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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-27

made Up of the trails over which he
had hunted Beyond those places ne
did not know that there was sucn a
thing as existence. And In that World
small in his understanding OF Things
was GRAY Wolf. He could not mss
her. That world, in MS com
prehension of it, ran from the NC
Farlane in a narrow trail through the
forests and over the plains to the III.
tie valley from whi2h the beavers had
driven them. If Gray Wolf was not
here - she was there, and tirelessly
he resumed his quest of her.
Not until the stars were fading, out
of the sky again, and gray dawn was
giving place to night, did exhaustion
and hunger stop him. He killed rab-
bit, and for hours after he had feasted
he Law close to his kill and slept. Then
he went on.
The fourth night he came to the lit
tie valley between the two ridges, and
under the stars, more brilliant now IN
the chill clearness of the early autumn
nights, he followed the creek down IN
to their old swamp home. 1t was broad
day when he reached the edge of the
great beaver pond that now completely
surrounded the windfall under which
Gray VOLTS second born had come in
to the world. Broken Tooth and the
other beavers had wrought a big
change in what had once been his
home and Gray VOLTS and for many
minutes Kazan stood silent and mo-
tionless at the edge Of the pond, snltr.
ing the air heavy with the unpleasant
odor of the usurpers. Until now his
spirit had remained unbroken. Foot.
sore, with thinned sides and gaunt
head, he circled slowly through the
swamp. All that day he searched. And
his crest lay fat now, and there was
a hunted look in the droop Of his shout
ders and In the shifting lok Of his eyes.
Gray Wolf was gone.
Slowly nature was impinging that
fact upon him. She had passed out OF
his world and out of his life. and he
was filed with loneliness and grief
SO great that the forest seemed strange
and the stiffness of the wild a thing
that now oppressed and frightened
him. Once more the dog in him was
mastering the wolf. With Gray Wolf
he had possessed the world of free
dom. Without her, that world was so
big and strange and empty that it ap-
palled him. Late in the afternoon he
came upon little pile Of crushed clam
shells on the shore Of the stream He
shifted at them - turned away = went
back, and shifted again. 1t was where
Gray Wolf had made last feast In
the swamp before continuing south.
But the scent she had left behind was
not strong enough to tell kazan, and
for a second time he turned away.
That night he skunk under log, and
cried himself to sleep. Deep in tue
night he ereved in his uneasy SUM
ber like a child. And day after day,
and night after night, Kazan remaiued
Sinking creature of the big swamp.
mourning for the one creature that had
brought him out IF chaos into ligh',
who had filed his world for him, and
VINO. in going from him, had taken
from this world even the things that
Cray Wolf had lost in her blindness.
(To be continued.)
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CHAPTER XVI.
An Emntv World.

Mile after mile Kazan went on. For
time he was oppressed by the shlv-
ering note of death that had come to
him in Sandy McTrigger's cry, and he
slipped through the banskians like
shadow, his ears fattened, his tall
trailing, his hindquarters betraying the
curious sinking quality of the wolf
and dog stealing away from danger.
Then he came out upon plain, and the
stiffness. the billion stars in the clear
vault of the sky, and the keen air that
carried with it breath of the Arctic
barrens made him alert and question
ing. He faced the direction OF the
wind. Somewhere off there, far to the
south and west was Gray DWolf. For
the first time in many weeks he sat
back on his launches and gave the
deep and vibrant call that echoed
weirdly for miles about him. Back in
the banskians the big Dane heard 1t,
and whined From over the still body
Of Sandy McTrigger the little profes'
sor looked up with white tense face
and listened for second cry. But In
stinct told Kazan that to that first call
there would be no answer. and now he
struck out swiftly. galloping mile after
mile, as a dog follows the trail Of its
master home. He did not turn back
to the lake, nor was his direction to-
ward Red Gold City. AS straight as he
might have followed road blazed by
the hand of man, he cut across the
forty miles of plain and swamp and
forest and rocky ridge that lay be-
tween him and the McFarlane. All
that night he did not call again for
GRAY Wolf. With him reasoning was
process brought about by habit : by
precedent and as Gray Wolf had
waited for him many times before he
knew that she would be waiting for
him now near the sand bar.
By dawn he had reached the river,
within three miles of the sand bar.
Scarcely was the sun up when he stood
on the white strip of sand where he
ard Gray Wolf had come down to
drink. Expectantly and confidently he
looked about him for Gray Wolf whin-
ing softly and wagging his tail. He
began to search for her scent. but
rains had washed even her footprints
from the clean sand. All that day he
searched for her along the river and
out on the plain He went to where
they had killed their last rabbit He
shifted at the bushes where the poison
bats had hung. Again and again he
sat back on his launches and sent out
his mating cry to her. And slowly, as
he did these things. nature was work
ing In him that miracle of the wild
which the Crees have named the
spirit call" AS 1t had worked in
GRAY Wolf, 50 now it stirred the blood
of Kszan. With the going Of the sun,
and the sweeping about him of shadowy
night, he turned more and more to the
south and east His whole world was
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-27

as impossible as though their wearer
were hoped and laced to the mode
of that time.
The tendency since then, they tell
us, has been to Over-develop the
girl, to give her muscle and power to
the detriment of grace. This may or
may not be-personally, we prefer a
girl who is a bit awkward, if she
CLOVIS with health and vitality, to
more delicate II more graceful
creature.
Few women to-day can give enough
time to physical culture to over
develop their muscles, so, as far as
the average goes, there is little
enough to worry about. But this
simple exercise, practiced daily, will
help a bit to timber up the muscles
and to acquire graceful pose.
Stand with the hands back OF the
head, and stretch as hard as you can
AS you would If you were sleepy
and wanted to yawn. Raise the arms
then over the head, thrust them back
as far as you can, bring them for
ward and then drop them. Then.
bend the knees, raising on the toes
at the same time, till you are in .
crouched position, then suddenly
spring erect. Repeat this several
times.
This gives full play to several i'm
portant muscles in the body, giving
you better control over them and con.
sequent ease of position or posture.
Questions and Answers
I haze tried several ,ccll-recon,n ended
tonics 1oithout success, and though am
not i'll, feel as though needed some
thing each day to intigoratc me. VIII you
tell me of omething ?-Delicdte.
Reply-Why not try daily hot salt
bath? This is wonderfully invigorating
tonic, and far better than filling your
system with drugs. Put large handful
Of sea salt-which you can purchase for
ten cents for good sized bag-into your
bath water, and follow this with dash
OF cold water.
Hon. can orcrcome sc7f-consciousness
in my sin-yedr- old ddaghters-A Mother. :
Reply-Praise her instead Of nagging
at her seem not to notice her when
there are guests present. II she appears
overly bashful. No one approves of :. pre-
cocious child, but it is better for small
girl to be little self-opinionated than to
act like an abused animal before company.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-27
PRODUCERS OF COKE
ARE INEFFICIENT

Connellsville, Pa, Nov. 25.-Reports
from the coke region show that while
31,700 ovens are in operation with
rated capacity Of 100000 tons per week,
production was only $4,000 tons. This,
the operators say, was due to the in
suffciency and inefficiency of labor.
Plant managers are aiming to keep
their operations at six days week, but
many ovens continue to be lost be.
cause workmen fail to report regularly
for duty. Two hundred ovens were add
ed to the active list this week
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| shoulders. and the starlight revealed
the murderous face of Sandy McTrig-
| ger. Kazan crouched low. He laid his
head fiat between his forepaws. His
long fangs cleaned. But he made no
sound that betrayed his concealment
! under a thick banskian shrub. Step
by step Sandy approached, and at last
| he reached the flap Of the tent. he
did not carry a club or whip in his
hand now. In the place of either OF
those was the glitter of steel. At the
door to the tent he paused, and peered
in, his back to Kazan.
Silently, swiftly - the wolf now IN
every movement, Kazan came to ms
feet. He forgot the chain that held
him. Ten feet away stood the enemy
he hated above all others he had ever
known. Every ounce of strength in
his splendid body gathered itself for
the spring. And then he leaped. This
time the chain did not pull him back
almost neck broken. Age and the ele-
ments had weakened the leather col
lar he had worn since the days OF his
slavery in the traces, and 1t gave way
with a snap. Sandy turned, and In
second leap Kazan's fangs sank into
the flesh of his arm. With startleo
cry the man fell, and as they rolled
over on the ground the big Danes
deep voice rolled out in thunderous
alarm as he tugged at his leash. In
the fall Kazans hold was broken. In
an instant he was on his feet, ready
for another attack. And then the
change came. He was free. The COZ
lar was zone from his neck. The forest
the stars, the whispering wind were all
about him. Here were men, and on
there was - Gray Wolf! His ears
dropped, and he turned swiftly, and
slipped like a shadow back into the
glorious freedom Of his world.
A hundred yards away something
stopped him for an instant. It was not
the big Danes voice. but the sharp
crack = crack = crack Of the little
automatic And above that
sound there rose the voice OF Sandy
in a weird and terrible cry.
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OFFICERS
OF PRACTICE RIDE

Chicago, Nov. 25.-Fifty cavalry Of
ficers of the national guard Of Wis
consin, Missouri and Illinois left here
today on four day test ride under the
supervision Of the war department.
Major McNamee of the Fifth Uni
ted States cavalry, inspection officer
for this national guard division, viii
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VILLA MEN RETREAT.

Nogales, Ariz., Nov. 25-With Car
rama forces under Gen. Aware Obregon
reported to be driving ahead Of them
the retreating Villa army OF Gen. Jose
Rodriguez, which is falling back upon
Nogales, Sonora. just across the line,
battle is believed to be nearat hand to-
day.
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protected BY The Adams Newspaper serv!cc1

direct the ride, which is the first to
be made by militia officers under con-
ditions prescribed for regular army Of
ticers. They plan to cover 120 miles
during the trip.
The ride today took the officers to-
ward Waukegan, Ill The weather
was clear and warm for the start of
the trip.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-27

turing girls were led from the
Lydia Languish state to the present
day fully-developed, healthy woman.
Physical exercises at first consisted
of dumb-bells and Indian clubs, prac-
ticed without or with light stays, in
gymnasium dresses that were the
very soul of modesty. They had
skirts quite to the ankle and very
voluminous, making active exercise
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Ease And Grace

~ ECENTLY, one of our large
N monthly magazines printed
= story on the growth Of the
athletic idea" for women, tracing
the gradual steps by which the ma
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-03
STAY BULLET
HITS WHITE BOY
OFFICER JIM HANM WAS
sfoOTING AT NEGRO AND +
MISSED HIM.
WOUND IS SLIGHT
Negro Trusted to Legs TO Keep Him
Out OF Jail and Made Race
Track Out of College
Street.

Albert Flowers, employed at the
w. g. Mcclain barn and garage,
was hit in the leg by stray bull
let about $3.50 O'Clock this after
noon when Officer Jim Hamm at
tempted TO stop a negro who trust
ed to his legs to keep him out of
jail. The bullet grazed Flowers
right leg just below the knee and
inflicted a wound that will require
some days 10 heal over. Two shots
were fired at the fleeing negro as
he sped along College street and
both went wild of their mark so far
as stopping the negro was concern
ed.
Officer Hamm was taking young
negro to Jail and as they rounded
the turn into Water street the ne
gro, who was begging Hamm not
to lock him up, broke and ran. He
turned back into College street and
headed straight for the II. & T. G..
station without much regard for
sidewalks The shot fred just be-
fore the negro reached College
street seemed to Increase his speed
and the second shot was fired at
longer range. II was the second
shot that struck Flowers in the
leg. The negro didn't stop to make
inquiry about the way he was go
ing but rounded the corner at the
station in high gear and was out of
sight in a very short time. Those
who witnessed the race say the ne
gro was in Ennis within ten min
utes after the second shot was fir
ed ii he kept up the rate of speed
he was travelling at when he round
ed the corner at the II. & I. G. sta
ton.
As we go to press the officers are
making a search for tile negro but
his capture has not been reported.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-03
BRISTOL PEOPLE WILL
OPPOSE LEVEE BUILDING
MEN WHO LIVE OUTSIDE OF RI
CLAIMED TERRITORY REG
iSTER KICK.
Say Construction OF Leyee VIII Cause
Their Lands to Overflow and
that They WIN Be
Damaged.

Citizens from Bristol are up in
arms anent the proposed new leyee
in drainage district No. 3 ard are
here today to make protest before
The commissioners These men say
the plan is to levee along Trinity
River, Red Oak and change The
channel. Of Bear Greek. which will
damage their property and they
want to register a kick against IT,
Among those here today are VIII
Bentley, VIII Gray, Arthur Stacks,
Riley Hefley, Frank Hefiey OF Bris-
toll and Or. Moore and J. ". Stacks
OF Palmer. 1t is estimated that
probably 1,000 acres Of land on the
south side of Red Oak creek and
along Bear creek will overflow
when the ieyee is constructed on
the north side OF ire creek
Parties favoring the leyee viii
attempt to show how a vast acreage
may be regained through the build
ing Of the levee
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-03
COUNTY SCHOOLS Arc
CONSTANTLY IMPROVING
sARDls DISTRICT HOPES TO BE-
CONE MODEL SCHOOL or
THE STATE.
People There Take Great Pride III
Their school and Nan; Only
the Bes,--Ray People
Interested.

County superintendent w. S.
Ely announces that the Sardis
school district viii this afternoon
ask the commissioners court 10
call an election III that district TO
determine whether or not the maiG-
teuance school tax shall be raised
to the maximum Sardis commun-
ity prides herself on her school and
is endeavoring to make il one OF
the very best in the state. With a
nlaintenauce TAX OF So cents on the
SI00 valuation il is hoped the
school win be granted a full s5pe
state aid. Already stale aid 10 The
amount oil SaOo has been promised.
but the board Is endeavoring TO i'm
prove IT'S library facilities and hopes
70 gsf AN additional S3oe from the
state milton dollar appropriation.
The county superintendent also
rlports considerable activity IA
school matters in abe Ray conn
muuiin De- s. possible laat the
present building vil be Discarded
anl a ncN oae constructed. and b
tns nei iou. Cher. Ai'l bs ga ei
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-03
BASE BALL COMMITTEE WILL
DISCUSS CONTRACT TO-DAY

Members Of the baseball COM
mittee from the Chamber OF Com
merce viii meet this afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock for the pufpose of per-
feeting arrangements for signing
the contract with the Detroit Tigers
to train here next spring The wire
from President Nayin OF the De-
troit club announced td1at the con-
tract would be forM ardsd at once
and the committee wants 10 be
ready when it arrives. The mere
announcement that Waxahachie has
been selected as training place
has brought the town into promi-
hence in Detroit and throughout the
American league circuit Newspa-
pers in the north are making in-
quiries about Waxahachie. the flu
ture home Of the Tigers in training
season.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-03
KNIGHTS Or pYlH|ss L0DGE
ELECTS OFFICERS FOR YEAR

The following officers were elect
cd at a regular meeting of the
knights oil Pythias last night: G. A.
Mccormick, c. c.; II p. Buchanan,
Vice Chancellor; II. L. Turns, Pre-
late; w G. McClain, Master OF
Works; Cal Nall, Master Exche-
quer; Vose Trippett, Keeper OF Re-
cords and Seals; j. A. Nugent, Mas
ter at Arms. w. L. Jones, Inner
guard, Paul Nelson, Cuter-guard;
Lee F. Quaite. Trustee.
Tom Ball was elected representa-
tive to the Grand Lodge from the
stonewall Ledge No. IS. This is an
honor conferred upon most worthy
man and X. of p.
The attendance last night was
good and al present were inter
ested in selecting the men who will
I'LL the various stations during the
coming year.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-03

After six months OF widowhood,
Lizzie consented to enter the state
OF matrimony again, says the Pitts
burg Dispatch. Shortly agser she
was led 10 the altar her former mis-
tress met her on the street. Lizzie
was dressed in DEEPEST mourning.
why, Lizzi," exclaimed the other
in great surprise, for whom are
You IN blacks"
tits for poor Mike, my furrst
husband, answered Lizzie. when
he died oi wuz that poor oi couldn't
but oi said If iyer OF could OF would.
on me new man. Dan, is as gcner-
oEs as a lord. mum"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-03
FRs CUTS
)WN THROAT
Ia IN JAIL on DOUBLE
n CHARGE ATTEMPTS
SUICIDE.
DRAWS NEAR
and Broo,iipg Over Tron-
.seu as Reason for Rash
Act of J.. X. a.
Powers.

early hour this morning !.
kwers. held in the county jail
.ble charge OF murder with
attempted to end his life
snp his throat with a safety
de. and he missed his pur-
nv the closest possible mar
vsicians were summoned IN
save him from bleeding TO
rhe act was committed prob
Ixeen . and 3 O'Clock in the
hut was not discovered un-
4 6 o'clock. Drs. Simpson
~ were called and gave first
ktment with the result the
is getting along well and
byer
Indications are that Powers
kut to bed at all last night,
head rolled himself in his
Ion the floor and slashed his
barely missing the jugular
IL bled so profusely that he
host dead from loss of blood
bund. His struggles were
hst before 6 O'Clock by the
of adjoining cells and the
toused Jailer Rogers who
once TO Powers cell aud
|yestigation.
Is was removed to the hos
ard after his wound was
and this afternoon he Is get
ng very we'll according to re-
prisoner is held in Jail on q
murder charge. that OF kill
McCarty ard his son, Travis,
s last summer. and his trial
or the present month. Il IS
that his confinement is tel
his health and that the plan
to end ii all was not any
urprise to those who have
him.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-03

DR.. Philip Newton Of Washington
Joined Red Cross unit which went
to Russia The drowning of his
fiancee, Miss Alice Dorothy Nixon,
had so affected him that he deter
mined to go to war 10 overcome
his grief. He was placed in charge
OF hospital at Kiev, and there he
met Princess Shahofskaya Of Petro-
grad, who was a nurse in the hos
pital. They We're married later,
and then the American was assign
ed to the Russian Sixth Army Corps
with the rank Of general. No ether
American with European army
has yet attained rank so high
-~------~-
esting reading because the facts and
words used in such a way to at
tract the closest reading. Kent is
on the shelf now and we doubt If
any enc will be willing to take him
down at the bargsin he is or would
be.--Italy News-H Herald.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-03
MAY ASK FOR RECALL OF
GERMAN NAVAL lITlCH[

WASHINGTON, Dec. s.-The re-
pert became general in Washington
today that Secretary Lansing has
Informed Ambassador Won Bernstorff
that Capt Boyd, German naval
attache. is persona grata 10 this
government Lansing and the am
bassador both refused to discuss the
report, the latter saying:
Il cannot tell you what We talked
about today"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-03
Couldn't Blame Ii.

The hotel was not a very good
one and the travelling men knew il.
Nevertheless they were obliged to
go there when they came late at
night to the little town. In the
middle of the night one Of them
was dimiy conscious that some-
thing was wrong. Suddenly he real
lied that the trouble came from a
leaking gas Jet.
Wake up. Bin" he shouted.
shaking his friend Violently, ~The
eas is escapingi"
We'll" gro~ied Bill. "can you
blame itg"--ladies' Home journal.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-03
HOSTILE CRUISER STRUCK
By the TURKISH GUnnERs

LONDON, Dec. s.-The Turkish
var office reported today that q
hostile cruiser WIS struck by Turk
ish batteries during a land bonn
bardment by the allied fleet. The
vessel was forced to retire. The
statement also said that Turkish
aviators bombarded an allied tor
pcdo boat stranded on the coast Of
the Gulf of Sarosa.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-03

Jennings Carlisle, one Of the
finest young men ITALY ever turned
OFT, now prominent business man
il Waxahachie. was here on Thanks
giving and was one Of the fortunate
ones To partake Of tie hospitality OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Bush Wexford who
gave a number OF their friends an
eight-coarse six o'clock dinner
Ennis News.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-03
PLEAD GUILTY TO CHARGES
EMBtzzlIhG HOTEL FUNDS

DALLAS, Texas, Dee. 3 f. G.
Ringwalt. former cashier OF the
Oriental hotel, and C. T. East, form
e. seeretary-treasurer. pleaded gull
ty in the district eourt today to
charges or embezziement in eonnec-
tion with a shortage at thc hotel
According TO ar agreement rnade
with the state Ringwalt was given
two years With suspended sem
t1nce and East was given two years
without suspension
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-03
GIRLS SHOULD RAISE BABIES
For WAR PREPAREDNESS

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Dec. b..
Walton Green. newspaper man.
today told Radoiiff College girls to
raise babies for war preparedness"
He said they should turn r cold
shoulder to the pacifist young man
and see that the nation is not
stified for the lack OF babies.
III you've got a book in one
hand, have baby in the othre.' he
said.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-03
GlAR's TROOPS REPORTED
TO De IN BULGARIA

LONDON. Dec, g.. Dispatches
from Saionica today reported that
Russian troops had crossed into
Roumanian territory. but these re-
ports are moi confirmed from Pc
trograd.
One salonica dispatch said II was
rumored a small Russian force hal
actually crossed Roumania and had
arrived ia Bulgaria.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-03

meeting of the Sixteen club
xahachie last week, Charley
Iusiness manager of the Daily
Told the club Why he had not
!. His reasons made inter