davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-10-04

head. smashed frame and glass. curslng
all saints. all priests, and churchly peo-
pie. Havoc followed him as he ragged
about the place wreaklng his fury upoa
inarlilate objects. When he had we'.-
nIzn wrecked the contents Of the ROOM.
and when his first paroxysm had spent
Its violence. he hurled himself into a
chair, writhlng In agony. He bit his
wrists. he pounded his fists, he kicked /;
finally he sprawled full length upon the
floor, clawing at the cool, smooth tiles
until his mails bled.
Christ o Christ! !" he screamed.
The sound OF his blGsphemles
reached the little group of soldiers who
had fingered curiously outside. and
they listened open-mouthed One by
one the. .rossed themselves and stole
away into the darkness. muttering.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-10-04
With the Fingers!
Says Corns Lift Out
Without Any Pain

Sore corns, hard corns, soft corns or
any kind Of corn can shortly be
lifted right out with the fingers II you
will apply on the corn few drops of
freezone, says Cincinnati authority.
At little cost one can get small bot
Tie Of freezone at any drug store, which
will positively rid ones feet of every
corn or callus without pain or sore
ness or the danger of infection.
This new drug is an ether compound.
and dries the moment 1t Is applied and
does not inflame or even irritate the
surrounding skin. Just think! You
can lift off your corns and calluses
now without bit of pain or soreness.
II your druggist hasn't freezone he can
ca, y get small bottle for you from
bis wholesale drug house.-adv.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-10-04

ened her, and suffering had uncovered
depths In her being which nothing else
had had the power to uncover. Stoop.
ing. she kissed Dave softly, then lei
her cheek rest against his. Her man
Her man She found herself whisper
ing the words.
For a long time she sat gazing al
him tenderly; then she tiptoed out and
delighted the naked Garcia baby BY
taking him In her arms and huggine
him. Inez thought the beautiful
senora's voice was like the music Of
birds.
1t was growing dark when Dave wal
awakened by cool hands upon his face
and by soft lips upon his. He opened
his eyes to find Alalre bending over
him.
"You must get up" she smiled. I'll
Is nearly time to go. and lnez Is cook
Ing our supper"
He reached up and took her In his
arms. She lay upon his breast, thrill.
ing happily with her nearness to him
and they remained so for a while, whis
pering now and then. trying Intellectual.
ly to voice the thoughts that needed nc
expression.
"Why did you let me sleep so long?'
he asked her. reproachfully.
{To BE coNTINUED)
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-10-04

Red Gross Bag Blue. much better, soss
farther than liquid blue. Get from any
grocer. Adv.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-10-04
CHAPTER xxIlI-continued.


LOngorio broke In with q smart: as
II my fault that the country Is In
arms7 Military necessity compels me
to remain here. consider myself
magnanimous. +" His voice cracked,
and he made dispalring. violent ges-
ture. go. before ! change my mind"
Dave slgnaled to the others. and
Alaire slipped away to make herself
ready. During the uncomfortable s.
lence which succeeded her departure.
Longorl0 paced the room. keeping his
eyes resolutely turned away from Law.
DO you mean that |. too. may goT'
0'Malley inquired.
"What good are you to mel" Strapped
the general.
you viii give us safe conductT"
"Be still. priest" Longorio glared
at the speaker. claspIng and unclasping
his fists behind his back.
With the sound OF hoofs outside,
Alnire and Dolores appeared, and the
hcxican Strengthened himself with an
effort.
"Adlos, sonora !" he said, with a stiff
bow. "We have had a pleasant friend
ship and thrilling filtration. eh7 l
shall never cease to regret that fate
interrupted at such an interesting mo-
ment. Adios! Adios!" He bowed
formally. in turn TO Dave and to the
priest. then resumed his pacing. with
his hands at his back and his brow
furrowed as II In a struggle with af-
fairs OF greater moment than this.
But when he heard the outside door
creak shut behind them his Indifference
vanished and he halted with head
turned In an effort to catch the last
sounds OF their departure. His face
was like tailow now, his lips were
drawn back from his teeth as II In su.
preme agony. A moment and the hoof-
beats had died away. Then Longorlo
slipped his leash.
He uttered a cry--a hoarse. half
strnngled shrek that tore his throat.
He plucked the collar from his neck as
II It choked him; he beat his breast.
Selling whatever article his eye fell
upon, he tore and crushed It; he swept
the table clean OF It's queer Spanish
bric.a-brac, and trampled the litter I'M,
der his heels. Spying painting OF a
saint upon the wall. he ran to 1t. ripped
II from It's nail. and, raising 1t over his
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-10-04
HEART OF THE SUNSET
By Rex Beach
CpwxmHA npmv RoMus

dirt floor. from the window OF which
they watchel Juan go to meet a group
Of horsemen. Inez went out, too, and
joined in the parley. Then, after q
time. the riders galloped away.
When Alaire. having watched the
party out Of sight. turned from the
window she found that Dave had col
lapsed upon chair and was sleeping,
his limbs relaxed, his body sagging.
"Poor fellow. he's done up" Father
O'Malley exclaimed.
Yes. he hasn't slept for days." she
whispered. Help me-" With the az
sistance Of Dolores they sucs .eded 10
lifting Dave to the bed. bn be half
reused himself. lie dow,. dear"
Alaire told him. "Close YOU eyes for
a few minutes. We're safe now"
Somebody has to keep watch" he
muttered. thickly. and tried to fight on
his fatigue. But he was like drunken
man.
"I'm not sleepy; III stand guard
the priest volunteered. and, disregard
',g further protest. he helped Aairs
remove Dawes coat.
Seeing that the bed was nothlnt
more than board platform covered
with straw mating. Alaire folded. the
garment for a pillow; as she did 10 q
handful OF soiled. fIayed letters spilled
out upon the floor.
"Rest now, while you have a chance, I"
she begged Of her husband. "Just for
a little while"
"All right" he agreed Call me 10
an hour. Couldn't sleep-wasn't
time" He shook of his WEAKNESS and
smiled at his wife. while bis eyes
filmed with some emotion. There Is
something ! ought to tell you. butt
can't now-not now. Too sleepy" His
head dropped again: she forced him
back; he stretched himself out with q
sigh. and was asleep almost instantly.
Alaire motioned the others ont OF
the room, then stood looking down at
the man into whose keeping she had
given her life. As she looked hersface
became radiant. Dave was unkempt,
unshaven, dirty, but to her he was Of a
godlike beauty. and the knowledge that
he was hers to comfort and guard was
strangely thrilling. Her love for Ed.
even that first love Of her girlhood.
had been nothing like this. How could
II have been like this7 she asked her.
self. How could she have loved deep
ly when, at the time, her own nature
lacked depthf Experience had broad
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-10-04
aAlma Mater.

The phrase "alma MATER" as applied
to colleges and universities, is said to
have originated in the University Of
Bonn, Germany. A statue Of the Moth
er Of Christ-the alma mater. or be-
loved mother. stands over the doorway
OF that famous seat Of learning. From
1t the phrase received Its origin.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-10-04
H0w's This?

We offer $1,000 for any case Of catarrh
that cannot be cured by HALLS CA
TARRH MEDICINE. HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE Ii taken internally and acts
faces OF the System.
Sold by druggists for over forty years
Price TIC. Testimonials free
r. J. Cheney q Co., Toledo. Ohio.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-10-04
Self.Consideratjon.

How could you urge your husband
to 90 to the war? Won't 1t be hard on
you as wife?"
Maybe so, but 1t will be lots easier
for me as widow"
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-10-04
A Suggestive Slap.

You are my siivery-toned BELLE" said
Sentimental Sammle.
"Huh!" rejolned Practical Pauline:
"What is the use Of having a bell II
you don't ring III"
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-10-04
A Worthwhile Habit

1T is worth a thousand pounds o
year to have the habit Of looking on
the bright ads Of thingA"-Sampsl
johnson.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1917-10-04
Always BE Fair.

Try and find the good that is In your
nelghbor, even II you have to take q
microscope.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-21
MERCHANT CREWS
MUST OBEY NAVY
Captains Must Follow Directions With
out Demur When Necessity De-
mands Is the Order.

WASHIN GTON. December 2l.-Com-
plants that American merchant ship
captains do not cooperate with COM
manders OF conveys and with naval
Gun crew commanders caused the de-
partmcnt OF commerce TO issue instruc-
tions today to merchant officers TO fol
low the directions of their naval asso-
ciatos in every instance where they are
prompted by military necessity. Dis
obedience of the instructions, it IS
pointed out, will cause the withdrawal
of merchant officers licenses.
The instructions make clear. how
ever. that in matters relating solely to
navigation and to the discipline OF
crews the authority of merchant cap
tains win be upheld Attention IS
called 10 the need for the strictcst dis
ciplinc in war times and to the neccs-
sty of enforcing particularly sobriety
among the men.
The navy ; recent insistence on man
ming all merchant ships with naval re-
strives grew out OF an alleged lack Of
cooperation hy merchant captains and
au absence OF discipline among mcr-
chant crews. ScameG. the navy con
tended, were permitted to come aboard
iu foreign ports drunk, cudau9ering the
shir, ON their return through the sub
marine zone
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-21

Red Cross. It IS the Wounded
soldiers truest ally. 1t is his
minister and guardian. It is his
hope, Join the Local Chapter
it has only a portion Of the
membership it should II We.
A dollar a year is all that is re-
quired for 1nembership-that and
your good WI for Humanity. Do
your part. Ii you cannot go,
you can give. Use goin &
are giving inmcasural : more.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-21

mercial purposes III Germany and Eng
land The cutting away Of the Ger
man supply caused the price to rise
from 80 cents to $1.75 q lound within
the first wear Of the war. New England
is making an effort i'll intensive cult
walton of belladOnna and other botan-
zeal drugs, and the Arlington drug
gardens, located near Washington, D. O..
conducted bv the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture for the experiment
tai cultivation of medicinal plants have
been more than a successful experiment
and it did not require the war to make
their utility apparent.
1T will be noted III scanning the
quotations that products to which Eng
land has direct sea access have. had a
definite but not spectacular increase
in price. Opium increased III price very
gradually from S9.05 in July, 1914, ior
crude gum, to $50 dollars today. in
the ease Of opium adequate production
aud well organized distribution came
into play to stabilize the market But
storehouse stocks for medicinal pur-
poses were gradually exhausted and
the war shifted to opium-producing
countries, depleted their man power, and
finally threatened the trade routes.
"Camphor, which IS important not
| only i'll medicine, but in the arts and
manufactures, was an example Of Ell
cient production and control of output.
After the Japanese Chinese war jap
an obtained control Of the Formosa
camphor industry. Although the For
mosa forests are practically inexhaus-
| tlble, forestry measures were instituted
| for replanting and care OF trees: 1000
police We're furnished to protect work
ers and large refining plants were built
| Workers were paid a fixed sum The
distribution of the entire product was
let by contract and the right of sale
awarded an English firm, the latter
contracting to conduct the sale Of cam
phor in New York, London, Hamburg
and Hongkong, aud to accept from Jap
an definite amount OF camphor each
year. The closiag Of the port of Ham.
burg has not, however, demoralizad rhe
trade. In July, 1914, American refined
caniphor sold At "A - cents per pound
IN barrel lots. In 1916 it had advanced
TO 90 cents.
Tragacanth, used III making mucl
lagc and toilet creams. advanced from
~
andria, from IS cents per gallon IN
1911 to % cents in 1916. Aloes ad
yanced scarcely at all in the first two
years OF warfare. The varieties com
ing from East Africa and from tn,
West Indies are used III medicine. Tner,
are many species OF aloe and the com
mereial product IS an oxidation from
them leaves. So many sources ar,
available that aloe was fgurativelv i.
well rs literally drug in the mar
kct 3"
The price Of Norwegian cod-Iivei
oil - an index OF submarine efficiency
In 1914 the oil sold for so cents a gal
Ion; in 1916 for $500. Perhaps tn,
German scarcity of animal fats has al
so something to do with this increase
The rise III price and scarcity of tn
mueh-used mineral oil in the first yea
Of the war viii be remembered. Here
again, America has been able to utiliz
native products to supply the def
cheney.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-21
OVER AGE SERVICE.
Men Wanted to Protect Public Utilities
in Present Emergency.

MONTPELIER. Dee. 21.-CoL II. T.
Johnson. acting adiutant general, has
received the following telegram. which
applies to aIl recruiting offices and
gives a chance for many who have seen
military service or are beyond the
draft age TO get into service:
Recruiting Officers: Fifteen thou.
sand men needed mt once for L. s.
guards for protection public utilities
In existing emergency. Men enlisted
must hc beyond draft age Enlistment
of married men authorized Enlist
mcut papers to hc marked United
States guards national army. Secure
all men Of former service, Spanish
American, Philippine, Boxer campaign
army, navy az marine corps, and men
with experience in well-organized fire
and police companies. Where practica
bile, they will serve in vicinity of then
homes. Confer with department com
mandcrs as TO where recruits win i,
sent -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-21
ANOTHER FUEL WARNING.
People of Vermont Are Told to Cut
More Wood.

MONTPELIER, Dee. 21.-Mason $.
stone, executive secretary of the fuel
administration, is full of work; in
fact. there IS hardly day that his de
partmcnt is able to get its correspond
enee finished W each day. About one
third Of it is demands for coal, while
the other letters are about the DISPOSE
ton OF fuel. After the meeting Of the
New England administrators in Boston
iii October. Mr.. Jones advised the PEG
pie Of Vermont to commence cutting
wood before the snow fell Practical
~ speaking, but little of this was done.
with the result now that in many
places the supply of coal is running
low, while there is not enough wood to
replace it. Green wood viii be burned
III some of the towns before the winter
IS over, and even At this date the adj
minlStrator urges that people get busy
cutting wood OF having it drawn to
them II the live up in the larger cen
tiers IN the state.
Mr.. Jones expects that next wear
there will he 4 great deal more wood
used than there has been for many
wears. in some instances he finds that
the towns ar getting ready to cut fuel
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-21

instead of depending upon the coal SUP
ply as they did this year, after he ad
vised cutting wood. 1t IS very inter
esting to note that many of those who
cannot get coal object to the use of
wood, claiming they cannot use the
same, but necessity is fast proving
that they can and not only can thcv
burn wood, but green wood as we'll
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-21

To be an optimist is easy when only
the good things OF life are coming your
way.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-21

What do you think of a man who
would spend his evening with his arm
around the neck of a girl 5 chair
" Looks like wasting the girl : time.
/ d let him spend the evening with
the chair. ''-LouiSyiile Couricr-Jour-
mi
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-21
Join the Great
RED CROSS TODAY
Your 81 Membership Is the Only Service Required
I I took him just as he went up

TT took him just as he went up
L over the trench parapet-
took him full IN his bare a n d
muscular throat. It was hardly
bigger than one of those rub
Der erasers timed to the ends
of lead pencils. But with the
driving power of high energy
powder behind its steel-jack-
eted nose, it was an altogether
competent and d G v Ii S h | Y
capable agent of destruction.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-21
WEST NORTHFIELD, MASS

Mrs. II v Martineau visited friends
in Greenfield and Montague last week
Henry Briggs, who has been in
Springfield several weeks, has returned
home.
5. J. Martineau of Camp Aver spent
two days with his family here the las
of the week
Mrs. Joseph Peach had fall and
was injured. She was taken to the
Memorial hospital Tuesday.
School closed Friday with a Christ
mas tree and appropriate exercises. The
next term will begin Jan. ,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-21
THE RIGHT EAR

is generally larger Shan the left
Either cur Is barge enough to hear and
any head &. big enough 70 understand
the best u L5tp Insurance, which is
made plain at This office. Gsth year.
National Life u.. Go. Of Vt. IMu-
tual.)-hLBERT G LAIRD, Special
Agent. 8 Crosby Block.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-21

a
dnoon* Of
end
had found him
through the Of
bu
be American. for ALL He
Will
you1e him.
shattered what he Join
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-10-05
Died At The Age of rs.

Mrs. Phoebe Wedrich, mother OF
Mrs. j. Fl. Zornes, died at the home
of her daughter near Garwood, a few
miles east of Rathdrum. last Friday,
Sept. 20, and was buried SUNDAY.
The funeral. directed by Undertaken
%. w. Stone OF Rathdrum, was held
from the home, Rev. j M. Lavender
,otficiating.
Mrs. Weidrich was born In Canada
March Is, 1912. and had attained to
the age of rs years. 6 months, 10 days
She was married to Joseph Weld
rich in Iowa in 1862. Her husband
and three children preceded her to
the grave. Surviving children arc
Mrs. Helena Zornes Of Garwood,
Idaho, Simon and William Weidrich
of Winona, Wash. She leaves thir-
teen grandchildren and twenty-tnree
great grandchildren, and two brothers
and two sisters. The brothers arc
Christian aud Joseph Naffziger, both
of Pullman, WASH, and the sisters
are Mrs. Kate Roakey of Melvern,
Kan, and Mrs. Ma2dalena Kaufman
of Orofino, Idaho.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-10-05
Wins French Decoration.

Brigadier General Geo. B. Duncan,
American artillery observation officer
with the French army at yerdun and
the first American officer to be
proffered the decoration of the French
war cross for bravery, is brother.in-
law of Mrs. S. Il. Beggs of Kathdrum.
General Duncan, as young army
officer, was stationed at old Fort
Sherman. Occur d'Afene, in the early
days of this county and will be
remembered by old timers. The
French war cross was won by him In
the recent Verdun offensive during
which he was struck on his steel he'll
met by piece of shrapnel. IL is
reported that congressional action Is
necessary before he can accept the
decoration of the French government.
General Duncan went to FRANCE last
spring with General Pershing.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-10-05

Announcement is author
that on November J.. Miss lie
Powell and Mr.. Clarence Woo
will be united in marriage at
home OF MIR. and Mrs. ]. H. F
ell.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-10-05
Sour Stomach

Eat slowly. masticate your food
thoroughly, abstain from meat for a
few days and 10 most cases the sour
stomach will disappear. Ii 1t does
not, take one Of Chamberlain's
Tai lets Immediately after supper.
Red meats are most likely to cause
sour stomach aud you may find il best
to cut them out.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-10-05
with rain. She reached home feeling
less wearied than some Of the younger
members of the party.
Local Paragraphs.

A few fields of winter wheat
recently sowed southeast of herel
have good stand and appear
promising.
There is vacancy on the Rath-i
drum school board, M. b. Layton
having resigned. Miles F. Egbersl
is chairman of the board, Mrs. r.
B. Beseke having declined reelec-s
ton to that office.
Announcement is authorized
that on November i, Miss LeonaI
Powell and Mr.. Clarence Wooleryl
will be united in marriage at the
home OF MIR. and Mrs. ]. H. Pow
ell.
The Star theatre is to show reg
ularly two nights a week under
present arrangements-Thursdays
and Saturdays. Films will be
shown at Post Falls Wednesday
and Friday nights.
The telephone linemen under
John Vanderpool moved several
poles en- First street this week in
response to request Of the village
trustees. Six poles. which stood
out in the street foot or two, were
set in close to the curb.
The Twentieth Century Reading
Circle met Oct. 8, with Mrs.
Beseke. A very interesting paper
on Club Ideals was read by the
president, Mrs. Hunsiey. The
next meeting will be with Mrs.
Whitelock, Oct. 10.
The village trustees are having
repairs made on the reservoir. A
concrete wall about 80 feet long, 2
feet high and one foot thick is
being constructed on the east side
to stop leak that has existed for
some time. The work is under
direction of R. B. Beseke of the
| water committee.
E. S. and R. M. Swift expect to
put so acres of the Hayes Invest
ment Co. land, adjoining town on
the east, under the pillow this fall.
They burned their slashing and
have been diligently occupied in
pulling stumps for some time.
There are over $40 acres in the
entire tract and it is to be cleared
in five years. Work was started
last spring.
Officers elected Tuesday by the
Rathdrum auxiliary of the Ceur-
d'Alene Red Cross chapter, were
Mrs. c. |. Sage, chairman; Mrs.
Ernest Reiniger, vice chairman
Miss Jennie Culp. secretary; Mrs.
| ]. w. Post, treasurer. The chair
man appointed the following pur-
chasing committee: Mrs. ]. w.
Post, Mrs. R. B. Beseke and Mrs.
Ernest Reiniger.