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/ ? - -?-?- ? ,-r P TAPE > By F. ^ MlfCl iEJL vuuez aii<( ivpiltt Alvaie* ' d liMlt' *?u" lJOt 114010 tlum "ruiu (be Texas border. Aloug Wer? gtrung I-nlted States jy protect the Americana froui Imiidlt jfonfrii'K wiw as metci itnj (heir own men us to tho Whon a deserter was caught ^ did not tula' tho trouble to r ? court martial to try him. tiiui uj> and shot hiui. Its imoug ??fli rank growth that fdeiioatv H(lNVt>r o{ loVe sprang up L*u yoW NlUM'z ,,,m' I'eplta Al \uue> whs not a mean spirited, i|y oJiixen- Quite likely had ho l^i bonent he would have been a Ift fortio feared no man and, like yexknus. when ha was Injured trouble thi' courts as phi In t Iff tils liijurt'r, but settlod the nut of court, taking pains to fdroji on the defendant. Never j Nunez was not a bully nnd was known to tight without good da| a bandit troop Invaded the rr where the lovers lived. The ,j took everything they could get lands on without payment, and /on was made to stop them ex by concealing tho stores. But M? one thing taken which could I bought with money and to tile of which resistance was made, (lit saw little Peplta with her red cheeks and Ifer dark eyes with long lushes, fell in love It ber and determined to possess I * gnez bail gone away for some pur and when he returned was told while Pepita was walking in the ts of the town a man from the Ut force was seen to swoop down her and carry her off. Her (is were hoard by the whole town, no great was the terror of the ban that not h finger was raised to jre her. [Hones returned but a short time aftr i the abduction. Without dismount tbe hurried off after the bandit and came within hearing distance of pita's cries. The bandit did not stop iln the ennip, but kept on toward I forest not far distant Nunez sent a |ibot after him, but bo was not within e. The bandit dropped Pepita and, of turning and facing his pur r, changed his course to the Texas ^innez took up Pepita. who revived ipeedily from the shock she had re tired, placed her on his horse and took her home. Then he went to the kndlt chief and asked that the mis creant who had crossed the border be demanded of the American troops that le might t>o punished for his attempt ed crime. The chief, who restricted men to taking necessaries, at once t to the hi rder and, raising a white .crossed to the headquarters of the 'one! commanding the United States ps. There he found the colonel in campaign uniform?namely, woolen ihirt, trousers and boots?and made a formal demand for the culprit. Now, there was much red tape among the troops, which was unknown on the other side of the line. The colonel was responsible to the general, the general to the secretary of war, and the sur-. render of a man who had crossed the s border to Mexican authority was at tended with much difficulty. The colo nel told the chief that he must refer the matter to the general, who was ?ome200 miles distant. Jf the general . directed that the fugitive be,surrender ed the colonel would cheerfully obey theordpr While the negotiations were going - on a group of United States troops was standing n few hundred feet north of tho border line and a group of Mexicans a few" feeF south of the Hue. Among the Americans was the man who had carried off Pepita. He had taken refuge among them, as in medk-rn! times one sought for his life took refuge in a sanctuary, though the soldiers were by no means sacred per-, ?ons. Tlic chief of the bandits was In the colonel's tent making his applica tion for tho culprit. * . ? The interview being unduly prolong ed, the Mexicans, who were aggrieved *t the abduction, became impatient. Among them was the lover, chafing at the delay. i r When the colonel informed the ban dit chief that he must refer the matter between them to the general the chief asked what would be done supposing the general refused to give up the cul prit The colonel said that In that case nothing could be dene- Thechlof tamed toward the gtaup of Mexicans ?landing south of the border line, too* * his great conical hat and waved It A puff of blue smoke wm seen, and a shot was heard. The chief, turning to the colonel, said: "My request is withdrawn. You keep the man." He whose fate had been bound up In *> much red tape was a dead body. had l>een shot t>y None* from acroas the border line The proceedings having been thus *?ded the Mexicans dispersed, Nunez escorted back to the town by his fellow citizens. No one having claim j* the body of the culprit, be was JJ*"1"' by the United States troops. ">e <*>'onel had been Saved a lot of ^frtt^ndence, which greatly rellev him. for it was almost impossible 10 Set the Mexicans?tha only means communication?to carry any m no matter bow important ?Hie Hams evening Joaqtrfir Nunes 4 Peplta Alvarea were married witt fat eclat. ?' HOTEL NAMESHAVE CHANGED Pawing oi Old "American House" in Botton Recalls Long Past Period in Amerloan I Tho old American house, on Hun Over street, which gives up the ghost after tift years of continuous service us a hotel, \v?8 the parent of u thou sand American houses ull over the country. The i^ine itself wus older tluin thnt; the htiljd.lng, mill virtually intact, erected In i?il. htul had a predecessor on the Name spot, to which the name American House had been given In 183a. In the years which were tho high noon of the nineteenth century no new town was onej^K)' up In Wisconsin, lows, Nebrasktvor Cull fornia' without its American house, called after our original* That was the period of tiamboyant, spread-eagle isiu which wds satirised in I Heltons' Martin Chusslewlt, and of which lloa. lOHJah Pogram was the shlniuK exam ple. English names for hotels, such as the Westminster, the. Windsor, the Victoria, the Buckingham, and so on, were then decidedly ut a discount. It was the period which gave us such names as the American, the United States, the ltevere House, the ICagle Hotel. It followed the epoch of fau tastlc and picturesque old titles t^wh as the Blue Bell, the Indian Queen, the lted Lion, the Green Dragon, the Blue Anchor and the Bunch of Grapes, all of which, .swung before their doors.?Bos ton Transcript. ? I i EXPLAINING THE TELEGRAPH Headman af Village in Bosnia Rslievsa Perplexity of His People When They 8ee New Wonder. As a general rule, the telegraph uo longer arouses the wonder and awe that it did In our grandfathers. In remote countries, however, there are still people who have never heard It, or who are unable to understand It. The. following Is a story of the per plexity tljat the telegraph caused In a small village of Bosnia. The government had Installed a tele graph line from Prijedor to Blhatsch. "What is the meaning of this wire?" asked the astonished inhabitants of a village through which the line hap pened to pass. "It's a telegraph," said the head man of the village, who had been in consultation with the officials. "One can send a message along this wire, straight from here to Stamboul." The villagers were Incredulous. "That is Impossible. How can a mes sage run along a wire?" The headman thought for a while; then he hit upon the proper explana tion. "Imagine," he said, "a dog that Is terribly long, and whose tall Is stretched like the wire on these poles; Imagine that his tall Is so long that he reaches from here to Stamboul. Now, suppose we pinched his tail here. Wouldn't he howl In Stamboul?" And the vlllngers understood. 1' . L Flreflles and Fire Fish. Whoever can invade the secret of the firefly nnd his portable electric light factory may confer a wonderful favor upon civilization. Possibly In pursuit of- it, Professor E. N. Harvey, of Princeton university, has lately reached Japan. He^has gone thither In fact to inuke a special study of the "hotaru lka," a species of cuttlc&ih living in the Japanese seas. The "hotaru ika," he saysr lives only In that part of the "Ocean. It produces light In the waters which can be seen on the surface. The best time to study this fish Is In May and June, for many of them then come up far Into the rivers. Professor Harvey has already made a study of Japanese fire flies nnd is looked upon as an author ity on the subject. Dr. Ishikawa, of the Imperial uni versity, has already published the re sults of researches In regard to the "hotaru ika," but most of his re searches are said to have been made In connection with the bodily structure of the fish. Quakers Once Warlike. Conscientious objectors in the past have sometimes modified their anti war views to meet the circumstances of the time?as, for example, v"ln Pennsylvania, In the middle of the eighteenth century, says "The London Chronicle." Here a long line of can non defended the old Quaker capital ogblnst French and Spanish Privateers on the principle that a "defensive war" was Justifiable. "The Pennsyl vania Assembly," says Lecky, "In which 4the Quakers predominated, re peatedly voted military aids to the Crown during the French wars, dls guislng their act by voting the money only.'for the king's use,' and on one occasion for the purchase of bread, /four, wheat or pther grain,' the lat ter being understood to be gunpow der." Unhealthy Stop. *T see youse has marked 'Mexico' on de gatepost In front of dat farm house down de pike," said the unlaundered tramp. "Does dat mean it's a good place for tew gtt scraps?" "Nftw, answered the philosophical hobo. "Dat means It's a good place ter stay away from. See?" Timely. Mr. Phan?I enjoyed yonr sermon very much this morning. - The Preacher?Thank you. Mr. Phan The text, "How are the mighty fallen," was very timely after Pete Mnlllgnn fanning yesterday after noon with the bags choked arid one ran needed te tie the score.-?Puck. BAIT CASTING LINE8. My Dear liuck: Mauy a fish, old scout, has been lost on the first three feet of the Una, not on account of the weakness of the entire line, or poor quality, but solely from the wear and fraying on the end of the bait casting line due to the friction 011.the guides ai^l the pull of the bai( in its start to the ilHh. The. wear is far greater on the first few feet of the line than any other part, and to be sure of your fish, you iuust be sure of tho strength of that basic part of your tackle, the ltne that lands 'em. One of the big points to remember In the care of the line Is to test It every now and then and break off a foot or two when It shows weakness. The snapping of a good line can be avoided by this little pre caution. Soft Braid Versus Hard Braid. The only line to be considered for bait casting Is the braided silk, and of this kind we have the choice be tween the hard and soft braided. Of the former it can be said it wears well and absorbs practically no water, but as a casting line It takes a back seat to the soft braided affair. Owing to the ease with which the soft braided line slides from the reel, It makes the best possible line for casting, and you can thumb it all day without burning the thuipb Into the quick, which Is more than you can say for the hard braided. For general bait casting with plugs and artificials of the wobbler variety you should have a No. 5 line. Some manufacturers lettering their product make a O sjze which corresponds to the tfo. 6. For the lighter lures of the spoon, pork rind and minnow class let your selection be a No. 6 or H size. Don't Use a Rope. The "big mistake of the beginner, as well as lots of sure-fire fishermen, old man, is to select a line that is too large and heavy. It is absolutely Im possible to do accurate casting with a big, heavy, clumsy line, and at that it_Js entirely unnecessary. With the ordinary tackle few fishermen can put more than four or five pounds pull on the line if the rod is used properly, and If it is not the rod will "go" be fore the line. I do not think it is necessary to use a line of greater test strength than 12 or 16 pounds for ordinary casting, for muskie, northern, pike or pick erel. * For general bass casting a 15-pound test line will more than fill the bill and at the same time keep your line down to a size that will make your casting far easier than with the heavier and more bulky line which piles up on your reel so quick that it fouls on the reel pillars and malces casting about as enjoyable as handling a towline on a tug. Dry Your Line Aft*r Fishing. One of the simplest ways to put a good ltne out of the game is to let it dry on the reel; do this a few times. Buck, and your line is n. g., no mat tor what high quality goods you started with. In drying on a reel only the top layers of the line really dry; the balance molds and' rots so as to be in fine shape to break when you hook that big one. All of which points to the fact that you should reel out ywur line after each day's fishing, hang ing It between two convenient trees and let it dry out thoroughly be fore putting it to bed. Don't let it lie along the ground or dry out in the sun, and with the above care you will add 100 per cent to Its life. Another way to put a good casting line on the hummer Is to use It for trolling. No matter how many swiv els you have on your line while troll ing, it will become so twisted that casting with.lt will become a "world's series" of back lashes. When you think it's time to use a new line for casting, shoot the old one into the trolling department, and die happy casting the new one. __ Easy to Watsrp/^of a Line. To avoid soaking up too much water In your casting line, which makes It t}eavy, you can waterproof It by satu rating It In a solution of vaseline and light oil. Ton can apply ? the oil either by rubbing It Into the line with a well-soaked cloth or apply It ; In bulk by heating the oil (not boiling) and soaking the entire line at once. Jf you oil the line while still. On the original spOQt let It soak abottt 20 to, 30 minutes; if you have the line wrapped loosely on a stick mugh shorter time, about ten min utes, will do the trick. In either case wipe ott all the surplus oiL This will not only waterproof your line, but- will make it pliant and flelible and the lubricant will reduce the friction on the gulden, Raving wear on the Une and aid it In running smoothly and easily under the thumb. DIXIE. IS THE LAST DAY TO BUY liberty EVERY MAN IN KtKSHAW OUNTY WHO HAS NOT YET BOUGHT A BOND SHOULD HASTEN TO HIS BANK AND FILE HIS APPLICATION THIS MORNING! DON'T BE A SLACKER! 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So valuable were these . bonds that the Secretary of the Treasury could secure only one tenth of them when he offered re demption. Every cent of the Two Billion Loan made through -Liberty War Bonds will be spent in America for American goods and American ~ wages. This great flood of wealth will be pAbured into every nook and cran ny of our business activity. You, as an American citizen, dependent on American prosperity, can see your reward as well as your duty in buying Liberty War Bonds. ; There is no "red tape" connected with the purchase of Liberty War 1 Bonds. Just apply at the Liberty Loan Window of any bank. LOAN & SAVINGS BANK FIRST NATIONAL BANK THE BANK OF CAMDEN