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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-08-06
CHAPTER XXI
a LOAF Or BRNAD

The next morning Battista came In
with g manne which 10 the observing
eye Of his prisoner foretold distinctly
sUr1e event. He talked more than
ualal. and nor gruffly and loudly, but
at last. after wandering about the room
some minutes, all the time talking,
scolding, he swo0ped on Francois and
thrust g thick paper Into his coat and
~ the same Instant his heavy left hand
VIA Trancois' mouth.
Not = word. 4 he whispered. and then
-sT1he loaf OF bread.
Francols;aa struck dumb and blind.
turned hot and cold, and his shaking
hand a his cost pocket clutched the
Bat Battista proddsd him with III.
bard forefingex careful. ne
muttered, and then again. sThe bread
ind the door had changed. Battista
sW4eaAgUne.
Astrongman who had not been shut
way fro1nsiife would likely nave read
~ slotter inatAutly. would instantiy
hive SCANNED the i0ne round ioafl M
S1M9#hok0f1s him. Francois VS. I'M TO
Me9ksS4nd ~ was the first word foy
yea11 RfIom%h wnSpaoplelNh
stey tnfshlss hand hoJsDat a. &c tunnel
St151e0n0 stouc3nn9 tho aper a lie thaf
ye!nssssnoN9hshs - for p1rhKps 6
hsn suddsa brsathlsssness cams
rim shst somsthinS mfEht hsnnss
s0s40sS IA conldsEreads itthis Wrlfina
lAasaa saemshSto him = h1ngcass ~
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-08-06
CHAPTER XXI
HI GUIDE.

He flashed out the saber and desper-'
ately he slid 1t this way and that about
the great stone. trying to find q crack,
something to loosen, something that
would give. And while he worked in
a fever. in a chill he remembered
Pietro's letter.
Then he set down the candle end ON
a shelf and with trembling fingers
drew off his coat and drew out the
hidden papers. The wet from his bath
In the water-butt had stained them q
little, but only a little, for they were
carefully wrapped in the bit OF oilskin
in which they had ome He unfolded
the letter.
If o will press the lower corner
on the left-hand side" Pietro said
the lower corner!"
And he had been concentrating all
his efforts. all his despair, on the up
per corner. When 1t is a question OF
strong and quick sometimes. but he is
also sometimes forgetful. 1t is an ex-
citing and confusing thing, likely. to
be working for life and liberty after
FIVE years of imprisonment. Francois
pushed the lower left-hand corner and
like magic the great block above;
swung out. With his lighted candle
end in his hand he slipped through and.
swung back the door into place and
turned again and faced blackness. Nor
row, low, cold blackness. Quickly
enough, however, with good courage,
with his heart humping out a song Of
hope. which he had kept down sternly
till now, he walked, at times stopping
low as he must because OF the descent,
down the secret road Of the old Zappis.
His candle held forward, he could see
a few feet ahead, but all he could see
was huge blocks of rough stone, green
with mold. water dripping between
them. The air he breathed was heavy.
and thick; through his wet clothes he
felt a chill as Of the grave. But what
mattered the road. when the road led
to freedom?
Suddenly 1t came to him that the
passage might be blocked. 1t was years
since Pietro had been through it; some
Of the stones might have fallen; it
would a very little to close SO mar
row a way. With an anxiety which
was physical pain, with GREATNESS
eagerness now he hurried on. He had
to stop to light his second candle;
again he hurried on. Would the end
never come Was any mistake possi-
BILE With that he stumbled against
something and fell, and the candle flew
from his hand and was put out; with
"a hoarse groan he threw out an arm
to steady himself. to rise; his hand
went through a yielding, prickly mass;
q glimmer came In past it-light-tho
endi
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-08-06
ARbmalG Observation-Disclosures
If1E MARSHAL
BINARY Raymond Shipman Andrews
g 4 The Rn/en Tzbu1e. etc
CHAPTER XIX -(continued).

CHAPTER XIX -(Continued).
This Is for you. Pietro. II we should
lose him now. just as we have found
him. Now is the time for you to
show II you can be what is brave and
strong, as Francois has shown. 1t is
your castle; you must saw him."
Pietro looked at he girl, and the
color crept through his cheeks. but he
said nothing.
alike. my Alike" her father put an
arm around her. "One may not de-
mand heroism as IL 1t were bread and
butter. Pietro will not fail U.s."
Alike always wished me to be
brilliant like Francois" Pietro spoke
gently. But l never could"
yet, Pietro, 1t is indeed your time.
Alike threw at him eagerly. Francois
must be rescued or he will die"
Yes" Pietro answered quickly.
Francois must be rescued"
He was silent a moment, as II think
ing. His clam poised mind vas work.
ing swiftly: one saw the inner action
in the clear gra eyes. The general
and Alike. watching him, saw it.
II think I know how" he said.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-08-06

l1ds . View Of Western Educa-
tor Who Opposes Ger
ss5 & tain Influences.

IAul. Mimi. Special: "Unless
21a1eAln adjnstments are made in the
o1noational systen1, the public schools
= America will lose their hold In our
l~1vGtEAtion and continue to exist only
~ a~sdecaying institMti0n." This was
- declaration OF ]. H. Francis. super
sAes1dsntsof schools Los Angeles, Cali.
y ~ address before tha aaraial COM
yuntl0n Of the National Education ASSOC
1nlgtt.
livery child has q right to freedom
e. The pursuit OF his normal develop
Aent, free from mental, religious, po-
n1lcal or financial exploitation on the
yASx OF those stronger than himself"
~. Francis continued. t.Quiet opposi-
44on of powerful organizations toward
- change leading to greater indepen-
1enco OF though or freedom liz n OF
- nenactag difficulties facing those
49, would Institute a system of schools
- meet the needs Of the child"
Henry II. Cope OF Chicago, speaking
J the religious education ~associa-
4oA%019Whtch he ts general secretary.
go the Present agitation for the
sAondhing 81 religion In the public
ecAools fs based on three misapprehen-
NeenA ~ follows:
First that the state may properly
1aAch religion: secor that religion
10n be taught as mathematics and
many other subjects can. and third.
Tat teaching religion would solve ali
~ problems Of youthful delinquency
= cure the general public apathy to
o00le1iastical affairs.
In recent times the attempts to
Deet that instruction In religion has
;eakea on q large degree OF educational
seriousness. The churches are facing
y that direction. II is the duty Of the
state 20 use every endeavor to meet ed
g otional needs. Whenever the work
~ the@Sundays schools or similar agen-
- elses to the level of the work OF
~ public schools. that common level
edDcatfcn efficiency ought to have
Dq6lie@recognition.s
~! Dherter course and longer hours were
iAxnopg the changes advocated by the
c0mrniasiotn on reorganization OF
methods a the teaching of manual
0ainlng In secondary schools In it's
annual report submitted today.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-08-06

btpst 49,
1n sh11 0c0k, the Chinese Revolu-
090,"ATthur i. Brown reprints q para
Gr4ph written by a Chinese who had
seeou much OF Europeans and North
Americans at Shanghai.
I'VE are always told that the coun-
ma rlct." the Chinese observed, but
skhat cannot bestrue,s else what do they
NJ colne here for9
They Jump around and kick balls
Z tf they were paid to do 1t. Again
X0u lind them making long tramps into
- country; but that Ia probably re-
sllgioua duty. for when they wave sticks
~ the If nobody knows why. Thev
Awe no sense OF dignity, for they may
- FOUND walking with m Yet the
MI are to be- pitied, too. On fes-
i've occasions they are dragged around
\ 70 the accompaniment. OF the
m0Mt helltsh music.
Another interesting paragraph ia
0m Chinese who had just returned
from 9 toursOf Europe and North Amer
- He wrote to q relative as follows:
ss8sY0u cannot clvilize these foreign
@sxtts. They are beyond redemption.
Mneya Will live Tor weeks and months
without touching a mouthful OF rice.
J = they eat the flesh OF bullocks and
Syxhy they smell so badly. They smell
H. aheep themselves. Every day they
kesa$bathet to rid thelnselves@of their
sd~lsagreeAble odors,, but they do not sue
N0ed.ggsSNorasdO they eat their meat
sv0oked an small pieces. It Is carried
ss TX the room insSlarge chunks.ssoften
hi ~ = dthsy cut and slash ana
tAAxSlt8apart They eat with knives
~ Sprongss Il makes. civflixed be-
!91 perfectly neryOuA.S One fauciea
n1MSel1 IN he presence OF sword-swaf-
0MersslsIhe even sit down at the
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-08-06
Clifford and Amos.
From Golfers.

90 re- EaHre
Pennsylvania friends tell US that some
folks in that state are opposing Clifford
Pinchot because the public prints have as
ISOLATED him with some rather extreme re-
formers. We hasten to inform these Penn
s~ylvanians that they are confusing Gif-
ford with his brother Amos. clifford
Pinchot is a great healist. He is one Of
the largest figures OF his generation. Be-
cause Of his Identification with al. that Il
implied by the term Conservation ~
future historian will have q ROOD deal to
say about him. Amos Pinchot, as PERI
mutter would put It, lis something else
again" He 10 q young man who has ac-
quired a great deal Of money by the cas-
lest known form Of acquisition. The lei-
sure which comes from that and the pos
session Of 9 famou brother account for
such participation as he has In public az
fairs. Amos IL q cubist in politics. He BE-
Is for most of the 'ismsS tndentified with
current agitation. not emitting pesslmism.
What he isn't for he's against. We cer-
won't confuse him with Clifford,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-08-06
corTRELL IDEAS.

Good Will is better than a con-
tract;
Too much help make. the help
helpless.
Freedom without s~elf-control
amounts to nothing.
A great brain seems to short
circuit the whole family that fol-
lows.
Often mar wins q reputation
for bravery simply because he Il
ference. =
The greatest races. nations and
i~ndiytdua1s are those who spend
the last time In harboring resent
+ menSs.
We like TO talk to peenle vho
know what we're talkin. about
that's the why Of old settlers.
Manly virtue is In the heart.
you hear q lot Of tntelIects ciick
when We don't hear many hearts
beat. -
Whats become Of the old-tima
clothters who used to throw IN q nails
OF suspenders when you bought
suit Of cIothesf
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-08-06

Now and then one sincerely asks. What
Is an Independent newspaper" The
question is pertinent. Here is the Chicago
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-08-06

ing swiftly; one saw the inner action
in the clear gray eyes. The general
and Alike. watching him, saw it.
II think I know how" he said.
CHAPTER Xxx.
THE STONE STAIRCASE.
Battista's prisoner stood at tie bar
red window high up the steep side of
the castle and stared out wistfully at
the receding infinity Of blueness-his
meadow. In the three months since his
letter had gone to France, he had
grown old. The juices OF his youth
seemed dried up; his ayes were blood
shot, his skin yellow; there was no
flesh on him. The waiting and hoping
had worn on him more than the dead
level OF the hopeless years before.
There was q new tenseness in the
lightly built figure, even in the long,
delicate. strong fingers. The prisoner
had caught a Whit Of the air OF home
and was choking for q full breath.
1t had not been SO before. The
brightness Of his temperament had
done him good service at first. Eager,
vehement, energetic. he had the heart
of q contented little child, and 1t had
led him to play and be happy in his
prison. as q buoyant child will make
q boat OF the chair in which he is set
for q punishment and sail away into
adventures. This man, developing out
Of the boy thrown into prison Ave years
ago might well prove to have limita-,
ttons. Full Of force and fire and
~gentleness. he had the virtues of his
qualities. but he had their defects, too.
1T might yet well be that he would fall,
short in sober Judgment; 1t might be
that he would not be found fitted for
any complication OF responsibility. Yet
there was In him something OF the
vision of the mystic. something of that
p~ower--called what 1t may be-which
has In all ages worked miracles and.
moved mountains. Out Of his COM
panions, sea and sky and distance
out OF great spaces outside and great
silence inside his prison he had drawn
power. and risen step by step in the
years. On the foundation Of the
Catholicism in which he had been
brought up he had built q religion
whose breadth reached right and left
beyond the old measure and covered
living things with the charity which
suffers long and is kind; whose height
stretched up into hopes underlined. OF
things unseen. All OF this had comforts
ed him and kept the glow OF his soul
undulled.
.Battista-who a been a fisherman
and not much known about the castle
he had gone to France with
those two letters Of Francois seWed in
to his right coat sleeve, a restlessness
all but uncomfortable had seized the
prisoner. He knew as well as his jailer
tales OF men thrown into dungeons
broken-of men never coming out at
all. No crueler tyrants than the
Austrians ever ruled. and no more
Epitiless. And now that his letters had
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-21
JOHNNIE M'MANUS GETS
NEW LOT OF BOARDERS


Santa Fe. Dec. 20.--Landlord John
b. MeManus of the states Hotel de
Vile, last night received twentv=three
more guests, increasing those rcgis-
tered with him to 36S Twenty-one of
the newcomers were brought from
Phoenix, Ariz. by United States Mar
shall j.. +. Dillon and five deputies
who occupied q special car on the
Santa Re. an honor generally afford
ed only to malefactors Of great
wealth.
OF the twcnty-onc, one IL an In
dian.s two are negroes and the re-
mainder Spanish americans the fed
eral government evidently having an
idea that they will like the atmos-
phere Of Santa Fe, redolent with an
tiunity. better than that Of Arizona.
The prisoners come Just In time to
participate In the Christmas festivi-
ties that Landlord McManus Is PLAN
ming and which viii include motion
picture show, minstrel show, turkey
dinner. etc.
Two prisoners were also brought
from Albuquerque by United states
Marshal A. II. Hudspeth. They are
F'austus Oigudn and Jose a. sandoval.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-21
PLAN TO Danish
POLITICAL BANK
FOR ALL TIME
Disclosures From Recent Fail
ures Have Caused All Hands
to Sit Up and Take Notice
of Conditions,

gssaelAL eosssseosnrnes 70 noaNlsa Jovsssll
Santa Fe. Dec. e0.-Remarkablc are
the disclosures made in the final
winding up OF the business OF the de-
funct American Hank and Trust COM
pany at-clovis. The receiver. Charles
II. Dennis, sold what remained OF the
banks effects. Jerre Haggard. cash
Ter OF the Citizens bank at Albuquer-
que. bought In the bank building for
$2.s50. However, the startling fea-
ture was that W. II. Land. Fort
Sumner banker, who for Si25 bought
0,O0i.4G OF notes and judgments
Besides, some $1,000 in notes had
been taken from the books and
charged OFF as uncoIlectlbe. The
surprising fact is that the officers,
stockholders and employees OF the
bank owed the bank s16.347.7S while
outsiders owed less than $4,000.
This failure. as well as that of the
First State bank at Las Cruces, have
already resulted in a banking act be-
ing drafted for Introduction in the
legislature to put a quietus once for
all ON political banking In New Mex
leo.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-21
DATE FOR MIDWINTER
EXAMINATIONS is SET

SPECIAL cosRssrosotrcs TO MORNING JOURNAL
Santa Re. Dec. 20.--The departs
ment of education today set Friday
and saturday. January 8 and 8, as the
dates for the midwinter examinations
Tor teachers certificates The ques-
tons for the examinations will be
sent to the county seat of each coun-
ty. II is an opportunity for those
having certificates to earn Il higher
grade and for those w:io have finish
ed a normal course to obtain their
first certificates.
In order to obtain the highest grade
of teachers for the rural schools, a
bill will be introduced in the legisla-
ture to provide for 100 annual sehol-
arships in the normal schools for
third grade rural teachers, each schol-
arship to be worth 5000. The candi-
dates for the scholarships are to be
selected by county school superinten-
dents from among those of his thifo
Grade teaehers who show the most
promise and ambition. and with the
Of the superintendent OIL
.,uolic instruction, are 70 be appointed
Nv the state senator or representative
from that district. This. together with
the seven months minimum termbill
are to be the principal educational
measures before the assembly.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-21

Santa re. Dec 2O.--'rhe federal
court jnstfies the employment Of
traps 70 catch those who sell liquor
to the Indians. according to a deci-
sion In the ease Of the United States
against Fernando crcado who has
been sentenced to six months In Jail
and to pay a fine Of 500 and costs
for selling liquor to an Indian. 4 fed
eral special agent and others testified
that Creado Was a notorious bootleg
ger and that federal officer had put
up a game on him and induced him
70 violate the law. The court approved
the setting Of the trap.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-21
STAUBER & WRIGHT TO
ERECT $25, 900 MILL

SPECIAL CONSEQUENCES NOTHING sousnttl
Silver City, n. NJ, Dec. 2O.--It is
announced by stauber g. Wright,
lessees Of the Savanna Copper com-
pany's extensive properties al Pines
Altos. that a $4,000 mill for The
treatment Of ore. will be erected at
an early date. on the Pacific No. 2
property to treat ores being mined
from the Pacific mine. The mine will
employ the eiecfrostatlo process Of
metal separation.
The Pacific mine is the one from
which Stauber 4 Wright. during the
past few months have taken gold ore
valued az upwards of 500, 600. The
new mill viii further increase the out
put of the property which is expected
to become one of the largest gold pro-
ducers in New Mexico within the next
year.
II Is said that the new mill will also
treat the ores of other mines in the
Pinos Altos camp now being operated
on an extensive scale.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-21
CHILD is OPERATED
ON IN MORNING; OUT
C0ASTING IN AFTERNOON

Santa Re. Dec. 20.--1'he rapid adj
vance of surgery even In minor OPP
erations was illustrated yesterday
when Alfred Rolls, son Or. James A..
Rolls Of Palace avenue, underwent an
operation In the forenoon for the re-
movHl Of adenoids and in the after
noon was out coastns on his sled with
a party Of friends.
Even in major operations. the prog
ress has been marvellous for although
in the past five years some 40 opera
tons for appendicitis were performed
in Santa Fe, only two deaths were re-
corded and these from cause extran-
eous to the operation. In addition
large number Of cases Of appendicitis
were treated without an operation
and not single fatality was recorded.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-21
SANTA FE PERSONALS.

SPECIAL commencement 70 MORNING iouRNAli
Santa re, Dee. 20.--Federal Judge
William II. Pope left today for ATTAIN
ia. Ca, to join Mrs. Pope, who is
spending the Christmas holidays with
relatives The Sunday after Christ =
mas they will be guests Of friends in
Charleston, 5. G. ON New Years day
they will be house guests of United
States Senator and Mrs. Hoke Smith
at Washington. d. &. on January &
they will arrive In New York, where
Judge Pope win hear cases on the
federal bench during that month, an
honor and distinction Of which New
Mexico has reason to be proud.
Ex-Governor l.. Bradford Prince
returned last evening from Flushing
n. " Mrs. Prince viii arrive in a
few days coming the southern route
as the attitudes Of the northern route
are too high for her.
j. G. Morgan arrived yesterday from
Boscman, Mont surprising his daugh-
ter, Mrs. y. Il. Mccullough He will
be a guest at the Presbyterian Manse
over the holidays.
Mrs. II. p. Davies. who went east
several months ago 10 undergo a se-
rious operation, will be home on
Tuesday fiom Waterloo. Iowa. where
she has been the guest OF relatives.
She has completely recovered.
Aaiutant General and Mrs Harry
7. Herring returned this forenoon af-
ter an absence of several weeks, dur
ing which the adiutant general in
speeted the National guard organiza-
lions at Roswell, Silver city. Deming,
Las Cruces and other points
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-21
IS
REPORTED BLOWN
UP IN NORTH SEA
News Brought to New York
by Passenger From LIVER
pool Is Stated on Alleged
Authority Of Eye Witnesses,

luf sonnNa toussst srsrtAl leAnro wtRsf
New York. Dee 90-~-A report that
the british dfeadnuuaht Thunderer
was sunk IN the North sen ON Novem-
Der ! by mine or being h't by a tor
pcdo. was brought here today OK
George Rottweiler OF Chicago. pas
scnger en the steamer ST. Lotus from
Liverpool
According to Mr. Roiiwciler. The
sinking Of the dreadnaught was witt
messed by eight men. members Of the
crew III small swedish sailing ship
called the Soefjord that put into Liv-
erpocl with survivors from the dread
naught on hoard
"Thrfe men were taken IN charge
by British officers and were kept I'm
der surveillance AZ an oul OF the way
sailors mission" said Mr. RottweIler.
~ heard Of the report IN round
about way and through a friend
managed 70 Talk with one Of the crew.
He told me that the Thmderer blew
up and sank IN fun view Of himself
and his mates on the Soeflord The
crew fastened to the scene and a dnz-
en- or SO Of men we're picked up from
the water
Mr. Rottweiler said he and % 9TH
ers were taken from the shin by Brit
ish authorities AZ Plymouth md de-
tanned eight DAYS pending investiga-
tion as to their being Germans. but
were released on proof OF Identity
The soefiord Is not lislod IN the
maritime register, hut this may be
due to her being 4 small boat.