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THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1914.
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Our Last War With Mexico
How It Started; How It Was Fought; What It Cost in
Lives and Money and What We Gained by It-
By Bar. THOMAS
T'tit concUe hittory will b compkUd
in tix ini'.allmtnls, pvtniahed cotutcu-
nvtly
CHATTEB VI.
The war with Mexico was fought, on
he patt of this country, with leas than
100.000 men. a llttlo over two-thlrds of
thini being from the south, and much of
tho other third, from the west. The num
ber of v6lunteers accepted by tho gov
ernment and engaged In the service of
tho United States war 53,926. The num
ber of regular troops was 16,490; Tho
number of naval forces, teamsters and
others was 13,000. making nil told 96,600
nin.
Tho number of men engaged on tho
Mexican sldo wasynever known with ac
curacy, but we have data from which to
Infer that it could not have been less
than 125,000.
The Infantry on both sides was equip
ped with tho old smooth bore flint-lock
musket, high military authorities not
being yet persuaded of the advantages
of percussion locks. The mounted men of
both armies were what were than known
as "light" cavalry of "drngoons," armed
with sabre nnd carbine. The larger part
t'f the Mexican cavalry carried the lance
In addition to the other arms. In artil
lery tho Mexicans were at a dlsadvan
taiee In comparison with tho Americans,
their guns, being of tho even then anti
quated "Gribeatixol" type of various
calibers and mounted on heavy, rough
vt heels.
Tho mortality df tho American troops
In actual battle was small, about 5,000
but tho deaths from wounds and sickness
nvide the total loss in excess of 22,000.
The malarial fevers killed four times as
ffary as tho Mexican bullets.
Tho battle losses on tho sldo of Mexico
wfi! never be known. With character
istic carelessness, they never tabulated
ihct'- onsunltles. But their actual killed
m battle must havo equalled our cntlro
t'ath list that Is, 22,000 to say nothing
f the deaths from other causes. It has
"een estimated that the total Mexican
mortality, actual killed, died of wounds,
otanation and sickness, was about 50.0X)
iinen more than double that of the Amor-
r i nns.
Military circles the world over have
not as yet ceased to wonder at the fact
that Mexicans, In their struggle with tho
Americans, fulled to win a single battl
Not onco did they get a taste of victory.
Tho Americans won every fight, and In
most cases won ovcrwholmlngly.
This Is all tho moro remarkable from
the fact that tho Mexicans Invariably
had tho advantage In position and num
bers. The Americans- were always the
attacking party, nnd always the numer
ical odds wcro greatly against them. The
odds against them were ofton five to
one. At Palo Alto they were three to
one, and the same at Reaaca de la Palma:
at Monterey. two,to one; at Buena Vista,
four to one; at Sacramento, the same; at
Sierra Gordo, two to one, and In the final
battles around the City of Mexico, tho
ratio was around thrco to five to one In
favor of the Mexicans.
The mystery Is. only Intensified by the
fact, admitted by all. that tho Mexicans
bad plenty of courage and stood 'up to
their work like men, and yet they woro
always beaten) and beaten Ignotnlnlously.
Tho ony explanation is to be found In
the American superiority" lri sense, cool
ness and moral courage. The Americans
r.ever lost their heads, kept cool and
shot, not Into the air, but straight at
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THE PROFESSOR'S MYSTERY
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iWELLS HASTINGS
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS by HANSON BOOTH
COrYRIGHT 1911 VyTHC DOBDS-MEPRItL COMPANY
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suburban
Pmf nrniib waltlnc at a
tiotir,., fnr'ii trnllv car to take him to
the Alnsltcs. where lie had a social en
gagement, encountered Miss Tabor, whom
he had met at a Christmas party the
winter before. She, too, Is Invited by the
Alnslies. When the belated trolley comes,
they start off together, to meet with a
wreck. Miss Tabor is stunned and Crosby,
assisted by .si strange woman passenger.
ntn hr flndltur all her things save
a slender golden chain. Crosby searches J
for this and nnas u noias . wuuumi.
ring. Together they go to the Tabors .
where father and mothor welcome the
daughter, calling her "Ijidy," and give
Crosby a rather strained greeting. Cir
cumstances suggest he stay oyer night,
nd he awakens to find himself locked try
his room. Before he can determine tho
-OUSO he IS calica ana requireu io
lie House. ;vuss inuur icuiue, iiim
and telling him she cannot see mm again.
At the Inn where he puts up he notices
Tabor In an argument with a strange
Italian sailor. Crosby protects the sailor
from the crowd at the inn and goes on
to the Alnslies. where ho again encoun
ters Miss Tabor, who has told her hosts
nothing of her former meeting with the
orofessor. Tho two are getting along very
tvtll. when Dr. Walter Jleld, Miss Tabor's
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asy It Is to rid yourself of the homely
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j K If It fails to remove fieklos.-Ad-
f'scment
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B. OBBOOBT
The war with Mexico cost the United
States, In money actually paid out, J100,
000,000. Additional to this was tho cost
of the return of tho troops, extra pay
and bounties, amounting to J12.000.000 to
say nothing of tho pensions which, be
ginning with the close of the war, ran
on for half a century.
If wo reckon In the $J,00O,O00 pahl by
way of claims against us by Mexican
citizens and . the $15,000,000 paid for the
ceded territory, we have, as the grand
total of cost to us bf tho Mexican war,
J130.000.000. J
But even this, for the time, enormous
sum was a mere trifle In cbmparlson
with the Immense gain that came to Ui
by .way of war. ,
By the terms of the treaty of Guada
loupe Hidalgo, signed February 2, IMS.
the American people came Into posses
sion of a territory equal In extent to
855,000 square miles, equivalent to seven
teen states the slio of New York. .
The territory thus acquired Included ten
degrees of latitude on the Pacific, and'
extended east to the Rio Grande, a dls
tanco of 1,000 miles. Five thousand miles
of sea coast wero added to the United.
States, Including the finest of harbors,
that behind the Golden Gate, whero the
navies of all tho nations might be shel
tered at once.
California alone was worth many times
the cost of the Mexican war. To say
nothing of anything else. Its gold has al
ready put Into tho pockets of the Amer
ican people a great deal more money than
they paid out In fighting Mexico.
To say nothing about Texas, tho present
wealth, -In real 'estate and personal prop
erty, of the territory won by the war with
Mexico that Is to say, of Utah. Arizona,
Nevada, New Mexico, the naif of Colo
rado, tho southwest coiner of Kansas and
California-aggregates over $3,000,000,000
three thousand million dollars a result
that amply Justifies the expenditure of
1130,000,000 ill 186-47.
And 'It should not be overlooked that
the great stales '.mentioned are but Just
beginning their career. Irrigation and tho
"dry farming" idea will eventually make
the region which In the forties was known
as the "great American desert" blossom
like a tropical garden. and. teem -with every
concelvoblo form of agricultural and hor
ticultural wealth.
As for. California, the "Italy of North
America," its future Is splendid Deyond
calculation. Already rich, its potential
wealth. Is such that the rosiest predictions
might bo more than fulfilled in the result.
- in this connection It ought to be said
that had Jefferson Davis had his way
tho boundary line of the United States
would have been fixed much further south
than It was. Davis, with Houston, Dick
inson, of New York; Douglas, of Illinois;.
Hannegan. of Indiana, and ono of the
Ohio senators, wanted the boundary o
fixed as- t6-1ricltfd6 tlf'sHle" "j'lima-'
ulipas and Neuvo Leon,- the '-Whole of
Coahulla' And tho greater paVt of Chihua
hua, but ho was beaten by Calhoun, Ben
ton, Herscrjel V. Johnson., Lewis Cass' rt
Michigan, and Mason of Virginia. Tho
United States has the same right to those
states that it had to the rest, and had
Davis been Successful the northern half
of Mexico, Instead of being what It Is, tho
breeding ground of revolutions and con
spiracies and the theater, of pever-cndlng
misery, would today be like California
.and the rest of the territory that canio in
along w'ith. it rich, peaceful, happy; In
tegral partsof tho great, progressive ie
publlc 2!5 BRIAN HOOKER.
half-brother, appears and bears hecaway.
Crosby returns to the inn and demands
to feoe Miss Tabor. Held refuses, but
Crosby declines ro go until she tells him
herself. Miss Tabor greets him In a
strained way and tells him It Is her wish
he leavo and never try to bee her again.
He says he will not unless she send for
him. That night sho calls him to Join
In a hurried trip by auto to Now York.
The chauffeur does not appear to relish
the Journey, but Crosby fixes tho ma
chine and they are driven Into a crowded
tenement district of the city. Hero they
arcended several flights of stairs, and
found the door at tho top blpcked. Fore-
Ing it open, tney discovered tne body or
Sheila, auss Tanors nurse, niecamg rrom
many wounds, but with signs or lire.
CHAPTEIt IX.
HoTT'We Rucaprd from Whst Wc
Found There.
(Continued.)
"HI!" I called. "You chauffeur! Leave
the car ond come up here."
Relow, a figure dotached Itself from
the shadow of the car. "What, sir?." ho
shouted up, '
"Como up here; we want you."
The man did not answer, and turned
back to his car. I watched him angrily,
but after a moment ho crossed the side
walk and disappeared In the hall door
way, "I wouldn't blame hor husband too
surely." 1 said, us I turned from the
window. "I think the man who struck
her was an Italian."
Lady started. "What makes you think
so?" she asked in a whisper.
I shook my heud, but did not answer.
"Never mind," said Lady, "but you are
right. Her husband la an Italian."
It was my turn to start. "What?" I
cried. "Was he by any chance a sailor?"
She nodded, frightened eyes upon me.
And I wondered what.it was all about,
for the man' lying uiion the bed In the
Inner room was the nian whom I had
seen at the bur inn, tho man who had
threatened her father, the man to whom
her her husband had given money.
I met the clmuffcur In the hall, puffing
and evidently disgusted.
"A very low quarter, sir I was afraid
for my life belon ; ai.d tills Is a dirty,
bad-smelling 'ouse. sir "
Well ' I said, "there is a woman sho
Now Read On
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Freak
Is sick In here, and Miss Tabor has come
to take her away In the car. You arc to
help mo carry her down."
Ho sniffed dolefully, and I opened the
door, closing It quickly behind htm,
"Mrs. Caruccl has been hurt," said M!ns
Tabor. "You nro to help Mr. Crosby
carry her down to tho car."
The man stared at the woman on tho
floor. "Hurt?" he cried, ".Mr. ) Croshy
said she was ill." Ho glanced about the
clean little room, disordered by tho vlo-
lence that had passed, and shrank bank
against tho wall, white and staring.
"What's that?" He pointed to the dark
stain near tho door.
"That," I answered lightly. "Is none of
your business. Suppose you take her
feet."
The man turned a sick green. "It's
blood," ho whispered, "it's murder."
"Nonsense, man; tho woman Is allv.
Hho fell and hurt her head, that's all.
At any rate, we are going to take her
where sho can be cared for. Tako her
feet Wc ought not to leave the car ioo
long."
Tho felluw shook his head.
"She Is dead." he repeated sullonly.
"There has been murder done. I'll have
nothing to do with It."
Miss Tabor broke In: "Thomas, you
heard what Mr. Crosby said. You are
to help him this instant."
"I am not," ha said. "I have done
more and seen more than a decent man
should, alrendy, A fino district this la
for this hour of the night, with cut
throats asleep in the street and a dead
woman lying above. I givo notice now,
and I go now."
"You'll do nothing of the kind," I re
torted. "Have yqu no loyalty?"
"I am as' honest as the next," he nn
awertfd, "too honest, or I should have
gone a mouth ago. "He no place for a
decent, quiet man, what with a fly-by-night
sawbones living In my garage, and
all sorts of strango folks going and com
ing at the hoi.se, and call at all hour,
and f.ord krovs vihst going on TIs no
Styles in
Fashionable and Suggestive of the Oriental.
decent place. I'm through right howl
For tho love of (3od, what's that?"
Tho sound had startled us all. and It
was repeated a sound betwixt' a groan
and a growl. 1 glunced toward tho door
of the Inner room.
"My Clod!" cried Thomas. "Theri'a
another of them!'' He sturled across tho
room, hut 1 was bofore him. I turned the
key in the door, and placed my back
1 against It. From within the growls came
with greater frequency. Tho chauffeur
stood before me, shaking with Uie anger
of terror.
"Very well." I said, "you go down to
your car and (tart the engine. I will
carry the woman down without you."
The man hesitated.
"Uo!" I cried, and took a step forward.
He whlmpetod out an oath, and turning,
clattered down the stairs as If the devil
were after him. I turned to find Lady
on her feet, staring at the closed door.
"Caruccl?" she whispered.
I nodded and went over to take up the
woman.
"Walt a minute," cried .Lady. "We
can't leave tho bird loose. She thinks
everything of him."
Somehow I did not laugh. ','Vcry well,"
I said, "but be quirk," nnd even as I
spoke there came a muttering In Italian;
the bed creaked, the feet came heavily,
to tho floor, lidy stretched out her
hand for the bird, but It fluttered off
frightened to the goranlum plants, A
thud came against the locked door, and
another drunken mutter of Italian. Rut
now Lady had tho bird safo, and I
latched the cage top to. Its flooring-, and.
held open the door for her capture.
"You carry It," I said. "I'll take the
woman."
We were Just In time; for Caruccl be
gan to realize that he was locked In, and
tha door shook under his fury. It was a
weak-looking door at best, and as we
left tho room, a lowel panel splintered.
We ftlrly ran downstairs, fearful every
moment th,at the door would not hold
long enough for the whpls bulldlntf
Veils
'seemed to vibrato with the ravage up.
roar above. Here and there, an we turned
down the dark hall, doors opened, and
frightened faces, full with sleep, looked
out. ,
Once In the strert. I pushed hurriedly
through the knot of roughs that had
gathered peering and Jeering around the
car, and torn open the door.
"Quick! Oct In!" I orltd. I-dy slipped
post me and up the step.
' "Olvo her to me," she said.
I put the woman In gently upon the
seat, where Lady held her close. Then 1
turned to the chAUffeur in a fury, for
the engine was not runnln?. He was
fumbling at tho dash, while the onlook-en-
Jostled about him. I shook him
angrily.
'Sturt it, you fool!" I growled.
He shrank away from me. "I'm through,
I told you. I'll have nothing to do with
mur " I slapped the word short with a
swing of my open hand across his
mouth. Without a word he turned and
elbowed his way through the press be
hind us. I caught him ,y the arm.
"fllve me that plug." I said, twisting
It from his lund. And as I Jammed it
Into its socket, I heard Lady's voice at
my shoulder. Sho was standing on tho
curb, one hand upon the open door of
the car.
"Can't you make It go? '
"It's all right," I shouted, reachlns for
the spark, "get Insld!" and the encln !
started with a snort ar.d a howl The!
crowd had begun to mutter throaten- j
nifti,, mm uo t niirnng ior me other side
of the car they Jostled me back.
"Murder!" some one i-houted horasely.
"Police! police! police!"
From far down the block came the
regular thud of running feet, and the
shrill blast of a whittle; and along with
It, a stumbling olatter from the tene
ment hallway, and Caruccl, a great smear
of blood across his convulsed and swollen
face, lurched drunkenly to the sidewalk,
(To Le Cont:nld Tomorrow)
Beauty
SnCFUOITY VSRStJS DX8?IiAT AMD EXTBAVAOAHCB
Two Pose of
By MAUli MILLEi:.
Mademoiselle Dazlo is a great advocate
of what con bo dono with u woman, pro
vided sho Is given the right kind of u
wardrobe with a fow suggestions as to
dress and the understanding of It.
"In short," sho nn'.cl, thoughtfully,
"thero Is nothing Ilka striking a koynoto
and then never Wanderlhg from It to ony
great extent. Perhaps I might cull sim
plicity my keynote, but there, are Ho many
WHys of broadening simplicity that I
hardly think It would ba possible to keep
myself within tho confines of that ono
word. You see, simplicity with no touch
of life to relieve It IV monotonous.
"Simplicity may. be charming, but it
must be charming simplicity, i'eople
jmust not decide to be simply dressed, and
I having adopted this simple style ot dress
expect to have their friends' exclaim In
unison, 'What charming taste, how wry
n.hII you look In thoso unpretentious
clothes!' Not at nil. They are probably
thinking Instead, 'How commonplace Mrs.
P. Is Idoklng lately; hen clothes used to
be stylish, but now thoy are uninteresting,
almost dowdy.'
"You ecc, it Isn't ut all easy to Rdopt
simplicity for a keynote In dress, unless
you understand how to combine sim
plicity with something else that will call
attention to the great charm of ihe
simple. Let us say. then, simplicity, with
a touch of the ornate.
"Have your clothes of good material
and of excellent cut, but made as sim
ply as yon like. Ue sure, however, to
add something distinctive to your cos
tume. Often it heed he nothing more
than a tlpy color contrast, or a toueii j
of trimming In n unexpected place, just
somo llttlo thing that will catch the eye
of the onlooker nnd hold It until the on-,
tiro Idea In nil Its well-thought-out I
charni Is entirely n'lsIMo. I
"Sometimes the entire effect Is gained .
easily by un unusual way of doing the i
hair. It one's gown In very simple, de
pending upon line for lt beauty, huvo
the hair arrangsd simply., suggotlng
perhaps an old-world typo of headdress
Advice to the Lovelorn j
II) TJKATIUCK FAIRFAX
n u Not OMInaton.
Dear Mien Fairfax: Is It customary to
' mind a gift to a bride ltpon receipt or nn
Invitation to attend th church wedding.
but not the reception ut the homo of the
bride following? Also. Ii it proper to ac
knowledge receipt of the Invitation to the
church wedding? .
CONSTANT KBAPKfc.
If one should, or should not, give a
hrldo a present depends not upon invi
tation either to church or reception, but
upon the closeness of the tie of friend
ship. It a mere acquaintance, don't give.
If a dear friend, It Is a graceful thing to
end ft gift, though one gets no invita
tion at all.
J
Mile. Unzlc
nhlolv will Impart Its quaint charm U
one'tt entire costume To acquire the
habit of looking Into a mirror with the
Impartial eyes of criticism rather than
with self-admiration, will help greatly In
malntnlntng nnd yet enhancing In some
small degreo any keynote for dress that
n. woman maydcslre to adopt.
Thcro are many keynotes, but none so
satisfactory to work on as simplicity.
The moro unpretentious the ground
work, the more striking the finished pic
ture If the correct additions are made.
Always remember, however, to make the
additions of sufficient Importance to take
uway from tho dull aspect of the too
severely simple. 'Simplicity In the hands
pf n novice Is often as commonplace as It
Is charming.
CHILDREN
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irritation of the 'sjein and
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