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CHAPTER ~.
LYING IN WAIT,

But the Monks were not to have It all
their own way.
AS rapidly as Dan Bash strobe along,
there were feet as swift as his.
A pair Of light feet that cut across q
hillside, within view OF the Travelled
road; pair Of hands that pushed aside
bushes and overhanging branches OF
trees quickly.
It was Belle Dawson, otherwise known
throughout the district as @Chuo" Daw-
son.
Instead Of going home again, as Bash
and Mr.. Potts surmsed, Club paused
when she disappeared around the hill,
pondered, and suddenly made her way
by short cut across to a point where
she could observe the road.
Once there. she shielded her eyes and
looked steadily.
What did she see?
A man. Yes, plainly man. He stood
in the middle Of the road. Club could
see him turn and look back. Then she
observed a second man. He, too, stood
in the middle of the road, and, like his
comrade, looked back.
sThe cowards!" Club muttered. 3lts
the Monks.
Club unused.
III 90 back home and find my father,
by the time we can get around they'll
get the advantage of him."
Then another thought darted into
Clubs brain. She caught her breath.
Maybe they mean 20 murder him."
1t was an easy matter. Anybody
could conceal themselves among the
bushes, pounce on the wayfarer, over
power. kill him and conceal his body
among the heavy undergrowth.
Club looked again.
There was nobody in view.
The assassins had concealed them
selvea
Club darted onward, forgetting that
her rifle was hanging loosely in one hand
until it caught on twig. Then she
suddenly stopped, examined it carefully,
grasped it tightly, and ran on again.
There was life at stake now. She
could not walk. Over the boulderS,
over logs, over the clear spots and rough
places she knew so we'll, Club sped.
II hope ~ be in time-I hope III DO
in time" she said to herself as She
hurried toward the spring in the ravine.
| MGantiIuc Ian DdSu WdlhSo loSo9A
and faster toward his fate.
He was resolved now to decide the
question whether he would remain in
the district, at fair wages for teaching
the school on the mountains, or grub
around roots" for such wages as the
farmers could afford to pay him.
He had excellent reasons, satisfactory
to himsef, for carrying out his original
plan. There would have been less rea:
son to remain in the district il he had
| not encountered the ill-wil Of the young
men who assumed the right to control
the school and all public affairs, by the
exercise of mere brute strength.
The Monks and their associates Jeered
at reason Common sense. and falr
play, and justice were things they never
took account Of.
AS Dan Bash walked on, swinging at
free, independent gait, he remembered
the murderous looks Ned and Bill Moak
gave him whep Club Dawson interposed
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The Man That Women Like.

An English magazine. lately offered
prize for the best answer to the
question, What kind Of man does
woman most admirs?" Here is the
winning answer: "The man mrst in
terest by uncommonness, either IN
appearance OF manner, or he mus
have the indescribable quality called
charm. He must know his own mind
and steadily work thereto, even to.
masterfulness. He disregards they
say,' and is not one of herd. HIS
friends are men--not women. He is
only once deceived by the same per-
son. His perhaps hasty temper never
runs to unkindness. Heneeds sympathy
and solace in q sometimes divine dis
content. He abides under no failure,
but goes on. His occasional want OF
success only attaches and riyets his
determinations
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or Gilgamesh legends. 1t contains
the Chaldean account of the food,
written in cuneiform text more than
two thousand years before Christ.
The tablet is about ten inches long
by seven wide and three-quarters of
an inch thick. 1t is written on both
sides in three columns and contains
331 lines, or about 1000 words.
The restoration is the work of Pro-
fessor Paul Haupt, of Johns Hopkins,
one OF the first scholars of his day In
the study of antiquities. The original
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Did the Flood in 1000 Words.

If the Chaldean food tablet which
Johns Hopkins University sent to the
American Bible Society is fair sam
pie of the books of 1000 years ago
Chaldean Library as extensive as the
Astor Library would cover Manhattan
Island. The tablet is complete book
in itself. It is plaster cast from
a modern reproduction in clay of the
eleventh book of the so-called Izdubor
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Witchcraft in the Scottish Highlands.

From q remarkable case heard in the
Oban Small Debt Court the other day,
] gather that belief i'll witchcraft is
still more or less prevalent in the High
lands. One dairyman named Camp
bell sued another named Black for
damages which he alleged he had sus-
tanned in his character and reputation
in consequence of the defender haVin..
asserted that she had Oh evil eye, y
md that with this wicked organ he
had injured two COWS by ''npsetting
and "felling" them. am glad to LAY
that the Scotch law does not recognize
this cause of action, and the sheriff
dismissed the case Are there no
schools in Oban to root ont such dense
ignorance. London Truth.
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tablet was found during the British
excavations in the valley Of tho ELL
pirates and Tigris, and was broken in
thirteen pieces, which are now in the
British Museum. New York World.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-08-09
THE. DROWNING.
HOW THEY MAY BE RESCUED
AND REVIVED.
A Tim ely Description of the Methods
Of England's National Life-sav-
ing Society-Hints Which
May Save Human Life.

= are all of us too
lazy, too careless,
too self-indulgent
to take any pains
to learn those lit
tie things which
might easily be
learned, and which
would teach lis to
confront the thou
sand and one
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-08-09

The topaz took its name from
Greek word meaning guess, since the
ancients could only guess at the local
ity where this beautiful stone was OBJ
tanned
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The pet of Brooksville (Fla.) young
woman is O pig, that follows her about
the streets as though it were dog.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-25
U S. History
u. M. GORnEN. TY


|. Who invented the steamboat
and when did the first steamship
cross the Atlantic?
2. Who discovered the Ohio riv-
er? When?
3. How many inVasions of the
North did General lee make?
Name the battles that checked
each of General Lees northern in.
vasions.
4. When was the Washington
Monument begun? When com
pleted?
5. Name four persons who came
to America in the Mayflower.
What American poem mentions
them?
6. Upon what did France base
her claim in America?
I. What is our constitution BY
what authority was it adopted?
8. What amendments to the con-
stitution became necessary at the
close of the Civil War? Give the
nature of each.
9. How long do Judges of the Su-
preme court hold their Office? Who
was the first Chief Justice? Who
is the present Chief Justice?
10. Name President Cleveland's
cabinet.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-25
Rheumatism Quickly
Cured,

Three days is a veay short time
in which to cure bad ease of
rheumatism; but ii can he done, if
the proper treatment is adopted, as
will be seen by the following from
James Lambert, of New Bruins
wick, ILL.,: 81 was badly afflicted
with rheumatism in the hips and
legs, when | bought bottle of
Chambeclain'S Pain Balm. 1t cured
me in three days. am all right
today; and would insist on every
one who is afflicted with that terri
bic disease to use Chamberlain's
Pain Balm and get well at once"
80 cent bottles for sale by f. Har-
rington.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-25

s. In what zone on the globe do
you find the most intelligent peo-
pie?
8. What two states Of S. a. take
the most interest in educational
matter?
10. Name ten important republics
OF the world and give the capital
Of each.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-25
RIGHT Or LEFT.HANDED.
DO You Put Your Coat on Right or
Left Arm Flrsil

Tire despised left hand makes
good its claims in many cases to he
the DIETER of the two. Tho fingers
that touch and adjust with such
nicely the strings nC the violin are
surely as cunning ~ those that
move the bow. The hand that
guides the reinS and steers with
eNactness the horse through the
crowded streets is quiteHs cunning
as, on" might say more thnn, the
hand that wields the whip. But
great is fashion, uuan,werable is
theory.
1t would appear that as life be-
comes more aud more complex we
are becoming more and more
specialized, and the difference be-
tween our limbs is encouraged,
rather than hindercd, by every
pnr of scissors turned out at Shelf
field, by every screw made in Btrm-
ingham, and by every slap admin
istered to the young offending
fingers that would dare to shake
hands Incorrectly.
1t is curious to notice the vagar-
les of humanity in eases where no
hard and fast line has been already
drawn. Although most right-hani-
ed persons put on their cOnts left
arm first, II considerable percent
age thrust in their right first. Sold
iers fire from the right shoulder,
but sportsmen are found who pre-
fer the left.
In working with the spade pro-
portion of right handed men grasp
the spade with the left and push
with the left foot and right hand,
though when using the aX, the
same individuals would grasp
fnrthest down with the right. Tue
Persians mount their horses from
the right side, which is the differ
ent side from that mounted by
Europeans.
The buttons on coats, etc, are
placed on The right side and the
shed of the hair in boys 10 the left,
evidently to suit manipulation by
the right hand. The great phiIos-
opher Newton records that at tirst
he confined his astronomical ohspr-
vations to his right eye, but after
ward he managed to train his LEFT.
But there are persons who could
not do this, owing to the unequal
strength of their eyes. Strange to
say, the Chinese assign the place
of honor to the left.
At Kunyenyp, in Africa, Gamer
on relates being introduced to the
heir presumptivc to the throne,
the nails of whose left hand had
been allowed to grow to an enor-
NOUS length as sign OF high rank
proving that he was never reQuir-
ed to perform manual labor, and
also providing him with means Of
tearing the meat which formed his
usual diet.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-25

A Gents wanted to sell our new
a Book, "Bihle Stories for Child
rem" Edited by Henry Neil, assist
ed by Russell Il Conwcll. Costing
over $4,000. Retail, $l.75 Over
200 fullpage engravings. 90 pages
of magnificent coIored plates, each
printed in ten colorS. y copy can
lie sold in neVery home Girl writes:
Have i3D orders up to this morn
ing; made %38.OO to day. Rev. A.
J. Holmes. porters. Pa, says; "Out.
fit rceive'!, SOLD SO books to-day,
made %72.0o yesterday" Greatest
success ever known. Extra COM
mission to agents, 5000 per day
easily made Outtlt Scots. Books
on credit. Freight paid. Henry
Neil, 1ia $. eth ST., Philadelphia,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-25
LAST SATURDAYS TEST.
Arithmetic.
w Il. ENGLE, Elk.


/. What principal will amount to
$lS2.20 in ! years 1 months II days,
at lg6?
.. Mr.. Smith sold his watch for
$40, and thereby cleared l-5 Of this
M ney; what M would he have
gained by selling it for $l2S?
3. The perilnrter OF Il field is 400
rods, and ii is 40 rods longer than
it is wide. How many acres does
it contain, and what will it cost to
to fence it at %l.S25 rod?
4. If in selling gOoAsttt ~ cents Il
yard lose 2O%, at what must sell
them to gain 2 "a after have kept
them 6 months, money being
worth So?
5. A square park contains 1900
so. IT.; fa walk / feet wide bo
made around it on the outer edge
of the park, what will it cost at 7
cents per square foot?
&. If 3 oranges and i lemons cost
q cents, and 6 oranges and , lem
olIs cost 36 cents, what does each
orange aud each lemon cost?
Z. What decimal of an ncrc is n
rectangular field whose diagonal is
II rods, and whose sides are in the
ratio of 3 to 4?
s. The difference of tWA Numbers
is rs, and product GiS0. What are
the numbers?
8. The sum of 1926 and J l-i-9
is equal to how how many times
their difference?
10. The cube root Of 80 9G-I25 is
what per cent. of the square root of
2724? N
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-25
Mothers Recommendation
eVerYWhpre

We are acquainted with many
mothers in Centerville who would
not be without Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy in the house for Il
good many times its cost, and are
recommending it every day. From
personal experience we can say
that it has broken up bad colds for
our children.-Centerville, IS. D.
Citizen. so cent bottles for sale
by +. Harrington.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-25
Geography.
J. w. FILING, Ex


l. What is a country? How
many counties in Ohio? Bound
Ohio.
2. Which is longer at Logan, o.,
a degree of latitude or degree of
longitude? Why?
3. What is the duration of day
and night at the poles?
4. Name the trunk lines Of rail
ways west of the Mississippi.
8. Name and describe three
classes of plains.
How does continental climate
differ from oceanic? Why?
z. Name the three chief divisions
of Christianity. Where does each
manifest its greatest strength?
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-25

otiUIIt
While writing with all the
scientific knowledge of II great ns-
tronomer, Camille FlammariUn in
his marvellous story "Omega: The
End of the Of the World" which
begins in the April number Of The
Cosmopolitan magazine, keeps the
reader at the highest point of eX-
citemeut by his vivid description
of the alarm AMI despair excited
hy the approach ofa comet whose
collision with the earth had been
declared by astronomers inevitable.
The description begins at time
when the business of the world
has been suspended, and at a great
mass-meeting held in the Institute
Of France, we hear the discussion
OF scientists us to the possibility of
second deluge, the drying up of
all the surface water of the globe,
or the total destruction of human
life by cold, together with all the
possible phases Of death paralleled
by the history of the moon. For
scientific statement and sensation
al effect this characteristic produc-
tionof French genius is unique,
and the reuder who reads this
marvellous story-and ii he begins
it will certainly finish twill have
assimilated without effort, Il comp
act store Of scientific knowledge.
In this way, apart from its absorb
ing interest, the remarkable piece
Of fiction will have distinct
scientific value.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-25
N NarCOtiCS.


T. M NVNDE4N, IIN'
l. On what portions of the body
do alcohol and tobacco chiefly act?
,. How is alcohol obtained Z?
Name the principal stimulants and
narcotics.
3. What are the injurious effects
of smoking?
A. Define nicotine, coma, Indian
hemp, stimulant.
5. Contrast alcohol with food.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-25
Physiology.
f. NJ. GORDEI

II. M. GORDEN, EX.
l. How many muscles in the hu-
man body? How many single
muscles?
3. Name some diseases to which
the muscles are subject.
What is a gland? What is the
simplest torn of II gland?
4. What is the pleura? What is
pleurisy?
5. Does the gastric juice digest
fatty or starchy substance
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-25
InlMar.
J. w. FILING, Ex.

/. Into what general classes are
connectives divided? What parts
of speech are used as cOnnectivrs ?
2. in what cases are the com
pound personal pronouns used? Of
what person is II noun in the predi-
cate?
3. Write sentence containing a
predicate adjective modifying "A
substantive clause.
4. What is the difference between
an adyerbial phrase and an adver-
bial clause.
>. Write sentence containing a
complex element Of the third class
&. What is the abridged form OF
an adjective clause?
Write sentence in which a
clause is the antecedent Of pro.
noun.
s. Dispose Of quoted words: (a)
To be Il "scholar" requires study.
(b) "He" thinks it "wrong" "to
steal" (c) "Mark" well my fall,
and that "that" ruined me.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-25
The Laxative Gum Drop.


This new cathartic is the most
delightful form of Il laxative that
has ever been offered to the public.
1t is in the form of an ordinary aum
drop, but it has no medicinal taste.
and ii can be eaten like q piece of
confectionery. The results, too, are
pleasant. 1t is the most complete
remedy for dyspepsia. summer trou-
bles, billiousness, headache and all
those maladies for which the ordi-
nary catEartic is prescribed. 1t
acts as gentle stimulant, not vio-
lent, but perfectly safe and certain.
In this respect it is far superior to
the ordinary pill, with the addition
al merit of not being disagreeable
to take. 1t is just the thing for
children on this account and for
people with weak stomachs. These
gum drops are put out in packages,
the small ones selling for l0c. and
the large ones for 25c. If your
druggist does not have them we
Will send them to you by mail on
receipt of the price. But we would
prefer to have you get them of
your druggist.
SYLVAN REMEDY Co.
PEORIA, ILL.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-25

at the roots? In the mythology of
the north, the apple is ofttimes the
tempter, and occasionally makes
the nose grow so prodlgiously that
nothing but pear will suffice to
bring IL once more into presentable
shane.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-25
NQgNsa EgGp. GO. Ch!oagc, Gll.

Gol6 By Druggists ns ~ rcr i2ottlo. 0E0r S6,
Enrze Size, g51.I5. GDottiea sor 30.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-23
GRIEVANCES SET FORTH.
NORTHERN p CfFTc MANAGEMENT
HEARS The E.PiCYES.
A GOOD IMPRESSION MADE

Representatives of the Various
Brotherh0ods of the Northern
Pacific State Their Cases to
the Management and Make a
Favorable Impression Man
agement Takes Time to Reply.
Al IL O'Clock yesterday forenoon the
much-talked-ot conference between the
Northern Pacific managers and the
officials of the respective brotherhoods
of the line relative to the order reduc-
Ing salaries opened at the general man.
ayers office. Representing the COM
pany were General Manager Kendrick.
General Supt. Kimberly. Superintend-
ent of Motive Power Hickey and AS
sistant General Supt. Dickinson, of
Tacoma. A session of about two hours
ensued. There were present from the
railway brotherhoods ;hirty-two repre-
sentatives. The meeting was of 4 purely
preliminary nature, and, so far as
learned from the general manager, was
fruitless of definite results. General
Manager Kendrick said yesterday after
noOn to 4 GLOBE reporter:
II asked the men to fully state their
cases. aid give their reasons for pro-
testing against the adjustment of the
schedule and the percentage reduction
in salaries. Each brotherhood spoke for
itself. They all said they much re-
GREETED the recent order. l asked them
to give us their true sentiments, and
they frankly did SO. / must say that
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-23
MANY PLANS
For Reorganization of the Union
Pacific.

ASL 1tOOIH ol thC OLIIO
Pacific.
OMAHA, Dee. 22.-General Solicitor
John NJ. Thurston, of the Union Pacific,
in speaking of the scheme of r%eorgani-
cation which called him to New York,
said: There are many plans for the
reorganization of the Union Pacific
property in the air. The general
with most favor is that the Union Pa
cific proper, together with those lines
which are properly a part OF
the system, although claSsed as
feeders, should be ~reorganized un-
der congressional legislation and sub
jected to sale under direction of the
court. Sale is absolutely necessary that
a new company may be formed that
will permit a fresh start being made.
The first mortgage bonds are to bear a
lower rate of interest than at present..
say between 4 and 5 per cent. With
these reductions made in fixed interest
charges the property would be able to
pay its interest obligations and princi-
pal on the government debt, so that the
government security would grow better
every year, while the liability would
grow constantly less. or course.
a Junior mortgage stands little
show of being paid if the morl-
before it absorbs all of the
interest. This is the condition of the
government mortgage. which is junior
to the nrst mortgage. Should the adj
disprove OF some of the
features, the theory of reorganization
would have 10 be completely discussed
again. The rights of the govern
ment must be sacredly guarded as well
as the rights OF individuals, and this
requires no inconsiderable time.
Chairman Brice is an eminently fair
man. and will undoubtedly do the best
for all interests concerned in formulat-
ing a scheme OF reorganization to be
presented 10 congress-. There is a gen.
eral desire on the part of the bond and
to accomplish the work of
reconstruction as soon as possible, to
the end that the receivership question
be settled"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-23
shevnin wins Again.

DENVER, Dec. 22.-The jury in the
famous case of John Shevnin against
the estate of his daughter, the late
Countess Cassett, today returned a YER
dict for S2S. 900. In the first trial of this
case Shevnin obtained a verdict for
$751; 900. AT the. second trial Count
Casset won. The suit in which a YER
dict for $500 "a returned this NOM
ing was the third trial.
The estate of the Countess Casset is
valued at about $500, 600. Her father,
John Shevnin, mortgaged the estate and
sued for $1,000 a year for over twelve
years. This, with the interest. amount
ed to about $4,000. Count Casset's
home is in Paris,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-23

the conference was marked by an ex-
IRENE spirit of fairness on the side Of
the men. They acted like gentlemen,
and they certainly are that in every
sense OF the word. They are a class of
Intelligent men. and a body of employees
1t would be a credit to any road to have
in its service. On behalf OF the road,
the officials declined to make any State
meDt today. A shorthand report was
made of all statements. and / told the
men that we should not be ready to give
our ultimatum until we had further con-
sldered their side OF the story. The
meeting was friendly throughout"
Another session will be held at II
O'Clock this forenoon. AS to what will
be the final result, no one a definitely
state at this time, and to hazard a guess
might do both the men and the company
AN injustice.
j. Is. Johnston. one of the press com
mlttee tor the men, was interviewed at
the Windsor yesterday afternoon. He
said:
I'VE met the officials today and pre-
sented our case, giving our reasons for
objecting to the adjustment of the
schedule and the proposed cut in sal.
aries. We did not attempt to make any
arguments, but will be prepared to do
lidt dlter we nave received Tile cOIl-
pany's reply to our statements. We
expect the whole matter will be def
nitely settled soon.
"The committee which met with the
officials today is a subcommittee select
ed from the general committee of ali
brotherhOOds. There were thirty-two
OF our men present. composing this sub
committee. OF this number four were
from the conductors, four from the EN-
glneers, four firemen, four trainmen,
four switchmen, three telegraph Oper-
ators, three machiliists, two boiler
makers, II blacksmith"
1t is not TO be inferred because the
company has abolished or proposes to
abolish the old schedule that the men
are without one. Such is not the case,
as the GLOBE reporter was shown n
last night, although rot allowed to
examine it or learn its tenor.