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Courier Democrat., 1916-12-28

had recovered: gambler named Cat
lin and Jules. the proprietor Of the
Empire.
Crawford is back in town." said
some one.
Make it FIVE then" said Danny in
stantly.
Next came up the vital questions Of
ways and means. Many were in favor
OF night surprise and an Immediate
hanging before the desperadoes could
be organized for defense. Danny had
q hard time showing them good rea-
sons against this course. but at last he
succeeded
This must be done deliberately and
publicly" he maintained "Otherwise
it fails of its effect We've got to show
the gang that the camp is against
them, and that won't be done by hang
ing some Of them secretly"
Suppose the camp doesn't back us
up?" queried a miner
Remember your oath. gentlemen"
was Danny's only reply to this.
1t was decided at last that five COM
mittees should be appointed to arrest
each Of the five men. that the prison
ers should be confined in certain iso-
lated log cabin and that the execution
should take place in broad daylight.
There remained only to apportion the
committees This was done, and ut
about or $ o'clock we quietly dis
perscd. | was instructed to cooperate
with three of the miners in the arrest
of Catlin.
Courier Democrat., 1916-12-28
PAGE

ers walked steadily enough to take
their places on the dry goods boxes
For Gods sake. gentlemen" up
pealed Crawford in n loud tone Of
voice. give me time to write homer
Ask him how much time he gave
Tom Clevelandw shouted n voice.
"If I'd only had show" retorted
Crawford. "ff I'd known what YOU
We're after, you'd have had gay time
taking me-"
There was some little delay in ad-
justing the cords.
IF you're going to hang me get at
it, said Jules. with an oath: eff not,
l want YOU to tie a bandagc on nv
finger It's bleeding"
Give me your coat. Catlin,' said
Crawford. You never gave me any
thing yet. Now's your chance"
Danny Randall broke in on this ex-
change
You are about to be executed" said
he sobery. IF you have any dying
requests to make this is your last op-
portnnity. They will be carefully
hecdcu
Scarface Charley broke in with q
rough laugh.
How do ] look boys. With halter
around my neck" be cried
This grim effort was received in ST.
lcnrc.
Your time is very short Danny re-
minded him.
'Wcll, then" said the desperado. 'T
want one more drink of whisky before
| die"
Courier Democrat., 1916-12-28
Copyright, 1918, by Doubleday, Page & Co.
signal. Go see what it is. Just wan

signal. Go see what it is. Just wan
der out carelessly.'
In the depths of the thicket found
human figure crouched. 1t glided to
me, and l made out dimly the squat
form Of Pete, Barnes negro slave,
from the hotel.
'Lo-dee, massa," whispered he, done
thought you nevah would come"
What is it, Pete?" asked in the
satne guarded tones.
II done got somefin' to tell you
While ketchin' Ill bit of sleep
'longside that white trash Motors
place done heah dey all plannin' to
git out warrant for to arres' Massa
Fairfax and Massa Pine and Massa
Mash for a-killin' dem men las week,
! and l heah dem say dey gwine fer to
glib dem trial, and if dey fight dey
gwine done shoot 'em."
THAT is serious news. Pete" said I.
"Who were talking:' But Pete, who
was already frightened half to death,
grew suddenly cautious.
Il don jest rightly know, sah," he
said sullenly. Il couldn't tell. Jes'
| Massa Motion. He say he gwine sw'ar
in good big posse
II can believe that" said 1 thought
| fully. 'Pete,' l turned on him sud
! denly, don't YOU know they'd skin
you alive if they found out you'd been
! here?"
Pete was shaking violently, and at
my words a strong shudder went
through his frame. and his teeth struck
; family together.
| why did you do 1t?"
"Massa Fairfax is quality, sah." he
+ replied with a certain dignity. 81 Jest
Il pore niger, but l knows quality
/! when l sees it, and don't aim to have
| no pore white truck kill none Of my
folks If 1 can help it."
! Pete" said l., fully satisfied. you
are a good fellow Now get along
, back"
He disappeared before the words
were fairly out Of my mouth.
! "Yank," l announced, returning to
the fire. Owe got to go uptown. That
was Pete, Barnes nigger, to say that
they've got out a legal warrant for
! the express messengers arrest for that
! killing last week. Neat little scheme
! | found Danny Randall in his ac-
! customed place. At n hint he sent for
DR.. Rankin. TO the two l unfolded
the plot. Both listened in silence un-
til | had quite finished. Then Danny
leaped to his feet and hit the table
with his closed fist.
'The fools!' he cried II gave them
credit for more sense. Hit at Danny
Randall's men. will they? Well,
they'll find that Danny Randall can
protect his own! Forgotten that little
point, have they?"
The cool. impaSsive. mild little man
had changed utterly. His teeth barred,
the muscles Of his cheeks frightened,
two deep burrows appeared between
his eyes. which sparlled and danced.
From the most inoffensive looking
creature possible to imagine he had be-
come suddenly menacing and danger
Gus.
What do you intend. Randall ?''
asked Dr. Rankin. He was leaning
slightly forward and he spoke in a
gentle voice, but his hand was clinch-
ed on the table, and his figure was
rigid
"Do?" repeated Randall fiercely.
Why, run that gang out OF town, of
course."
81 thought you said the time was
not ripe?"
We'll ripen it, said Danny Ran
dali.
Danny Randall issued his orders as
a general would. First he sent warn
ing word to Cal Marsh. still nursing
Courier Democrat., 1916-12-28
Airplane Chickens.

when l order poultry from you
again" said the man who always quar-
rels with his trades people, Il don't
want you to send me any of those air.
plane chickens
What kind do you mean2" asked the
dealer.
THE sort that are all wings and ma
chinery and no meat" - PITTSBURGH
Chronicle Telegraph ......
Courier Democrat., 1916-12-28
Wit Not Appreciated.

Stubs was feeling his way to the
kitchen stove in the dark when he fell
over the coal scuttle.
"Oh, John" called Mrs. Stubbs
sweetly, 81 know what you need. You
should get what they have on battle
ships"
whats that?' growled Stubbs as he
rubbed his Shins
why. range finder"
And what Stubbs said about wo-
mans wit was plenty.
Courier Democrat., 1916-12-28

awoke. We were not feeling
very fresh, to say the least,
4 and we took some little time
TO get Strengthened around. Then we
went down to the Morena cabin.
I am not going to dwell on what we
found there. All four Of it's inmates
had been killed with buckshot and the
place ransacked from end to end. APP
Earently the first volley had killed our
ormer partners and Sonora Morena
Is they lay. Morena had staggered to
lis feet and halfway across the room.
The excitement caused by this fright
ul crime was intense. Every man
hit work. \ great crowd assembled
Morton as sheriff was very busy. and
loud threats were uttered By his satel
Iites as to the apprehension Of the
purderers. The temper Of the crowd
Owevcr. was sulen No man dared
tlist his neiyhbor. aId yet every hon
(st breast Sweilc,l With impotent i'll
ignation at this wholesale and un-
provoked massacre. No clew was pos
fble. Everybody remembered, Of
OuISe, uoN UiOitutdSL anu puDllclN
he fact Of the gold had been scatter
|d. Nobody dared utter his suspicious
he had any
The victims We're buried by large
eOncourse that cGdiel and hesitated
ind mutterel. long after the graves
lad been filled in Vaguely it was felt
hat the condition of affairs was i'll
olerable, but no one knew how it was
be remedied. Nothing definite could
e proved against any one. and yet
elieve that every honest man knew
4 moral certainty at least the cap
aims and instigators of the various
utrages. y leader could have raised
ayenginS mob. provided he could
ave survived the necessary ten min
les!
I'VE scattered at last to our varicus
occupations. ] vas too much upset
p work, so l'rcturned to where Yank
fas smoking over the fire. He had
near as ! can remember, said not
pc word since the discovery Of the
eagedy. On my approach he took his
ipe from his mouth
Nothing done" he inquired
Nothing" | replied What is there
be doneY'
"Don't know" said he. replacing his
ipe: then around the stem Of it, 81
Fas fond Of those people,"
$50 was l." ! agreed sincerely.
Have you thought what lucky es-
rape you yourself had?"
Yank nodded. We sat for long
time in silence. My thoughts turned
slowly and sullenly in heavy, i'm
potent anger A small bird chirped
plaintively from the thicket near at
hand. Except for the tinkle Of our
little stream and the muftled roar Of
&the distant river, this was the only
@sound to strike across the dead black
&slence of the autumn night. So per-
Esistently did the bird utter its single
Ecall that at last it aroused even my
Fdowncast attention, so that / remark
- on 1t carelessly to Yank. He came
s'out Of his brown study and raised his
Eheads
d ITS no bird: it's human" he said
safter listening a moment That's a
Courier Democrat., 1916-12-28
Old Trinity.

Old Trinity, as it is f&nilarly known.
at Wall street and Broadway, in New
York, is not so old as churches go. The
first Trinity was erected on the site In
1907 and burned in 1776. And the sec
ond became unsafe in 1876, when It
was demolished and the present church
built.-New York World.
Courier Democrat., 1916-12-28
SYNOPSIS

lS% Talbot Wards challenge to Frank Mum
SAroe to a personal encounter to determine
whether Munroe is fit to make a trip to
sEalifornia in search Of gold is accepted.
IA Munroe gets hammerlocle on Ward and
IL wins the bout.
tasS They choose the Panama route. Ward.
1t develops. is an old campaigner. On
board ship they meet Johnny Fairfax and
aSYank Rogers. The four become partners
8SS Arriving at Chagres, Talbot Wards
Il knowledge of Spanish and his firm treat
4 hent of the native boatmen help wonder
fully. The party enters u tropical forest
sSs They reach Gatun, and. after passing
sSthrough several villages whero Ward al
Ways diplomatically handles the natives
they arrive in Panama.
Ward forces steamship agent to ze4 md
passage monev because ship isn't avaiIa-
ble.
SYank has provided accommodations for
" on board a sailing ship. They arrive
81 San Francisco.
EYWard puts it up to each man to get
($120 in one day. NIunroe makes So as a
Raborer. Johnny CANDLES and gets 500.
sBwaru asrounds the party by teInng
hoW, by shrewd business deals in one day
q the Golden City. he accumulated sew
".
E::id decides that he viii not go 7v7t7.
ne party to the mines. but will stay in
San Francisco, where he thinks more
gold is to be found.
The party dig their first golo. Tney are
cnot much encouraged when told that the
value Of their first pan is u cents.
J Don Gaspar, u Spanard. and his man
Ykservant Fasquez join forces with the trio
and the gold is divided into five parts.
ES After working like beavers several days
3Nhe miners decide to take day off and
attend a miners meeting in town.
For SIS a week in gold and drink of
Whisky twice a day Bagsby promises to
sad the party to q rich unexplored min
ng country.
A band of Indians come into the camp
TO trade. They are thankful for blankets
Later the Indians attempt an ambuscade
but are routed by rifle shots.
Johnny gets into an alteration With
6carface Charlie Johnny's splendid nerve
sattracts Danny Randall who is seeking
honest men in the camp.
Scarface Charlie sends Johnny chak
Aenge to meet him at the main saloon.
Johnny, with another great display oa
nerve, drops Scarface Charlie.
Courier Democrat., 1916-12-28
Fame.

Fame is easily acquired. All yon
have to do is to be in. the right place
at the right time and do the right thing.
In the right way-andsthen advertise 1t
properly.-Puck.
Courier Democrat., 1916-12-28

willie, do you like your teacher?"
"Naw. She's an old crab"
"Willie, how dare you speak about
your teacher that way? Don't you
know that is disrespectful?"
"What's wrong with it? Isn't that
what you tell ma your boss is?"-De-
troit Free Press.
Courier Democrat., 1916-12-28

his shoulder. Through one Of his bar
keepers he caused to be called to his
presence four men. Three Of them
We're miners, the fourth lookout at
the Empire. He met them in his little
room quite openly, which, as l have
explained, was in accordance with his
usual custom. He detailed the exact
situation in few words.
"Now," lie ended. "we get busy. Are
you in?"
Each assented, with apparent deep
satisfaction.
Now" said he briskly, "Munroe,
you go to the lower trail, near the big
oak at the second crossing. Wait
there. II the express messengers have
Courier Democrat., 1916-12-28

abed. On my entrance the latter had
instinctively raised on his elbow but
Immediately dropped back as he saw
the figures Of my companions darken-
ing the door,
"Well. gentlemen" demanded Cat
lin.
'You must come with u.s. / replied.
He showed no concern, but wiped
carefully his face and hands.
What am / wanted for?" he In
quired.
"For being road agent, thief and
an accessory to robberies and muir
ders." l replied
II am innocent of all. as innocent as
Courier Democrat., 1916-12-28
CHAPTER XIV.
Rounding Up the Gang.

Z WITH the members of my com
NE mittee | returned to our own
" " camp, there to await the ap-
pointed hour OF I This had
Courier Democrat., 1916-12-28

Continued Next Week.}
Courier Democrat., 1916-12-28
CHAPTER XIV.
Tho Last Straw.

THE sun was high when we
awoke. We were not feeling
very fresh, to say the least,
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-04-01

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound would cure it. 1t helped both
the Change of Life and the tumor and
when got home did not need the doctor.
l took the Pinkham remedies until the
tumor was gone, the doctor said, and l
have not felt it since. l tell every one
how was cured. If this letter will
help others you are welcome to use it. "
Mrs. E. H. BEAN, SIS Joseph Avenue,
Nashville, Tenn.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, a pure remedy containing the
extractive properties of good old fash
Toned roots and herbs, meets the needs
OF woman's system at this critical period
OF her life. Try it
If there is any symptom in your
case which puzzles you, write to
the Lydia e. Pinkham Medicine
Go, Lynn, Mass.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-04-01
TO OUR TRADE.

Further advances by the mills
compel Us to increase the prices
in our Price Current as follows
Nearly all bonds. fats, ledgers
and ruled headings 30 per c>n;.
above Ocr printed prices.
Envelopes 10 to % per cent up,
according to grade.
Most card stock 20 per cent up.
All cOlOrs extra.
Other prices on application.
Even at these advances, we can
only agree to fill such items as
We have in stock. and in quaint
lies which will be fair to our trade
as whole.
+. c. Palmer & Co. Ltd,
New Orleans. Mar. -, 1916.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-04-01
MAKING NOISE.

Our esteemed contclnpOrarics
III New Orleans of the john VI
Parker persuasion are devo1ing
no end of space and making a
great deal of noise in advocacy
Of the cause Of the hyphenuteu
candidate. They are doing in
this respect what they have never
done before and it s all to save
the state (pardon us while we
grin.) They are bent on the pc
lltlcal humiliation of Robert
Ewing. national committeeman
ON Louisiana. and to accom-
pllsh that end they are striving
to destroy the democracy of the
state. We have a little advice to
offer. Our big contemporaries
are wasting space and efforts, and
are only deluding themselves.
They should tone down, not throw
so many fits or expend so much !
energy only to discover straws in
their neighbours eyes and do the
ostrich act with regard to the
beams in their own. They need |
rot indulge in misrepresentation
md vilification. 1t will not avail.
they undertake too much when
hey seek to destroy the whole
democracy in their purpose to put
'1r. Ewing to death, politically
peaking. Mr. Ewing is not the
Iemocratic party of Louisiana;
'e is only a member of it who,
as been honored by it, and who
appens to enjoy considerable in !
uence among the democrats in
is community. l'
Is the democratic party to
lame because Mr.. Ewing is pop
lar at hOme-is a ward boss? I
What is the difference between a q
ward boss and a pro- n
ressive or publican ward boss? {!
o our New Orleans contempo- :!
Iries expect lifelong democrats, =
no appreciate the principles for u
hich the party stands, to desert u
lat party because Robert Ewing u
a wardboss or because John M. o
arker is running for governor? ~
The reply will come in April Of
rough the ballot box.-St. Ber- j
lrd Voice. b'
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-04-01
GOOD FOR COLDS.

Honey, Pine-Tar and Glycerine are
recognized cold remedies. In DR.. Bells
Pine-Tar Honey these are combined with
other cough medicine in a pleasar,
syrup. DR.. Bells Pine-Tar-H II onev
quickly stops your cough, checks your
cold, soothes irritation Of the throat. Ex-
cellent for young, adult and aged. Its one
Of the best cough syrups made. Formula
on every bottle. You know just what you
are taking and your doctor knows its
good for coughs and colds Insist on Dr..
Bells Pine-Tar-Honey. Only Csc at
Druggists. ?
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-04-01
THE HARM SOME CORSETS

The notion that cOrsets mould
or preserve "a girl s figure is now
SO obsolete as to need no refut-
ing. Nevertheless, mothers still
adhere to the harmful custom of
putting cOrsets on girls at an
arbitrary age, although the cor
set is well known to be the very
factor which brings on the de-
post of fat about the abdomen
and hips of women at thirty or
more years.
When you splint a group of
muscles, taking away in whole or
in part their functional work,
they undergo gradual atrophy,
accompanied by the deposit of
fat. OF course, there are other
causes Of fat deposits for men
sometimes exhibit the same
tendency-but the corset is I'M
luestionably the principal one.
SO far as sacrO-iliac strain and
posture in general is concerned
he corset that snugly hugs the
pine fits snugly about the lower
Jack and pelvis, but loosely over
he upper abdomen and stomach,
nd is low and long in front and
Ugh in the back. is best. Cor
cts fitting close over the stomach
re bound to produce a slouched
posture. with relaxation Of the
'hOle trunk as well as shallow
reathing and sunken chest.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-04-01
HEALTH COLUMN.
Edited by City Physician
SANITARY 1\STRlC TION IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT
THAN SANITARY LEGISLATION.'

! for tired muscles and weary
nerves as is the cold one for slim
ulatiOn. Neither Of them. how
ever, agrees with a full stomach.
,, In drinking water and especial
" ice water, let us hope who ever
handled the ice had clean hands:
an occasional typhoid "carrier'
in the kitchen is bad bargain.
Adam 5 ale is a very old nick
name for water: Adam s ale
with disease germs in it may
mean sometimes Adam aiIin" in
other words, Adam poor drinking
water.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-04-01
Told That There Was No Cure
for Him.

"After ST ffering for over TWEEN
ty years with indigestion and hav-
ing some Of the best doctors here
tell me there was no cure for me.
| think it only right to tell you
for the sake Of other sufferers
as we'll as your own satisfaction
that a % cent bottle of Cham er-
lain s Tablets not only relieved
me but cured me within two
months although | am a man of
So years." writes JUL Grobien,
Houston. Texas. Obtainable ev-
erywhere.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-04-01
FREE BILL FOR ALL PARISH
FAIRS OF STATE OF LA.

Secretary Louis n. Bruegger-
hoff. OF the Louisiana State Fan
of Shreveport has prepared Bill
known as the Free Fair BIZ, and
which he desires introduced at
the coming session of the General
ssembly with view of said Bill
becoming a law.
In order that all officials of
Parish and District Fairs Of this
State may become acquainted
with this Bill he has issued call
ior two meetings to be held next
month. One for Shreveport COR
Thursday, April 9th and the other
for Baton Rouge, Tuesday, April
nth. The reason for the two
meetings is that those living near
est either city can attend where
most convenient.
He has included in his invita-
ton in the call all officials of
Parish Fairs and District Fairs,
Demonstration Agents, Agricul-
tural High School Superinten-
dents. Parish Superintendent of
Education. Presidents, Secrc-
taries and members of Police Jur |
les and especially those where no
Fair is held and all officials con .
nected with the Louisiana State
University, Junior Extension Ser
vice. Livestock Extension Bureau.
State Experiment Stations, all
newspapers, etc.
In addition to the discussing of
his Bill. dates for all the Fairs
will be set so as to arrange seve-
al circuits throughout the State ,
With view Of not having any
'alrs conflicting with each other.
inform premium lists will be
prepared and general discussion
s to how best conduct Fairs will
'e held.
Every person interested in !
airs or organization Of Fairs is i,
ereby invited to participate at
ither meeting. For further in
write to the Secretary
f the Louisiana State Fair Of
and also advise him
rhich meeting you will attend.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-04-01
Children Cry
FOR FlETcnER'S
G a s. = q RIA

A recent dispatch from FL PasO
odd how an army aviator lost on
the Chlhauhau desert was en-
dangered by wild animals. The
only thing that approaches a
wild animal in that section Of
Mexico is the body louise which,
are free to say, will savagely
attack any person who ventures
into a place where a body of Mex
leans have camped.-Statcs.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-04-01
WHAT eATARRH IS

1t has been said that everv third
person has Catarrh in some form.
Science has shown that nasal catarrh
often indicates general weakness
OF the body; and local treatments in
the form of snuffs and vapors do little,
if any good.
10 correct catarrh you should treat its
cause by enriching your blood with the
oil-food in SCOTS Emulsion which is a
medicinal food and a building tonic, free
rom alcohol or any harmful drugs. Try it.
Scott & Bovine. Bloomfield, NJ.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-04-01
ment of the fact that shoes must

ment of the fact that shoes must
this season advance in price.
The generally reported scarcity
of leather and increased cost ef
tanning since the war, combined
with an enormously increased de-
mand for leather, all account for
the advanced cost Of footwear.
Millions Of pairs of shoes for
the European armies have been
and still are being made by Amer
lean shoe manufacturers. On the
average, these army shoes con-
sumo one and one-half as much
leather as the average American
man s shoe.
knapsacks, saddles, harnesses
and other material for the armies
at war and a general increase in
equipment Of the American army
and state militia account for
still further demand on the none
too large supply Of leather.
Munitions plants have called
for thousands Of feet of leather
betting and the general picking
up OF business has started thou
sands of factories wheels and
greatly augmented the call for
betting.
Autos have also made great
and increasing inroads into the
available leather supply for up
holstering.
Leather is a 'by-product. The
supply cannot be increased at will
as crops and metals are, but is
dependent on the hide supply;
md cattle are not killed, primar-
ly. for their hides.
The latest census reports show
hat the cattle population has de-
20 per cent in the last ten
ears and the population has III
reased the same percentage.
Shoes. therefore, are to be
more expensive. 1t is said that
he increase for the present will
Re about 20 per cent, but will
likely be more by next fall.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-04-01

kingsville. Texas is shipping
10000 pounds Of butter each
month and could sell twice that
much For this product it re-
ceives $4,000 cash or $4,000 per
annum. AS q by-product of the
dairy it sells 100000 worth Of
hogs. Add to this the increase
IN cattle and it will swell the pro-
cecds another 100000. Practi-
cally 100000 is being broL ght
'nto a county by one industry
which five years ago was value
less.