small parIlcIeS or ceilS are car
ried away from the first site and
start ne" crowns el5e"nere'
The great hope of cure therefore
lies in removing cancer entirely
from Che system oelore II mas d
70 spread from us llfSt
loou'loiu'
Inc reason why 50 many peo-
PIE came 70 pelleYe Chat cancer
was oiooo 'iSe"9e IS because 1t
WAS observed 70 come again N
Ll5'9 7's't.o y L o'.'el ~ - Wv
ortiv cot ou+ # VOC n]at,,r.I f.
assume that when the disn9sn
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1914-07-30
ElAjOrity Of Friends Thought Mr..
Hughes Would Die, But
One Helped Him to
Recovery.

Pomeroyton, Ky.--In interesting ad-
vices from this place, Mr.. A. ]. Hughes
writes as follows: 81 was down with
stomach trouble for five (5) years, and
would have sick headache SO bad, at
times, that | thought surely ! would die.
tried different treatments, but they
did not seem TO do me any good.
! got so bad, | could not eat or sleep,
and all my friends, except one, thought |
would die. He advised me to try
Thedford's Black raught, and quit
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1914-07-30
STOMACH TROUBLE
FOR five YEARS

taking other medicines. decided g
take his advice, although l did not have
any confidence In it.
have now been taking Black EaugIn
for three months, and it has cured mo
haven't had those awful sick headaches
since ] began using it
! am 80 thankful for what Black.
Draught has done for me-"
Thedford's Black Draught has beea
found a very valuable medicine for de-
rangements Of the stomach and liver. q
is composed OF pure, vegetable hedss.
contains no dangerous ingredients, and
acts gently, yet surely. 1t can be freely
used by young and old, and should b
kept in every family chest.
Get apackage today.
Only a quarter, N
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1914-07-30

For baby's Group, Willie's daily
cuts and bruises, mammals sore
throat, Grandma's lameness,
DR.. Thomas Eclectic OiI-the
household remedy. 25c and soc.
adv.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1914-07-30
For Sale for Cash or Good Notes

One 8 stand munger gin in city
If Okolona and one 4 stand nun.
ger outfit in town of Vardamal
Miss. These sales are made be-
cause of the act of the recent
session Of the Legislature for
bidding Oil Mills from operating
gins. Apply to
CHICKAsAW COTTON Oil MILL
Houston, Miss.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1914-07-30
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
GAS

Renders Glassware Less Brittle.
Boiling a piecs of glassware in a
weak solution Of salt in water, and
allowing it to cool gradually will
make it less brittle.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1914-07-30

Willis-"When q man has a good
thing, he insists on everybody else us.
ing it." Gillis-"Not much. l guess
you haven't got a telephone In your
house, have your"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1914-07-30
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the N <@
Signature of C<AWNTXM
Bricks Without Straw.

Editor Ito artist who hasn't had q
square meal in a month)-"Your car
toons are too serious; we want pic
lures that make people laugh
Life.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-11-05

The state is dry by at the least 2,500 The ma jory may reach $500 votes There is dehnt grounds for fixing the number by which the amend will carry but the saloon men, the democrats central committee and others aligned with politics gener ally concede that the election is carried for the drys
 Cochse county, according the latest estimates will carry for the vets by a majority of 750 l,000
 Twenty six of the outside precincts of the county including of the Douglas precincts and Pevlle give the drys majority The standing of the date s Vets 200 Drys l4l4 In addition the in Bisbee precinct gives the drys 267 and the vets 450.
 Hunt according the best of estimates will carry the governorhip by 1000 majority though the Republ- have yet conceded the election of the Democratic candidate he twenty six precincts of this county give Hunt 543 and Cameron 84 However many of the smaller precincts going for Cameron and there small chance of his nosng in the head of the The northern part of the state and Pima unity all of them reported to have given Cameron good majorites.
 In the for state supreme bench the three candid ates in office leading the state Ross is nineteen ahead of Cunningham far the in the has progressed with Franklin cloe third The remain der of the democratic ticket elected However, Cochise county has far elected Campbell In the twenty precincts he received seventeen majority Miller while Bbee ward gave him majority of twenty four over Miller There is doubt of the election of Zander.