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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12
TOO MUCH FOR HIS COURAGE
Student, Sent fer One Breakfast Roll,
Found Himself in Position Which
Caused Embarrassment.

While visiting his married brother
In New York recently, a Cornell stu
dent was sent by his sister-in-law to
buy II breakfast roll at the bakers.
The careful judgment displayed by his
brothers wife in making both ends
meet, with a little bit over each week
for tile bank, had long been q topic Of
conversation among members of the
family, some Of whom thought her pos
sessed Of great moral courage, because
she would ask the grOcer's clerk to
wrap up two cents worth Of beans, a
delicacy she fed to the cat.
The college boy started for the shop,
but his nerve forsoOk him at the mo-
ment when a demure little thing be-
hind the counter inquired as to his
immediate wants. Instead of asking
for one roll he asked for a dozen.
On his way back to his brothers.
apartment, which is on Central Park
West, in the nineties, the sophomore's
nerve again forsook him. SO he wait
ed until he believed no one was look
ing before throwing II of the rolls over
the stone fence into the park.-New
York Times.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12

found reflection on river and rocks, 30
that we could perceive each other, and
gain dim view Of nj surroundings
OF the canoe there was absolutely no
trace, and, If arms had been hidden
there also, they had likewise disap-
peared. The very fact that the door
stood wide open, its wooden lock
broken, told the story clearly. I re-
manned silent, staring about through
the semi-darkness Of the interior, rem
dered speechless by a feeling Of utter
helplessness. D'Artigny. after an ut
terance Of disappointment, felt his way
along the walls; as he came back to
the open door our eyes met, and be
must have read despair in mine, for
he smiled encouragingly.
Swept bare, little girl" he SAID.
mot so much as an ounce Of powder
left. The savages got here before us,
1t seems. Never mind; we shall have
to travel a ways on woodcraft, and It
will not be the first wilderness Jour-
ney l have made without arms. Did
De Tonty mention to you where he
believed the Illini were In hiding?"
"No. monsieur-are they IndiansT
eyes; the river tribes, the most
loyal of all to La Sale. 1t was one
of their villages we saw on the bank
Of the stream as we approached the
fort from the west. l told B~oisrondet
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12

that brute-that murdereri | am a
young woman. a mere girl, and this
IL my one chance 10 save myself from
hell. ! am not afraid Of the woods, Of
exile, Of anything, so | I'm with you. !
would rather die than 90 to hlm-to
confess him husband"
"The lady is right, Rene" Boisrondet
said earnestly. you must think Of
her as well ns yourself"
Think OF her, Mon Dieu, df whom
else do | think? Adele, do you mea
your words? Would you give up all
for mc?"
eyes, monsieur"
"But do you know what your choice
mcans?"
| stood before him, brave In the
darkness.
Monsieur, ! have faced 1t all. I
know; the choice is made-will you
take me-"
Then / was in his strong arms, and
for the first time, his lips met mine.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12
CHAPTER XXI.
We Reach the River.

II was the voice Of BoisrOndet which
recalled us to "A sense OF danger.
at is late, and we must not llnger
here" he insisted. touching D'ArtIgny's
sleeve. "The guard may discover your
absence, Rene, before we get beyond
the stockade. Yet how can we get
madame safely over the logsY
"She must venture the same as we.
Follow me closely, and tread with
care"
SO dark was the night I was obliged
to trust entirely to D'ArtIgny's guild
ance, but It was evident that both men
were familiar with the way, and had
thoroughly considered the best method
of escape. No doubt De Tonty and
his young lieutenant had arranged all
details, so "a to assure success. We
traversed the fiat roofs OF the chain Of
log houses along the west side Of the
stockade until we came to the end.
The only light visible was n dull glow
Of embers before the %guardhouse near
the center OF the parade, which re-
vcaled n group Of soldiers on duty.
The stocknde extended some distance
beyond where we halted, crouched low
on the fiat roof to escape being seen.
There would be armed men along that
wall. especially near the gates, guard
Ing against attack, but the darkness
gave us no glimpse. There was no
firing, no movement to be perceived.
The two men crept to the edge, and
looked cautiously over. and | chung
close to D'Artigny, nervous from the
silence, and afraid to become separat-
ed. Below us was the dense blackness
of the gorge.
This Is the spot" whispered DAT
tlgny. "and no alarm yet. How far
to the rocks?'
ape Tonty figured the distance Mt
forty feet below the stockade; we have
fifty feet Of rope here. The rock shelf
is narrow. and the great risk will be
not to stop Off In the darkness. There
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12

w Are Alone NoW-Are you Sorryr'
that 1t stood there deserted, but not
destroyed, and 1t was u judgment
the inhabitants were hiding among
the river bluffs. Without canoes they
could not travel far, and are probably
concealed out yonder. II we can nnd
them our greatest peril is past"
"They are friendlyY
"Ay, and have never shed white
blood. l know them well. and with
leadership they would be a match ven
for the %Iroquois. De Tonty led than
once against these same warriors, aud
they fought like fiends. Come, we will
follow the stream, and see If we cannot
find trace Of their covert"
1t was but a cluster of rocks where
the hut stood, and a few yards below
we found the forest creeping down to
the very bank of the river. The sky
had lightened above us, the obscuring
clouds opening to let the silver CLEAN
vi Sldlo tulOubu, anu VIC pduScu u llU'
ment gazing back and upward at the
vast rock on which perched the be-
%leaguered fort. We could dimly per-
ceive the vague outline of it silhouet.
ted against the lighter arch of sky. In
massive gloom and silence it seemed
to dominate the night, the grim forest
sweeping up to its very walls. Not a
CLEAN of light appeared; not a sound
reached us. felt D'Artigny's arm
about me.
II would that I really knew what
was going on yonder meath the screen
of trees" he said gravely. "Some In
dian trick, perchance. which it might
be in my power to circumvent-at least
bear to the lads fair warming"
"You would risk life for that?"
"Ay, my own readily. That is a les
son Of the wilderness; the duty Of a
comrade. But for your presence
should be climbing the hill, seeking to
learn the purpose Of those savages-
cioe L Nclc III tuc ooluleT VI TuUCe.
"What think you their purpose is,
monsieur?"
can attack in force at dawn. Those
who passed us were heavily armed,
and crept forward stea!thily. stripped
and painted for war. There were Other
parties, no doubt, creeping up through
the woods from all sides. IT'S nv
thought the hour has struck for them
to make their great effort. They have
scattered the friendly Indians, killed
them, or driven them In terror down
the river. Their villages have been
destroyed. Now all the warriors who
have been at that business have re-
turned, filed with blood lust. and eager
to strike at the French"
"But they cannot win? Surely they
cannot capture the fort, monsieur?
Why, it is all rock"
"On three sides-yes: but to the
south there is ample space for attack
IN force. Those woods yonder would
conceal a thousand savages within a
few hundred yards of the fort gates.
and what of the defense? Opposing
them Is one hundred and fifty feet of
stockade, protected at best by fifty
rifles There are no more in the fort,
officers, Indians, and all; and Boisron-
Diet says scarcely a dozen rounds Of
powder and ball to a man. If che
lroQuois know this-and why should
they not?-twill be no great feat of
arms to batter their way in. would
do that which is right, Adele, II l saw
clearly"
sTo BE CONTINUED
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12
Before and After.

"All Europe prepared for war for
a generation" said Henry Ford at a
dinner. Europe has now got what
she prepared for. And look at her.
1.-THE picture Of Europe before and
after all this war preparation is a dis
tressing and ugly one. It's rs terrible
a before-and-after picture as the one
which was described by a young Dear
born bride.
Before Our marriage she said
George used to steal a kiss every
time we passed through q tunnel.
now
"'NOw he steals q nip out of his
ask.'"-Philadelphia Bulletin.
Chirnside, Scotland, has a novelty
~ r,o~,o Elnatx..lAl
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12
CHAPTER XIII.
We Meet Surprise.

Not until we had felt carefully from
wall to wall did we admit our disap-
p%ointment. There were no overshad-
trees here, and what small glim-
OF light came from the dull skies
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-12

Chirnside, Scotland, has a novelty
q woman blacksmith.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-03-02
STOcKMEN OFFER PRIZE
Boys of Wisconsin Have Chance to
Gain Stock in Breeders
Association.

Madison Some Wisconsin boy is
due. during the present year, 10 be-
come a stockholder in the American
Shropshire Register association, said
to be the largest livestock organiza-
tion in existence
To gain this prize it will be neces-
sary, according to Arthur Boughton.
who. besides being president of the
Wisconsin Live Stock Breeders asso-
citation. is the executive officer of this
national sheep organization, to win
highest rank in sheep Judging al the
Wisconsin state fair, to be held in
Milwaukee next September. Only boys
who have never competed for similar
prizes or who have never judged sheep
in public win be eligible 10 compete
for this award, now appraised at $1s0.
The same offer is being made to boys
judging at the state fairs or Illinois.
Indiana, Iowa. Michigan. Minnesota,
New York and Ohio.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-03-02
TECHNICAL COURSES IN LEAD
Seventy Per Cent Of Men Students at
the U. Of W. Fit Themselves
for Some Profession.

Madison--No longer are cultural
courses the most popular at Wiscon-
SIN, for the greater number or nearly
70 per cent of the men are taking
technical studies TO fit them for some
profession.
Among the professional department,
engineering leads with 62S men stu
dents. OF these, seventy-two are
studying civil engineering, 105 mechan-
ical, 139 electrical, 81 chemical.
ten mining. 229 are in the general
freshman course, and sixteen are grad
uate students.
Commerce is second with an enroll
ment of 585 men. of whom eighty are
graduate students, AIS are in he four
year course, and eightysix are in the
two-year course.
Among the other professional cour-
Ses, law interests 163 men. medicine
III. chemistry 102, journalism sixty
seven, pharmacy forty. and music fiye.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-03-02
CUBAN TROOPS TAKE TOWN
Rebels Defeated at Camaguey and at
Eoma-Fifteen Killed and 1ta
Wounded
(fovernlnent

Havana Feb -. Government
troops have captured Cnmagney. il is
announced officially The rebels fed
after offering slight resistance
II is reported rom Santa Clara
that heavy fighting at Iona del
Griilo resulted IN the defeat of rebel
forces under Gerard" Machado and
sanchez del Portal The battle lasted
less than an honr. The rebels lost
H. killed aud us wounded Det Portal
is reported i" have been wounded. He
WIS liberal candidate for the governor
ship oG Santa Clara The government
troops lost m" killed and seven
wounded. Colonel Betancourt is march
ing on Santiago.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-03-02
CARS RUSHED WEST SEES U-BOAT PERIL
HIGH PRICES CAUSE THE PREsl-
DENT TO ACT.
tempts to Break Congestion on
the Eastern Railroads.

Washington, Feb. -. President
Wilson is determined that there shall
be ample food Tor the people at rea-
s0nabie prices
This likewise is the determination
of congress
The seriousness OF the situation is
appreciated both at he White House
and the capitol Lack of food and
the high cost of food already are re
SpOnSibe for riots al several poii,ss
The administration and congress
propose TO take measures to prevent
this situation from becoming danger
Gus.
The president is pressing the in
tprState commerce commission to see
that ample car facilities shall he pro-
vided for the Transportation Of neceS-
Saries of life. The commission in
turn is pressing the railroads. which
are as active as possible under the cir
cumSIanceS.
In response TO the demand for ac-
tiOn. the Interstate commerce com
mission caused many empty freight
cars to ne rushed West al express
train speed for use in moving needed
provisions TO points at which there il
serious scarcity. They said the acute
stage of the shortage had passed
officials OF both the railroads and
the commission expressed the conyic
ton that the acute stage of The short
age had passed and that steady i'm
prOvement in the situation would con
linue. At no time, ii was said, had
conditions reached the acuteness Of the
tieup q year ago.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-03-02
DOWN HALF MILE DRY BILL
Debate on Floor OF the
Assembly.

Madison The assembly has again
killed the Schiewitz bill for half
mile dry zone around the Soldiers
home al Milwaukee, The final debate
on the matter was spectacular. il be
ing charged by Assemblyman EVjue
that unless something were done to
clean up conditions around the home
that there was every probability the
home might be closed by the federal
government Assemblyman j. G. Han
son OF Dane county read report OF
J. T.. Grain. governor, and H. Hamill.
treasurer of the home, declaring that
approximately 500 deaths have oc-
CURED at the home in the past two
wears, and that of these al least 80
per cent were due either directly OF
indirectly to the use Of liquor. The
report also declared 80 per cent Of the
oRfenses at The home were due to
drunkenness II declared further that
half-mile dry zone would reduce
drunkenness in the home 80 per cent.
Assemblyman Evjue offered an
amendment providing that the licenses
of existing saloons shall continue until
their expirations This was adopted
Assemblyman Carl Hansen then
moved the indefinite postponemeni OF
the biz which was carried BY vote
of As TO AZ
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-03-02
PACKING PLANT IS CLOSED
Farmers Cooperative Company of La
Crosse Has Not Proved Success.
Lose $500, 900 in Two Years.

La Crosse Affairs of the Farmers
Cooperative Packing company of LA
Crosse, the first institution of its kind
started in the United States, will be
aired in court. The plant is closed
and the business will either be wound
up through receivership or sold
Over $500 farmers, who are stock
holders in the enterprise, are eagerly
awaiting the trial of an action started
by the Langdon-Boyd Packing COM
pany, to recover $12. 900 alleged still to
be due on the purchase price OF the
plant
That sensational developments ex-
pected in the trial of the case will re-
veal in part how the farmers lost over
100000 in two years. is the contention
of parties to the action 1t is said
that books of the company will show
that $4,000 was spent in organizing
the cooperative company; that the
spelling of one batch of meat cost the
company over $4,000, and that mis-
management was responsible for the
loss of thousands of dollars additional.
The sale OF property. it is expected,
will not yield the stockholders over 10
cents on the dollar invested.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-03-02
RAILROAD TAXES INCREASED
Total Assessment is $5.32s,476, Ac-
cordng to Commissions
Announcement.

Madison n-The railroad companies in
Wisconsin will this year be compelled
to pay the state $5,32S.476.69 in taxes
according to an announcement by the
state tax commission.
This is an increase of s573,681 SO
over the amount they paid last year
The valuation Of railroad property in
the state was fixed a 1854 $40 600. an
increase OF S23,9I0. .O00 over that of
last year The tax rate this year
which is the average one paid on all
other taxable property in the state
last year. is fraction of cent less
than s13S5 per 81 900 OF valuation as
against $1317 for the preceding year
These taxes are payable in semi
annual installnents the first half on
May I, and the second half on Nov. ].
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-03-02
CORPORATIONS PAY $3.743, lac
WHILE INDIVIDUALS ARE
ASSESSED St,6ot,21S
MINE OPERATORS PAY MOST
Lead Bankers in Last Years Assess.
ment-Fourteen Persons in Wis
eonsin Have incomes over
$1oo, 900.

Madison There are $50 taxpayers
in Wisconsin who have incomes in ex.
cess Of $4,000 annually These con
stitute One-sixth OF | per cent of the
7otal number of taxpayers, who are
assessed for 1896 ner cent of the ag-
gregate tax and the average tax on
each person in this group is Si,S65.6
These facts are contained in the forth
coming report of lme Wisconsin tax
commission. For the year 1915. which
tax is now being collected, total tax
of $5,344. .3935l was assessed OF this
sum, So. 743, 1906 was assessed
against corporations and $1,601. .2l3.35
against individuals Corporations pay
approximately 40 per cent of the tax
assessed.
A total of 62.272 individuals paid in
come taxes in Wisconsin this year and
OF this number 42422 had assessable
incomes of 81 600 or less There are
fourteen persons in Wisconsin who
have incomes in excess of 100000,
and these fourteen individuals pay
slightly better than . per cent OF the
entire tax assessed against individu
ais While these figures are surpris
ing, il is a fact that Ss6 taxpayers, with
incomes i'll excess of $4,000 in the
state. actually receive 1856 per cent
of the total income OF all taxpayers.
Contrary to the common belief, farm
ers OF the state are assessed for 1856
per cent OF the entire tax on indiYid
uals 1t is also interesting TO note that
in the past two years the class OF mine
operators has climbed from sixth TO
frst place in lhA snouHt- OF tax pay
able Bankers and capitalists, who
led in 1914. with an average tax per
taxpayer of sli6.3S, are forced 10 take
second place to the mine operators,
whose average tax is sl4S.70. The in
crease in the mining tax Is caused by
the impetus given the industry as the
result Of The European war. The ll6
mine operators comprise only nine
teen -hundredths of | per cent OF the
total number of taxpayers OF 62.212.
but pay 1.07 per cent of the total tax
agains individuals.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-03-02
PERIL
BRITISH PREMIER ADMITS BRIT
AIN FEELS GERMANY'S BLOWS.
Tells House Of Commons Allies Cause
is Hanging in Balance Because
Of Havoc.

London Feb 70 England is feel
ing sharply the b4ows of Germany's
submarine feet. This was made plain
by Premier Lloyd-Ge0rge in the house
af commons when hp delivered his her
added speech on the necessity 10 re
stricp imports.
The submarine muSt be hunted
from The deep, the premier declared
There is no surcr WY to victory. He
Shiuted out the need Of tonnage 10
supply The needs Of The civil aud mill
tary nation. and declared that the situ-
alton calls for the 2ravest measures.
The premier declared that the gov
eminent hopes To deal effectively with
the submarine menace despite the ditf
cultieS in the way or hunting down un-
derWater boats, and said that ennr-
ni0HS sacrifices are necessary from
the British public. as the government
proposes 10 dispense with all non
essential iuportations to save ton
mage
This was The first time that il has
been otficialiy admitted that the Ger
man submarine war is crlppling The
British government
The gravest Kind of measures are
necessary in this situation declared
tIie premier The government is hope
full OF dealing effectively with this mat
Ter. bur we should he guilty Of the
worst kind of folly il we rested tran
0uillV upon the realization of that
hope. We have 10 face action and
We have 10 deal rulhlessly and prompt
ly with the tonnage question"
The premier said that more than
,0O0t00 tons Of British shipping has
been assigned TO France
The stocks Of food in Great Britain
are lower than they ever have been be-
fore. Mr.. Lioyd-George said II is es-
SeniIai for the life of the nation he
declared that every possible effort be
made 10 increase home production
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-03-02
TOWN is WORRIED OVER
WAYS TO SPEND FORTUNE

Madison - The president of
the village board OF Barksdale.
Bayfield, county. has appealed TO
the state tax commission for as
sistance in solving Barksdale
tax problems.
Barksdale is receiving so
much money from taxes that ii
doesn't know what to do with it.
Last year the revenue was
$11S,000. 1t isn't this that wor
ries the president of the board
so much. but he expects the
towns income to be $250,000
this year
Barksdale is the location of
one of the plants of the Dupont
Powder company and the oper-
alton of this plant has made the
whole countryside prosperous,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-03-02
SEVEN FORMER STUDENTS ARE
SENATORS AND EIGHT ARE
AssEM5LYMEN.
SEVEN ARE LAW GRADUATES
Five Are in the Senate and T..o in the
Assembly - Lawrence Whittet
Was a Member of the Class
of 1892.

Madison Fifteen members of the
present Wisconsin Legislature are
graduates of the University, or were
formerly enrolled in it's colleges.
Seven members are graduates OF the
Wisconsin Law school
OF the seven senators who formerly
attended the university. five were grad
uated from the law school. They are
Charles Mulberger of Watertown, class
of 1884; Henry H. Huber of Slough
ton, class of 1895; Frank H Hanson Of
Mauston, class of 1907; Theodore A.
Bentley of Sheboygan, class of 1896,
and Plat Whitman of Highland, class
of 1895. Isaac p. Witter of Grand
Rapids was a member of the class of
1896, and Timothy Burke of Green
Bay attended the law school in 1897
1898.
Eight assemblymen formerly attend
ed the university and two are gradu-
ates. Charles d. Rosa of Beloit grad
uated from the law school in 1908. and
Glenn P. Turner of Milwaukee gradu-
ated from the same department in
1916. William T. Evjue of Madison
was a member of the class of 1906,
John P. Donnelly of Milwaukee OF the
class of 1910, William A. Schroeder of
Wauwatosa of the class of 1914, Law
renee c. Whittet OF Edgerton of the
class of 1892, John Buckley of Wau-
kesha of the class of 1915, and f. NJ.
Clark of Wild Rose of the class of
1907.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-03-02
ARMY BILL WINS IN HOUSE
sorry Military Training Is
Defeated.

Washington Feb. 24.-Appropriating
more than S250.000, 900. the house on
Thursday passed the army bill. There
was no roll call. Representative Cald-
We'll Of New York proposed an amend
ment for compulsory military training,
hlt Chairman Dent of the committee
defeated il by point Of order. TG.
S40O0,O00 appropriation for uniforms
and equipment Of the troops was in
creased by $3.W0,O0 for a reserve sup
ply Tor the National Guard
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-03-02
BONUS SYSTEM INSTALLED
Leather Makers to Get Ten Per Cent
Extra for Perfect Attendance
and Continued Service.

Milwaukee, bonus system, by
which it is possible for employees TO
draw increases of 10 per cert in pay,
has been put into effect by the Phster
L Vogel Leather company. Under the
new plan of the company bonus of
3 per cent will be paid to all employees
having perfect attendance record
during any month. The other per
cent will be paid as a reward for
continued service with the company.
Absence from work for good cause will
not prevent an employe from receiv-
ing the bonus
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-03-02
Would Improve Water.

Wausau- Wausau's city council has
asked the railroad commission 10 in
vestigate its water system and advise
concerning the best way to improve
the water. Complaint is chiefly
against the iron in the water. and it
is believed that system of seration
can be devised which will remove the
cause Of the trouble