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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-30
CHAPTER rr-tcoutinued.,

You seek aid, my son?'
/ looked up. A tall monk. whose
cowI artly concealed his pale but res
olute features, stood at my side-onc
OF those heroes who, for the 1--we Of
Christ, came forth at that terrible
time and faced the pestileuce fearless
~ where the blatant boasters OF no re-
ligien scurried away like frightened
hares from the very scent of danger.
I greeted him with an obeisance, and
explained my errand.
II win go at cnee," he said, with an
accent of pity in his voice But I fear
the worst / have remedies with me-
may not be too late"
~ win accompany you" I said
eagerly. Zone would not let a dog die
unaidcd; mech less the poor lad who
seems f~riendless."
The monk looked at me attentively
as we walked on together.
You are not residing in Naplesg'
he asked.
/ gave him my name, which he
knew by repute, and described the po-
sition Of my villa.
eUpon that height we enjoy perfect
health I added. Il cannot under
stand the panic that prevails in the
city. The plague is fostered by such
cowardiceI"
''Of course" he answered calmly.
~But what will you? The people here
love pleasure. Their hearts are set
solely On this life. When death, COM
mon to all, enters their midst, they
are like babes scared by a dark shad-
CIV. Religion ~itself'-here he sighed
deeply-"has no hold upon them"
but you. my father" | began, and
stopped abruptly. conscious of a sharp
throbbing pain u my temples.
II am the servant of Christ" he an
swered grayely. "As such, the plague
has no terrors for me. Unworthy rs
I am, for my Masters sake | am
ready-nay-willing to face all death"
lie spoke firmly, yet without AFRO
gance. / looked at him In a certain
admiration, and was about to speak,
when a curious dizziness oyercame
me, and / caught at his arm to save
myself from falling. The street rocked
like a ship at sea, and the skies
whirled round me in circles of blue
nre. The feeling slowly passed, and
! heard the monks voice, as though
II were a long way off, asking me
anxiously what was the matter. l
forced a smile.
1T Is the heat, / think" / said, In
feeble tones like those of a very aged
mar Il am faint-giddy. You had
best leave me her-see TO the boy. oh,
my Godr'
The last exclamation was wrung out
of me by sheer anguish. My limbs re-
fused to support me and a pang, cold
and bitter as though naked steel had
been thrust through my body. caused
me to sink down upon the pavement
In a kind of CONFUSION. The tall and
sinewy monk, without a moments
hesitation, dragged me up and half
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-30

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currieG, haif-led me into a kind OF au.
berge, or restaurant for the poorer
classes. Here he placed ME in a re-
gumbeDt position on one OF the wood
en- benches n called up the proprie-
tor OF the place, a man TO whom he
seemed TO be well known. Though
suffering acutely / was conscious. and
could hear and see eyerythin that
passed.
ATTEND to him well, Pietro. Ii is the
rich Sount Fabio Romani. Thou wilt
not lose by the pains. l will return
within an hour"
The Count Romanii Santissima
Madonna. He has caught the plague
TThou fool" exclaimed the monk.
fercely. How cartt thou tell? A
stroke OF the SUI IL not the plague.
thou coward! See To him, or by st.
Peter and the keys there shall be no
place for thee in heaven"
The trembling innkeeper looked ter
rified at this menace and submissively
approached me with pillows. which he
placed under my head. The monk.
meanwhile, held q glass 10 my lips
containing some medicinal mixture,
which i swallowed mechanically.
REST here. my son." he said. ad-
dressing me In soothing tones. These
people are good natured. l will but
hasten TO the boy for whom you
sought assistance. In less than an
hour ! will be with you again.
laid q OBTAINING hand on his arm.
Isl mirmurcd feebiy, 'let me
know worst. Is this the plague?"
~ hope not" he replied compassion
htely. but what IL IL be? You are
young and strong enough to fight
against 1t without fear
II have no fear" l said. "But, fatE-
er, promise me q thing; send NO
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-30

runs in the Southern blood. And there
was something unutterably fearful in
the sound of that midnight bell clang-
ing harshly on the ears of a man pent
up alive In a funeral vault with the
decaying bodies of his ancestors close
within reach OF his hand! 1 tried 10
conquer my feelings-to summon up
my fortitude. 1 endeavored 10 reason
out the best method OF escape. l re-
solved to feel my way, if possible, to
the steps of the vault, and with this
idea In my mind l put out my hands
and began to move along slowly and
with the utmost care. What was
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-30

word OF my illness TO my wife; swear
IL. Even IL / am unconscious-dead-
swear that / shall not be taken TO the
villa. Swear IL / cannot rest till l
have your WORD"
Il swear IL most willingly, my son."
he answered solemnly. by all / hold
sacred, / will respect your wishes"
l was infinitely relieved; the safety
Of those j loved IA assured: and l
thanked him by a mute gesture. /
was too weak TO say more. He disap-
peared and my brain wandered into
a chaos OF strange fancies. Let me
try to resolve these decisions. / plain
ly see the interior of the common room
where / lie. There is the timid inn
keeper; he polishes his glasses and
bottles, casting ever and anon a scared
glance In my direction. Groups OF
men look in at the door, and. seeing
me, hurry away. / observe all this; i
know where / am; yet / am also
climbing the steep passes Of an Alpine
gorge; the cold nov is at my feet; /
hear the rush and "A Of a thousand
torrents. A crimson cloud floats above
the summit Of a white glacier; IL parts
asunder gradually, and I'm it's bright
NSAtEA a id'r nliiiAcc lOiln4 .NIids NY
love, my wife, my SOUR I cry aloud.
/ stretch out my arms; I clasp her.
Bah. IL is this good rogue OF an inn
keeper who holds me in his musty en-
brace. | struggle with him ae-cciy,
pantingiy.
"FooIr' I shrek In his ear. Let me
go to her; her lips pout for kisses; let
me GO"
Another man advances and seizes
me, he and the innkeeper force me
back on the pillows, they overcome me
and the utter incapacity of Q terrible
exhaustion steals away my strength.
/ cease to struggle. Pietro and his as
sistant look down upon me.
"E morto!" they whisper n to the
other.
r. / hear them and smile. Dead? Not
I. The scorching sunlight streams in
at the open door of the inn: the thirsty
flies buzz with persistent loudness:
some voices are singing ia Fata di
Amalf;" / can distinguish the words
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-30

lowered about me: lonely eyes stared
at me from a visible deep gloom; long
white boEy fingers grasping at moth
ing made signs to me of warning or
n Then, very gradually, there
dawned upon my sense of vision a
cloudy red mist like a stormy sunset,
and from the middle Of the blood-like
haze a huge black hand descended to-
ward me. 1t bounced upon my chest;
it grasped my throat in it's monstrous
clutch and held me down with a
weight of iron. | struggled violently;
/ stroye to cry out, but that terrific
pressure took from me all power OF
u%tterance. I twisted myself 10 right
and LETT in an endeayor 10 escape; but
my tyrant Of the sable hand had
bound me on all sides. Yet l contin-
ued 10 wrestle with the cruel opposing
force that strove to overwhelm me
little by little, inch D. inch-so! At
last! One more struggle-victory. |
woke. Merciful God. Where was I?
In what horrible atmosphere; in what
dense darknessf Slowly, as my senses
returned TO me, l remembered my re-
cen illness. The monk, the man Pie
tro-where were tbeyY What a they
done to ME? By degrees l realized
that I was lying straight down upon
my back; the couch was surely very
hard. Why had they taken the pill
lows from under my head? A pricking
sensation darted through my veins;
I felt my own hands c~uriously; they
were warm and my pulse beat strong
ly, though ftfully. But what was this
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CHAPTER iii.

HERE followed a
long drowsy time
Of stiffness and OF
shadow. / seemed
to have fallen in
some deep well OF
delicious oblivion
and o b $ C
Dreamlike images
still fitted before
my fancy. These
were at first unde-
Unable, but after a
while they took a
IN certain
5 b a pc. Strange
6uttering shapes
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-30

Is q true song, MIN mia. Noh
ce stella comm a ter" What did Guido
say? "Purer than the iawless dia-
mond; unapproachable as the furthest
star" The foolish Pietro still polishes
his wine bottles. I see him; his meek
round face Is greasy with heat ana
dust; but / cannot understand how he
comes to be here at all, for / am on
the banks of a tropical river where the
huge palms grow wild, and drowsy
alligators lie asleep In the sun. Their
large jaws are open; their small eyes
glitter greenly. A light boat glides
over the silent water; In 1t / behold
the erect 1.-THE figure of an Indian.
His features are strangely similar to
those Of Guido. He draws a long,
thin, shining blade of steel as he APP
proaches. Brave fellow; he lean to
attack single-handed the cruel Great
ures who lie in wait for him on the
sultry shore. He springs to land. l
watch him with a weird fascination.
He passes the al~ligators; he seems not
TO be aware of their presence; he
comes with swift, unhesitating step
to me: IL Is / whom he seeks; |. Is in
my heart that he plunges the cold
steel dagger, and draws il out again,
dripping with blood! Once, twice,
thrice; and yet / cannot die! I writhe
and moan in bitter anguish. Then
something dark IN between me
and the glaring sun: something cool
and shadowy, against which / fling
myself despairingly. Two dark eyes
look steadily into mine, and a voice
speaks:
BE calm. my son, be calm. Com
mend myself TO Christ"
1t is my friend, the monk. / recog-
nize him gladly. He has returned
from his GRAND of mercy. Though /
a scarcely speak, / hear myself ask
ing the news of the boy. The holy
IA crosses himself devoutly.
May his young soul rest In peace,
/ found him dead"
! am dreamily astonished at this.
Dead-so soon? cannot understand
1t; and | drift OFF again into a state of
confused imaginings. AS I look back
now to that time, 1 find | have no
specially distinct recollection of what
afterward happened to me. / know l
suffered intense. intolerable pain; that
/ was literally tortured on a rack of
excruciating anguish and that through
all the dellrium or my senses / heard
a muffled, melancholy sound like a
chant or prayer. / have an Idea that
| also heard the tinkle of the bell that
accompanies the host, but my brain
reeled more wildly with each moment,
and | cannot be certain of this. i re-
member shrieking out after what
GENES an eternity of pain, mot to
the villa. no, no, not there! You shall
not take me; my curse on him who
disobeys me-"
l remember then a fearful sensation,
as of being dragged into a deep whirl-
pool, from whence l stretched up APP
pealing hands and eyes TO the monk
who stood above me. / caught a
drowning glimpse OF a silver crucifix
giittering before my gaze and ut last,
with one loud cry for help, I sank
down. down into an abyss Of black
night and n~othingness!
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-30

"Chiagnaro la mia sventura
81 non tuorne chiu, Rosetta.
tn di Amali la chiu bella
Tu ma Fata 81 pc me;
Viene, vie, regina mia.
yiene cure a chisto core,
Ca non ce non &C no sciore
Non &c stella comm a te!"'
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-30

\ rush or trangtn ana courage III
yigorated me. \ new idea entered my
brain. | determined to follow the
voice of the nightingale. 1t sang on
sweetly. encouragingly-and / began
afresh my journeyings through the
darkness. / fancied that the bird
was perched on one Of the trees
outside the entrance of the vault, n
IL | tried 10 get within closer hearing
of it's voice. / should most likely be
thus guided to the very staircase L
had been so painfully seeking. L
stumbled along slowly. i felt feeble,
and my limbs shook under me. This
time nothing impeded my progress;
the nightingale's liquid notes tioated
nearer and nearer. and hope, almost
exhausted, sprang up again In my
heart. l was scarcely conscious OF my
own movements. l seemed to be
drawn along like N in a dream by
the golden thread of the birds sweet
singing. All at once / caught my foot
against a stone and fell forward with
some force, but L felt no pain; my
limbs were too numb to be sensible
of any fresh suffering. ] raised my
heavy. aching eyes in the darkness; as
/ did so / uttered an exclamation of
thanksgiving. A slender stream of
moonlight, no thicker than the stem of
an arrow, slanted downward toward
me, and showed me that l had ut last
reached the spot / sought; In fact. /
hid fallen upon the lowest step of the
stone stairway. I could not distin-
guish the entrance door of the vault,
but I knew that it must be II the sum
nit OF the steep ascent. WIS too
weary to move further just then. I
lay still where l was, staring az the
solitary and listening 10 tie
% rang out upon my ears with full
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Then and Now.

CTo Be Continually
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-01-05


THE Ohio laws are very strict in
defense of animals, and those who
neglect or maltreat horses should
cut the following law (Section 5O6l)
out and paste it in their hats for
frequent references:
"Whoever outdrives, overloads,
tortures. torments, deprives OF ne
cessary sustenance, or unnecessar.
lily or cruelty beats or needlessly
mutilates or kills any animal, or
impounds or confines any animal
in any place AMI fails to supply the
same during such confinement with
a sufficient quantity of good, whole
some food and water. or carries in
or upon any vehicle or otherwise,
any animal in a cruel or inhuman
manner, or who keeps cows or 9TH
or animals in any inclosure with
out exercise or change Of dir, or
feeds that which produces impure
or unwh0lesome milk, or abandons
to die any MANNED, sick, infirm or
diseased animal, shall be fined no
more than 5000 nor less than $5, or
he imprisoned not more than sixty
days or both"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-01-05

= what D-U,-wt-.s FeeVA H.vke.
There are ecvcral authentic records
of the experiences OF. persons who hava
Seen snatched from 4 wAtery grave,
says the British Medical Journal, when
life was all but extinct. One OF the
most interesting is that Of Admiral
Beaufort, as described by himself.
When q youngstor he fell overheard
In Portsmouth (England) harbor, and
before relief was reached him had sunk
below the surface. All hope had hed.
all cxertton ceased, and he felt that he
was downing. We give his account
Of hi4 sensations IN his own words:
From the moment that all exertion
ceased, a clam feeling Of the most
perfect tranquility superseded the pre-
vious tumultuotis sensations-it might
be called apathy, certainly not resig-
nation, for drowning no longer ap-
pearcd to be an evil. no longer
thought Of being rescued, nor was In
any bodily pain. On the contrary, my
sensations were now Of g. pleasurable
cast. partaking of that dull but con-
tented sort Of feeling which precedcs
the sleep produced by fatigue.
Though the senses were thus dead
ened. not 80 the mind; its activity
seemed to be invigorated in rasio
which defies all description, for
thought rose after thought with
rapidity OF succession that is not only
ndescribable, but probably incon-
ceivable by any one who has not him.
self been in similar situation. The
course of these, thoughts I can even
now, in h great measure, retrace--thN
event which had Just taken place. the
awkwardness that produced It, the
hustle 1t must have occasioned, the ef-
feet It would have on most affec-
tionate father, and thousand other
circumstances minuteIy associated
with home. were the first series OF
reflections that occurred. Then they
took wider range-our last cruise, a
former voyage and sh,pwreck, my
school, the progress I had made and
the time I had misspent, and all my
hoyish pursuits, every incident OF my
life seemed to glance across my recol-
lection in retr0grade succession; not
however, in mere outline. as here
stated, but the picture. filled up with
every minute collateral feature; in
chort, tho whole period Of my exist
cnce seemed to be placed before me
In kind Of panoramic review, ana
each net of It seemed to be accom-
panied by a consciousness Of right and
wrong, or by some reflection on its
cause or its consequences; indeed,
many trifiing events which had been
long forgotten then crowded into my
Imagination. and with the character
Of recent familiarity" 9
Two minutes had not elapsed befoSe
he was hauled up, and he found the
return to life much less pleasant than
drowning ---- w
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-01-05
SILVER TO THE RESCUE.

Specie payment was suspended
In December, 1861. In 1874 Mr..
Sherman introduced the resump-
tion bill which provided for the
redemption Of fractional currency
Rrst and that silver coins of 10, 25
and 50 cents denomination were to
be coined and exchanged for an
equal amount Of fractional cur
rency was completed. This bill
hxed the lst of January, 1879, for
resuming specie payment and it
granted the secretary Of the treas
ury authority to issue United
States bonds to any extent neces-
sary for the purpose. Thus it will
be seen that silver was used to re-
deem all the fractional currency
that had gone into existance DUR
ing the war. or course, that fract-
ional currency WAS held ut home
and in those days silver was con-
sidered good enough to be paid out
to our home people. BY Decem-
Der, 1876, twenty-t.o millions of
subsidiary coins Ind been issued.
On the 9th Of December, 1877,
Secretary Richardson directed the
suD-treasuly officers 10 pay out sill
ver coin I" pnbIlc creditors In
sums not exceeding 70 in one pay
ment. Tho following year con.
gress PASSED nm act directing the
aecrstary Of the treasury not to de-
crease the amount Of legal tender
notes. but 10 keep the amount
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-01-05
som. ya,u.h,. Wood.

Many Of the finest woods In exist
ence are yet unknown, cr only slightly
known, to the manufacturers of wood
in the civilized world. Tho woods Of
Central and South America are, per-
haps, tho most remarkable as we'll as
the least known. In the yet untouch-
ed forests Of this continent are many
woods far finer than. any Of those now
In use. These woods range from pure
white to Jet black in color, and many
of them are most beautifully marked
and veined. Some of. them are SO hard
that they turn the edges Of axes,
chisels, and ether tools, while the
band saw only cuts them slowly. In
the Columbian Exposition there were
many displays of little known woods,
and the finest OF them were those from
the Argentine Republic, Brazil and
other South American countries. Some
Of these Southern woods yielded to the
teeth Of the band saw not the ordin-
ary sawdust, but fine powder, fine as
the finest flour, SO hard were the
woods. Some of the m burnt very
slowly. Others possess qualities that
keep them free from insects. Some
Of them seem to be practically inde-
structible by air and water. All along
the eastern slopes of the Andes, up to
the snow line on those great eleva-
tions. throughout the great river val
leys. and in some Of the wide areas Of
the level country in South America
arc great forests of fine woods that are
specially fit for the finest cabinet and
furniture work, and also for ship
building, carpentry and other indus
trial arts in which wood ia the raw
material" These great forests are
now an unknown quantity in the COM
mercial world, but they will come
rapidly into the knowledge Of men
and into Industrial use when once the
railroad has reached them. Before
many years, It is safe to predict. the
South American and Central American
republics will be threaded by railroads
and then these wonderful woods will
be drawn upon to supply the demand
for new and fine woods in oil the civ
tlixed countries.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-01-05
A Now.p.pcr Mn..un,

A museum Of Journals at Aix-la,
Chapelle, Germany, founded in 1885
by M. Oscar Forkenbeck, Is said to
contain already 100000 journals in all
languages. The founder devoted his
whole fortune for forty years to the ac-
QUESTION Of rare and curious speci-
mems, and to subscriptions to Jour-
nails In all parts of the gloDe. He re.
ceived and read every day consider
able number of papers In thirty DIFF
ferent languages. Having started the
museum with 10000 full collections, he
addressed circular letter to the press
OF the globe asking cooperation in his
enterprise, and a large number Of
journals responded favorably.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-01-05
THE NEW TARIFF.
As it Affects Wool and Woolen
Manufactures.

MuuuIuGtuEcSs
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-The new
tar iff law provides for these reduc-
tions upon the various items of
the wool schedule, and takes eff
feet Tuesday, January l.
Shoddy, II per cent.
Yarns. woolen and w0rsted, &C.
cording to classifications, 62 to 80
per cent.
Cloths, three classes, SO to rs per
cent.
shawls, three classes, So to II per
cent.
Knit fabrics, four classes, 81 to74
per cent.
All other manufactures not spec
tally provided for, three classes, AZ
to rs per cent.
Blankets four classes, 56 to 72 per
cents.
Hats, four classes, 60 to 72 per
cent.
Flannels for underwear, four
classes, 4s to 72 per cent.
Dress goods, women's and chill.
dren's italian cloth, etc., five classes
43 to "a per cent.
Other Clothing, ready made, ETC.,
3S per cent.
Felts, not woven, 81 per cent.
Plushes-and other pile fabrics, 90
per cent.
Cloaks, dolmans, JACKIE ctr, talm as,
ulsters, and other outside garments
for women and children, etc, ,33 per
cent.
Webbing, goring, braces, bind.
ings, fringes, gimps, cords and tas-
sells, dress trimmings, laces, en-
brOideries, etc., Al per cent.
Carpets and Carpeting Aubusson,
Administer, M0quette, nd Chenille
carpets, and carpets woven whole
for rooms, and Oriental, Berlin and
other similar rugs, 81 per cent.
Saxony, Wilton, and tourney vel
vet carpets, AZ per cent.
Brussels, 81 per cent.
Velvet and tapestry velvet car
pets, printed on the wrap or other
wise, Al per cent.
Tapestry Brussels, printed on the
wrap or otherwise, 48 per cent.
Treble ingram, three-ply, and all
chain Venetian carpets. 48 per
cent.
Wool. Dutch, and two-ply ingram
carpets, 81 per cent.
Druggets and bookings. printed,
colored, or otherwise, G4 per cent.
Felt carpeting, 81 per cent. 2
Carpets 0f wool. or In part of, not
specially provided for, 10 per cent.
Carpetings and carpets Of cotton
40 per cent.