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other day. At any rate we can hurry
out and follow it up.
The biggest opportunities are those
that are made. Not twenty men in
all America knew how to use iron wire
when John A. Roebling began its man.
ufacture in his little shop in New
Jersey. His first wire cable was con-
sidered a joke until he towed canal
boat along the Pennsylvania canals to
demonstrate its usefulness. He built
the Niagara suspension bridge to
prove another use for "wire rope" and
spent his life developing other uses
for it. Today cables are used every
where for thousand purposes and
the Roeblings have made fortune
through the opportunity they made.
Big opportunities are usually very
patient. Electricity waited for CEN
turtles for Franklin to fly his kite.
Steam had been jostling and rafting
tea kettle lids for hundreds of years
trying to attract somebody's atten-
ton before James Watts noticed it.
Apples had been falling since time
began in the hope of getting the at
tention of some Isaac Newton.
The tides of the sea with their re-
sistless movements are willing to
furnish power for all the world as
soon as some man is ready to harness
them. Every atom in the earth's
structure is bursting with energy
anxious to be released to do the days
work.
Someone will some day find way
to move goods directly from the pro-
Queer to the consumer. Someone else
will find a way to release atomic en-
ergy. Someone else will some day
find way to store up sunshine and
light houses without the use of arti-
fetal light. In the meantime oppor-
tunity stands knocking.
Opportunities are always waiting
for the man who can serve a need,
/ improve a service, satisfy 6 want, en-
large a market or save labor.
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MRS. MARY SCHWANDT SCHMIDT
other a daughter of early settlers
slain by redskins-met in Minneapolis
June 26th for the first time and ex-
changed experiences.
1t was particularly eventful meet
ing for Thomas Watts, 81, of 241O
Pierce street N. E., when he met, face
to face, one of two living survivors Of
Ehe i'll fated Schwandt family he had
heard-back in '62-was completely
wiped out by the bloodthirsty In
eiians. For of the Schwandt family
of eight, only Mary and her brother
August lived to tell the tale of the
horrors of the massacre.
Honor Guests at Reunion
Mary Schwandt-now Mrs. Mary
Schwandt Schmidt, 76, Of 666 Lee ave-
enue, ST. Paul-and Mr.. Watts were
honor guests at reunion picnic party
of Redwood county pioneers and resi-
dents held on the north shore of Lake
Harriet Sunday. More than 200 coun-
ty residents attended the picnic.
Mrs. Schmidt's family were victims
of the wholesale Staying which laid
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funded. and at this time the publisher
wishes to thank the people of Manka-
to and vicinity for their generous re-
Spouse in the way of subscriptions.
"The only regret of the publisher
is that it will be necessary to disband
a particularly capable organization OF
newspaper workers; one in which ev-
cry member worked Loyalty and faith
fully for the success OF the paper.
Dailies in all smaller cities have
experienced decided increase in pro-
duction costs and the field has become
more estricted.-Brown Co. Journal
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find.
'sBut we weren't destined to escape
the Indians" said Mrs. Schwandt,
in relating the story which she has so
often told. cat o'clock we were
met by a band of so on the war path.
You can immagine our terror. We
started running, with the savages in
their brightest war paint, shouting
and brandishing their weapons, and
shooting at us as we ran.
"We were caught finally, and the
three men in our party were immedi-
ately killed. Of the three girls, one
died three days later of gunshot
wound, while only myself and an Ohio
girl who was visiting the family were
spared. 81 was then kept captive in
the camp of Little Crow, the chief of
the Sioux, for two months, and even
then my life was spared only through
the efforts of young Christian In
dian girl named Snana or Thinking
Traded For Pony
"The brave whose special property.
was finally became Disguised with
me. I was of little account, only IA
years old and not of much help to
the squaws. He had decided to kill
me. 1t was then that Snana, my ben
efactress, came forward ard offered to
trade a scrawny Indian pony she had
for me. The bargain was made and
was taken under her protection.
"Again she saved my life when an
order went through the camp that all
white captives-about IS there were
should be killed. She covered me
with buffalo blankets and sat upon
the heap, and no Mary could be found.
After General Sibley with his army
came, and we were released from the
Indian camp, which was then station
ed on the site of what is now the town
of Montevideo, obtained passage to
relatives in Wisconsin,, and Is years
later l again met Snara. We were
fast friends up to the time of her
death several years ago.
Brother Left For Dead
81 did not learn of the death of my
ldIn1ly ullC1l Ildu IcdCilctl w
although l had guessed as much af-
ter seeing the ruin and wreckage left
by the Indians at the farm. My father
had been shot while shingling the
house and all the others had been
killed before they had chance to
defend themselves or to realize what
had happened.
"My brother August was left for
dead with wound on his head. He
was still alive, however, and manag-
ed to creep into the tall grass by the
house until the Indians had left anc
them, travelling by night and hiding
by day, made his way to Fort Ridg
ley and safety. He is still alive anc
lives in Vancouver So soul soaring
were the events he witnessed that he
has never told me or anyone else JUS
how our parents and brothers and sis
! tiers met their death"
Indians Hatred Flares
Thomas Watts, at the time of TIL
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which was still half savage.
Half Breed Gives Warning
In August, 1862, little Mary-then
IA years old-had gone visiting at the
home of neighboring family eight
miles away. And with the exception
of her 11-year-old brother, August,
she never saw her family again. One
morning, at daybreak, friendly half
breed had rushed up to the house at
which Mary was staying with the
news that the Indians had broken out
and were killing all pale-faces on
sight
Flee Indian Band
The family Immediately set out in
a lumber wagon for Fl. Ridgely,
about 40. miles away. Avoiding the
roads where they might encounter
bands of Indians, the party finally
came within sight of the fort across
the Minnesota river. They were un-
able to cross, however, as the ferry
was on the opposite bank and so they
took to the prairie again, driving
through the tallest grass they coulC
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Tluo Aged Suruiuors of
Indian Massacre of '62

low, within a few terrible days, all Of
several counties in southern Mime
sofa.
Mary had come with her family
from Prussia in 1862 and had
settled in Redwood county 40 miles
from New Ulm. They had travelled
by OK team and covered wagon from
ton du Lac, Wis, and had made their
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SOME WILD NOTIONS l HAVE
KNOWN.
DIR. Roy L. Smitl

DIR. Roy L. Smith
Opportunity Never Knocks at Any
Mans Door But Once"
Opportunities never stop to knock
at the door of the man who is asleep.
They go on until they find man who
is on his way to work.
The opportunity that knocks and
runs away will return to knock some
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MINNESOTA PIONEERS ~SWAP"
STORIES AT REDWOOD COUN-
TY PICNIC HELD IN MINNEA-
POLLS.

z Minnesota Daily Star, June 26th)
Two aged survivors c., the disas-
trous Minnesota Indian massacre of
lS62-one of them soldier and the
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FIBER ROCKERS
COUCH HAMMOCKS

COUCH HAMMOCKS
To complete the comfort
of a shady porch, we sug-
gest one of those ham
mocks of heavy canvas
in cool-colored stripes,
with a soft, button-tuff-
ed back and mattress
that has an adjustable
headrest.
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She raised glowing eyes. "oh,
Enoch. couldn't stand it if you
didn't want to gol But Lob. Enoch.
you might not come back"
Enoch kissed her paling cheek.
There's worse things could happen
us, honey
Il know she whispered; ''sin
brings folks the worst griefs"
"Tm not goln' to enlist until Thanks
givin' day. three weeks vel" the boy
said presently I've got to get the
corn in and leave things in shape for
winter first for nanny
The next morning when Enoch met
Abby in the woodland path and bent
/ joyously over her she seemed scarcely
to sense that he was kissing her.
MY silver breastpin you gave me
! is gone,n she told him neryously. II
could not find it anywhere this morn
in} I'm afraid losin It'll bring US
bad luck Y
Lets walk as far as Cleophas Dot
sons and look for it" Enoch sug-
gested
Pauliny ran out to meet them, her
eyes wide with excitement. "David's
moneys gone. Stolenl"
Enoch felt Abby's fingers sink Into
the flesh Of his arm. Then David
came out. corroborating his mothers
story
"And nobody knew kept the money
in the loft" he observed mournfully.
"Only Abby" old Cleophas NUT
tered "PauIiny told her but jest yes
terday."
Here's the ladder settin' outside
the window just like It's been all
summer David went on.
"Yes. and them that climbed that
ladder and stole that hard-earned
money ought to be made to suffer, be
1t man or woman" Cleophas re-
marked, and Enoch felt that he knew
what was in his suspicious old brain.
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Old Paulina Dotson stood beside
the spring yelling out from between
two powders in her yard at the foot
of Big Laurel mountain, and sighed
lugubriously:
'sDavid's a-goin'--a-goin, soon
where's Davy goin'?"
Il didn't know you was around,
Abigail SeaIp Pauliny frowned a
bit resentfully. you always did
have the softest steppin' pair of feet
for all the world like cat'sl"
"Or a thief'sl' mdttered the hard
visaged old man sitting near the
spring, mending bride.
The blooming young girl, looking
over the low stone fence, REDEEMED at
this covert thrust
fDavvy's goin' to take his 5000 rail
road tie money and 90 to the preach
er college after Thanksgivin'. 1
thought he was goin' to marry on it.
but he says he amt" went on
PauIiny"
"Oh, Pauliny, wasn't meant for
Davidp' Abigail raised propitiating
eyes to the old woman's censuring
ones, then they deepened and dark
ened solemnIy. Folks has got a heap
to think about besides marryin' these
stirrin' times, Pauliny.''
sDavid knows that" his grand
mother drawled defensively; "a-bein'
lame is all that's keepin' him from
enlistin', but it won't hinder his
preachin'"
1.-TWO hundred dollars is a lot Of
money! wish had the half" OBJ
served Abby wistfulIy Where does
Davy keep it. Pauliny?
He's got it In my little beaded
sack a-haRgin in the loft. He's afraid
of banks"
When the girl was gone the bride
member, Cleophas, rebuked Pauliny.
Laws" Paulina tossed her head
"Abby's honester than you. Cleophas.
You are a-holdin' spite foolishly. Alb
by's got her womans right to prefer
Enoch Dawn to our Davy I"
Abby, walking with light swiftness
through the reddening woods, stopped
when she came to dead poplar that,
destitute of limbs and punctured by
woodpeckers and ants, hung over the
path.
sI'm goin' to ak that poplar A
cheerful voice sounded behind. her,
and a sunburned young man lifted her
aside out of the way of the leaning
tree. 1T shan't fall on my girl while
I'm fightin'I Yes, I'm goin', Abby.
Something In me says: 'Enoch don't
stay here takin' 1t easy maxim ex-
cuse your mammy's got but you"
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Eieh-y Army Men Average
Is Fears of Service

Washington Eighty men of the
Tenth cavaury and Twenty-fifth infan-
try both colered. who have given
total Of more than 1000 years of
service to the army lined up before
Senator Ralph Cameron Of Arizona
recently AT review at Fort Huaeh-
uca, Ariz. Tie senator was impressed
by the long service of many men of
the two regiments and asked that all
with more than twenty years TO their,
credit step out. When he questioned
me four-score who replied he found
that there was an average Of more
than twenty-five years service In the
group.
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Queen Marie VIII Shun
Reporters on Trip to u. S

Bucharest Queen Marie viii grant
no interviews during her forthcoming
visit to the United States Sie Will
not be accompanied by any official
press agent and all information con-
corning her movements win be given
out by a member of the legation staff
at Washington, who will accompany
her This statement was issued
through the official Rumanian News
Agency lin order to avoid misunder-
standings and to prevent the publica-
ton Of fancifnl stOEisa."
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German Girl to Earn
Education as Mason

Coepenick. Germany Margot z&eAs
ert, seventeen, aspires to be the aEsa
woman mason IN Germany. She reGg
istered as apprentice with the masqgg
guild and entered the employ Of Fsss
Wolff, a local mason, who put hesA
to work mixing plaster for an Office
building.
After serving the apprenticeship
and passing the masters examination,
however, she intends TO keep her Job
just long enough to earn the where
withal for going to polytechnical
college.
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w my
sent himself for enlistment, he met
Bate Owens, a ineighbor lad.
"Cleophas says he believes he knows
who got Davy's $780, he remarked,
eand wind and weather permittin',
he's goin uptown Saturday and no
tify the sheriff Who do you reckon
the old cuss has fastened it on,
EnochY
Enoch shook his head but when
Bate left him he sank on the fallen
leaves and raised beseeching eyes to
the November sky
Hear me, Lord r he cried If she
If my girl never done that wrong,
send me sign and forgive me for
thinkin' she might havel And If she
did sin. show me what to do between
now and Thursday"
A woodpecker. tapping on the dead
poplar, scolded darcely as crow
aIighted on the top. Enoeh rose wear
fly and went TO the Seal place.
Bring me the az. honey" he re-
quested Abby. TIN goin' to cut the
old poplar. was bout to forget It,
and I'm. goin' day after tomorrow
at least / ought to. Stand out Of the
way now
Presently Enoch, examining the
fallen trees top. gave joyous cry
On the ground lay some red string,
door key. safety pin and Paulina
Dotson's little red and yellow beaded
pouch.
Enoch opened the bag and took out
David's four fifty dollar bills. Il saw
crow up there-a tame one, ]
reckon. He must have had habit
of goin in. houses around here, and
he fancied the beads on Paulina's
pocketbook .
Abby smiled in his radiant face.
Your worried looks gone, Enoch :"
He threw his arms about her and
held her so close she could scarcely
breathe.
ooh. abby he cried that little
worry pressed me hard but it's gone
now foreverp
When he was alone again in the
wood. he fell on his knees by the
felled dead tree.
20 Cod he cried out day after
tomorrow is the worlds Thanksgiving
day but today Is mine. today is
mine. blessed Goaw
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Provides $500, 600, 900
to Fight Animal Abuse

Washington Establishment Of a
$500,OOo,O00 trust fund for the prose-
cution Of persons cruel to animals and
for the protection OF animals and
game in all parts Of the world, is pro-
vided for in the viii Of Stacy Arson
Ransom. scientist who died August
&c.
The fund would be accumulated
from the investment Of $4,000, which
Is provided in the will filed here. Half
Of the income would be used to pro-
tect animals and game and the remain
der would be accumulated and invest
ed until 1t reaches $4,000 900.
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Mans Face Growing"
on His Tombstone

Ashland, Ky.LThe outlines Of a
mans face are appearing on the tomb
stone over the grave Of John Fo1tz.
In the graveyard on the farm of
Nando Selty, near Summit, this coun-
ty. People living near the burial
ground are excited.
Some days ago there appeared out
lines of a human head, then came
eye, nose and mouth, worked out in
shadowy lines on the stone. Then it
became so plain as to be seen some
distance
The man buried under the stone
lmas killed In an accident Ia 1891.
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Then, in the grass at the foot Of the
ladder, his troubled eyes fell on Alb
by's brooch When his heart began
to beat again, he set cautious foot
over the pin, and, unobserved, stopped
and transferred the trinket to his
pocket
Il wish | could know where my pin
isl she murmured on their way home
Enoch's hand, pressing his breast
pocket, felt the uncomfortable rough
ness Of the brooch within, but he
grew cold at thought of restoring it
to her. Had Abby been tempted to
take Davfd's money? He recalled
that she had been unaccountably dis
turbed and troubled over the trivial
loss Of the brooch, and she had not
wanted to go In the direction of Pau
linys to look for it.
Enoch knew that once he were gone,
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leaving Abby with no men folk to de-
fend her, oldsCleophas would not hest
tate to accuse her. But If he stayed,
the cowardly old man would not
make trouble. Could he stop his ears
to the call Of the flag ami stay behind
with Abby?
For three weeks Enoch worked and
suffered. Two days before Thanks
giving day, the day he had set to pre-
Evening star., 1926-02-09
SUZANNE NOW ONLY
81 TO BEAT HELEN

CANNES. February 8 P).-The
odds on Suzanne Lenglen to defeat
Helen Wills in singles have dropped.
Last week to l was being offered.
with few takers, that Mile Lenglen
would prove unbeatable.
Miss Wills. dropping the soft lob
bing shots, to which many spectators
attributed her defeat in the mixed
doubles at Nice Sunday against Su-
Zanne. yesterday put SO much steam
on the ball that when she had de-
feated Miss Ethel Fischer of England
in two love sets she also had
knocked off two points in the odds
The best that any one could hear
whispered last night was 10 I.
Suzanne did not grace the stand
10 see Miss Wills serve sizzling shots
The French flash had drawn a bye
and remained away from the courts.
Not Il single game Went to deuce.
Miss Wills lost only 13 points. five in
the first set and eight in the second.
And yet she apparently did not eX-
tend herself to defeat the English
girl. After the match was over
Helen was pleased with her showing,
and naively said she expected TO
reach the top OF her playing form
around Wednesday or Thursday.
1t is the expectation of a conces-
sionaire OF the Carlton tournament to
make a. bit of money out of the tour
nament aside uf the gate receipts.
He has sold the motion picture rights
| Of the expected match Saturday be
! tween Miss Wills and Mile. Lenglen
/ TO an American firm for sum said
! to exceed $4,000
! Miss Wills said the deal was news
/ to her Il never bother about NOV
! ing pictures" remarked Mile. Leng
1 len.
Evening star., 1926-02-09
Trade Market Dull qgnae Meet Efficacy of Resin Questioned by Player
WOMEN WILL SWIM
FOR NATIONAL TITLES
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla, February
9.-Two score Of the world leading
woman swimmers are gatheerd here
for the opening tonight of the wom-
ems national A. a. L. swimming meet
in the Alcazar Casino pool. The con
tests will last five days.
Eleven title competitions are listed,
and at least seven title holders will
participate. The only absentee among
them is Helen Wainwright, who won
three crowns, including the pentath-
lon. She, Gertrude Ederle and Aileen
Riggin have turned professional since
the last meeting.
The pentathlon, emblematic of the
all-around championship, and the so
yard free-style mark the first days
program. The pentathlon includes the
90 and go yard free-styIe dist$hce.
50-yard each back stroke and back
stroke swimming and diving from the
low springboard.
Adelaide Lambert. former Panama
Canal Zone champion, and now mem
Der of the Woman's Swimming Asso-
citation of New York. is favored to win
this event Others expected to make
q good showing are Misses Dorothy
Golfer of Detroit. Lilly Mae BOWmer
Of Santa Monica. Calf: Doris Omara
Of New York and Ruth Elberfield Of
Chattanooga, Tenn.
The greatest race Of the day is ex-
pected in the o0.yard event. with
Eleaner Garretty of California defend
ing her title against Mariechen Webs
lau of Honolulu, Olympic point win
ner and Ethel Lackie of the Illinois
Athletic Club. Each of this trio is a
universal record holder. Virginia
Losee. Detroit Yacht Club: Loretta
Cannon, Baltimore; Miss Lambert and
Bowmer are also expected To give the
winner trouble.
Miss Wehselau holds the world
straightaWay record for 30 Yards
while Miss Garretty's time for the
short-pool distance is - 80 seconds.
Evening star., 1926-02-09

Connie Mack. pilot of the Philadel-
phia Athletics. and his apt pupil, Ed
die Collins, who now directs the deS
tinies Of the Chicago White Sox, ar
among those who think the resin rule
VIII benefit the pitchers. Connie ha-
a good hitting team and he ha-
VISIONS of a. falling off i'll batting pc,
centaSeS because Of the rule Collin
, looks at 1t from the other angle.
Collins Likes Rule.
We have had much trouble in t!I-
last three years with pitchers who hau
no control of the ball, and if there i
any efficacy in resin the White So
should be a team that will profit BY
the new rule" Collins told the writer
Rogers Hornsby. king batter of the
National League, who also manage
the st. Louis Cardinals does not think
the use Of resin will stop the heav,
hitters. Hornsby maintains that H.
can hit ball shattered with resin a.
! far as he can hit one that has notl-
Ing on it.
IF they get gobs of resin on TIE
ball | can flatten the resin out a
easily as | can fatten the ball. sail
the Mound City star. "It is ali a maj.
ter of fiattentng the pitcher any way
! YOU look at it
Arthur Fletcher, manager of tn.
! Phillies, does not believe that tLt.
! pitchers will tighten up TO any gre;
! extent just because they are permit
/ ted now 10 wipe their hands on a resin
| bag.
''some of the pitchers are so bad.
SAID Fletcher, cynicaily, that the.
| couldn't pitch if they wiped uheil
! hands on a pine tree"
Miller Huggins. who is known u
I fame as the manager of the Ne,
York Yankees and Babe Ruth hold
that the resin rule will not affect th'
batting at all.
'At the start Of the season In,
+; pitchers are more or less wild whethef
I they have access to resin or gum ara
bic said the diminutlve Huggins "Tr
the latter part of the season they Ger
SO goOd-if they stay at all-that the
DO not need anything. ! think oar
team can hit resin or anything else
Bancroft on Fence.
Davy Bancroft was one of the ms,
ayers interviewed who did not talla
decided stand on either side OF III,
fence. The leader of the Bostu,
Braves IS inclined to believe that the
pitchers are given slight advantag4
by the rule. but he thinks the bencI
IS so small that it will be a negligih!r
factor in the pennant race.
Nllbert Robinson, the Brookl,I
manager, is keeping an open mind on
the subject. He does not think ba-
ting percentages will be affected I,
any extent by the use of resin, but h.
admits that he does not know.
1T is something that ! want to -.
demonstrated for myself said Crcl.
ftobby. before l talk much about il
Robby thinks he has the best pitch
ing staff in the National League, ara
he contends that his boxmen do no
need the assistance of resin.
II should be understood that the nev
rule does not permit the pitcher :;
apply resin TO the ball itself. The rul.
reads:
Provided that. under the supe.
VISION and control Of the umpire III.
pitcher may use to dry his hands q
small finely meshed. sealed bag con
tanning powdered resin and furnisb.f
by the league" This means that IL.
umpire will carry the bag of resi-,
around with him and the pitcher vii
nave 10 seek out the unps when h.
wishes 10 dry his hands on the bag.