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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-01

I. This other side is BUSlNESS-th
greatest and best amount of work turned
cut In the shortest space Of time. by the
fewest number of workers (who during
their working hours cease TO be men. in
the real sense of the word) is the high
ideal of greedy capital in the business
world.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-06-14
What happens to De Spain
when he goes into Morgan gap
during the night to rescue his
sweetheart is told with thrilling
detail in the next instaIIment.
10 BE CONTINUEDl
TRAVEL ON JOURNEY ALONE
Occasions When Men and Women May
Not Accompany Each Other in
Paths of Pain.

The difference between men and
women is the difference between
birth and death. l had thought that
the profound differences between men
and women became trivial in the face
of their still profounder similarity.
But now it seems to me that our deep
est experience is giving life and their
intensest moment is when they are
called on by war to go out and destroy
the lives for which we have risked our
own.
Man plays a very small part in the
supreme adventure of birth. When
woman goes down TO death to give life
she goes alone. Man is nothing to her
then. Her husband, the father of the
child to be born, cannot share in her
pain. Her intensest moment she lives
by herself. The great miracle of birth
is no concern of his, and he can only
shrink back, a frightened witness, and
wait and wait interminably and pray
that all is well. The great experience
for her, and for him only the permits
sion to wait.
When men go out to fight they, too,
go alone. We cannot go with them;
we only wait while they risk their
lives that other men may die. Men
and women go alone to their supreme
MISUNDERSTANDING Heaton Worse, in
Century Magazine.
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side El Captain. If you don't hear
from me by ten o'clock, ride back to
Calabasas and notify Jeffries to look
for new manager"
"On the contrary, if we do,it hear
from you by ten o'clock, Henry, we
will blaze our way in and drag out
your body" Lefever put up his hand
to cut off any rejoinder. 'Don't dis
cuss it. What happens after ten
O'clock tomorrow morning, if we don't
hear from you before that, can't pos
sibly be of interest to you or make
any difference" He paused but De
Spain saw that he was not done.
When he resumed, he spoke in tone
different from that which De Spain
usually associated with him. "Henry,
you've pulled a good many rough
games in this country. No man knows
better than l that you never pulled
one for the looks of the thing or TO
make people talk-or that you ever
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-06-14

took chance you didn't feel you had
to take. But it isn't humanity pos
sible you can keep this up for all
time! it can't go on forever. The
pitcher goes to the well once too
often, Henry; there comes a time
when it doesn't come back.
Understandable not saying this to
attempt to dissuade you from the
worst job you ever started in on. l
know your mind is made up. You
won't listen to me; you won't listen to
Scott; and I'm too good an Indian not
to know where l get off, or not to
do what Pm told. But this is what
I've been thinking of a long, long
time; and that is what l feel I ought
to say, here and now"
The two men were sitting in De
SPANS room. De Spain was staring
through the broad south window at
the white-capped peaks of the distant
range. He was silent for a time. II
believe you're right, John" he said
after u while. 81 know you are. In
this case 1 am tied up more than I've
ever been tied before; but I've got to
see it through as best I can, and take
what comes without whining. My
mind is made up, and, strange as it
may sound to you, feel that 1 am
coming back. Not but what I know
it's due me, John. Not but what l
expect to get it sometime. And may
1. L. I 81
as it's coming till I've given all the
protection to that girl that man can
give to a woman"
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Bull repeated his declaration. Lefe-
yer broke into violent language at the
Sleepy Cat jurist's expense, and ended
by declaring that no will should be
drawn in the gap that night by Duke
Morgan or anybody else, unless he
and Bull were made legatees.
Beyond this nothing could be
learned from Bull, who was persuad
ed without difficulty by Lefever tc
abandon the idea of riding to Calaba
sas through the rain, and to spen6
the night with him in the neighbor.
hood, wherever fancy, the rain, ano
the w!nd-which was rising-shoulc
dictate.
While the two were talking, De
Spain tried to slip away, unObserveo
by Lefever on his errand. He failed
as he expected to, and after some ia.
miliar abuse, rode off alone, fortified
by every possible suggestion at the
hands of a man to whom the slightest
precautiOn was usually a joke.
De Spain reached Dukes ranch I'm.
challenged. Night had fallen every,
where, and the increasing rain OBJ
scured even the outline of the house
But a light shone through one incur.
tanned window. He waited some time
for sound of life, for door to open
or close, or for the dog to bark-he
heard nothing. Slipping out of the
wet saddle he led his horse in the
darkness under the shelter of the lone
pine tree and, securing him, walked
slowly toward the house.
Mindful of the admonitions he mad
been loaded with, he tramped around
the house in narrowing circles, paus-
ing at times to look and listen. In
like manner he circled the barn and
stables, until he had made sure there
was no ambush and that he was alone
outside. After a time he stepped
around to the front of the house,
where. screened by a bit of shrubbery,
he could peer at close range into the
living room.
Standing before the fire burning in
the open hearth, and with his back
to it, he now saw Gale Morgan. Sit
ting bolt upright beside the table,
and obdurate, his stubby
brier pipe supported by his hand and
gripped in his great teeth, Duke Nor
gan looked uncompromisingly past his
belligerent nephew into the fire. A
third and elderly man, heavy, red
faced, and almost tOOthless as he
spoke, sat to the right of the table in
a rocking chair, and looked at Duke;
this was the old lawyer and justice
from Sleepy Cat, the sheriff's broth
Druel.
Nan was not to be seen. Gale, big
and aggressive, was doing most of the
and energetically, as was his
habit. Duke listened thoughtfully,
but seemingly with GOODNESS. Druel
looked from Gale to Duke, and APP
peared occasionally to put in word
to carry the argument along.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-06-14
This Enterprisina Age.

What are we coming to? If people
in Los Angeles can hear New York
concert over the phone, as was done in
connection with the Mendelssohn Glee
velop the idea practically? Then Mrs
Hi Fyfe in Seattle will ring up the
Metropolitan opera telephone box Of
fee and say to the operator:
switch me on for the second act Of
Boheme; l want to entertain some
guests after dinner"
In that way the papers throughout
the country could have their critics
cover" the New York, Boston or Chi
cago musical events. And if the critic
disllked the performance-simplicity!
Just ring off.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-06-14
CHAPTER XIII.
A Surprising Slip.


| Scott was called by Lefever to con-
clude in secret the final arrangements.
! The ground about the quaking asp
grove. and nearest Ell Captain, afford
ed the best concealment close to the
gap. And to this point Scott was di-
rected to bring what men he could be-
fore daybreak the following morning.
Its Il short notice to get many
men together-Of the kind we want
admitted Lefever. You'll have TO
skirmish some between now and mid
night. What do you think you can
do?"
Scott had already made up a tenta-
tive list. He named four-frst Far
rell Kennedy, who was in town, and
said nobody should go if he didn't;
Frank Elpaso, the Texan; the English
man, Tommy Meggeson; and Wick
wire, if he could be located-any one
of them, Lefever knew, could give an
account of himself under all circum-
stances.
While Scott was getting his men to-
gether, De Spain, accompanied by Lee
fever, was riding toward Music noun
tain. Scott had urged on them but
one parting cautiOn-nOt to leave the
aspens until rain began falling. When
he spoke there was not cloud in the
sky. IT'S going to rain tonight, just
the same" predicted Scott. Don't
leave the trees till it gets going. Those
gap scouts will get under cover and
be hunting for Il drink the minute it
gets cold know them. You can ride
right over their toes, if you'll be pa
tent"
The sun set across the range in a
drift of grayish-black, lOw-Iying
clouds, which seemed only to await its
to envelOp the noun
tains and empty their moisture on the
desert. BY the time De Spain and Lee
fever reached the end of their long
ride a misty rain was drifting down
from the west. The two men had just
ridden into the quaking asps when
man coming out of the gap almost
rode into them. The intruders had
halted and were sufficiently hidden to
escape notice, had not Lefever's horse
coughed. The man from
the gap refined up and called out. Lee
fever answered.
ITS Bull Page" declared De Spain, !
after the exchange of a few words, |
calling to Bull at the same time to
come over to the shelter of the trees. /
whats going on in there, BuH?"
asked De Spain after Bull had told
him that Gale had driven him out, and
ne was heading for Calabasus.
you telI,' retorted Page. Looks
o me like old Dukes getting ready
o die. Gale says he's going to draw
MS viii toDSsnt, and don't want no
,ody around-got old Judge Druel in
here"
De Spain pric1Sed up his ears.
whats that, Druel?' he demanded.
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What Might Have Stopped Her.

Robert had spent much of his sum-
mer in his fathers new car, and was
quite well versed in automobile terms.
About seven o'clock one night a friend
telephoned she was coming over to
spend the evening. She lived only six
blocks away, and, as always, would
walk. But by $50 she had not ar
rived. although we knew she had
started, for her mother had telephoned
to speak to her, thinking she was ut
our house.
Il thought that girl was coming over
here tonight, remarked Robert, play
ing on the floor at my feet.
I'm afraid she isn't coming" I said
"she must have stopped somewhere on
the way"
81 guess she had a puncture," said
Robert, casuaIly.-Chicago Tribune.
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MAKE EVERY DAY alag DAY"
Patriotic Exercises in Which Children
Take Part Bound to Instill Love
of Country.

While June IA has become a perma-
oent national fixture as Flag day, vet
Grams of the Civil war and societies
rowing out of it, and societies com
oosed of descendants of our other wars
nave been making many Flag days
The last few years. They have acquired
steady habit of presenting flags to
schools and churches
Urpon such occasions impressive pa
triofic exercises occur, in which the
children play an important part-a part
NAT cannot fail to instill love of coun-
irv 70 make known what the flag
1,enns. what it means to have home
In such a country as it waves over as
the national emblem.
The habit the established custom of
eag presentations. is in all ways to be
commended. 1t draws attention to the
country, its form Of government, its in
sfuutiuns. its open door of opportunity,
10 ola ANA young alike MS but few IF
IN, .,.r ,.rlHes u4Ild do.
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True AmericanFsn.

The Americanism of a man is not al
ways proved by what he says. It is
proved by what he thinks, and his gem
eral attitude toward government. The
flag stands for freedom and self-gOy-
eminent, the supremacy of the civil
over the military authority and indi-
viduaI rights. In this country. as
long as it continues to be American.
the state will be the servant, and not
the master of the people.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-06-14

NISIou IL Standard the Cv.0-..sls Car
q d itiOnPl ried at the Battle OF Bun
stars.
The navy Immediately adopted this
flag, but the army was slower TO act.
Representative of the early stars-and-
stripes type there is a 12-star flag said
to hav> been used by Paul Jones dur
ing the War of the Revolution. 1t
measures 1917 feet by 61a feet.
Another flag of the very highest
historic value is the original Star
Spangled Banner" which flew over
Fort McHenry in Baltimore, during
the bombardment on September 1914,
1914. and was the inspiration of Keys
anthem. 1t hangs in the rotunda of
the new National Museum building,
where the models in competition for
the Key memorial are on display.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-06-14

flTSt rag mat SyInDOllZeu OtlUDtl --S5
the Union of the Thirteen 1912. which
Ooioiies. tended to
standardize the Stars and Stripes, ana
yet further specifications were found
necessary only recently.
This history of our flag indicates
that the STARS and Stripes" was not
carried by troops in battle until the
period of the Mexican war, 1S46-47.
Several flags of this period are in the
museum collections.
Ten flags of the collection pertain
to the Civil war The garrison flag of
Fort Moultrie, S. c., lowered when
the command evacuated that fort to
assemble at Fort Sumter, December
%, 1860; a boat flag flown by Com
mander Charles S. Boggs. o., S. navy,
when he left the gunboat Yaruna,
sunk in an engagement between a Con-
federate fiotilla and the Union fleet
under Admiral Farragut, below New
Orleans, April "a, 1862 a signal flag
of white cloth with painted Stars and
Stripes; headquarters flag of Maj.
Gen. Benjamin F. Butler, .. S. Volun-I
teers, flown at Fortress Monroe, Vir-,
GINA, in 1861; the flag raised at New
Orleans by its citizens upon the occu-
patton of the city by the Union forces.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-06-14
MANY CHANGES IN
STARRY BANNER
Practically Each Historical Pc
Rod of the Country Has Wit
messed Its Development
First into Bat
tie in Mexico.
THE fact that some slxty-od,

TIME fact that some sixty-odd
sizes and shapes of American
flags were found in use in the
various government depart
ments actuated an executive order,
dated May 20, standardizing the form
and size of all our national flags. The
flags and union jacks of all depart
ments, with certain exceptions in the
army and navy, must now conform to
specifications. Taking the hoist, or
width as 1, the fly, or length, is 10;
the hoist of the union, lib; the fly
of the union, &c and the width of
each stripe lib. There are u pre-
gcribed sizes, from 1.31 feet to 20 feet
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-06-14

ulSlOrlCai Pc
RODS, its many changes and its grad
ual standardization.
1t is interesting to note that during
the Revolution the flag had Is stars :;
In the War of 1912, Is; in the Mexican
war, %; in the Civil war, So; in the
Spanish-American war, 45, and today
As. The American flag is among the
oldest of national flags, being older
than the present British union jack,
the French tri-color and the flag of
Spain, and many years older than the
flags of Germany and Italy, some of
which, like those of other countries,
are personal flags, or those of reign
ing families.
There are no early colonial flags,
such as were used by the individual
colonies and militia regiments before
the flag of the United States was
established by congress in 1877, on
June IA, now celebrated as Flag day.
This act requires that the flag of the
United States be Is stripes, alternate
red and white; that the union be Ii
stars, white in blue field, represent
ing a new constellation" but did not
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-06-14

.nner in her own home. But there was
much to weigh in her etched words,
much to think about concerning her
fealiugs-not alone concerning his
own.
He dropped into his chair, and, OBJ
lfvious for a moment of his compan-
ions presence, stared into the fire.
When he started from his revery Bull
was asleep. De Spain picked him up,
carried him in his blanket over to
cot. cut the wet rags off him, and,
rolling him in a second blanket,
walked out into the barn and ordered
up a team and light wagon for Sleepy
Cat. The rain fell all night.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-06-14
Show the FIau.

rownsmen SOW your hagl
Shove up window high enough.
To let pole run through.
And on the farther end thereof
Nail the Red, White and Bref
GU do not own a flag, you sayY
Wei, so and get one
How Beg or steal or even paw.
So that your duty's done
And show your fiag
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-06-14
Worthy Of All Eionnr

Honor and thanks 70 the societies
that are carrying our starry burner to
schools and churches. ana to teachers.
pastors and children who welcome lis
co...a- With luslingiy beneficial demon
STATIONS.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-06-14

denne now
m a n y
points the
$ t a r $
s h O u l d
have, how
they should
b e a r
ranged, nor
make pro-
vision for
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-06-14
A Good Answer.

"Vvhy do you want five cents, SOM"
"Well, you see, me father disinherited
me this mornin', so I'm goin' in bust
ness for meself."
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-06-14

geants were killed though the BAN
ner never faltered or fell to the
ground; General Hazen's garrison
flag hoisted at Fort McAIlister,-
Ca, after the surrender of the.
fort to the Union army, December Is,
1864; the flag flown on the Q. S. s..
Kearsarge when she sank the Ala
bama, deposited in the National muse
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-06-14

eminent de-
par tnents
c onf erred
on proper
lions a n d
other de-
tails of
the national
flag. result
ing in en- ex-
ecutive or
der. dated
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-06-14

under Ma
jor Gener-
al Butler,
May 1,
1862 the
remains of
the banner
carried in
the three
days fight
at Salem
II Gig hts,
Va, May
3-5, 1868,
4 n
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-06-14

h oists, but
t h e 19-fOot
flag is to be
the standard.
The Amer
lean flag col
lie tions of
the National
museum in
CluQe 5 o m e
examples of
our flag indi-
cative of its
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-06-14
G551555S1SS1 10 900 o g d 800 . o

country's most precious and jealousy
guarded relics.
From 1875 this form continued as
the standard flag until President Mon
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-06-14


1916 the army never carried the na-i
tional flag in battle, though we have
record of its use as a garrison flag
from about 1887 or 1898 to 1884,
troops carried during this pei
riod and before it what was known as
national colors or standards, of blues
with the arms of the United States
emblazoned thereon, comprising an
eagle surmOunted by number Of stars,
and with the designation of the body of
infantry, artillery, etc.-in-
scribed on a scroll. In 1884 the artil-
lery was given the right of carrying
the Stars and Stripes, as recorded by
the war department regulations.
Under President Taft's administra-
ton representatives of the various gov
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-06-14

Henry de Spain, manager of
the stagecoach line between
Thief River and Sleepy Cat, a
railroad division town in the
Rocky mountains, is fighting
band of cattle thieves living in
Morgan gap, a fertile valley
about 20 miles from Sleepy Cat
and near Calabasas. where the
stage horses are changed. De
Spain has killed two of the gang
and has been seriously wounded.
Pretty Nan Morgan, niece of
Duke Morgan, gang leader, and
De Spain are in love. Her I'M
Gle has taken steps to marry her
to Gale Morgan, cousin, who
is a bad man in every way.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-06-14

UNI by Lieut.. Her
bert Winslow, son
of Rear Admiral
Herbert Winslow,
commander of the
Kearsarge during
this action; head
quarters flag of
Maj. Gen. E. o. c..
Ord, q. S. A., flown
in Richmond, Va,
in 1865, and the
flag of the First
pennsylvania vol
unteers, found in
the capitol at Rich
mond in 1865 by
Major General Ord
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-06-14
CHAPTER xxi.

An ominous Message.
Few men bear suspense well; De
Spain took his turn at 1t very hard.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-06-14

Earliest New England
Flag, Emblematic of the
Union of More Than
One Colony.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-06-14

Flag Established by SIS
in 1878. Thirteen Stripes al
-ternated Red and White
and 20 Stars, White on a
Blue Field.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-06-14

Flag With Thirte e n
Stripes, Alternate Red
and White, With the
Motto Don't Tread on
Ne"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-06-14

Tue . au''-Al
"
" " =
. e'9 No.
Gu = .
SliOulu LhSA Z
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-06-14

This Fort McHenry
flag is of the 10 stars
and-stripes type, adopt
ed in an act approved
by President Washing
ton January 10, 1874,
which took effect May
l, 1875, after the ad-
mission of Vermont and
Kentucky. 1t measures
about 80 feet square, is
much battered and torn
and one star is miss
ing. This great historic
souvenir has been pre-
served by quilting it on
heavy linen cloth, and
remains one of the
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-06-14

First Flag That Symbolized
the Union of the Thirteen
Colonies.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-06-14

3-5, 1868,
w h e n 3
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-04
v,na.s in a Name7

His grandfather is in the employ of Uncle Sam, engaged in passing back and forth mail for dependent human ity. His father, MT. D., also earns his bread by the same useful work in the Indianapolis posto1ce. Since these men of two generations are connected with the mail service, they doubtless expect little Dick to follow in their steps. Friends of the family are sure that this is the intention of the par ents. the child's name being the proof. The mother liked Richard, and the'fa- ther liked Franklin, so the child be- came Richard Franklin D., or for short R. E. D.-Indtanapolis News.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-04


 water 1engthwise of the road, nor does the pavementssoftena and develop de pressions when kept in contact with water. But broken stone (water bound macadam), being susceptible to pene- tration by water and subject to great damage if frozen while soaked, must be given a higher oval, and for gravel roads still sleeper pitch is demanded As for earth roads, the steepness must be governed by the combined in- duence of a number of factors. Per haps the leading factor is the quality of the earth in each particular case And next might be placed the presence or absence of ''seeps" or "spouts," :" while another of these vital factors would be the longitudinal pitch of the highway.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-04

with Pocahontas, and she was already in state of decline when she proceed ed to Gravesend with her husband, John Rolfe, and her infant son, Thomas, purposing to take passage on a ship bound for America. She had no sooner reached Gravesend than she was strick- en down with smallpox, to which she soon succumbed.
 Thomas Rolfe, the son of Pocahon- tas, had daughter named Jane, whos in 1875, married Robert Boiling, a young Englishman who had settled in Virginia Jane had one son, and he in turn was the parent of one son and five daughters. This sons great-great- grandson was William Holcomb Boll- ing, the father of Mrs. Woodrow Will son.-New York World.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-04

Milan. Owing chiefly to his use of oil colors directly upon the wall, to neglect and to vandalism, only ruin of the grand original remains. But, while for purposes of study 1t Is neces- sary to refer to the many copies by Da Vinci's pupils, the best of which are those by Marco d'Oggfono, in St. Petersburg and in the Royal academy, London, and to Raffaello Morghen's s excellent print, the original alone gives the true though faint idea of the wonderful lighting and melting color. The painting was in every respect epoch making, no less in pictorial qualities than in the remarkable com position