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From the Leader.
o. g. Strobe shipped . ear of hogs
to Kansas City. Monday.
Sam James. OF Holly. was in town
one day the first OF the week.
Clarence Rhodes departed Thurs
day for Camp Kearney. Cal. after .
ten days furl0ugh, visiting rela-
tives here.
s. T. Snare has returned home.
having been discharged from the
u. s. navy. Mr.. Snare was station
ed on the destroyer Kingfisher.
John O'Neal accompanied q ship.
ment Of two carssOf cattle to Kan
sas City Wednesday. The cattle
were owned by Decker and ONeal.
Mrs. Tom Hughes. OF Thatcher.
Colo, who IL visiting her brother.
]. B. Rhodes. and family, took sick
with the FLU" the first OF the week.
Fred MeMaster brought in 700
head of cattle which were unload
ed Sunday and will be fed and pas
tured on the Axline ranch this win
ter.
A. L. Mexican left Monday with
carload of fat hogs for the KAN
sas City market. He expects to
stop off for Q short visit at his old
home at Lyndon, Kas., on his re.
turn home.
Mrs. Couchman and daughter
were called from Garden City the
first of the week on account of the
illness of Miss Mary Hooper, pri.
mary teacher In the schools. Miss
Alice COuchman has charge of the
primary department during Miss
H0pper's Illness.
s. C. Gregory and wife departed
yesterday for San Diego, Cal, where
they will reside the balance of the
winter. Mr.. Gregory owns resi-
dence in, San Diego and 1t was his
intention to pass the winters at
that place, but this year he was de
tanned and probably saw our worst
winter weather before getting away.
. C. H. Anderson, proprietor of the
Santa Fe Cafe, and who also owns
the large brick building on the
corner OF Main street and Golf ave
nue, further increased his holdings
in Granada property this week by
purchasing the Pastime pool hall
of VIM. Sheehan. Mr.. Sheehan has
returned to his old home at Holly.
Mr.. Anderson has installed Frasier
Tyner as manager of the pool hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Brecher, oi
Montrose. Colo, arrived in Granada
on Dec. oath. expecting to spend
Christmas at the home of Mr..
Brecher's sister, Mira Laurens Nor.
gan, south of town. On account OF
the severe snow storm they were
detained in Granada for seven days
before they could make the trip to
Mr.. Morgan's place. Mr.. Brecher
brought from his farm some OF the
celebrated fruit Of M0ntrose c0un'
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John Adamson was a Bristol call
er Saturday.
Mrs Maurice Velut was Granada
caller last Tuesday.
Emma Brase was shopping in
Bristol last Wednesday.
Doll Miller went to Las Animas
last Tuesday on business.
Sam James was transacting busi-
ness in Bristol last Thursday.
Mildred Stubbs has been visiting
her sister. Mrs. Henry Chaplin.
Henry Decker made business
trip to the county seat Monday.
Mrs. E. Hammond has just return
ed from years visit to California.
G. HI. Lewis and family have NOV
cd in from the dry land for the bal
ance of the winter.
Will Austin is the new night en-
gineer at the D. A NJ. & p Co., sue
ceeding Mr.. Brock.
Carl Jones came in from Mona,
Colo. last Friday and is now work
ing for the d. A. NJ. & p. Co.
Sam Sales is again seen on the
streets of Bristol after years alb.
sence, working at Sterling, Colo.
Anna Doyle went to La Junta Fri.
day for q visit with relatives and
friends there and also to consult an
eye specialist.
Skating is the amusement for the
young folks now days. A large
crowd goes from here to the river
most every night.
Mrs. Eta Brock and two chill
dren returned Tuesday night after
q two months visit at Lamar and
various other points.
Mildred Gordon came up from
Holly Monday and spent the day at
home. Little Bobbie Brown accom-
panied her on her visit.
The D. A. NJ. b p. Co. is busy get
ting crew for the night shift SO
they can grind day and night and
fill their orders for meal
John Doyle is erecting a four.
north OF Bristol. Randolph Nichol-
Z 0OAA 40 0OlAlk t1kC ou4xkkxA6
The Red Cross ladies met at the
home Of Mrs. r.. B. Meek Thursday
and seWed all day. finishing the
Belgian garments of their allOt-
ment.
The Trefzs were all smiles Thurs
day, the result of his brother Jim,
shipping him fine hog from Hol-
", all butchered ready for the meat
barrel.
Russell Harrison is again back
at his old position in the Bristol
Mercantile Co. after year and a
halfs absence in the service of our
Uncle Sam.
Word was received from Miss
Ruth James, formerly chief opera
tor of the telephone exchange here,
that she is now working in the ex.
change at Fowler and likes it very
well there.
G.. G. Ackhorn of ingalls,, Kas.,
spent several days here buying up
baled hay. Mr.. Ackhorn has q large
stock ranch at Ingalls, and bought
several carloads of alfalfa hay to
ship to his ranch.
w. A. Decker, HI. F. Decker and
John Oneil shipped three carloads
of cattle to Kansas City last week.
Mr.. Oneil went with them to look
after their disposal and will visit
his mother at Nortonville, Kas., on
his return.
Mrs. F. E. Schmidt was in town
Friday doing her weekly shopping
for the first time since the snow
storm. Mrs. Schmidt lives, four
miles north of town and although
about 60 years Of age, she Is more
energetic than most people of 20
as she always walks to and from
town to do her shopping. II all peO-
to 60 into other business
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The Holly chieftain., 1919-01-16
STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE
First National Bank

at Holly, Colorado. in the State Of
Colorado. ut the close of business
on December 3lst. 1918.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-01-16
COrrect-Attest:
F. H. Allen,
Geo. b. Dugan,
B. G. johnson.

When in need. try . Chieftain
Want Ad.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-10-31

Ia santidad de dinero que Sc recloe
corresponds al precio de los produc-
tcs alimenticios. 10000.
Pero es propio del bolsheviquismo
lanzarse precisamente al asaltO de
las yerdades de La Pallsse. En- e.
mes de mayo, ell soviet de los conf
sarios establecio una jerarqula en-
los salaries: consagraci6n singular
mente burguesa de las desigualdades
de aptitud y de trabajo. La famosa
''Tabla de grades hecha por Pedro
eli Grande no era nj men" rigida nj
menos soIemne que estas p catego-
rias b~olSheviquis puestaS en- serle
de acuerdo con el nivel de las men
suafidadeS que varlan entire $40 Y
5000 rublos. Ahora bien, cada no.
ra, la formidable ALA de la vida
cara" distancia Y echa por TERRA to-
daS estas claSlficacioneS. FL traba-
jador que CANA ahora 20 rublos Eel
vale - frances 90 centlmos)
diarioS era mas rico en- 1912 cuando
no CANADA mas que ! rublo Y . ko-
pecks Eel kopeck vale a~proXimada-
mente dos V medic centlmoS en-
tiempos normalas). 81 los salaries
han aumentado 20 veces, los precios
Sobre Ell mercado libre han aumen-
tado 200. En- 1912. una familia Sc
~alimentaba con l kopeckS: CT 1919
Sc muere de hambre 81 gaSta menos
de so rubloS. Is verdad que queda
el recurso de acogerse a las tarjetas
alimenticias Y a los precios del CO.
misariado de abastecimiento que
han subido unaS ve~inticuatro veces
cen relacion a los anteriores a la
guerra; pero, desde hace varias seEla-
mas. la tarjeta privilegiada, la tar
jeta de los "comedoreS de primera
~clase." no da derecho mas que a la
distribution de IN cuarto de libra
de pan V en- ocasioneS de un invero-
simil pedazo de peScado seco. Una
vez mas Ie dejannos la palabra a Ze-
nOvief: Una tercera parte de los
obreros tan solo logran procurarse
Ell so por ciento de las ~calorias nece-
sarias para su sosteniniento; un l
por ciento solamente de ios obreros
sacia su hambre; un 3S por ciento
de los obreros mueren de inanicion
en- los hospitales." Entire las eau
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mundo despu6cs de la victoria de los
soviets. Propietario del taller en-
teoria, ell obrero es sobre TODD, prac-
ticamente, 81 esclavo de el, encade-
nado al yunque como ell siervo a la
glcba. En- iugar de una Capua roJa,
ei preside industrial. Jamas un Is
tado burgu6s Sc habria %atrevido, pa
ra reprimir las huelgas, a blandir el
garrote como el gobierno de los -
breros Y campesinos mas pobres.
Arrestos. cateos, fusilamientos. to-
das las violencias que ensangrenta-
ron durante esta primavera y este
invierno los talleres-rediles del Dol
sheviquismo-han sido eXcedidas por
Ia fra V metodica transformation
del trabajador libre en- Tornado. Al
a~bandonar ell trabajo Sc lie declara
fuera de la ley, Sc lie priva de las
tarjetas de alimentacion, Sc IL bora
de la 'lista de los c~omeiores." En-
los t~alleres, donde antigIamente la
algarabia de los mitines focaba ell
estrepito de las maquinarias, seres
escualidos, Separates Inc de otros
por Kounghouses armados de pies a
cabcza, tornean ESTABLISHMENTS las
granadas destinadas a Ia guerra civil.
Eel obrero ha d~escendido e la ca
tegoria de un simple a%ccessorio de
SUI maquina, Y su s~alario, natural
mente, Ia bajado hasta el Unite de
los mesios indispensables para ST.
vida Y para la reproduction de su
cspecie. LAS masas obreras Sc or
ganizan militarmente bajo Ia vigil
lancia de una jerarquia de oficiales
Y de sub-oficiales. Los proletarios
son e~sclavos. 1890"
Asi hablaron Engels Y Marx en- e.
famoSo manifesto del partido CO.
munista, venerable por los soviets a
Ia de un evangelio. Los a.
postales del socialismo describen a
conciencia la primera, en- fecha, de
las realizaciones de 81 programa.
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cr,rs,e.sg f=es pcra Ii PgENSAl
"Nuestre .olucion Sc justificara
de una manera completa e. dia que
sodos los obreros puedan vivir mas
facilmentc. mas hbremente. mas pro-
piamente Y mas dignamente en- eI
mundo.''
.Asi hablaba Trotzky. ' ma condu-
edo al pueblo russo a a mas espan-
tosa de las miserias.
Is indudsbIe que en- las !&aaers-
hles oficinas de las administrations
sovietistas. en- los alojamientos m
periales o descansando Sobre los CO.
lines capitoneados de los automovi-
les, Sc encorazaran algunoS eN-con-
trameestros-con polainas leonadaS.
tunicas de kaki Y pantalones bomba-
chos a Ia "GallifeJ:' que es eI traJe
que Sc ha hecho clasico entire los CO.
misarios bolSheviQUis. Pero, segun
10 confieSan los mismeS ~perlodlcos
oficialeS. eSa no IS mas que una MI
noria a~ristocratica cuyo lujo ' fran
cachelas hieren vivamente a Ia gran
maSa desheredada del obrero medic,
corrido Dor odios y rencores. Ell
obrero medic ma Seguido Siendo. en-
definitiva, el Lazaro de Su propia
~dictadura. DespueS de muchoS me-
ses de hartura socialista, al dia ST.
guiente de la revolUci6n de octubre,
hello ALI reduciGo a la categoria de
paria industrial, de bestia de carga
que Sc doblega bajo el "knout" de
los decretos bolSheviquiStas. Que Sc
consuite a este respectc un testimo-
Mo cue es digno de ~confianza: e. de
Zinovief.
"Confesemos sinceramente, decla-
70 el porta VOC del proletariado to-
davia Ell IS de abril, que e. campo
sino es el unico que ha Sacado pro-
vecho de Ia revolution Y que e. par
lido comunista no ha cumplido total
mente con su deber hacia Ia claSe
obrera. Tengamoz Ell valor de mirar
Ia verdad cara a cara, asi como Ia
extraordinaria serie de los errores co
metidos, Ia baja del valor real de los
salaries, a peSar de su aumento efec-
two, Ia persistencia de las odiosas
deSigualdades, el obrero medic, con-
dena6o al hambre..--."
"Es precise. agres6 Zinovief. que
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3

Despues de an siglO de ocupdrt0
SIN pqqqr renta, ell Gobierno del Dis
trito desocupc ell editicio del dyun-
tqmicnto.. -. y 10 desocup1 de rerdad'
Cunndo JOS seHorea edi;es t"eroH a
recibir Ell palacio de la cindGd, Sc
encontrurOm con que los senior del 20
Lierpo del Di3fritn, Sc hdbidn Uerd-
do los focos elsctricos, los coneccloneS
los SWITCHES. los Glumbres, las pcr1uGs
u los pasadores de las puertds, los 10
Dctes n las es:7:pidcras, los cestos de
pupcles, los vidrios d. las r%entana5,
los tiateros y los jarnbo&. los cepiltos
n los clavos, los csudro2, las cstGtuGS
los libros, las silidS. las HdDes de a.
cue. las ta-as de ~porcslana de los ".
c.. TODD en- fin. 10 que pudieron lie
varse. Parsce que tambi6n tdttan
ulgunas puertGs.
Magnitica leccion para et pueblo
ous no tardqrd sn imitGrld. De hog
maS. los arrendGtarios nl9rosos, al de
lar Ia casa, no "dejardn" mas que los
tecbos y las paroles. 81 Sc les que
rr procesur, ~alegGrdn 81 a~atecedente
de Ia mpdanza del Gobierno del DIS
trito. y en- pa.
Pedro RECIO.
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ASUNTOS DEL Ola :

historiddorcs de moinna, Sc lutheran
documertaGo en- Ell cuGtiro h~iStorco,
pcra las gaierias patriGficas de las
Prssidencias Mumicip1les q de las Es-
cuelns Primaries, Sc hubierG actdido
a. cmadro.
Total: hubierG sido IN UaliosiStmo
documento para 81 porvenir, del cHal,
dssgraciadamente, no quedard mas q
ell nombre, en- los urchioy de IN iuz-
gado.
iQHe porqu5 no Sc Iievo a Ia rcGli-
-ccidn Ell lGudcble proyectO!
Pucs pooque hubo dc por medic I'M
DequeNc chqnchallo que d~escnbrio ell
pastel. In senior do q otrO senior,
c! Socio Industrial del negocio, la res
pctable sscmn dc cuntro mil pesos pa
rn los t~rubajos prcliminares del cud-
dyo, y Ell senior rImero dos, sc largo
con- los cpatro nil pesos y con Hlgo
mrs.
En- csc uigo mas estoba Ell sccreto
del ncqocio: cnda u1to dc los c%otGborG-
d1res del senior CGrruncG, cndd n
de los que Than q dparecer en- Ell cud-
dro, con los calificGtiUOs de pdtriotdS,
dc ilcstres. de obnegadoS, dc beneme-
ritos, de D;Grtires . dc Gp6stoteS, to-
MIA qae ragar diez pesos. Els dec'r:
q cadG no de eUos, lie costabn diez
pesos Ell entrnr al temple de la jana.
z! cue guerra retruto mas grdnde,
pGrafo mas olocuente, los ca%ttttcdt1-
aos en- rimos de "SulUador de la pa
tr:a,' "crgullo de Meqico,' "honro de
.Amcrica" ETC., etc., pagabu Ueinte Pc
sos.
Ell pogo era GdeLantndo, y Ell senior
cacargado de crteadcr dqWellqs pa
tenteS de gloria en- Ell cuodro de ma
rras. vol6 :on Ell dinero, D Jos conbo-
rcdores Ge Lon Vcnustiano Sigu'eron
ep Ia mas compietG obscuriddd.
81 cL socio del senior nttmero dos
est.i jurioso, rnucho mis- 10 eStdn los
colaborddc,es dc Don Fenustidno, no
por los die pcscs, sino por Ia per
di4r o~portuRidqd de atraVesar hspuer
tas de Ia inmortalidud, con an NODES
to "ticket' dc diez 0 Uetnte pesos.
Les pinncotscas del porOsntr, TAM
bien Sc quedaron sin Ell cundro his
t5rico que g~unrdabn las efigies de u
nos ilusfres uarone que tuVieron diez
pesos los quisieron pagan por Ell re-
clcmO.
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ACTUALIDADES EXTRANJERAS
BoIshevikismo y Miseria

sas del decrecimiento de Ia produc-
ci6n. dicen los "Izvestia' del % de
mario, ell agotamiento fisico figura
con una parte de IN 40 por ciento."
Por 10 tanto. los obreros reclaman
ahora aumentos en- Ia forma de ra-
clones suplementarias, en- !uGar de
rublos desmonetizadoS. Muchas m
presas les pagan a sus trabaJadores
en- productos: asi la fabrlca de por-
celana de Kouznetzoff distribuye en-
ire sus obreros v~ajillas que eStos
cambian por trigo en- las aldeas.
Despues del hambre, el frio, eel
precio del PIANO, segun los datos del
"Ekonomitcheskaia Jisn,".h a alcan-
zado Ell ALA ~paradojal de 3, $50 por
ciento." La medida de lena-una
cifra Official aun-ha pasado de = y
10 a 1900 rublos. Y cuando Sc
tiene lena, cast siempre Sc carece de
cerillos: regularmente una famllia
obrera recibe una GAIA de cerlllos
por mes Y. entire los revendedoreS.
ell precio de ella oscila cerca lie %
rublos. La revolution que Sc vana-
gloriaba de abrirles a los trabajado-
res las puertas de los ~palacios ha eX-
tinguido hasta ell hogan del proleta-
! rio. Para poder vivir-esta confe-
sion es de Zinovief-cl obrero, que
Sc halla reducido a n porci6n irri-
soria, Sc We obligado a poner a u
hijos en- las pensiones comunistas."
FL Estado-el famoso Estado-Provi-
dencia-nacionaliza a los ninos, Sc
apodera de los muebles, requisa Y
desbalija: estafa legal, ell Estado lie
ouita al obrero su bicicleta Y a Ia
obrera su maquina de coser." So
pretexto de socializaci6n-esta nota
es de Zinovief-los soviets privan al
proletariado de las condolences mas
e~lementaleS del bienestar. 1900"
E. taller continia siendo 4 este
respecto Ell espantajo de Ia vida
obrera. Nal calentado, NAL alum
brado Y en- un estado de desaseo de-
gradante, bajo en- antique regimen
no habria dejado de provocar el en-
como de los inspectores del trabajo.
y toda esta miseria no e]ncuentra
una sofa compensation en- Ia carta
magma de las libertades del proleta-
riado. el nuevo- Coran anunciando al
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-10-31

Bajo Ell cpigrufe de "Un Cucdro
Histjrico' los ~peri6dicos m~etropot5tG-
nos publican unG p~eregrina nOticia,
coroisrio admirable de Ia Vieja frase
dc "aSi Sc cScri5e la historic" 9 prNe
5a ~prlpcble de como Sc hrcen las re-
pHtGc!ones y los preStigiOS en- la 5hc-
ia titryo del carrGnciSnHo.
& rcferjdo cuadro representa- o
mejor dicho, ibG q representur,- q
Dom Venustiano q q c~ola5orado-
res. LlerGbu IN pr6logo rlJrahte,
cn literature dc tribnna popular, en-
CT cual SC k0ciG ell eLogio de IL rcro-
Lgci6n, Sc hqbIa LGrgamente de los
horro4cs de Ia tirGnio, dc los BENEFIT
clos de Ia libertGd, dc la ~conquista
preciosa del sufrugio, dc cadenas ro-
tas, de BcStiIias de17WmbadaS por Ia
piqrcta implccG6Ie de Ia dcmocrccia
etc.. etc,
Todo clio, tcrmiHaba con IN pane
gtrico conccptuoSo dc las rirtRdes po-
hticn& n sociales, del pntriotlS,Ro q
dc IL intel;gencin dc Don VenaSt5ano
Caran=n y de SuS menc'cnddos cola
bcradorcS.
Era, RuturulmcHte. an cuadro ms
t6rico. qus hnbieSe Sido precioSistnto
en- ma piracotea del porrenu. NneS-
tros aictos hubieSen podido adnlrar
or {! Ia grace etigic del tibertador dc
M6Jico. del hacedor de Ia ndcionaLiddd
mcricdnn. y dc INA tropd dc rGtero-
SOS q~lerreroS y gobermrnteS Sab7oS,
oue 10 habian SucrificGdo TODD en- a.
rrs ne la grgndeza dc 81 patr1n. Los
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-Cuando necesue I'd. libros en- es.
Panol, Pidalos a Ia Liberia de Isua.
clio E. Lozsno, lis n. Santa Rora Az.
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Con toda seguridad en- la Farmacia Rio GyGnde," Ell Paso; San An
tonic Drug Co. San Antonio; Brunswig Drug &c, Los Angeles; farma-
cha Hidalgo, Los Angeles.
The Raymer enterprise., 1919-12-18

oaken chest. to begin with. II might
not. Of course. contain anything but
bones--but II might! The thing was
TOO absurd. must have fallen asleep
must be already dreaming! But no !.
was laboring with all my strength to
open 1t with one Of those rusty cut
lnsses. 1t was n tough job. but my
strength was as the strength OF ten
for the old treasure-hunting lust was
upon me. and had forgotten every
thing else In the world for the time.
At last. with a great wooden groan.
ms though It's heart were breaking at
having 10 give up Its secret at last, II
crashed open. / fell on my knees as
though ! had been struck by lightning
for IL was literally brimming over with
silver and gold pieces-doublo0n and
pieces Of eight; English and French
coins, too-guineas and louis dor I.
alias Tobias manuscript had said
--.all good money"
a nuiit hutit OfRf !, QuLt1
and blinded. lost; then l slowly
plunged my hands into IL: and let the
pieces pour and pour through them,
literally bathing them In gold and sill.
yer, as ] had read OF misers doing.
Then suddenly I broke out into an
Irish jig-never having had any no
ton OF doing such thing before.
In fact ! behaved ms | have read OF
men doing, whom sudden fortune
has bereft Of reason. For the time, oil
all events, was gibbering mailman.
Certainly. there was to be no sleep for
me that night But. In the full tide OF
my frenzy. ] suddenly noticed some
thing that brought me up sharp. Out
beyond the doorway it was growing
light. II was only dim tremulous
suffusion OF 1t, indeed, but II was real
daylight-Oozing In from somewhere
or other-the blessed. blessed. day.
light God be praised!
The Raymer enterprise., 1919-12-18

after which II was plain that Il was
beginning to narrow. Very slightly In.
deed. but still little However. ! could
still go on. and-I could still go back.
went on-more slowly It is true. yet
still l progressed. But the rock was
perceptibly closer to me. l had to
struggle harder. It was beginning to
hug me-yery gently-but 1t was be.
ginning.
paused to take breath. l could not
turn my head to look back, but
judged that I had come over a third
Of the way. I was coming up to the
waist that I had feared, but / could
still go on--yery slowly, scarce more
than an inch at every effort: yet every
inch counted, and I had lots of time.
My feet and head were free-whlch
was the main thing. Another good
push or two. and l should be at the
waist-should know my fate.
l gave the good push or two, and
suddenly the arms Of the rock were
around me. Tight and close. this time,
they Rugged me. They held me fast,
like rude lover, and would not let
me 90. My knees and feet were fast,
md the walls on each side pressed my
cheeks. My head too was fast. ]
could not move an inch forward-and
II was too late to 60 backi
Panic swept over me. I felt that
my hair must be turning white. Pres.
entity ceased to struggle. But the
rocks held me In their giant embrace.
There was no need for me to do any.
thing. ! could go on resting there
1t was very comfortable-till-
And then felt something touching
my feet. running away and then touch.
ing them again. o Godl 1t was the
incoming tide! II would And then
I prepared myself to die. l suppose ]
WAS light-headed, with the strain and
the lack Of food. for. after the first
panic. found myself dreamily, almost
luxuriousiy, making pictures of how
brave men had died In the past-brave
women too. l fancied myself In one
and another situation. But the picture
that persisted was that of the Con.
clergerie during the French revolu.
tlon.
Then the picture vanished. as felt
the swish OF the tide round my ankles.
1t would soon be up to my knees
1t was up to my knees-jt was creep
ing past them-and II was making
that hollow song In the caves behind
me that had seemed 80 kind to me
that very morning. the song 1t had
made to Calypso that far-ofY
night under the moon.
(To BE CONIiNUED.)
The Raymer enterprise., 1919-12-18

the more I measured the width with
my eye. the less the narrowing seemed
TO be. To be so slightly perceptible, 1t
could hardly be enough to make much
difference. Caution whispered that II
might be enough to make the differ
ence between life and death. But al.
ready my choice Of those two august
alternatives was SO limited as hardly
To be called q choice. On the one
hand. could worm my way back
through the caves and tunnels through
which had passed. and try my luck
again at the other end.
with half dozen matches I"
sneered voice that sounded like To-
blas'-.Precisely" and the hor.
ror Of 1t was more than dared face
again anyway. So there was nothing
for II but this aperture. hardly wider
than one Of those deep stone slits that
stood for windows In a Norman castle.
1t was my last chance. and l meant
to take II like a man.
! stood for moment nerving myself
and taking deep breaths. as though I
expected TO take but few more. Then,
my left arm extended. I entered side
wise. and began to edge myself along.
1t was easy enough for yard or two.
The Raymer enterprise., 1919-12-18
Rooster Ate 4ss kerneIa

A storekeeper at Montgomery City
has sprung a new one in the guessing
game. He took a big rooster and, af.
ter letting him fast for a day, put
him In his show window with a large
pan Of corn. the kernels Of which had
been counted.
He offered o prize to the persons
guessing nearest the number Of grains
the rooster would eat In 20 minutes.
The rooster had q ravenous appetite
and for five minutes II looked as II
there would not be a single kernel
left.
Bat by the time the % minutes had
elapsed he had curled up in q corner.
He had succeeded In putting away 48o
grains. A woman whose guess was
46S got the prise.-Kansas City TusA